Mommy Confessions: Gaming before bed

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3DS before bed

Our week has been all sorts of crazy. I let Lucas play his 3ds for 20 minutes in bed.

I don't usually allow this sort of thing because you know it's a bad habit.

But Lucas has been ridiculously great the last few days.

He had just beaten the game Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins and he was really excited. I told him he could play for 20 minutes then I'm come back up and retuck him in. This won't be a habit we allow every  night.

He does have his DS in his bedroom and when he wakes up at 6:30 am he will lay in bed and play or watch movies until 7-7:30. That I'm okay with. He will come down we will eat breakfast and get the day going.

Side note: The game is pretty awesome. We won't be able to get a Wii U... ever and my kid loves Legos. We are working on getting different Lego City sets. I saw they had this game for 3DS and looked to see what it was about.

He can play it well. It's open world kind of like Grand Theft Auto where you don't have to do missions. (It's not graphic at all lol) He can drive around and open things up.

The missions aren't too hard. He only needed help a few times. I've heard most Lego games are pretty hard but this one is very kid friendly. He's almost 5.



What games do your kids like to play?

Everyone's Sick

Waiting for the doc.

This week has been hell.

It started great.

We took Sam to the doctor for his well baby visit. Then Wednesday it was down hill. Sam was irritable, crying, not sleeping well, crying, not eating, crying. Did I mention crying?

My usually very happy baby was extremely unhappy.

I was also extremely unhappy.

My body aches from pacing through the house because nothing settled this kiddo but moving. We have an exercise ball that we sit and bounce him on, usually this works like a charm. Nope. Not happening.

Poor guy would cry and cry until he passed out. He was screaming and I was holding him the whole time, pacing, and crying right along with him.

I felt like a horrible mother because I couldn't comfort him in any way. He was miserable, tired, hungry, and nothing I did helped.

Sam is usually a very easy baby but for days he was not. I'd have to dream feed to get him to eat and even that was hit or miss.

I made an appointment Friday because we can swing $20 copay instead of $200 hospital pay. I wanted to make sure he didn't have something more serious. He has a wicked cough and his nose is running.

Ears, throat, and chest were perfectly clear. He's just really stuffy.

This lowered my anxiety a bit knowing he doesn't have pneumonia and I think he picked up on it and has been pretty good the last two days.

Speaking of the doctor while we were there they were trying to kill the little girl in the next room. I have never heard a child cry like that. It took every ounce of restraint not to go in there and make sure they weren't making some sort of child sacrifice to the germ gods.

She was crying so loud Tom heard her from the entrance. We were 17 rooms back (pretty good distance).

Of course her wailing made Sam start crying, why is that contagious? I hear kids cry in the grocery store and I automatically think, "Quiet the child before the rest of them start!"

Tom and Lucas are also sick. I woke up Sunday with a scratchy throat but over all don't feel awful. Lucas is just a stuffy nose and a bit of a cough kid hasn't slowed down a bit. Tom may or may not be dying of a chest cold.

What I do know is the whole family being sick sucks. I'm just glad I'm last. Hopefully this means Sam is on the mend so I can feel crappy and have my happy baby back.

How do you manage having a house full of sickies?

Happy Mother's Day

I hope everyone has a wonderful Mother's Day!

Mine has been a great weekend. I'm feeling the love :)

What do you guys do for Mother's Day?

Big Kid Bed

Lucas officially has a big kid bed.

Er... mattress. (this mattress came rolled up in a tiny box btw it was wicked).

Tom is going to build him a loft bed, which I'm terrified of and actually trying to fight him on but Lucas wants it and Tom wants to build it.

I have found Lucas in many interesting sleep positions since we put the mattress on the floor. He's been sitting on the floor and head on the bed, kind of like sleeping in school head on desk.

Head against the wall and his legs all flat off the side of the bed.

He is a bed hog. I haaaaate when he has to sleep in our bed because I'm scared for my safety!

But he loves it. He loves his Mario sheets. Loves that we can lay next to him and snuggle.

It's time he was almost too long for the toddler bed. Plus I can now turn that back into the crib and maybe try Sam napping upstairs. Maaaaybe.

Sam is 4 Months Old

Sammy is 4 months old, as of yesterday.

He is 18 lbs 2 oz
He is 27.25 inches long

He had a great check up the doctor was impressed with his growth.

He didn't do as great this go round with his shots and I don't blame him he's more aware of the pokes.

How is he sleeping?

Sam still sleeps in the playard next to my side of the bed. He sleeps from about 9 pm to 8 am waking twice a night. Once around 1-2 a the other about 5:30-6 a.

Once he's awake he usually hangs out until Lucas heads to school before wanting to go back to sleep around 10 and can sleep for about 2-3 hours if allowed.

