So today Wyatt got some early homework in the mail from his new teacher asking him to put 5 things in a paper bag that represents him and his family. We went through all the suggestions, i.e. a baseball, a picture of he and his siblings, a picture of him and the Russian Sailors and I suggested his Star Wars book. Wyatt immediately piped in that he can't bring that because Star Wars wasn't allowed anymore. He then got that look on his face that he gets when he is trying to control his emotions. I asked him if that upset him and he said, "yeah, it's not fair because ALL the boys get in trouble because one person can't play nice." I told him that I can understand how frustrating that is and that maybe this year would be different, all the while he is struggling to not cry. Obviously this is something that has been bothering him since last year and I am now only hearing about it. Did I not talk to him enough? Am I unapproachable? Or, is he going to be the type of person who keeps it bottled up until it bubbles over. I really think it is the latter and I just don't know how to get him to open up more.
Now, Henry...he is completely another story. Oy Vey, that kid doesn't stop talking.<3
That is the biggest challenge of parenting, I am coming to realize. Altering my styles to fit the different personalities that are my kids.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Soon to arrive...
*A DIFFERENT PICTURE ADDED!*
*Update Below!!*
I was jarred awake at 3:05am this morning to be told that my niece has decided to make her arrival today. Heather's water broke and they headed to the hospital where she is now 6 cm and resting comfortably thanks to a handy dandy epidural.
I'll update when I get news...
*Update:
Olivia Marie was born at 1:02pmEST weighing 7-13 and 20.5"
Congratulations Heather and Justin! I am so happy for you and love you both!
*Update Below!!*
I was jarred awake at 3:05am this morning to be told that my niece has decided to make her arrival today. Heather's water broke and they headed to the hospital where she is now 6 cm and resting comfortably thanks to a handy dandy epidural.
I'll update when I get news...
*Update:
Olivia Marie was born at 1:02pmEST weighing 7-13 and 20.5"
Congratulations Heather and Justin! I am so happy for you and love you both!
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Where does the time go?
Already it is August 7th and Summer is 2 weeks away from being "over." What have we been doing? Busy, busy, busy is how I would describe us. We have gone to Great America, went on vacation to Virginia Beach, started and finished swimming lessons, had a visit from Granny and shopped for uniforms and school clothes.
Great America was a lot of fun for the boys this year. Wyatt was tall enough for a few of the roller coasters so he decided to conquer The American Eagle and the Demon. He liked them both but I don't think he'll be going on The Eagle next year. It was just a little too intense for him but he was brave and tried it which I couldn't be prouder of. Henry loved the rides he could go on and couldn't get enough of ALL the water rides. He also loved the Whizzer and had to go on a second time in the front car. It is so much fun to take the kids to a place I grew up going to and riding the same rides with them.
Virginia Beach was also so much fun and a great vacation. We stayed with Aunt Heather and Uncle JJ and had a blast going to the Aquarium and touching the rays and the horseshoe crabs and some other ugly looking thing.
The kids loved the beach and swimming in the surf although I think Todd could have done without the anxiety it created for him.
We also saw Colonial Williamsburg which was right up Wyatt's history-loving alley. Henry loved the sea-shell sidewalks. 
It wouldn't have been a trip out there without the tour of Oceana NAS. Holy cow were the boys in heaven with all the FA18 flying overhead and being able to see not 1 but 2 aircraft carriers as well as a British, French and Russian Destroyer.
Wyatt even had his picture taken with some "Ruskie sailors." 
For my military loving boys, it made the trip a huge success. I just loved being able to spend time with my pregnant little sister and LC doing girlie things like shopping.
Wyatt also finished up his first year of instructional baseball and loved being able to be pitched to instead of hitting off a tee. He wasn't the best player on the team but he has a lot of hustle and heart.
We went right into swimming lessons where Henry was jumped up a level and did WONDERFULLY. He is swimming so well and is trying his darndest to do even better. He started off hating the backfloat and in tears every time he had to do it. We progressed to no tears, but a loud "whoa" every couple of feet and today he actually was doing the back stroke with arms and kicks and no arguments. We'll start again in the fall on Saturdays with LC joining Henry in class while Wyatt plays fall ball.
Granny came for a visit last week and left this afternoon. The kids had a good time playing with her--Henry especially. She is probably glad to be spending a kid-free week at Uncle Don's since we ran her ragged while she was here.
We're almost set for school--uniforms are bought for Wyatt and so are outfits for the fall for the youngest two. Orientation is in 2 weeks and then school starts a week after that and we are back to the bump and grind of the school year.
