23 months and 11 months!

Update!

Payton: 23 months

• Likes to try and dress/undress himself, and don't ask if he wants help or else!
• Starting to talk more and become a bit clearer.
• Loves playing catch, and he has such an arm on him!
• Wears size 5 diapers, has miminal interest in the potty, but thats what we will work on next
• LOVES books and trains (choo-choos).
• Does not like people in costumes...yeah...Halloween should be interesting.
• Wears size 8 toddler shoes.

Parker: 11 months

• Has taken a few steps, stands on his own, but still thinks crawling is faster and/or easier
• Wears size 4 diapers (otherwise we have leaks)
• Says mama, nono, uh oh, and waves bye
• Doing pretty darn good at using a cup instead of a bottle
• Loves his blankie and thumb (like always)
• Is definitly a mama's boy, mommy can't leave the room without you going nuts!

Grad School

So, I feel the need to vent about Grad School. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE it, but the workload is so getting to me right now. Not only do I have a minimum of 30 page paper due (a proposal for my grad project), I have to teach three more classes of student teaching in which I develop ALL of the content, have a paper in my online class due and a major project, all before December 3rd! Aghh, on top of all that I have our two boys birthdays Nov 10 and Nov 15th and we are moving into our house this week and I have MAJOR unpacking and organzing to do. And everyone knows that I need and thrive on order so I will be working on getting all that done right away because I am not built to live in chaos. Oh, yeah....and I work three days a week too! Ughh....I just keep telling myself take it one week at at time and that I should graduate in MAY!!!! Three years of working on my Masters and I will be finally done....done..done....DONE. Well, that was my venting! Sorry!

Quick Update

Well as many of you are probably wondering, yes we are still in the hotel awaiting the remodling of our new house to be complete, but we are planning on moving in next week! I am so excited you have no idea. It sucks having to pay for laundry, it sucks sharing a bedroom with the two boys (they are noisy sleepers!), it is just not home. However, I am thankful that we were able to stay in such a nice place and have a home that is now safe,clean, and much much nicer for our family to live in! Payton was officially 23 months yesterday! OMG! I know, next month he is two and Parker will be 1!! I can't believe how time flies. Well, sorry I can't update more, I am sure I will have lots to say in the upcoming months as many changes are in store I forsee (hehe). But don't worry, I still follow all of your blogs...I am kinda addicted :)

Falling into place....

Things in our life finally feel like they are beginning to fall into place. We officially sold and closed on our old home...which I feel good about....and have closed on our new house. Jeremy already got all the flooring tore out upstairs, trim and doors off, and the bathroom gutted. So, as soon as we get our updates/fixes complete we will move in. My goal is to be in there by early October. Don't get me wrong, hotel living has gotten a bit better as the boys have adjusted somewhat, but its not home and I don't want to be here any longer than necessary! I can't find my connecter thing to upload pictures since we moved, I probably packed it, so as of right now I can't upload pics. But, I will as soon as I can! Payton's doing well, no big news on him, except he has taken to pushing Parker when he gets mad.....yea...we gotta stop that. Parker on the other hand has gone from my great sleeper to my wakes up and screams bloody murder twice a night. Crazy for a kid that has slept thru the night since like 10 weeks old. I don't know if its the enviroment, that he hears everything in the room, as we are all sleeping in one bedroom, or if its a phase. He doesn't seem sick or in pain, so I don't know....ugh. Makes for a sleepy mommy and daddy. In regareds to school...I will be teaching my first lecture at Mount Mercy University on October 4th and am really excited to begin actually teaching (I am student teaching). Nervous yes, excited yes! Jeremy has been sooo busy with closing up lots of deals lately and then having a Parade home he represents, so thats good, but we miss him home every evening! All in all, everything is good, teh days ahead look great, and thats all for now!

Home.Sick.

Well, we have officially moved out of our house and into the hotel awaiting the closing of our new house. Not ideal, let me tell you. If the stupid mortage company would have just closed on our new house before our old house closed we wouldnt be stuck in a hotel for the next six weeks awaiting the closing and necessary fix ups before we can move in. I am so frustrated. I have been really sad all of a sudden about not being in our house anymore and I think its just because a hotel doesn't feel like home, but I am excited to have our new house and put our personal touches on it all the while not paying out the butt on our mortgage like we were doing! Its just so stressful with two kids, school, work, moving, ughh...I am just stressed. At least our room has a full kitchen, living room and seperate bedroom, but we are still all sharing one room for sleeping which sucks. Our boys are loud sleepers which equals no sleep for mommy! In other news Parker now has 4 teeth in on top (and still only two on bottom), he took one step tonght and stood by himself a few times tonight as well...he is getting so big! Payton is officially 22 months tommorrow and I can't believe he is almost 2 years old! Both boys have had a little cold the last few days but Payton has been down right crabby the last two nights, which a change in enviroment can't help that I'm sure. I just hope we can find a routine and make this our new normal for awhile...I just have to tell myself this is for the best and our current living situation isnt' forever. Don't get me wrong if it was just me and Jeremy, this would be like a fun little vacation, but that is what I am going to tryyy and make it for all four of us. Well, enough whining....better days ahead!

10 Things I Love About Being A Mommy!

1) The big wet kisses and hugs I get when my boys see me after being apart!

2) The way Parker touches my face when he is drinking his bottle and snuggling before bedtime.

3) The way Payton wants me to be involved in everything...yes sometimes a challenge....but so sweet he cares so much that I am watching everything he is doing.

4) The way Payton nods his head yes when you ask if he loves you and then says wuv woo.

5) Parker's squeals when he sees me after a day at work and speed crawls to me.

6) The feeling of my boys falling asleep on me and being so relaxed.

7) Know I am teaching my children things and seeing them remember things we have worked on.

8) Being the one they want when they are sad or don't feel good.

9) Knowing that two little boys depend on me for everything and that we must be doing something right, they are pretty much happy all the time.

10) Knowing that no matter how hard or stressful things can get sometimes or when I feel sad about something, if I think of the boys, I instantly smile and nothing seems that bad anymore. Now thats a pretty good pick me up if I say so myself...


I know I could keep going on and on and on.....but for all you mommy's why do you love being a mommy?

Peace

Peace, thats how I feel at this time of night when both my boys are sound asleep and cozy in their beds after an evening of playing together as a family. This is the time where I lay in bed and my kids always drift into my head and make me realize how lucky I am to have the perfect family I have. It makes me think about how fast they are growing up and how I wish time would stop, but yet it makes me excited for the future. This is the time where I am able to catch up on things with my husband and really be able to talk to one another about everything going on in our lifes. This is the time were I can't imagine my life before my husband and children. This is definitly the time where I realize how much I love my life