My Nap Time Project

Well, I've started a little bit of a project :) I really want to make Joel giving up his bed to the baby a big and happy deal! So, I had the idea of making him a new blanket/quilt for him. And let me tell you... I haven't made a quilt before ever. And this was really intimidating. I really feel like I've accomplished a lot. Only the cutting out of the applique is done. Not any of the real 'sewing' part. But I'm proud. I feel like I'm doing something that I could possibly love to do.

I'm so proud :)


















Like how my belly snuck into this last one? Only a week and a half left!

Maybe I'll post some pictures :)

Generation: Growing Up Too Fast.

Joel and I had to leave the park early today because some bigger kids were using some inappropriate language. And I'm not talking "poop" and "fart" jokes. These were words that made me blush.

I was so shocked. More like sad, really. And disappointed in parents that would use such language around little ears.

It made me want to lock my babies in our small little world forever.

Don't parents want to keep their babies, babies forever? Am i wrong? I mean, there is a decent amount of "exposure" that a child will have no matter what. But if I as a mother, can keep him as pure as I can, is there nothing better than that?

......

it also made me fear public school with a passion.

Can you count to "Thank You"?

Well Joel can. This is probably one of Joel's cutest "tricks". :)

Has it Started?

Have the terrible two's started? This morning while i was at the doctors and i got home to find a hole in Joel's shirt.

I asked Jared about it and he said, "yeah, he got a hold of your scissors."

Well, not too bad, I guess. Just a snip.

So after his nap, he snuck back into our room and i look over and he found the scissors again and was continuing to snip at his clothing....



I took the scissors away, and he laughed.

Great.

Terrible Moments

you know those days where you feel it in your gut that it's gonna be a bad day?

Well...

Joel and i had a rough morning and i had a terrible stomach ache after lunch so, we all took naps.

Daddy came home (which is Joel favorite part of the day) and we all went grocery shopping.

After we did our thang' we went to go get Gas. There were problems with my card, so i had to go inside and prepay. Jared stayed in the car with Joel. I come out from trying to get my Martins card to work, and i say "Jared, hand me my wallet out of the car." and he says....


"it's locked."

So, panic stricken, I ask him, "all of the doors?"

"yep."

"holy crap Jared! Call someone right now!"

So, he goes into the gas station to get a lock smiths number.... and NO ONE is answering and i am PANICKING. By this point, Joel is screaming in the car.

It takes Jared a GOOD 20 min to get a hold of someone and that person says "call the cops"

So Jared calls the Police and they say they're "on their way"....

15 minutes after (total of about 45 minutes since we find out the car is locked) I look in the car and Joel is chocking himself with his car seat straps trying to get out of his seat. Great. More panic sets it.

Then a miracle happens.

A man and woman pull up next to us and they notice us freaking out over Joel's attempts to free himself.

And guess what.

THEY'RE LOCK SMITHS!!!!!

So, the wife come over and gets the door open in two minutes.

I frantically pulled Joel out and cried.

They were so so so so nice.

(bonus points for goshen police department: They pulled up right as i was getting him out of the car.... 20 minutes after we called them.)


I am so grateful for little miracles that happen.... I feel kind of awful i didn't even think to say a prayer. Maybe we wouldn't have waited so long. Learning experience i guess. I'm so so so grateful that it was a nice day today as well. It could have been 90 degrees like it has been lately!

And, luckily, this was all the damage that joel did to himself. A little rope burn. Funny thing was, is Joel gets out of the car and what was the first thing he says?

"french fries, please."

We went to McDonalds for a "i'm so sorry you almost choked yourself in the hot locked car" Dinner.

Jared said it's a good thing we pay tithing or it could have been worse. aha.

ugh what a day....

Nursery

Joel's first day of Nursery. It really makes me sad!!!! Gosh. 18 moths! I cannot believe it!

Before we left.
After a failed attempt to let him take a nap in the mothers room, we goofed with the camera before we went for our first attempt of leaving him in nursery.


After i told him to "smile" for the camera. Goof.
So, I tried to drop him off twice, and there was NO success on my part. But for grandma, he did JUST fine.

After church was over i tried to get a picture with his nursery teacher, but he freaked out.... i think he thought he was going back.

Big Boy!

Isn't my baby getting big!? he's going to be a big brother soon, and is now starting potty training!

He's a cheese ball for the camera now.




So proud.