Today is going to be a busy one...It's Thursday - which means its t-ball practice today at 6:00. I think I have finally caught on as far as making dinner ahead of time so that after practice we can just pop it in the microwave and VOILA! Done! Logan passed out last night at 8:15 and didn't get up until 8:30 this morning - so I guess he was tired from all that playing yesterday...BUT last night was bath night and unfortunately Logan didn't get his! After dinner, he wanted to play with his friends, so he went off to play and JR went out to watch him, while I finished putting the food away, and doing dishes. Then I got Landry in the tub and put her down at 8:00. By the time I got her out of the bath, Logan was just coming in. My plan was to put her to bed, fold the laundry, and get Logan in the bath tub. But by the time I put her down Logan was OUT like a light.
So this morning, we ate breakfast, and then I told Logan he needed to get a bath - which he answered, "I didn't pee in the bed" LOL The kid thinks that the only time he takes a bath in the morning is if he has an accident...Too funny. Of course, Landry wanted to climb in the tub with Logan, so I just let her have another bath - whatever...it never hurts to be extra clean! Now Landry is laying down for a nap even thought it's 5 minutes until 11...but I need her to take the nap now because we have to leave for San Marcos no later than 1:00 and if she is trying to drop that second nap - at least this will giver her two hours of sleep...oh man- its going to be rough today that is for sure. Logan's appointment is at 2:00 and he will be getting 3 immunization shots today. I am so scared. It was one thing for him to get them at 2 but - this is going to be even harder. I wonder if they can just get 3 nurses to inject the shots all at the same time because I really dont think he is going to sit after the first one...he is going to be running and screaming - oh Lord, I will need some help today. I also have to go over to the Jewelry store to pick up my necklace from being repaired and I am going to try and buy some size adjusters for JR's ring as a temporary fix. Then I think we are going to get him a new ring - and we are still debating how we are going to do this. Part of him wants to get the same one he has in his new size - but then he still has a lot of weight to lose and we would have ot by another one later, or he may just use adjusters until he has reached or is close enough to his goal weight and then buy it....OR I was thinking he could pick out another ring that is made of a different metal and we can just get it resized as needed...BUT he made a good point that we chose the titanium because of his line of work - it doesn't lose its luster or get scratched up. So for now we are going to use the adjusters and keep thinking on it. Maybe by Christmas he will be at his goal weight and we can get him a new one...hopefully earlier than Christmas - but we will see.
After the jewelry store, I still need to finish up my shopping at HEB that I didn't finish up yesterday...but I may wait until after practice to get that done so that I dont have to go with the kids.
Anyway - I am SCARED about taking him to the doctor today...I really wish JR was here to help...and to think - I get to do it all over again in about 3 weeks when I take Landry to the doctor for her 18 month checkup...she will need shots too, since I opted out of getting them at her 15 month checkup! ughhh Luckily she will take it a little better than I think Logan will - plus I only have to get hers done at 18 months and again at 2...and then not again until she is 4...and with Logan I have to get his done today and then not again until he is 11 (I think - if I am reading it correctly) So I am trying to think on the positive side....only a few more immunizations and then we are done - I wont have to do this ANYMORE. Hooray! Wish me luck guys!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Confusion
Okay moms...I need suggestions -
Landry has been taking two naps a day and I love it. Her naps are never more than 1.5 hours so I get to play with her plenty during the day and I get a small break twice a day to get some things day. Her 1st nap is about 1.5 hours and the second is usually about an hour. I have been getting the "how many naps does she take" question a lot lately, and I always say that I am not ready for her to give up that second nap just yet...now I dont know if its really up to me! LOL
On Monday, I thought - here we are - she is ready to go down to one nap. She fell asleep around 11:45 and slept until 3:00 - 3 hours and 15 min....Holy Cow...so I was really nervous about what time to put her to bed. One thing I did with Logan was I did things based on his need for something. If he was sleepy - I put him to sleep. I only fed him if he showeed me he was hungry...I never did things on a timed schedule. This led to him staying up all night - NOT FUN. So with Landry, I put her on a schedule. I still fed her only when she was hungry, but it just happened to fall into a rythym that went with her sleep schedule. Anyway, I put her to bed at 8:00 on Monday even though her bedtime is usually 8:30. But she was so cranky and acting sleepy, so I put her down. All was well...in fact she slept in a little - all the way to 8:00 am.
