Weekend of Remembrance and Fun

Because our weekend extended to Monday I am just now getting to our weekend flashback!

FRIDAY!!!

My mom was so kind and watched Henry for us.  Ryan and I got a date night.  We first went and saw Brody Keese.  OH MY talk about ADORABLE!! But of course, his parents are pretty good looking as well.  I can't believe I didn't take any pictures of the handsome little fella.  I can't wait for him and Henry to play together.  

We then headed to the movies.  We were the only ones in the theater (it was like 3:30) 

We saw Million Dollar Arm so good!! Go see it if you haven't yet. 

Because we are old and I had wine, after the movie we went and had

 a few more drinks on a patio and then called it a night. 

SATURDAY!!!

We Love watching Daddy on his bike.  This guy was cheering everyone all.
The riders loved it!

We then hit up our awesome front yard pool!

                                      

Who doesn't love a little plumber crack!

Stomping in Puddles with Mommy is so fun

Henry loved this!

SUNDAY!!!

What a fun day!  We went to a friends to hang out by the pool but the weather decided otherwise.  That did not keep the kiddos from going out and playing.  This was our group selfie!

Once it was time to eat we all went in.  And the real fun began.  Oh my the kids were hilarious and having so much fun with each other.  

There are like 3 other videos of this, it went on for a while it was so funny the kids were LOVING IT!  

We had such a great time hanging out with our friends but we always do!

MONDAY!!!

Ryan and I went out and did a Memorial Day Bike Ride.  

Folks this was my first time back on my bike since 14 weeks (about) into my pregnancy.

I loved it and can't wait to get back on!

Us Right before the ride.
UGH I can not pull off biking clothes (why do they make them so ugly)

Thanks Gigi for watching Henry why we rode!


We had a great weekend and even had some great naps!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Weekend!  Thank you to all of those that have served and have allowed me to have this moment below!

Henry always wants to hold our hands now even in the car!  LOVE IT!!!

He held Ryan's hand and kept putting up his other hand for me (melt my heart)

Mom of the Year!

Here is the thing.  I consider Ryan and I very good parents.  Henry is alive and healthy and doesn't get hurt TO much!  Henry is a little boy that is all boy and has a lot, I mean a lot of energy!  He is super fast and lets just say Ryan and I are on the same page that sometimes it is just easier to just let him do it. 

How this post came about is I would let one of my very good friends know when I received a mother of the year award.  What this really means is Henry did something and I didn't maybe stop him as quickly as I should have.  I figured why not share my awards with everyone so they don't feel so bad if maybe their little one gets away with something not so great.  And I know you all think we are perfect parents so here is a little piece into our lives that is not so perfect ;)

So I would never  rarely sterilize Henry's bottles, pacifiers, and well forget about his toys. Does putting bath toys in really hot soapy water work after Henry pooped in the bath?  I hope so because that is what I did!

Naked booty on toy no problem he just got out of the
bath and not the one he pooped in!

Henry loves being outside and we play outside when we get home from school.  I may have forgotten to wash his hands after he played with the car tires before he ate dinner.  OOPPS Still a live phew!

So Henry loves our dog Gary and he loves giving Gary his treats.  

There may have been a few times where I couldn't get the dog treat out of his mouth and so I just let him suck on it for a bit. 

We also have to watch out because he likes Gary's dog food as well.  And well there was this one time when we were skyping with Ryan's parents and we didn't quit stop Henry from eating the dog food.  It's all natural I think!

He apparently likes raw hides as well.  He gave him a raw hide to give to my aunt's dog and he ended up chewing on it. 

       

So this is my last Mom Award we let Henry stand on the kitchen counter and play in the medicine cabinet.  Don't worry he can't get into any of the medicine and we are always standing right there.  

  

I read about being a Yes Mom on one of the blogs I follow Mommfessionals.  I think I fit into that catagory.  I hope that I can say yes to my son more than no.  Which is tough with my son!  

Yes son you can stand on top of your toys!

