Gone...

Ben left today. 

 He got in a black Mustang and drove away.

  He'll be gone for (hopefully) only 2 months but during that time we wont be able to talk.

  That's the part that is going to be hard for me.

  It was a rainy, melancholy kind of day.

  To cheer myself up after he left I made myself a cup of hazelnut hot chocolate, listened to the rain, and watched Grey's Anatomy.

  It helped. 

I needed a day to mope around. 

 Tomorrow will be better.

My Big Helper!

Sadie decided the best way to clean the dining room would be to dump the entire bucket of water on the floor.

We had a great time slipping, sliding, and scrubbing.  I was so proud of her today!  She was such a hard worker.  She was really scrubbing!  Then we put towls on our feet and "Skied" to dry it all up.  After that we vacuumed, dusted, and washed the couch.  It was a busy day!

Tyson 8 months!!

*No teeth yet!
*Won't eat baby food :(
*Will eat "big people food" like frozen peas, cut up blueberries, and bananas.  I think he likes being able to feed himself.
*Pulls himself up
*Climbs!  Climbed some stairs at the Children's Museum and climbed up on Sadie's pink chair and onto the couch.
*Eats everything off of the floor.  I have to sweep a couple times a day to try and keep him safe.
*Says Ma, Da, and Ba. 
*Crawls at lightning speed
*Growls when he gets frustrated
*Throws massive tantrums.  I'm kind of worried about how this one is going to pan out in the future.
*Eats a lot of dirt
*Blows raspberries
*If he sees any bare skin he will zerbert it like crazy! 
*Loves bath time
*Hates nap time.  When I lift him to go into his crib is usually when we see the tantrum.
*In size 3 diapers right now but needs to be in size 4.  We just have tons and tons to use up still so we haven't changed yet. 
*Hates having a dirty diaper.
*Likes to pull our hair.  He uses my hair as a comfort object. 
*Loves Sadie
*Hates his car seat
*Loves his blanky's.  I love it when he curls up in it and sucks his thumb.  It means sleep is close!
*The boy loves getting his groove on.  He's always dancing!
*He started clapping during the super bowl and hasn't stopped.  He claps for himself every time he eats!
*He has to have the music thing on in his room to get to sleep
*Does a killer motor boat impression
*Gives nice big open mouthed kisses
*He's a little obsessed with Missy.  He growls at her and follows her around.  She's still not much of a fan of his.

Happy 8 months Tyson!  We love you squishy!

Mornings with Sadie

Sadie wakes up and instantly starts yelling "My Mommy!  My Mommy!" she waits in her bed for me to come and pick her up and give her a big hug.  I'm not sure why she doesn't get out of bed but I don't mind it.

 She stands up in her bed and says "I woke up"  I usually say "Are you awake?"  "Did you sleep well?"  She says "Yes where's Ty?"  I say "downstairs" or "in his room" and then "Do you want to go potty?" (She wont do ANYTHING until she knows the exact location of her brother) While she does her thing on the potty I usually read her a story.  She like "Pooh".  Ironic right? 

Then we go downstairs and find Tyson.  She gets all excited when she sees him and says "Hi handsome boy!  Hi Ty!"  He gets equally excited for about 2 seconds and then crawls away. 

Then I say "What do you want for breakfast?"  She'll dance around and say "Cereals!" or "Hotmeal!"  Which ever one I decide to give her (usually oatmeal) gets eaten mostly with her hands and then she yells "I'm a mess!  I need a bath!!" 

At this point she strips on the way up the stairs leaving a trail of oatmeal covered jammies behind her.  I turn on the bath and put her in.  She stands against the far wall and says "Keep it away from me K?"  I then start pushing the cold water back to the drain and say "Stay away from my bug!  Stay away!"  She yells "YEAH  stay AWAY!" As soon as she knows the water is warm she jumps under the faucet and tells me "Don't turn it off."  Eventually I have to turn it off and she yells at me.  Then she tells me about her dream from the night before "the worms."  I say "what did the worms do?"  Then she says "they eat me!"  I say "Oh no!  Did you squish them?"  She says "Noooo..."  (dreams vary)

Every morning is pretty much the same and I wouldn't have it any other way :)  I love my mornings with Sadie :-)