I have a confession to make. I ate lunch at Hooter's today...by myself...just so I could watch the 2nd half of the Iowa State game. It's the closest place to work that I knew would have the game on. I was definitely the only girl there eating by herself. Thank God they won!
That's all! Have a good day!
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Another First
Brady had his first haircut on Saturday. As you can imagine after 21 months, his hair was pretty long. I am a huge fan of long hair on little boys. (Go ahead, call me a hippy.) But we were verging on a mullet guys. I decided it was time. I really just wanted him to get a trim, but as you'll see it ended up being quite a bit more than just a trim.
Brady did really well. He wouldn't sit by himself in the chair even with daddy getting a haircut next to him, so he ended up on my lap. I think that calmed him down because he sat perfectly still the rest of the time. The guy even used an electric shaver towards the end and he was fine.
My mother-in-law couldn't believe it, but I didn't save any of his hair. I know it's probably a mommy fail, but seriously what would I have done with it. Of course we have some of Claire's hair. She had a ton of beautiful dark hair. We wanted every bit of her that we could to take home with us since she didn't get to come home with us. I just didn't feel the need to keep some of Brady's hair I guess.
Here's a picture of his new haircut and blue mouth and face from the sucker he got for being so good. I think he looks even more like a little boy now. He wasn't too thrilled about taking pictures.
Brady did really well. He wouldn't sit by himself in the chair even with daddy getting a haircut next to him, so he ended up on my lap. I think that calmed him down because he sat perfectly still the rest of the time. The guy even used an electric shaver towards the end and he was fine.
My mother-in-law couldn't believe it, but I didn't save any of his hair. I know it's probably a mommy fail, but seriously what would I have done with it. Of course we have some of Claire's hair. She had a ton of beautiful dark hair. We wanted every bit of her that we could to take home with us since she didn't get to come home with us. I just didn't feel the need to keep some of Brady's hair I guess.
Here's a picture of his new haircut and blue mouth and face from the sucker he got for being so good. I think he looks even more like a little boy now. He wasn't too thrilled about taking pictures.
Friday, March 7, 2014
5 on Friday
I missed a 5 on Friday or Friday funny last week. I worked late and then we were in the midst of packing for our waterpark trip, but I'm back this week! It's nothing too exciting, just some things that have been going on with us the last couple weeks.
1. We've been working on counting with Brady lately. I by no means expect him to be able to count yet, but he seems to catch on to things pretty quickly so we thought we might as well give it a try. I know they also work with them on numbers, colors, etc. at daycare. Well, he counted to 5 last night! I got him started with 1 and he went from there. Slowly, but he still did it! I'm not sure it's a consistent thing. If I asked him today, he may not do it, but we know he can if he wants to.
2. I am addicted to Diet Pepsi. Like you don't want to be around me if I don't have my one a day. I know the aspartame probably isn't the best thing for me, but I can't drink regular pop and don't drink coffee, so this momma needs her caffeine somehow! I will not drink it during my first trimester of pregnancy so I've got to get my fix in now.
3. I confirmed the reason why I got back in to working for a non-profit yesterday. I was at a career fair at a local college. A gentleman stopped by who formerly served in the army, and is now suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He made the comment about looking for something where he could help others who have been in a similar situation as him. When he was at his worst, the only people he wanted to talk to were those who have been through the same thing and really know what it's like, so now he wants to be that person for others. I was so happy he stopped by. I do have the perfect job for him, and I hope it works out.
People say I'm too empathetic, and maybe that's true, but he was all I could think about last night. I have not been through what he has, but I knew 100% what he meant about only wanting to talk to those who have been there. After we lost Claire, I felt like the only people who could really understand how I was feeling were those who have also been through a still birth. Talking to him made the 3 hour, non-busy career fair worth it.
4. This one could have been a Friday funny. I almost wish Brad had taken a picture of how ridiculous I probably looked. I fell asleep on the chair last night with the lap top in my lap, email open, hands on the keyboard. I'm drained, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
5. Parenting is hard work. I call BS on anyone who says that their marriage is so much better after having kids. Marriage is hard work in itself, add in kids, especially one entering the "terrible twos", and things can get pretty stressful. I'm not going to go in to details because that's ours to deal with, but we have gone through a bit of a rough patch. I think we both have our frustrations. Communication is key and we need to work on that. Lack of sleep doesn't help either. We'll get through it, we always do, we love each other, and we love Brady to no end.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
1. We've been working on counting with Brady lately. I by no means expect him to be able to count yet, but he seems to catch on to things pretty quickly so we thought we might as well give it a try. I know they also work with them on numbers, colors, etc. at daycare. Well, he counted to 5 last night! I got him started with 1 and he went from there. Slowly, but he still did it! I'm not sure it's a consistent thing. If I asked him today, he may not do it, but we know he can if he wants to.
