tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162604522011-04-21T22:55:38.177-05:00Randomness and Observations from a Mom’s Point of ViewSimply Sillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04229268137302288226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16260452.post-45362143291117408642009-03-06T08:06:00.003-06:002009-03-06T08:12:42.609-06:00

For the time being, this blog has been moved to Wordpress.com.  I originally used blogger (which I actually prefer...) but then when I switched to a MAC, blogger was no longer compatible, so I switched the blog to wordpress.  As well, the new blog has taken a bit of a turn in content.  I've started to blog not just about Brighton but also about the family.  I'm hoping to link the two blogs in the

Simply Sillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04229268137302288226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16260452.post-70131051066857959612008-03-11T20:21:00.001-05:002008-03-11T20:23:47.469-05:00

I was told to blog this.  I'm sittin here listening to Idol and considering buying buttons from buttonhead.etsy.com and out of nowhere, my son comes up to me with the canister of brown sugar and says "I need this, does my tummy dood."  Hmmmm....

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I am so glad that I sat down to watch GMA this morning. You hear of "Mommy Brain" where we forget all these silly little things "Where are my keys!" well, turns out momnesia is a real chemical thing that happens in a mommy's brain. The good thing is that 1. it makes your brain stronger 2. you remember the big things and forget about all the little things. How great is that. I'm just glad

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Wha? I'm not sure where this came from, but all of a sudden Brighton is aware that he has toe jam and must pick it before we put socks on...

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We all know I'm a sucker for a cute face, but when it comes to my doe-eyed little boy I'm more like the supreme pushover.  The other day while dad was away and right before supper, Brighton, sitting on dad's chair, turned to me over the arm, blinked his eye and said "Can I have a pantake please mommy?"  He had asked me this same question about 3 times before to which I answered "No honey, we're

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All I want for Christmas is for my son to come up with some more ways to make us laugh.  Seriously.  He's been really cracking us up lately.  Here are a few of his new phrases:"That's not appropriate""Mommy, you stink""is that my daddy?""I need a kleenex, don't want to wipe it on my sleeve" (speaking of his snot)"I want presents""I want toys""There's a monkey in her bed!" while reading "Good

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As I sit here listening to the angelic voices of the Vienna Boy's Choir singing to the video of "word world" on PBS, I wonder if I will ever ever ever get all these goals for Christmas "cheer" accomplished for myself.  It's taken me this long (it's now almost 11 pm) to get Brighton fed, start a roast for dinner, give Brighton his snack, change two poopy diapers, brush teeth, make coffee, put

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Ok so Andrew is right, I haven't been blogging lately.  There have been hundreds of time when while in the moment, I think to myself "this is a blogworthy moment!" or when I get that pang of sadness when Brighton does something that makes him seem like such a little boy and I realize he's not a baby anymore.  But usually those moments are followed by oh I don't know, a supreme meltdown of epic

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Marcy has recently been overcome by writers block, I think she is having too much fun blogging with all of her creative Etsy friends.Winter hasn't started yet and Brighton and I are feeling cooped up. Every night Brighton pulls on my shirt and says, "Get up Dad, I want to play ball". So up I go and we play ball on the living room or sunroom floor. He doesn't care if we are crowded, just as long

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We're gearing up for the holiday season in our house.  We've got the turkey and all the fixin's for a great feast.  Even though we said we weren't going to make a big meal, it just kind of ends up that way because we have to have the corn cassarole and the bread and the stuffing and the pies etc etc.   But that's OK because I just want Brighton to remember these dinners and these special days at

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Brighton's newest thing is jumping from footstools. Marcy bought him this little footstool that he loves to stand on. When he climbs up he says "Catch you Daddy" and then says sit there. I proceed to sit, like the obedient dad, and he jumps a little and falls into my arms. Then he wants to catch me. So I sand on the footstool, instruct my baby to sit on the floor and then I pretend to jump

