Friday, September 7, 2012
Insta Friday
Happy Friday.
Linking up with Jeannett at Life.Rearranged for InstaFriday.
{I am kellysmedley on IG}
1. Nana is the only one that can get my girl to sleep.
2. Pretending she is tired. She isn't. She never sleeps.
3. Random...pull odds and ends out of the fridge to make dinner...obviously a hit with Karson.
4. Hanging out with Ellary while Big Brother naps.
5. Playing in his sand box while camping at the beach.
6. Coffee...with a beach view...not much better!
7. "Say 'cheese' baby 'yella.'
8. Teeny tiny tap shoes for Karson. I can't wait to see how much he likes his dance class next week.
9. My beach baby.
10. Ellary's Baptism Lunch decorations.
11. Playing Choo-Choos. Serious stuff around here!
12. Love them!
13. Hurricane Karson...notice all the trains.
14. Riding on a train in MI City...Karson Heaven.
15. Trying to eat her toes....at 11pm...still not sleeping.
Have a good weekend!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Paci Broke
There is some sad news at the Smedley House.
Yesterday, after Karson woke up, his paci broke.
I had no intentions of stopping the paci in the next year.
I figured at 3, we would make it only at bed, and we would start talking about being done with it.
Except, Karson has thrush.
Thrush that will.not.go.away.
Thrush that keeps coming back.
His paci is making it impossible to get rid of.
So yesterday, when I realized it had come back, again, I hid all but 2 of his pacis and cut the nipple off both of them. I didn't draw attention towards them, I just sat them back down where he had put them.
I texted DJ:
"I cut Karson's Paci...if he flips I am giving him a new one...but I am going to try."
I was sure he was going to flip out, but he didn't.
He told me paci had an "owie" and asked if we could "go paci store. Buy neeewww paci."
I explained that when little boys get big, their paci's break, and then they are all done with the paci.
He didn't fight me, at nap he took his broken paci with him.
Then he walked back out of his room, slammed his broken paci on the table, and said trying to hold back tears:
"Mama no paci. Paci broken."
He slept for over 3 hours.
When he woke up, he said:
"Mama, fix paci?"
I told him I couldn't fix it.
He asked if Molly could.
I laughed...and we moved on to the next thing.
Bed time was a little rough, but only because he didn't want to go to bed, he never once asked for his paci.
So this morning we celebrated.
When he woke up, we made "breakfast cookies."
Aka: chocolate chip pancakes
He helped by scooping out all of the baking powder into the little bowl.
The eye lashes...he is still so little...but he is getting so big!
Our "No More Paci" celebration called for the fancy glasses.
And the red You are Special Today Plate.
A family tradition: special days call for the red plate.
He was so excited to have a special breakfast with Mommy.
I clinked glasses with my two year old, with our special glasses filled with apple juice, and celebrated another mile stone of growing up...no more pacis.
Friday, August 24, 2012
InstaFriday
Happy Friday.
And Happy DJ.Had.Today.Off.Work.and.Mama.Got.to.Sleep.Until.9:30.&.Take.a.Shower Day!
It is so easy to forget how blessed I am.
Sweet Babies & a dog that lived through eating a cooked chicken carcass out of my trash.
Its Fair Week here.
We spent lots of time there this week.
Karson loved the tractors!
He had his first Swim Lesson at GoldFish Swim School.
He loved it!
They were awesome!
If you have one in your town look them up.
They are expensive but so worth it!
Biggby has a drive through.
I like Bibbgy's coffee.
Coffee for Mama.
Cookie for Karson.
Because 2 year olds need pick-me-ups too!
{PSA: I am a bit obsessive about carseat safety & did not know until this week that if a child is forward facing their straps should come from at or above their shoulders. If they are rear facing, their straps should come from at or below their shoulders. We had to adjust K's carseat a little after I found that out. This was before I fixed it, there is a picture below where he is in it correctly.}
Karson had thrush this week.
Weird.
I called Monday when I noticed it, and the nurse told me 2 year olds don't get thrush.
She said it was HFM.
She was wrong.
I called 2 days later to inform her of that.
Guess what-I was right.
Annoying & lesson in the fact that Mommies always know best.
I am determined to have it not pass to Ellary.
I threaten to list her on Criag's List every other day.
This is why I never will...
Happy Girl.
Who actually took a few naps in her crib this week!
One nap lasted almost 2 hours.
A record!
New Hanna Andersson tights & Mama's old baby booties.
Love!
