Whew, I ahve a lot to write to each of you, so I may have to come back a few times to get to all of it! John has not been sleepign well. I do nto get it. Oh well. Susan, Kara was a 2 and 4am wake up right? That is john's schedule on a good night and I wish he would drop the 2. With training for the marathon, I need more sleep! Today is a rest day so I will nap with the kids. I might have to do some weights, and abs, though. I could not do that wile the dreaded in laws were here. DH and I were talking last ngiht. We were glad to take them to the airport. DH is so different from his brother. They areee really self absorbed people. Oh well. It makes it nice that we are far away! ANd that we cannot travel with John for a long time! Freedom! I coulod go on forever about them. Not ONCE did they even ask how we were, or even acknowledge JOhn's hemophilia. They pretty much watched TV and looked for stuff on ebay. I made every meal and cleaned up after them. Nobody even offered to help with anything. Grrr. And they ate so much for two people! So, my outlook on the visit is that I appreciate my DH more than ever, our well behaved children make me proud, and that we are much happier people.
So, first things first. Lisa, I know what you are goign through. Caden is 2? When Jimmy was a baby, he always loved to see daddy, but I was the magic mommy, you know? And around age two, he would call for daddy in teh monitor, and want only daddy to give him a bath, etc. I was so hurt, just like you. I wanted to be that role. IT had always been mine! It tore at my mommy heart strings. And with Reese, I am sure you get that achy feeling like you might be missing out, it seems like all we do is feed babies and rock them to sleep, doesn't it? But, here is the good news. The come back to momma stronger than ever in a bit. They are just testing boundaries and discovering that mommy and daddy are different. They also are learning that they can affect you with their behavior. Jimmy still adores daddy, but he and I have our special time together. I would recommend that you have DH watch Reese this weekend for a few hours, and have alone time with caden, like the days before baby! We do that and it helps! Sometimes Jimmy just wants to go on a bike ride, or to the book store, or just for an ince cream cone. I am so sorry for you, I know that it hurts. I have recommended it before to others, but the book Boundaries With Children is great. Also The Magic Years... Feel free to PM or email me if you need to vent!
Jen- I hope that you are feelign better. Isn't that a great abs section? I love it. Here is the water table that we had and we plan on getting another as soon as john is ready:
http://www.amazon.com/Step-WaterWhe...e=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1271083310&sr=8-1
It is so fun. Sometimes we would color the water with food coloring or put ice in it on really hot days. he was still playing with it when we moved, but we let it go, it was tired! Granola is so good when you figure out how you like it! Let me know how the next batch goes!
Susan- Glad that you and mom had a great weekend. Was Dh out of town/ I sent you an email on FB...
Melanie- 4 poops! Whew! I think there is a stomnach thing going around! I am so proud of you for all that you have done! I want to see pictures of you at the finish line! Do you get to have a mountain dew as a treat?
kendra- spring break at the beach sounds great. you must be superwoman, seriously! i love 40/20. i am not a fan of 30/30 though... and core max is another one i love too!
ok, bbl, john is losing it.