Yesterday (Tuesday) - She was acting tired, so I put her down at 11:30 (normal nap time). She was awake at 12:45...so I thought, well, maybe she isn't ready to go to one nap a day. I put her down at 4:00 (normal nap 2 time) she slept until 4:55. She went to bed at her normal bedtime at 8:30 and slept until 7:45 this morning.
Today - she was so cranky at about 10:45 - screaming her lungs out in the car, then all through HEB, and finally at 11:30 I picked her up and carried her through the store while I shopped. She was out in about 30 seconds...which is CRAZY - because she never falls asleep in my arms...She ONLY sleeps in her crib and in the carseat. She slept the rest of the way through the store, then in her carseat on the way home, and then I put her in her crib when we arrived home. It is now 2:25 and she is still sleeping!!!!
So is she trying to get rid of her second nap?? Is this some kind of growth spurt thing??? I AM SO CONFUSED! What is going on???
The other confusion happening in my house is LOGAN - My poor kid has toy ADD. He got so much for his birthday that he has no idea what to do with himself. He starts off playing with one toy and then gets sidetracked when he passes another toy and starts playing with that. He was playing with his "monster truck mater with the remote control" (sorry but you have to say the whole thing! LOL) and saw his lite brite, so we made some fireworks...except we got half way there before the play-doh caught his attention, so he abandoned me for the play-doh...of course with my OCD - I had to finish the fireworks! LOL So now he has been playing with the play-doh for about 45 minutes (its a record). Although we did play with it last night for over an hour - so thanks Nikki...the play-doh is a big hit! One thing I have learned however, is he takes after his mom in this department - no creativity what-so-ever! LOL I think we have made 949 snakes so far and that is all...unless you count the cutouts! And AGAIN...my OCD is nuts because I dont want the colors to mix - even though I KNOW that it wont matter to him if the do! LOL
AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! KIDS
Landry has been taking two naps a day and I love it. Her naps are never more than 1.5 hours so I get to play with her plenty during the day and I get a small break twice a day to get some things day. Her 1st nap is about 1.5 hours and the second is usually about an hour. I have been getting the "how many naps does she take" question a lot lately, and I always say that I am not ready for her to give up that second nap just yet...now I dont know if its really up to me! LOL
On Monday, I thought - here we are - she is ready to go down to one nap. She fell asleep around 11:45 and slept until 3:00 - 3 hours and 15 min....Holy Cow...so I was really nervous about what time to put her to bed. One thing I did with Logan was I did things based on his need for something. If he was sleepy - I put him to sleep. I only fed him if he showeed me he was hungry...I never did things on a timed schedule. This led to him staying up all night - NOT FUN. So with Landry, I put her on a schedule. I still fed her only when she was hungry, but it just happened to fall into a rythym that went with her sleep schedule. Anyway, I put her to bed at 8:00 on Monday even though her bedtime is usually 8:30. But she was so cranky and acting sleepy, so I put her down. All was well...in fact she slept in a little - all the way to 8:00 am.
Yesterday (Tuesday) - She was acting tired, so I put her down at 11:30 (normal nap time). She was awake at 12:45...so I thought, well, maybe she isn't ready to go to one nap a day. I put her down at 4:00 (normal nap 2 time) she slept until 4:55. She went to bed at her normal bedtime at 8:30 and slept until 7:45 this morning.
Today - she was so cranky at about 10:45 - screaming her lungs out in the car, then all through HEB, and finally at 11:30 I picked her up and carried her through the store while I shopped. She was out in about 30 seconds...which is CRAZY - because she never falls asleep in my arms...She ONLY sleeps in her crib and in the carseat. She slept the rest of the way through the store, then in her carseat on the way home, and then I put her in her crib when we arrived home. It is now 2:25 and she is still sleeping!!!!
