I feel even better about it since I had enough hair to donate to Locks of Love…
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Hairy Situation…
People who know me well in real life know what a big deal my hair has always been. Not only to me, but to my husband and even to my kids. Chase is obsessed with my hair. Seriously, it is like his version of a blankie. There are only two occasions that I can remember cutting my hair above my shoulders. Only TWO.
That being said, I am ready for a big change with my hair. I have found a picture (a different one than I emailed out this week…more drastic)…I have my hubby’s OK. Now all I need to do is get drunk enough to have the courage! OK, not really. I really want to, but I am insanely nervous about it. And yes, I realize it is just hair.
But, it’s my hair. I love my hair.
Happy News From The Sleep Front…
I will be honest. When I was planning our sleep training with Chase I was dreading it. I was sure it was going to be all out war. Turns out…it was more of a minor battle. He has done REALLY well. We started Thursday night. He had not slept in that room for four months so I decided that for the first night I would sit by his bed until he fell asleep. I didn’t talk to him or touch him, I just sat. Friday night he cried for about 30 minutes. I went upstairs and put him back in bed every 5 minutes or so. Not bad. Saturday night he went to the gate at the door of his room and called for me twice and then crawled into bed and went to sleep. Sunday he didn’t even cry once he was in bed. Now, all of those nights he has woken up in the middle of the night crying for me. Then last night he went to bed without crying again and HE SLEPT UNTIL 7:00 THIS MORNING!!!!!!
Maybe this is a new pattern…I hope.
Tornados…
There are people in this world that operate much like a tornado. They arrive without much warning and leave a path of destruction behind them. I have had a few of these tornadoes show up in my life (none recently, thankfully). Sometimes we are the ones that stir them up and open the door to their destructive ways. Sometimes we are totally blindsided.
I do not claim perfection or sainthood by any means. I do hope that anytime I have caused hurt to another person that I have apologized and tried to make the situation right. I never consciously set out to hurt other people. Therefore, I just don’t understand people that can just blow through life without any care as to the consequences of their actions. Most of the time, life experience has shown me, these people aren’t bad people. They are just people that make very poor choices. They somehow lack the ability to see the repercussions of their actions. Or if they do see them they lack the ability to care. Several people I know are currently dealing with the aftermath of these tornadoes. Some are seeing with fresh eyes someone they thought they knew. Some are seeing what others have seen all along, but they had been blinded into thinking they were just in the midst of a light wind.
To all the tornadoes…Karma can be a bitch.
Easter Day Randomness…
- My parents brought Austin and Brodie home yesterday. Chase was so excited that his brothers were back.
- Instead of a ton of Easter Candy I got the boys each a small surprise for their Easter baskets. The boys thought this was much better. Especially since Grandma already gave them the candy hookup.
- As you can see in the picture, Evan loves Easter
- Unrelated to anything Easter-y…as you can see in the picture I have HIDEOUS wallpaper in my kitchen and breakfast area. It bugs me to no end.
- Can you guess what the next house project will be???
Spring has Sprung…
And it sprung right up Evan and Chase’s noses. Poor guys got a cold while we were in Lubbock. Austin and Brodie are still there for the rest of Spring Break.
The babies and I came back today in order to begin our mission of getting Chase to sleep upstairs again. We abandoned the notion when Evan was born out of sheer necessity. Mommy had to get SOME sleep. Now, Chase interferes with my sleep more than Evan. So far tonight it has gone pretty good. Let’s just pray that it continues all night…or even most of the night would be awesome.
I will post tomorrow something more interesting. I just wanted everyone to know that I haven’t run off to join the circus…yet.
Larger Families…
I have a new post (a short one) up over at Larger Families.
That is all! 
Share…
Sharing is hard for all little ones. Chase has a hard time because he has two older brothers and well, snatching is what happens when he gets their stuff. The other little boy is Rylee. Chase plays pretty well with Rylee. Yesterday was a particularly good day on the sharing front.
What I have come to realize is, adults suck at sharing so why do we insist our children do it?
One of those days…
Every Mom has a bad day occasionally. Today has been one for me. I had a hard time sleeping last night. Add to that the time change and well, I didn’t wake up in my normal chipper mood. I don’t normally get my first cup of coffee until the older boys are off to school. This morning it was the first thing I did. About 9:30 it really started. Evan has had a bout of gas or something like it alllll day. He has been fussy and crying and burping and tooting ( I hate the word fart) and oh the diapers he has had. He didn’t want to be put down, he didn’t want in his swing. Even the sling didn’t work. For Evan the sling is usually instant happy. Not today. He wanted Mommy to hold him just so…arm under his butt propped up against my cheek. You can imagine how much I got done. Most days I would have just not cared about my to do list and sat with him in the couch. HOWEVER, I didn’t do much this weekend around here and well things are getting bad. Toys are in every area of the house. The trash needs to be taken out. The bathrooms are edging ever closer to the gross category. The floors need to be swept and mopped. The vacuum needs to be run. And laundry…well I always have laundry.
I finally got clothes on and was able to brush my teeth at about 2:45 this afternoon. Thankfully my friend Amanda picked up Austin and Brodie from school. Evan seems to be OK for the time being…and instead of tackling my mile long to do list I am blogging. Yea….better go.
* Update*
Once Jason was home I was able to clean up the kitchen a bit, fold some laundry, sweep and mop. The trash even got taken out.
Four Months…
Today marks four months since Evan entered our family. It has gone by incredibly fast. With each child time seems to fly more quickly. He is such a happy baby…most of the time. He has his moments. He is not the worlds best napper, but I am praying that is just a phase. He sleeps wonderfully if you hold him, but you can imagine how much I get done doing that. For the most part he just hangs out. He thinks Austin is the funniest thing ever. Austin eats up every moment of that. We have had a few slight bumps due to Chase being….well Chase. Evan takes it all in stride. With Evan, Jason is much more relaxed than he was when Chase was this age. With Chase he worried about everything, as most parents do with their first babies. Now, he realizes that they are tough, resilient beings. Lately I have been really trying to savor the last moments of Evan’s newness. In a blink of an eye he will be off to school. I am trying really hard to remember that when I am having a not so pretty mommy moment. Jason and I are just so blessed that God gave us all of our boys. They are each such a blessing.
And now….try and resist the cuteness if you dare:
