Ok so after I joyously posted about how great our week had been ofcourse we had a terrible night. We put Colby to bed at 8 well he came out of his room crying twice between 8 and 9. He fell asleep sometime around 9. He then repeated this at 1:30 am, 4:30 am, and was up for the day at 6:30 am. He didn't wake up this much as a baby! Its confusing since he can't tell us what is wrong. Physically he seems fine...we think he is cutting his 2 year molars so this could be it but we still aren't sure. They don't seem to bother him during the day other then the fact he is back to chewing on his fingers and other objects.
On the other hand not sure if its some type of separation anxiety or dreams...he usually calms down once he sees us but doesn't really want us to leave. We are still fortunate though that even though he is waking up he quiets down easily and does go back to sleep. I just hate he is waking up so much...that doesn't count as a good nights sleep in my book and I think an active 2 year old needs that sleep. He has been taking naps this week so I can't blame it on the fact that he is soo overtired b/c he has been taking 2 hour naps all week which I think is sufficient for him.
Anyways this too shall pass I know...one day in a few short years I probably won't be able to drag him out of bed so its a phase in life I guess its frustrating though when he's always been a good sleeper and we have prided ourselves on "good parenting" atleast as far as schedules and sleep habits go. Its very humbling to say the least!
So today Colby and I went to Storytime at the library. We don't get to do this often it seems like other things are going on usually but today was an open day and I surely didn't want to stay home ALL day with him. So we went...he has never behaved that well during it especially the infant/toddler one...he actually does better with the older preschool children. I can say in his defense the lady who does it isn't very spunky and doesn't relate to the kids real well. I want to get him used to sitting and following directions and get him accustomed to the library. I can't get him involved in books either while there. He loves his books at home and will listen to me read at home but there all he wants to do is walk around. He ended up pitching a HUGE fit today though and I finally had to pull him between bookshelves out of the way and threaten to spank him. Its so embarrassing...I mean I know he's only 2 but when he's the only one screaming and pitching a fit I feel like they are judging us that we are not good parents and he's a horrible spoiled child. He is usually very well behaved in public so I don't know what gets ahold of him there. He finally settled down and listened to the songs and colored a picture of a train which he was proud of so all was not lost!
The topic was about cars which is kinda funny b/c I took all his cars away today for not staying in his room/bed and sleeping at night. I feel bad in some ways but I don't know what else to do and since he can't tell us what is going on we don't know if he's testing us or if he's really in pain or scared. So we'll see so far it hasn't affected him too much he asks about them and I tell him they are in timeout b/c he didn't stay in his bed last night. Hopefully he learns. I will probably give atleast one of his favorites back by this afternoon if he naps well. Gotta love 2 year olds is all I have to say!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Much Better Week
So I will pick up this post from where I left off! Saturday was a good day! Colby and I mainly had a relaxed chilled day at home! We enjoyed another full day of not being run out of our house for work! We took a trip to Barnes and Noble though first thing. It was really time for us just to get out of the house so we wouldn't kill each other ha. While there I did pick up a couple books for Colby...one about starting preschool. I also got Austin Drew Brees book we hope to read that one soon too!
Sunday Austin was off which was great! It had been about a month since we were all able to go to church together. It was really nice just having him around for all that! Sunday School went really well. It was just Colby and Cade again. Both boys did really well and played together nicely. Colby is about to promote and I am a little concerned that he will be alone now a lot and so will Cade...I am thinking about talking to the 2 year teacher about combining some Sundays. There is just no point to have 1 kid in each class with 2 adults. That's no fun for anyone! It was very nice to actually sit in church service again. It was a great worship service. Afterwards we met our friends Josh and Laura at McAlister's. My parents were going out of town so we had Colby with us so we just went with our standard quick lunch place. Colby did really well but a 30-40 min lunch on Sundays is about all he can handle! That afternoon we all rested and hung out and got some projects done around the house!