So is she trying to get rid of her second nap?? Is this some kind of growth spurt thing??? I AM SO CONFUSED! What is going on???
The other confusion happening in my house is LOGAN - My poor kid has toy ADD. He got so much for his birthday that he has no idea what to do with himself. He starts off playing with one toy and then gets sidetracked when he passes another toy and starts playing with that. He was playing with his "monster truck mater with the remote control" (sorry but you have to say the whole thing! LOL) and saw his lite brite, so we made some fireworks...except we got half way there before the play-doh caught his attention, so he abandoned me for the play-doh...of course with my OCD - I had to finish the fireworks! LOL So now he has been playing with the play-doh for about 45 minutes (its a record). Although we did play with it last night for over an hour - so thanks Nikki...the play-doh is a big hit! One thing I have learned however, is he takes after his mom in this department - no creativity what-so-ever! LOL I think we have made 949 snakes so far and that is all...unless you count the cutouts! And AGAIN...my OCD is nuts because I dont want the colors to mix - even though I KNOW that it wont matter to him if the do! LOL
AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! KIDS
Sorry...one more...
Okay - so I hate to write post after post about weight loss and stuff...but this will be short... JR can no longer wear his wedding ring...it falls off all the time, and he doesn't want to lose it so he took it off yesterday. The problem is, we got a titanium ring for him, and they wont size it because apparently the metal is so strong or something like that...I hate the idea of him going without a ring, so I was thinking that I would go by him a new one...but if he still has 75 pounds to lose, I dont want to have to buy one now, and again in another 6 weeks and another 6 weeks from then...OR I guess I could by a ring that could be sized....????hmmmm What to do?
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Proud
First, I would like to say that JR got on the scale yesterday and weighed in at 325...this means he has lost 50 pounds since Valentine's Day....and if you remember he was finally on the scale on March 13, and therefore has lost 15 pounds since then....which is basically a pound a day. He said he wanted to be 290 by his birthday (May 13) but now he has changed it to 275. I tell him he needs to make a goal and stick with it...not change it accordingly. His original goal is 290, so that is what he should strive for, and if he gets down belown that then awesome...I just dont want the weight loss to slow down and then him get discouraged when he doesn't hit a goal. There are 6 weeks until his birthday so if he continues to lose a pound a day, he should easily make 290 in fact he should be about 280...
His total goal weight is to get down to 250...I honestly cant imagine him at 250...of course I couldn't really imagine him at 325, and here he is. Can you believe that if he gets to his goal weight, he would have lost 125 pounds??? That is seriously NUTS.
His back seems to be improving, and I am hoping that it heals properly and that maybe I can get him out walking or jogging with me, or even on his own...I just think that if he can drop a pound a day after 6 weeks of healthy food choices...he could probably amp that up to 2-3 pounds a day by adding some exercise. Anyway...my point is, I am so PROUD of my husband. He has such determination...he never cheats on his diet...even this weekend he didn't have any pizza at the pizza party...just salad...then he had turkey and sausage at the BBQ place...so technically I guess he cheated a little...he ate two pieces of his sausage and gave the rest to the kids...but he stayed with it by eating the turkey - and by not over-eating. I tried not to cheat...but it lasted all of 5 minutes before I had pizza on a plate and I was stuffing myself at Railroad BBQ! LOL
I always convince myself that it will be okay because I can just run off the calories that I eat when I cheat...but then after I have eaten I realize that the YES, I can work off the calories...but I can't clean out the gunk that I just put in my arteries, or the crap that is helping my fat cells expand! LOL So while Jr is still losing a pound a day...I put on a 1.5 pounds this weekend! Hahaha....It looks like this keeps happening...I get to 132, then gain a pound or two, get back to 132, then gain...Oh well - maybe I can talk JR into letting me get that surgery for Christmas!!! It will only be a few months early!!