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It's been raining all week long and I'm fearing the worst.  We'll never get to experience the splendor of an Iowa Autumn.  The smell of burning leaves, the smell of freshly fallen leaves, apples, pumpkin picking, fall bonfires.  With every day that passes, I'm confronted with the fact that my little boy is becoming a ... well ... little boy.  He no longer likes to cuddle (except in the mornings

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I've had a number of blog-worthy days here this last week, but I decided that I'd perhaps write about a few things that I've...um...observed.   Day One:  We went to the pumpkin patch with Brighton's preschool, and I realized that I most certainly could NOT do what preschool teachers and daycare providers do.   Day Two:  Being old does not automatically make you handicapped...and therefore you

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Is it bad that I hate dinnertime?  Feeding Brighton is an absolute nightmare anymore.  He usually doesn't like what we make (godforbid he eat meat...) and it takes him an excruciatingly long looooooonnnnnnnnggg time to eat.  Forget that he tosses most items out to the dog, but then he just plays and will put things in his mouth only to spit them out when they're chewed to a mush...how is he

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First of all I have to apologize for my posts lately.  Now I know how writers block feels!  Hopefully one of these days my creative writing skills will once again become apparent...but until then, I guess we'll have to just keep plugging away!!!Yesterday I filled out a form for Brighton's new preschool called "all about me."  It got me thinking about all the new things Brighton is doing and

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So tonight I made supper.  No big feat for many moms, but a big one for me!  I actually cooked a meal.  Here is what I made.  It was nummy.  I substituted chicken breast for the pork and Brighton REALLY liked it (for once).  I seem to make a meal of this type every fall.  Brighton said it was "dood."  I did too.  But now we're snacking on "pips" and Happy Feet Fruit Chews.  Yeah well,our healthy

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I quite possibly have THE sweetest boy ever.   He's become very protective of me and my "stuff."  Dad hasn't been feeling well and so today he really just laid around.  he was lying on the chair with the red blanket that I'm usually cuddled up in.  He told Daddy that "that's mommys!"  And tonight it's raining and so he won't go to bed until I come to bed with him.  He comes up to me "Night mommy!

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Wanted:  Have you seen this boy? Two year old boy, brown hair, hazel eyes - very shifty.  Approximately 3 feet tall, weighs approximately 25 pounds. Wanted for serial cookie, cracker and chip pecking.  That is, taking one bite of a cookie, cracker, chip and putting the rest back.  His profile also includes licking doritoes, pringles, suckers, and jalapeno jelly (mild).  Especially vulnerable are

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I'm not sure how many times I can write about Brighton's new words or phrases or what's going on with him every second of the day anymore.  He doesn't so much make huge strides like he did when he was little.  He's a toddler now.  A little person.  A little person...oh my God, a little person!  A person that can actually hold a (for lack of a better word) conversation.  A little person with

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Brighton just before his bike ride this morning with DadIt is said that the defintion of insane is to do the same thing over and over again with expectation of a different result. But does that count when you're dealing with a toddler? Tonight for the first time I actually said "No" when Andrew asked me if he should cut up some chicken for Brighton for supper. He ALWAYS takes it, then spits it

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Oh yeah, I'm one of "those" people. "Those people" that I can't STAND, one of "Those People" that when I see them, I almost have convulsions. "Those People" that I'm referring to are "those people" who think they are so ridiculously important that they need to walk around the mall with a bluetooth headset glued to their head. I can't STAND "those people!" I seriously want to rip them out of

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On our way home tonight Brighton came up with another funny phrase. Of course, he was copying mom saying something she shouldn't while driving....but that's another story. Anyway, we were waiting to turn in solon onto Hwy 1 (which is ALWAYS nuts at that time of day) and I had an opening and the person headed north wanted to turn. So I said "Oh GAWD!" and I hear this little voice fro the back

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Got your attention? Well those are the topics of the blog today. Daddy went to the Livestrong (republican) Presidential Cancer Forum today and came back with two livestrong bracelets (which we are both wearing) and a bandana (which neither of us is wearing...) I'm surprised he didn't purchase a Livestrong Biking Shirt. But I digress. I'm waiting for him to dictate what happened there, but I