Yesterday (Monday) Colby and I got out and went to the park. It was the first day in a few days it wasn't raining! I ended up being so glad we went too because we met another little girl who will be in his MDO class. She was there playing with her grandparents. It was so funny too because they were just overtaken with Colby! The grandmother just kept saying how cute he was! The little girl was pretty cute too! Hopefully those two will be good friends. They played really well together at the park which was fun to watch! Wished I would have taken pictures! After they left another grandpa came with a little boy who was also 2. Colby and he played a little together his name was Blake. Its always so much better when we go to the park and kids Colby's age are there too! He is always wayy more entertained! Last night Austin got off work early so we went out to eat at Chili's then went shopping at Target! It was a nice family outting. We don't go out a lot at night with Colby due to bedtimes and just plain tired at the end of the day but its always fun when we do. I would have to say Colby was pretty well behaved to have been at the end of the day too! He ate a lot at Chili's which was good also!
Today (Tuesday) was another rainy day. I had decided last night to go to the Children's Museum with Colby. He always loves it there! I invited my parents along to go with us. They like seeing him play and it had been awhile since they had gone with us. He had a really great time and was in a great mood the whole time! He played really hard! He's always so cute there! He seems to learn more though each time he goes so that is cool to watch! The rest of the day once we got home we just hung out here since it was raining which was again nice!
Oh and to Colby's sleep habits! Things have improved greatly! He has been taking naps every day! I pretty much have to go in there and sit until he falls asleep though he has napped 1 day without me doing that. Sometimes I just have to go in there for 5 minutes and the other times I am there for up to 2 hours until he falls asleep! I think its the right decision though for now I feel a peace about it now. I think God answered our prayers by making me think to do this. I can tell he is catching up with his rest and not overtired and overstimulated like last week. He's also doing fine at night. We have had a couple times of him getting up crying but we don't turn his music back on and so I think he is learning that sleep time is serious. His wake up time has been from 6:30-7:30 most days. Most days now he comes and gets in the bed with me after Austin leaves for work which is fine. I also don't have a problem with him waking up especially when Austin is already up I can't help he hears his daddy getting ready it wakes me too most mornings!
Our kitchen is still in temp mode. No more work has been done since last Thursday. He is coming this Thursday to paint and do the final touches. Then hopefully after Labor Day he will install our countertops! It will be so nice to have it all done! I can't wait to cook in a new kitchen! We have been doing better without having to leave our house everyday so its been a much better week!
Friday, August 27, 2010
The Rest of the Week
So we survived Week 1 of Kitchen Renovations! We did it without killing each other too! It honestly hasn't been that bad...I mean I have had my moments sure but all in all its gone pretty smoothly!
I will pick up with Wednesday. Wednesday was a pretty bad start..Colby was awake at 4 am. He was off and on in and out of his room for the next hour and a half. I never went back to sleep. On top of that I was sick and not feeling well at all. I was pretty outdone by that point. We headed to my parents house though that morning. We had to run some errands for an upcoming shower my mom and I are hosting. Colby surprisingly did really well on the errands to be going on such little sleep. I made the decision that day though that I was really going to crack down on his sleep habits. I think he is testing our authority so I am here to let him know I am the boss and can outlast him!
I have decided at naptime for right now I will either lay or sit in the room with him until I see him fall asleep. This is not for his comfort but more so I can see that he does not get up and play. So far it has been working. Especially at my parents house I would lay down for like 10 minutes and he was out. Ofcourse there he's still in a crib so he doesn't really have many options. His naps were typically about 2 hours there too which is good.
Thursday Austin was off which helped out with our morning routine. Its been so rushed trying to get myself ready and Colby fed and ready and to be ready to be out the door by the time the contractor shows up. So yesterday we slowed it down a little and played outside for awhile before heading to my parent's which was nice. I had a hair appointment that morning anyway so I dropped Colby off and went to that. It was really nice to have that break away from everything and everyone. After the appointment Austin met me at my parent's to have lunch. After lunch and Colby went to sleep I went to sleep for over an hour! It was so nice to start catching up on my rest. That afternoon when we came back to the house it was again nice to have austin around to help keep Colby out of the way of the work.
