Sunday, April 24, 2011
Easter #3
You can tell I was just too tired by this one. It was at grandmas (my grandma) with all my aunts, uncles and not all cousins, but enough when you fit us all into a house. The kids always have a good time together, for sure. And we have a ton of candy, but thankfully most of it is chocolate; which means it will get eaten. Good food, good company, ready for bed.
Easter Family #2
So #2 is our own family at our own house. Nothing special, just a ton of candy 'cause Easter bunny forgot he'd bought a bunch of candy after Easter last year on clearance and put it in the freezer. Oh well. Jaemin loves his basketball and net though! Jaemin really started getting into the hunting today. He can spot some really great hiding spots.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Easter Family #1
Every Easter, like Christmas, you have to squeeze in multiple family gatherings. Easter's not quite as bad, but we have both grandparents to see. So Easter Saturday evening is spent with Brian's mom and dad. The kids had a good time and got their Easter eggs hunted. She doesn't do candy. It's usually a box of snacks of some sort for each kid, a couple of toys and $5 ($1 in 5 eggs). They're color coded eggs, so you know that each kid ends up with the right prizes.
I had to keep this picture. Normally, I delete them if they just end up being head shots and they're not really doing anything, but with a 14 year old you rarely get them in a picture anyways.
Chase stopped hunting for eggs for a second to get this tree frog off the tree for inspection. What a nature
boy!
Kaelin got a hoola hoop and boy can she use it.
And here are the little kids.
I had to keep this picture. Normally, I delete them if they just end up being head shots and they're not really doing anything, but with a 14 year old you rarely get them in a picture anyways.
Chase stopped hunting for eggs for a second to get this tree frog off the tree for inspection. What a nature
boy!
Kaelin got a hoola hoop and boy can she use it.
And here are the little kids.
Friday, April 22, 2011
No pullup?
Chelsi has decided to go without a pullup. She wanted to keep her potty alarm on though. I think it makes her feel safe that she can't pee too much and she'll get caught. But, it hasn't gone off at all in weeks. She hasn't had a week where she's peed more than once in several weeks. Definitely a great investment for the family. $100 for the device or at least $15-20/month in pullups.
She was all smiles going to bed for the very first time in her life without a pullup on!
She was all smiles going to bed for the very first time in her life without a pullup on!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Such a tear jerker
http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/paralyzed-bride-jennifer-darmon-walks-at-wedding-24948127
It's only about a minute long video, but I have to say it brought tears to my eyes. They are starting off their marriage very strong. I know, first hand, the amount of strength and courage it takes on both sides for what they're getting through. It sounds horrible, but it's extremely true, that when these sorts of injuries take place within just a couple of years a lot of couples split up....married or not. He stayed with her when he didn't have to and promised to by asking her to marry him. A lot of character for him. And her strength? You cannot deny that someone who has that sort of injury and learns to walk again, if only for the isle, has a tremendous amount of inner strength and resolve...as did Brian.
Married couples have a lot to get through in their marriages, but this is a trial unlike most. Maybe on par or right under if one gets cancer. Very life changing for both, to say the least.
It's only about a minute long video, but I have to say it brought tears to my eyes. They are starting off their marriage very strong. I know, first hand, the amount of strength and courage it takes on both sides for what they're getting through. It sounds horrible, but it's extremely true, that when these sorts of injuries take place within just a couple of years a lot of couples split up....married or not. He stayed with her when he didn't have to and promised to by asking her to marry him. A lot of character for him. And her strength? You cannot deny that someone who has that sort of injury and learns to walk again, if only for the isle, has a tremendous amount of inner strength and resolve...as did Brian.
Married couples have a lot to get through in their marriages, but this is a trial unlike most. Maybe on par or right under if one gets cancer. Very life changing for both, to say the least.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Fishing for Minnows
The big boys got a very small, 2 gallon, fish tank for Christmas this year. They tried their hand a couple of different fish and nothing lasted more than a few days. So, we were letting the tank sit because sometimes fish do better after that point. Now, 3 months later we're getting some algae and definitely a seasoned tank.
Since they LOVE to catch minnows and such and bring them home, I thought maybe they could put some in the tank and we'd just keep them instead. We only have one as of tonight. They didn't do so well as there were other people around the lake. Jaemin did get to play with a frog and touch a tadpole though. The tadpole has even already grown it's legs. Jaemin wasn't too keen on the frog though. It jumped and scared him...yeah Mr. Tough Guy.....and he told us to put it back. I asked him to hold it, so he grabbed it from me and threw it back into the lake. I don't think he cared for it.
It was a nice break from rushing in the evening. I fixed supper, left it to simmer on the stove and we left. We came back just 1/2 hour later, took showers and enjoyed the food. And boy were they all hungry after that.
Since they LOVE to catch minnows and such and bring them home, I thought maybe they could put some in the tank and we'd just keep them instead. We only have one as of tonight. They didn't do so well as there were other people around the lake. Jaemin did get to play with a frog and touch a tadpole though. The tadpole has even already grown it's legs. Jaemin wasn't too keen on the frog though. It jumped and scared him...yeah Mr. Tough Guy.....and he told us to put it back. I asked him to hold it, so he grabbed it from me and threw it back into the lake. I don't think he cared for it.
