tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18128780986953308622024-03-13T07:11:56.508-07:00Life As MomKatie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-20624210758240834452012-09-30T12:47:00.000-07:002012-09-30T12:47:01.307-07:00Our Crazy September!This morning I thought I heard something in the living room. It was only 6:45 AM... weird... so I got up and looked out in the dark hallway and saw Trey sitting on the floor with his new puzzle. Big smile, "Hi Mama! I woke up, opened my door and I don't see anyone." Of course, he woke Ethan up, whose pack 'n play is in the living room (yes, he still wakes at night so they can't share a room yet). Sigh! We need to figure out a way to keep him in his room until I'm ready for him;-) Unfortunately I also discovered he knows how to take down the baby gate... also knows how to remove child proof locks (I guess they should use Trey to help them create better ones;-)). Thankfully my friend Sarah at church told me about those little door hooks you can put high up where they can't reach.... yay! I will be buying some of those this week;-) Sorry Trey... no more early morning wandering for you.<br />
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It's been a crazy couple of weeks! Most of you know we had a flooding incident two weeks ago or so. About 4:30am on a Saturday morning (the first in a long time where we had nothing planned of course;-)) our poor neighbor from downstairs came pounding on our door and said water was pouring through her ceiling everywhere. We ran to the bathroom and sure enough there was water on the floor coming through the fan in the ceiling. Not bad... but obviously something was going on in the third floor condo above us. Apparently a pipe broke and they turned off the water but the damage had been done. The worst was on the first floor:-( Anyways, long story short, we spent a couple of days with massive fans and de-humifiers in our hallway that we so loud and made our house hot. They took out part of our bathroom wall and ceiling. Also the boys room carpet was wet so they tore it up and dried out that room. That meant the boys could not use their room so for a few days it was pretty crazy! Fans are gone now but we're waiting on the repair work... who knows when that will be! But I'm just thankful it wasn't worse. I feel so bad for our neighbors downstairs. Can't wait to move! This has happened so much in our bldg the past few years.<br />
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In other news, Ethan is starting walk! He took two steps this morning on his own. He is coasting very quickly and also actually doing a real crawl and not just the army crawl thing. We are so happy... only now we have another issue. He loves his big brother and wants to be involved in whatever Trey is doing... which Trey does not appreciate. It's been interesting! In terms of talking, Ethan is still much less vocal than Trey was, but we think he says "hi" and "what's that". Also he says Mama, Dada, and Trey. He probably says a bunch of other things but we just don't understand him yet. He's slimmed down alot and lost so much of his pudgy baby looks. And gotten alot taller too! Favorites of Ethan: Baby Einstein videos, music of any kind, books, Goldfish, juice, cheese, stuffed animals, pulling contents out of bags or boxes and putting them back in again, and my pot lid drawer under the oven. One cute thing that he does is he likes to scrunch of his nose and snort... to make us laugh. He also does this eye thing when we tell him to look at us... I can't describe it but its freaky! He knows it too.<br />
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Trey is of course learning how to open doors and figure out all those so-called child-proof stuff. He also figured out how to un-do his carseat. Sigh! He's not even 3 yet... they really need to work on making this more difficult for them. Lately Trey has been obsessed with wearing his clip-on ties. He has three and sometimes he will wear them all at the same time. He especially wants to wear them when we go shopping. It's cute! Duckie 1 and 2 are still required for sleep, although we can know go places and either have no Duckie or just Duckie 1. Trey loves puzzles (the more difficult ones), cars, soccer, football, baseball, riding bikes or his firetruck thing. He loves the playground, especially slides. He loves to run... and run... and run! We has gotten pretty shy around strangers and won't let me out of his sight when we go to places with lots of other people that he doesn't know. He loves to draw and paint. Loves playdough, dinosaurs, animals of any kind really. Favorite TV/movie: Lion King (still), Dora (still), The Land Before Time series (still:-), new one is A Turtle's Tale. He cracks us up all the time with things he says. And now as I'm sitting here, I can't think of even one of those things! I post them to Facebook usually:-)<br />
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Pj has been, of course, super busy at school. Thankfully there aren't as many evening events now that we're a few weeks into it. He's still playing soccer once a week with a group of friends in Germantown and has also gotten back into running. He's been able to do alot of fun stuff with us and also just alone with Trey lately.... like going to the park to play soccer or taking Trey to the zoo one morning. We love this cooler weather!<br />