Today was the first day in 4 days we had no work going on! It was so nice to be able to wake up and lounge in my pjs. Our kitchen is not completely done yet but we are set up in temp mode right now. We have our cabinets up and can start loading up most of them. We have temp boards as countertops right now and our old sink in temporarily. Least we can cook and wash dishes. And atleast we weren't chased out of our house today! I had to go to the grocery store! I really hated to do this the first day Colby and I really felt good enough and could go somewhere but it had to be done. It was nice in a way though to take it easy most of the day at home. Ofcourse these kinda days Colby makes a complete mess of our house! I was looking forward to getting Colby back to a more set routine too...at naptime I put him to bed and left so I could eat lunch. Ofcourse he pooped and was trying to come get me so I cleaned him up and layed down by the bed. He fell asleep after like 10 min so I left out. Well the phone rang so I think it woke him up. So I went back in and had to sit there for almost an hour for him to fall asleep. I thought of many times getting up and just giving in but he really needs this nap. So I stuck it out and he finally fell asleep and stayed asleep for about 2 hours. I am so glad he's catching up on his rest! He was up at 6 am today too...even though thats wayy earlier then I like to get up atleast it was after Austin was up so I was halfway awake anyway. I don't mind him getting up by that point so much! We had a good day Austin got home around lunchtime so him and I were able to relax then we had a family afternoon. We worked in our kitchen together then grilled steaks and ate outside. It was a very nice to have that time the 3 of us.
I will pick up with Wednesday. Wednesday was a pretty bad start..Colby was awake at 4 am. He was off and on in and out of his room for the next hour and a half. I never went back to sleep. On top of that I was sick and not feeling well at all. I was pretty outdone by that point. We headed to my parents house though that morning. We had to run some errands for an upcoming shower my mom and I are hosting. Colby surprisingly did really well on the errands to be going on such little sleep. I made the decision that day though that I was really going to crack down on his sleep habits. I think he is testing our authority so I am here to let him know I am the boss and can outlast him!
I have decided at naptime for right now I will either lay or sit in the room with him until I see him fall asleep. This is not for his comfort but more so I can see that he does not get up and play. So far it has been working. Especially at my parents house I would lay down for like 10 minutes and he was out. Ofcourse there he's still in a crib so he doesn't really have many options. His naps were typically about 2 hours there too which is good.
Thursday Austin was off which helped out with our morning routine. Its been so rushed trying to get myself ready and Colby fed and ready and to be ready to be out the door by the time the contractor shows up. So yesterday we slowed it down a little and played outside for awhile before heading to my parent's which was nice. I had a hair appointment that morning anyway so I dropped Colby off and went to that. It was really nice to have that break away from everything and everyone. After the appointment Austin met me at my parent's to have lunch. After lunch and Colby went to sleep I went to sleep for over an hour! It was so nice to start catching up on my rest. That afternoon when we came back to the house it was again nice to have austin around to help keep Colby out of the way of the work.
Today was the first day in 4 days we had no work going on! It was so nice to be able to wake up and lounge in my pjs. Our kitchen is not completely done yet but we are set up in temp mode right now. We have our cabinets up and can start loading up most of them. We have temp boards as countertops right now and our old sink in temporarily. Least we can cook and wash dishes. And atleast we weren't chased out of our house today! I had to go to the grocery store! I really hated to do this the first day Colby and I really felt good enough and could go somewhere but it had to be done. It was nice in a way though to take it easy most of the day at home. Ofcourse these kinda days Colby makes a complete mess of our house! I was looking forward to getting Colby back to a more set routine too...at naptime I put him to bed and left so I could eat lunch. Ofcourse he pooped and was trying to come get me so I cleaned him up and layed down by the bed. He fell asleep after like 10 min so I left out. Well the phone rang so I think it woke him up. So I went back in and had to sit there for almost an hour for him to fall asleep. I thought of many times getting up and just giving in but he really needs this nap. So I stuck it out and he finally fell asleep and stayed asleep for about 2 hours. I am so glad he's catching up on his rest! He was up at 6 am today too...even though thats wayy earlier then I like to get up atleast it was after Austin was up so I was halfway awake anyway. I don't mind him getting up by that point so much! We had a good day Austin got home around lunchtime so him and I were able to relax then we had a family afternoon. We worked in our kitchen together then grilled steaks and ate outside. It was a very nice to have that time the 3 of us.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The Three S's (Sleeping, Sickness, and School)
Today has been a very interesting day! Let me begin with my first S (sleeping). Colby awoke around 5 am this morning crying. Austin went in to see the problem and turned on his music. We hoped/prayed he would go back to sleep. As you can imagine I was not happy at this point at all! I already knew it would be a long day and I had to wake up at 6:30. I never did return to sleep and neither did Colby. He awoke again around 6 crying...once again Austin went in turned on his music...once again I prayed he would fall back asleep. Nope! He stayed in there until about 6:45 but was then up for the day! Atleast I was able to get ready in peace I guess!
