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Freeze Frame

Found this hidden away in the blogger world...

(written circa fall 2012/early 2013)

If I could take these days, take out a spattering of terrible-twos, and freeze them to live in them forever, I would. I CANNOT believe what all Little Man says/does/comes up with. WHERE has my baby gone!

Favorite Sayings:
- Why you do dat?
- Dairs (there's) b-i-gs (ABCs)!
- Luv zou
- I not ______, I'm Cutter Brodie.
- Conversation with neighbors: Girl #1- "I ride a horse." Girl #2- "I ride ponies." Little Man- "I ride donkeys."
- Riding in the car: Little Man, "Where's Chris?" Me, "Who?" Little Man, "Chris Brodie." Me, "You mean, Daddy." Little Man, "He right there!"
- I bump my _____! Need ice!


Fun Facts:
- Potty training. Need I say more? Luckily, it's gone SO WELL! I'm impressed, and I didn't really know what approach I was going to take when we started. We just went with it.
- We know EVERY Thomas the Train friend. Even ones I don't know!
- He knows all of his capital letters. He knows some sounds and a few lowercase letters. He impresses me, because I don't remember doing that much with him!
- The only song we recognize from the radio- Trouble. He'll call it even before the words start!
- He'll sing quite often, but never on request. It's got to be his timing.
- He LOVES to read. We'll read several books in one sitting. There are some books he can "read" to you since we've read them so often!
- He likes to pick his own clothes out. We have to give choices now since most of the time, he doesn't want the first thing you offer.
- He likes red jelly beans the best. Another potty training thing.
- When he goes to bed at night, I have to "tuck, tuck, tuck" his covers around him.
- He stays in his bed all night. Trust me. Saturday mornings, I'm awoken by a shrieking "Momma, momma, momma!!!" When I walk in, he pops up and says, "Momma, I holler you." Heard you, buddy. Loud and clear!
- He DOES NOT like Chris' riding lawnmower. He didn't like PawPaws, but we didn't think anything of it. He'll tell me "it scare me" when Chris goes out to cut the grass.
- He will bring bugs to me now. Yay!
- If he gets hurt, I'll tell him to shake it off, and he does. Literally.

Full Circle

 Fall 2013

A year ago tomorrow was the last time I blogged. Not that I haven't wanted or thought to, I just never took the time to sit down and do it. A year ago, our lives were moving in 1,000 directions. A year ago seems like so far away. But the little things make it seem so fast. Fall weather, football, falling leaves. These seem like yesterday.

 Fall 2014

I can't imagine life without this last year, without these laughs and smiles. Without the little things like falling leaves, giggles, and purely joyful moments.

A Little Learning

Long story short... I haven't blogged in awhile. Not that there is no subject matter-we have been full speed ahead lately. And it's WAY PAST my summer break!

I started many times to post, but get stopped, distracted, or can't figure out how to upload photos from our iPad. ANOTHER long story with the picture issue! Laptop died and we replaced it. With an ipad. Great for the little things we do, EXCEPT all of my pictures that I love! So we'll start off with this post. If anyone can tell me how to get pictures off the iPad onto here, I'd LOVE to know! Following the directions that aren't clear prove to be a little difficult (and frustrating)!

Back before another 5 months pass...

Still Here

We're alive! BUSY as all get out, but still kickin'. With driving so much each day to get Little Man and back home, cooking dinner, and prepping for bed, I'm POOPED when I sit down! Chris' computer is down for the count right now, so my pics are limited. I'm FINALLY working on a post, so bear with me as I rack my brain to make sure I don't leave any of it out.

I still haven't posted about the new house, Easter, potty training updates or anything else. Look for those to come... hopefully!

Diaper Drama... Vol. X

I'm so excited about this and want to tell everyone, but I don't know if I should throw it out into the FB world. I'll let you all enjoy it instead! Be warned of a few minor details!

Round 1: 
I'm changing Little Man into pjs after we get home from church. At one point, he gets down to nothingness, looks at me, 
LM:  I teetee.
Me: You need to potty?
LM: Uh huh. I teetee. Off he goes running to the potty.
We make it onto the potty and get set to go. Insert note here- we've done this a few times this week to no avail.
LM: Read Potty Train.
Me: Ok. I go and get the book. When I return, there is pee EVERYWHERE! Did you potty?
LM: Uh huh! And smiles at me.

We end round one with cheers, high fives, jelly beans, phone calls, and head off to bed.


Round 2: 
About 30 minutes later.
LM: Crying in bed. I stank! I stank!
Me: I walk in, smelling only the slight scent of toots. Did you stank?
LM: Uh huh. I stank.
Me: Did you stank or did you toot?
LM: I stank.
Me: I lift him up and check. Nothing. LM, you didn't stank. You just tooted.
LM: No, I stank!
Me: Do you need to stank?
LM: Uh huh.
Me: Let's go to the potty. We run in there, and again, get set up to go.
LM: Read Potty Train.
Me:  I start reading. After a page, I tell him to grunt and push since he needs to stank. I model a grunt. He follows suit, including a few toots. I read a few more pages, look up, and see a bright red face. 

We did it! We stank on the potty! In one night, we have teeteed on (in, around, all over) the potty, and stank too!

Hopefully, this will be towards the end of this series... heavy duty potty training awaits us!