His total goal weight is to get down to 250...I honestly cant imagine him at 250...of course I couldn't really imagine him at 325, and here he is. Can you believe that if he gets to his goal weight, he would have lost 125 pounds??? That is seriously NUTS.
His back seems to be improving, and I am hoping that it heals properly and that maybe I can get him out walking or jogging with me, or even on his own...I just think that if he can drop a pound a day after 6 weeks of healthy food choices...he could probably amp that up to 2-3 pounds a day by adding some exercise. Anyway...my point is, I am so PROUD of my husband. He has such determination...he never cheats on his diet...even this weekend he didn't have any pizza at the pizza party...just salad...then he had turkey and sausage at the BBQ place...so technically I guess he cheated a little...he ate two pieces of his sausage and gave the rest to the kids...but he stayed with it by eating the turkey - and by not over-eating. I tried not to cheat...but it lasted all of 5 minutes before I had pizza on a plate and I was stuffing myself at Railroad BBQ! LOL
I always convince myself that it will be okay because I can just run off the calories that I eat when I cheat...but then after I have eaten I realize that the YES, I can work off the calories...but I can't clean out the gunk that I just put in my arteries, or the crap that is helping my fat cells expand! LOL So while Jr is still losing a pound a day...I put on a 1.5 pounds this weekend! Hahaha....It looks like this keeps happening...I get to 132, then gain a pound or two, get back to 132, then gain...Oh well - maybe I can talk JR into letting me get that surgery for Christmas!!! It will only be a few months early!!
Monday, March 28, 2011
the rest of the weekend
First, let me note, that I have changed the settings on my blog to where it is back open to the public...I figure enough time has passed to where certain people will not think to come back and check it and I will also try to be more concious of what I say on here. This may be a little hard for me, because this truly is like a journal for me...its a place to vent - open up and share my feelings. Sometimes, I get upset about something and just need to say what I am thinking at the moment, but once I get it out, I feel better - so with all this said...I am going to finish up my earlier post.
The girls and I drank some good wine and had some great adult conversations. Then about 5:45 we got ready to head out to the Salt Lick in Driftwood. We were meeting my parents there but had to make a quick stop at the liqour store for more wine and beer. By the time we got there my parents had called to tell us about the 2 hour wait...yuck. Normally we would have waited but we had babies that we needed to think about. Landry would have been a monster had we kept her out that late. So we opted to head back to town and try a different BBQ joint. Of course as I mentioned earlier, this didn't work out because they were having a crawfish boil. My mom didn't want to sit outside, and there really wasn't a place for us to sit considering we had a group of 16. So we left and went a mile up the road to yet another BBQ place...and it turned out to be awesome. After dinner we all came back to my house for a game of apples to apples. There were 11 people playing, and I have to say that it was HILARIOUS. My dad cracks me up. I love being around him in these types of settings...its like his personality gets amped up and I love it. I am still wondering how in the world Aiden and Landry slept through the night since we were SO VERY LOUD...well actually, poor Aiden didn't get to sleep through the night since the kids went back to the room he was staying in and turned on the light - waking the poor guy up. Oh man I was so mad...but Nikki and Travis were so easy going about the whole thing - and I guess it was okay becuase Aiden went back to sleep - but man I was I ticked at those kids. It did calm me down to see Nikki and Travis so calm about it. I dont know how I would have reacted if some kids went and woke up my baby...but I guarantee it wouldn't have been anywhere near as nice as they were. LOL Another sign of my lovely anxiety. We all stayed up until after 1:00am playing...whew! It was a really great time. The next morning I woke up to find Landry in her high chair (Thank you, Nikki) luckily I didn't sleep much later than when she woke up or I would have felt REALLY bad. Landry'r room is on the complete opposite side of the house, so there was no way for me to hear her...I usually sleep in the room next to hers...and I am usually up before she is - so it was weird not being able to hear her. I woke up JR, who went to the kitchen to make breakfast! Yummmmmmmy! Toast, fresh strawberries, turkey bacon, and southwest style eggs! Carol and Brittany got on the road first...probably around 10 or 10:30 and then The Ward Family left around 11 - 11:30. I was sad to see them all go - but I was so happy to have had them all here. The rest of Sunday was spent lounging around the house...I watched "Life as a House" and bawled my eyes out...then I watched "The Last Song" and bawled some more...and then to top it all off I watched "Army Wives" and Bawled even more. My whole face was bright red...it was awful. I woke up this morning with the puffiest eyes ever! It was NUTS....I looked like I had two black eyes...this is the first time my eyes have ever been swollen with dark circles under them - so I guess I am getting older! LOL
Geez Louis!!! All in All.....best weekend of the year - so far!
