losing my mind

the first comment is actually news, i have decided to keep mason home with me over the summer. i feel like it's something i need to do - for him, for me, for us. this should be interesting....

my baby is making me nuts. poor thing, he's been constipated due to adding new foods to his diet, his top two teeth have been cutting through and now he has a bit of a cold. there are times when he is inconsolable and screaming this high-pitched stomach wrenching cry, i actually feel like my head could explode. i felt that way almost ALL DAY TODAY...................
thank god this day is over, i have been a mess. when i have days like these, although intellectually i know this too shall pass, it FEELS like it will never end - that i will always have a fussy, teething baby that for the life of me i cannot get to take a nap. argh, i think i'm done venting.
really i guess all is right with the world, my perfect little boys are sleeping in their warm beds, daddy and i made up from the fight we had earlier as a result of mommies breakdown, and tomorrow is a new day.

ms. ryleigh

i wanted to share a pic of mason and his good buddy ryleigh. these children are awesome.

gotta love montessori

we just had our parent teacher conference with ms. olga this a.m. she said mason is doing well, being so young he is just being introduced to the majority of the work that the big kids are actively working with. his behavior is much improved from when i was preggo, however he still likes to scream when he is not happy. all in all a fabulous report.

we have continued swim lessons over the last 9 months and his swim instructor informed me last night mason should be ready soon to do his float test. that means he will be thrown into the pool with clothes on and has to get onto his back and float to the side of the pool and turn over to get himself out. he has done really well, he used to hate to go to his swim class, now its a hilight of his week. i guess sometimes it pays to make them do things, even through tears

rubber ducky

i bathed the boys together for the first time last night, they both loved it.

apples and banoonoos

well just banoonoos. we've tried rice cereal and bananas, neither to stephen's satisfaction. actually he dug the first few bites of banana then would have nothing more to do with it. i can't say i blame him too much, they are slimey. we'll continue to plug away at it though.

i must say this weekend, and today as well, was absolutely gorgeous. my fabulous community had a kids concert in town center on friday evening, we went to the bluebonnet festival in chappel hill on saturday, and played at the duck park yesterday. i could kick myself for not taking pics at the concert. mason and his friend ryleigh had a blast. and i must say my child comes by his lack of rhythm honestly, oh and he is 3! to see him dancing around was really cool, once he got over his being timid. yes timid, belive it or not my completely wild child can be shy and reserved when it suits him.

by the way, go 'stros!!!

5 months old

stephen was 5 months old yesterday. i'm not sure how much he has grown in the last month, all i can say is he is still long and lean. sleeping very well at night, still pretty fussy due to teething. if you look closely in the picture you can see his 2 bottom teeth.

this is stephen with his friend avery

my confessions

guilty pleasure #2:
its actually more if a problem - target shopping.
i should not be allowed, i am not responsible for what ends up in my basket.
i am powerless and need to be stopped.