Wednesday, April 9, 2008
TFTD
· The reason God justifies and sanctifies by grace is so that the glorious, self-sustaining all-sufficiency of his own fullness would be displayed and marveled at in the world.—John Piper
The Solid Rock
By Edward Mote
"My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus' name.
When darkness seems to hide His face, I rest on His unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil.
His oath, His covenant, His blood, Support me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my Hope and Stay.
When He shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in Him be found!
Dressed in His righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne!
ON CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK I STAND,
ALL OTHER GROUND IS IS SINKING SAND.
ALL OTHER GROUND IS SINKING SAND."
Today I'm giving up trying to fight the battle. I've been having back pain since I was 16 yrs old. For 9 years I have just lived with it...excruiating at times, others not so bad. When I was pregnant with Gabe, it became horrible sciatic pain the last 4 months. I couldn't turn over in bed, or get up without pain shooting down my right leg. Sometimes, my leg would just give out and I couldn't put any weight on the right side. As soon as he was born, it left. With Ellie, the same thing happened the last trimester. This time it happened in my left side also and I couldn't pick up Gabe without horrible pain shooting down my legs or them giving out. Once again, when Ellie was born, the sciatic pain left. I was so thankful to be able to function normally again.
This morning I woke up in alot of pain. I got out of bed and pain shot down my left leg...and it kept giving out on me. I thought, whoa, I know I'm not pregnant, so what's up with this? It hurt to left both kids this morning....by noon it was horrible. I'm not one that is big on taking meds (tylenol, etc) So I'm finally going to the doctor tomorrow. I guess I kept thinking I could be tough and deal with it. But looking back, there's probably so many things I have done bad to my back without thinking. I grew up on a dairy farm and I remember doing chores for years...I don't ever remember anyone tell me to lift with my arms and legs. I worked on a pig farm for awhile too, old enough to know how to use the right muscles properly, but I still think the long days of pressure washing buildings and lifting so many heavy things took it's toll.
When it hurts to lift my kids and my legs give out, this scares me. I want to be able to take care of my kids and play with them. So today, I'm gonna quit trying to be tough and get my rear into the doctor. I ask that you would please pray for good reports (I've known so many who have had to get back surgery and that scares me too). And today, I'm going to choose God's perfect Love for me over fear. And today, I'm going to choose to stand on the solid rock...and lean on His holy name.
Love n Hugs...Laura
"My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus' name.
When darkness seems to hide His face, I rest on His unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil.
His oath, His covenant, His blood, Support me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my Hope and Stay.
When He shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in Him be found!
Dressed in His righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne!
ON CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK I STAND,
ALL OTHER GROUND IS IS SINKING SAND.
ALL OTHER GROUND IS SINKING SAND."
Today I'm giving up trying to fight the battle. I've been having back pain since I was 16 yrs old. For 9 years I have just lived with it...excruiating at times, others not so bad. When I was pregnant with Gabe, it became horrible sciatic pain the last 4 months. I couldn't turn over in bed, or get up without pain shooting down my right leg. Sometimes, my leg would just give out and I couldn't put any weight on the right side. As soon as he was born, it left. With Ellie, the same thing happened the last trimester. This time it happened in my left side also and I couldn't pick up Gabe without horrible pain shooting down my legs or them giving out. Once again, when Ellie was born, the sciatic pain left. I was so thankful to be able to function normally again.
This morning I woke up in alot of pain. I got out of bed and pain shot down my left leg...and it kept giving out on me. I thought, whoa, I know I'm not pregnant, so what's up with this? It hurt to left both kids this morning....by noon it was horrible. I'm not one that is big on taking meds (tylenol, etc) So I'm finally going to the doctor tomorrow. I guess I kept thinking I could be tough and deal with it. But looking back, there's probably so many things I have done bad to my back without thinking. I grew up on a dairy farm and I remember doing chores for years...I don't ever remember anyone tell me to lift with my arms and legs. I worked on a pig farm for awhile too, old enough to know how to use the right muscles properly, but I still think the long days of pressure washing buildings and lifting so many heavy things took it's toll.
When it hurts to lift my kids and my legs give out, this scares me. I want to be able to take care of my kids and play with them. So today, I'm gonna quit trying to be tough and get my rear into the doctor. I ask that you would please pray for good reports (I've known so many who have had to get back surgery and that scares me too). And today, I'm going to choose God's perfect Love for me over fear. And today, I'm going to choose to stand on the solid rock...and lean on His holy name.