Again...the exact reason why you have yet to see "3 year old lab named Molly" listed on Craig's list.
{fixed carseat}
My Mom & babies walking into the bunny barns.
Karson loved the bunnies.
I had a bit of a melt down yesterday.
I am so far behind.
So of course, when you are overwhelmed with everything that has to be done, a 10 minute ice cream & coffee break does the trick.
Karson had announced at 5am "Mama I awake."
I had gotten about 2 hours of sleep at that point, from Little Miss Ellary who doesn't sleep.
5am caught up with him and he fell asleep on the floor.
Funny if you know my kid.
Ella nursed herself to sleep.
Both stayed asleep when I put them in their beds.
I had almost 2 hours to get stuff done, and both woke up happy.
Love!
I told him it was time for his medicine.
This is how he felt about that...
Linking up with Jeannett at Life.Rearranged for InstaFriday.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
A Big Huge Catch Up Post
I am so so behind on this blog!
Actually...I am behind on a lot of things, because a certain little girl doesn't sleep.
After only a few hours of sleep before Karson's 5am wake up call of "Mommy I awake!" both are napping.
Napping in their beds.
Napping in their beds...at the same time!
Woohoo!
So a big huge catch up post...
:: July 2012 ::
Little girl loves the exersaucer.
She hates being on her back.
She loves sitting up.
{this was in July...now she loves to jump in her jumperoo and sit in her walker}
And a huge improvement in big brother's attitude towards his little sister makes this Mama's heart happy!!
:: July Wisconsin Visit ::
In July my kiddos and I traveled to Wisconsin to visit family with my Mom & Dad.
Sometimes, my kids are angels.
Sometimes, they are not.
Sometimes, they are really, really, really not!
Wisconsin visits are important to me.
It is important to me that my kids know their Wisconsin family.
And that our Wisconsin family knows my kids.
Usually we go every month from March to October.
After some major, never before seen, 2 year old tantrums from an unnamed 2 year old...
...and hours upon hours of screaming in the car from an unnamed 4 month old.
I very nicely told my Wisconsin family that I would see them in November.
Ellary and her GiGi.
Ellary shares her GiGi's name.
My sweet girl on GiGi's couch.
Wearing one of my old dresses from when I was her age.
A post about that will be coming...hopefully by the time she is 2.
Kidding...kind of.
I was a little overwhelmed at my 2 year old's behavior while we were there.
So while he was sleeping, I took a Mommy reprieve and snuggled my girl on the couch for a few hours.
I should say it was not entirely his fault.
He was incredibly sleep deprived, and everything was a "no touch."
Something he isn't used to.
{I am a firm believer in the fact that this is his house too.
He understands there are things he is not supposed to play with.
But for the most part, if he isn't supposed to have it, he can't get to it.}
His behavior drastically improved when we went to my Aunt's house for the afternoon.
A huge back yard to run around in.
A dog to play with.
A pool to splash in.
A much more appropriate environment for a 2 year old boy!
Miss Ellary was just happy to be outside, and out of that dreaded car seat.
Some 1 on 1 Bumpa play time is a fabulous cure for the crabbies.
His swim suit was wet from swimming at the pool the night before, so we convinced him his shorts were ok to get wet.
When they got too went and looked uncomfortable, we let him run around in his "choo choos."
He thought he was so cool!
:: Daddy Time ::
:: Beach Days ::
We have only had a few beach days this summer.
It is hard to take them both to the beach by myself.
But we make the best of it when we do go.
He will not to any where near the water if it is even remotely cold!
Sweet girl napping on the beach.
I convinced him his wagon was his "special bed."
Yea...it actually worked and he took a nap.
I was shocked too!
Most.Stressful.Beach.Day.Ever
Take my word for it: Going to the beach after a very rough weekend (Wisconsin Weekend listed above), is a bad bad bad idea.
Ella melted down and then finally fell asleep.
Karson melted down, & kicked his sleeping little sister in the eye.
Sand in Ella's eye = screaming baby.
Stressed out Mama = yelling at the 2 year old.
Melting down two year old getting yelled at = a major melt down.
All of that equals a lot of crying, and yelling, and all around chaos.
{please.please.please: if you see a young Mama struggling in this situation do not give her dirty looks & comment on her ability to control her kids. It is incredibly not helpful & makes said young Mama feel even worse. Yes, lady that sat next to us giving me the stink eye the entire time, I am talking to you.}
Before all of the screaming & yelling took place, there were 2 kids happily enjoying the beach.
And with that Ellary is awake...I got halfway through July. :)
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