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Sunday, July 17, 2011
7.17.2011
The past week has flown by. Everyday gets us closer to our big move! I will be going to Springs tomorrow to do the employee health screening, then headed to daycare to pick up paper work, and stopping by my new job to meet some people and pick up some scrubs. We can wear whatever we want on Monday and Friday, but Tues-Thurs we have to wear the Surgery Center scrubs. That is fine with me...means that I don't have to go out and buy more scrubs!
Jones' vocabulary gets larger and larger each day. I am amazed at how he answers questions with full answers and reasons, like tonight he took his shirt off in the middle of dinner and I asked him why (thinking he was just trying to be like his daddy, who was still in his bathing suit), he said, "I pilled milk on it, mom." He still can't really say the "s" sound. We have been going to the pool a lot more lately and he LOVES it! I am so glad because he has been really scared before but now is counting to 10 and jumping into one of our arms. It is so cute because he will count to 3 with his fingers and then count to 10 as fast as he can and then jump. We started kicking a soccer ball into the pool (btw, this child will end up a soccer player one day the was he kicks) then he would get so excited to get the soccer ball that he wouldn't even count, he would just jump. He is still a little difficult to get to sleep. He wants to sleep in my bed because I have been letting him sleep with me while Jai is gone. So I have to stay in his room until he falls asleep. Tonight, he wanted me in his bed beside him. Then he wanted me on the floor next to his bed. So down I went....and here came Jones. He laid on top of me and laid his head on my chest. Then he took my hand and put it on his face and held it there and would not let me move it til he fell asleep. As much as I wanted him to get in his bed I was loving the "nuggles" from my sweet Jones!
Grayson continues to be a precious little thing. He is the perfect size and snuggle bug. Such a happy happy baby. We are still trying to figure out what gave him hives the other week, between the amoxicillin he was taking or strawberry jello. We gave him a pop-tart yesterday, of course it was strawberry and he had some berry flavored cereal bar, well yesterday and today he has had a rash on his arms and cheeks, some on his back too. Seems to get worse in the heat, may be a heat rash. There is no telling these days. Maybe it is the Septra that he is taking? Too many factors to really know. I did give him some benadryl before he went to bed so we will see if that helps. He is crawling everywhere. Trying to stand on his own, but has a ways to go before that happens. His hair is starting to curl in the back, I LOVE IT! But if it gets much longer people will seriously think he is a boy! He seems to like the pool too but wants to drink the water, just like in a bath. Grayson took a nap with me today, it was wonderful! That child does love to snuggle with his momma. When I was home with him for all those months, we took several naps a day and I LOVED it! When he was an ity bity thing that was all we did! I would have to set 3 alarms so I would actually wake up and do something for the day! Wow how things have changed!
So two more weeks left at Richland and here living in Lexington. Still can't believe it! And college football is right around the corner! Can't wait for that!!!!!!
Jones' vocabulary gets larger and larger each day. I am amazed at how he answers questions with full answers and reasons, like tonight he took his shirt off in the middle of dinner and I asked him why (thinking he was just trying to be like his daddy, who was still in his bathing suit), he said, "I pilled milk on it, mom." He still can't really say the "s" sound. We have been going to the pool a lot more lately and he LOVES it! I am so glad because he has been really scared before but now is counting to 10 and jumping into one of our arms. It is so cute because he will count to 3 with his fingers and then count to 10 as fast as he can and then jump. We started kicking a soccer ball into the pool (btw, this child will end up a soccer player one day the was he kicks) then he would get so excited to get the soccer ball that he wouldn't even count, he would just jump. He is still a little difficult to get to sleep. He wants to sleep in my bed because I have been letting him sleep with me while Jai is gone. So I have to stay in his room until he falls asleep. Tonight, he wanted me in his bed beside him. Then he wanted me on the floor next to his bed. So down I went....and here came Jones. He laid on top of me and laid his head on my chest. Then he took my hand and put it on his face and held it there and would not let me move it til he fell asleep. As much as I wanted him to get in his bed I was loving the "nuggles" from my sweet Jones!
Grayson continues to be a precious little thing. He is the perfect size and snuggle bug. Such a happy happy baby. We are still trying to figure out what gave him hives the other week, between the amoxicillin he was taking or strawberry jello. We gave him a pop-tart yesterday, of course it was strawberry and he had some berry flavored cereal bar, well yesterday and today he has had a rash on his arms and cheeks, some on his back too. Seems to get worse in the heat, may be a heat rash. There is no telling these days. Maybe it is the Septra that he is taking? Too many factors to really know. I did give him some benadryl before he went to bed so we will see if that helps. He is crawling everywhere. Trying to stand on his own, but has a ways to go before that happens. His hair is starting to curl in the back, I LOVE IT! But if it gets much longer people will seriously think he is a boy! He seems to like the pool too but wants to drink the water, just like in a bath. Grayson took a nap with me today, it was wonderful! That child does love to snuggle with his momma. When I was home with him for all those months, we took several naps a day and I LOVED it! When he was an ity bity thing that was all we did! I would have to set 3 alarms so I would actually wake up and do something for the day! Wow how things have changed!