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I just started a women's small group at my church that has been fun and a great break for me from the world of kiddos. I really love it! And during nap-time (on those few days where I actually get them to sleep at the same time) I've been enjoying organizing and fall-cleaning the house. Well, not actually enjoying it... but enjoying the end-result. Its amazing how much stuff we accumulate over the years that we don't really need. Other than that, no much else going on over here.<br />
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That's it for us right now! We're about to celebrate our 6th anniversary in two weeks... crazy! And Trey turns 3 in about a month. Where does the time go:-)<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-920389276488603402012-09-08T06:19:00.000-07:002012-09-08T06:19:59.845-07:00Ethan is One!I've been meaning to post on here for a while, but the boys have been keeping me busy! But Pj has Trey this morning (taking him to the zoo for special daddy/son time), and I've just got Ethan (who is currently in a trance while watching "Veggie Tales";-)), so yay for blogging time!<br />
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I can't believe Ethan will be one tomorrow. This day last year I was admitted into the hospital to be induced. It was such a crazy day. I went to the drs for that pesty sinus infection and thank God I did because they found out my blood pressure was high. And so they sent me to the ob/gyn who did a sonogram and found out the amniotic fluid was very low. And so off to the hospital we went! Looking back now, all the dizziness and feeling nauseous makes sense. I kept thinking it was just the sinus thing. Anyways, I don't want to talk about that... I want to talk about Ethan!<br />
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Ethan is doing great... he's really taking off now (literally!). In fact right at this moment he is pulled himself up to standing and is holding onto my foot while I sit here. He is cruising all over the place. He never crawled like a normal baby much... just pulls himself around army style. But he gets where he wants to get fast! Strong arms I guess;-) He can stand on his own without holding anything for atleast a minute now and does that often... he gets a kick out of being able to do that (and the cheering he gets too I think). He's still a pretty quiet baby, but loves to laugh and wrestle with his brother. Sometimes they have laughing contests in the car... its funny to hear Ethan copy Trey's every sound. Ethan's favorite two things to do are to read books and to snuggle stuffed animals. He LOVES stuffed animals... he will instantly hug them and lay his head down on them. He loves to study their faces. Speaking of which, if you ask him where your nose is he will point to it. He loves to point:-) <br />
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Trey is not so sure about sharing his toys. At first he thought it was cool Ethan could move over to where he was but now you'll often see Trey making a wall around his toys when Ethan is on the move. I'm sure there are some fun days of fights ahead;-)<br />
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Ethan has gotten really tall and lean now, although he still his pudgy cheeks and arms:-) I need to measure him... he looks so tall.<br />
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There is so much I could say about my littlest boy, but now as I sit down to write about him its really hard to figure out what to write. I am so happy we have videos because I know a year from now (just like with Trey) I will quickly forget what he was like as a little baby. The years go by too fast! I can hardly believe Trey will be 3 so soon.<br />
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Tomorrow we will be having a The Very Hungry Caterpillar themed birthday party for him! Pictures to come:-) I will write about Trey and the rest of us next time... this is for Ethan. Happy 1st Birthday my sweet little monkey:-)<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-69542351035538477982012-07-26T20:54:00.002-07:002012-07-26T20:54:57.919-07:00Ethan On The Move!Ethan has been doing a great job learning how to scootch forwards this week. He's SOOO close to crawling... I feel like any day now he'll figure it out. I can't imagine its easy carrying all that weight around... but he'll figure it out soon. In the meantime, to help with his frustration, we got him a walker and it was so adorable when I first put him in it today and he realized he could move around the room on his own... freedom! He was laughing so hard... I am posting a cute video of it on Facebook if you want to see. I sure hope he won't need it for long, but for the time during the day when I need to get stuff done I hope it helps out!<br />
