A month ago I came to the realization that my little boy had become mobile. He would roll and wiggle to get where he wanted to be. Two weeks ago I caught him in the crawl position looking ready to go. One week ago I smiled as I watched him crawl... backwards. Three days ago I knew for sure that from now on life is going to be Will on wheels! He is moving and crawling.
As with all things, Will does not like to show off his new found skills for people. When he first rolled over I was the only person he rolled in front of for almost a month! So, with crawling, he stays perfectly still most of the time that anyone is looking at him. Then, as soon as heads are turned, he zooms. Look up to gaze at a TV show, look down and discover the baby is on the other side of the room. Look up to talk to a rambunctious 6 year old, look down and discover the baby is back again.
He also has an amazing understanding of object permanence. If I put his giraffe in his car seat he will crawl to the car seat to grab the giraffe. If I put his pacifier in my pocket he will grab at my pockets for it. He is a nipple seeking missile no matter how many layers of clothing I wear. And now, he is crawling over to the cabinet where we store his toys, opening the doors, pulling out the bins and then playing up a storm! That, my friends, is one awesome little seven month old!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The most beautiful girl in the world!
Today the most beautiful, amazing girl in the world turns 12 years old. My Kiddo is becoming less and less of a kiddo. She is an amazing girl who is quickly becoming an awesome lady. I am so excited to get to watch her keep growing and maturing. I love her so very much! Daughter, you astound me every moment we are together. Thank you for loving a quirky mom like me!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
A new level of tired
Will is 6 1/2 months old now. He still hasn't slept through the night. If you had asked me yesterday if he had slept through the night yet I would have said that yes, he had for the last two nights. I would have been wrong. For the last two days I have been exhausted but not understanding why since I thought Will was sleeping through the nights. Guess what! I am so tired that I couldn't remember waking up to feed him! Hubby would go and grab him when he woke up, wake me up and I would sit up to feed and cuddle him. I was actually waking up every 3 hours to feed him just like normal, but I am so tired that I didn't know it! Awesome, yes? Hahahahaha!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
I won the WICKED lottery!
I have just had one of the best night's of my life! I am grinning from ear to ear! I won the WICKED lottery! OK... let me back up....
Boogie has been asking for me to take him to see Wicked for quite some time. He liked the music, he is a dancer and I took his sister once so it made sense that he wanted to go. The problem there is that we just can't afford to buy tickets to every show we want to see. Well, if we skipped a few bills we could but we keep paying the bills instead, silly people that we are. I felt pretty bad about having to tell him no but I had to. Then I heard about the Wicked lottery. Two and a half hours before the show you can put your name in a cauldron and then at two hours to show time they pull out names for 20 tickets at only $25. That's the cost of one dinner out. That is doable!
So yesterday Boog and I headed to TPAC to put our names in the pot. When we got there we discovered that you have to pay with cash as soon as your name is called. I figured that was no big deal since there is an ATM on premises. I was so wrong! We put our names in the cauldron and then walked to the car to get my phone before trying to use the ATM machine. I found the ATM machine, put my card to the slot, the machine took the card in... and then the machine screen popped up, "Please insert your card". Uhhh... what? So I called the number on the machine next to the line, "If you have any problems with this machine please call..." The person on the phone was no help. She actually asked me why I was calling her about it. Really lady? Really? You have to be kidding me! I immediately broke into a cold sweat. Luckily, the people manning the cauldron got permission to allow me to wait until we found out if we won to run to my bank to cash a check and my Hubby called the bank and cancelled my card. We didn't win so I didn't have to make the run. Boogie cried.
I felt like I failed him in so many ways so today we headed out again. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try again, right? This time traffic was lighter, I had my cash with me and I had cash for the parking meter. The day seemed to be going much better. At 5:30 they started drawing names. This time I found myself counting down the number of tickets with Boogie. 20, 18, 16, 14... I started to feel my hope fading and I was holding my breath. Then the names stopped. The person drawing the names leaned to the others and asked them how to pronounce the name. I started to smile. When she asked another group I asked, "Does it start with a V?" "Yes." "Is it Vilara?" "Yes!" "Yay!" Boogie whooped, the crowd cheered for us and I almost cried I was so happy! OK, so maybe I did cry a little bit!
Boogie and I shared a dinner and killed time until show time. He was so excited that he wanted to stand at the doors for the whole two hours! When we were waiting we even ran into a sorority sister of mine. (If you are reading this it was so nice to see you! I hope we run into each other another some time soon!) So, it was finally time to find our seats. I was shocked to discover that we were in the 3rd row! We were so close! It was just amazing!
Boogie loved the show. He behaved the whole time and even curbed his chattiness. I was so happy to be able to share that with him and we had just a wonderful time. He may even have something new to aspire to!
Boogie has been asking for me to take him to see Wicked for quite some time. He liked the music, he is a dancer and I took his sister once so it made sense that he wanted to go. The problem there is that we just can't afford to buy tickets to every show we want to see. Well, if we skipped a few bills we could but we keep paying the bills instead, silly people that we are. I felt pretty bad about having to tell him no but I had to. Then I heard about the Wicked lottery. Two and a half hours before the show you can put your name in a cauldron and then at two hours to show time they pull out names for 20 tickets at only $25. That's the cost of one dinner out. That is doable!
So yesterday Boog and I headed to TPAC to put our names in the pot. When we got there we discovered that you have to pay with cash as soon as your name is called. I figured that was no big deal since there is an ATM on premises. I was so wrong! We put our names in the cauldron and then walked to the car to get my phone before trying to use the ATM machine. I found the ATM machine, put my card to the slot, the machine took the card in... and then the machine screen popped up, "Please insert your card". Uhhh... what? So I called the number on the machine next to the line, "If you have any problems with this machine please call..." The person on the phone was no help. She actually asked me why I was calling her about it. Really lady? Really? You have to be kidding me! I immediately broke into a cold sweat. Luckily, the people manning the cauldron got permission to allow me to wait until we found out if we won to run to my bank to cash a check and my Hubby called the bank and cancelled my card. We didn't win so I didn't have to make the run. Boogie cried.
I felt like I failed him in so many ways so today we headed out again. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try again, right? This time traffic was lighter, I had my cash with me and I had cash for the parking meter. The day seemed to be going much better. At 5:30 they started drawing names. This time I found myself counting down the number of tickets with Boogie. 20, 18, 16, 14... I started to feel my hope fading and I was holding my breath. Then the names stopped. The person drawing the names leaned to the others and asked them how to pronounce the name. I started to smile. When she asked another group I asked, "Does it start with a V?" "Yes." "Is it Vilara?" "Yes!" "Yay!" Boogie whooped, the crowd cheered for us and I almost cried I was so happy! OK, so maybe I did cry a little bit!
Boogie and I shared a dinner and killed time until show time. He was so excited that he wanted to stand at the doors for the whole two hours! When we were waiting we even ran into a sorority sister of mine. (If you are reading this it was so nice to see you! I hope we run into each other another some time soon!) So, it was finally time to find our seats. I was shocked to discover that we were in the 3rd row! We were so close! It was just amazing!
Boogie loved the show. He behaved the whole time and even curbed his chattiness. I was so happy to be able to share that with him and we had just a wonderful time. He may even have something new to aspire to!
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