So two more weeks left at Richland and here living in Lexington. Still can't believe it! And college football is right around the corner! Can't wait for that!!!!!!
Can't imagine if I had to carry him around in that carseat!
Gaygee supporting the USC Baseball team! Go Cocks!
After a long afternoon swimming.
Just had to capture how sound asleep he was in my bed.
Mommie and her sweet boys!
Jones being silly, as usual.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Lay Me Down To Sleep
Just a quick entry while Jones sleeps beside me in my bed (another bad habit while Daddy is working in Lancaster!).
One night a few weeks ago I was putting Jones to sleep and he said, "mommie, lay me" and I tried and tried to figure out what he was saying. Then it came to me. He wanted me to say his prayers! I thought it was the absolute cutest thing ever! He takes his paci out, folds his little hands together and while I say the prayer, he says it with me for the parts that he remembers. He mostly only knows the end of the last few sentences. Tonight when I put him to bed, he was ready for his prayers and he actually said the last sentence. SOO Cute!!!!! I guess he has heard me say it to him every night for the past 2 1/2 years so he is ready to start saying it with me. This is the prayer that we say every night:
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Keep me safely through the night
And wake me with the morning light.
May God bless you and keep you safe.
Amen.
Poor little Grayson fell tonight and bumped his little head. He pushed over a chair that had some bags hanging on it and when he did that, Jones thought it was funny and wanted to push one over also....except he pushed over the chair that Grayson was using to hold himself up with....yeah you can guess how that turned out. Grayson had a red cheek and a big bruise over his right temple. He cried and cried and Jones cried and cried. I think Jones felt bad for hurting him. He gave Grayson a big hug and kiss. I felt bad for my little fella though.
I guess I should probably put Jones in his bed. As much as I love to "nuggle" with him, as we call it, having him in my bed is like sleeping with a Mexican jumping bean (my mom coined that one and nailed it). Maybe I'll let him sleep here for a few hours..........
Nite nite!
One night a few weeks ago I was putting Jones to sleep and he said, "mommie, lay me" and I tried and tried to figure out what he was saying. Then it came to me. He wanted me to say his prayers! I thought it was the absolute cutest thing ever! He takes his paci out, folds his little hands together and while I say the prayer, he says it with me for the parts that he remembers. He mostly only knows the end of the last few sentences. Tonight when I put him to bed, he was ready for his prayers and he actually said the last sentence. SOO Cute!!!!! I guess he has heard me say it to him every night for the past 2 1/2 years so he is ready to start saying it with me. This is the prayer that we say every night:
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Keep me safely through the night
And wake me with the morning light.
May God bless you and keep you safe.
Amen.
Poor little Grayson fell tonight and bumped his little head. He pushed over a chair that had some bags hanging on it and when he did that, Jones thought it was funny and wanted to push one over also....except he pushed over the chair that Grayson was using to hold himself up with....yeah you can guess how that turned out. Grayson had a red cheek and a big bruise over his right temple. He cried and cried and Jones cried and cried. I think Jones felt bad for hurting him. He gave Grayson a big hug and kiss. I felt bad for my little fella though.
I guess I should probably put Jones in his bed. As much as I love to "nuggle" with him, as we call it, having him in my bed is like sleeping with a Mexican jumping bean (my mom coined that one and nailed it). Maybe I'll let him sleep here for a few hours..........
Nite nite!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Blog needs a face lift!
There is no possible way that I could catch everybody up on the past 6 months...or has it been more? But it is time that I begin blogging again. Everyday these sweet boys do the cutest things that I swear I have to remember. I absolutely can not believe how fast these past 2 1/2 years have gone by and it scares me to think of what I have already forgotten. So, here we go, I'm back on the blogging bandwagon...
Jones is a typical two year old right now. I don't want to title him as being in the "terrible twos" simply because I love this stage that he is in. He LOVES his momma right now and he isn't afraid to tell me or show me how much. I have a bad bad habit of sleeping in his toddler bed until he falls asleep (I actually really like the bad habit, myself). And everyone that knows me knows just how much I am always kissing my boys. It's like I can't ever get enough kisses from them. Well, last night I had just laid my head down on Jones' small "night night pillow" and had just closed my eyes, when I felt this really soft, wet kiss on my forehead. That's right. It was precious. Jones had leaned over and kissed me good night. Then it was as if he couldn't get enough kisses! He kissed each cheek, then my nose, my forehead and gave me one right on the lips! It was the most precious thing!!!
Jones is in the stage where he has to do everything by himself. He has just become potty trained and I think he really likes it. He wants to be the one to take off his shorts and cute Elmo underwear, not mommie or daddy. When he needs to poo poo, he demands that we turn on the fan and shut the door. It is hilarious. Then when he is done, he yells, "mom, I'm done" and usually he is. Thanks to his sweet friend Eli C, he is extremely fond of going pee pee outside in the grass now to and I usually let him!