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By the way, I checked and he has three teeth out on the top now (the front two and one on the side). Still working on the other three!<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-32131178919830813652012-07-26T20:40:00.001-07:002012-07-26T20:40:49.302-07:00The Boys Are Growing Up So Fast!Ever since we returned last week from our vacation, I've tried to blog but never have had a moment. It's been crazy this month! But we had a wonderful time at the beach for two weeks. Pj's parents have a rental beach home in Corolla, NC which is in the Outer Banks and so we went down with them and also Pj's brother, sister, sister-in-law and nephew. We pretty much just lived by the pool or beach the entire time, read a couple of books, played mini-golf, frequent visits to Dunkin Donuts (within walking distance... yay!) and Pj and I even got to go out one night for a date and re-visited our favorite restaurant for some yummy bbq. The boys had so much fun in the water! Unlike last year, Trey did have some moments of fear with both the pool and the ocean, but it wasn't long before he was jumping in the water hands free. This year we got him to wear the arm floaties and go in the pool on his own. He kicked around on his own... I'm so proud of him. Ethan was hilarious! We put him in his yellow float in the pool and he just laid back and looked like he would fall asleep... didn't move an inch. All he needed was a drink in one hand! When we were hanging out by the water, we were eating icecream and brownies and playing cards with the family. Great memories! Pictures to follow:-)<br />
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And, since our family never does things the easy way, Trey decided he wanted to start using the potty two days before we were to leave. So I packed his potty and big-boy training underwear and held my breath:-) He's done an amazing job! Most days he stays dry the whole day. He even remembers to go to the potty most times without us asking him. With this, he has also learned to undress and dress himself... which has been really helpful to me (except for when we're in a rush;-)). I still pick out his outfits though... he doesn't have the matching thing down yet;-)<br />
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While we were on vacation, I decided I couldn't stand Trey's crazy hair any longer and had his Uncle Mike buzz the back a bit. It looks so much better and while he looks older, part of me wants to let him buzz the rest off;-) But maybe next year! <br />
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Ethan is really changing alot right now. He's mostly eating table-food now... although he has to figure out that he needs to swallow before taking the next bite. He has a bottomless pit for a stomach I think! He's still a Gerber baby which all his chub rolls, but he's starting to really stretch out. The doctor told us the other day he was 22 lbs and when I measured him last week he was over 29 inches long. He's got alot of teeth on their way in. All these months he's only had the bottom two and now 6 (top front four and two on either side of the bottom front) are coming in. I am pretty sure all top four have popped through now (which may account for two nights of better sleep we've had). At times like this I wish babies were born with all their teeth... although that would look really scary!<br />
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Ethan is starting to figure out how to move on his own. He's a very laid-back kid generally, but now he is starting to get frustrated about not being mobile and is trying hard. Over vacation he pulled himself up to standing on his own a few times. Now he does that pretty easily. He can coast a bit holding on to furniture, but mostly just likes to stay in one place and bounce. The other night he finally figured out how to inch forwards a little bit on his belly rather than backwards. I'm proud of my little man!<br />
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Pj is enjoying a calmer time at work now that school is out. It's been nice having him come earlier in the evenings. I am glad we have a few more weeks left before school is back in session. He joined our church's recreational soccer team and they are playing in Germantown on Mondays nights against other local teams (just for fun kind of thing). He's been enjoying that! Part of me wants to play with them but I think they would like to win games rather than lose. I'm more of a tennis girl anyways;-)<br />
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There isn't much to report for me... I've been keeping busy with the boys and with my business (have had pretty steady work coming in with breaks here and there which has been nice). The past few days I've been spending alot of my spare time researching travel deals to Italy. Pj mentioned that next year we should try if we can to go away for a week just the two of us for a real vacation (the kind without kids were we can actually relax;-)). The last time we had more than 48 hrs kid-free time on our own was BEFORE Trey was born. We would really like to make it to Italy or somewhere else in Europe, but if we end up staying in the US that is fine too. But we are looking to see if we can find one of those packages with a tour guide where we can see Rome and a few other spots. We'll see! If you have experience in this or have been there... email or call me;-)<br />
