Baby Steps

Well, we are almost at the 1 year 2 months and 2 day mark and Elizabeth is still not walking. Why the 14 month and 2 day mark??? That is when Jeremy walked. I thought FOR SURE Lizzie would walk before her first birthday but she's not. In fact, if we try to help her walk, her little legs bend so she can sit, if we really try by holding her arms up in the air she does a little kick dance. Maybe she's trying to follow in her aunt's footsteps; Radio City, can my baby audition already? Anyhow, this is a video we caught of the princess about 2 weeks ago. This is the most she's walked, EVER! HA, gotta love the binkin and sneakers look!

It's organic!!!!

haha, Jeremy got to eat the first apple off of Grandma's Apple Tree. YUM!!! Looking for some good organic pears so she can make me some Pear Cobbler. That stuff is to die for!!! I will settle for Apple if not (hint hint).

A playdate with 3rd cousins!

Jeremy and Lizzie had a playdate today with their 3rd cousins, Jackson and Cole. These boys are the cutest things ever. They are twins and 18 months old. Jackson is the bigger one, weighing in at about 32lbs (totally reminds me of Jeremy at that age). Cole is the smaller one, he's as tall as Lizzie, or I guess I should say she's as tall as him :).

They had a great day and we were saying how we hope that they get a chance to know each other and stay close throughout their lives. Grandma Ann and Joyce are cousins and have managed to stay very close for ever!!!

Cute pictures below!!!

Cooking with grease.....

Well, the photos you will see below is a result to a grease fire. This is one of Jeremy's rental homes, the nicest of them all (or was), with the best tenants. Luckily, no one was hurt, however the house suffered a lot of damage! Jeremy has hired someone to fix it, hopefully it will be done soon! So please, if you are cooking with grease, please use caution and stay right there, or this could happen to you!

Dearest blog......

Dearest blog,

I'm still here. Life got in the way of my blogging. Normally the two little ones are climbing on me while I'm at the computer and I don't have them time and/or patience to update all my family and friends. Please stay tuned, I have lots to update!!!

I swear, I didn't put her here!

She crawled in here herself, don't call child services!!!

Happy 1st Birthday, Lizzie!

Well, 1 entire year has gone by since my princess was brought into my life. The year went too fast, I feel like I didn't get to hold her enough. The baby stage is gone and will probably never visit my house again and I'm sad.

Lizzie is such a blessing. She makes me smile when I could cry. She loves her brother more then anything, it's amazing to see how close they are already.

At her appointment today she weighed in at 22lbs and was 29" long. She's healthy as can be.

Enjoy the cake photos, I'll be getting other photos taken soon, promise!

It's been awhile...

Sorry I haven't updated in.....FOREVER.

I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to post anything. But in the past few weeks we've had lots of growing pains, fevers, some new teeth and new brusies, lol. These kids are keeping mama busy. Even on our worst day, I wouldn't change it for anything!

Stay tuned for a weekend update. It's gonna be a good one!!!!!

Easter

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter this year! I know we did.
The Easter Bunny was very generous this year to little Jer. He brought him a huge basket, Gator Golf AND a Big Wheel. Lizzie got a basket for little gerber treats and some baby toys but Jer really made out. He was ran around with a sugar high all day and had a blast.

I worked for the Stone House's Easter Brunch on Sunday and made out really well! After that we headed over to Gigi's for an egg hunt. Little Jer got to find 60 eggs himself. He was thrilled. Lizzie enjoyed a sucker (until mommy took it from her).

The holidays are so much fun with children!!!

My threats are starting to backfire!!!

Here is a funny video clip of Jeremy telling me how I need to put his tool bench in the yard sale. When he is abusing his toys (jumping on them, throwing them or coming close to breaking them) I always tell him that I am going to sell them in the Yard Sale. Well since he has managed to put a crack in his tool bench, it is now OK by Jeremy to put it in the yard sale. It's hard not to laugh when he does things like this.

Can someone leave me a comment and let me know if the video works? Thanks!

Our first trip the park

Today was our first trip to the park and Lizzie's first ride in the wagon. She had a blast and her big brother did too! The weather is so nice today, so mommy pulled them both in the wagon. What a work-out!!! It was all worth the burning in my legs! Here are a few pics from our fun day!

I really tried.

So for months I've been hearing a lot of crap about why I haven't taken Jeremy and Lizzie for their pictures together. I've also been giving myself guilt about it. But after today, I know why I stalled for so long. It is NOT east to get 2 children to look at the camera amd smile at the same time.
Here is a prime example!