It is amazing how fast the time seems to pass by. It seemed like our vacation was never going to get here and now here we are days away from my new little niece being born. Time really does fly when you are having fun.
Great America was a lot of fun for the boys this year. Wyatt was tall enough for a few of the roller coasters so he decided to conquer The American Eagle and the Demon. He liked them both but I don't think he'll be going on The Eagle next year. It was just a little too intense for him but he was brave and tried it which I couldn't be prouder of. Henry loved the rides he could go on and couldn't get enough of ALL the water rides. He also loved the Whizzer and had to go on a second time in the front car. It is so much fun to take the kids to a place I grew up going to and riding the same rides with them.
Virginia Beach was also so much fun and a great vacation. We stayed with Aunt Heather and Uncle JJ and had a blast going to the Aquarium and touching the rays and the horseshoe crabs and some other ugly looking thing.
The kids loved the beach and swimming in the surf although I think Todd could have done without the anxiety it created for him.
We also saw Colonial Williamsburg which was right up Wyatt's history-loving alley. Henry loved the sea-shell sidewalks. 
It wouldn't have been a trip out there without the tour of Oceana NAS. Holy cow were the boys in heaven with all the FA18 flying overhead and being able to see not 1 but 2 aircraft carriers as well as a British, French and Russian Destroyer.
Wyatt even had his picture taken with some "Ruskie sailors." 
For my military loving boys, it made the trip a huge success. I just loved being able to spend time with my pregnant little sister and LC doing girlie things like shopping.Wyatt also finished up his first year of instructional baseball and loved being able to be pitched to instead of hitting off a tee. He wasn't the best player on the team but he has a lot of hustle and heart.
We went right into swimming lessons where Henry was jumped up a level and did WONDERFULLY. He is swimming so well and is trying his darndest to do even better. He started off hating the backfloat and in tears every time he had to do it. We progressed to no tears, but a loud "whoa" every couple of feet and today he actually was doing the back stroke with arms and kicks and no arguments. We'll start again in the fall on Saturdays with LC joining Henry in class while Wyatt plays fall ball.
Granny came for a visit last week and left this afternoon. The kids had a good time playing with her--Henry especially. She is probably glad to be spending a kid-free week at Uncle Don's since we ran her ragged while she was here.
We're almost set for school--uniforms are bought for Wyatt and so are outfits for the fall for the youngest two. Orientation is in 2 weeks and then school starts a week after that and we are back to the bump and grind of the school year.
It is amazing how fast the time seems to pass by. It seemed like our vacation was never going to get here and now here we are days away from my new little niece being born. Time really does fly when you are having fun.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Biting and lying and stairs...Oh, my.
So, it's been awhile and things are just plugging along. The Summer is half over, baseball is done and swimming has begun. And the kids are in hugely different phases, two of which befuddle me.
LC has started biting. Constantly. If she is frustrated she bites and she is always frustrated. Henry is usually on the receiving end of her wrath so ends up in tears while LC ends up in her crib. Unfortunately, Henry usually deserves to be bitten because he has a very bad habit of getting in LC's face and invading her personal space. Those two can not leave each other alone. Today, Henry was trying to keep her away from his "aircraft carrier" and ended up pushing her down the stairs. He was promptly sent to his room while I tried to comfort a shrieking LC. It wasn't a good start to the day.
Henry was then punished for lying...a habit that is becoming quite chronic so we are trying to nip it in the bud before school starts. He has also started crying whenever he doesn't get his way which is very uncharacteristic for him. I don't know if it's his age or just a stage he is in but it will not fly in PS. For awhile he was getting so much easier and now he seems to be getting more difficult, again. I just don't know how to handle a kid who basically doesn't care what we have to say. If he wants to do it, he doesn't want to hear "no."
Time will tell how all of this plays out. Oh, the joys of motherhood.
LC has started biting. Constantly. If she is frustrated she bites and she is always frustrated. Henry is usually on the receiving end of her wrath so ends up in tears while LC ends up in her crib. Unfortunately, Henry usually deserves to be bitten because he has a very bad habit of getting in LC's face and invading her personal space. Those two can not leave each other alone. Today, Henry was trying to keep her away from his "aircraft carrier" and ended up pushing her down the stairs. He was promptly sent to his room while I tried to comfort a shrieking LC. It wasn't a good start to the day.
