It's been a busy week or two for the Price family! We went home last weekend and I finally got to meet my new niece. Baby G also got to meet 95% of the family on both sides. Today was water day at school and Logan's class sang for the Wednesday night service at church. We have date night this Friday night. This weekend will consist of Spring cleaning the house. Tuesday is Logan's end of year program, Wednesday is Field Day and a picnic, Thursday is a Pool Party and then we're coming home again next weekend.
The boys are all doing good! Logan has finally pooped in the potty again. This makes 4 or 5 times maybe? Nater Tater is starting to be a strong willed, aggressive toddler. He puts his foot down (or hits) when Logan messes with him, finally starting to stick up for himself a little and Logan is not too happy about it. He is talking more and more, even though when in public or around a crowd you'd think he didn't know one single word.
Baby Graham had his 2 month visit today. He weighs 12 lbs 12 oz, 67%, and 21.75 inches, which is a whopping 7%. Will baby Graham be my short, chubby baby? We shall see! He is cooing, smiling, and tried to roll over at the doctors this morning. I should probably put him on his belly more often and see if he starts to roll. He's a strong little booger, despite his size. He is doing well holding his head up. Still spitting up, but it's obviously not affecting his weight gain.
We had a little near miss accident the other day with Logan. I think I'm still having heart flutters from it. He was outside with my dad grilling chicken. He was playing on the opposite side of the patio from the grill. Apparently the propane tank was leaking from where the hose connects to the tank and caught fire, which caused a fire ball or ball of heat (something, we're not really sure) to burst open the cabinet doors under the grill. Whatever it was, fire ball or extreme heat, singed the ends of Logan's hair, eyebrows and eye lashes. His bottom eye lashes on one eye are pretty much gone. He had wet hair and clothes from playing in the water hose, and I have no idea if this aided in keeping him from being burnt? The siding on the house was not damaged, so it wasn't hot enough to melt it. I just can't help but think of what could have happened if he was standing any closer. The "what ifs" still have me a little freaked out and I'll probably never let the kids near a grill again. Logan was a little freaked out too. He came running in crying so hard, saying something about PawPaw and fire shooting and how hot it was and how it scared him. We thought he was talking about when Dad lit the grill, but he seemed a little too freaked out so I went out to check on Dad, who was rushing (if there is such a thing as my daddy rushing) to the shop, I ask if he's OK, he is but I notice the flame under the grill and got my tail back inside until it was under control. He was going to get a glove to use to turn the tank off. No one did anything wrong and no one was at fault, he wasn't even that close to the grill, it was just one of those freak accident type things. Laura saw that I was a little freaked out, and suggested we both sit on the front porch with a Mommy Capri Sun (that's a premixed drink, pina colada, strawberry daiquiri, etc, that is sold in a little foil pouch like a Capri Sun), so we did. It didn't help, but it tasted good.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Weigh In
Another week....another 1.5 lbs gone! That is 26 lbs from my highest pregnancy weight with Graham (9 wks ago), 16 of that being baby weight, 10 less than prepregnancy weight and 13 lbs since I started actively dieting 4 weeks ago.
Here's to another week and another (hopefully) 2 lbs gone!
Here's to another week and another (hopefully) 2 lbs gone!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Two more
Two more pounds gone!! That makes 11.5 total! Here's to the start of week 4 and continuing the running. Running seems to help. Those two pounds were gone by Friday. I haven't ran since Thursday due to fussy baby, company, Brent working late, etc. I tried yesterday but Graham wasn't having it and by the time he calmed down it was too dark.
Busy rest of the week ahead. I have a doctors appointment today. This week is the "Art Show" at the boys' school. Little did I know that I have to pay $10 each for their art. Guess that's their way of raising money, since it's not like I'm not going to buy it. Tomorrow is Mother's Day Tea at school. Then I have to get all the laundry done and us packed for Chickamauga. We are leaving after dinner, close to bed time so hopefully the boys sleep on the way home. Graham has been getting fussy from around 5:30-9:00 so maybe the car ride will lull him to sleep and we won't have any issues. Friday morning we are getting the boys and Elsie's picture taken, then I have to go to the mall to grab a couple things, then the bank since our bank is still back home (after 7 years of living away it looks like I'd break down and use another credit union, but I really love that bank), then home to get naps, then to Brent's Aunt Lisa's so they can meet Graham that evening. Saturday is the family "Meet the Babies" cookout. Sunday morning is Thomas the Train. Whew. Should be an interesting weekend with 6 adults, 2 busy toddlers, 2 newborns, and 2 fighting dogs. Anyone want to keep Jade for me? Haha.
