Tis the season for humidifiers, tissues, fluids, and Momma's homemade chicken soup. Both boys are sick:( It's not that bad, just some runny noses and congested chests, and a few sleepless nights, so far....
Connor was up at 3am last night. He must have had a nightmare because he woke up screaming. I brought him into our bed thinking he would snuggle up to us and go back to bed. Umm, not so much...At one point, he was laying in between us as Keith and I were trying to go back to sleep. I felt a whisper of a finger flitting across my nose. Thinking it was a bug, I shooed it away only to find myself hitting away Connor's hand. I told him, No, Na-Night and tried to go back to sleep. Not 2 minutes later, I hear Keith brushing away the imaginary bug. What a bugger!!! He went back and forth between us, just touching parts of our faces, without even a hint of a smile. At the time, I was exhausted and annoyed and couldn't find the humor in the situation but as I type right now, I am laughing hysterically.
Anyway, I ended up taking him downstairs. We watched Sesame Street and LazyTown until 5:30am. Andrew was up and ready to eat by then so Keith took Connor and put him to bed and I fed Andrew and then promptly fell asleep. Yay, for flu and cold season.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Going Green?
So I've been thinking about how we can do our part for the environment. They say even the littlest everyday changes can help make a difference so I figured I would start small. I bought 3 reusable shopping bags at the grocery store the other day. I must say, I felt great walking out of there! However, there are at least three problems that I can foresee:
1. Problem: Remembering to 'restock' the car with the bags.
Solution: I'd probably do much better by having more than three bags. So it's definitely in the cards to buy some more bags.
2. Problem: Stashing those smelly diapers. Normally, we use a Diaper Champ upstairs which is great...upstairs (It does, unfortunately, use a plastic trash bag. I'll address this later.). However, when I'm downstairs with both boys and trying to get out the door and one of them needs a change, I don't run upstairs to change them. I change them downstairs, place the diaper in a plastic bag and throw it in the pantry trashcan. So, how do I continue this routine without using the plastic bag?
Solution: Make a cinchsack type bag from an old cotton Tshirt. Load up smelly diapers until the the trash is ready to go out and then empty the cinchsack. If the cinchsack starts smelling, throw it in the washer.
3. Problem: Cleaning up the dog's poop from the backyard (not that I do this particular chore!) or when we go on walks.
Solution: Biodegradable Poop Bags? I haven't done much research yet but I'm pretty sure they're available.
All of this plastic bag stuff got me thinking...it's not just the plastic bags from the grocery store. It's also the plastic garbage bags we use and it's the diapers made of plastic that we use and discard numerous times a day and the....oh my. This going green stuff is VERY overwhelming.
Maybe I'll start with light bulbs instead...
1. Problem: Remembering to 'restock' the car with the bags.
Solution: I'd probably do much better by having more than three bags. So it's definitely in the cards to buy some more bags.
2. Problem: Stashing those smelly diapers. Normally, we use a Diaper Champ upstairs which is great...upstairs (It does, unfortunately, use a plastic trash bag. I'll address this later.). However, when I'm downstairs with both boys and trying to get out the door and one of them needs a change, I don't run upstairs to change them. I change them downstairs, place the diaper in a plastic bag and throw it in the pantry trashcan. So, how do I continue this routine without using the plastic bag?
Solution: Make a cinchsack type bag from an old cotton Tshirt. Load up smelly diapers until the the trash is ready to go out and then empty the cinchsack. If the cinchsack starts smelling, throw it in the washer.
3. Problem: Cleaning up the dog's poop from the backyard (not that I do this particular chore!) or when we go on walks.
Solution: Biodegradable Poop Bags? I haven't done much research yet but I'm pretty sure they're available.
All of this plastic bag stuff got me thinking...it's not just the plastic bags from the grocery store. It's also the plastic garbage bags we use and it's the diapers made of plastic that we use and discard numerous times a day and the....oh my. This going green stuff is VERY overwhelming.
Maybe I'll start with light bulbs instead...
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Teething and Cooing...
Connor's been teething. All 4 'fang' teeth are coming in at one time. For some reason, his teeth seem to always come in 2, 3, and 4 at a time. He's in so much pain and he doesn't know how to communicate which makes it doubly worse for him:( They're halfway through so hopefully it will be over for him soon. He also just turned 18 months!
Andrew started cooing a couple of weeks ago and it is the sweetest thing, EVER. He laughs and smiles and just...coos! Maybe one of these days I'll be able to get it on video so I can post it.
Andrew started cooing a couple of weeks ago and it is the sweetest thing, EVER. He laughs and smiles and just...coos! Maybe one of these days I'll be able to get it on video so I can post it.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Halloween
Last night was Halloween. Connor was Elmo and Andrew was a hot dog - they were too cute. We took them to a few neighbors houses to trick or treat. When we got back to our house Connor started taking candy from our bowl and putting it into his trick or treat bag...we think he has the jist of the holiday now! I think next year he'll really understand it all. He still doesn't even know what candy is (and I'd like to keep it that way for as long as possible!)
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