Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
I have a child who....
I have a child who loves to sweep the floor.
I have a child who also loves to dirty that floor and leave it for mommy to sweep.
I have a child who will eat food off the floor.
I have a child who loves to hear himself scream.
I have a child who will only eat NutraGrain bars all day.
I have a child who thinks syrup is for your hair.
I have a child who likes to sit under the table instead of in his chair.
I have a child who misses me at night he has to wake up to see his mommy (that is my theory).
I have a child who thinks the alphabet magnet letters on the fridge are for pushing underneath the fridge.
I have a child who thinks every toy right now is a ball for throwing.
I have a child who has a GREAT throwing arm but has no concept of what catching the ball is.
I have a child who has to pee on the bathroom floor before he climbs into the bathtub to wash up.
I have a child that knows how to 'hauck a loogie' and mom nor dad taught him that one.
I have a child who thinks wallets are for play time and check cards are for hide and seek.
I have a child that loves to see himself in books and on tv.
I have a child who likes apples- but only the first bite of the apple and not the rest.
I have a child who thinks string cheese is to be used as a laso.
I have a child who can destroy the entire candy aisle in the check out line at the grocery store in a matter of minutes.
I have a child that dances the peacock.
I have a child who now thinks those apples he was eating a moment ago are balls and they are for throwing!
I have a child who takes after his mother when she was little and spins in circles then falls down.
I have a child who would rather play 'sprinkler' with the water he drinks than swallow it.
I have a child who thinks bath water is for drinking.
I have a child who things he is Tiger Woods with a ball and bat.
I have a child who loves to go in mommas jewelry box and leave her earrings for daddy to step on.
I have a child that thinks cats are pillows to lay on.
I have a child that smells stinky feet then laughs at them.
I have a child that grunts, turns red, and makes really funny noises when he is filling his diaper. He will also do the butt cheek lean.
I have a child who loves going for car rides but would rather be the driver.
I have a child who thinks clapping his hands once in the hair is the sign for 'help' when it is no where near that.
I have a child who now thinks those baseball apples will turn into applesauce if he keeps throwing them.
I have a child who thinks anyone's cell phone or camera is HIS cell phone or camera.
I have a child that thinks every storybook character is Santa and goes "Ho, Ho, Ho" right now.
I have a child that has the best laugh ever.
I HAVE A CHILD WHO IS MY PRIDE AND JOIN AND REASON I LIVE!!!!
I have a child who also loves to dirty that floor and leave it for mommy to sweep.
I have a child who will eat food off the floor.
I have a child who loves to hear himself scream.
I have a child who will only eat NutraGrain bars all day.
I have a child who thinks syrup is for your hair.
I have a child who likes to sit under the table instead of in his chair.
I have a child who misses me at night he has to wake up to see his mommy (that is my theory).
I have a child who thinks the alphabet magnet letters on the fridge are for pushing underneath the fridge.
I have a child who thinks every toy right now is a ball for throwing.
I have a child who has a GREAT throwing arm but has no concept of what catching the ball is.
I have a child who has to pee on the bathroom floor before he climbs into the bathtub to wash up.
I have a child that knows how to 'hauck a loogie' and mom nor dad taught him that one.
I have a child who thinks wallets are for play time and check cards are for hide and seek.
I have a child that loves to see himself in books and on tv.
I have a child who likes apples- but only the first bite of the apple and not the rest.
I have a child who thinks string cheese is to be used as a laso.
I have a child who can destroy the entire candy aisle in the check out line at the grocery store in a matter of minutes.
I have a child that dances the peacock.
I have a child who now thinks those apples he was eating a moment ago are balls and they are for throwing!
I have a child who takes after his mother when she was little and spins in circles then falls down.
I have a child who would rather play 'sprinkler' with the water he drinks than swallow it.
I have a child who thinks bath water is for drinking.
I have a child who things he is Tiger Woods with a ball and bat.
I have a child who loves to go in mommas jewelry box and leave her earrings for daddy to step on.
I have a child that thinks cats are pillows to lay on.
I have a child that smells stinky feet then laughs at them.
I have a child that grunts, turns red, and makes really funny noises when he is filling his diaper. He will also do the butt cheek lean.