Love n Hugs...Laura
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
THe Verdict
Well as of 1:00 pm today: naptime....Gabe has not up chucked once.....
He ran around all morning being very irritable, doing bad things he knows better than to do, got many spankings, used a box of kleenex, drooled like crazy, had VERY smelly poo, and acted fine otherwise. Soooooooo, the verdict is this: he must still be working on getting his 2 yr molars in (i've been told by many it's a long process). Ever since he got his first tooth, we knew he was teething by these signs: very smelly poo, sore bottom, lotsa drooling, irritable, and runny noses sometimes joined by a cough. He didn't cough at all this morning, although he did a little bit when I put him in bed, and I just ignored it to see what would happen.....so far so good.....I'd have to say I'll be very thankful if this doesn't end up being the flu bug, cuz i hate it!!! I can handle teething a little easier.
Today I'm trying to get caught up on laundry. Honestly, I don't see how families do it that have more than 2 kids.....I guess there never is caught up time as long as we all wear clothes, eh? And then Lil miss Ellie is going thru another "spitty stage" that means we go thru many burp rags a day.....*sigh* My friend Melinda stopped by at lunch time and told me "This too shall pass." And on Sunday she told me be thankful for this stage, cuz the older they get, the more drama, the more mouthing back, etc.......so I shall be thankful in all things!
As I was thinking about how washing our dirty clothes never stops, I got to thinking it's the same with our hearts and attitudes. As long as we are striving to live for Jesus, we will continually need daily cleansing from Him. As long as we are attaining for the Heavenly goal, we will need constant mercy and forgiveness as we are humans....and although we'll never be perfect, we can strive to be more like Jesus. Our attitudes sometimes need adjusted by our Father, and every once in awhile some of us have to go thru spiritual heart transplants in the purifying process.
Thank You Father that Your love covers all. Thank You Father for being our rock and holding us steady when our legs get wobbly. Thank You that You wash us anew each day. In Jesus' name...Amen.
Love n Hugs....Laura
He ran around all morning being very irritable, doing bad things he knows better than to do, got many spankings, used a box of kleenex, drooled like crazy, had VERY smelly poo, and acted fine otherwise. Soooooooo, the verdict is this: he must still be working on getting his 2 yr molars in (i've been told by many it's a long process). Ever since he got his first tooth, we knew he was teething by these signs: very smelly poo, sore bottom, lotsa drooling, irritable, and runny noses sometimes joined by a cough. He didn't cough at all this morning, although he did a little bit when I put him in bed, and I just ignored it to see what would happen.....so far so good.....I'd have to say I'll be very thankful if this doesn't end up being the flu bug, cuz i hate it!!! I can handle teething a little easier.
Today I'm trying to get caught up on laundry. Honestly, I don't see how families do it that have more than 2 kids.....I guess there never is caught up time as long as we all wear clothes, eh? And then Lil miss Ellie is going thru another "spitty stage" that means we go thru many burp rags a day.....*sigh* My friend Melinda stopped by at lunch time and told me "This too shall pass." And on Sunday she told me be thankful for this stage, cuz the older they get, the more drama, the more mouthing back, etc.......so I shall be thankful in all things!
As I was thinking about how washing our dirty clothes never stops, I got to thinking it's the same with our hearts and attitudes. As long as we are striving to live for Jesus, we will continually need daily cleansing from Him. As long as we are attaining for the Heavenly goal, we will need constant mercy and forgiveness as we are humans....and although we'll never be perfect, we can strive to be more like Jesus. Our attitudes sometimes need adjusted by our Father, and every once in awhile some of us have to go thru spiritual heart transplants in the purifying process.
Thank You Father that Your love covers all. Thank You Father for being our rock and holding us steady when our legs get wobbly. Thank You that You wash us anew each day. In Jesus' name...Amen.
Love n Hugs....Laura
Monday, April 7, 2008
Up Chuck
*WARNING* DO NOT read if you have faintatheart sydrome or queasy stomach.....
So the last 3 nights Gabe has up-chucked in his bed...very nice let me tell ya....
He has had a cold/cough/getting 2 yr molars going on for awhile now, sooooo.....