The girls and I drank some good wine and had some great adult conversations. Then about 5:45 we got ready to head out to the Salt Lick in Driftwood. We were meeting my parents there but had to make a quick stop at the liqour store for more wine and beer. By the time we got there my parents had called to tell us about the 2 hour wait...yuck. Normally we would have waited but we had babies that we needed to think about. Landry would have been a monster had we kept her out that late. So we opted to head back to town and try a different BBQ joint. Of course as I mentioned earlier, this didn't work out because they were having a crawfish boil. My mom didn't want to sit outside, and there really wasn't a place for us to sit considering we had a group of 16. So we left and went a mile up the road to yet another BBQ place...and it turned out to be awesome. After dinner we all came back to my house for a game of apples to apples. There were 11 people playing, and I have to say that it was HILARIOUS. My dad cracks me up. I love being around him in these types of settings...its like his personality gets amped up and I love it. I am still wondering how in the world Aiden and Landry slept through the night since we were SO VERY LOUD...well actually, poor Aiden didn't get to sleep through the night since the kids went back to the room he was staying in and turned on the light - waking the poor guy up. Oh man I was so mad...but Nikki and Travis were so easy going about the whole thing - and I guess it was okay becuase Aiden went back to sleep - but man I was I ticked at those kids. It did calm me down to see Nikki and Travis so calm about it. I dont know how I would have reacted if some kids went and woke up my baby...but I guarantee it wouldn't have been anywhere near as nice as they were. LOL Another sign of my lovely anxiety. We all stayed up until after 1:00am playing...whew! It was a really great time. The next morning I woke up to find Landry in her high chair (Thank you, Nikki) luckily I didn't sleep much later than when she woke up or I would have felt REALLY bad. Landry'r room is on the complete opposite side of the house, so there was no way for me to hear her...I usually sleep in the room next to hers...and I am usually up before she is - so it was weird not being able to hear her. I woke up JR, who went to the kitchen to make breakfast! Yummmmmmmy! Toast, fresh strawberries, turkey bacon, and southwest style eggs! Carol and Brittany got on the road first...probably around 10 or 10:30 and then The Ward Family left around 11 - 11:30. I was sad to see them all go - but I was so happy to have had them all here. The rest of Sunday was spent lounging around the house...I watched "Life as a House" and bawled my eyes out...then I watched "The Last Song" and bawled some more...and then to top it all off I watched "Army Wives" and Bawled even more. My whole face was bright red...it was awful. I woke up this morning with the puffiest eyes ever! It was NUTS....I looked like I had two black eyes...this is the first time my eyes have ever been swollen with dark circles under them - so I guess I am getting older! LOL
Geez Louis!!! All in All.....best weekend of the year - so far!
Most amazing weekend
This weekend we had a full house. It was Logan's 1st T-ball games and his 4th birthday celebration. We all had so much fun, I really just can't get over how smooth everything went. Well - there was one hitch....dinner Saturday night. We really wanted to take everyone out to Salt Lick...the most awesome BBQ in the state of Texas. We got out there and there was a 2 hour wait, so we headed back into town and tried a place called Milts...I am not a big fan of the place, but JR reminded me that it was BYOB and we already had alcohol in the cooler since the Salt Lick is also BYOB. I had my head wrapped around the idea of BBQ so I said okay. JR called ahead and they said they had room for a group of 16, but when we got there it was packed due to the fact they were having a crawfish boil. I had to pee so bad and I was so irritated because I felt so bad about the whole situation. So we circled the wagons and headed back up the road less than a mile to try out Railroad BBQ which is also BYOB. Pretty much all of the restaurants here are BYOB...its the hill country - also known as Hillbilly country! LOL I was really glad the place was empty when we got there and that it turned out they had some really great food! So I guess if that was the biggest problem we had...things were pretty amazing!
