I had to bake a cake for a family get together and it was cooling on a rack while I fed Owen supper. After he ate I sat him in the floor with some bowls to beat on while I was icing the cake. When I finished I saw Chloe (our dog) licking the floor and I thought, "Oh no! I dropped chocolate cake batter on the floor and she's going to be sick!" As I got closer to clean it up I realized that it was not chocolate cake...it was coming from Baby O's diaper! Then I remembered that we had a struggle to get his diaper on straight since he was trying to sit up and crawl away....and I do seem to recall some grunting in the highchair now that I think about it.
Life Lesson #13: Dogs mouths are NOT clean!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
To Crawl or Not to Crawl, That is the Question!
I've been waiting for Baby Owen to start crawling. He could sit up and then he started scooting around on his bottom, but no crawling. So I have been working with him and I realized that he is very stubborn! Every time I try to help him get his legs up to crawl, he either falls flat or will get his legs under him and sit up. So after all that practice I'm still waiting on Baby O to decide if he's going to crawl or not, and then this morning he decided he wanted a toy and instead of crawling...that little stinker just rolled and rolled and then pushed himself up to a sitting position to get what he wanted. So I guess that he doesn't need his Mama to help him crawl, he'll just get their his own way in his own time (did I mention he was Marcus' son, I mean stubborn)!
Life Lesson #12: Sometimes it's best to let people figure things out on their own
*Update: Baby Owen is now crawling like crazy! He's even started doing a little ape crawl where he crawls on one knee and then one foot like he's trying to stand up.
Life Lesson #12: Sometimes it's best to let people figure things out on their own
*Update: Baby Owen is now crawling like crazy! He's even started doing a little ape crawl where he crawls on one knee and then one foot like he's trying to stand up.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Time Flies!
Time flies when you're having fun...or just being lazy all summer long! Owen and I enjoyed summer break so much that we slept and laid around in our jammies all day. Well, now that we're back to the real world of work, I figured that I could take a time out to blog a little. The most recent thing that has happened in our lives is that Marcus has had a permanent grin on his face for the past week or so. Owen has started saying "Da Da" and while I still don't think Baby O realizes who his Daddy is yet, Marcus answers him every time he says it! I can't believe how quickly Baby O has changed in just a few months.
Life Lesson #11: Time flies when you're having fun (so enjoy it!)
Life Lesson #11: Time flies when you're having fun (so enjoy it!)
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Stop Smoking Silly
Baby Owen asked me to write this blog for him, so I did. It explains why he thinks you should not smoke, especially around him, and why his mom doesn’t like to take him to smoky places or houses. All this info was found from the cool websites listed below the facts, check them out!
· Since 1964, there have been 94,000 tobacco related fetal and infant deaths in the US.
· Maternal smoking during pregnancy and exposure to second hand smoke in infancy double the risk of SIDS.
· Maternal smoking during pregnancy and exposure to second hand smoke in infancy result in the deaths of 776 infants every year in the US.
· Smoking causes impaired lung growth during childhood and adolescence.
· In just one year, cigarettes leave about 12,000 kids motherless. That’s 33 mothers a day.
· In just one year, cigarettes leave about 31,000 kids fatherless.
· In the US tobacco kills more Americans than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs, and fires combined.
· Of current smokers in the US 2,633,000 have chronic bronchitis from smoking.
· In the US, 35,326 die from cancers other than lung, trachea, and bronchus caused by cancer.
· Cadmium is found in cigarettes. Cadmium is also found in batteries.
· Geranoil is found in cigarettes. Geranoil is also found in pesticides.
· In 1989, millions of cases of imported fruit were banned after a small amount of cyanide was found in just two grapes. There’s 33 more times cyanide in a single cigarette than was found in both of those grapes.
“According to the 2006 U.S. Surgeon General's Report, each year secondhand tobacco smoke is associated with an estimated 8,000 to 26,000 new asthma cases in children, an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 new cases of bronchitis and pneumonia in children younger than 18 months (7,500 to 15,000 of which will require hospitalization) and about 789,700 cases of middle ear infections in children.”
Secondhand smoke chemicals settle on everything – even if someone is not presently smoking in the room, the chemicals remain for a great length of time," says Watson-Stryker. You can probably see this (and smell this) firsthand if you or someone you live with smokes. Curtains and upholstery become yellowed, mirrors and windows become cloudy with smoke residue and walls need to be repainted more often. "One extra benefit of quitting is definitely less housework," says Donna Vallone, associate vice president for research at the Legacy Foundation. But although the aesthetics might be annoying, the resdue can be downright dangerous when babies or children are around. Children who play on the floor, for instance, can pick up chemical residue from carpets. It's also important to remember not to smoke in the car, as children can get as much exposure here as in the house. This is important for grandparents who smoke to note, especially if the grandkids visit their home regularly. Just because a child isn't in the room while you are smoking doesn't mean he isn't being exposed to a danger.
Please stop smoking. It’s best for your health and those around you. Here’s a link to the CDC’s resources to help people quit smoking
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/index.htm
Life Lesson#10: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Lovin' the Outdoors
With a tear in my eye, I confess that my Baby O is getting big! In two weeks he will be 6 months...half a year has passed since he made our lives so fantastic. I can see him and Marcus enjoying the outdoors in a few years, while I rest in the air and bake cookies...or some other motherly thing. We got Owen a sunhat and will take him for walks around the yard throughout the day. He loves it every minute of it. He looks around at everything and tries to grab the flowers. For the past few days now when we've come back in (because it's so crazy hot) he's started crying. If you take him back out, he's happy again. Watch out world, you're gonna have 2 wild deer huntin'/go cart ridin'/4 wheeler drivin'/bass fishin'/mustang racin' boys soon...well maybe not the mustang racin' part, unless Baby O has a helmet and Marcus promises to go only 35 mph.
Life Lesson #9: Boys will be boys
Life Lesson #9: Boys will be boys
We also got Owen some sunglasses to wear outside
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Life Changes
So I'm sick with a sinus infection and Baby O had to travel with me to CVS Minute Clinic this morning because Marcus had to sleep from working 3rd shift. I got there at 9:00, as soon as they opened, and was still 2nd in line. As I sat there, praying that my baby keeps on smiling and giggling at the sick girl beside us (while I was also praying that whatever she had wasn't too contagious...) I realized that my life has changed in so many ways. There are no more get up and go trips unless Owen approves, no more sleeping in until 9:00 am, no more going to bed at 9:00 pm, no more sit and chat dinners with my husband, no more clean house, no more time to just sit and read (unless he's asleep), no more far away vacation trips (at least for a little while)... BUT I have the sweetest, cutest, funniest little man in the whole wide world and I think that's a pretty good trade off!
Life Lesson #8: God always knows what he's doing, even when we don't understand!
Life Lesson #8: God always knows what he's doing, even when we don't understand!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
You're Never Too Far Away!
At work last week a fellow mommy was talking about how her daughter is learning to walk. Then, another teacher with older children said "It's only the beginning. It seems like from the moment their born they're trying to get away from you!"
That comment made me think and I realized it's true! They learn how to roll away, crawl away, walk away, go out with friends to get away, go off to college away....and it made me a little more appreciative of the small moments Owen and I have together and I realized another life lesson...
Life Lesson #7: Never let your babies get too far away, no matter how hard they try (or how old they get)!
That comment made me think and I realized it's true! They learn how to roll away, crawl away, walk away, go out with friends to get away, go off to college away....and it made me a little more appreciative of the small moments Owen and I have together and I realized another life lesson...
Life Lesson #7: Never let your babies get too far away, no matter how hard they try (or how old they get)!
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