The last 2 nights he has coughed we think to get our attention, cuz we go running in when we hear the most awful wretching/gagging noises and immediatley he stops and points at the little circle of you know what that he has made in bed. And begins to jabber like a madman....(or his latest jabbering madman attitude when he's trying to distract you from giving him a spanking) not sure which is funnier, but the important point is that we follow thru with discipline and not let his little act sway us ;) So after the first night of this happening and him acting fine then running around acting silly while we changed his bed, we thought, okay, he can't be sick. Then it happens again last night, same thing.....so we change his bed, he acts fine and we give him the talk. No more gagging, time for sleep! He goes to sleep after some fake crying (that's pretty funny too but we don't let him know it) Well, tonite he does it again and I run in there before it gets serious hoping to prevent the saga continuing. So, he and I have "the talk"again and then just as I am walking away, he quickly gags and this time it shoots thru the air and onto the carpet since he was still standing in his crib.......nice........so mommy yells saying "Stop! Stop! Stop! (as if he can once chuck starts coming up the up) and the poor boy starts crying....so mommy apologizes and cleans the carpet. We talk some more and he calms down. I go out and wait by the moniter to see if I can hear anything, I call my mom to tell her the details and hear him coughing again. Okay, he really has tons of drainage, is going thru a box of Kleenex a day (ask my mom, it's true!) so I understand if his throat feels yucky and he just wants to get it out, so that's why we give him a drink when he starts gagging, to help out. Well, I go back in there and he has proceeded to up chuck ALL OVER in his bed....unbelievable....the mattress pad and sheets are gonna be in shreds soon because of all the washings and dryings they have taken! So I take him out (at this time Ellis is screaming in hunger and tiredness) I call my hubby (who has just sat down to watch the Final Four bball game at a friends) and say please come home, I can't deal with this by myself tonite and after all they are your children too. And the wonderful man he is, leaves his place of bliss, no smell of up chuck, no screaming baby, no gaggy boy, and comes home to rescue us. Gabe is running around at this point acting all fine, but I have no idea if he's sick or not....seriously....is it the flu or just cuz the crap that's running down his throat???
Oh, and more drama........"Key" which is Gabe's monkey that he sleeps with and only sucks his thumb with got up chucked upon ( the first time I wiped him off as good as possible because his life turns upside down if he can't sleep with him, the second time he got it good) so Key had to go into the wash machine with the rest of the mess. A friend from church had found him another monkey (and my parents also) just like Key but he would have nothing to do with them as he could tell they were different. So Jason and I had to give him the other "new one" tonite and he proceeded to throw a fit so we went into this big spiel about how we gave monkey and bath and blow dried him and that's why he looked so fluffy and new (unlike Key who's fluff is flat and tail is VERy flat) he didn't buy it. So because I didn't know if he was sick and he wasn't calming down in bed after sticking him in and he kept throwing monkey out, I decided to rock him. Jason moved the rocker into his room and I enjoyed rocking my big baby to sleep. I'm tellin' ya....I haven't done it in forever cuz I'm big on keeping my kids on schedules and a routine and I quit rocking him towards the end of my pregnancy with Ellie cuz it got so stinkin' awkward and I knew I needed to get out of that habit before baby #2 came......soooooo I totally had the greatest precious moment tonite even after all that hibity bibity. Wow....it was amazing. He would jabber all the words he knows how to say then started drifting off to la-la land and all of a sudden pops his eyes open, looks up at me and says: Hi in the flirtacious way he says it....it was great. It was a good time of just praying over him too while I held him.
My husband just informed me that the game just went into overtime and it's 10:30 pm....poor guy, this is what happens when ya don't have TV.....you have to "watch" the scores on the internet and sadly wish you could see it all instead of running home to clean up chuck. So if you see my hubby this week: remind him what a great guy he is!!!!
Hope you all hava great week! Happy Monday, eh?
Love n Hugs...Laura
So the last 3 nights Gabe has up-chucked in his bed...very nice let me tell ya....
He has had a cold/cough/getting 2 yr molars going on for awhile now, sooooo.....
