Organization

We bought this great CUBEical for Sam's room at Target. It was on sale. I wanted something to keep his toys in besides the giant blue plastic rubbermaid bin we've been using. I was excited when this and the cloth bins went on sale. I think it looks great in his room.

Flashback Friday(on Saturday)

I haven't posted in a while. It's been a busy week and Sam has had a cold. I think I'm starting to get it thanks to all the sneezes and snot that has dripped all over me. Yummy. Anyways, here is one of my fav pictures of Sam at 6 weeks. We had just moved into our house.

Crib Protectors

I wish we had known about these before Sam started destroying his crib earlier this week. I also wish I had known that I wouldn't be able to buy one in ANY of our local stores and would have to resort to either purchasing online or driving 45 minutes to the "big" city. SERIOUSLY? Are you telling me I have the only child that chews on his crib in this area? Because I refuse to believe that! I don't want to wait 7-10 business days for shipping. I need to take care of this now. Before our crib is a pile of sawdust on the floor. I think this calls for a trip to Jo-Ann Fabrics and some sewing.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

See this picture?
I had planned to take several more. Under the bib was a green t-shirt Sam's grandma got him that said "Mom's Official Cookie Tester." Perfect for today. Then Samson threw up all over himself and me. So much for the cute green outfit. I found a second green outfit for Sam. While I was getting myself into a clean shirt and pants, Sam threw up again. (He slept 12 hours again last night and must have been so hungry this morning that he overate.) Ok, on to outfit number three. One last shirt with some green in it. I said a silent prayer that Sam wouldn't throw up again. Then we were out the door, on our way to church for the Mom's Group. I put Sam in the nursery and headed to the conference room for some much needed time with adult women. 40 minutes later I was summoned to the nursery. Sam had peed through his clothing. He was fussing and squirming so much they couldn't get clean clothes on him. I guess its going to be one of those days. I think I'll eat some cheesecake for lunch.....and wash it down with a huge chunk of chocolate. And while I do that, enjoy this cute picture that I took just before the great puke of '09.

He really showed us who's boss.

It seems like we "take two steps forward and two steps back" all the time. (Thanks Paula Abdul for that song.) Last night Sam slept for 12 hours straight without waking up. It was wonderful! I think the last time I slept so well was before I was pregnant. I even woke up at 5:45 and had to go to his room to make sure he was ok before I could fall back asleep. Usually Sam naps pretty well and it doesn't take long for him to fall asleep. He was put down for his morning nap at 9:30am today. He was pretty ticked off (because Daddy was still home) and cried for an hour before he finally fell asleep. During this process, I had to sit in the living room and listen to him throw his teethers out of the crib one by one. He finally fell asleep and slept for almost 2 hours. When he woke up, I walked into his room and saw THIS:

At first, I thought that Sam had puked or gotten snot all over his bed, but then I looked closer and realized that he had GNAWED and CHEWED the finish off his bed. AAAAHHHH!
He has SUCH a beautiful bed:

(Thanks Aunt Jill)
We love it because it will convert to a toddler bed and then a full size bed, but maybe not. Maybe he'll chew through it before his first birthday.

Project Floor Renovation '09

A couple weeks ago we decided to redo the flooring in our home. Tile for the entry, dining room and kitchen and wood laminate for the living room. So last week we bought tile. Yesterday we bought wood laminate. After pricing it at couple of stores, we found a carribean cherry flooring at Lowe's that we LOVED. Now we have ten boxes of it and 3 bags of underlay hanging out with the tile in our basement. The tile was lonely. It needed company.


Here is a close up of the flooring.

We are so excited about the new floor we can hardly stand it. White carpet, your days are numbered! Watch your back.

A Day with G.G.

G.G. came to visit us yesterday afternoon. She stayed the night and left this morning. We had a great time. I even helped G.G. set up a blog. She's a super hip grandma. She was using the internet long before I even knew what it was and even has two cell phones and a GPS.

Now G.G. is known for taking candid photos that usually make the subject look their worst. I'm not mean like that. So here is my favorite picture from G.G.'s visit.

We miss you already G.G. and can't wait till you migrate north again for the summer and fall.