Yucky Monday

It is a stormy, yucky day here. I got a call a little before lunch that Brady had a fever and didn't feel well, so I left at lunch to take him home.

He has looked like this the entire afternoon and he has had NO appetite.

This is definitely not the norm for this little guy. He is usually a really good eater!!! He wouldn't even eat Graham crackers with Nutella, one of his favorite snacks! He isn't wanting to drink much either, which is also unusual. I normally have to cut him off drinks.

He is coughing really bad and has a runny nose, but I am not sure what(if anything) else is going on. I am pretty sure this is the same cold that has been going around all of our friends lately.  Hopefully, it will run its course soon and Brady will be back to normal.

Slacker Mom Week

Every now and then I have these weeks, weeks when my house is clean, I cook meals every night and take my lunch every day, play with Brady and get him to bed on time, keep blog/facebook updated, somewhat enjoy my job and find it fulfilling, talk with my husband, and exercise often, etc.

These are the weeks I feel like super woman!
Everything is in balance and I rest a little easier at night.
I love these weeks!!!
I need more weeks like this in my life.

Unfortunately, This week has definitely NOT been one of those weeks. My house is a wreck, every time I sit down to blog, check e-mail, bank accounts, facebook, etc.  something else distracts me, my job has been stressful mentally and physically, I have played with Brady less than I care to admit, bedtime has been somewhat sporadic, cooked meals non-existent, exercise-Ha!, and I have slept horribly, etc.

I am not super woman! I am slacker mom!

I think I need these weeks though.

They are like a huge slap in the face to tell me to  slow down, relax, prioritize, realize you are human, and you can't possibly do everything.

I need that, because I like to think I can do everything.
I want to be able to do everything and do it the best I possibly can.

But in reality, I have crappy weeks!

Weeks that I am off my game and I do nothing well.

Weeks were I sink.

I am not good at showing this failure side. (case and point: I have rewritten this post 7 times and I am still not sure I will press publish!!!)

I fail often and am OK with that, I just don't like to broadcast it!

I want to remember all of this time when Brady is so little, not just the good, fun times.  But the good times are the ones I tend to share.

I need to remember all of it. 

So, I will push publish to remind myself that is hard and to be more understanding to other mothers, to myself, and to my friends when we have those weeks.

At least this little guy makes it all worth it, ketchup smiles and all!!!
 

Wonderful Warm Weather!!!

It was such a wonderful, warm weekend here. Brady was so excited to get to spend some time outside. Caleb and Brady played a little catch. Brady is so funny playing catch. I tried to get a little video of him. This was the best I could do.

We have no idea why he throws the ball with his arm cocked back and leg kicked out like that. It is so funny in person. I don't think the video does it justice.

I am so excited for warmer weather. I am looking forward to more outdoor activities like this with my boys.

Hope every one had a great Valentine's Day!

Pizza Night

The other night, we made a homemade pizza for dinner. (I didn't make the crust from scratch like my sister did recently, I bought it homemade from Publix bakery. Close enough!)  

 I am trying to get him involved in the kitchen a little. I thought this would be a perfect meal to try it. So, I let Brady help put the toppings on the pizza.

He LOVED it and did so good!!!

We used pepperoni, mushrooms, freshly shredded mozzarella cheese, and some Italian seasoning I picked up in Charleston over the summer(which really adds a yummy flavor to my Italian dishes, just saying!).

I love this cheese grater from Pampered Chef! It is so easy. Brady could even do it! Check out his serious face above! Ha Ha!!

Brady was so proud and would say, "Paazza, I cook it!"

He would not look at the camera for anything. You can tell he is saying CHHHEEESSSEE!!, but would not look at the camera!

I am a huge advocate of getting kids in the kitchen to help. There are so many benefits to it. Brady is not a picky eater normally(so thankful), but has his moments like all kids.  If he helps make it though, he will eat just about anything! And it is usually a little healthier when you make it yourself. Win-Win!!!

Well, I hear some Just Dance in the living room, so I think I will go join in!!!

Happy Thursday!

"Sweet Tie"

While getting ready for church Sunday night, Brady marched into our bathroom and announced that he needed a tie!

Caleb let Brady pick out one of his ties. To our surprise, he picked the one that matched. Caleb tied it for him and we continued getting ready.

When it was time to leave, it was apparent that this baby was on to stay. So we chose to let him have this battle and headed to church. He turned a lot of heads at church!

It is pretty stylish!

I really love this kid!!!

Sick Days and a video

Brady and I have had a couple of sick days the past couple of days. I stayed home from work with a sore throat and fever yesterday.  Within a few hours, Caleb returned home with a sick Brady. He was acting lethargic and had a temperature of 101. He walked in and asked to go to bed! We knew he was sick for sure!!!

His fever came down with Tylenol, but returned within a few hours, so we stayed home today as well. I hate it when he is sick, but fortunately it isn't very often so I have plenty of sick leave to use until he is 100%. We are very blessed that Brady is rarely sick and try not to take that for granted!

Last night, I took this video while Brady was in the bath on my phone.(sorry about the quality) His fever was temporarily under control and he was really sweet while in the bath. We usually have are best talks when he is taking a bath. Maybe because he is trapped! Ha Ha!

I was finally able to get him to count and answer some questions on camera.

 Watch out for the random "cheeeese"s that must accompany any camera, apparently!

We are still working on six, for some reason we can't quite get that one down and seven kind of sounds like sandwich, but oh well.

He also thinks that "Y" is at the end of everything, because it is at the end of Brady. Logical to a 2 year old I guess!

Happy Friday! Stay warm and well.

Sweet Cousins!

We got to spend a lot of time with baby Noah this past weekend. Now that Noah is 10 months old, Brady has decided he is pretty cool.

 Noah LOVES Brady and just watches every step or move he makes.

Sometimes Brady doesn't want to share or play with Noah, but hey he is 2! Kind of expected.

We took them around in the wagon and Noah thought he was so cool! He laughed and threw his hands up.

Brady kept saying "Baby Noni funny!" and "this fun".

Brady loves the wagon, too!

I am so thankful for these 2 healthy, precious boys and that they have each other.

They don't know it yet, but they are such blessing to each other!!!

Story: Brady pushed Noah down because he was touching his bed. I know, Noah is so mean! How dare he touch Brady's bed! So Brady got in trouble and had to go to time out for 2 minutes. Then he had to tell Amy and Noah he was sorry and give them each a hug and a kiss.

Well the next day we were at my moms and Amy asked Brady what he did to Noah yesterday. Brady said, "I push 'em down dar."(I push him down there) So I asked, did you get in trouble, he replied , "yes!" then I asked are you going to do it again and Brady said, NoooOOO! He is learning, I think!