Nope, Not My Children

Before I became a mom, I swore I would never: 

~allow my son to play with guns. (Today, I may or may not have bought Caleb his very first set of cowboy guns at the cowboy store in Texas....Sorry mom!!!!)

~allow my kids to run around outside in a diaper (lets not even talk about potty training.....) and t-shirt with no shoes. (Hannah may or may not have been half dressed almost all weekend...)

~encourage my kids to use their shirts and pants as napkins and tissues when none are available. (my kids may or may not be wearing shirts that are covered in spaghetti sauce, snot, and dirt....)

~go more than 2 days without bathing my children. (Their last bath was most definitely NOT almost a week ago...and it if was, I would most definitely NOT use wipes to clean them off multiple times a day!)

~let my kids stay up super late just so I can sleep in in the morning.....(they always go to bed at 8 o'clock on. the. dot.)


~let Caleb skip a week of (pre)school so we could take an completely unplanned and spur of the moment trip to Texas with a friend and her 2 children. (attending school is of utmost importance, and should never be skipped unless absolutely necessary...you know....for spur of the moment trips to Texas.)

~never bribe my kids with Nintendo DS playing time, candy, or playdough in exchange for good behavior or naps! (respect, obedience, and good behavior are always expected without any type of reward...unless they are in a store with plenty of breakables and they need to be controlled somehow!)

~allow my kids to eat marshmallows, oreos, cookies, suckers, popcorn, and candy for snacks while on the road. (Because you all KNOW that I brought carrots, apples, cheeses, pretzels, and whole grain crackers, to ensure all nutritional needs were met while traveling.)

You know, I used to be the perfect mother....
                                                                   before I had kids!

Today...

Today is a snow day for our school corporation. That means that Caleb doesn't have preschool. I have declared today a pajama day. We are going to do crafts, play games, and possibly play out in the snow later this afternoon. (I used to love playing in the snow. Now, I hate it! It's too coooooold!)

Today, we have what seems like a bajillion inches of snow on the ground. I got my work out shoveling it off the driveway.

Today, I might not shower. hehe!

Today I have some serious baby fever. I think Shane does too. We'll see where that leads. I sure am in love with that man of mine. Have I told you lately how good he is to us? I could not have gotten a better man to spend the rest of my days with- that's for sure.

Today, I'm choosing not to worry about a possible health issue that has come up in our immediate family. We aren't sure what is going on, and right now we are in the waiting and observing stage of trying to figure out what (if anything) is going on.

Today, I am enjoying the last of my Mint Chocolate Truffle Coffee Creamer in my coffee.

Today, I can't get enough of looking at sweet Mr. Half a Heart's pictures. (That would be Joshua in case you were wondering....one of the nurses dear friends of mine and I nicknamed him Mr. Yeshwa Half a Heart (we had one of the sweetest doctors on the face of the earth who called him Yeshwa b/c of his accent and HLHS means that he essentially only had a half of  a heart in case you were wondering!) ) I'm in love with this picture:



This picture is exactly how he would look up at me when we would snuggle
or when he would see me for the first time in the morning.
Oh how I miss that boy of mine.

 Today, I am writing a post that makes me laugh. I had an incident with a lock of Joshua's hair that we kept after he died. I think you guys will enjoy it. I know it made me laugh. I will post it TOMORROW!

Today, Shane and I are going to Griefshare. We will be discussing the loss of a child. Sounds like fun, eh?

Today, I am fighting with my friend Jill over who Edward Cullen would choose...me or her. I say me- she's too old! I am closer to his "frozen in time" age. HA!

Today, I am OK and I will accept that. I'll let tomorrow worry about itself!

Preschooler

My oldest baby is now an official preschooler. His first day of preschool is today. (and I'm trying to avoid the fact that I'm not there to take him....at least Shane is able to)

I can't believe that we have reached this point with him. He is old enough for preschool. Next will be Kindergarten.....where has the time gone?

He makes such goofy faces for pictures! Gotta love him!

The room has swings in it! How awesome is that?!