Or Lizzie decides to try to get out of the stool shes in:


And time to give each other kisses:





This is the best photo out of all 20, lol.


So with that, I don't think we'll be seeing my children on the cover of Vogue anytime soon.

So many updates!

I know I got so behind on my blog, I apologize to all of our loyal followers!

Lizzie is now 10 months old. She's really a great baby! She is starting to make lots of sounds, trying to talk. She's up to mama, dada, and maybe Thank You (thanks to grandma). I'm trying to teach her Jeremy and it sounds like Da Dee. haha. So I'm not quite sure about that yet! She really has much more energy then Jeremy did at this age. I think she's just trying to keep up with him!

Big Jer is recovering from pneumonia. Poor guy, he gets it all the time. He was a saint when lil Jer was in the hospital. He cleaned the house so we didn't have to come home to a mess. He's keeping busy w/ all his real estate.

Besides the Rotavirus, lil Jer is doing great! He's so smart and really loves preschool. It amazes me what he learns. It's fun to watch him, I think he's going to be a smart kid for sure! We had a couple of warm days and he was able to play outside. He had a blast! He'll probably be outside all day/everyday this summer!

I am doing ok. Still wanting to lose 10 more lbs that Lizzie left on my body. Still looking for a job. And still wanting to win the lottery.

I'll try to be better at posting on my blog. Sorry I got so behind!

Wasps!

So our house got invaded by Queen Wasps over the winter. I guess they come in to get out of the cold for the winter and as soon as it starts warming up they come back. Well, they got under the attic floor boards and started dropping out of the a/c vents in the house. We had a little traumatic moment in our house when Lizzie decided to pick on up. It stung her finger and her face 3 times. Mommy was a mess! I rushed her to the ER b/c I wasn't sure if she was allergic or not. Thankfully she was ok, but it took me a week or so to feel safe to let her go on the floor.

We *think* they are all gone. I haven't seen one around for a few days. Hopefully they will not return next winter!

Look at her go!

For the life of me I cannot understand why my children can't crawl the right way! First there was Jeremy, you all remember the famous butt scoot, right? Now we have little Lizzie. She pulls one leg forward and drags the other behind. Her poor little leg had rug burn from dragging it! For your entertainment here is a video of her chasing my parenting mag around. And don't mind the mess, I was ebaying :).

Rotavirus

Little Jeremy just got out of the hospital on Thursday.

On Sunday he was playing up a storm, he had a great day! We went to be at about 10:30. At 4:00 am he woke up throwing up. I took him to the bathroom and he had diarrhea pretty bad. I just thought maybe it was a bug. He went back to sleep and didn't wake up until almost 9. Then it was non stop, throwing up and diarrhea. He also said the air in his ears would not go away. I called the doctor, they said to bring him at 2:15. By the time we got there he was lethargic, his lips were the same color of his pale skin. It was scary! The doctor said she was going to admit him. I cried like a baby.

He ended up having Rotavirus. Scary stuff! He lay still and very sick all Monday and all day Tuesday. Wednesday he started sitting up and talking again but still would not eat and still had diarrhea pretty bad. By Thursday he was acting ok but would not eat. I asked them to bring him some mashed potatoes and chicken nuggets up and he ate 3 nuggets and 1/2 of a serving of mashed potatoes w/out throwing up or having diarrhea. They decided to let him come home! Monday we'll go back to the doctor for a follow up.

He's doing great, he ate a little when we got home and is so happy to be back to his sister and toys.

STUPID WIND!

While I was out buying diapers at Walmart the other day the power went off in there. Thankfully their registers worked on generators so I was able to finish my shopping and then they were clearing the store because their security cameras were not working.

So I'm leaving and being a nice person let 2 cars pull out in front of me. As I was getting ready to pull out of the parking lot, BANG, a stupid cart hit my door. I filled out an accident report, but I doubt they will do anything about it. It's a small dent, but it's STILL a dent that wasn't there! I'll update you all and let you know what I hear from them. Here is a picture. It does not show up that well, but it's very noticeable!

Happy Valentine's Day!

From our family to yours! Hope you have a great Valentine's Day!

A Great Game!

Wow, what a Superbowl Game! I am so excited that the Steelers brought a 6 pack home to us!!! And Jennifer Hudson, WOW....she is amazing! What a comeback. She brought tears to my eyes.

