Miss G is off and running or crawling so to speak. Today she took her first "steps" and also decided today she would start pulling herself up all on her own. I can't believe she is crawling so much earlier than LM but she is so proud of herself and has even mastered grabbing a toy while balancing on the other hand and legs. Ahhh....the things that excite me these days ......although I am a little frightened b/c she will be into everything now so I need an extra set of eyes and hands.
On a different note we are still in countdown......yeah!! It's nearing time for daddy to come home. We are so ready for a visit ( I say visit b/c we know he will be leaving soon again). LM thinks daddy only visits us anyway ....we'll explain that in a few years. But regardless we get to play house and be a family again for a while. Thinking of taking a trip--just mommy and daddy --but everytime we think of that we think how are we gonna fit that in with a move and packing up so we rethink it and we probably won't take a trip until the kids are like 5 and 7 but we are talking and dreaming and planning on that day when it may come. Not that we don't want to vacation w/ the kids b/c we do but it's been a while since we had more than 4 hours alone in a public venue. The Navy usually takes care of that for us so we dont' have to worry about it. Anyway, we'll see what tomorrow brings and maybe it will be a surprise what is around the corner.
27 February 2009
25 February 2009
Your -ami
Thomas was a blast!!! LM had a great time and loved every second of it. We were right up front and he just stayed wide eyed and loved it all. As the trains disappeared he kept saying where did they go? Are they coming back ?? frantically. And in the middle of it he looked up at me and hugged me and said "Thank you for Thomas Mommy". So very sweet my little angel.
Miss G did great with our friends and they said she was an angel all day which would explain why she turned into a little devil the moment we stepped in the door. ;) She is so very feisty..man that one is going to give me a run for my money.
LM was talking to Paw Paw on the phone the other day and said :"what are you doin paw paw?"
PPaw: "I am watching CSI Miami"
LM: "you're watching your ami"
Now call me crazy but that is pretty darn cute and smart that he put the pronouns together like that........he said Miami so LM said Your -ami.
Man that kid cracks me up sometimes. We took G to the library storytime today and she had fun and tried to eat some other kids shoe and seemed to really enjoy herself. I wish I had more time and more of me to spread around b/c I would love to do swim lessons with them both but it's so hard b/c I can't be in two places at one time. Maybe when daddy gets back we canwork on that and get it coordinated.
Speaking of Daddy I am missing him terribly..since he left after his visit it's like torture counting down the days. I guess it was just so nice to see what being a family is like again and to keep having it taken away stinks. I am so thankful for the time together we do have but it gets lonely and exhausting being a single parent so much. I just have to keep the faith that one day we will be a family all together again.....that the deployments will dwindle and we can just be normal.....right now I see no light at the end of this tunnel but know there is a reason and must keep my chin up. This life isn't easy but at least it's an adventure at times.....and we'll look back and laugh.......one day! :)
Miss G did great with our friends and they said she was an angel all day which would explain why she turned into a little devil the moment we stepped in the door. ;) She is so very feisty..man that one is going to give me a run for my money.
LM was talking to Paw Paw on the phone the other day and said :"what are you doin paw paw?"
PPaw: "I am watching CSI Miami"
LM: "you're watching your ami"
Now call me crazy but that is pretty darn cute and smart that he put the pronouns together like that........he said Miami so LM said Your -ami.
Man that kid cracks me up sometimes. We took G to the library storytime today and she had fun and tried to eat some other kids shoe and seemed to really enjoy herself. I wish I had more time and more of me to spread around b/c I would love to do swim lessons with them both but it's so hard b/c I can't be in two places at one time. Maybe when daddy gets back we canwork on that and get it coordinated.