The last 2 nights he has coughed we think to get our attention, cuz we go running in when we hear the most awful wretching/gagging noises and immediatley he stops and points at the little circle of you know what that he has made in bed. And begins to jabber like a madman....(or his latest jabbering madman attitude when he's trying to distract you from giving him a spanking) not sure which is funnier, but the important point is that we follow thru with discipline and not let his little act sway us ;) So after the first night of this happening and him acting fine then running around acting silly while we changed his bed, we thought, okay, he can't be sick. Then it happens again last night, same thing.....so we change his bed, he acts fine and we give him the talk. No more gagging, time for sleep! He goes to sleep after some fake crying (that's pretty funny too but we don't let him know it) Well, tonite he does it again and I run in there before it gets serious hoping to prevent the saga continuing. So, he and I have "the talk"again and then just as I am walking away, he quickly gags and this time it shoots thru the air and onto the carpet since he was still standing in his crib.......nice........so mommy yells saying "Stop! Stop! Stop! (as if he can once chuck starts coming up the up) and the poor boy starts crying....so mommy apologizes and cleans the carpet. We talk some more and he calms down. I go out and wait by the moniter to see if I can hear anything, I call my mom to tell her the details and hear him coughing again. Okay, he really has tons of drainage, is going thru a box of Kleenex a day (ask my mom, it's true!) so I understand if his throat feels yucky and he just wants to get it out, so that's why we give him a drink when he starts gagging, to help out. Well, I go back in there and he has proceeded to up chuck ALL OVER in his bed....unbelievable....the mattress pad and sheets are gonna be in shreds soon because of all the washings and dryings they have taken! So I take him out (at this time Ellis is screaming in hunger and tiredness) I call my hubby (who has just sat down to watch the Final Four bball game at a friends) and say please come home, I can't deal with this by myself tonite and after all they are your children too. And the wonderful man he is, leaves his place of bliss, no smell of up chuck, no screaming baby, no gaggy boy, and comes home to rescue us. Gabe is running around at this point acting all fine, but I have no idea if he's sick or not....seriously....is it the flu or just cuz the crap that's running down his throat???
Oh, and more drama........"Key" which is Gabe's monkey that he sleeps with and only sucks his thumb with got up chucked upon ( the first time I wiped him off as good as possible because his life turns upside down if he can't sleep with him, the second time he got it good) so Key had to go into the wash machine with the rest of the mess. A friend from church had found him another monkey (and my parents also) just like Key but he would have nothing to do with them as he could tell they were different. So Jason and I had to give him the other "new one" tonite and he proceeded to throw a fit so we went into this big spiel about how we gave monkey and bath and blow dried him and that's why he looked so fluffy and new (unlike Key who's fluff is flat and tail is VERy flat) he didn't buy it. So because I didn't know if he was sick and he wasn't calming down in bed after sticking him in and he kept throwing monkey out, I decided to rock him. Jason moved the rocker into his room and I enjoyed rocking my big baby to sleep. I'm tellin' ya....I haven't done it in forever cuz I'm big on keeping my kids on schedules and a routine and I quit rocking him towards the end of my pregnancy with Ellie cuz it got so stinkin' awkward and I knew I needed to get out of that habit before baby #2 came......soooooo I totally had the greatest precious moment tonite even after all that hibity bibity. Wow....it was amazing. He would jabber all the words he knows how to say then started drifting off to la-la land and all of a sudden pops his eyes open, looks up at me and says: Hi in the flirtacious way he says it....it was great. It was a good time of just praying over him too while I held him.
My husband just informed me that the game just went into overtime and it's 10:30 pm....poor guy, this is what happens when ya don't have TV.....you have to "watch" the scores on the internet and sadly wish you could see it all instead of running home to clean up chuck. So if you see my hubby this week: remind him what a great guy he is!!!!
Hope you all hava great week! Happy Monday, eh?
Love n Hugs...Laura
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Busy Weekend
Too much pink for me, but the warmest stuff i could find in the diaper bag, she didn't mind.
A genuine cowboy will romp around in horse poo!!!! Gabe found the biggest pile around....
Jacob and Ray-Ray getting her horse ready.
Paw-Paw is the hero in Gabe's life...he wakes up asking about him and goes to sleep talking about him.
The cutest cowgirl ever with the cutest cowboy ever ;)
Gabe wanted to sit on the horse with Mommy, but NO riding...we'll have to take it slow.
Uncles Matt and Isaac's dreams are coming true, he will play ball. They say training camp will start at 4 yrs old for him ;)
The flirtacious toddler entertaining the waiting teams.
Lil miss Ellie had lotsa fun too!!
My brother is the one in the white nike shirt--the tallest on his team and the others.
Hi friends...
Hi friends... Well, we've had one crazy fun weekend....Friday night we had my brother Isaac's 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Onarga Academy. Last year he played with his age level and this year he decided to give the adult division a try....a whole new adventure! They played well even though they didn't win. I'm so proud of Isaac for giving it a shot and playing hard. Gabe had a blast...someone gave him a ball and he proceeded to go make friends with the "big boys" and flirt with many girls way older than him....*sigh* no one told me it started this young.