Naptime again took place at my parent's house...it really sucks that of all weeks when we are having trouble with his sleeping we have to be all misplaced from our house. Colby and I went to church this morning just to have some getting out time then we went to my parent's house for lunch/naptime. I knew by noon he should be down for his nap. By noon he had been up 7 hours! That's just insane! Instead of leaving falling asleep up to him and taking the chance he would play I decided to lay down in the room...not so much as a comfort but to watch him and make sure he stayed lying down instead of playing. It worked! He fell asleep after about 15 minutes. Granted he only slept for about 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours...I feel like he really needed 3-4 but least it was progress!
Tonight my parent's got the pleasure of putting him to bed because we had parent's night (more about that later) at Colby's school. My mom said he went down fine. When we got home Austin went to peep on him he was still awake. We both kissed him and closed the door. While I was in the bathroom he apparantly came out crying. Austin sat by him for a few minutes and said he went to sleep. We are not sure what is going on with him because he has NEVER done this. I mean he slept better at 6 months old then he is now!
Onto the second S (sickness). Colby started with a runny nose and sneezing yesterday. Today it was worse but still no fever. He was exposed to strep on Friday but I am praying that is not what he has. Hopefully its just a cold. I am sure his throat is hurting him also. He still has a good appetite though so again I am hoping/praying its just a cold and today will be his worse day. I really feel like if it were strep he would have already run a fever. Usually fever is the first sign of something wrong not that last....I also now have a sore throat though but again I hope by tomorrow its better and we are both better! We have plans to run errands with my mom but it will depend on if we are better or worse. If Colby is worse I may go ahead and take him to the doctor to get tested for strep.
The last S (school). We went to Colby's Mother's Day Out or school tonight. They had parent's night. Children were not allowed to go. I guess they want the parents to really hear the information and not have chaos of children there. We were excited to see 2 families we already know have children going to the school. This made us both feel good. The first is a neighbor down the street who have a little girl. She is only 1 though so she won't be in Colby's class. The other is a little girl from Colby's swim class. She is 2 and will be in his class on Tuesdays/Thursdays! I was so happy to hear that! The class is going to have 9 so that is not bad at all. He will go twice a week from 9-12. It sounds like they have lots planned and will really have fun! I think it will be good for Colby to interact with other people and kids. The teacher was young and seemed very sweet! I pray he develops a great relationship with her. She also has another lady helping out on the days Colby will be there...so 2 adults for 9 two year olds I guess won't be bad! He starts September 9th so in about 2 weeks! Its bittersweet for me! In some ways I cannot wait for him to start because I will finally after 2 years get some much needed time for myself! I can run errands, make appointments, clean house, or just come home and have some down time! Its sad though knowing that my little boy is growing up! I can't believe 2 years of staying home with him all day every day is gone! I could keep him home another year but he's just so active I think he needs this time! It will be fun to see how he grows and learns this year!
Naptime again took place at my parent's house...it really sucks that of all weeks when we are having trouble with his sleeping we have to be all misplaced from our house. Colby and I went to church this morning just to have some getting out time then we went to my parent's house for lunch/naptime. I knew by noon he should be down for his nap. By noon he had been up 7 hours! That's just insane! Instead of leaving falling asleep up to him and taking the chance he would play I decided to lay down in the room...not so much as a comfort but to watch him and make sure he stayed lying down instead of playing. It worked! He fell asleep after about 15 minutes. Granted he only slept for about 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours...I feel like he really needed 3-4 but least it was progress!
Tonight my parent's got the pleasure of putting him to bed because we had parent's night (more about that later) at Colby's school. My mom said he went down fine. When we got home Austin went to peep on him he was still awake. We both kissed him and closed the door. While I was in the bathroom he apparantly came out crying. Austin sat by him for a few minutes and said he went to sleep. We are not sure what is going on with him because he has NEVER done this. I mean he slept better at 6 months old then he is now!