I have a child who loves going for car rides but would rather be the driver.
I have a child who thinks clapping his hands once in the hair is the sign for 'help' when it is no where near that.
I have a child who now thinks those baseball apples will turn into applesauce if he keeps throwing them.
I have a child who thinks anyone's cell phone or camera is HIS cell phone or camera.
I have a child that thinks every storybook character is Santa and goes "Ho, Ho, Ho" right now.
I have a child that has the best laugh ever.
I HAVE A CHILD WHO IS MY PRIDE AND JOIN AND REASON I LIVE!!!!
Our time on the news
Rob, Brandon and I were asked to share our thoughts on why we are not vaccinating Brandon against the H1N1. Here is the story:
http://www.kare11.com/news/health/flu/flu_article.aspx?storyid=827451&catid=393
http://www.kare11.com/news/health/flu/flu_article.aspx?storyid=827451&catid=393
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
One BAD day
Today was a bad bad bad bad day. I just was overwhelmed and burnt out. I have so much on my plate I feel like I am spinning in circles. Working from home is getting to me at times. This morning Bear was hungry and wanting BFast. Dad forgot to clean up his plate area last night so while I was cleaning it up and bear was screaming to crawl up on his chair work called with crummy news that the project we worked on wasn't good enough...REDO! Right away tears came streaming. I had a kitty running up a screen, a toddler screaming, a boss crabbing, a phone beeping in on the other side...and me....just crying. The day continued where I just couldn't get it all under control. I had conference calls for work where bear had to play in the living room by himself= momma guilt. Bear had an explosive diaper where I had to throw out an outfit = momma guilt. I got crabby at him when he squished his whole lunch in between his fingers and dumped his milk all over it = momma guilt. I had to let him scream for a few minutes so I can change the laundry = momma guilt.
Sometimes us mommas just can't do it all....but we HAVE TO!
Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Sometimes us mommas just can't do it all....but we HAVE TO!
Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Too long
It has been too long since the last post. Momma just needed a break from thinking about every little thing and documenting it all. As a new mom (yes, I still consider myself a new mom) I just get anxious about wanting to document and tell every story and every milestone. I know when we decide to have baby number 2 it will be much harder to do this- but there is so much I want to share and have Brandon read his journey when he gets older. I think as moms we try to do it all and sometimes we need to lower our expectations of our self and just enjoy the moment.
Some new updates on Brandon
September 14th was his first hair cut at SnipIts. He did great with the help of a sucker. He had a few second melt down and we had to pull out the nuk to help but he actually did really well. Mom cried!
September 22nd- 5 shots! OWIE! Both arms and legs got poked. Gma H. has shingles and we are worried about Bear getting the Chicken Pox so it was a priority to get his shot for that.
B. is saying "ome" for Home. "hice" for Hot. "HI" for Hi. 'OhNoh" for No-NO. He babbles a lot and sometimes you just know what he is saying.
He will go get something when you ask him to go get it...if he knows what it is you want him to get. He knows when we say, "Lets go take a bath" and he runs to the tub.
He can do stairs up and down just fine.
He can go down the front steps out to the garage or the front of the house.
He can walk really well-we like to walk around the block or to the park and back and he will walk the entire way.
He is now wearing 18-24 months....even though he just turned 17 months.
We weighed him the other day at 27 pounds and he is just over 31 inches tall which puts him in the 50-60% for height/weight.
His highchair is retired and he is sitting at a booster seat at the table. He eats- cheese, berries, muffins, nutragrain bars, crackers, pb&j, pizza, chips, bananas, yogurt, applesauce, chicken, puffies, and the toddler meals.
My new goal- keep updated!
Some new updates on Brandon
September 14th was his first hair cut at SnipIts. He did great with the help of a sucker. He had a few second melt down and we had to pull out the nuk to help but he actually did really well. Mom cried!
September 22nd- 5 shots! OWIE! Both arms and legs got poked. Gma H. has shingles and we are worried about Bear getting the Chicken Pox so it was a priority to get his shot for that.
B. is saying "ome" for Home. "hice" for Hot. "HI" for Hi. 'OhNoh" for No-NO. He babbles a lot and sometimes you just know what he is saying.