Saturday night we had my brother Jacob's girlfriend's rodeo in Hopedale. It was a high school league so it was pretty cool. Would have to say it's the smallest rodeo I have ever been to but so neat to see all these kids have so much fun. Randi (Jacob's girl) did poles and barrel racing...she was awesome! I got some great pictures, but unfortunatly none in the arena turned out. ;( Gabe once again, had the time of his life. He took his flirting to a whole other level when he leaned forward trying to kiss an adorable little cowgirl sitting in front of us. What am I going to do with this child?!?!?!?! No one is a stranger to him and all night long he kept saying a big "HI!" to random people. Ellie did great the first part of the night, was bundled up cuz it got chilly....then halfway thru when she was sleeping, a tractor came into the arena to straighten the dirt and she got scared. I took her out to the van and she proceeded to scream for 1/2 hr....nothing I did would calm her down. So we ended up leaving early and it wasn't until the van started moving that she quit crying finally. The poor girl....she is much more sensitive than Gabe was, but she is a girl so I should expect it, eh?
Today has been beautiful.....everyone is out and about enjoying the weather...we've waited sooooooo long for it to come! Well, Mr. Gabe is walking around me with a most delightful smell of poo trailing him...diaper duty calls. Hava great week!
Love n Hugs...Laura
Friday, April 4, 2008
Going Down Under
GOING DOWN UNDER
By Laura Strough (from the files of 2007)
This morning I walked into the living room, and looked out our big picture window. There was the craziest and funniest sight ever!! A little squirrel was playing ON TOP of our evergreen bushes, trying frantically to stay on top amidst all the holes and gaps in the dense leaves. It was easy to see he was enjoying his little adventure, but soon, he realized, there wasn’t anything more on top of the bushes, than a nice view of the neighborhood around him. So, he swished his tail, and went back DOWN UNDER.
As I chuckled and walked away, I thought, okay Lord…what are you trying to show me or speak to me thru this funny little squirrel? My Father quickly answered me this time as I picked up my Bible to begin my “coffee and Jesus” time. I opened to this passage: “This the meaning of the parable: The seed is the Word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. The seed that fell among the thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.” Luke 8:11-15 NIV
The Lord began speaking to me what he was showing me thru the little squirrel. He said this: “ My child, I will give you many times ON TOP of the mountains in life (or the bushes for the squirrels) to enjoy the view and a time of rest. But like the little squirrel, there’s only so long ON TOP before you need to go back DOWN UNDER, digging deeper into what I would have for you. For the seeds I plant for you go deep into the soil DOWN UNDER to begin their roots and these moments have purpose for you. Deep digging times that begin your roots in the season I have placed you in. As time goes by, and you grow with the seeds I plant, and you remain, abiding in me, I will produce the fruit for you to enjoy. In this, those around you will be blessed also as you produce fruit that is good and pleasing in My eyes. But you must not try to skip the processes of growing and get back quickly ON TOP…stay with Me in My timing and not yours. Abide in Me during the planting and growing seasons.”
Brothers and sisters in Christ: if we hurry thru the seasons God places us in and try doing it all in our own timing, we will not produce the crop that the Heavenly Father is cultivating in us…and that He alone can do. And if we try to stay ON TOP often, we won’t be blessed until we go back DOWN UNDER, digging deeper into the Word of God and what He would have for us in the seasons of life.
HAPPY FRIDAY! Yeah for the weekends...and the forecast for Illinois looks beautiful!!!
Love n Hugs...Laura
By Laura Strough (from the files of 2007)
This morning I walked into the living room, and looked out our big picture window. There was the craziest and funniest sight ever!! A little squirrel was playing ON TOP of our evergreen bushes, trying frantically to stay on top amidst all the holes and gaps in the dense leaves. It was easy to see he was enjoying his little adventure, but soon, he realized, there wasn’t anything more on top of the bushes, than a nice view of the neighborhood around him. So, he swished his tail, and went back DOWN UNDER.
