Sweet Dreams

Hope your night is better then ours was a few nights ago.

Lewis is teething and was up most of the night.

We decided to spend it on the couch together.  

We were joined by a sobbing Thomas around 4.  

He was genuinely upset because he wanted to go to Mcdonalds.  

Apparently "that guy left me in his car" and wouldn't let him go to Mcdonalds.  

Although it is sad that he has to have nightmares that wake him up so sad.

I am glad that this is the biggest nightmare in his life!

I couldn't help but laugh.  

After the production, they both were able to completely relax and doze off.  

Not my ideal idea for a sleep over.  I prefer my bed these days!

But, they do look darn cute when they are so completely relaxed.

Bed Time

Some of the greatest conversations and laughs we had at my house growing up took place on my parents bed.
That is right.
We use to migrate into my parents room and climb into bed with my mom and dad and solve all of the worlds problems.  Or maybe just our own simple teenage problems that seemed to be as big as the world.
I also have memories of my mom and sisters and I after shopping coming home and re-trying everything back on for hours and laughing and talking while sitting on my parents bed.
The time that we spent laughing and crying and solving problems on that bed in a way represents the relationship that I have with my parents and siblings.  
Relationships and memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

 Now that I am the mom and it is my bed, I hope to have these same relationships built and the same memories made and so we continue to migrate to "mom and dads" bed.

We spend time pillow fighting and dancing.

We spend time reading and sleeping.... I wish there was more sleeping.  

We spend a lot of time playing hide and seek on the bed.  The pillows are a favorite place of Thomas's.

Most importantly we are laughing and making our own memories.  

Hopefully my boys remember these comfortable feelings and as they grow up know that they will always be able to come to us and talk about life and all of its problems.  Just like I use to with my parents.

Six

Today is a day to celebrate.
We actually think of something most days to celebrate.
We just really like a reason to party.
But, back to the reason we are celebrating today....

LEWIS is SIX MONTHS 

I just love love love him.  I am not sure if there is another way to state how happy I am to be his mother.  Right now I am holding him in my arms as he sleeps.

He just got out of the bath and smells SO sweet.

He is tickling my neck, just to make sure that I am still here.

He is sucking his lips as if he is sucking on his binky, although it has fallen and gotten lost in his blanket.

His hair looks strawberry blond in the light shining through the window.  I hope it stays that way.  

He is sitting up.

He is eating rice cereal.  He loves it.  He doesn't like anything else yet.

He smiles and it lights up my life.  It isn't just with his mouth it is in his eyes and with his spirit.  

He tickles everything.  I can here him scratching the walls when he is supposed to be sleeping.  

He yells at you when you take something away from him.  

He melts into my arms when he snuggles.

He loves to sleep by me.  I would love it more if it meant I was sleeping better.  

He giggles when you "eat him like corn" 

He grabs my face in both of his hands and kisses me.  

He loves Thomas and watches his every move.  

He loves when Thomas plays "boo" with him.

He loves when Daniel plays the guitar and sings.  He just stops what he is doing and listens.

He loves phones, computers and remotes.  It must be all of the buttons.  

He has big dark blue grey eyes.

He has no teeth but drools as if they are on the way.

He loves to bathe.

He has a birthmark on his right ankle.

He says "dadadada"  Daniel loves it.

He brings an amazing joyful spirit into our home.  

When I think of how quickly these past six months have gone I can't help but think of how quickly the next 18 years will be.  

That is why I am just enjoying now and celebrating him today.

HAPPY HAPPY DAY LEWIS DEAR.  

I love you more everyday.

xox-  MOM

Body Image

D and I cross country skiing over christmas break.  

I found this article today.
I LOVE IT.
I have been thinking about this subject a lot lately and feel that she was able to state everything that I have wanted to say.
I feel so strongly about the way we perceive ourselves.
I wish that everyone especially women who are mothers could read this article.
How can we teach our children how truly amazing and special their bodies are if we don't believe it ourselves.
I hope that we can all take to heart the 7 steps that she mentioned in her article.
Really learn to appreciate our amazing and special bodies and learn to respect them and treat them properly so they can function to their full potential.  Feed them properly.  Exercise them properly.  Rest them properly.

hats

It has been really cold here.
We have been bundling up from head to toe and we've gotten really creative with our hats.
Now don't be jealous of our fashion sense.
Just think of it as the future.
I also want to give ALL credit to Thomas.
And a special Thanks to Big Lew for being such a good sport.  He loved being a model can you tell?

 haha this last one kills me.  I am literally laughing out loud right now.  I am not even sure what face he is making.  Especially since he is the one that did this to himself.  hahaha.

On a different note.  T is sick right now.  YUCKY.
He has a rash.
A fever.
A cough.
He poked himself in the eye and it is red and teary.
I feel so bad for the kid.  He keeps saying, "Mom, make me feel better."

I can't wait until he is designing hats again for the cold... or for fashion.  Because this being sick thing is no fun for any of us.

I just looked at that last picture again and seriously can't stop laughing.
It is a good thing I take a lot of pictures to capture all of the special moments.