Speaking of Daddy I am missing him terribly..since he left after his visit it's like torture counting down the days. I guess it was just so nice to see what being a family is like again and to keep having it taken away stinks. I am so thankful for the time together we do have but it gets lonely and exhausting being a single parent so much. I just have to keep the faith that one day we will be a family all together again.....that the deployments will dwindle and we can just be normal.....right now I see no light at the end of this tunnel but know there is a reason and must keep my chin up. This life isn't easy but at least it's an adventure at times.....and we'll look back and laugh.......one day! :)
23 February 2009
This watch makes me......
taller...that is what LM said tonight as he tried on my watch. He said Mommy and Daddy have watches right? --Right buddy! ---Daddy may get me a watch too, mommy? Okay buddy--Roger on the watch from daddy (p.s. Honey, your boy wants you to get him a watch ;)
Miss G is moving all around and really developing quite a personality...mine to be exact. Quick tempered, wants her way and on the go constantly. Sound familiar?? Ha ha! She is on a mission and can find the smallest thing on the floor so I am constantly picking up. She can move down the hall in less than 30 seconds now on her belly army crawling. It's crazy and I will have to post some videos later of it....it's amazing. We are off to see Thomas the Tank Engine Live tomorrow and Miss G is staying with a friend. I hope she does well ....say a prayer she does and we have a safe travel day ~
Miss G is moving all around and really developing quite a personality...mine to be exact. Quick tempered, wants her way and on the go constantly. Sound familiar?? Ha ha! She is on a mission and can find the smallest thing on the floor so I am constantly picking up. She can move down the hall in less than 30 seconds now on her belly army crawling. It's crazy and I will have to post some videos later of it....it's amazing. We are off to see Thomas the Tank Engine Live tomorrow and Miss G is staying with a friend. I hope she does well ....say a prayer she does and we have a safe travel day ~
Where is the respect???
Now, let me set the scene.....today at the O Club....my kids were really good for lunch (amazing) and we go to prepare to check out at the register.....a group that had been dining in a private room decides to leave all at the same time.....each paying individually (there were at least 30 of them).....you can see everyone else's faces as we all are getting ready to depart so I trek over and get in line behind all of them. I am there sans husband and let me say this : I realize it's your O Club and it's intended for guys but MANY families and women dine there everyday....so anyway....my kids are getting antsy...restless and ready to go....hearing them fuss, seeing them getting antsy and me getting frustrated.....NOT ONE of these officers offered to allow me to go ahead with my ticket. Now, the waitress seeing this said oh honey I will do your ticket in the back......she did and got a big tip for helping me out and one of these "officers" had the audacity to comment on me getting out of there ahead of his group. SERIOUSLY!!!!!!??????? Are you kidding me? And on the way out a group of about 10 officers wer estanding around waiting to get into the newly vacated private room and not one single one of them offered to help me by opening these ridiculously heavy double doors (finally one guy did while the others watched on as I tried to go backwards with two kids in a double stroller through those doors so thank you sir)....instead choosing to gape at me like I am an idiot for deciding to ever leave my house with the two kids.
Now here's where I go off. I can remember a time not so long ago (within the nearly ten years my husband has served as an OFFICER) when women were respected especially within a military community and still addressed as mam and so on. I know I am from the south but give me a break. It's like waiting in the immunizations line at the Naval Hospital with two screaming kids or a screaming baby and not one of these guys will give up their seat or their spot to let you go ahead but instead just sit and glare at you as if you have three heads and you somehow deserve to stand there and wait an hour and a half while they chat about going to subway for lunch (although in this scenario it's military wide personnel) I have always respected and loved military traditions and the pomp and circumstance. I am a true patriot to the core and believe in the missions , sacrifice and so on of these men and women but where has the respect gone?? Do they not teach these things in OCS or basic training anymore..or is it the failure of the entire country to educate our children on common courtesy. Another scenario that burns me up is to go in to McDonald's or anywhere for that matter on base and hear nasty profane language in front of my kids .....it didn't used to be this way....it's disheartening. I don't need to be coddled and anyone who knows me knows I am not like that--too independent if you ask my parents and husband.......BUT it would be nice to have someone help you b/c it's the nice thing to do. Again, I know I amsouthern , in WA state which isn't the most hospitable place on earth but I am just fuming at the lack of courtesy especially by our military......then I start thinking maybe some of them have been in WA too long or other places where they are constantly berated for participating in a war--when you feel no appreciation, no respect you are less likely to give it. Maybe that is the problem! This little rant barely touches on all the things I could say about this but my kids are waking up so I better cut it off now with saying that I have met plenty of officers and enlisted personnel who do treat people with respect and I am proud to say that I am married to one of those guys.....you never know what kind of day someone is having --maybe the lady chasing her kid around or struggling with a stroller is the one whose husband has been gone for a while and she is at her wit's end that day and you make the day simply by showing her an act of kindness. We should treat each other like that regardless......and you gotta pay it forward....show other people how to do it!
