Backyard Makeover

BEFORE: Overgrown, weedy mess.

Yikes! Look at all those weeds!

Baxter was the only one brave enough to go in with all the overgrowth.

AFTER!!!

3 bags of weeds, 6 bales of pinestraw, and 28 bags of Rubber Playground Mulch later...

Slide Mimi & Grandpa Jim gave Jeremiah for Easter

Turtle Sandbox that friend Connor & Mrs. Vivian gave us for FREE! :)

Lots of fun to come out here!

Laundry Lovin' Boy

I'm not sure why Jeremiah has any toys because all we needed for him to be happy was a laundry basket. Remember this laundry basket adventure? Or how he is such a good helper? And I totally forgot to blog about the last time I let him help with laundry sans diaper. Let's just say that those clothes had to be re-washed & I learned a very valuable lesson that day.

Well, Little J was in another helpful mood recently while I was folding his laundry. Too bad his definition of "help" is to pull out EVERYTHING in the basket one piece at a time to put on the floor. And then destroy all the clean, folded stacks of clothes.

Seriously...I wish I got this excited about doing laundry!

When everything is folded (and I have quickly moved the clean, folded clothes out his J's reach) he can play with the laundry basket as much as he wants!

Laundry Basket Adventures

This is how the laundry basket looked when I left the living room to go to the bathroom.

About 30 seconds later I hear a loud boom followed by some whimpering. When I go back in the living room, this is what I found...

J somehow managed to pull the laundry basket on top of himself & then he was trapped!

So of course I HAD to grab my camera and take some pictures. J was none too pleased that I wasn't setting him free immediately.

He did have a minor "boo-boo" on his nose, but all was well when Mommy finally rescued Little J!

Facial Hair?

Little J has a cold/allergies/something making him not feel very good this week. He woke up with a really runny nose Monday, Tuesday he was just plain miserable, but today he seemed in much better spirits...just lots of snot - YUCK! He's really not a fan of having his nose wiped, but too bad because that stuff is gross! I'm telling you all the snotty details because pictures are coming up & there's snot present...just a warning. 

Little J loves books - just like his daddy! He's really into texture books lately, his favorite being the "Quack Quack" book because it has yellow fur on the front. He likes to try to eat it, so check out his new yellow goatee...

As some of you know, Little J likes to go to bed EARLY (something he obviously didn't get from his daddy)...EARLY like 5:30pm put me in the bed or I'll scream until you do! Well, as you can imagine this kind of cramps our style if we want to do almost anything later in the day and Big J never gets to see Little J during the week - boo! With summer approaching I would really like for Little J to stay up later (bedtime b/w 7-8pm would be great!). Well, this is a slow project but I'm hoping we're on to something. Little J has been pushing his naps back (and they've gotten longer - praise the LORD!). Today he didn't get up from his afternoon nap until 4:30, so check out the picture below...

In case you can't tell, the clock says 6:24 - WAHOOO!! I put him down around 6:45 and he didn't go to sleep until after 7:15 (he's enjoying playing & pulling up in his crib these days). Maybe this later bedtime thing is working! Or maybe it's just a fluke. Time will tell, but for now I'm enjoying this small victory.

Also notice in that picture that our entertainment center is nice & open with easy access to curious little fingers. NOT ANYMORE! Our new entertainment center arrived, Big J put it together tonight, and it looks beautiful with it's glass DOORS! 

It's amazing how your wants change as you become a parent. Here's my top 3 things I want right now:

1) Entertainment Center with doors to keep little fingers from pressing every button possible before I scoop him up & move him away, just to crawl back and start this cycle over again - CHECK!

2) Shark Steam Mop to keep our non-carpeted floors a bit cleaner. You've already seen my dirt and know that Little J likes to play in it. I think my Dyson & this little puppy will help me keep my house & Little J's clothes/hands/mouth significantly cleaner.

3) Ergo Baby Carrier. I mentioned this in my previous post because Little J (1)loves to be held/worn, (2)is too long for his Baby Bjorn, and (3)Big J's afraid I'll hit Little J's head on doors if I continue to wear the hiking carrier in the house.

That list makes me realize that I'm really an adult, specifically a wife & MOM! But I'm loving every minute :)

Mommy's Little Helper

Remember how yesterday I signed off because Little J was waking up...well that's the last time he slept until bedtime!!! That's right...no more naps ALL-DAY-LONG! There was lots of crying and NO sleep. I have no idea what got into him, but I eventually just gave up. So, in the meantime I decided to put Little J to work. He helped me fold laundry & his diapers.

Thankfully he went to sleep easily a little before 6pm & slept well last night, only waking up once to nurse around 3am. Then he slept until 7:45 this morning - wonderful since Big J didn't have to leave for work until 9am.

After he went to sleep, we got everything packed up for our Mountain Trip. Big J got the car packed up this morning, I got Little J in the car just in time for his morning nap, and we headed west! Well, we headed west for about 8 minutes before "Nana" called to say they couldn't get down the mountain because the road was still iced over. So they are snowed in & we are back home. We're going to try one more time tomorrow - hopefully it will work out.

MILESTONE ALERT! Little J has been getting up on all fours a lot in the past 2 days. I think he's getting close to crawling! Although it wouldn't hurt my feelings if he held off just a little bit longer...I have a feeling my life won't be the same after he gets mobile!