DISCLAIMER:  My son was never hurt in any of his activities and I would never let my son do anything that could put him in danger. 

Weekend Fun

For me this blog will be something I can go back and look at.  On that note Monday’s are going to be my Flash Back to hopefully a weekend of fun!

The weather has been so nice here that we have been trying to spend a lot of time outside.  I also try to plan lots of things for us to do.  That way we are doing fun things and not just sitting around. 

FRIDAY!!!

We Played a Little Baseball

After Baseball We Needed a Water Break

SATURDAY!!!

Henry found Daddy's ring when Ryan left to go on a bike ride.
 He carried around all morning (so cute)

Henry and I decided we should go out and surprise Lindsay and Caitlyn
We like to show our support when friends put on events!

I don't understand why all three kids can't just
sit there and smile all at the same time (yeah right) 

They loved the Horses

We spent a little time out there and then I had to head off to a baby shower.  I dropped Henry off with Ryan so they could go to swim lessons (unfortunately no pictures).  We then met up for a friends Block Party.  

Henry tried to hula hoop and then cheated at bags
and of course played in the balloon toss water

We did a balloon toss, we lost :(

SUNDAY!!!

We went to get our bikes tuned up and get Henry a helmet
He wasn't so sure about it till he saw daddy with his helmet on

Henry already has a strider and has been checking it out a little more lately
 and we plan on getting a bike trailer so we can do some family rides
all of which Henry needs a helmet for

We then went to watch Ryan at his baseball game
Henry was surprisingly really into it for like 5min at a time

It was a really nice weekend.  We had a lot of fun and I was even able to get some cleaning and laundry done! Weekends like this I never want to end.  Don't let me fool you though they are not always this nice.  I hope everyone had a good weekend as well!?

My Baby is 1

(Henry's Professional Pictures we loved Pebblebrook Portraits)

Here it is like I said I would do, Henry’s Birthday Post!!  Of course Ryan and I planned our first vacation away from Henry the week following his birthday.  It was a little crazy trying to get ready for the party and get ready for a ski trip.  But I did it and I think it was a success!  My family was a huge help.  It was a Saved By the Bell theme!  Please ignore the terrible house we are renting (ugh I hate this house)

The most important spot!  Where Henry had his first piece of cake. 

My baby to a 1 year old baby (he will always be my baby)

This wasn't even all of his gifts.  This child is so spoiled LOVED!

Thank you pinterest for the idea!

This was recently changed it didn't turn out how I wanted I will have to get a picture of the new info sheet

Henry got a slide from his Aunt Heather and Uncle Aaron.  It was a huge hit, Henry loved it and so did all the other kids

 My Mom, Brother and Sister in-law helped with food and food set up.  Ryan’s sister (my sister in-law) and her husband came in town from Colorado and they were a huge help running last minute errands and getting things ready.    I couldn't have gotten it all together without them!  I know there are pictures somewhere of Ryan and I with Henry.  It was a lot of fun and I think Henry really enjoyed it.

I AM BACK!!

It has been awhile since I wrote on here.  Things got a little crazy, I started a new job.  It is something new to me and I have been trying to get settled in with the job.  I think I am kind of settling in?!  We were trying to find a house to buy.  Ugh this process AGAIN!!  It is so tedious looking for houses.  Don’t get me wrong it is much better than trying to sell a house.  Luckily we found something!! We are going to be building, what are we crazyyyy! As of now there isn't much going on but I hope to make a post on the progress and what we are up to on the house at least once a month.  (I am trying to make myself more persistent with this blog)

Onto fun things.  Henry turned 1 omg my baby is getting so big.  We had a Saved By the Bell party.  You might wonder why we would have a party that is not a normal 1 year old party?  Well don’t worry I will explain!  Before Henry was born, Ryan would say, “won't it be so fun when we have the baby to watch Saved By the Bell, Saturday mornings with the baby”.  Well Henry was born and we still watch recorded Saved By the Bell shows.  Hopefully soon Henry will actually pay attention to the show ;).  The party was so fun and I will write up a separate post just on his party!