He will go get something when you ask him to go get it...if he knows what it is you want him to get. He knows when we say, "Lets go take a bath" and he runs to the tub.
He can do stairs up and down just fine.
He can go down the front steps out to the garage or the front of the house.
He can walk really well-we like to walk around the block or to the park and back and he will walk the entire way.
He is now wearing 18-24 months....even though he just turned 17 months.
We weighed him the other day at 27 pounds and he is just over 31 inches tall which puts him in the 50-60% for height/weight.
His highchair is retired and he is sitting at a booster seat at the table. He eats- cheese, berries, muffins, nutragrain bars, crackers, pb&j, pizza, chips, bananas, yogurt, applesauce, chicken, puffies, and the toddler meals.
My new goal- keep updated!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Why the blog?
Some folks have asked me why I keep this blog? There are a few answers.
1. I like to write and don't like keeping a personal journal or diary so I do it here.
2. To keep track of our events and activities. It is like our own scrapbook. We like to look back at the beginning of the blog and read about our days and how far we have come in life, parenting, our marriage, work, etc.
3. FOR BRANDON! This is the main reason I write this blog. In a few years he will be able to hop on and read all about his baby and toddler years. It also acts as his own baby book. It is basic documentation about his milestones and struggles and accomplishments. Yes, and to show his first girlfriend and wife on their wedding day...he he:)
Today I got my first nasty email from a family 'friend' about our blog and the lifestyle we lead. I want to stress I am doing this for our son- not to be criticized or put down on how we parent, work, play, keep up our house, spend our money, do our hobbies, etc. So to those who want to go ahead and write me about that- go ahead. We don't care. Judge all you want. Compare us to others. I am not going to change anything I share or way I go about the blog. This blog isn't for YOU. It is for our bear and will continue to be that. We are happy and content with our life and what we do.
1. I like to write and don't like keeping a personal journal or diary so I do it here.
2. To keep track of our events and activities. It is like our own scrapbook. We like to look back at the beginning of the blog and read about our days and how far we have come in life, parenting, our marriage, work, etc.
3. FOR BRANDON! This is the main reason I write this blog. In a few years he will be able to hop on and read all about his baby and toddler years. It also acts as his own baby book. It is basic documentation about his milestones and struggles and accomplishments. Yes, and to show his first girlfriend and wife on their wedding day...he he:)
Today I got my first nasty email from a family 'friend' about our blog and the lifestyle we lead. I want to stress I am doing this for our son- not to be criticized or put down on how we parent, work, play, keep up our house, spend our money, do our hobbies, etc. So to those who want to go ahead and write me about that- go ahead. We don't care. Judge all you want. Compare us to others. I am not going to change anything I share or way I go about the blog. This blog isn't for YOU. It is for our bear and will continue to be that. We are happy and content with our life and what we do.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Weekend
It is Sunday night and the weekend is over. It was one fun and busy weekend for the entire family.
Friday night we enjoyed dinner out at Chili's. We made it a short and simple night with dinner and a couple simple errands. We were home early to enjoy some play time with some new toys we got at the Unique Thrift store. This store is the perfect place to get wonderful toys. They mostly need a simple battery change and a good cleaning and they are brand new for Brandon. We bought him 6 new toys that in retail stores cost up to $45.00 each. Besides the toys we got some golf balls for Rob, canning jars for me (pickle day coming up) and cheap sunglasses for spare (since some little boy likes to destroy mine. All our items came to $19.00 which is a great bargain. After play time it was bath time. Brandon made sure Momma got clean too with lots of splashes!
Saturday morning came quickly as did Grandma and Grandpa. They picked Brandon up at 7am and headed to the airport for a flight to Bismarck, ND to see Great-Grandma and Great Aunts and Uncles. It was a simple day trip up and back. We are blessed that Grandpa Tim works part time for Mesaba airlines and gets discounted or even no-cost flights.