As I chuckled and walked away, I thought, okay Lord…what are you trying to show me or speak to me thru this funny little squirrel? My Father quickly answered me this time as I picked up my Bible to begin my “coffee and Jesus” time. I opened to this passage: “This the meaning of the parable: The seed is the Word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. The seed that fell among the thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.” Luke 8:11-15 NIV
The Lord began speaking to me what he was showing me thru the little squirrel. He said this: “ My child, I will give you many times ON TOP of the mountains in life (or the bushes for the squirrels) to enjoy the view and a time of rest. But like the little squirrel, there’s only so long ON TOP before you need to go back DOWN UNDER, digging deeper into what I would have for you. For the seeds I plant for you go deep into the soil DOWN UNDER to begin their roots and these moments have purpose for you. Deep digging times that begin your roots in the season I have placed you in. As time goes by, and you grow with the seeds I plant, and you remain, abiding in me, I will produce the fruit for you to enjoy. In this, those around you will be blessed also as you produce fruit that is good and pleasing in My eyes. But you must not try to skip the processes of growing and get back quickly ON TOP…stay with Me in My timing and not yours. Abide in Me during the planting and growing seasons.”
Brothers and sisters in Christ: if we hurry thru the seasons God places us in and try doing it all in our own timing, we will not produce the crop that the Heavenly Father is cultivating in us…and that He alone can do. And if we try to stay ON TOP often, we won’t be blessed until we go back DOWN UNDER, digging deeper into the Word of God and what He would have for us in the seasons of life.
HAPPY FRIDAY! Yeah for the weekends...and the forecast for Illinois looks beautiful!!!
Love n Hugs...Laura
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Monkey Business
Funny things our monkey boy has learned the last week:
1- He was blowing at qtips in the box and saying hot! the only thing i can figure out is he thought
they looked like candles.
2- His little push mower has been transformed into a scooter...he learned how to put one foot in and push himself with the other.
3-Learned how to sit on a big bouncy ball...he thought it was hilarious...i did too until...
4- He tried sitting on a bouncy ball the size of a golf ball....ha ha ha..wish you coulda been here.
5- He has learned how to skip...i have no idea who taught him.
6- He learned how to flush the toilet but he's not potty training yet..i guess another sign i should get started soon, eh?
7-How to put balls by his boobies...guess he's been watching too much breastfeeding around here
NOT so funny things he has learned:
1-How to shake his head no-no and responds to us frequently with this.
2- How to blow his nose in the air! Meaning: I need a kleenex
3-How to torment his sister by doing the following:
a. bounce balls off her head
b. pick her up
c. lay on her
d. feed her teddy grahams(remember she is only 4.5 mths!)
e. set his sippy cup in front of her, then quickly take it away and shake his head no-no
f. climb in her bouncy seat with her that has a weight limit ya know
g. take her toys away from her
4- How to unlatch the halfdoor going to basement stairs by standing on a tall can, leaning over the wall and fiddling with the latch til he figured it out!!!
5- How to spit...whatever happened to my well mannered boy?!?!?! wait, is there such a thing?
ps. he thinks it's hilarious when he farts or anyone else does....um, he's not even 2 yet!!!
But what can I say...I'm thankful he's a healthy monkey all in all.
Love n Hugs....Laura
1- He was blowing at qtips in the box and saying hot! the only thing i can figure out is he thought
they looked like candles.
2- His little push mower has been transformed into a scooter...he learned how to put one foot in and push himself with the other.
3-Learned how to sit on a big bouncy ball...he thought it was hilarious...i did too until...
4- He tried sitting on a bouncy ball the size of a golf ball....ha ha ha..wish you coulda been here.
5- He has learned how to skip...i have no idea who taught him.
6- He learned how to flush the toilet but he's not potty training yet..i guess another sign i should get started soon, eh?
7-How to put balls by his boobies...guess he's been watching too much breastfeeding around here
NOT so funny things he has learned:
1-How to shake his head no-no and responds to us frequently with this.
2- How to blow his nose in the air! Meaning: I need a kleenex
3-How to torment his sister by doing the following:
a. bounce balls off her head
b. pick her up
c. lay on her
d. feed her teddy grahams(remember she is only 4.5 mths!)
e. set his sippy cup in front of her, then quickly take it away and shake his head no-no
f. climb in her bouncy seat with her that has a weight limit ya know
g. take her toys away from her
4- How to unlatch the halfdoor going to basement stairs by standing on a tall can, leaning over the wall and fiddling with the latch til he figured it out!!!
5- How to spit...whatever happened to my well mannered boy?!?!?! wait, is there such a thing?
ps. he thinks it's hilarious when he farts or anyone else does....um, he's not even 2 yet!!!
But what can I say...I'm thankful he's a healthy monkey all in all.
Love n Hugs....Laura
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