Seems like we have several busy weeks coming up. Logan's class is performing at a Wednesday night service, Field Day, school's end of year program, Mother's Day, class Pool Party....
Busy rest of the week ahead. I have a doctors appointment today. This week is the "Art Show" at the boys' school. Little did I know that I have to pay $10 each for their art. Guess that's their way of raising money, since it's not like I'm not going to buy it. Tomorrow is Mother's Day Tea at school. Then I have to get all the laundry done and us packed for Chickamauga. We are leaving after dinner, close to bed time so hopefully the boys sleep on the way home. Graham has been getting fussy from around 5:30-9:00 so maybe the car ride will lull him to sleep and we won't have any issues. Friday morning we are getting the boys and Elsie's picture taken, then I have to go to the mall to grab a couple things, then the bank since our bank is still back home (after 7 years of living away it looks like I'd break down and use another credit union, but I really love that bank), then home to get naps, then to Brent's Aunt Lisa's so they can meet Graham that evening. Saturday is the family "Meet the Babies" cookout. Sunday morning is Thomas the Train. Whew. Should be an interesting weekend with 6 adults, 2 busy toddlers, 2 newborns, and 2 fighting dogs. Anyone want to keep Jade for me? Haha.
Seems like we have several busy weeks coming up. Logan's class is performing at a Wednesday night service, Field Day, school's end of year program, Mother's Day, class Pool Party....
Monday, April 30, 2012
Barnyard Fun
A couple weekends ago we went to the Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival. It was really neat and I totally forgot to post some cute pictures I got while we were there.
Logan loved the animals. Nate was not so sure about them...
I guess Nate feels this one is safe since it's in a cage.
I wanted to take a baby duck home! They were adorable!
Nate finally touched one at the very end!
Another Week
Another week of fun adventures has come and gone. This weekend we saw the Blue Angels Air Show on base. It was free to the public, which is awesome considering we've paid some hefty prices for the Chattanooga show in the past. Our friends, Josh and Taylor, and their family came down to see it with us. It's always nice to spend time with them!
Saturday, Brent was tied up with some stuff, so me and the boys drove out to the perimeter of the base, parked on the side of the road (with 1000's of other people), pulled the back hatch up on the Explorer and sat in the back and enjoyed the early part of the show. It was actually really fun sitting there with my 3 boys. All content. Logan and Nate mesmerized by the planes, Graham more than happy with a boob in his mouth (thank you tinted back windows!). But nap time came and went, they got fussy so we left an hour or so before the Blue Angels came on. Saturday evening the Bottoms crew joined us. We had some adult time while the children slept and/or watched movies. It's so nice to be around adults, especially adults with 3 children with similar parenting styles, who understand the chaos of everyday life.
Sunday we headed to the airshow. We had to park off base and they bussed us in. It's the first and probably only time I'll ever get to go on base. You have to have military/government ID to get on, on regular days. Based on what I saw the day before, we were expecting long waits and tons of chaos, but thankfully it was a lot calmer on Sunday. There was no wait at the buses and not too much trouble getting the strollers on and off. Someone had told me it was an act of congress to get a diaper bag through with all the security checks, but they barely even looked through it.
The show was great. It was HOT. So hot. The temp was 93 degrees, but I read to expect it to be 10 degrees hotter at the show due to all the concrete, asphalt and jets. I think they were right. I spent most of the show holding Graham under a canopy we made out of my moby wrap stretched between two strollers. It made for a poor view, sore butt and asleep legs, but I enjoyed letting Brent keep up with the other two for awhile, haha. We were wetting my nursing cover and wiping Graham down and dumping water on the big boys heads and rotating who got to sit in the strollers to keep everyone cool. Turns out it's really hard to hydrate for two in those conditions. I woke up Monday with a migraine and Logan throwing up. Luckily Brent was able to go in late til Logan was a little more manageable and my headache had subsided. I think everyone was a little sun drained. We had a lazy movie day today while we all recovered. Hopefully the stomach bug has left the building and doesn't reappear in anyone else.
