Mr. Demanding

Bubby's getting to the age where he notices when he is "alone" and he doesn't like it, to put it mildly.

It all started with his naps. He was pretty little when he started to refuse to sleep in his crib, and would only sleep in my bed. He was even picky about which SIDE he slept on! He sleeps on Chris' side, so we call it "Sleeping in his Daddy Bed".

Just so he would actually take a nap, I started to just let him do it, and stop fighting him on it.

Well...now it's not just that he wants to sleep in his Daddy bed, he wants me to snuggle him and thump his bum UNTIL he falls asleep in his Daddy bed. Ok...I can do that I guess.

That lasted for about 2 weeks. Now he is on to a new demand. He falls asleep but reaches up for me in his sleep, and if he doesn't touch some part of me, he wakes up and doesn't go back to sleep. He usually ends up taking a nap with his hand on my face. So for the past way too long, we have been taking a nap together. Don't get me wrong, I love naps, but I really should be doing other things then napping!

So long story short, if I am not in his sight, he screams until he can see me, or until I come and pick him up. I was trying to make dinner, and he was really getting mad. He wanted to be held and I couldn't just sit and hold him! I tried giving him toys,and sitting him where he could see me, but none of it worked.

Then I spotted his Bumbo and got an idea. I put him in his Bumbo and sat him up on the counter with me. He actually liked "helping" me cook, and it was nice to actually GET to cook!

Have I created a Monster?!?! I guess at least he is a Cute Monster! :)

Need I Say More!?

I'm not sure which one of won this battle. We both had carrots all over us by the time lunch was over! Bubby now tries to "help" me when I feed him! I have to be pretty fast to get the spoon in his mouth before he grabs it and flings food everywhere. As you can see I'm not quite fast enough! I think his bib sums it all up!

Bubby's Fire Museum Field trip

Today I took Bubby to the Utah Fire Museum with my Friend Melissa, and her little pre-school.

I was really excited to one, get out of the house for awhile, and two, to take bubby to see all the Fire Trucks. I was interested to see if he would like them, or if he would really even care.

He seemed to be interested in his surroundings, but I think the thing he loved most was his fireman's hat. He kept it on for a little while, but then he decided it was more fun to throw out of his stroller for Mommy to keep picking up.

We took a couple pictures of him on the fire trucks. He had a little fireman's onesie that I put him in for his little outing.

I had actually never been to the museum, it was kind of fun. I will have to take him back when he's a little older.


Fireman Bubby ready to go!


Bubby's new favorite game. Throw the Fireman's hat out of the stroller.



A couple of the Firetrucks we saw.


Field trips are Exhausting!

Activity Days

Yesterday was my very first Activity Day's Activity. To say the least...it was a total baptism by fire!

Our activity was to go to the Draper temple open house. We had a little trouble finding enough drivers for all 18 girls who went, but at the last minute we were able to get just barely enough.

I forget how goofy and silly girls that age are. On the drive up I spent the entire time referring fights, and making sure the tears were kept to a minimum.

We got there at 5:00 and went through the little audio tour, and then we got on a bus and rode up to the temple. It was beautiful obviously. I loved the cherry wood that they used in the temple. It was from Africa, annd it was so pretty! There were TONS of people there and I felt a little rushed through. However I would have felt that way anyway with 18 girls!

I wasn't able to take a picture of the temple, the only time we actually saw the outside of the temple was when we were in the bus. I tried to take a picture, but it didn't turn out. I only got a picture of a dirty window and some lights.

So instead, I took a picture of all or at least most all of the 18 girls after the open house at McDonalds. We took them out to get something to eat on the way home.

It was quite the activity, and I have to say, I was more then happy to get home to my little bubby and my Fer!

Afternoon in Salt Lake

Today bubby had to go to the Dr. to get his second round of flu shot. That meant that we had to make a trip into Salt Lake to his Dr.'s office.

