The list....

I know all of you moms out there have similar stories to these, but I have decided to keep a running list. This way when the kids grow up I can show them how much they owe me and when they have kids they will understand why payback is such a B****! :)

1. Today Dani shoved about $4.00 worth of quarters into my tape deck in the van. I had a roll of quarters that I have been using to tip my barista. I looked down and there was one sticking out of the deck thingy. Dani (from the back seat) yells proudly, "My do that Mommy!" I guess I will no longer send them downstairs while I quickly gather everything we need for the outing! Good thing we don't listen to tapes!

2. Ellie was screaming 25 minutes after I put them into their cribs at nap time. I went in there and she was IN Dani's crib with her! Apparently she scaled the ends of the cribs and wound up in her sister's bed. This wasn't the problem though, she left her "nai nai" blanket in her bed. I guess it is most definitely time for the big girl beds! Of course this happens when Kent is out of town for two weeks!

3. During nap time I was reading in my room, trying to regain some sanity (is that even possible?) when Brayden starts SCREAMING from the bathroom (which is right next to the girls room where they are napping)! Great, I get up and race into the bathroom. He is sitting on the toilet and he said, "Mommy I have owie poops." Seriously, I calmly say, "I'm sorry, what would you like me to do?" He says, "I don't know, but it really hurts!" I say, "Ok, well just sit there and hopefully it will feel better soon." Come on, what are you supposed to say/do? I also added, "Do it quietly, your sisters are sleeping and I don't want them to wake up yet!"


what will be next.....?

My Brayden Boy

I just have to make a note of my little boy. Funny things have been happening and I tend to forget right away what they were.

Last night Kent made us a BBQ dinner! The kids and I came in from playing outside and sat down to eat. After a few minutes Brayden said, "My tummy is really hungry!"

Me:"Good thing we're eating dinner right now."

A few minutes later

B: "My tummy really hurts!"

Me: "Maybe you should try to go to the bathroom, maybe it will feel better then. Maybe you have to go in and toot."

B: In utter disbelief, "But MOM I haven't even eaten any beans yet!"

After a few minutes in the bathroom he decides that is not the problem, he needs to lay down and rest. This may have been the first time he has ever suggested this. I am mildly concerned and I go lay down in his bed with him.

Me: "How does your tummy hurt? Do you feel like you're going to throw up, or is it just big owies?"

B: Calmly says, "It feels like the bones are poking through my stomach. I am pretty sure that is what is happening."

Shocked by such a great description, yet more concerned about how badly his tummy hurts, I tell him it's a good idea to rest for a while. He decides he should do some puzzles while he rests. After the puzzles are complete, he comes out of his room, sits at the table and finishes his dinner, like nothing happened. Kent is pretty sure he just had a big TOOT!

B is also very into "making projects." He is constantly creating something. We got teddy grahams at the store today and there is a recipe for a teddy smoothie on it. I told B we could make one for breakfast in the morning. He insisted that we make a "note" and put it on the counter so I don't forget. (Apparently he has picked up on how forgetful I have become, especially about these important things)! He had to write out "teddy smoothie", and then list all of our names. He said, "Dad will have to make his own note and his own smoothie, if he wants one." I guess he knows there's no way we're getting up early enough to have breakfast with Daddy!

His imagination constantly amazes me. The best gift I can give him is an empty toilet paper roll. His eyes light up and he yells, "Thanks mom!" Then he runs off to invent something new; a rocket an airplane, binoculars......I love my boy!