It feels good to be back and my goal is to make this blog a priority. I love seeing my life written out and I enjoy seeing what others think about my crazy, not so perfect life!  

Tough to get us all to smile at once!  My little family!

Give it a try...

I find it necessary to try anything and everything I give my baby.  If I am willing to give something to my baby I should be ok with it as well.  

Items I have tried:

• I am not really sure what my son’s taste buds are like but they are nothing like mine.  I always try the baby food that I give him.  Some of those mixtures are weird and gross but he eats them up.  My plan was to make my own baby food but unfortunately I never took the time to do it (this is me not giving a bunch of excuses).  I refuse to buy the baby food with meat in it I think that is so gross and am not willing to try it.  Luckily now my son eats a lot of what we eat.

• We have had the joys of teething and unfortunately we are not the lucky ones that it doesn’t bother the baby.  We invested in the teething gel which of course I tried.  It didn’t do anything for me no numbing nothing.  Not really sure how it works for him.  We stopped using the gel only because it so hard to get on his gums.  We started using the teething tablets.  Well of course I tried it and again it didn't do anything for me.  But not only did it not work but it was gross.  When Henry see’s the tablets you would think I was giving him candy.  He loves the things and they seem to work.  

• 

  My child is never this happy

  We have the lovely Nosefrida to suck snot out of Henry’s nose.  My son freaks out with it but he also freaks out with diaper changing.  It is probably from us holding him down.  Now I can’t say that I have tried it but I did see my husband try it on himself.  Also,  I totally recommend this so much easier and get way more snot than the sucker things they hospital provides.  

• I do have to say I never tried my breast milk.  Thank goodness everyone reassures me it is good for them.  I just couldn't bring myself to try it and I am pretty sure my husband never tried it either.

• Of course we test out all of Henry’s toys.  If it’s not something we want to play with then I am sure my son wouldn't like it either.  We have stopped reading a book because Ryan found it to be boring.  

Playing with all his new toys!

I would have to say this is about it on what we have giving our son.  We really try not to give our son things we are not willing to try or use ourselves.

Is there anything that you have done or tried before you gave your kiddos?

Cry It Out

My son turned 4 months back in June.  At his 4 month appointment our pediatrician gave us the go ahead to let him cry it out.   Henry only woke up once or twice throughout the night already but to get him to through the night would be amazing.  My husband and I agreed we would make Henry cry it out.  Luckily it only took 3 nights.  Three very painful and sleepless nights.  It is hard for me to sleep when my child is crying.  But magically that fourth night Henry slept all the way through!  

My Big 9mth Old :(

Here we are to today.  My son just turned 9 months.  He normally sleeps till 4 or 5 and I can nurse him and he will go back to sleep till 6 or 7 (if we are lucky).  I am sure he doesn't need that morning feeding but it works and allows me to go back to sleep quickly or start getting ready for work.  But we have run into a problem and this is where my husband and I disagree.  Last night Henry woke up twice once at 12 and once at 2.  At 12 I got up and rocked him back to sleep pretty quickly.  At 2 my husband told me to let him cry it out.  I usually see my husband’s side of things but this time I didn't agree with him.  This is not a normal thing for my son and I don’t think it would have been something he would continue in the future nights.  Well, I gave my husband the benefit of the doubt and let my son cry it out.  I actually fell asleep for a bit so it went longer than I would have liked.  I did, finally get up and rock him.  Unfortunately rocking him didn't work so I gave him 4 oz of formula.  The bottle worked and he was back to sleep.  

My son loves sleeping in his bed!

I am writing this post not to bash my husband because obviously he was wrong in this situation ;).  But I want to get other moms opinions.  I hate hearing my son cry and I will admit I am definitely a push over.  I will walk around with my son on my hip all day if I have to, to keep him from crying.  My husband is stronger than me when it comes to our son and that is why I do listen to him a lot and take his advice.  I love seeing my husband and son play!

What would you do in this situation and how do you feel about the cry it out method?