Go To SLEEP

Ellie has reached a new phase in her growth and development...sneakiness! She has NOT been wanting to go to bed. So, what does she do? She sneaks out of her room and hides in various places around the living room. The thing is, she is so stinking quiet that you rarely hear her moving around. The other day I noticed her door was open so I went down the hall to tell her to go to bed. Lo and behold she was not in her room. I came running out and told Kevin she wasn't in there. Suddenly I heard a giggle. She was hiding under a blanket next to the couch!! I had NO idea that she was there. Last night I was reading a book in the living room and looked up to see Ellie's face like 2 inches away from mine. I thought I was going to have a heart attack!! Ahhh! I think I slept more when the two of them were little babies vs. now.

On top of all of this she has not figured out how to climb over the gate going down to the entry way. Kevin was changing Emma's diaper the other day and Ellie made a grand leap over the gate in her new rain boots (thanks Grandma) and out into the snow. At least she was dressed this time. Do you see a pattern, however, how all of her escapes happen when Kevin is on duty? I have since put safety locks on the doors downstairs so hopefully that won't happen again. We'll see how long that lasts.

Children are quite the adventure.

Sickness Take 2

I went to bed last night feeling pretty ok...and woke up feeling totally crummy. It's happend, Mommy has gotten sick! Ugh! Yet if you know me you know that I don't have internet at work...that means only one thing! Yes! I WENT to work!!! Granted, I would much rather be under the covers watching Dr. Phil or something (who wouldn't?) but I have a LOT to do today before the team meeting tomorrow. In fact, I'll probably be up late watching Hells Kitchen filing papers, blowing my nose the entire time. Lucky me.

Sickness

I don't think there is anything worse then having a sick baby. Ellie has had this terrible cough for a couple of days now, and I would do anything to help her feel better. I have been loading her up with fluids, but no milk because it is so thick. Well, you would think I was the most terrible person in the world!! All she wants it milk, and it's the one thing she can't have right now. Though she's no "baby" anymore, she is my baby and I feel terrible that I can't do more for her. Or that the doctor can't. Or that nobody can. Plus I think Emma is starting to get it and that is just no fun.

Yesterday Kevin stayed home from work b/c he doesn't feel well. It is shocking to me how protective and caring I am of my children, but when my husband gets sick it just bugs the heck out of me! Now, granted, he was not that sick. He said he stayed home because he felt "sluggish." Well, for about 1 week every month I feel sluggish (to say the least) and I am still at work. Honestly, I think he just needed the rest, so it was probably a good thing he stayed home. But I spent all days in meetings, the last of which a client stormed out on my boss and I, slamming the door and swearing the entire way. When I got home the house was a MESS. Ellie had dumped her ENTIRE toy box on the floor in her bedroom, and tossed toys ALL OVER the living room. Emma had got into the bathroom of our room...(I still can't find my brush) Dishes were EVERYWHERE...So much so that I had to get up an hour early this morning to finish cleaning them up...I was not in the mood to deal with any of this, but deal I did as any mommy knows how to do. I wonder why, though, when I am sick nobody comes to my rescue like this...hmmm....food for thought.

Valentines Day

Another Valentines Day has come and gone. Usually I am not a fan of this holiday...I've only had a few good ones in my life thus far (Sean did quite well, and Kevin tries) However, in the grand scheme of things this past weekend certainly took 1st or 2nd place on my list! The thing is, we really did not do much except spend time together...And isn't that what the holiday is all about anyways? Kevin and I went to the Mall of America where he got me an amazing gift (you'll have to guess!!!) After that we came home and he made this huge seafood supper :D NUMMY! We hung out, talked, had some drinks...all the stuff couples are supposed to do but sometimes can't because of children (thanks daddy for helping!) I try my hardest to avoid the materialistic side of holidays, focusing instead on the substance of the day. A weekend like this past one really helps me to remember that love is about emotion and connection, not about the larger things like a pair of diamond earings or going to some $300.00 place to eat. So whether you spent it at home or out on the town, with a significant other, friend, parent, or pet...I hope that everyone had as great of a weekend as I did.

No more bottle

Emma is totally off her her bottle now. She has been down to only having it at night for a while, but as of the past few days it is all together bye-bye. What a few days it has been!!! She is PISSED! Not just mad, folks...oh no...but full out pissed off!! Last night she was up at least 6 times because I wouldn't give her the bottle. (Of course I was the one who got up all of those 6 times!) She cries like the dickens, and almost always wakes up her sister...who then needs a drink, to go to the bathroom, and get a kleenex (sometimes all at the same time!) I forget what it's like to sleep ALL NIGHT...I'm sure this is true for any parent. Oh well...in a few more short years I will be up all night waiting, listening for them to come home. Never ends.

Marriage Thoughts

Sometimes it takes all of my energy to stay married. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Kevin. I think he is a wonderful man, husband and father...I really do. He makes me smile like nobody else can, and I still get butterflies when I see him walking up to me. But I tell you what, that man EXHAUSTS ME! "Where is this?" "I want that?" "Why can't I..." AHHH! He is like a large kid who, like any child, cannot fully take care of himself. Except this isn't true. He's a grown man who CAN take care of himself (at least in theory) That's what drives me batty!!

I wonder if every married person goes through this...when they gaze over the dinner table at their wonderful spouse (who happens to be stuffing his face) and think "What the HELL have I got myself into?" LOL.

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE means you deal with the stinky socks all over, the dishes ALWAYS left in the sink, the toilet seat NEVER down...FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER means that he takes all the change out of the jar, spends extra money on coffee and candy bars when you are short on gas...and AS LONG AS YOU BOTH SHALL LIVE means, well, until one of us goes so crazy we just kick the bucket.

As I read over this post there is really no rhyme or reason to it. It's just the ramblings of a wife who is (happily) married to a (wonderful) man that is driving her (totally and utterly) crazy. No matter what I know this is right, this is how it should be. Happily ever after.

I am going to go nuts!!!

Ok well it has been an interesting couple of weeks for me here. Let me think back to all of the CRAZY things my children have done,...

1) Ellie took diaper cream and covered the dog with it. Covered. Totally.

2) Ellie snuck past Kevin and somehow got the cap off of the children's cold medicine. So, this one was not so funny at the time. Luckily she just took a little and most of it got on the floor. Still, it was another call he had to make to Poison Control. Ugh.

3) We found out that Ellie can climb into Emma's crib, and Emma can climb into Ellie's bed. Nice.

4) Ellie took the top off of her plastic clothes stacker and climbed into the top drawer in order to get the dress she wanted to wear out of the closet. I walked into her room as she was doing this. I about died.

5) Emma dumped an entire bag of rasin bran on the floor and shared it with the dog.

6) I woke up at 3:00 am to find Ellie in the kitchen trying to peel an orange with a play knife.

Hmmm...I think those are the major things. I am tired. LOL. And poor Kevin tries to help but, god love him, he just looks at me like he's lost sometimes. Love the guy, really do. He tries.