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That's if for now! The kids just woke up from nap. Here are some pics from vacation to share!<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-11454005789257447052012-06-15T12:40:00.000-07:002012-06-15T12:44:49.207-07:00Ethan is 9 Months Old!What a whirlwind few weeks it has been! I feel like I live at the doctors offices... and yes I meant to say offices and not office! At the beginning of the month it was for hand-foot-mouth virus that the boys had. Then is was for a rash that Ethan had. Then it was for Trey who we thought had broken his leg but thankfully hadn't (apparently growth marks in the bone look alot like fractures on x-rays). Lastly Ethan's 9-month checkup and today Trey's 2-second checkup to make sure his bone wasn't broken for sure (yeah I know... waste of time but we had no choice). I will be happy if we can stay away from drs offices for a month... just a month please!:-) On the other hand... we are VERY thankful for medical insurance right about now;-)<br />
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And yes, Ethan is 9-months old! I can't believe it... where has the time gone? He did great at his appointment... passed the waiting time by ripping paper to shreds (which is his favorite activity). Let's review a bit what's happened with Ethan this past month. The biggest announcement is that he is self-feeding now and saying a few words!! He's been saying Dada and Mama for a while now. But the other day he pointed to a bip covered with pictures of dogs the other day and said it pretty clearly! Then a few days later he say, "Tay" when he saw Trey. We think he says hi too... but its hard to tell. Most of the time he just likes to grunt (typical male), but so far he is saying more words than Trey did at that age (remember Trey's first word was clock at this age). He loves to feed himself now! His favorite are cheerios and yogurt melts. If we aren't careful, he will grab food of our plates. He will eat ANYTHING on the floor... so now more stickers Trey I'm sorry. I have to vacuum alot! The only downside is that he is refusing to be spoon fed and since he still is learning to chew well its been an interesting week! He still isn't moving much yet... just scooting backwards, in big circles, and will roll from back to tummy to get closer to something. He mostly just like to sit... or if you hold him he wants to jump up and down constantly or try to walk. We've learned just how different siblings can be. Ethan loves to just sit and take everything in. He doesn't miss much. But, unlike his big brother, he is content to watch. He loves books and to be read to. He loves toys with lights, sounds, textures and buttons. He loves stuffed animals... will hug them and rub them on his face. He loves people most of all! He has the biggest happiest smile when he has someone's attention. He waves hi and claps his hands. He loves to be sung too! He is a great kid:-) The only downside right now is that he's not crawling or walking yet... so he can sometime get really frustrated. Also he cries ALOT if he sees me but I'm sitting with him or holding him... so when I am working around the house and passing by him alot he will scream like he is dying. But I just try to ignore it and tell he's fine. Hopefully this phase will pass by soon!<br />
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Almost forgot... Ethan is now 21 lbs and 28 1/4" long:-) <br />
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And thinking about Ethan's age just made me think about how Trey will be 3 in just 5 months. That's crazy! My little ball of energy... I don't think he stops talking or running unless he's asleep! We just got home from a long day out (his foot dr checkup) and he was so excited his Aunt Rachel was in the car that he was talking the whole way, asking her questions and telling her things he knows that he is proud of. I love him... but I am so thankful for naptime. Sometimes your ears need a break!:-) But I am really enjoying him. We've been really strict about discipine lately and the results are showing... he's definitely listening better and not having as many trantrums (thank you Ted Tripp "Shepherding a Child's Heart"). He loves playing imaginary games. He will get on his firetruck car to "got to the grocery store" to buy me lunch or go to the library all the time. He "feeds" his dinosaurs and gives them baths. He loves play cars and lines then up and they take turns rolling across the floor. He loves playing with Ethan now too... although all Ethan does is just sit there and laugh the whole time at Trey. Its fun to watch!<br />
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I always think of all the things I want to blog about but when I get on here I forget everything... so sorry! But life has been good apart from drs visits. Pj is coming home earlier now that school is out (yay!). We spend alot of time taking walks and going to the playground. In a few weeks we're headed to OBX for our two week beach vacation with Pj's family as usual (can't wait!). Trey never got to play on the beach a few weeks ago when we went because he was sick, so I know he'll enjoy this trip. Pj and I made a deal that when the kids are napping he will stay at the house with them since he doesn't like the actual beach and I will go and enjoy mommy time reading and laying out in the sun by the waves.... I can't wait!!! We are hoping to maybe rent beach bikes and take the kids on a ride on those trailer things (yes, I know they aren't trailers... I don't know what to call them) in the back. Should be a fun trip! I'm just happy that I'm not pregnant this time... because the heat and humidity is NOT fun when you are pregnant!<br />