2. I am addicted to Diet Pepsi. Like you don't want to be around me if I don't have my one a day. I know the aspartame probably isn't the best thing for me, but I can't drink regular pop and don't drink coffee, so this momma needs her caffeine somehow! I will not drink it during my first trimester of pregnancy so I've got to get my fix in now.
3. I confirmed the reason why I got back in to working for a non-profit yesterday. I was at a career fair at a local college. A gentleman stopped by who formerly served in the army, and is now suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He made the comment about looking for something where he could help others who have been in a similar situation as him. When he was at his worst, the only people he wanted to talk to were those who have been through the same thing and really know what it's like, so now he wants to be that person for others. I was so happy he stopped by. I do have the perfect job for him, and I hope it works out.
People say I'm too empathetic, and maybe that's true, but he was all I could think about last night. I have not been through what he has, but I knew 100% what he meant about only wanting to talk to those who have been there. After we lost Claire, I felt like the only people who could really understand how I was feeling were those who have also been through a still birth. Talking to him made the 3 hour, non-busy career fair worth it.
4. This one could have been a Friday funny. I almost wish Brad had taken a picture of how ridiculous I probably looked. I fell asleep on the chair last night with the lap top in my lap, email open, hands on the keyboard. I'm drained, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
5. Parenting is hard work. I call BS on anyone who says that their marriage is so much better after having kids. Marriage is hard work in itself, add in kids, especially one entering the "terrible twos", and things can get pretty stressful. I'm not going to go in to details because that's ours to deal with, but we have gone through a bit of a rough patch. I think we both have our frustrations. Communication is key and we need to work on that. Lack of sleep doesn't help either. We'll get through it, we always do, we love each other, and we love Brady to no end.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
A Chance to Breath
It's been a week since my last blog post...oops. I had no intention of that happening, but this is literally the first chance I've had. My boss was on vacation for a week and a half leaving me to cover her job on top of hiring approximately 15 new people. My life has been chaos. This is the first day in over a week I've been able to sit down and have lunch at noon and, fingers crossed, be able to relax and enjoy my lunch break without any interruptions.
Don't get me wrong, I'd much rather be busy at work, but I also love my lunch breaks. I think everyone needs a break sometime during the day to stop thinking about all things work-related.
Being a full-time working mom is hard stuff. The last week has been rough. My brain is mush. I told Brad last week that I feel like I've used up 150% of my brain. I know that sounds stupid, but I don't know how else to describe it.
We had a little getaway over the weekend and took Brady to a water park with his cousins. It was such a nice break in the insanity and Brady had so much fun. We were a little hesitant about going, because we went last year and the water was cold, we had to stay in the baby pool because Brady was just too little still, etc., but it was much better this time. He was able to go down the slides, wanted to play in the main pool area, it was just all around a much better experience. It was a much needed fun weekend for all three of us.
My boss is back to work now, most of the 15 people are hired, and I see things gradually slowing down a little bit. Hopefully I'll be back to doing at least a couple posts a week. Honestly, it helps me to write about what's going on, but I have a whole post in the works about that topic.
Don't get me wrong, I'd much rather be busy at work, but I also love my lunch breaks. I think everyone needs a break sometime during the day to stop thinking about all things work-related.
Being a full-time working mom is hard stuff. The last week has been rough. My brain is mush. I told Brad last week that I feel like I've used up 150% of my brain. I know that sounds stupid, but I don't know how else to describe it.
We had a little getaway over the weekend and took Brady to a water park with his cousins. It was such a nice break in the insanity and Brady had so much fun. We were a little hesitant about going, because we went last year and the water was cold, we had to stay in the baby pool because Brady was just too little still, etc., but it was much better this time. He was able to go down the slides, wanted to play in the main pool area, it was just all around a much better experience. It was a much needed fun weekend for all three of us.
My boss is back to work now, most of the 15 people are hired, and I see things gradually slowing down a little bit. Hopefully I'll be back to doing at least a couple posts a week. Honestly, it helps me to write about what's going on, but I have a whole post in the works about that topic.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Finally a Parenting Win
Brady had a bit of a rough week last week. Daycare was closed Monday so Grandma watched him. I love that we have that option, and Brady loves spending time with Grandma, but boy does he get spoiled. It's crazy how one day makes such a difference. When I dropped him off at daycare on Tuesday he bawled. He hasn't done that in forever. I just figured it was a bad day, no big deal. I go to pick him up and there's a sheet for me to sign saying that he had bit someone for trying to take a toy from him. Seriously?! He has bit me before out of frustration, but has never even attempted it with anyone else.
I prayed the next day would be better, but we had a repeat performance. This time I cried dropping him off. It's heartbreaking to have to leave when he's bawling, reaching for you, and calling your name. I of course started questioning whether daycare was the best thing for him, and decided I needed to quit my job. Brad quickly talked me down after I had a good cry.
