Weekend Update

This weekend was the start of more germs spreading throughout our home. This time the victim would be ....ME!

It started with a sore throat last week and ended with a full blown sinus infection by Monday morning. With the heat index in the 90s and humidity high enough to make MY hair frizz like crazy I was miserable.

We had to carry on, Saturday we had errands to run: order new baseboards, new stair case, pick out some colors for the house, get signatures notarized at the bank and be hassled by a saleswoman that wanted us to invest our money. Doesn't she know the money she's looking at will be gone by next week. If she didn't she does now.

By Sunday only Steak n Shake and Dairy Queen made this sick girl feel better. I couldn't breathe, even 5 minutes outside made me cranky.

A trip to Target made my day when D picked out his first set of matchbox cars with his first carrying case. He lugged that box of cars all the way to the register. It was too cute. He woke up this morning saying "Ca" for "Cars". He is obsessed. He has tons of matchbox cars already as Ry has gotten him at least 2 every paycheck but something about picking his own box of cars out made this kid's eyes just sparkle. He plays with them non stop.

Got money for that, kid?I tried to make myself feel better with some chili.
Towards the end of Sunday I pretty much let D just run around in the driveway throwing his ball around as I sat in our deck chair (yes we are storing a few things in our garage).
We tried to fly the kite Grandma M got us but failed miserably as I pathetically tried to run with it and only ran like 10 feet.
We continued to just chill until I couldn't breath anymore and went inside to be crabby. The boys continued on...

A quick trip to a Walgreens clinic, and a dose of antibiotics made this girl feel better.

Germs

It's been a long week and there is one more day left. D has been sick since last weekend. He's had an awful cough and has been congested, not to mention his two year molars have made their appearance. That's one cranky little guy. I took him to the Dr. on Monday but his lungs and ears are clear and there is not much left to do besides give him fluids and LOVE, both of which I can do like a pro.
He's already coming around, playing and getting into trouble.

2 weeks from today we will be closing on our new home and I'm a ball of nerves. My list of to-do's is getting longer and longer by the minute. I need a project plan, just like the ones we use at work with dates and tasks and stuff....NAH!
I keep telling myself if we survive the month of June we'll survive anything!
I sure hope so...
I realize this is an exciting time of our lives but it sure is stressful.
I just think about how wonderful it will be to unpack our stuff and find a true home for everything...how great it will be to finally put D's beloved house in the backyard...how fun/exhausting it will be to put my personal touch on the house....it will be our HOME soon.

Weekend Update

Friday, we went to a local preschool fun fair. It was loads of fun. D loved the train that he got to climb into.

He hated the petting zoo! Freaked out after a lamb went "BAAAAAA" in his ear. The animals were sooo friendly. D was not...

We waited in line for a train ride, as we stepped on D changed his mind but with a forceful tug on his sweatshirt he was forced to enjoy it.

Finally, we rewarded ourselves with cheap hot dogs, cotton candy, pop corn, chips and drinks. I had to get rid of the tickets that I over bought for the food.

D enjoyed the FREE park the most.

Saturday, D woke up with a fever. He wasn't feeling well so I took the opportunity to make the morning special for us and try to make him feel better.

Oberweis shakes tasted soooo good.

We fed a family of ducks cheerios (it's the only thing I had in my purse)
I enjoyed our morning date, we have to do it more often.

Proud

Mother's Day was beautiful, special, one of a kind, a SUPER day.

I was proud when my hubby and D went out early in the morning to pick up breakfast and flowers and surprised me in bed and my baby didn't care that mommy looked like hell because all he wanted to do was climb in next to me and play "where did it go?". Our clock displays the time on the ceiling when a button is pressed. D loves this game and we just laid there and laughed at red numbers that displayed above us like magic.

I was proud to spend the morning with two incredible women that know me better than anyone and catch up over pancakes and coffee.
I was proud to see 3 generations of women that are strong and would do anything for each other.

I was proud that this Mother's Day and the past 2 I got to hold someone that made me feel special on this extraordinary day.

I was proud that my baby behaved so well over breakfast and took a good nap. It's the little things.

I was proud that my sweet pea was the rock star of the night. Singing, dancing and having a blast with the band. The band sang him twinkle twinkle little star, I love you, you love me. They were on a first name basis with D. When he saw me coming to get him off the stage he would run and the crowd LOVED it. I don't know where he gets it from but the cameras were flashing.

I was proud when he paused long enough to take a picture with his mama.

I was proud when every person that passed by said "he's so cute" and he would just flirt with all the ladies.

I was proud to spend the afternoon with an amazing woman, mother and the best grandma a boy could ever ask for.

I was proud to be a mom, daughter, sister, Godmother and daughter-in-law on Mother's day!

What it means

This Sunday will be my third Mother's Day, but somehow this year is different, not better just different.
When you become a mom and a member of this "club" no one prepares you for the roller coaster ride.
When I learned I was pregnant I felt the same excitement and fear when you first get on a roller coaster ride and pull down on the safety bar...you hear the final clicks...then realize there is no turning back. It's a rush of excitement and a few seconds of feeling,
"Oh crap, I wanna get off, I change my mind".
As the roller coaster ride continues you realize you feel alive and free...even if you were scared to death during the entire ride. When the ride comes to an end, you have no regrets, you lived to tell about it, you have some blurry pics on a screen in the waiting area to prove you did it and you can 't wait to do it again.
Being a mom has been such a learning experience for me. I tend to be a very anal person, prefer when things go my way, I like things scheduled, I don't like being late, I like my house cleaned on a weekly basis and decorated just so and I LOVE sleeping in. But being part of the "club" has changed me in a way I never thought it would...sometimes I like it and sometimes it takes time to adjust but in the end it makes me realize.. it's not my way but it's even BETTER.
Everyday is a roller coaster ride that makes me wake up and want to do it again and again. The same fears are there as the day before but each day I notice a different turn, a bump, a drop that I didn't notice the last time I got on the ride.
The last 2 years have brought me joy that I never fully understood before. There are not enough pictures to capture the LOVE you feel when you hold your newborn for the first time, experience X-Mas mornings and kiss tiny little toes every night.
It's the kind of love MY mom has for ME and that just feels soooo good to realize how deep that love really is, now that I KNOW.
Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

Plumber

It's been a while since I posted. I wanted to but there were so many outstanding things going on with the house that I wanted to wait until things were more solid.
Last Thursday, we had the house inspection, aside from the typical things found in a 60 year old home, we did find some plumbing issues. There was an ejector pump installed in the garage because the sewer pipe under the garage collapsed. Instead of ripping out the garage floor and the driveway the previous owners rigged a not so great solution. It's functional but eventually we do need think about doing it "right". As all things that happen in three's, this plumbing issue is no different.
When we moved into our first home 6 years ago a month later we had a cracked pipe because of tree roots, second, do I need to remind you of the plumbing issues at the rental? I didn't think so, this is house three for us where plumbing problems are following us.
Today we finally finalized the contract after the inspection. All that is left is the appraisal.
We've had painters, floor people, door people, plumbers, etc. give estimates and my head is spinning. When did things get so expensive?! I'm in the wrong line of work.
As a tribute to all the plumbing fun we've had and eventually will have at the new house this post is dedicated to working plumbing and fun with water. Of course cute pics of D make it even more fun.
The sweet taste of water