Now here's where I go off. I can remember a time not so long ago (within the nearly ten years my husband has served as an OFFICER) when women were respected especially within a military community and still addressed as mam and so on. I know I am from the south but give me a break. It's like waiting in the immunizations line at the Naval Hospital with two screaming kids or a screaming baby and not one of these guys will give up their seat or their spot to let you go ahead but instead just sit and glare at you as if you have three heads and you somehow deserve to stand there and wait an hour and a half while they chat about going to subway for lunch (although in this scenario it's military wide personnel) I have always respected and loved military traditions and the pomp and circumstance. I am a true patriot to the core and believe in the missions , sacrifice and so on of these men and women but where has the respect gone?? Do they not teach these things in OCS or basic training anymore..or is it the failure of the entire country to educate our children on common courtesy. Another scenario that burns me up is to go in to McDonald's or anywhere for that matter on base and hear nasty profane language in front of my kids .....it didn't used to be this way....it's disheartening. I don't need to be coddled and anyone who knows me knows I am not like that--too independent if you ask my parents and husband.......BUT it would be nice to have someone help you b/c it's the nice thing to do. Again, I know I amsouthern , in WA state which isn't the most hospitable place on earth but I am just fuming at the lack of courtesy especially by our military......then I start thinking maybe some of them have been in WA too long or other places where they are constantly berated for participating in a war--when you feel no appreciation, no respect you are less likely to give it. Maybe that is the problem! This little rant barely touches on all the things I could say about this but my kids are waking up so I better cut it off now with saying that I have met plenty of officers and enlisted personnel who do treat people with respect and I am proud to say that I am married to one of those guys.....you never know what kind of day someone is having --maybe the lady chasing her kid around or struggling with a stroller is the one whose husband has been gone for a while and she is at her wit's end that day and you make the day simply by showing her an act of kindness. We should treat each other like that regardless......and you gotta pay it forward....show other people how to do it!
21 February 2009
Moving on up.......
Miss G is moving .....she can now army crawl and do a spinny thing around in circles on her tummy on the floor which is hilarious to watch and I am trying to catch it on video. She can also stand for minutes on end while holding on to something but not her brother b/c he moves and drags her down ;) .......and just today she learned to go from rolling/ spinning/army crawling to sitting up on her own. That was the big one.....she has been so frustrated and now I think she will be much happier that she knows how to get herself sitting up.
LM is hilarious each day and is enjoying jamming out to such songs as Chicken Fried by the Zac Brown Band, Low, low, low by Flo-Rida and Move it, move it. Not the best song choices I realize for a nearly 3 year old but he has a blast dancing to them and we laugh and get Miss G laughing with us while we do crazy dancing in the living room. Good thing there is no one living behind us except the bald eagles , hawks and herons. And speaking of my blue heron friends are back from last year. I look forward to that every spring in this house and as the eagles find a different place to nest as winter iswinding down our herons move in and I watch them all day .....the slowest moving creatures ever but it's so beautiful to watch their slow stalking of prey and how they protect their territory from other herons. And yes, I am aware that I am now a dork birdwatcher and love it!! Definitely something I will miss about this place ~
LM is hilarious each day and is enjoying jamming out to such songs as Chicken Fried by the Zac Brown Band, Low, low, low by Flo-Rida and Move it, move it. Not the best song choices I realize for a nearly 3 year old but he has a blast dancing to them and we laugh and get Miss G laughing with us while we do crazy dancing in the living room. Good thing there is no one living behind us except the bald eagles , hawks and herons. And speaking of my blue heron friends are back from last year. I look forward to that every spring in this house and as the eagles find a different place to nest as winter iswinding down our herons move in and I watch them all day .....the slowest moving creatures ever but it's so beautiful to watch their slow stalking of prey and how they protect their territory from other herons. And yes, I am aware that I am now a dork birdwatcher and love it!! Definitely something I will miss about this place ~
14 February 2009
My V day
My valentine's consisted of hangin around in pj's all day w/ the kids until we all showered and got clothes on and played in the few minutes of sunshine outside today.....then some girlfriends came over and we had a nice time --they definitely got me in a better mood.....thanks ladies :)
But a little before they came over LM and I put on some music and were dancing aroudn the house and baking , cooking and chopping things up for our guests. He looked at me and said :
"Mommy will you dance with me and hold my hands "
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Yes, I melted right then and there.....such a sweet boy. I hope he will ask me for many more dances in his life and will always love me and want to hang with me. I'll let you know how that's working out in several years ;)
I will post LM at the V Day Dance just jamming out on the dance floor at the O Club in a video soon--jammin to who let the dogs out....so , so cute.