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We picked Cerra up Friday night in Des Moines and came back yesterday, but made a few stops (not including the state fair though! We didn't have our mullets on). We went to Blank Park Zoo in West Des Moines. I was SO IMPRESSED with this zoo and the condition of their animals! I know this is probably totally taboo to say, but I liked it better than San Diego! Sure, there weren't as many

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Or something like that! Brighton woke up this morning coughing and hacking and eventually throwing up. So I let him stay up and decided we'd have some creative play time with play dough. Poor kid not only has a tooth coming in but I'm sure he's got a cold on top of it. So his acid reflux (if that truly is what it is anyway) is really bad. He's thrown up about twice a day and usually it's

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Dad's been pestering me about posting a new blog. OK, I admit, I haven't blogged about some of the most important and exciting events in our lives for quite some time. Such as, Brighton is speaking in toddler sentences, and we're going to a little place called Hawaii for vacation in a few weeks and oh let's see I started an online business. Oh yeah, and Brighton started preschool. You know,

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Since Brighton and I haven't really spent much quality time together lately, I decided that while Dad is out working, Brighton and I would spend some time together this week. Yesterday we had a play date with Ava and Andrea. It was just what the doctor ordered. The minute Brighton got home from gramma's he was whiney, grumpy, clingy. I know he was tired, but wouldn't go to bed (naturally).

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Ok, well that might be taking it a bit far, but I'm pretty darn smart if I do say so myself. Amy and Lil' Pete came over tonight for a little while to visit. I don't know why it surprised me but Brighton wasn't too keen on sharing his toys with baby Pete. We tried to explain to him that Pete wasn't going to take the toys and they were still his but he needed to share. For example, when baby

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just incase someone else out there makes the same stupid mistake and decides to cut 12 jalapeno peppers (from the garden, not the supermarket) to make jalapeno jelly and NOT wear gloves, here's my warning to you.For the past three hours now I've been suffering with Jalapeno burn. I've tried oil, mylanta, lotion, milk, vinegar water, rubbing alcohol, and now I'm onto bleach. Nothing is helping.

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I know that the universe doesn't like anyone to get too big in the britches but ferpetesakes, a break once in a while would be nice. I worked lastnight at starbucks, the night went really well. We closed relatively early, the night went smoothly and we only had 2 groups of customers at 2 minutes 'till 9. I got home, played on the new computer and finally went to bed around 11.We woke up this

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I got this email from my husband. You see, he's more of a conservative and my friend Jill is more of a liberal politically. Andrew, an auditor in Iowa. Jill, an assistant director for public television in San Diego, CA. Makes for great comedy since one of the things they actually have in common is a good sense of humor...that I usually get to indulge in. So I'm sharing it with you. Remind

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And I'm trying to get used to the teeny tiny keypad, which is why there are so many mistakes...sorry... Blogger does have a spell checker, I just usually don't have to use it...guess I'll have to get used to that too...

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OK for some reason I can't see any photos that I've uploaded, all i can see is the html (which is very ugly by the way) so I hope these pictures and this blog look OK...Day one, with my new mac. I love it. I'm still figuring it out, but asthetically it's beautiful, functionally it's a lot easier than a PC. Despite that it takes me a while to navigate becuase I'm used to searching and trying to

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So Brighton is asserting his control over the people by only eating what he wants to eat. I spoke to my friend Jennifer about this and this was her conclusion. He doesn't have a lot of control (or so he thinks) over much of what happens in his life, but he can control what he eats, and right now all he wants is fruit loops... He refuses most things these days including but not limited to: meat,

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I haven't blogged for quite some time now. Sorry about that! It's been a really crazy and difficult couple of weeks. Here's a quick lowdown on the goings ons... Brighton is really hitting his terrible twos, we put our dog Boomer to sleep a week ago Monday, Andrew got a new car, I got a new computer, storms to beat the band, generally just busy busy busy. I'm really tired right now so I'm

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So, it's July Fourth and instead of doing what I need to do (finishing my pigs for the market) I instead decide to blog since now thanks to Tom and Sally we have wireless internet (they gave us their old router-thanks!!). It's so much more fun. I've worked on these pigs for the last three days and I feel like I'm just inching along in progress. Anyway...back to the blog.Brighton is in the midst

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Baseball games, camping out in the back yard, dad cleaning the garage...Yep, it's officially summer! June 30 was Brighton's second Kernels Game but the first one was almost 2 years ago and he was just a button. He did go to a San Diego Padre's game, but still was a little too young to really enjoy it. Boy he enjoyed it this time! Andrew's work "picnic" was at the Kernels again this year.

