Belly buttons are fascinating!

This week my son has discovered his belly button, he takes every chance to stick his fingers in there! I he's in a two piece outfit he pulls up his shirt and walks around touching his navel. It's so funny and cute. I did have to slather him up with Vaseline because he touched it a little too vigorously and his belly button was a bit red. It so cool to see him discover things and he wonder his face when he does !  Even though half the time he makes his "stink" face and scrunches his face up and hisses when new stuff happens. Haha that's really cute too though. He is he cutest baby ever, but I might just be biased! ;) I have to say he's more toddler than baby now though, the last 14 1/2 months have been a flash. They have gone by much too fast. Babies don't stay babies very long, so always enjoy every day!

Late night Scrooge!!!

Goodness gracious! My normally easy going toddler has turned into a screaming crying and kicking hell'yun at bed time. I'm not sure what's gotten into him but I take him to lie down on the bed and he crys and screams and gets off the bed and goes to the door and beats on it wanting out. It's so crazy! Last night he didn't go to bed until 5am! I'm not sure why he's suddenly decided he hates bedtime, but it's wearing mommy down! This is the fourth day in a row like this, and of course Christmas! I actually got him to bed at 2:30am after him screaming and crying. I had my husband try rocking him and hold him and then our son decided he wanted me and laid down and nursed right to sleep. So now I'm lying here awake, go me! I'm thinkng it must be developmental? I'm not quite sure but I'm hoping it passes soon and I get my nice bedtime toddler back lol. Maybe he's just so busy he doesn't want to miss out on toys or play times?? Fingers crossed tomorrow night won't be a ginormous fight also. Eep!

Our Christmas Tree

When I first envisioned our first Christmas with a toddler it was full of fun decorating days, a beautiful shining tree perfectly decorated, wrapped presents under the tree... Yeah freaking right! It's more like half decorated tree ( decorated from the point he can't reach up) plastic ornaments, shredded paper under the tree, crabbing and destruction of the topper bow... Weeee! We also have a screaming Santa photo to commemorate the season. Oh and a garland strung throughout the house. I have decided NOT to put the presents under the tree until the night before Xmas, I feel like they will be destroyed if they are out under before hand. Last year he was only a couple months old so his "first" Christmas was easy. Goodness how toddlers can make a mess! He he's ahold of forbidden objects SO fast, it's amazing! He also decided that all the jingle bell ornaments we got for the tree are HIS and do not belong on the tree. He helpfully ripped all the ribbon ties off of them to prove his point. Ha. Baby 1, mommy 0!

Christmas time with a toddler!

This year won't be my sons first Christmas, but last year he was only 11ish weeks old so he didn't really help open prezzies or anything. Heehee. I hope this year will be much more fun :) that being said I am worried about our tree! I come from a family that ALWAYS has a real tree and I would rather have no tree than a fake tree...sooo real tree it is. But my question is, HOW do you decorate for a toddler safe tree? I have been thinking about it a lot lately since the weather has turned cold, today it didn't get above 38 degrees! Brrrr. Soon we will see our first flurries and then hopefully have a white Christmas!! So, I'm thinking obviously NO tinsel, glass ornaments, sharp ornaments, basically anything super fragile lol. So what do you put on it? Plastic balls and child friendly ornaments lol. Cloth ornaments for sure! I am thinking of making some red birds and reindeer out of felt for the tree. I need to find his stocking and finish it, I started it November of last year and it's still not completely done! Oh the projects that get left behind when you have a baby! Goodness. So, plastic ball tree with cloth ornaments heehee :) I am so excited to decorate for the holidays. I love it. I honestly want to decorate NOW but I am being GOOD and waiting for December 1st. I am so happy we have a tree again it from and even a bush now! Christmas liiiiights!!!! Yeeeehaw! Maybe I will even decorate my MAILBOX this year. I am so giddy :) First holidays in our new house! Yay! I'm not too worried about the whole pulling the tree over thing, I'm constantly watching him and I am betting he won't like the prickles that much! He hides from daddy's no-shave-November beard so I'm sure the tree won't be a hit lol. I do wonder how many of his toys he will "decorate" the tree with :) I bet it will be SO cute!

What I Wish For You

Dear Son,
    I wish you to follow your dreams where ever they take you. I wish for you to find love in whoever deserves you. I wish for you to feel loved by us, your parents, every day of your life. I wish for you to grow up strong and healthy. I wish for you to discover the world and the many wonders that lay beyond it. I wish for you to laugh and cry and embrace your emotions. I wish for you to explore if that is what you desire. I wish for you to have confidence and trust your abilities to succeed in all that you choose to do. I wish for your imagination to ways be active and flowing. I wish for you to enjoy the simple things in life, to stop and smell the roses. I wish for you to learn many things and follow whatever is your passion. I wish for you to try at least once before you decide you don't like it. I wish for you an open mind and tolerance for others. I wish for you a kind heart wih compassion for your furry friends, all the creatures great and small. I wish for you appreciation for life, whether wealthy or in poverty, I wish for you to never look down on someone because of their standing. I wish for you an even temper and control to conquer your anger. I wish for you the wisdom to outsmart those who look to hurt you. I wish for you to see the beauty in the sky. I wish for you to not only question but to learn things for yourself, not to blindly follow. I wish for you a love for your family and loyalty. I wish for all the things I feel you should be and know and have. I wish for you to have the parents to guide you in your life. I wish for us, your parents, to be that guiding and loving light in your life. I wish for you to be you, my first born son.

Yay for poop!

Not really a phrase I ever imagined I would think, or say, but it's happened since I've become a mom. You examine poo, you smell it, you worry when it's been a few days since the last one, you think about what foods might constipate or cause a rash. You become obsessed I tell you! Obsessed! If you would have told me a few years ago I would be a poo pro I  would have laughed and then sId "oh ew". I also never imagined it not bugging me any...neither does pee or puke or spitup...anything my child does is OK and I can handle it no problem. I didn't know it would come so easily, or that my perceptions and tolerances for nasty stuff would make me a Mom of Steel... But I am SO glad. It makes my life easier that I am able to take care of everything without puking lol. I'm not saying some of the nasty diapers had made me gag ( they HAVE and my son thought me gagging was hilarious by the way... Little stinker!) but I have yet to puke from one! Yay! I will say Breastfeeding exclusively for 6 months and then basically doing solid food once a week until closer to 9 months made it easier. His poo was sweet smelling until "real" food was introduced. My husband with argue with that statement though, heehee, he insists it was bad smelling then. I'm not saying it smelled like a rose, but I did have a sweet sugary smell to it. What a gross way to describe baby poo!

Duplos make the best phones!

My son talked on the "phone" 12.15.13! It was so cute! He put a duplo up to his ear and said "hi hi hi" it was SO cute! It's crazy what kids pick up! I'm so happy I get to see him grow up like this :) every new accomplishment is amazing! Granny got to see it first which was funny, usually I see all the firsts, well, first. I always wonder what babies are thinking, well I guess I have a toddler now, bt still! What goes through their minds? I was reading that now they might start dreaming and waking from the dream. I can only imagine what my toddler would dream about. I wonder if they could have nightmares or if it would only be good dreams? So many questions and no answers lol.