But a little before they came over LM and I put on some music and were dancing aroudn the house and baking , cooking and chopping things up for our guests. He looked at me and said :
"Mommy will you dance with me and hold my hands "
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Yes, I melted right then and there.....such a sweet boy. I hope he will ask me for many more dances in his life and will always love me and want to hang with me. I'll let you know how that's working out in several years ;)
I will post LM at the V Day Dance just jamming out on the dance floor at the O Club in a video soon--jammin to who let the dogs out....so , so cute.
03 February 2009
More pictures.....
Here are a few more recent pictures....as recent as today when we had a little sunshine and got outside for a minute and some fresh air instead of breathing in all of mama's cold germs.... I love the one of LM in the background w/ BT's face...
01 February 2009
Say hello and wave goodbye
Miss G's new face when she is mad
In the famous words of David Gray....that's just what it feel like Daddy did-- :) He got home and was able to spend a few weeks with us . We were so busy getting reacquainted and essentially integrating him into our lives now with two kids since he really hasn't been here for that. And the tantrums of LM started after Daddy left so he was introduced to those. I am not sure if he is coming back after his IA now--what ?? two screaming kids who want their way , one exhausted mommy and three demanding dogs don't make you want to run home .... ;) I do think now he gets just how busy it is.....some days you're lucky to brush your teeth let alone actually look presentable. There is no down time in our lives anymore.
But that is good, right? Keeps us on our toes.....at least LM does. He is all about Noah's "Biz-ARK".....that's right......a la snoop dogg apparently. He is saying Bizark instead of Ark--we think he is combining the words berzerk (as in Sandra Boynton's Hippos go Berzerk) and Ark (as in Noah ;) -- combine the two and you got something right out of Snoop Dogg's language.
Miss G is rolling around everywhere and sitting up so well. We finally got the all clear from Children's Hospital and no more antibiotics. A chapter all would agree we are glad to close. We had G baptized by our Wing chaplain while daddy was home and it was great--our friends were there and it was a sweet moment for us. Just like w/ LM I hope we can do right by her and raise them in His glory....the most important job we will ever have is to do that. It's tough but all we can do is try our best right?
Miss G is rolling around everywhere and sitting up so well. We finally got the all clear from Children's Hospital and no more antibiotics. A chapter all would agree we are glad to close. We had G baptized by our Wing chaplain while daddy was home and it was great--our friends were there and it was a sweet moment for us. Just like w/ LM I hope we can do right by her and raise them in His glory....the most important job we will ever have is to do that. It's tough but all we can do is try our best right?
We are in countdown time now and starting to mark the calendars for daddy's return. Hopefully we will get some down time (ha) together as a family when he returns and we'll get to stay here for the summer before heading cross country....or that is the plan right now. New pics of the kids.....not much else to say....my heart isn't in the blog right now....winter blahs I suppose so I will just put up new pics of the kids and daddy's visit home....videos to follow soon. And yes, Miss G was baptized by a chaplain in a flight suit--it was AWESOME!!! What fantastic pictures of that we'll have one day to show her--only a military family would love that ;)
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