Memories!

I was on facebook the other day and found a friend that I have not seen in years. I was not sure she would remember me. But she did. She even posted a picture of us when we were in second ot third grade together. When I saw the picture of us dressed up to go exploring on her property it brought back a lot of fond memeories of my childhood that I had forgotton about. Whitney if you are reading this, I just have to say thank you for reconnecting. I had forgotton that I did have good friends growing up despite how many times I have moved in my life.

I am grateful for my memories of Jinx and Whitney. I had fun with them during our elementary years. It is fun looking back on old pictures and having the fun memories come back.

Finally

Now that Alexander is weaned he is finally sleeping through the night. after 18 months of being up 2 to 6 times a night it is nice to finally get a good night's sleep.
Alexander and Benjamin are having trouble sharing their mommy. When One is on my lap the other one wants up as well and then they start pushing each other off my lap or pulling each others hair. and of course I am stuck in the middle. It is nice to be loved but sheesh this is a bit much. Benjamin is learning to count and he is counting his steps and every thing in the house. It is so much fun watching him learn. Benjamin was watching me do this and wanted his picture on here as well so here it is.

Sunny and Warm.

The sun is out today and it is beautiful. The boys and I got out of the house and went on a 2 mile walk. Benjamin walked a mile of it all by himself. Then He got tired and wanted a ride in the stroller. It is amazing what seeing the sun does for one's attitude. It is hard to be gloomy and down when the sun is shiny and it is in the 60's. The boys love being outside and I like letting them when it is sunny and nice outside.

Finally

Alexander had slept through the night two nights in a row and I have bascically stopped nursing him. Finally I will be able to sleep through the night at least for a little while.

Benji's Flowers

Stephen was a sweetheart and came home from work yesterday with a bouquet of Red roses for me.We Put the Roses in the vase and placed the vase on the table. Benjamin saw the flowers and said "Pretty Flowers". I asked Benjamin whose flowers they were and he turned to me and Said "Benji's Flowers." I started to laugh and then asked him "are you sure those aren't mommy's flowers?". He looked at me and said with a staight face "no Mommy those are Benji's flowers." He has reached the stage where everything is his.
We were watching a movie last night that had a dog in it. Alex saw the dog and started going "rough rough" just like the dog. So he is learning the different sounds that animals make.

I love you mommy

I have noe been getting enough sleep lately becasue Alex has decided that once he wakes up in the middle of the night it is time to be with mommy and not go back to sleep very frustrating. ANyway I was feeling grumpy and exhausted and annoyed with my children when Benjamin came up to me, looked at me then with a grin on his face said " I love you mommy" and gave me a big hug and kiss. Lets just say that my heart melted and I knew why I am a mom. Having a sweet little three year old boy come up to me ans say I love you mommy really brightened up my day and made me feel better. I just love my two little boys

Sleepless still Mommy monster

I do not know what it is about night time but alexander after I put him to bed at 8:00 wakes up at midnight and screams for the rest of the night. If he is with me he is fine but thinks it is play time. I am so tired that it is very diffucult to function. Because Alex screams all night he wakes up benjamin and benjamin climbs into my bed and sleeps there the rest of the night. With out sleep I am turning into a zombie and It is very hard to have patience with my boys. Then when it is morning Alexander is as charming as can be and I'm the one who is a monster.

Sleepless in Keizer

Since I have decided to wean Alexander he has decided that he does not want to sleep period. I am down to only nursing him at bedtime but he has decided to scream all night long now to punish me if I do not nurse him during the night and even then that is not working. It is amazing how a sweet independant child can turn in to an absolute monster at bedtime. He will go to sleep in my arms but as soon as my arms fall asleep and I put him to bed he wakes up screaming. He will not sleep with me in my bed. I think that is because his daddy is in the bed. But He sleeps in my arms in the recliner. I hope he goes to sleep in his bed soon because my arms are about to fall off.

But on a good note. I took Alexander to nursery today and he stayed there all by himself the entire two hours that I was playing for primary. He is getting to be brave at least during the day now.

3 year old doing a cardio work out.

Benjamin got up from his nap today and Said "Mommy I want to do mommy's workout." He knows that I workout on my trampoline when he is down for a nap. So I put on my workout video just to see what he would do. HE did his best to keep up with her and I must say that it was really funny watching him workout on the trampoline.
I think that I will be able to keep up with my working out just becasue it is so cute watching my son do it along with me. It is kind of funny watching a 3 yearld try to do jumping jacks on a trampoline.

excercising with mommy

I got a trampoline for my birthday to help me work out and I hardly get to use it because my two wonderful little boys think that it is there toy. So I have set my workout time for when they are taking a nap.
Alexander is getting to be quite the handful. He is 18 months and is climbing on everything. Benjamin was never a climber so I cannot leave anythig important on the table because alexander will get to it.
Benjamin is three and is learning everything from counting to his colors. He was eating something the other day and started laying his crackers out in a row and counting.
I am keeping busy chasiing my two boys around the house. I just love being a stay at home mom.