Happy Halloween!

These are not their costumes :) I will send those pics out later, but these are cute little devils aren't they? Today we followed the past two years' tradition of trick or treating at my mom's work and then going out to lunch. She used to work on Halloween night so we did that, but this year we are going to C's grandmama's for dinner- she has it every year but we always did our own thing. This year we decided it would be way more fun for the kids to go there and see all their cousins. We don't get any trick or treaters at our house so it will be more fun to do that.

I sold my double stroller to a lady who bought it for her daughter who is having her second baby. It made me laugh because she said her daughter is a baby gear nut. I love it...finally someone else like me. (However, I find that we aren't that rare....many moms I have met have a bunch of strollers just like me..but i will be consolidating very soon!) I bought that double stroller when I was like 5 months pregnant with TC, had it waiting for us. We used it for the past 4 months, but I decided it was too big to just have in my car and it didn't just pop up for a quick trip in the store. If I had TC in his carrier and stuck it in his stroller for that then AM would get mad and want to get in the stroller. If she said she wanted to walk, I end up carrying her or her having a fit screaming upppppyyyyyy. So, I ordered a new double stroller, a side by side that is half the weight of my previous one, folds up nicely and pops up in a second, throw both kids in and I'm off. I cannot wait until it gets here. Plus when you find things cheaper here or there it makes you happy you found a good deal. I also ordered them new car seats. This is annoying to some I'm sure...like my mother who thinks I'm being ridiculous. TC is not too big for his carrier, but I will tell you...he is getting dang heavy to carry in that thing. Plus he hates it, he cries in it. I did lots of research on car seats, we needed to get two for him- one for my car and one for C's. We have a cheaper one in C's car for AM. So, anyway, AM's carseat in my car is annoying in the fact that the bottom clip in part digs into her legs. And she's got skinny little legs..it's just not high enough or something. So, I decided to put that carseat in C's car too (they hardly ever ride in there) so the two spares are in and I get the two nice matching carseats for my car for each of them. The funny part is I just couldn't buy him the nice carseat and leave AM in the other one. So, I justified it to being fair since we had to buy two anyway. C agreed with me on the whole thing...except I didn't really explain that it wasn't fair to AM to leave her in the uncomfortable seat. I know he would agree with me on that too though b/c he spoils her rotten, he wants her to have the world.

That being said, I love both my children more than anything, I can't even explain the feelings I have for them. But they are so different. I remember being pregnant and I worried about sharing my love and blah blah blah. I seriously cannot even explain how it works. Or how I can look at my baby boy and feel such joy and feel a completely different but similar love and joy for my little girl who I know so completely in a whole different way. Anyway, for anybody who ever went through that or will go through it, it's weird and definitely unexplainable.

And last but not least...my big 5 month old boy rolled over for the first time today. Yeaaahhh!

Happy Halloween!

Be careful what you wish for...or not

So, we almost lost a member of our family yesterday. Don't get all emotional, it wasn't one of us humans. But still, Raven ran away. And not so much she ran away, as she likes to get out of the yard and go play. She is usually found within a few minutes, at the most an hour. She is usually down the block or at the park or the school messing with the kids. Now, I have had many issues with her since having my first baby. I now HATE dog hair and vaccuum constantly. Our house is too small and she follows you around and is always in the way, because she's a big dog. C and I have told ourselves we will never have a big dog again. Obviously our future house hunt is in part to having two kids and two dogs. Anyway, yesterday Raven decides to get out. I can't find her. After the baby wakes up from his nap, we walk, can't find her. After the kids afternoon naps, we drive, can't find her. She's never been gone this long. C gets home, rides his bike around the neighborhood, can't find her. Comes back, puts AM in the car with him, they drive around, can't find her. C bbqs steak for dinner and everytime he goes outside he whistles...no Raven. At this point I have actually shed a few tears even though I have been driven crazy by this very hyper, half psycho, half retarded dog for the past 5 years. I realize she is still part of our family and I am going to miss her. C isn't hardly talking to me, I know he thinks I willed this with my mind since I have been so irritated by her. I am thinking he will resent me for the rest of my life....what really broke my heart though, everytime AM asked Sasha? (that's what she calls Raven...no idea where it came from?)

Fast forward...4:30am. A bark. And who is at the back door? A very tired dog named Raven. Let me in daddy. C is so happy. I smile and go back to sleep for 15 minutes until the baby wakes up.

Fast forward....10:00am. Back from our walk, get the dogs out of the kennel (sidenote: many of you are probably wondering why the dogs don't get to walk with us...reread the hyper, psycho, retarded part and times that by 100, that's Raven on a walk. I can't do it. Only C can.) Anyway, kennel...what stinks? Oh, Raven had rhea in there. Great. Leave the garage door open to air out. Clean up crap. Yell at dog. Call C, yell at him. He says she probably got into something when she was out. Oh, you think? She should have stayed out then. Stupid dog, I was a lot more calm when she was missing, sad, but calm. Now I am irritated once again.

But, she's family right? Damn dog.

Been awhile

I feel like time just flies by. I have been spending most of my time when I'm on my computer checking email and selling baby stuff on craigslist. Doesn't sound too exciting, but it makes a little extra money here and there. However, I haven't been on to blog in awhile. Some updates about TC, he is now 4 months old and at his checkup he weighed 14lbs 7oz and was 24in. He is smiley, cuddly, lovey, and absolutely adorable. Update on little AM, she is totally into being a little mommy, let's just hope she is satisfied with dolls and doesn't take a teenage plunge. HAHA, totally kidding. Anyway, she loves her babies, carries them, feeds them, burps them, puts them in TC's swing, has them do tummy time on his mat, sits in his bumbo. It is adorable. She is the best helper and big sister. And she is just sooo sweet.

Oh, and C had his birthday over the weekend, the big 33. We had a nice dinner just the two of us on Saturday and then the 4 of us went to Red Robin on Sunday and much to his dismay I had them sing happy birthday, but it was mostly for AM, not him :)

Another thing we've been doing, I got a double jogger with a raincover, so I have been getting out for a nice walk everyday, rain or shine, this way the kids get out, but don't have to get wet! Watching them through the little top window is so cute because AM and TC sit next to each other and she rubs his little hand and talks to him and points things out on the walk. It's fun to watch because she doesn't know I am....how many times can I say my kids are adorable and cute? Anyway, it does give me a little fresh air and exercise, which is nice.

Hope all is well with all of you! Til next time.