It was a nice break from rushing in the evening. I fixed supper, left it to simmer on the stove and we left. We came back just 1/2 hour later, took showers and enjoyed the food. And boy were they all hungry after that.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sleep for Donuts
After 7 full months of sleeping with me, on me, in my bed, Jaemin slept all night in his own bed. I refuse to let him cry this out. It's not worth it. With his acid reflux he has a lot of gagging issues and when he cries really hard he pukes. And then with his reflux he's so used to swallowing that kind of gunk that he swallows it and I'd be afraid he's aspirate it and end up with it in his lungs like he used to. Not worth it!
I at least want him to fall asleep in his own bed though. I don't care as much that he comes in for comfort if he wakes in the night, but not to start out there or wait until I go to bed and then come in. Literally, that's what it's come to. We can put him down at 8 and he'll lie there quietly until I tip toe past to go to bed. Then, it's a fight...at 10 or 11 at night. I can't do it anymore. I'm too tired for that. He sleeps great when he's in my bed, but he's got to go to sleep in his.
We've been bribing him with donuts for about a week now. I bought his favorite little gem donuts on sale this week and he LOVES them. So, I thought surely he would sleep in his bed for a donut in the morning. All yesterday he was clapping for the donuts he would get this morning. He would tell us he was going to sleep in 'my room'. YAY! Not mommy's room. YAY! But, by nightfall we asked him if he was going to sleep in his bed all night, in his room and he politely told Brian 'no thank you'. It was the cutest thing, but we'd taken a huge leap backwards in the bed war. So at bedtime, which is later on weekends, we put him to bed. I'd cooked all day yesterday, for Easter since I don't have time this week, and was exhausted early. So I decided to go ahead and sneak off to bed. He'd been quiet for awhile, so I thought maybe he was sleeping. Nope. I get to my room and I could hear him running down the hall. So we started the war at 9:30 and it ended about 11. I won this time. I put him in his bed and sat outside his room so that every time he got out of bed I could direct him back into bed. I eventually went to bed as he was starting to get drowsy. He followed after a bit, but after a couple of times of walking him back to his room I no longer had to get up. I could just tell him he was not sleeping in my bed, he was sleeping in his bed and he needed to go back to his room. He did this several times and was done for the night. He really hardly even cried when I told him to go to his room. I could hear the pouty 'huh huh' as he walked back, but that was it.
This morning I went to his bed and woke him up. I told him how big he was and that he was going to get his donuts. He was THRILLED to get up this morning. He ate and ate and ate. He's already saying he'll sleep in his bed tonight. But, as we learned last night what we think in the morning is not necessarily what we're thinking at night when the time comes. And before anyone thinks Brian didn't try to help in this, I asked him not to. This has been my war with Jaemin. It was always me he wanted. It wasn't my bed. I slept in his room two nights ago on his floor by his bed and he got up several times to lay on the floor with me. He's a mommy snuggler that for sure.
My donut boy!
I at least want him to fall asleep in his own bed though. I don't care as much that he comes in for comfort if he wakes in the night, but not to start out there or wait until I go to bed and then come in. Literally, that's what it's come to. We can put him down at 8 and he'll lie there quietly until I tip toe past to go to bed. Then, it's a fight...at 10 or 11 at night. I can't do it anymore. I'm too tired for that. He sleeps great when he's in my bed, but he's got to go to sleep in his.
We've been bribing him with donuts for about a week now. I bought his favorite little gem donuts on sale this week and he LOVES them. So, I thought surely he would sleep in his bed for a donut in the morning. All yesterday he was clapping for the donuts he would get this morning. He would tell us he was going to sleep in 'my room'. YAY! Not mommy's room. YAY! But, by nightfall we asked him if he was going to sleep in his bed all night, in his room and he politely told Brian 'no thank you'. It was the cutest thing, but we'd taken a huge leap backwards in the bed war. So at bedtime, which is later on weekends, we put him to bed. I'd cooked all day yesterday, for Easter since I don't have time this week, and was exhausted early. So I decided to go ahead and sneak off to bed. He'd been quiet for awhile, so I thought maybe he was sleeping. Nope. I get to my room and I could hear him running down the hall. So we started the war at 9:30 and it ended about 11. I won this time. I put him in his bed and sat outside his room so that every time he got out of bed I could direct him back into bed. I eventually went to bed as he was starting to get drowsy. He followed after a bit, but after a couple of times of walking him back to his room I no longer had to get up. I could just tell him he was not sleeping in my bed, he was sleeping in his bed and he needed to go back to his room. He did this several times and was done for the night. He really hardly even cried when I told him to go to his room. I could hear the pouty 'huh huh' as he walked back, but that was it.
This morning I went to his bed and woke him up. I told him how big he was and that he was going to get his donuts. He was THRILLED to get up this morning. He ate and ate and ate. He's already saying he'll sleep in his bed tonight. But, as we learned last night what we think in the morning is not necessarily what we're thinking at night when the time comes. And before anyone thinks Brian didn't try to help in this, I asked him not to. This has been my war with Jaemin. It was always me he wanted. It wasn't my bed. I slept in his room two nights ago on his floor by his bed and he got up several times to lay on the floor with me. He's a mommy snuggler that for sure.
My donut boy!
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