Chris isn't able to work from home anymore on Wednesday's so I had all three kids. I went to pick Cameron and Reagan up from school. Wednesday is half day in the elementary school, so they get out around 1:20 p.m. Keric's appointment was at 2:15 p.m. so I took them out of school a little early.

They were both pretty excited that they got called to the office to go home early. Neither of them had ever gotten to do that before.

So we piled in the car and headed to the Dr. I love Keric's Dr.'s office because they are always so nice and I've never waited in the waiting room for more then 5 mins. and that's even rare. So back we went. I asked Cameron and Reagan if they wanted flu shots too, but they promptly said "NO!"

After the flu shot we went to Barnes and Noble and the kids used their gift certificates they got for Christmas from Grandma Anne. After we went to Barnes and Noble we went over to Toys R Us just for fun, and then we went to Chris at his office. He was almost finished with work, so we waited a little while for him to finish up with work and then decided to go do a little more shopping in Salt Lake.

After we went shopping, we called Mamma Anne and asked her if she wanted to meet us somewhere for dinner. We met her at Red Robin and then we came home. It was a fun afternoon, minus the flu shot.

Our Next Project

YEA!!! We started on the bathroom down in the basement tonight! I'm so excited to get started on another room. Hopefully I will be a little more help with this room, and it wont take so long to finish.

We each have specific jobs assigned to us while working in the basement.

Chris of course is the brains and the muscle behind the whole thing. I sure as heck have no idea how to plumb a bathroom, vent a bathroom, or put up a wall!

My job is to keep Bubby entertained if needed, cut the wood, (Yes, I can use a saw and I am fairly good at it!), hand Chris tools, which usually means FIND the tools he has laid down somewhere, and give input. I don't know how great my input is, but I give it when asked, and even sometimes when I'm not asked.

Reagan's job is to keep from getting hurt! This can be somewhat of a job for her. She is at that age where she is a little clumsy. Every time she comes to our house she has a new bruise or scratch, or some kind of owie to show me.

Bubby's job is to take a nap if at all possible, and if not, to just be his regular content and happy self, until of course it is feeding time and then all bets are off.

Cameron however has the most "fun" of all our jobs, or so he thinks. His job is to make sure that Chris doesn't get electrocuted. You think I'm joking, but I have pictures to prove it.

When Chris was finishing the office last year, I went downstairs one day to find Cameron standing next to Chris holding a 2x4 as big as he was! He was looking very intently at Chris and had somewhat of a panicked and worried look on his face. I asked him what he was doing and he said "Dad told me I had to whack him!" WHAT???

So Chris explains to me that he is working near some electrical things with the drill and he has told Cameron that if he were to hit one of the wires, and get shocked, that Cameron was to knock him over with the 2x4!! No wonder the poor boy looked panicked!

So ever since then, this has been Cameron's job. He has his 2x4 ready and waiting to 'Whack' his dad at any given moment. Thankfully he hasn't had to use it yet, but he is always standing by ready and more then willing to give his dad a big WHACK!

The Truth Hurts

OK, so maybe the title is a little more dramatic then it needs to be, but this was the conversation I overheard Reagan and her friend Lydia having today.

Lydia: "Can you go ask your mom if it's OK if we play with your paper dolls." "Ask her if she can help us tear the clothes out."

Reagan: "You mean go ask Nati?" She's not my REAL mom, she's my step mom"

*sigh*

I don't know where exactly Reagan learned the term "Real Mom" or Step Mom to be quite honest. I have never referred to myself as her step mom or her mom, we have always just used the terms Nati, and Mommy at our house when we talk about things.

This wasn't the first time I have heard her refer to me as NOT her Real Mom. The first time I heard her say it, it really caught me off guard, but I don't' know why it still catches me off guard.

I realize that the statement is true, I am NOT her real Mom, but I think I would just kind of rather stick to her calling me Nati, and not "My Step Mom", and her Mom.... well just keep calling her Mom and not "My REAL Mom."

Is that selfish?? Probably.... I need to just get over it, I mean I am quite a bit OLDER then she is! ha ha