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That's about it! Here are some new pics:-)<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-51406320105571071612012-06-01T21:06:00.000-07:002012-06-01T21:06:11.414-07:00May Flew By Fast!Each day is crazy in its own way, but on the whole May was not a really busy month for us... which was nice. With the weather warming up, we've spent alot of mornings at the playground, walking up to Jimmie Cone for ice cream, or on the porch blowing bubbles and playing with Trey's water toy (for lack of a better word). It's been fun! <br />
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And over Memorial holiday weekend we spent a couple of days with Pj's parents at their beach home. Pj had been working crazy hours (that's what happens at the beginning and end of the school year I suppose) so it was nice to see him for a bit;-) It ended up being a little crazy because the morning after we had arrived Trey came down with a virus. We had gotten the boys all ready for the beach which is a HUGE task with kids now and once we stepped foot on the beach, Trey threw up everywhere. Poor little guy! He had been so excited to go to the beach and see crabs (he has been reading a library book about crabs). Next month I suppose! But he got better fast and we had a fun rest of the weekend swimming in the pool, taking walks to get doughnuts in the morning, and enjoying being away from home. And Pj gave me the best mother's day gift every... he watched the boys for 3 hrs so I could go to the beach myself. It was awesome! If I weren't still nursing... I would have stayed even longer:-) And then the night we were leaving, Pj's parents watched the boys while we went out for dinner... we found the BEST bbq/seafood place ever. I'm still dreaming about that beef brisket!!<br />
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So it was a fun trip! Can't wait to go back in July for our two week vacation there:-)<br />
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I'll update more some other time... but here are some pics from this past month!<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-67119262761136538382012-05-09T13:57:00.000-07:002012-05-09T13:57:40.678-07:00Happy 8 Months, Ethan!Ethan turned 8 months old today! Here is a picture to celebrate:-)<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-69866324603226760052012-05-09T05:23:00.000-07:002012-05-09T05:23:00.494-07:00Potty Time!The past two days I cannot even begin to count the time I've said, "Do you have to go use the potty, Trey?" Yes, it's that time... the potty training has begun. I've already wanted to give up so many times. This process is harder on the parent than it is on the child I think. Trey is fairly good about running to the potty when he has to go. We're still working on taking his underwear off though.... however as long as everything gets in the potty that's okay I guess. Baby steps! The hardest part for me is the chaos and ickiness of it all! I like clean floors and furniture... who doesn't. I'm thankful for Clorox wipes... that's all I have to say! I had read a mom's blog the day before starting and she was going over the steps of potty were much older... who knows. She also suggested getting rid of all the other kids for a day or two so you could fully focus on the one. Wish I could do that but that's not going to work out yet! Ethan is definitely making the process much more difficult... he's going through an awful horrible clingy separation anxiety stage. When I say separation anxiety...I mean I take ONE step in the opposite direction who cries... or if someone is holding him and he sees me he cries. I love being loved... but come on buddy! <br />
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If anyone has tips... pass them to me!Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-85834480594275119672012-05-02T19:42:00.002-07:002012-05-02T19:43:00.192-07:00New Niece, Scootching, & BabblingIt has been a big week!<br />
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First of all, my sister Sarah and her husband Jeff had their first baby, my first niece, yesterday. Her name is Elizabeth Anne and she is beautiful. I can't wait to hold her!<br />
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Lastly, Ethan is babbling. If you are on Facebook, I posted a video of him doing this and it is the cutest thing! I wish I could post videos on here but they never seem to upload.<br />
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That's it for now!Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-48851465208908731082012-04-26T09:48:00.000-07:002012-04-26T09:48:19.194-07:00Snapshot of April!I feel like my boys are growing up way to fast this month! I just looked at Trey this morning and noticed how tall and skinny he looks. And Ethan is losing his baby chub and feels so much thinner and is also much longer! I guess you can't keep them babies forever...<br />