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I wanted to add a link to all the photos but if you click on the title or HERE, it will take you to the June folder where the pics are at the bottom. Not all of them, but the ones I cropped and put online.

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I'm still a bit tired from our play date today with Andrea and Ava, so this blog entry might not be quite as fluid as they usually are...see, I'm using the word fluid like it's an adjective...anyway...on with the story. Andrew and I met Andrea and Matt in our lamaze class in 2005. We really hit it off, moreso than we did with any other moms and dads there. It seemed that Andrea and I especially

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I now understand where Little Caesar's got their ad campaign for PIZZA! PIZZA! Obviously one of the account execs at the advertising agency had a two year old.After a long day yesterday that ended around 5:30, Brighton and I headed home. Instead of actually cooking dinner (God forbid) I opted to call in a Casey's pizza so it would be ready by the time we got home. Brighton was tired (he woke up

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Another disappointing morning this morning. We get up, get all ready to go to the pool. My intention was to go early so that we could beat the crowd and somewhat beat the extreme heat. Now keep in mind, I've not been to a public pool in quite some time. Probably since I was a kid myself. So I have little experience with aquatic parks...I have it all planned out. We'll go in the morning and

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My mother-in-law told me today that if you give a kid some water, they'll be entertained for hours. She's right. She raised 4 of her own and 2 in day care, so I guess if anyone would know...Brighton got a watertable from Nana Sally and Papa Tom for his birthday. It hasn't been warm enough to use it until today. It was my intention to water the garden then haul the sprinkler out for him to run

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He can't be ready to potty train yet...right? I get a phone call early yesterday morning while on my way to work from Dad telling me that Brighton went potty on his potty...WHAT? Dad was sitting on the pot and usually Brighton likes to sit on his potty too. We don't discourage this at this point for potty training purposes. We want him to feel as comfortable as possible on his big boy potty and

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When did my boy become a boy? Well, I know he IS a boy, but he's been a baby. Not a little boy. I had a "moment" today as I was doing some work for the IaGS. I have spent the last 2.5 hours on the computer and the phone and my little boy has been so so patient. Playing with his new toot toots and watching PBS. Well, I am just starting to wrap up my last phone call, and he's laying on the

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Ok, not quite sure why picasa chose this pic to post since I chose a totally different photo. Perhaps it was reading my mind because I'd THOUGHT of posting this. On with the blog. Brighton is officially TWO! I can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday we were sitting in the hospital room waiting and waiting to meet this beautiful child! Just wondering who he would be. Would he be

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I'm sitting here reading some of my friend's blogs when honestly, I should be napping. Iw as up all night stressing about my schedule next week and how the heck I'm going to do it. So I got around about 5 hours of sleep. Bright is napping and so I thought I'd try something. Seeing pictures of Amelia, I wanted to be reminded of Brighton at that age. In this photo he's a little younger than

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I know that's not a real word, but these aren't all random thoughts or random photos or random any kind of category...they're all just random. There is seemingly no end to the amount of change you have when your toddler has a piggy bank. You find it everywhere all the time - especially when you need a good bribe.The dog makes a great cleanup crew...so long as you're not feeding her raisins

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Ok, so 3/4 is better than nothing right? Brighton and I woke up late this morning, which was nice for a change. We had some breakfast, then went for a bike ride. We doddled over to the bank, went through the drive through on the bike (which I love to do just because it seems so silly...) then we went to check the mail - junk - then we went to pay for the pavillion for his birthday party on the

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Since Brighton thinks it is so much fun to open your eyelids while you are sleeping and say Hi, we decided to do the same thing to Brighton on Sunday. Now that I look back at that moment, maybe that was why he was so crabby until we left to go have breakfast and go on a bike ride.-Dad

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So in the old days, I'd have at least one day where I could sleep until 10, wake up, have a cup of coffee and a piece of toast...by myself in peace. Thanks to Dad being home today and a long night of insomnia lastnight, I was able to do that this morning! Well, mostly anyway.We put Brighton to bed lastnight around 9:30ish and shortly thereafter went to bed ourselves. Before long, I hear whimpers

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See? So long I double posted...

