I got to sleep in today....

It was so nice. I woke up late today. I got to sleep in till 8:30. I heard Lucas around 7:00 knocking on his door (we have a child lock so he can't get out when we aren't awake). But eventually the knocking stopped so i figured he fell back asleep. Around 8:30 he started calling for Daddy. I woke up and got dressed. I went into his room figuring he was ready for a change of his pullup and all but little did I know. I walked into his room and it reeked of poop. He had an explosive diaper. It was all over the carpet, he had tried to clean it up with clean clothes from his drawers, and it was all over his bed. I know I am a mom and I am not supposed to think that stuff like that is gross but I have to say I felt like throwing up. It was everywhere. I promptly put Lucas into his shower to be hosed down, then I collected all of the dirty things to put into the washer. The carpet needed to be scrubbed. It was a mess.

Note to self...when he is knocking on the door at 7AM...answer it otherwise I will have a bigger mess on my hands later.

Ninja Warrior

Today was a lazy day. It is the day after Thanksgiving and my plan was just to relax and clean the house a bit. Instead I spent it mostly on the couch nusing the worst bout of PMS cramps I have had in a long time. Lucas spent a couple of hours with his Uncle Josh and Aunt Vanessa. Then I went to HEB for nacho stuff. I was craving nachos with jalapeno. So I sat down with Lucas to have a bowl of nachos and watch one of our favorite shows. NINJA WARRIOR on G4 TV. It is so cute when Lucas starts yelling "Go Nagano" Even though he doesnt know what they are saying considering the show is in Japanese with subtitles. But he knows it is bad when these amazing atheletes fall in the muddy water. If you haven't watch the show I have to say it is oddly addictive. These awesome men and women compete in a rediculously hard obstacle challenge show. In something like 20 challenges only 2 people have ever made it all the way to the end. It is insane but fun to watch.

Bishop has learned the glory of putting his toes in his mouth. Jason got some cool pictures of Bish putting his foot in his mouth. He is my son which means that he will probably spend more time getting his foot out of his mouth than anything else. Haha.

"It's ok Mommy, you are just crazy"

Oh I love these moments.
After surviving the hell that is the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving, I asked Lucas what he wanted for dinner. He says he wants pizza. So I decide to call Pizza Hut and since I am out I'll just pick it up. I just wanted to get the boys home. Crazy drivers, crazy people at grocery store, being put on hold by Pizza Hut. I know it is no excuse but I just sort of snapped as Lucas was asking again if he could watch "Kung Fu Panda" for the 800th time. "Lucas I don't want to hear you talk again for 5 min. That is enough about the flippin movie. Just sit back and let Mommy drive."
After it got quiet and I was able to think again...I realized I had snapped for no reason. I pulled over and walked around and opened his door so we were face to face. "Mommy is sorry she flipped out. Things were just crazy and Mommy wasn't handling herself very well. I shouldn't have yelled. I am sorry, sweetie."
And in the sweetest voice ever he says "It's ok Mommy, you are just crazy."
!!What?! Did my son just call me crazy?

This is definitely me...

(from BabyCenter.com)

New things to learn...

Last night I invited my parents over for dinner. I enjoy having them over whenever I can. I feel so close to them and especially in a time when our family needs to come together to be there for each other. Lucas and Bam both tried new things last night. Lucas tried some vegetables that I had cooked in a soup and Bam had his first taste of solid foods.

Lucas, our future attorney, took one look at the veggies and told me "I have a lot of food in my tummy, Mommy I just want to eat the meat and crackers." I told him the veggies will make him big and strong. He looked me in the eye and said "I don't want to be big and strong." I couldn't help but giggle. Daddy tried to point out that veggies taste good and they are good for you. But Lucas wasn't buying it. Eventually with some assurance and bribery he did manage to eat some of his veggies but every time he ate a veggie he wanted a piece of sausage and cracker. Always the bargainer. :) Later when it was time to take a shower he argued with Jason over whether he could take a bath or a shower. Jason figured lets flip a coin. He takes the quarter and tells Lucas heads it's a bath, tails it's a shower. The coin was flipped and put on Jason's wrist. It was tails. "Tails Lucas, it's time for a shower." Lucas looks at the coin and quickly flips it to the heads position. Jason laughed loud and hard. For that he earned the bath. :)

Bishop was cleared to try solids by his doctor yesterday. We are putting 3 tbsp of rice cereal with 6tbsp apple juice along with 6oz bottle. He didn't take to it well. See the pictures above. I would put a bit in his mouth and he would promptly make a face and the food would come sliding out of his mouth and onto the bib. I don't think he actually ate any of it but it made for some funny pictures.