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Trey is 2 1/2 in a few days. He keeps me on my toes constantly with endless movement and endless chatter. He asks questions about everything. He also likes to give me a play-by-play. His favorite thing to do in the car is tell me everything he sees! Favorite things to do: being lazy in his bed in the morning after he wakes up, putting together his train tracks and then creating obstacles so that the train will crash (I don't like that game to much!), making cards for people, playing with his cars (he lines them up on the window sill), playing pretend games with all his stuffed animals, watching "Dora the Explorer" or "Land Before Time". Ducky I and Ducky II still always have to be within sight... although we convinced him that when we go somewhere he can only take one of them. He is starting to play with his brother more which is really cute. His absolute favorite thing to do is to play outside with the soccer ball or on the playground. Thankfully he is old enough now to run around on the playground without needing me constantly by his side... so I can just sit with Ethan and watch!<br />
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Ethan will be 8 months old in a few days! He is over 20 lbs and over 27 inches long. He can sit up for a while and also is scooting a little bit on his tummy. But for the most part he would rather just be held or lay on his back. He is happiest when he has someone's attention. And oh boy oh boy is he a mama's boy! I can't even leave the room without him screaming within 3 seconds. Even when someone he loves alot is holding him but he sees me he starts crying. It's nice to be loved... but I will mostly be happy when this separation anxiety stage or whatever it is is over. But he is the sweetest thing! He has a few other new skills now too. He will wave when you tell him too and also clap his hand. So cute! I think he's in the middle of a big growth spurt because this past week he's been grouchy, sleeping ALOT, and eating ALOT. So I've increased the solid food. He loves yogurt, anything fruit and sweet potatoes or squash. He doesn't like carrots, or anything green (aka. peas or green beans;-)).<br />
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That's all I have energy for today... a little update on the boys. More later hopefully! Here are some photos:<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-24232552613963403542012-03-17T05:57:00.001-07:002012-03-17T06:35:00.664-07:00Beach Babes:-)We're still on vacation down in NC on the Outer Banks and loving every second of our break! Right now every is sleeping in so I have a chance to blog and enjoy hot coffee (I almost never get to drink a whole cup of coffee while its still hot anymore... so its the little luxuries that count;-)).<br />
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Trey is my beach boy! He absolutely loves it down here. He loves to pick up seashells, dig in the sand... but most of all he likes to dip his feet in the FREEZING water and watch as the waves comes crashing. He will say, "Here they come, Mama!" and just stare at them fascinated. The wind and water were freezing the other day when we were down there and he was soaked and in shorts, but it didn't bother him one bit and he had quite the tantrum when we tried to leave. Pj is having fun having special Trey/daddy time. Almost every day they have gone out in the morning either to the donut shop or to the park or just take a walk. Later on this morning they are going mini-golfing with Mike and Trey's cousin Brett. Karen and I are going to look for a nail salon and get a pedicure... we'll see if we can find a place nearby that is open!<br />
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Ethan went to the beach finally for his first time the other day. He seemed to enjoy it, as much as you can tell from a 6-month old's emotions. He definitely seemed to take everything in. We got some cute pictures! He is having a rough week. His teeth are still pushing through and every other day he seems to be in discomfort (like this morning when he woke up at 6:30am just cranky and hurting). But he's a champ. Pj is amazing... the first few nights he took over Ethan's sleeping and whenever he cried he went in and shushed him but then let him cry it out. It took two or three nights, but now Ethan is sleeping pretty much from 8pm-4am, feeds, and then 4am-8am. I love it! Just to give you an idea of what it was before... he would wake up at 12pm, 2pm, 4am, 6am..... yeah I didn't get much sleep up until this week. Thank God the plan worked!! My husband is awesome. It's hard to be firm with Ethan when you are sleep deprived and know all you have to do is to nurse him to get him to go back to sleep. I think Ethan knew he had me under his thumb!<br />
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I've enjoyed the nice hot weather we've had the past couple of days. I've spent in in my bathing suit by the pool with a good book... feels like summer! It will be hard to go home. We are actually debating leaving tomorrow (as previously planned) or just waiting till Monday. We'll see! We are so thankful that we can stay down here. We were just talking the other day about what a blessing it is... because if it weren't for Pj's parents and their beach home that they generously open up to us... we probably wouldn't be able to go on vacations at all its just so expensive. It's just been really great to know we can get a break and not go completely broke! <br />
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Well, the sun just came out and apparently its already 64 outside and still no one is up yet... so I'm headed out for some sun and reading. Here are some cute pictures to leave you with!<br />