He gets a nice long nap when Tom leaves for work and a tiny nap around the time Lucas heads off to bed around 7.

He is a great sleeper... most days. He's been rolling over he wants to sleep on his belly and he's KILLING me. I really think he wants to sleep on his side and ends up on his belly.

He is rolling over really well on one side but has only rolled on the other side a handful of times. He prefers to be on his belly than back which is a whole new ballgame for us. Lucas hated tummy time. Sam loves it.

He's still nursing throughout he day. We don't do solids before 6 months and it probably won't happen until about 7-8 months like it did with Lucas. I have my own set of guidelines for starting any type of solid foods. Solids are fun until one!

Overall he's a pretty happy baby. He doing a bit of separation anxiety which can be kind of annoying.

 I will say Bubble Guppies has saved my sanity when I'm trying to bathe Lucas or fold diapers. He's not real interested in TV, which is kind of a curse and awesome at the same time. But if there is singing he's paying attention.

When Lucas was 6 months old he wore this same outfit and since Sam is bigger we had to go ahead and put him in it, thank goodness it's fits now haha.

Here is a picture of Lucas wearing the same costume. Feb 2009

To see how he's grown check out the Monthly Updates tag.

Mommy Confessions: Spring Trees

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Christmas in May?

My confession this week... Lucas still has his Christmas tree up in his room.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaa

I know. It was a battle I was okay with.

Why?

His night vision on his baby monitor died (first world problems I know.) The Christmas tree allows me to see him all night long. This $17 tree has saved me $99 in a replacement camera that I do not have to spare!

Short and sweet today :)

Mommy Confessions: Scared of Summer

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Scared for Summer

I never thought I'd be the type of parent that would dread summer but here I am dreading it. School is almost out and I'm not real sure what we will do during the summer to entertain Lucas and keep him in the learning mood.

We are terrible at getting to the playground.

It gets super hot really fast and the bugs are out in full force because we don't have cold winters anymore.

He's only in preschool 3 days a week but I enjoy the quiet for those 15 hours a week. Nothing wrong with that? Right?

I miss him like crazy when he's gone but he needs that interaction with other kiddos that we can't give him during the summer.

Happy 30th Birthday Tom!

Happy Birthday Sugar Biscuit!

I'm now married to an old man! 

You are 30!

I wrote stole a poem for you!

Roses are Red

My name is Dave

This poem makes no sense

Microwave

I love you hun. :)

Two Baby Must Haves

For those Mom's and Dad's to be out there, or even those having their second babies, here are two things that you must really consider purchasing.

Tom and I are on a budget so everything for this baby has been financially planned out to the penny. I tell everyone who is planning a baby that baby's only cost as much as you let them. You don't have to have all the baby gear out there. But these two things I love and am so glad we got them.

First thing:

Fisher Price's Infant to Toddler Rocker

Image from Fisher Price Website

What I like:

• Easy to clean the cover comes right off easily and doesn't shrink
• It holds up to 40lbs! This is HUGE most bouncers/rockers only hold up to 20-25lbs. I'll be able to use this forever. Heck Lucas is 4.5 and 48lbs so this chair offers longevity.
• It has a kick stand which allows you to lean it back and keep it from rocking. I didn't think this was all that important but man it's so nice to have when I'm putting a sleeping baby in it. 
• The toy bar clicks in. When we had Lucas his bouncer toy bar just fit in so it could be pulled out easily. This clicks in so I'm more comfortable leaving it in.
• It vibrates. Enough said

What I don't like:

• Not much. I'd say price. It ranges from $44-55 depending on the retailer. But even then you are paying for longevity so the price isn't too bad. Especially considering the ones that are $60+ and only go to 20lbs.

Fridababy's NoseFriday:

Image from Fridababy.com

I will forever recommend this product. It. Is. Amazing.

We suffer from allergies and getting colds. This is a life saver. (Sanity saver).

It's a snot sucker. Yes it seems like it's gross but really it's not. We've used this on both kids. Makes colds so much easier to deal with. 

What I like: 

• It's efficient and fast. 

• It's inexpensive. I even lost the bottom piece and they sent me a new one for FREE.

• Easy to clean.

What I don't like:

• I have no complaints whatsoever

What Baby Products can you not live without?

Mommy Confessions: The Dinner Table

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The Dinner Table

Because of Tom's work schedule he doesn't always have the ability to come home for dinner at consistent times. Because of this I've gotten out of the habit of getting the family to eat at the dinner table.

The last two weeks I have made a huge effort to have at least one sit down meal a day at the table.  I've done quite well we've done almost all meals at the table and not in front of the TV. No phones are allowed at the table either.

I feel like an awful wife and mother because I didn't push this sooner but now I really enjoy it. Plus it makes me keep the table clear of anything.

Do you have sit down meals every time? Does it matter what kind of meal it is?