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Ok, I'm pooped is more like it. I can't believe it's been so long since I've blogged. We are officially in the "twos" now. Brighton will be two years old at the end of this month. Can you believe it?! I sure can't. We're finally settling back into our routine again since Dad's been home. He was off galavanting in Florida and Pennsylvania for a week and a half and I got to stay home with Bright

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Today Brighton and I took the plunge and bought a big boy potty. After waking at 5 AM heading to the airport at 6:00, going to Panera's for breakfast, stopping off at the mall to play on the "toot toot" merry-go-round, stopping (of course) at Starbucks, wasting 1 hour at Wal-mart only to get so frustrated with the constantly changing layout and the ever so not helpful staff I left my full cart in

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Brighton has a new baby cousin! Mom (Jayme) and Dad (Luke Jr. - Andrew's Brother) welcomed Mercedes Rose on April 18 2007 at 7:25 AM. She was born in 25 minutes! Jayme went from being 6 cm and 100% efaced to 9 cm in about 2 minutes. Mercedes weighed in at 6.5 lbs, 20 inches long. She is so pretty!! Brighton really likes her too! And I think she like's him!

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These last couple of weeks have really been trying for the three of us. Brighton is getting 8 teeth right now. Yes, 8. Ocho. More than 7, less than 9. And they're all tough ones. 4 molars and 4 eye teeth. And he is grumpy. I can't say I blame him though. I'm starting to understand the "terrible twos" much better now. Even though I'm pretty sure Brighton's terrible twos have a lot to do with the

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I've been debating on cutting Brighton's hair short for the summer and I'm not sure what exactly posessed me, but I just decided lastnight before his bath to take Dad's clippers to him. OMG! It's cute, but he's just not my little boy anymore! I didn't intend on it being so short, I REALLY didn't. But it just happened...I feel so bad. His hair was at least 4 inches long and his hair growth pattern

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So I thought the old saying was "April Showers bring May Flowers?" So what do April Snowstorms bring? Ohhhh grumpy moms. Yep, that's what they bring. What is with this weather!? Hmmm who am I going to trust about Global Warming, the government (who has..ahem..no agenda for their opinion I'm sure) who says "Global Warming is a farce! A tool for those tree hugging democrats to scare us all into

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I almost forgot the biggest news of all! Brighton is done nursing. It's sad but good. He hasn't nursed since we went to Indiana. He will think about it, will sign "milkie" then mom says "no baby, momma's out of milkies!" and I'll grab some milk from the fridge and give it to him and he goes about his merry way. I'm so schizophrenic about this decision. The "up front" part of me thinks "Ok,

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OK, so it's the day after Easter, and I haven't blogged in quite some time. We've been busy and I've decided to try to not spend so much time on the computer - something I didn't abide by this morning for sure. Anyway, we went to Indiana last weekend for the Indiana Gourd Show. We had a lot of fun, and mom spent too much, but it definitely sparked mom's creative bean. And I needed it. We spent

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For those of you who think Andrew and I were blessed with the most perfect, sweetest, most patient and kind baby boy ever, I encourage you to take a long look at these photos. I know I know, Andrew and I thought he was perfect, and raising him would be a cinch. Sure, it was hard to get him to start nursing, sure, he spits his food out when he is no longer interested in it, sure, he insists on

