Published

Mason's baby book arrived today. He loved it and so do we. Here's a small glimpse. I am very happy with how it turned out. Especially since it's the first one I have ever done. Well, aside from being on the High School Yearbook staff. I actually ended up with 2 copies. Mixbook sent me a promo coupon since it was my first purchase. Buy 1 get 1 free. Now I don't have to hold my breath when someone wants to look at it :)




The whole process was very therapeutic for me. Re-mincing over his early years helped me remember why I am laying on the couch for 3 months. And it distracted my mind from constantly feeling sorry for myself.
I really really must start the blog book, a much bigger project to undertake, but I don't plan on getting so fancy.

Simply Pleased

Ever since Kindergarten began Owen has had a hard time "just playing" at home. I don't know if it's partly his age and the toys we have or b/c he is at school most of the day and his playtime is just a transition between homework and dinner. He doesn't transition well. If he gets bored for the slightest bit of time he starts picking on his brother. Or perhaps it's b/c I am constantly comparing him to Mason who can pick anything up and start playing all on his own.

Yesterday was the first day Mason and I have been together alone in 10 days. And I realized why he is so much easier to have around (while on bed rest). You would think he would be harder b/c he can do less for himself. The reason is b/c he is happy with the simplest things. It doesn't take much AT ALL. Today he read to himself for almost 30 minutes, played with a few trucks and blocks for another 30 minutes by himself. He is content to push a car up and down the back of the couch with me, or race 2 balls down the back of the couch, or make a terribly cheesy "ramp" with legos that are really too bumpy to actually drive a car over it. The ramp doesn't even have to be long enough, wide enough or smooth enough.

When Owen came home from school we showed him our ramp. He said, "that's not a ramp." How is it so much harder to entertain my (almost) 6 year old? Seems backwards to me. What are we going to do this summer when I also had a newborn to the mix?

29 weeks

Another week of bed rest complete, 6 more to go! Can you tell Friday's are a big deal around here and for more than the usual reasons?

Chin Up

As my Nerna always said, "keep your chin up" and that's what we are attempting to do around here. Some moments more successful than others.

The following fun was made possible by my sweet mom who just left after 5 days with our crazy family. Owen had another day off from a unexpected blizzard this morning.

making snow cream

"picnic" lunch

getting the energy out

Mom, as always, we owe you big time!

Oh, how could I forget? For the sake of my sanity we tackled the nursery closet this morning while the boys enjoyed some t.v. time. All of Mason's stuff is officially out and the baby's toys and books are wiped clean and put away. Granted it was mostly mom, but I contributed by giving orders and cleaning toys.

Bowl Time

At least 3 bowls all with yummy dips and chips. Oh, yes and a football game.

Our Superbowl party shrunk at the very last minute when EJ's dad decided to head back to the winter wonderland of NJ. EJ's grandmother's house has been without power since Sat and isn't expected to get it back until tomorrow at the earliest. His grandmother is staying with a friend, but Ed was very concerned about the house and pipes, etc. So he got to experience 95 like it's never been seen before. Parts of 95 were worse than our Cul-de-sac. He was driving 20 miles an hour b/c there was so much snow still on 95. Can you imagine? Parts of MD got 40 inches of snow and could possibly get another foot tomorrow.
Anyway, the 4 of us and my mom had no problem polishing off the snacks. It was so nice to be home and back with my guys even if it was on the dreaded couch.

the infamous couch, my current best friend