Onto the second S (sickness). Colby started with a runny nose and sneezing yesterday. Today it was worse but still no fever. He was exposed to strep on Friday but I am praying that is not what he has. Hopefully its just a cold. I am sure his throat is hurting him also. He still has a good appetite though so again I am hoping/praying its just a cold and today will be his worse day. I really feel like if it were strep he would have already run a fever. Usually fever is the first sign of something wrong not that last....I also now have a sore throat though but again I hope by tomorrow its better and we are both better! We have plans to run errands with my mom but it will depend on if we are better or worse. If Colby is worse I may go ahead and take him to the doctor to get tested for strep.
The last S (school). We went to Colby's Mother's Day Out or school tonight. They had parent's night. Children were not allowed to go. I guess they want the parents to really hear the information and not have chaos of children there. We were excited to see 2 families we already know have children going to the school. This made us both feel good. The first is a neighbor down the street who have a little girl. She is only 1 though so she won't be in Colby's class. The other is a little girl from Colby's swim class. She is 2 and will be in his class on Tuesdays/Thursdays! I was so happy to hear that! The class is going to have 9 so that is not bad at all. He will go twice a week from 9-12. It sounds like they have lots planned and will really have fun! I think it will be good for Colby to interact with other people and kids. The teacher was young and seemed very sweet! I pray he develops a great relationship with her. She also has another lady helping out on the days Colby will be there...so 2 adults for 9 two year olds I guess won't be bad! He starts September 9th so in about 2 weeks! Its bittersweet for me! In some ways I cannot wait for him to start because I will finally after 2 years get some much needed time for myself! I can run errands, make appointments, clean house, or just come home and have some down time! Its sad though knowing that my little boy is growing up! I can't believe 2 years of staying home with him all day every day is gone! I could keep him home another year but he's just so active I think he needs this time! It will be fun to see how he grows and learns this year!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Sleep Problems
I know everyone is probably tired of hearing about Colby not sleeping and I am too honestly but I have to vent about it or I will drive myself crazy! The most frustrating part of this is that Colby has always been a great sleeper! My intuition tells me right now too that he is soo overtired that he's keyed up and not sleeping well. I have always griped about other people and hearing about their children not sleeping...honestly I have to confess that just a few weeks ago I was saying I was tired of hearing about other people's problems and maybe the Lord is doing this to bring me down a notch! I never viewed myself as a perfect parent but I always thought we had sleep down to a science with Colby! It has always come so easy! We put him in his crib the first night home from the hospital and he only woke up twice. He only was waking up once by the time he was a month...and by 2 months he was mostly sleeping through the night. We have probably had less then 5 BAD nights where I would say we didn't get much sleep! We have also been very routine and strict with his naptime. We have made it a point for 2 years to be home after lunch so he could nap. He has always consistently taken a 3 hour nap most days too! We did Babywise with him and it worked beautifully!
Now since the first week of August we are having issues! It began I think a little in July but nothing to the extreme it is now. We converted Colby's bed to a toddler bed in July. He adjusted really well and didn't even get out much in the beginning. Around his birthday we took the paci away. Once again no big deal he only asked for it one night. He has never cried or asked about it again! Neither of these do I want to go back with either even if they are the problem. My feeling is that he is 2 and he should be sleeping in a toddler bed I would rather deal with this now then with a 3 year old because at 3 he will be moved to a bigger bed. Its also easier to do this now then when/if we have another child or one on the way next year. I don't want to give the paci back because I have broken him of that habit and I think breaking it again at 3 would be horrible! By then he would be able to really talk and really have a memory of what was going on. Right now I think he has forgotton it all together so I don't want to go back.
We traveled in August to Hattiesburg and thats when I really remember the frustration starting...he wouldn't stay in his bed at naptime...now in the last few weeks he hardly naps at all and he is waking up at 6:30 most days...this is something he NEVER did before! Usually he slept until 8:30. I know things are going to change since he is older and probably doesn't need quite as much sleep but I believe a 2 year old needs more sleep then my child is getting. I believe he's in this cycle of being soo overtired he can't sleep well but I don't know how to break the vicious cycle! Its almost like he is going to have to sleep all day to ever catch up! But like a 2 year old will slow down to do that! I think if I could get him napping solidly for a week he might be ok its just how to get there. We have been given many suggestions one of them being getting the toys out of his room. We don't really have a place for all his toys and he has some in his room along with a large toy box. Without having a playroom in our house there is just no other place to put them.