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Tis the season for the ladybeetle invasion. In my new quest to become more cogniscent of how I treat others by learning the way of Zen Buddhism (No, I'm not becoming a Buddhist) the image of a white muslin draped monk who gently scoops up a spider from his meditation mat and moves it outside where it belongs. I see these little lady beetles, and immediately I have the impulse to suck them up in

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So it's been a while since I've blogged. Sorry about that. We've been REALLY busy around here and this literally is the first time I'm able to stop and take a breath and blog. Lots of new things to share, so hop on board and get ready for a wild blog. Well, a long blog anyway... So first, Brighton, Daddy and I decided that we needed a hobby for us to do as a family. We are trying to get more

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I don't mean for all of my posts lately to be a bummer...but all of a sudden, our routine is messed up, Brighton is challenging us, our nice, quiet, peaceful house is turned upside down by illness, weather and changing plans. We're finding out just how difficult parenting is. Not only do you have to provide love, nourishment, worry, shelter, patience, you also have to learn to be smarter than a

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Spring is surely in like a lion! It's been a wild week here in the midwest. And all around it sounds like. Mother Nature hasn't spared anyone. As you know, last week we lost power and this week we had power thankfully, but we were stuck inside. I was able to make it to work on Thursday and Friday Andrew stayed home becasue we couldn't get out of our driveway as it had blown shut. Which turned out

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What a long weekend. We made it through with a few fatalities. Our beloved little betta fish, Bob, passed away - I think he froze in his water - and we lost some milk and eggs and cottage cheese. But (other than Bob) we're mourning the loss of our ice cream treats that for some stupid reason I was possessed to purchase on Friday morning at Fareway.Friday: The Storm's acomin'It all started Friday

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So this is the first night in about 4 weeks that Brighton hasn't woken up at 2:30 AM and of course, I wake up promptly at 3 thinking something is wrong. So I go in and check on him and he's just fine - sleeping soundly. I recover him with his blanket and head back to bed. Where I lay for about an hour and a half stirring unable to fall back asleep...of course.So I do the only thing I know to do

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Anyone with kids knows that smell. Nutty, a little bit sweet, most pets love it, birds devour it and birders certainly appreciate it as it makes a very handy glue for birdseed and pine cones. It's sometimes sickening depending on whether or not you're pregnant, you've been drinking or you have a toddler which for some reason makes the smell of peanut butter repulsive after a while. We were

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My son is definitely a chocoholic and I blame myself. I too, often, fall victim of the Dove Milk Chocolate spell. I can't recall when Brighton's first piece of chocolate was, but it has snowballed and now, now that he is well and able to eat REAL food like chicken, vegetables, fruits etc again, he seems to have also figured out that he can eat Chocolate again.When we come in from playing outside

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I forgot to add the photos...You can also view them and more by clicking on the title of my post or by clicking on the link to the right that says "link to our photos".Me and my new iPod nanoBrighton getting ready to pitch a fit and then pitching a fitA little background about this set of photos, I was trying to make supper...and he was hungry and tired. And I told him to throw a fit so daddy

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For Valentines Day, my dear darling husband bought me an iPod Nano. I was thinking about wanting one, but if I didn't get one, I wasn't going to be terribly upset. Well...now that I have it...I've spent most of the morning checking out all the TOTALLY COOL AND FREE iPod podcasts from NPR and Story time for kids. See, Brighton has a stroller with an "acoustic" canopy. Which just means that it

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You've all seen it at the malls, you've heard about that "two seconds" that mom or dad turns their head and their child is gone. Well, that's what happened to us yesterday. We were in the crowded mall, I'd just gotten off work at Starbucks, I was exhausted. Dad and Brighton had arrived about 45 minute prior and hung out while I was helping the guys get caught up (we were swamped all day and had a

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You get the idea. Brighton got this football from the "One Spot" at Target the other day and he hasn't let it out of his sight. He usually sleeps with a teddy bear or a puppy, but nowadays, he is choosing his "BALL!" And that's his catch phrase nowadays too. Everywhere we go, he sees "BALL!" Billboards, books, the ground. Anything round in shape is a "BALL!" I need to get him a bathtub

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Oh yeah, Andrew found my wedding band!! It took him all of about three seconds. Naturally. I was just getting used to the idea of getting a 1 carat band instead of the 1/2 or 3/4 carat I have...I don't recall....