The Boys Go To The Doctor

Aside from the sadness of loosing my grandfather, the boys went to the doctor's office for their checkups today.
Lucas is 3, weighs 44 lbs and is 41 inches tall. He is in the 97th percentile for his age group. He is doing well and although a little sore from the Flu shot, he handled it all well. He was literally bouncing off the walls while the doctor was talking to us. He is doing well and we are going to become a bit more aggressive with his potty training. Oh the fun.

Bishop is 4 months old, weighs 15 lbs 10 oz and 24 inches long. He is so sweet. Poor baby had 4 shots in the leg now. He is sore and he cried a bit but he is fine. He has a tooth coming in and although he won't open up to show us I can feel it coming through. He has been a trooper. He hasn't had a bad teething melt down yet, thank goodness but he has been getting a slight fever and drooling a lot. He is right on track with his development and he is at 75th percentile in height and weight. After his dr appt we took Lucas to school, and went to the groocery store. We were stopped 2 times in the store by women who just thought he was the cutest little boy. And of course my little cutie, flirted and smiled and cooed at them making them laugh and smile right back.

Both my boys are healthy and happy. I am a very lucky Mommy. I get to watch these boys grow and change and develop their personallities. They are such great boys.

Daddo

Death Be Not Proud
by John Donne(1572-1631)
DEATH be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,
And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then;
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.
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My grandfather, Daddo, died today. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer, and went into the hospital to have his bladder removed a month ago. He never left the hospital. He had complication after complication. The whole time he was in the hospital he would look at one of us and ask when he was going home, and who was going to take him home. I felt a pang because I knew he wasn't going home. He was getting sicker and the cancer was spreading and there wasn't anything the doctors could do.
While our family was going through this the poem above by Jon Donne kept going through my mind. I hoped that death was like the poem says...a mere pause. A breath between this world and the next. I know that Daddo was in pain but I hope that it only lasted a little while. I hope that with his last breath that he was at peace. I hope that death and heaven is as we believe it is. Peaceful and beautiful. Good bye Daddo. We will take care of Mom for you. I love you.

My First Blog

After seeing a couple of my friends blogs I decided to do one of my own mainly for my husband, jason. I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom and I know that he misses us while he is at work all day.
To start with, my husband and I were married in 2004 and after trying to have a baby of our own for a couple of years we were told by my fertility specialist that we wouldn't be able to conceive on our own and to start thinking about treatments. The day after we had that appointment we were approached to adopt our son Lucas. He was 18 months old and a smart energetic boy who needed a stable home. He moved in February of 2007 and we finalized the adoption in July. December 1st I found out I was pregnant and 9 months later on July 25th Bishop was born. He is our little miracle and our best surprise ever. Here we are 4 months later and Bishop is tall and getting big. He is a cutie. And Lucas is a rambunctious 3 year old that constantly keeps us on our toes with questions like "Why?" and "When?". He is very intelligent for his age and is also much bigger than some 5 year olds at his school. Yes I know my son goes to school. I have been criticized for this. "Why would you send your son to a daycare when you are home and can provide him with love and attention?" Well the answer is simple. I am not a teacher. My son is much like his Dad and his birth father. If they aren't constantly learning then they are bored and get into trouble. So why not give my son all the opportunities I can. Besides it isn't a day care ir is a learning center. There is a difference.
Anyway that is us. My husband and i aren't perfect and we don't have a perfect marriage nor are we perfect parents. But we are learning as we go. If you care to see pictures of our family you can find them at www.meridthfamily.com
Thank you and GOD bless.