Henry was then punished for lying...a habit that is becoming quite chronic so we are trying to nip it in the bud before school starts. He has also started crying whenever he doesn't get his way which is very uncharacteristic for him. I don't know if it's his age or just a stage he is in but it will not fly in PS. For awhile he was getting so much easier and now he seems to be getting more difficult, again. I just don't know how to handle a kid who basically doesn't care what we have to say. If he wants to do it, he doesn't want to hear "no."
Time will tell how all of this plays out. Oh, the joys of motherhood.
Friday, June 8, 2007
You are My Sunshine...
Every night I rock LC to sleep and sing that song to her just like I did for the boys. Tonight, though, she decided she was going to try to sing along with me. Every time she tried to sing a line, she would giggle which in turn would make me giggle, which them had us both in hysterics. It literally brought tears to my eyes because I know the time is limited we will be doing this. The boys never tried to sing along with me, let alone stay still long enough to be rocked. Having a girl is so different and so...fulfilling. Don't get me wrong, I love my boys and love having boys, but there is something about having a daughter that is so different. She actually relates to me, looks for me, wants me, instead of running for her dad at first site like the boys do. She is also a total girly-girl at only 2 years old. She loves dresses, necklaces, purses and dollies. IT is so fun to watch her.
It's a dream to be the mother of these kids.
It's a dream to be the mother of these kids.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
105.6
No, that is not a radio station.
That is what Henry's temperature got to last night after having had a fever for 2 days and a diagnosed ear infection earlier in the day...105.6 I have never, in all my years of having children and being a nurse, seen a temperature go that high. Unfortunately all I could do for him was give him a tepid bath, dose him with Advil and Tylenol and then sleep with him to make sure he didn't go into febrile seizures.
I was so hoping his fever would be gone today so that he wouldn't have to miss his preschool picnic. He had perfect attendance all year. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be. He just was not himself this morning and then he spiked another fever before nap of 102.1. He woke up all sweaty and clammy which I was hoping meant the fever broke and he was on the mend. No such luck. The Hankster spiked another fever before bed of 102.6 which means that if he has another one tomorrow, I am placing another call to the doctor for a different antibiotic as the ZMax obviously isn't working. I should have asked for the Omnicef in the first place. I am so worried that this is the start of another run of problems for him with his ears.
I sense another night of obsessively kissing his forehead in store. I pray he is better in the morning.
That is what Henry's temperature got to last night after having had a fever for 2 days and a diagnosed ear infection earlier in the day...105.6 I have never, in all my years of having children and being a nurse, seen a temperature go that high. Unfortunately all I could do for him was give him a tepid bath, dose him with Advil and Tylenol and then sleep with him to make sure he didn't go into febrile seizures.
I was so hoping his fever would be gone today so that he wouldn't have to miss his preschool picnic. He had perfect attendance all year. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be. He just was not himself this morning and then he spiked another fever before nap of 102.1. He woke up all sweaty and clammy which I was hoping meant the fever broke and he was on the mend. No such luck. The Hankster spiked another fever before bed of 102.6 which means that if he has another one tomorrow, I am placing another call to the doctor for a different antibiotic as the ZMax obviously isn't working. I should have asked for the Omnicef in the first place. I am so worried that this is the start of another run of problems for him with his ears.
I sense another night of obsessively kissing his forehead in store. I pray he is better in the morning.
Mother's Day
I have been so busy that I completely forgot to blog about my absolutely perfect Mother's Day. It was the first one since becoming a mother where it was all about me and not having to be shared or split with anyone else.
It started out with the kids coming in and wishing me a happy day where they gave the card they made with Todd and the gifts they made at school. Henry gave me a poem with his handprint on it and Wyatt gave me a flower pot with a geranium in it. Todd bought a sitting and portrait at Studio West since we still have to have an updated family picture taken. I can not wait to get that done. We have no picture with Henry and LC in it so I hope to get that set up soon.
We then went to Mass where the kids (and Todd) were well behaved and the homily wasn't too long. Brunch was next at a resort up North followed by naps for all and Sushi for dinner.
It was relaxing and enjoyable and the best Mother's Day I can remember having.
It started out with the kids coming in and wishing me a happy day where they gave the card they made with Todd and the gifts they made at school. Henry gave me a poem with his handprint on it and Wyatt gave me a flower pot with a geranium in it. Todd bought a sitting and portrait at Studio West since we still have to have an updated family picture taken. I can not wait to get that done. We have no picture with Henry and LC in it so I hope to get that set up soon.
We then went to Mass where the kids (and Todd) were well behaved and the homily wasn't too long. Brunch was next at a resort up North followed by naps for all and Sushi for dinner.
It was relaxing and enjoyable and the best Mother's Day I can remember having.
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