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Today we stopped at Target after my eye doctor appointment and by this time, Brighton was tired, hungry and hurting. So we stopped in at Starbucks where I could give him some ibuprofen and get him something to fill his tummy that wouldn't hurt his gums. AKA ice cream. On our way in there, I hit a bump and of course, it was also just as Brighton was putting his finger in his mouth. He bumped his

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So far anyway. Brighton woke up this morning about 3:00 crying. I rocked him for a little bit then laid him back down in his bed. Then he woke up again about 4:30. I went to his room, gave him some tylenol and brought him to bed with us. He didn't fall right to sleep, but finally about 5:30 or just shortly after daddy went to work, we "nugglebugged" and he fell asleep. We slept until almost

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Terrorizing for mommy & daddy for sure. Bright woke up Saturday night (Sunday morning actually - about 3:00 AM) with a high fever (almost 102) and shaking and jerking (like an exaggerated startle reflex) and crying uncontrollably. WELCOME HOME DADDY! We administered Tylenol and laid him in our bed. Mom went out to lay on the couch (because there was no room for her at the inn) and about 1.5 hours

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The newscasters are using the word "frigid" to describe today. So I thought I'd look up the word "frigid" to see what it actually means...lets see.Webster's online dictionary describes it as this:FrigidAdjective1. Sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman".2. Extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North

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Brighton is on a kick lately of wanting his "juice" with supper instead of his regular whole milk. So being the complete pushover I am, I gave in and gave him the "juice." I should clarify, bu "Juice" he means sugar free crystal light drinks that we dilute about 3:1 3 parts water to 1 part prepared crystal light. About 30 minutes after his supper I noticed something rather odd...Brighton looked

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. OK, so today wasn't the glorious day I'd envisioned it to be...though it was pretty close, until about 7:30ish this evening. We had our play/lunch date with Gretchen and Josey, we came home and had supper, did all our evening chores - even got a load of clothes washed and dried (but have yet to be folded! - Sal, I know you're cringing!!!) Anyway, I'm sitting in Dad's chair watching my most

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I couldn't resist...And if you can't view the movie, here's a link http://www.break.com/index/funniest_laugh_ever.html

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Well, it so far has been a wonderful morning (excepting the below zero temperatures and the dog nearly trampling Brighton while in a hissy to get her treat after coming back inside). I woke up about 6:15, Brighton still sleeping, I went into the kitchen, started some fresh blueberry scones and made myself an espresso macchiato breve. (two shots of espresso over foam and steamed half and half).

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Brighton is convinced that he no longer has to sleep...ever. I'm not sure what it is that he finds so fun and fascinating around the house, but whatever it is, it's WAY too important to stop and rest. As an adult, and a mom, I cherish those last few moments just before I drift off to sleep. Bright, on the other hand, weeps and cries, and throws everything out of his crib before he loses his

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I never in a million years thought I would enjoy having a child like I do. Having to be self-sacrificing, patient, loving, thinking before you say/act, doubting yourself, all that fun stuff. Whenever someone brought in a baby to work, I would think to myself "you've seen one you've seen 'em all." How horrible right? Well, I was selfish (still am sometimes) and totally and completely ignorant to

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Lastnight, Brighton came up with the funniest thing. Out of no where, he started "pfft"ing. Kind of like either a sneeze or like someone going "pfft!" as if to say "whatever!" I did get it on video, but I'm not yet sure how to load that up to google. I also noticed after viewing it 23 times, that he said "whatyoudoing?" in the video...Andrew will be working on how to get that fixed so we can show

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After a long weekend (it seems like just yesterday that Brighton had the flu...) we're finally going to get some rest this week hopefully. I thought I had the flu last night because as I lay down at about 9:30, I got extremely nauseous. I had Andrew get a garbage can and line it with two garbage bags just in case. I made about 5 trips to the bathroom just sure I was going to "spew". But nothing.