Jones loves for me to "make a noise." This started out as him saying "mommie, makin a na noise?" with this curious, yet excited look on his face. At first I had no idea what he was talking about until one day he pointed at my stand mixer in the kitchen...he wanted me to make "pupcakepes." He even told his teacher "Ms. Dallah" (aka, Marcella) that he loves his Mommie because I "cupcakes, eggs, and make noise." He still asks me if we can "make noise" although now he can actually say, "make noise" and not "makin a na noise" although I really thought that was cute.
Jones is in love with Gaygee too. He has always called Grayson "gaygee" but has now started to say "Gaygon." He has a hard time saying the "s" sound but is doing very well talking. Jones loves to kiss his baby and rub his head. He is very protective of Grayson and likes to check on him, wake him up in the morning and hug him. There are many times that he is jealous and he acts out but he truly loves his baby. My favorite thing has has said about Grayson is when Grayson was sick and had really high temperatures. I had both boys eating breakfast at the table and Jones got up out of his chair, felt Grayson's forehead and said, "Mom, my baby is hot, he needs medicine." I just about died I thought it was so sweet. One day this week, I will make a list on here of all the sweet, funny things that Jones says. I want to remember all of them!
Grayson is such an amazing little baby. I can believe how much he has grown. He now has 4 teeth, 3 on the bottom and 1 on top. He is 21 pounds and about 28 inches long. He is the best size, still feels like a baby but very much growing up to be a little toddler. He is crawling all over the place. His favorite place to be is under the kitchen table. He loves to take a chair and push or pull it around the kitchen. He absolutely loves the little door stoppers. He will play with them for a good 30 minutes. Jones used to be terrified of them but now loves them too. Grayson is cruising between furniture and will now take about 10 steps while I hold one hand. He is a very very happy, content baby. Rarely fussy unless he has an ear infection...we are now on the 3rd antibiotic since Memorial day and have been referred to the ENT for tubes. I am SO READY for tubes. They were great with Jones and so I now want Grayson to get them.
Grayson sees an Early Interventionist with Easter Seals once a week as well as a physical therapist and speech therapist. I can really tell a huge improvement since we added the physical therapist and the speech therapist. The other day he reached his arms up for me to pick him up and said, "ma ma ma ma ma" at the same time. He did the same thing to Jai, but obviously said "da da da." That is huge!! I am just constantly amazed at how far he has come from one year ago. He wasn't even out of the hospital yet this time last year! AMAZING!
Grayson is so cute when he gets excited. If he is sitting, he moves his little legs up and down until he is bouncing on the ground. He also loves to play with Jones. At night I rock both of them at the same time and if Grayson is in a playful mood (he usually is) he will play a game with Jones and try to take Jones' paci....oh it is hilarious bc Jones plays back and tries to get Grayson's. Grayson is always very curious to know what Jones is doing.
Jai has started working at Founders FCU in Lancaster so we will be moving to either Rock Hill or Fort Mill very soon. We will live with Jai's parents until our house sells. No clue how long that will take. We have had 2 people look at it so far....I'm afraid this is going to take a while but at least I will have somewhere to stay during football season!!!
I just accepted a job at a small outpatient surgery center in Indian Land. It is directly across the street from the boys new daycare and I am really excited about that. The job sounds great. It will be full time but the hours will be 5-1 on an "early" day or 7-3, 7-5 depending on the day. To me, the earlier the better so I can get the boys and go home. Although the job does not sound as challenging as my current position in management, I think I will really like having good hours for the boys and I certainly won't have any work to bring home so that will be nice. As hard as it will be to leave Lexington, I am ready to get back into the same house as Jai. He is living in Lancaster Monday - Friday and being a single momma of 2 young boys aint easy!
It will be VERY VERY hard to leave Lexington. As much as I have always wanted to, I am really upset about it. We have joined a church and made a lot of friends. I can't even begin to talk about leaving my job, friends and co-workers at the good ole Rich-land. It hurts my heart. Nuff said cause I could go on for hours. Time for bed but here are some pictures of my sweet family!
My Sweet Grayson, a little over 1 year
Jones loves his baby
He is all about making silly faces these days.
This was 4th of July and celebrating my Grandma's 91st birthday
Friday, November 26, 2010
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11.26.2010
Wow this year is flying by! I can not believe it is time to order Christmas cards already! I love shopping for them and this year Shutterfly has the best Christmas cards! I just ordered Grayson’s birth announcements from Shutterfly. I ordered them on a Wednesday and I had them in hand by Friday…talk about great service! Great, quick service, along with the fabulous, stylish Christmas cards is why I will be ordering mine from Shutterfly again this year. They have hundreds of styles. Here are a few of my favorites:
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Stay tuned for an update on the boys!
Camille
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