Mom and Dad had a nice child-free day. We love our time with Brandon but some alone time and date time together helps us re-connect. Rob headed out right after Brandon left and did a early round of golf. Rob makes an effort to go golfing at least once a year early in the morning. He says there is nothing like watching a sun rise while golfing on an open course. I (mom) got to go back to bed for much needed extra sleep. 10am came quickly when Rob came home and we were ready for the day. We grabbed an early lunch and headed to Ace Tattoo in New Hope. The owner Randy did a great job after sitting for almost 3 hours tattooing an Autobot signia on Robs shoulder. Then he only needed 20 minutes for me (mom). I did a bear paw on my ankle with Brandon's Birthday below it. The bear paw is because we call him Brandon Bear (obvious with the name of the blog). After 4 hours in the tattoo shop we were very happy with our new art work.
We did a quick clothing change at home and headed downtown to Boom Island Park. We boarded the Paradise and headed down the Mississippi River for over 2 hours. It was the perfect date night for Rob and I. We watched the sun set over the city and enjoyed some appetizers and wine.
After our wonderful date night...or should I say day we headed home and minutes later Grandma and Grandpa showed up with little bear.
Immediately we headed to bed for a much needed sleep after a busy day.
Sunday was spent recovering from our busy Saturday. We ran a few errands and got dad new work boots. We got some more canning supplies for the upcoming pickle day. And I (mom) become a kitchen hero and made a home made cheesecake from scratch. I have always wanted to attempt a home made cheesecake. It is currently still 'setting' and I will attempt it in the morning (or middle of the night).
This was for sure one weekend none of us will ever forget! OK, maybe Bear won't remember it but we have a blog and photos and Gma and Gpa to share the North Dakota stories with him.
Friday night we enjoyed dinner out at Chili's. We made it a short and simple night with dinner and a couple simple errands. We were home early to enjoy some play time with some new toys we got at the Unique Thrift store. This store is the perfect place to get wonderful toys. They mostly need a simple battery change and a good cleaning and they are brand new for Brandon. We bought him 6 new toys that in retail stores cost up to $45.00 each. Besides the toys we got some golf balls for Rob, canning jars for me (pickle day coming up) and cheap sunglasses for spare (since some little boy likes to destroy mine. All our items came to $19.00 which is a great bargain. After play time it was bath time. Brandon made sure Momma got clean too with lots of splashes!
Saturday morning came quickly as did Grandma and Grandpa. They picked Brandon up at 7am and headed to the airport for a flight to Bismarck, ND to see Great-Grandma and Great Aunts and Uncles. It was a simple day trip up and back. We are blessed that Grandpa Tim works part time for Mesaba airlines and gets discounted or even no-cost flights.
Mom and Dad had a nice child-free day. We love our time with Brandon but some alone time and date time together helps us re-connect. Rob headed out right after Brandon left and did a early round of golf. Rob makes an effort to go golfing at least once a year early in the morning. He says there is nothing like watching a sun rise while golfing on an open course. I (mom) got to go back to bed for much needed extra sleep. 10am came quickly when Rob came home and we were ready for the day. We grabbed an early lunch and headed to Ace Tattoo in New Hope. The owner Randy did a great job after sitting for almost 3 hours tattooing an Autobot signia on Robs shoulder. Then he only needed 20 minutes for me (mom). I did a bear paw on my ankle with Brandon's Birthday below it. The bear paw is because we call him Brandon Bear (obvious with the name of the blog). After 4 hours in the tattoo shop we were very happy with our new art work.
We did a quick clothing change at home and headed downtown to Boom Island Park. We boarded the Paradise and headed down the Mississippi River for over 2 hours. It was the perfect date night for Rob and I. We watched the sun set over the city and enjoyed some appetizers and wine.
After our wonderful date night...or should I say day we headed home and minutes later Grandma and Grandpa showed up with little bear.
Immediately we headed to bed for a much needed sleep after a busy day.
Sunday was spent recovering from our busy Saturday. We ran a few errands and got dad new work boots. We got some more canning supplies for the upcoming pickle day. And I (mom) become a kitchen hero and made a home made cheesecake from scratch. I have always wanted to attempt a home made cheesecake. It is currently still 'setting' and I will attempt it in the morning (or middle of the night).
This was for sure one weekend none of us will ever forget! OK, maybe Bear won't remember it but we have a blog and photos and Gma and Gpa to share the North Dakota stories with him.
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