Kerplunk

Finally a weekend where it is nice and my husband is actually home. & it was a holiday weekend, double score! What better way to stay cool & enjoy the weekend then a trip to Walmart for some outdoor fun stuff. 

Mommy scores a new patio set, Daddy scores the satisfaction of putting it together sometime soon (hopefully) and Christopher scores a new chair & a POOL! 

I am a fish. My husband tells me all the time. If there is a body of water & I can swim in it, I will. So why not start Christopher young with becoming a fish just like his Mama? He already loves bath time so a pool is similar. Daddy blows up the pool, starts filling it up & in Christopher goes with his swimmy diaper, bathing suit compliments of Grandmom & Coach and his favorite starfish toy he uses for tubby time. Remind you, the pool is still filling up with freezing cold hose water and do you think my child cares, nope not one bit. He shivers, gasps a bit but still persist on wanting to be in the water. I was in all my glory realizing how much my child is actually my child since his looks don't always show it but his love for water does. 

Well about 20 minutes until playing he realizes that the top ring around the pool would make for an awesome teether. It is like 1 giant teething ring. Christopher was so proud of himself and got a bit too daring for my liking. I told him "no" three times when he tried to pull himself up so then he scooted his little butt closer to the edge and started gnaw-ling on the top ring of the pool again. Well that lasted all of 30 seconds before my son thought he could do this hands free. In he slithered like a snake and KERPLUNK! My heart jumped out of my chest and Christopher was flopping around like a fish. Poor guy went under and Mommy went diving in the pool, cell phone and all. There were some tears shed from him & I  and even a nice spit up of water but do you think that stopped my daredevil of a child...nope! He was ready for more...as you can see in the picture next to this post. 

My child is a fish, just like his Mama. Sometimes he gets a bit scared but he is a little daredevil. I am currently online shipping for some swimmies for his guns and a float for when he goes into a big pool because I am sure we are going to have to keep a close eye on our little daredevil fishy.

A situation like this really made me scared but also made me think of how grown up my little baby boy is already. I cannot believe all the new accomplishments he is making each & everyday. It really is amazing watching this once teeny tiny baby he  grow up to become such a fun, loving, crazy, happy little boy. 

Now if only we could get some teeth to try some new foods & get him to stop grunting at us due to frustration  of crawling backwards, we'd be set! But for now, I will enjoy my little daredevil fishy just the way he is and realize that pictures like above, new experiences like swimming in a pool (regardless of the almost drowning experience) really make being a Mom so amazing. 

oh & p.s. check it out, Christopher already got haircut #2 from Daddy just in time for the hot Summer! :)

 

CRAP!

Yesterday was a day full of crap. Literally for one instance. 

The morning started out like usual. Alarm sounds at 6am and my husband and I groan that we have to get up and most of all get up & go to work. I find that being the worst part of my day, getting up to wake up my baby boy just to feed, burp & change him and then leave him. The life of a working Mom sucks but bills don't pay themselves & we don't have a money tree in our backyard (yet) so for now, this is life. Get over it Kerin, it is only 10 hours away from home. No big deal. Okay, I am done complaining (for now).

So we go on with the morning routine of warm bottle, change baby, make coffee, feed baby while taking turns getting showers/dressed and watching Christopher. He has been getting to that age where watching him is now where you need to be at his side at all times. He is so curious and active even for 6:30am!!! So did not get that from his mother. It was just about time to head out the door and CRAP! It happened. The thing that everyone warns you about but like mostly everything in life, you need for it happen to actually realize that it can/does happen to me. 

Christopher fell off the bed! My poor little man not only fell off the bed while going after the remote, he planted the side of his head on the base of a lamp. All those parents that told you about this happening and how it feels like your heart jumps out of your chest were right. I am pretty sure I caused the excess of tears because my initial reaction was worse then Christopher's. This moment was the scariest moment of my life (which I am sure is the first of many other moments like it). Thankfully there was only a small red lump hidden in his excessive crazy hair that went away before he even got to the babysitters. The conclusion to the first crap moment of the day is that Christopher just got bored with watching the news and wanted to change the channel but next time he will need to learn to stay on the bed to do this or better yet, he will watch TV from the ground from now on, just in case. This Momma doesn't need a heart attack or early labor just because the news is too boring. 