Friday night, the Ward family as well as Jason and Davin (my brother-in-law and nephew) came into town around 9:30 and 10. We stayed up for a little bit, and chatted. Nikki and I shared a glass of wine and caught up while the boys watched basketball and did the general manly grunting. We got up early the next morning and headed out to Logan's T-ball game. I was pretty busy worrying about Logan that I didn't really notice all that much during the game, except what he was doing. On top of that my mom kept calling me to yell at me for not being able to find the baseball fields. I gave her directions from yahoo maps, I tried to talk her through it on the phone...nothing worked and she was mad and I wasn't wanting to talk to her. She was irritating me while I was trying to watch my sons first game - ughh! Anyway, they ended up finding the field as we were heading back to the car AFTER the game. I was so excited to have so many people there because I didn't have to worry about Landry at all...there were at least 2 people with her at all times while JR and I dealt with Logan. I dont know what I am going to do next week! LOL Logan seems to work best when he is bribed - haha...Carol (JR's mom) had apparently bought a bunch of bubble gum that JR was using to bribe him to do things...the only problem was JR didn't realize it was gum. He thought it was candy, so Logan kept swallowing it! LOVELY!
After the game, we came back to the house to relax for a few minutes and chat. We did that for almost an hour before loading up again and heading into Austin for Gatti Town. I was really nervous about all of it because nothing had really been PLANNED. JR said he wanted to take care of everything this year...I have a problem with some control issues so this was very difficult. I wanted a reservation, and party plan...the whole nine yards. JR wanted to just show up and order several pizza's for everyone and then let everyone go to the game room. First let me say I haven't been to Gatti Town since a friends birthday party in 5th grade....it was much different back then. I thought the game room would be like it used to be...pretty much just arcade games. Anyway, I am getting ahead of myself. On the way there, JR said something as a joke to me and I told him not to joke because I was really worried. I asked if he had even called the place to see if you could buy whole pizzas..he said no - and I responded with, so what if we get there and have to pay for a buffet for everyone...he assured me that wasn't the case and to relax. We got there and guess what...you had to pay for a buffet for each person! Ha. All in all, it actually worked out better, #1 everyone could eat whatever kind of pizza was out, plus the desserts, and salad bar #2 they could have unlimited amounts #3 it ended up being cheaper than what the actualy party package would have been. So kuddos to my husband for not stressing about plans. For some crazy reason things always work out for him...if it had been me...well it would have been another story. Logan watched Scooby Doo the entire time he ate his pizza..it was great - and I caught several of the adults getting pretty engaged in the show as well. LOL Brittany and Carol (my mother-in-law and sister-in-law) brought tons of cupcakes, a cupcake rack, balloons with Logan's name, a giant balloon in the shape of a 4...they came prepared to decorate for a party LOL. It was AWESOME. After everyone ate we took the kids to the game room...and let me just say..this place was NUTS...there were bumper cars, and actual amusement ride, air hockey, carnival games, the basketball shooting game, regular arcade games....they had EVERYTHING. JR put $10 on the game card...and apparently that lasted for quite a while (the entire time) until I put an extra $2 so we could get in the photo booth. I was a little bummed that everyone had to pay for there own games...I really wanted to do that for everyone...it was part of the party package..but in the party package only kids were allowed to get a game card for $5, so I guess it wouldn't have worked out anyway. Plus, I dont think anyone minded all that much, but still I felt kind of bad. So i finally rounded everyone up so we could open presents...it was getting late, Landry was getting sleepy - and I knew for a FACT that Aiden would have no problem sleeping under the table if his parents would let him...the poor little guy was such a trooper. Logan, hit the jackpot - he had so many gifts! I was literally in awe of how wonderful it was to have so many people there and celebrating with us. We had a lot of friends and family that came in from the Houston area and it warmed my heart to have them with us. After all the gifts were open people went back to the game room for a bit. After about 15 minutes I went to tell JR to hurry and use up the rest of the money on the game card so we could pay the bill and go. 20 minutes later I was getting a little antsy. Another 20 minutes later I could feel the walls closing in. Anxiety was setting in, and we really needed to get out of there. After another 15 minutes we finally paid the bill and said goodbyes and headed for the car...then I had a small panic attack and by the time I got home was all better. We put the babies and Logan to bed. The guys went back to watching tv. Brittany and Carol took a nap and Dana, Nikki, and I drank some wine!