When I got there to pick him up that night, he had bit someone again. Two days in a row. I was beside myself, felt like I was failing at being a parent, what was I doing wrong, etc. I was later reassured that he's not the only one whose ever bit another kid. It was probably just a phase. We talked a lot with Brady that night about using his words instead of his mouth, and that he should say, "no, no friend" if someone tries to take something from him. I know he understood what we were telling him because he's since told me "no,no mommy" a couple of times. He hasn't bit anyone since, so fingers crossed the biting phase is over.
This week has been much better. We had a huge parenting win at our house tonight. (I am in no way trying to tell anyone how to parent. It is 100% your choice.) We've struggled at times with how to discipline. We will never spank our children. I'd be telling a bold-faced lie if I said I've never yelled, but I don't believe that is the answer either.
Lately when Brady throws a fit for not getting his way, or when he does something naughty, we have him go sit on the stairs by himself for a little bit to calm down and think about what he did. We usually have to stand there and watch him so he doesn't get right back up, but tonight after spilling a puree pouch on the carpet and himself, he got upset about it, and in the midst of us cleaning it up, he had gone over to the stairs and sat down all by himself. He waited for us to come over to him, we talked about what happened, and told him he could get up. It's such a relief to know that this option is working for us and that he understands. I actually had to laugh about it. It was pretty cute.
I prayed the next day would be better, but we had a repeat performance. This time I cried dropping him off. It's heartbreaking to have to leave when he's bawling, reaching for you, and calling your name. I of course started questioning whether daycare was the best thing for him, and decided I needed to quit my job. Brad quickly talked me down after I had a good cry.
When I got there to pick him up that night, he had bit someone again. Two days in a row. I was beside myself, felt like I was failing at being a parent, what was I doing wrong, etc. I was later reassured that he's not the only one whose ever bit another kid. It was probably just a phase. We talked a lot with Brady that night about using his words instead of his mouth, and that he should say, "no, no friend" if someone tries to take something from him. I know he understood what we were telling him because he's since told me "no,no mommy" a couple of times. He hasn't bit anyone since, so fingers crossed the biting phase is over.
This week has been much better. We had a huge parenting win at our house tonight. (I am in no way trying to tell anyone how to parent. It is 100% your choice.) We've struggled at times with how to discipline. We will never spank our children. I'd be telling a bold-faced lie if I said I've never yelled, but I don't believe that is the answer either.
Lately when Brady throws a fit for not getting his way, or when he does something naughty, we have him go sit on the stairs by himself for a little bit to calm down and think about what he did. We usually have to stand there and watch him so he doesn't get right back up, but tonight after spilling a puree pouch on the carpet and himself, he got upset about it, and in the midst of us cleaning it up, he had gone over to the stairs and sat down all by himself. He waited for us to come over to him, we talked about what happened, and told him he could get up. It's such a relief to know that this option is working for us and that he understands. I actually had to laugh about it. It was pretty cute.
I also wanted to share what I wore today. I tried a new combo that I liked a lot.
Blazer: Stitch Fix , Top: Kohls, Pants: Express, Necklace: Kohls
Someone wanted to be a part of the picture!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
New Bedroom Furniture
This is going to be short. I am crazy busy at work right now. We are in the midst of hiring approximately 20 new people. Yours truly is in charge of screening resumes, scheduling interviews, background and reference checks, offer letters, among other things. I'm lucky to even have a break right now to type this.
We had an exciting weekend. Our new bedroom furniture was delivered on Saturday! Hello king-sized bed. I love it, and am so happy that the comforter we picked out matches perfectly. I don't have a picture of the dresser, but it matches the nightstands. Since I have OCD, we will be spreading out the décor on the wall above the bed, even though Brad doesn't want to. We also apparently need king-sized pillows which I didn't even realize existed.
We had an exciting weekend. Our new bedroom furniture was delivered on Saturday! Hello king-sized bed. I love it, and am so happy that the comforter we picked out matches perfectly. I don't have a picture of the dresser, but it matches the nightstands. Since I have OCD, we will be spreading out the décor on the wall above the bed, even though Brad doesn't want to. We also apparently need king-sized pillows which I didn't even realize existed.
And just for fun here is a picture of Brady from Sunday. He loves wearing Brad's hats!
Friday, February 21, 2014
Friday Funny
Brady loves this song. He calls it "The Monkey Song". We listened to it about 4 times last night, and then a half hour later while taking a bath he asked to listen to it again. He tries to do their head movements and sing along. It's hilarious. I think it's safe to say we have a Bruno Mars fan on our hands, and I'm 100% OK with that!
Since it's Friday, my boss is on vacation, and I don't feel like doing anything, here's The Monkey Song, also known as The Lazy Song.
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