WOW!
Today is my little Katelyn's very first birthday!!!! I cannot BELIEVE it went by SOOOO fast!!!!! It just blows my mind! Right now she is something else. She is a trip, she only answers you when she feels the "need". (already starting that!) she has recently found her nose. So when you ask her "Where's Katelyn's nose?" she will point her little teeny tiny finger to her nose. She misses sometimes though. But she gets mad if you ask her twice and smacks her little hands at you! She knows a few words but is selective on when she wants to use them. She's finally venturing out to walk on her own. She's looks like a little drunken baby when she does it and fall alot because she wants to RUN not walk!!! When she gets the hang of it shes gonna be on full speed!!! We're asking her "How old is Katelyn?" and I hold up my finger and say OOONNNEEE? so this morning she FINALLY did it!!! It was so cute! then she smacked us away She was through with us. She's a happy little thing though. I just can't believe it's been a year already! My son turns 10 on the 29th!!! That just blows my mind to pieces too! He's having his party this saturday and said he would "allow" Katelyn to have a cake too. (haha). too much. We're gonna have a little cake tonight so I'm going to probably treat myself to a small piece which will probably set off my hunger. I hope not though. I'm eating super light today so that I can compensate for the calories. anyway...
Been doing pretty good. Getting in the protein. I snacked on my natural Peanut butter yesterday and that always curbs my cravings. OH! I also found some fat free refried beans so its only 180 calories for a whole cup and no fat!!! YAY!!!! that will definitely work! and its filling Still having my soups. I'm about ready, it's lunch time and I'm getting hungry. Think I'll go eat now
Elizabeth M
A good name!!! Thanks for the tips Maureen. YOu are right. THere are times when I feel like I don't tell matt enough. So I always try to say it when I talk to him on the phone or when I go to work etc... And with the baby I sometimes will just stop and say, matt you dont' feel jealous or anything do you? Because I love you both the same and your special because you were my first. he always says I know mommy. But I still can't help that I am not showing him enough. I don't go on walks with him like I should, and sometimes I am so exhausted from work and getting dinner and doing housework and dealing with the baby that I find myself telling him "go play" or watch tv or something and I hate when I do that. I have to make sure I don't loose time with him because of the monotony of everyday life. I need to go on more walks with him and do more things with him. I told him that he gets to choose one place HE wants to go this year. He chose Hershey park. We are hurting for cash right now but darnit! I really want to take him there. He asked me about it yesterday. My husband will take him fishing or mountain biking sometimes, but not enough as we would like. He is getting ready to join boy scouts and we are hoping that will help. But again, there are some things we are tryign to do WITH him like sleepovers that we just can find time for and we hate that, but its unavoidable. I figure we will just make up for it when we can by taking him to the park whenver we get a chance during the day. Its hard and scary when you are afraid you just aren't doing enough! The pictures were taken at Crisfield, MD down on the chesapeake. We love it there. Crisfield is the crab captial of the world!!! My favorite! Blue claw crabs! nothing better!!!! aaahhh... its a very small town. but we go there every year. In fact I am going down there for a week on the 28th. I can't wait!!! I need the vacation!!!!!
Elizabeth M
Well, I didn't mean to get on my soapbox about this, most of my ramblings have to do with how guilty I feel about what's happening with Devin - although I certainly do hold him accountable for the choices he's making. If I had to do it all over again beginning from when he was about 7 years old, though, the one thing I would do differently is Listen To Him. Make him feel that no matter what fire I have to put out, what problem I need to solve, what crisis won't go away...no matter what, he needs to know that he comes first, he is my priority. I grew up in a household where my parents were so buried by their own mental problems, I'm not sure they knew they had 6 children let alone how to take care of them. They couldn't even take care of themselves. They did the best they could but I can do better. And I have. Kids don't need anything other than love and to be heard. That's all. No gadget, no computer, no tv, no Gameboy or iPod, nothing can take the place of just plain old sharing thoughts and connecting with one another. Like we do here. Now give those two munchkins a big ol' birthday squeeze from Aunt Reenie! Have a good time, sweetie. Love, Maureen
Your kids are adorable and happy birthday to the baby....
My son is also older than my daughter....he is 23 now and lives in Atlanta. When he was little, we used to have 'dates'. I would get a sitter for my daughter, then take him to lunch and to the movies, or the zoo, or whatever we felt like doing.
The lunch part was important especially because we got a chance to talk. He is a very intelligent and insightful kid and I got to hear what was really on his mind. It doesn't matter where you go or what you do...as long as you spend that one on one time with each of your kids.
Enjoy them each and every day....
Joanie
she is in such a cutie bugg stage!!!!!
wow- now i feel old...MY daughter will be 30 tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!! and she is my middle child!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes i did get to se the pics-both kids are beautiful....maureen is right-love em smother em don't let em grow up...well- i do love my grands tho so --ok...guess they have to grow alittle!!!
I agree..what cute kids....Today is my husbands birthday. We were lazy as far as his bd goes, I studies and took the test again (and did not pass you keep taking it until you pass and then you take another test) and he worked on building our patio and carport. It started out as a patio and now he has extended the roof. I think it will look great when he finishes. We are talking about going out dancing Sat evening with some friends for his birthday...
I also agree with everyone...you gotta take time for your son...hubby too...the three of you and sometimes just 2 at a time....I do not have kids but I have seen it more and more with my neices and nephews...when the parents have not taken time with them and they feel angry and upset and thrown away...
Hey, 'lizbet, all this talk about kids and parenting advice in NO WAY implies that you need any advice whatsoever. I was just thinking aloud, because we're in the thick of trying to get through Devin's teen years with Devin meeting his full potential. This is tough, tough stuff and we've done plenty wrong up until now. I've had an epiphany lately, actually - I think Devin might be doing so poorly in school (he BARELY passed his classes and moved into the 10th grade even though he is smart as can be), and all his raging - I think on some unconscious level he's doing it on purpose so that Jim and I are focusing all our time and energy on HIM rather than on our marriage. I think Devin is that afraid of our divorcing. Gotta go, he's coming in the door.