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7 weeks in review

here are a few things i have learned (or re-learned as the case may be) in the past 7 weeks since little man made his debut.

i have learned:

i can do a lot of things one handed and get better at it all the time

joe prefers to sleep on his side

when i have to go to the bathroom, that is when the phone rings, the dog barks and the baby cries

once i am up and going, i am fine, but the actual getting up part really sucks

i have an awesome, supportive husband who doesn't mind coming home after a long day of work to an exhausted wife in her ratty jammies, crying baby, mounds of laundry, and both a dog and trash that have to be taken out.

i have the best friends/neighbors a girl could ask for. i can't believe all the thoughtful baby gifts, delicious treats and meals and kind gestures that i have been the lucky recipient of lately.

mason thinks its okay to burp loudly at his leisure because we praise joe when he does

both of my kids are fascinated with poopy diapers. they want to be there for the "action," the clean-up, and disposal of the aforementioned. what weirdos!

my sweet tooth is back. during my pregnancy i craved salty and protein packed. now i'm all about the treats, chocolate and ice cream. sigh. this is not helpful for losing baby weight.

joe doesn't like the swing. AT ALL. and he rather dislikes his car seat. i'm not sure he is our baby.

few things in life are better than a freshly bathed baby in fuzzy jammies.

i could drink a citrus charger smoothie from orange peel everyday.

and finally, i've learned there are never, ever enough hours in the day to do everything i want and/or need to do, BUT as long as we are all dressed, fed and happy, i will consider it a success.

photo tag

MY FAVORITE FOOD

MY FAVORITE COLOR

MY NICKNAME

MY FIRST JOB
MY AGE NEXT YEAR

MY GOAL FOR NEXT YEAR

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE

THE CITY I LIVE IN


thanks for the tag yvon! now i tag nicole, staci b., staci s, sarah, jen, andrea, jan, and everyone who wants to do this!

newest addiction

facebook. why have i waited so long? it is totally awesome. i'm liking it way more than myspace. i love reconnecting with old friends and seeing what they have been up to over the years. so those of you who don't have a facebook page, come on, jump on board. i'll be your friend. :)

preschool firsts

i'm a bit behind in my posting. :) i know. i know. better late than never, so here i am. marissa started another year at her beloved miss debbie's superstar preschool. which, BTW, has its own blog. check it out here. i loved her strawberry skirt. she wanted to wear her hair "smooth" which translates to me using the flat iron. she looks very grown-up! she loved her first day, being back with all her friends and making new ones. and here we have mason. he got a brand new school building this year. staci's husband douglas actually built it (well, him and hughes construction company) and its super awesome! sooo much better than a windowless room in the back of a middle school which was mason's school setting last year. anyway, he also has a new teacher, miss collette. she seems nice and friendly, lets hope she has the energy to do this. ;) we went to the open house and mason loved all the toys in his classroom. he was so jealous marissa started school a day before him, but he got some special mommy time instead. he loves school and so far, so good. he's very excited on school mornings and the first thing he tells me when i pick him up from school is, "mommy, i had fun today!"

i am here

sorry its been so long! for starters, i'm freaking exhausted. and secondly, my computer has been acting possessed lately. great. that's what i like. the 10 minutes i have to myself and i can't get on the internet. sigh. life is good. joe is cute. :) which makes up for A LOT. he's up every 3 hours at night still but we are surviving. getting fat means that he'll be sleeping through the night soon, right????? alright, time to put the munchkins to bed. my favorite time of day. ;)