Compare

I ran across the pic of AM when I was showing her baby pictures of her on the computer. Even though this outfit was super short on TC for Halloween, I put it on him to hang out in and I decided to compare the pictures. Super funny. They don't look alike to me, but I see something in their smile that is the same....or similar or something. Very cute. At Halloween she would have been 2 1/2 months and he was 5 months.

Being a mom...not in heels

So, I find myself always wanting to buy my kids stuff. Which is fine, but I wonder why I no longer am obsessed with myself? I mean that sounds wrong, but do you get what I'm saying? I will make sure my kids are dressed absolutley adorable and I try not to head out in sweats...that's my idea of getting dressed nice. Terrible. I do wear makeup and do my hair, so I'm not one of those moms that has completely lost touch with herself. But I used to wear cute stilettos and make sure I was all done up, accesorized, and ready to go. No longer. Not that I don't have my cute purse with me when I leave, because I do, always. But I no longer can throw on heels to go somewhere...those are saved for special occaisions! HA, I can't believe it. Luckily, or unluckily, however you want to look at it. After I had AM, a ton of my heels and cute little shoes no longer fit the same...I gave them all away (still very sad about that part), but I do have a few left here and there that sit in my closet waiting for a night out (which rarely happens). In the summer it's flip flops, it the winter it's Uggs and tennis shoes. Even for family dinners I have been to lately, it's ballet flats or something. Which are very cute, but not heels. Tomorrow I have a baby shower to go to...I'm wearing heels. Maybe.

Something that was on mind

I was reminded about some thoughts I had the other day by reading my friend Mandy's blog. It almost shocked me when I read it, but I'm not certain why. I mean obviously there will be people who are upset. I guess in my way I am blind to that because I could not possibly understand what is wrong with Barack Obama being our next president. But as she said, it is the south. I guess I just do not understand the thoughts...or more like I cannot comprehend how they could feel that way.

However, here are the thoughts that went through my head~

I was walking with the kids the other day and I was thinking about how in the "old" days when the country had a vision of hope. I never knew what those days were like, or how everyday people could be so wrapped up in these people that brought them this hope and they didn't even know them. I guess in my mind, these visions of hope came from people like Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy. People that were gone before my time and still to this day hold a place in people's hearts...even though they didn't even know them. And as I walked in the wind and drizzle pushing the stroller...I realized I had this very same feeling for our future President. Maybe not to the extent of those in the past although I cannot attest to how they felt, or how the country felt as a whole, because I was not there. But I feel something for this future we hold and I feel like he will take us there. I have never cried over politics, but I cried when he won. I cried when I watched him speak...it moved me and it made me happy to see how our country has changed and I hope to God that our country will grow stronger and be better off than the last 8 years. And in all reality...that's part of what makes me so happy, I have faith and hope in this man...whom I do not even know.

I'm addicted

to vacuuming. Everyday I vacuum. I don't even think I go 24 hours. I can't stand stuff on the rug, I can't stand dog hair on the floor. I vacuum.

I am also burning candles all the time. I used to only light them in the evening, but now I have to have them going by the afternoon, sometimes in the morning too. It all started after going to my sister in law's candle party she hosted. I didn't even buy that much, and I actually haven't even started burning the candles I bought there. I just want it to smell nice and be warm and cozy all the time now.

I am going to be a "single mom" of two kids for the first time. I mean I usually do most of the stuff anyway ;) but seriously when C gets home after work...the smallest bit of relief usually helps. He is gone for work for 2 nights and 3 days. (hopefully I don't have any info on here for some psycho to figure out where I am....anyway...) Luckily my mom is going to join us for dinner tonight so I won't be so bored and feeling like I only talked to kids today. And tomorrow we're having lunch with some friends- it will break up the days and give us fun things to do and look forward to. But we will miss daddy....

Oh, the difference!

New carseat...only 2 days in the car and the baby already hasn't cried. I'm talking he must have hated his infant seat, I don't know if it smooshed him or what, but he always cried. He loves his new carseat! And AM does too, she says it's soft. Cute.

The stroller...Mandy, it's prob the same type you had, Maclaren twin triumph. Love it. SOOOO much easier to get in and out of car, I don't have to put it all together like my old train I was pushing and AM and TC just sat together while we went to the mall- he stayed in it the ENTIRE time and AM would sit and talk to him and hold his hand and tell him about things they were seeing. Oh, it made me smile. Love it. Anyway, my life is officially easier I think :)

I had dinner with a couple girlfriends last night, that was fun. I sometimes feel like I never go anywhere, so it was fun to get out, even if it was just up the street :)

We are going to our niece's soccer game this afternoon, should be fun- hope the rain holds out...the sun has made an appearance!

My daughter is smart. Yes, I am biased, but I think she really is. First of all, Sesame Street does wonders I swear. That's where she started to learn the alphabet and now we probably say it 20 times a day. Now she is also practicing counting. The other day she's watching SS and I hear her in the other room repeating the numbers after the count or whoever. All the way up to 9. I smile. Then two days ago I'm with her and she's picking up these stacking blocks she has, well only a few were in the living room and the rest in her bedroom. She says nine. I wasn't paying attention and she goes momma, nine. I look over and she's holding the block that has a nine on it. I was like, crap, you're good. Then she picks up another and says five..it's the five. So, she can pick out certain numbers by seeing what they are, the 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9. Why those, I don't know...we're working on the rest though. So, I am biased, but she's a smart two year old I think :)

TC started eating food...he's loving it. I think he's going to be one of those teenage boys who eats you out of house and home. He's only had rice cereal and peas...which stink, yuck. But I'll move him onto some squash tomorrow and see how he likes that. I think he just likes food. If you have something to eat while holding him...he watches EVERY bite and gets all excited and giggly. It's super funny.

Tomorrow we're getting together with family for a bday dinner, which is always fun. Hope ya'll have a great weekend.

Oh happy day

That's all I have to say. Thank goodness for the change.