The kids really enjoyed all the cheering! And I swear, I love lil Jer just as much as Lizzie but he is camera shy. I cannot get a picture of him to save me. I have to pick my battles and this one is NOT worth it!!!

Here we go!

Here we go Steelers!!! Here's to Superbowl Win #6! I hope everyone has a fun time watching the game.

In other news, Lizzie has her second tooth and she is crawling. I haven't seen it with my own eyes because when I watch her she lays on her belly and cries waiting for me to pick her up. BUT when my back is turned she somehow manages to get across the room to me. So sweet! I'm sure by next week I'll be chasing her around pulling my hair out!

Jeremy's School Art-work!

I'm cleaning off the refrigerator (that was a hard one to spell, lol). Here are 2 little projects Jeremy did in preschool. I just love when they send home the cute artwork :).

FINALLY!

Lizzie finally got a tooth!!! It came out on 1/24/2009 at 8 months and 12 days old. It's a sharp little thing and as soon as it's visible you know I'll have a picture posted! We need a few more teeth so she can start enjoying "real" food because this girl loves to eat!

For Mia, Ami and Kim

Lizzie is waving "HI" to her favorite aunties!!!

A Peanut Allergy???

No more peanut butter in my house! We discovered today after going to the doctors that Jeremy is allergic to it. I've been saying it since he was probably 18 months old but never knew for sure. After a scare at school last week I decided to take him to the doctors and they confirmed that yes, he does have an allergy to it. One that he will probably never out-grow. Poor kid, growing up w/out peanut butter and jelly will probably be hard. Luckily he does not like peanut butter so we don't have to worry about eating it but it is hidden in lots of things so I worry. Also, his last scare he never even touched the stuff and had a reaction.

We go to an allergists soon where they will give us an epi-pen in case he somehow has another reaction to it.

I know nothing about food allergies so I'll be busy doing lots of research on it. This sucks!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Yesterday was my mom's birthday. I didn't have a chance to give a shout out to her! She's excited that she turned 55 because she can now get a senior citizen discount, lol!

Another birthday yesterday was Lizzie's 8 month day! She's doing great. She's getting up on all 4's and rocking and she can go back but hasn't figured out how to crawl forward. Still no teeth, I can see them but they won't pop out!

So Happy Birthday to 2 of my favorite girls!

Dear Toothfairy

Dear Toothfairy,

Jeremy has decided that he does not like you. He does not want you to ever come to his house. According to him, you came while he was sleeping and smacked him in the face and tried to take all of his teeth. So we ask you to please stay away until he forgets it, haha!

No more excuses!

So today is the day I start my diet. Isn't if funny that the word DIE is in Diet. I feel like I could die already, EWWW!!!

I am almost 8 months postpartum and still have about 15lbs to lose. It's not the weight that's bothering me, it's the fact that my stomach still looks 3-4 months pregnant. I hope that I can make some better choices on what I eat and drink and exercise some more so that I can shed this weight off before August! I can't have my sisters looking better then me forever, lol.

Now if the weather would warm up so I can get outside and walk or ride bikes with the kids things would be much easier. Right now I'm making due with exercising indoors.

Oh, and I've only had 2 cups of coffee today compared to my 4 or 5 I usually have.

Wish me luck!

Christmas Continued

After we opened gifts at our house we went over to my moms house for a late lunch or early dinner and opened gifts there. It was so nice. Mia and Kim were there with Al and Curt and Rockstar too!

Sleepy Lizzie:


Thirsty Mia?


Keep pouring Al


I love how the flashes made this photo come out!

Christmas Day

He came!!! Look at all the gifts Santa left for the kids.



I woke up about 8:00 am. I decided to let the kids sleep b/c I knew it would be a long day. At about 9:30 I was pacing. I could not believe the 1 day it is ok for them to wake up early they decided to sleep in. At 10:15 I could not take the waiting any longer. I went upstairs and whispered in lil Jeremy's ear that "Santa Came". He opened his eyes and said "Did he leave me presents". Priceless!

So we headed downstairs and heard lil Jeremy say that Santa left him "Millions" of gifts! He ripped right in to the gifts, shouting "Clippo, A Game, Blocks, oh wait, this one is for you Lizzie" (since it had a girl on the box, lol). He said Santa brought him everything he wanted. His favorite gift by far was the Hulk aka HOG mask. Oh, and the Krabby Patties in the stocking, lol!