I will finish the rest later - this is becoming a novel and I need to get back to being a mom!
Friday night, the Ward family as well as Jason and Davin (my brother-in-law and nephew) came into town around 9:30 and 10. We stayed up for a little bit, and chatted. Nikki and I shared a glass of wine and caught up while the boys watched basketball and did the general manly grunting. We got up early the next morning and headed out to Logan's T-ball game. I was pretty busy worrying about Logan that I didn't really notice all that much during the game, except what he was doing. On top of that my mom kept calling me to yell at me for not being able to find the baseball fields. I gave her directions from yahoo maps, I tried to talk her through it on the phone...nothing worked and she was mad and I wasn't wanting to talk to her. She was irritating me while I was trying to watch my sons first game - ughh! Anyway, they ended up finding the field as we were heading back to the car AFTER the game. I was so excited to have so many people there because I didn't have to worry about Landry at all...there were at least 2 people with her at all times while JR and I dealt with Logan. I dont know what I am going to do next week! LOL Logan seems to work best when he is bribed - haha...Carol (JR's mom) had apparently bought a bunch of bubble gum that JR was using to bribe him to do things...the only problem was JR didn't realize it was gum. He thought it was candy, so Logan kept swallowing it! LOVELY!
After the game, we came back to the house to relax for a few minutes and chat. We did that for almost an hour before loading up again and heading into Austin for Gatti Town. I was really nervous about all of it because nothing had really been PLANNED. JR said he wanted to take care of everything this year...I have a problem with some control issues so this was very difficult. I wanted a reservation, and party plan...the whole nine yards. JR wanted to just show up and order several pizza's for everyone and then let everyone go to the game room. First let me say I haven't been to Gatti Town since a friends birthday party in 5th grade....it was much different back then. I thought the game room would be like it used to be...pretty much just arcade games. Anyway, I am getting ahead of myself. On the way there, JR said something as a joke to me and I told him not to joke because I was really worried. I asked if he had even called the place to see if you could buy whole pizzas..he said no - and I responded with, so what if we get there and have to pay for a buffet for everyone...he assured me that wasn't the case and to relax. We got there and guess what...you had to pay for a buffet for each person! Ha. All in all, it actually worked out better, #1 everyone could eat whatever kind of pizza was out, plus the desserts, and salad bar #2 they could have unlimited amounts #3 it ended up being cheaper than what the actualy party package would have been. So kuddos to my husband for not stressing about plans. For some crazy reason things always work out for him...if it had been me...well it would have been another story. Logan watched Scooby Doo the entire time he ate his pizza..it was great - and I caught several of the adults getting pretty engaged in the show as well. LOL Brittany and Carol (my mother-in-law and sister-in-law) brought tons of cupcakes, a cupcake rack, balloons with Logan's name, a giant balloon in the shape of a 4...they came prepared to decorate for a party LOL. It was AWESOME. After everyone ate we took the kids to the game room...and let me just say..this place was NUTS...there were bumper cars, and actual amusement ride, air hockey, carnival games, the basketball shooting game, regular arcade games....they had EVERYTHING. JR put $10 on the game card...and apparently that lasted for quite a while (the entire time) until I put an extra $2 so we could get in the photo booth. I was a little bummed that everyone had to pay for there own games...I really wanted to do that for everyone...it was part of the party package..but in the party package only kids were allowed to get a game card for $5, so I guess it wouldn't have worked out anyway. Plus, I dont think anyone minded all that much, but still I felt kind of bad. So i finally rounded everyone up so we could open presents...it was getting late, Landry was getting sleepy - and I knew for a FACT that Aiden would have no problem sleeping under the table