Luckily the next crap moment had nothing to do with endangering my child and was the complete opposite.  When I got home from work, you would have never known my child jumped off the bed in the morning. He was the happiest little man ever. We followed our night routine with playtime, dinner, bath, more playtime, a bottle then bed. He didn't whine or cry once. It was such a nice night, especially since this Momma got a new fridge! Christopher was asleep without a fuss, my husband/dad/sister's fiance brought me a new fridge and I got to eat leftover apple pie while watching my TV shows. Overall, that is a pretty awesome night. I am pretty sure you are jealous. My husband and I also stayed up late, 10pm, don't judge!  It was time for bed so I went in Christopher's room to check on him and thats when the CRAP smell literally hit me. 

Poor kid was sleeping with squashed up poop in his diaper. I could not let him sleep like that & knew my husband didn't get to say goodnight to him so what better way to say goodnight then to change a poopy diaper on a sleeping baby. He He He, I am a smart lady. Well, my child didn't really cooperate with my evil little plan. He actually slept through it all. I don't know many people that could sleep through something like a diaper change, but my son has just been added to that list and I have just made note of this. 


For a day filled with CRAP, amazingly it was nice, relaxing and rewarding. I guess in the end I have learned that even if you are given CRAP, it doesn't always have to be classified as a CRAPPY day. 

Look at my happy little man, how could I ever classify a day to be CRAPPY ever again when looking at him??!!

Queen of the "Castle"

I am now officially going to be the Queen of our home aka "my castle." We found out on Monday that we are having another boy! We are beyond happy and most of all pretty much ready for him to come, just not yet since it would not be safe for medical reasons and for bills to be paid.

Here are a list of reasons why this Mama is so happy that I got to hear the words "It's a boy AGAIN!"

1.) We have all the boy stuff ready and many friends/family are already willing to give us more

2.) I cannot do hair so I need to master that prior to having a baby girl

3.) My house is not ready space-wise for a baby girl's clothes to fit anywhere

4.) Our bank accounts would not be able to handle my tutu and headband obsession

5.) Two big brothers instead of 1 to protect my non-existent but hope to be baby girl for baby #3 one day will make her life so much safer (even if she hates being bossed around or her boyfriends being threatened.) (yes, I am talking about baby #3 already. I live my life by planning and this is my life plan.)

Drum roll please.....my favorite reason of all is.... 

6.) Seeing the smile on my husband's face the moment the lady said it was a boy was priceless. I wish I could have whipped out my cell phone and took a picture of his face but I am pretty sure the X-ray Tech did not want me jumping off the bed with my pants down just yet.

I think regardless of the sex, and how crazy our lives are about to become, it is amazing how many times a baby can make you laugh, smile and even cry tears of joy in just the few short months being here on Earth. (I say the on Earth part because I am a firm believer that yes an ultrasound is all good and nice but truly, all babies in them look like aliens to me. Especially the creepy waving hands.) So I cannot even imagine how much joy and happiness Tim & I will get from Christopher and his little brother. Aaahh..I get chills every time I say big or little brother. I am just so in love with the fact that Christopher will have a little brother to love, push around, teach new things to (probably both good and bad) and most of all be best friends with. Tim has always said he wanted a Tim & Nate. For all of you that are unfamiliar with who Nate is, it is Tim's little brother. They share such a special bond like most big & little brothers do and ever since I found out I was pregnant again, I just knew that is what I wanted for Christopher and for my husband. 

Words cannot express the adventures that our lives are about to embark on but so far the adventures have been nothing but pure happiness. Yes, there were bumps in the road where I felt like giving up or just needed a break but I would not trade the feeling of being a Mom and having a family of mine own in for anything in the world. I now know what it feels like when I used to hear my parents tell my siblings & I how much they loved us and let me just tell you, it is the most awesome feeling in the world!

So for all of you out there thinking or even saying (behind my back) that we are crazy, go ahead, keep laughing or talking, because not a word or a thought could change the happiness I have in my heart right now. I am and will always be the Queen of my "Castle" in a house full of boys to protect me and love me every single day.

Christopher after he was told by Aunt Kasey & Grandmom that he was going to be a Big Brother in a few months.