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Just what Daddy wanted for his birthday, snow! (well, at least one thing he wanted. Mom thought it would be a great idea to get Dad a charcoal grill for his birthday, but didn't think about the fact that he can't use it until spring until AFTER she bought it...)Brighton woke up this morning and saw the big snow flakes outside and was excited to go out and play. So we ate breakfast, read a few

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Yesterday was a crazy day. Brighton was sick with the flu, I just started my period the day before after not having it for almost two and a half years (I'm not counting after he was born) so my hormones were out of control!!! But we snuggled a lot I got puked on a lot, did a lot of laundry and didn't eat all day because I didn't want to eat or drink in front of my poor boy who by the end of the

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When Brighton woke up this morning, he saw the snow outside and really wanted to go explore it. So at about noon, after a nap and lunch, we ventured outside. Feebee, Brighton and I.It took us about 45 minutes to get his gear on. By the time I got his second layer of clothing on (he had his pj's then a sweat suit over top of that) and managed to get the snow pants on without too much incident. But

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Ok, so these last couple of posts are just silly, but hey, that's OK right? Brighton decided to get into the fridge this morning and pick out his second breakfast. And just so you don't think that this is all I feed my son, he DID have whole wheat pancakes and milk for breakfast..."Can I have this for breakfast mom?""SURE!" Says Mom. "Here, let me help you!""Is that enough for you my son?""Why

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I have a feeling I'm going to need some caffeine today to keep up with this little bear.Brighton decided that he'd like to have an espresso like mommy. Don't worry, I only gave him a solo!!

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Yesterday while I was working, and admitedly being a wee bit obnoxious, a man came up to the counter with a t-shirt that said "Boobies make me smile". Now, two years ago, I may have found this t-shirt appauling, offensive and rude. Instead, to my manager/friend, AJ's chagrin (who was trying to decide how to tell this very large man that we would not serve him because he was disrespecting us of

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Didn't take long for Brighton to get in the toybox...Doesn't he look a little guilty? Or bothered by our taking photos...Ah, not too bothered, he just got back to his playing. Great idea daddy, he loves his new old toybox.

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Dad has been wanting to bring home his old toybox for Brighton for a long time now. Finally today he did it. So he and Brighton spent some time fixing loose parts and cleaning it up from years of love and abuse and storage.

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Our little man is so smart. Just as we'd suspected, he's been absorbing everything and just playing it out in his mind before he commits to actually showing us that he knows it. :) Lastnight when I got home from work, we stood in front of the fridge that has several Christmas Photos of friends and realtives. He dutifully pointed out "Grammy" "Tom" "Sally" "Indy" "Tom and Sally's '56" "Jill" "

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Consistency is Important!CAUTION: THIS BLOG CONTAINS SNIPPETS OF A PERSONAL NATURE. IF YOU WILL LOOK AT ME FUNNY OR THINK OF ME DIFFERENTLY AFTER READING THIS, AVOID THE ITALICIZED AND RED PORTION OF THE LAST PARAGRAPH.For the time being, I'll tell you about Brighton's newest things. He now tells us what a CAT says (softly) "Muuuuu" and what a COW says "MMUUUUHHHH". He's very smart. He will

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On my Mamasource webgroup, a soon to be new mom posed the question "how has your life changed?" She asked about money, chores, sex life. All those fun things. But my life has changed in profound ways, not so much in the little ways. So I thought I'd share my response:"You know, my life changed drastically, but those things you mentioned are the minor things that I didn't even really notice.

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Christmas 2006

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I love the Christmas season, but I'm glad it's over. Now I just have to get rid of this blasted Christmas Candy I made!! Brighton woke up on Christmas morning to already set out toys. Namely a "Little People" barn set, a "Smartville Tree House" and several trucks. He had a few yet to open from Mom and Dad and of course his stocking. His eyes lit up when we walked out into the room and he saw

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This is the most hilarious thing I've done in a long LONG time. It's a great release after a long day at work. Enjoy all! Click on the title to go see Brighton's elfamorphasis. And just for fun, here's DAD'S and MOM'S

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