Not Me! Monday

Here it is!
Yeah Not Me Monday is back! Go to http://www.mycharmingkids.net/ to join in the fun.

I did not find myself blocked into the bathroom laying flooring and tell Snug to “go watch TV” so he wouldn’t walk on the vinyl glue. My mom did not immediately tell me that it sounded like something I’d not do and then blog about. Does she know me or what?*

I did not wake up Christmas morning at 6 am before anyone else because I was really excited for Snug and #1 to get up, not me!

I did not get really grumpy for a couple of days while my husband and dad worked their tails off putting in a bathroom for me and my mom watched my kids for hours at a time. Really, I am still trying to figure out what my problem was. Anyway, I really appreciate all they did for me/us this past week.

I did not do a load of laundry and realize when it was done that I had never put any clothes in.

Snug and I did not play Wii until 9:00pm Christmas night while he and Baby J were tired and getting a bit cranky. I don’t believe that video games are good for children and I certainly do not get addicted to them*.

I did not write this post on Sunday night...save it for Monday...see that MckMama had posted on Sunday...put up a partial post and save it so I could be #8...and then finish the post. :o) That might be cheating :o)

That is all I can think of for the past couple of weeks. How about you?

*Whatever your beliefs are on TV and video games for your children is your choice. It is never my intent to judge other people in this area, so please don’t be offended. Our family chooses to set strict limits on the amount of TV consumption (30 minutes a day, usually a DVD, and rarely “real” TV) unless of course we are doing home improvement that involves not having children walking in glue. I must admit that Snug has watched a fair amount of Wheel of Fortune and football in his young life. As far as the Wheel of Fortune goes, Pat and Vanna don’t speak rudely, almost always have appropriate clothes on, and never engage in questionable relationships on air. Their commercials on denture cream, joint pain relievers, and medicare simply do not cater to the whims of 2 year olds, so we also don’t worry about their influence on him. We also have decided we will not own a gaming system at this time, and have no plans to own one in the future. As our kids grow our opinions may or may not change.

Living With 2 Kids and No Tub

There are captions under each picture...but they turned out tiny. I think if you click on the pictures you may be able to see the captions better...or click on "view all images." We still have to do trim work, painting (I will so miss a red peeling ceiling and walls), and flooring to complete. My dad and #1 have done such a great job!

About Me

I got this idea from Carrie at 4loveoffamily a blog I am quickly becoming a big fan of. They live in a campground for pity's sake. How fun is that?
Anyway, she wrote that it is kinda hard to really describe yourself in an "About Me" section at the top of your blog. I thought I'd try to give some more specifics on mine...a little different route than she took, but still an interesting thing. I mean, who AM I?

I am a born again believerI became a Christian when I was 11, but try to be more like Him daily...I am very far off mark, trustme., avid blog reader I posted about this in December 2008...I read several people's, and even read one from the beginning like you would a novel,cloth diaper user try it, I love it! , chemical-free cleaner maker Ok, truly I am so new in this I can't even make it a true claim to fame, but I do use mostly Melaleuca brand cleaners which are safe and enviro friendly, daycare (Draycare) provider by far my toughest challenge, children's literature lover you should see my bookshelves...floor to ceiling on both sides of our fireplace plus books in the playroom plus books in storage...,healthy food burner (on accident I assure you)my mom and mother-in-law are such good cooks...I feel bad for my poor husbnand, homemade baby food maker my favorite book is "Super Baby Food" by Ruth Yaron, mommy of 2. I call my two boys Snug and Baby J and my wonderful husband #1 to protect their identities. Welcome to my blog! And thanks fror reading!

Friday Funny Pages

Go to www.racecarsandrubyslippers.blogspot.com to see the originator of this fun.

I only have 3 funnies this week...and then updates on the bathroom and Baby J. So here we go!

I have been trying to teach Snug to say "Excuse Me" when he needs to get by someone, bumps into someone, or has bodily functions that need excusing. Not a big fan of many words for these functions, we simply say "tooting" to describe what happens down south. So after a particular tooting session the other day I asked Snug to say "excuse me". He said (and I HATE this word...it is used sooo many times a day) "why?". I explained that when you toot, you have to be polite and say "excuse me". He thought for a second, grabbed his bottom and said "Oh. Escuuse my bottom"!

Today while on the way home from Baby J's doctor's appointment Snug was singing screeching a song in the backseat as my mom and I were trying to talk. I said "(Snug) that is enough of that, thank you". To which he replied "You're welpome mamma!"

My last funny is that while I was singing to Snug and rocking him, he decided it was choose your own tune night. He would start a song and we'd sing it. I told him 'one more' and he asked for "beya beya" which really sounds quite a bit like "beer beer" when you say it out loud (yeah, go ahead and try)...and I asked him several times to repeat it. Finally I started to sing some of his favorites and he'd say "NO". Finally I started to sing "The B-I-B-L-E" and he said "Yes! The Beya Beya" I thought maybe our whisky cough treatment was catching up with us.

So I plan on posting some bathroom pictures soon. We've all been able to take baths (no shower yet). I have some cute pictures of Snug in the tub but no one else wanted to be photographed. Anyway, I have probably 30 some pictures, and I still haven't put them on the computer. I will, I promise!

Baby J hasn't gained any weight since last Friday's appointment. He will be getting 1-2 oz of formula after each nursing and then re-evaluated next Friday. I don't know why I am so hung up on the formula. Snug had to have all formula from 6 months on. I guess I was determined to do it differently this time. I've just been reading SO much literature and medical studies on what we are eating and I know what food is best for him. But the bottom line is that GROWING is what is best for him. BUT, then again we did this whole song and dance with Snug, even ended up at a gastrointestinal doctor and never found anything out. I will be fighting harder this time as I am better informed. He will also be seeing a cardiologist (same as Snug at this age) about his deep purple and cold hands and feet. Baby massage doesn't even seem to be helping at this point. The doctor is not concerned about his lack of gross motor skills, so that is a relief.

No Motivation

I have so much to post...pictures, info, stuff stuff stuff. But I have had no motivation to post...anything. I am posting right now just to let you know that Baby J is beginning to feel better, and goes back to the doctor tomorrow. I am hoping he weighs more than 13# 11oz...we would like to see him at 14#. It still wouldn't be where he was at 4 months, but it would be a decent gain. He is eating like a champ, so here's hoping! Our bathroom is coming...well...slowly, but it will be so nice when it is done. My dad and #1 are doing a nice job. #1 goes to work at 3:30 each night, so it cuts down on the actual amount of time they have to do work. I guess I have no motivation because I have felt really tired and really cranky the past few days. I hope my mom and dad don't regret coming here, I feel like I keep biting people's heads off. Nothing seems to be going right and I can't do anything right. I think I almost need to get back into a regular routine. #1 and I have been trying to decide since Baby J was born if we want (I think I do...well normally I do) more kids and whether we should try another horrible pregnancy or adopt. We still aren't even thinking about it seriously, just tossing it around. The past few days I am feeling like I should be done because even with 2 extra adults around I can't seem to take care of 2 kids. I even had a dream the other night that I went to the kids' doctor and I was pregnant and they took Baby J away because they said I wasn't allowed to have 2 babies at once. Nice, huh? Hopefully I pull out of this funk soon because I have to get our Christmas tree down!