Here's some pictures from our day!
Saturday, Brent was tied up with some stuff, so me and the boys drove out to the perimeter of the base, parked on the side of the road (with 1000's of other people), pulled the back hatch up on the Explorer and sat in the back and enjoyed the early part of the show. It was actually really fun sitting there with my 3 boys. All content. Logan and Nate mesmerized by the planes, Graham more than happy with a boob in his mouth (thank you tinted back windows!). But nap time came and went, they got fussy so we left an hour or so before the Blue Angels came on. Saturday evening the Bottoms crew joined us. We had some adult time while the children slept and/or watched movies. It's so nice to be around adults, especially adults with 3 children with similar parenting styles, who understand the chaos of everyday life.
Sunday we headed to the airshow. We had to park off base and they bussed us in. It's the first and probably only time I'll ever get to go on base. You have to have military/government ID to get on, on regular days. Based on what I saw the day before, we were expecting long waits and tons of chaos, but thankfully it was a lot calmer on Sunday. There was no wait at the buses and not too much trouble getting the strollers on and off. Someone had told me it was an act of congress to get a diaper bag through with all the security checks, but they barely even looked through it.
The show was great. It was HOT. So hot. The temp was 93 degrees, but I read to expect it to be 10 degrees hotter at the show due to all the concrete, asphalt and jets. I think they were right. I spent most of the show holding Graham under a canopy we made out of my moby wrap stretched between two strollers. It made for a poor view, sore butt and asleep legs, but I enjoyed letting Brent keep up with the other two for awhile, haha. We were wetting my nursing cover and wiping Graham down and dumping water on the big boys heads and rotating who got to sit in the strollers to keep everyone cool. Turns out it's really hard to hydrate for two in those conditions. I woke up Monday with a migraine and Logan throwing up. Luckily Brent was able to go in late til Logan was a little more manageable and my headache had subsided. I think everyone was a little sun drained. We had a lazy movie day today while we all recovered. Hopefully the stomach bug has left the building and doesn't reappear in anyone else.
Here's some pictures from our day!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Our Life
In pictures......
Baby Graham is now smiling and cooing. He's very alert and developing a schedule. He sleeps pretty well at night. He loves his Mommy and knows exactly when she leaves the room ;) That's ok though, the other two were exactly the same and they turned out just fine.
Logan brought me this bug. He brought it in the house, said "I have something for your Mommy!" and showed me this. He said "Are you so proud of me Momma?" (I think he meant because he was touching it.) Look at those pinchers! They hurt, just ask Nate.
I've been sewing in my "spare time". (Spare time=time I should be cleaning, folding clothes, cooking meals, etc). This (and two others) were for a little two year olds birthday gift. One day I'll have time to make stuff and sell it. One day.....far, far away.
First time I've ever been brave enough to get a sleeping picture. Aren't they so precious when they are asleep? I think God made children look so beautiful and peaceful sleeping so us parents forget the torment they put us through when they were awake ;) Does the trick for me, every time.
I ran my first mile without stopping!! I know it's not really that far, and my time was comical BUT, it was my first goal and I DID IT!! (The pic above is my route around the neighborhood and my time I finished the first mile, my phone tracks it.) I've done this once in my life, in 7th or 8th grade. I was always really anemic, and I blame that on my lack of endurance as a kid. My next goal is to chop about 1.5-2 minutes off that time and ultimately to run 5k (3.1 miles).
We went to the strawberry patch at Lane Orchard with Logan's preschool class. He got to ride a BIG bus with the entire school and cried when it pulled off because he wanted to ride it again. Nate, Graham and I met up with them there. Logan got to take home that whole thing of berries that he picked and we made strawberry smoothies. He was so proud of them.
More from the strawberry patch.
This is Logan dancing. It's absolutely hilarious. Of course, I'm biased. I'm not sure where he learned these break dancing moves.
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