Ok so tonight we put him in bed at 7:30 too like everyone kept telling me to put him to bed earlier. We already put him to bed consistently at 8...its hard to always get him bed earlier then that with Austin's work schedule. Tonight though we just didn't eat until after we put him in the bed. Well 2 hours later and I am still not positive he's sleeping. He has come out crying 2 or 3 times and i have gone in there 2 or 3 times because he was playing!
I am really trying to lay this down in front of God...I am sooo at a loss to solve it on my own! Please God, just help my son Colby to rest and feel refreshed. Just help his little body to slow down and rest the amount of hours it needs and also please help him to feel better if he is getting sick! Amen!
Now since the first week of August we are having issues! It began I think a little in July but nothing to the extreme it is now. We converted Colby's bed to a toddler bed in July. He adjusted really well and didn't even get out much in the beginning. Around his birthday we took the paci away. Once again no big deal he only asked for it one night. He has never cried or asked about it again! Neither of these do I want to go back with either even if they are the problem. My feeling is that he is 2 and he should be sleeping in a toddler bed I would rather deal with this now then with a 3 year old because at 3 he will be moved to a bigger bed. Its also easier to do this now then when/if we have another child or one on the way next year. I don't want to give the paci back because I have broken him of that habit and I think breaking it again at 3 would be horrible! By then he would be able to really talk and really have a memory of what was going on. Right now I think he has forgotton it all together so I don't want to go back.
We traveled in August to Hattiesburg and thats when I really remember the frustration starting...he wouldn't stay in his bed at naptime...now in the last few weeks he hardly naps at all and he is waking up at 6:30 most days...this is something he NEVER did before! Usually he slept until 8:30. I know things are going to change since he is older and probably doesn't need quite as much sleep but I believe a 2 year old needs more sleep then my child is getting. I believe he's in this cycle of being soo overtired he can't sleep well but I don't know how to break the vicious cycle! Its almost like he is going to have to sleep all day to ever catch up! But like a 2 year old will slow down to do that! I think if I could get him napping solidly for a week he might be ok its just how to get there. We have been given many suggestions one of them being getting the toys out of his room. We don't really have a place for all his toys and he has some in his room along with a large toy box. Without having a playroom in our house there is just no other place to put them.
Ok so tonight we put him in bed at 7:30 too like everyone kept telling me to put him to bed earlier. We already put him to bed consistently at 8...its hard to always get him bed earlier then that with Austin's work schedule. Tonight though we just didn't eat until after we put him in the bed. Well 2 hours later and I am still not positive he's sleeping. He has come out crying 2 or 3 times and i have gone in there 2 or 3 times because he was playing!
I am really trying to lay this down in front of God...I am sooo at a loss to solve it on my own! Please God, just help my son Colby to rest and feel refreshed. Just help his little body to slow down and rest the amount of hours it needs and also please help him to feel better if he is getting sick! Amen!
Busy and Out of Sorts
So this is going to be an interesting week...we are in the middle of having our kitchen remodled. We are also in the midst of a busy week plus life is just normally chaotic and busy with a 2 year old! Who is still not napping and waking up absurdly early to add!
Yesterday was church...all went well it was much better then the week before! We only had Cade and Colby in Sunday School though! Cade was a little out of sorts his mommy said he didn't sleep well the night before so I think he was just sleepy! I didn't have to stay in extended care which was good but my mom was in there with Colby so I knew he was in good hands!
Colby took a short nap yesterday after me going in his room 3 times and spanking him twice...I am not sure what its going to take to make him nap! We spent the afternoon/evening preparing our kitchen for the big remodel!
Onto today...since the guy was coming early to work Colby and I got up about 6:30 or 6:45 to get moving! We were going to spend the day with my parents. It would just be too hard to keep Colby here while he was working! It worked out well we were able to walk, swim, and eat lunch and Colby I think napped atleast a short time but I am not totally sure about that!