if his parents would let him...the poor little guy was such a trooper. Logan, hit the jackpot - he had so many gifts! I was literally in awe of how wonderful it was to have so many people there and celebrating with us. We had a lot of friends and family that came in from the Houston area and it warmed my heart to have them with us. After all the gifts were open people went back to the game room for a bit. After about 15 minutes I went to tell JR to hurry and use up the rest of the money on the game card so we could pay the bill and go. 20 minutes later I was getting a little antsy. Another 20 minutes later I could feel the walls closing in. Anxiety was setting in, and we really needed to get out of there. After another 15 minutes we finally paid the bill and said goodbyes and headed for the car...then I had a small panic attack and by the time I got home was all better. We put the babies and Logan to bed. The guys went back to watching tv. Brittany and Carol took a nap and Dana, Nikki, and I drank some wine!
I will finish the rest later - this is becoming a novel and I need to get back to being a mom!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Days go by...
Yesterday was Logan's fourth birthday! He was so cute, he woke up, announced himself and asked where everyone was. I guess JR and I weren't very clear when we told him all these people were coming for his birthday...we should have said party!!! LOL I explained that they would be here on Friday night and Saturday morning. The next thing out of his mouth was that he wanted to go to the Disney store to get his remote control monster truck Mater - OMG! So I started doing some things around the house, and trying to distact him - but the kids went to his room put on new undies, shorts, and socks...and came back to ask me to help him reach a shirt. I asked why he was getting dressed, and he said he was getting ready to go to the disney store! LOL So I HAD to take him. Plus, I needed to get my rings inspected anyway and I have been putting it off for a while now, so I said - lets go. He got a $10 monster truck mater because they didn't have the one with the remote control...it is only available online. At first he was so excited, but by the time we got home, he kept telling me that I got the wrong one...he needs the one with the remote. So, I took it from him and told him I was going to give it to a little boy who would love it and play with it. About 5 minutes later he asked me for it back, I told him it wasn't his anymore and he said, "mommy, please, I love him!" So I said okay and tried to give him a little talk about being ungrateful - I doubt he got that whole thing, but what ever. Later I talked to Brittany (JR's sister) who informed me that she and Carol (JR's mom) were going to go in half for the Monster Truck Mater with the remote control...I told her to contact a few other people and go in thirds or fourths because $50 plus shipping was far to much to pay for a toy...but she said it went on sale and was only $35! So woohoo. I still think its a little pricey, but she said she would talk to Jason (JR's brother) and see if they wanted to chip in...which makes me feel better. I just figure that everyone coming is a really big gift in itself. Not to mention the money they have to spend to travel...I just hate for them to spend too much money on my kid. It was a really good day yesterday, Logan was sweet and fun and hasn't stopped playing with the truck...JR brought him home some magnetic iron man toy and that was a big hit! My dad called to tell me he was at Wal-Mart and couldn't find any Maters....LOL - to hear my dad say it...trust me - its funny. He said he was headed to Targer to look some more...I told him it could be anything...Lightning, spiderman, Toy Story, Ironman, Batman...anything as long as it didn't have small parts that Landry could choke on! I am really excited about his party...he talks about it all the time.."Pizza Party" LOL
JR said on his facebook yesterday that Logan was his first miracle...well I am going to amend that. JR was my first miracle, Logan was my second, and Landry my third. I am so proud to be his mom - he is so wonderful!
JR said on his facebook yesterday that Logan was his first miracle...well I am going to amend that. JR was my first miracle, Logan was my second, and Landry my third. I am so proud to be his mom - he is so wonderful!
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