Crib Solutions

Remember the woes of our poor crib? Its only gotten worse. Now Sam is gnawing pieces of wood out of the crib. At least he is getting some extra fiber in his diet. At this point I am pretty sure it is a deliberate act of defiance because when I go in to his room to get him after his nap, all I have to do is point to the freshly gnawed wood and he instantly starts crying and burrows his head into my shoulder. Anyways, I decided it was time for action. After perusing a lot of fabric, I couldn't quite find what I wanted. It was either too thick, too heavy, too light or not the right shade. My type A side likes it when things are matchy matchy. The other night I had an epiphany! What if I used a few of the receiving blankets that coordinate with Sam's bedding. Receiving blankets are soft and cute, but lets face it, they are useless when it comes to swaddling. I'll follow this up later with a detailed step-by-step instruction guide. Right now, Sam's awake. Gotta run!

Happy Baby.

Sam is so cute sometimes I can hardly stand it. That sweet toothy smile melts my heart every time. I also get flutters when I see his cute baby fat, but thats a whole other issue.

Last night the little cutie was playing with my cell phone and climbing all over Pedro while I practiced some songs on the piano. Apparently, he called my mom. She heard him breathing and talking in the background. Neither Pedro or I realized it until my mom called this morning to tell us. Oops. Good thing we have those weekend minutes.

That furry white thing in my hand is Sam's best friend Mr. Mousey. He loves him! Anytime we need to cheer him up or make him laugh, we get out Mr. Mousey. Sam has been sick with a cold and a little cranky so Mr. Mousey was giving him a tickle attack.

Our yard

Our yard needs work. A LOT of work. When we moved in, we had green grass, but no landscaping to speak of. Now, we don't even have the green grass thanks to the county insisting that we hook in to the public water system. Here is our yard in ALL its glory.

It's depressing and yet exciting. After all, it is a blank canvas.

While I'm at it, here's what I see when I turn to my left.
I can't think of anything nice to say. Honestly! I want to shout out my door "If you can afford to drive a Mercedes SUV you can afford to have someone come get your BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes Sedan(its further up the drive, I couldn't squeeze it into the picture.) Heck, they would probably even pay you for the scrap metal. And while you're at it, maybe you can give away some of the bags of leaves as a free gift with purchase."

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.