The bad news is I feel a little stuffy and Colby has been sneezing and having a runny nose! I am praying its just a cold but a friend just put on facebook that her little girl has strep and we were at the playdate Friday with them! I really hope that is not what Colby has! That would be really not fun with all the work going on at our house! He was pretty well behaved today but you could tell he was either tired or didn't feel 100% because he had a few meltdowns at my parent's house. Its also hard because the more adults he has doting on him the worse he acts. So it will be a long week as far as that goes because we will be spending a lot of time over there!
I just pray he sleeps well tonight! Our kitchen has been completely taken apart! All of our countertops and cabinets are gone....he put in 2 of the new cabinets though. We also do not have a sink or a dishwasher or oven or stove tonight. We didn't plan on cooking and I just have to wash what dishes we do have in the bathroom! It will be interesting around here but we are all learning patience and how to be flexible in the midst!
Yesterday was church...all went well it was much better then the week before! We only had Cade and Colby in Sunday School though! Cade was a little out of sorts his mommy said he didn't sleep well the night before so I think he was just sleepy! I didn't have to stay in extended care which was good but my mom was in there with Colby so I knew he was in good hands!
Colby took a short nap yesterday after me going in his room 3 times and spanking him twice...I am not sure what its going to take to make him nap! We spent the afternoon/evening preparing our kitchen for the big remodel!
Onto today...since the guy was coming early to work Colby and I got up about 6:30 or 6:45 to get moving! We were going to spend the day with my parents. It would just be too hard to keep Colby here while he was working! It worked out well we were able to walk, swim, and eat lunch and Colby I think napped atleast a short time but I am not totally sure about that!
The bad news is I feel a little stuffy and Colby has been sneezing and having a runny nose! I am praying its just a cold but a friend just put on facebook that her little girl has strep and we were at the playdate Friday with them! I really hope that is not what Colby has! That would be really not fun with all the work going on at our house! He was pretty well behaved today but you could tell he was either tired or didn't feel 100% because he had a few meltdowns at my parent's house. Its also hard because the more adults he has doting on him the worse he acts. So it will be a long week as far as that goes because we will be spending a lot of time over there!
I just pray he sleeps well tonight! Our kitchen has been completely taken apart! All of our countertops and cabinets are gone....he put in 2 of the new cabinets though. We also do not have a sink or a dishwasher or oven or stove tonight. We didn't plan on cooking and I just have to wash what dishes we do have in the bathroom! It will be interesting around here but we are all learning patience and how to be flexible in the midst!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Not Me Not Today
Ok so I was already in a semi bad mood with Colby waking up at 6:30 and not taking a nap today...also knowing my house is fixing to be in major disrepair while we have our kitchen remodeled. The day starting looking up though when Austin got home at 2:30. But as soon as he came home he started complaing of a stomachache and not feeling well. Neither of us thought much of it just thought it was something he ate. Well now he has thrown up...we are not sure if its a virus or something he ate! I am really praying its something he ate...I can't handle all of us being sick with that not today not right now!
It also sucks though anyways because I was counting on his help as our house is in major mess right now...we also have to finish packing up the kitchen. I was also cooking white beans for our dinner tonight...guess Colby and I will be the only ones eating that! It just sucks...I know I know its not the worst in the world but right now I just want to whine because this is not how I saw our evening. I pictured relaxing with my family while watching the Saints Game having a low key night! I guess like the saying goes..."when we plan God laughs". I know in everything there is a lesson and a reason and I'm sure my lesson is patience...some days I just don't have much of that! So if you are reading this say a prayer for us...pray Austin feels better soon...pray Colby and I don't get it and pray that I have patience to take care of everyone and everything and be a good wife and mother while doing it!
It also sucks though anyways because I was counting on his help as our house is in major mess right now...we also have to finish packing up the kitchen. I was also cooking white beans for our dinner tonight...guess Colby and I will be the only ones eating that! It just sucks...I know I know its not the worst in the world but right now I just want to whine because this is not how I saw our evening. I pictured relaxing with my family while watching the Saints Game having a low key night! I guess like the saying goes..."when we plan God laughs". I know in everything there is a lesson and a reason and I'm sure my lesson is patience...some days I just don't have much of that! So if you are reading this say a prayer for us...pray Austin feels better soon...pray Colby and I don't get it and pray that I have patience to take care of everyone and everything and be a good wife and mother while doing it!
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