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<span id="goog_1688951241"></span><span id="goog_1688951242"></span>Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-11967153449409574732012-03-09T13:24:00.001-08:002012-03-09T13:24:20.009-08:00Teething, Toddler Bed & A "Good News" Kind of WeekI'm pretty exhausted right now, but the house is fairly clean, laundry done, dinner cooking, and car is packed for our week long vacation that will start at 4am tomorrow morning. I figured, since Ethan is starting to wake up, I might as well update you all on what's going on! I feel like alot has happened since my last update.<br />
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Teething -- Yes, Ethan is cutting his first two teeth (they are the front bottom ones). I can see the white tops just about to pop through. The last few days he has been pretty fussy, wanting to nurse alot and then not wanting to nurse at all... wanting to be held alot. It's been crazy! But for the most part he's still a happy smiley baby through it all. Will post a cute toothy pic once they are out!<br />
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Toddler Bed -- Trey is sleeping in a toddler bed now for all of his naps and sometimes at night (we leave the night sleeping up to him). We debated alot on when to make this transition, but figured since Ethan is still with us, this was the best time... so Trey still has a crib option to slowly transition and also so he doesn't wake Ethan up when Ethan is in there. So far so good! <br />
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Ethan's 6 Month Checkup -- I can't believe my little man is already half a year old!! He had his 6 month checkup yesterday and is a nice whopping 19 lbs and 27 inches long. I figured as much! I can barely carry him around anymore in his carrier. Ethan is still a laidback baby with lots of big smiles for everyone, especially the ladies. He loves Trey most of all still! He loves his bounch Baby Einstein activity center and will easily bounce an hour in there... strong legs. He doesn't want to do tummy time and hasn't shown much interest in moving around yet, but there is no rush. He loves to screech and make lots of other crazy sounds, but no babbling yet, except "mamamama" when he's crying and really upset! He loves his solids and had avocado, sweet potato, carrots, green beans, broccoli, apples, bananas, and pear so far.<br />
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WCA -- We had good news this week! WCA, the school where Pj works, will be able to stay in their new bldg another year for sure. They just found out yesterday. There is a chance of a long-term deal too. Be praying about that... that the long-term deal would work out. Not knowing the past months had been very stressful for Pj so we're just so excited about this and happy we go on vacation and not have to think about it anymore.<br />
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Graphic Design Business -- I guess its marketing season out there! I have been getting lots of graphic design jobs lately... which has been a fun artsy break for me not to mention good for our checking account. I would love even more business so if you know of anyone who needs something designed, let me know! I have a blog <br />
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Babies -- My sister Sarah is due with her little girl at the end of April and I'm so excited. I've had fun buying girly stuff for my niece.... she will be spoiled! Absolutely spoiled!!! I can't wait for Trey and Ethan to have a female cousin too!! It will be a fun summer. We had a baby shower for her last weekend and it was so great. I can't believe she is almost due now! The time has flown by!</div>
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Beach Trip -- Tomorrow morning we are headed down to the Fleming's beach house in Corolla, NC for a Pj's spring break week. We can't wait! It is a much needed much anticipated break for us. I've planned lots of fun new stuff to do with Trey, plus I hope to sleep and go running for me time! Not to mention they have cable so I will tune in to HGTV (my favorite) pretty much all the time. We'll be posting pics! It will be Ethan's first trip to the beach!</div>
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Aquarium -- We took Trey to the aquarium in Baltimore a few weeks ago without Ethan so home could get alone time with us. He had so much fun! He ran from tank to tank checking everything out. Partly I think he just thought it was cool we were letting him run and look on his own. He LOVED the jellyfish and dolphins the most.... wasn't to big on the sharks... and came home with a stuffed octopus animal that he loves to pieces! Afterward we took him for a late dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. He was just glowing the whole night... it made us so happy to see him so happy:-)</div>
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</div>Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-46413813975758706382012-03-01T06:27:00.000-08:002012-03-01T06:27:48.682-08:00Ethan Is Almost 6 Months Old Already!I just realized the other day that my little Ethan is almost half a year old. Where did the time go? He's grown way too fast. And so I figured it was time to write a post just for Ethan!<br />
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My little linebacker is currently jumping wildly in his Baby Einstein activity jumper. He loves that thing! Sometimes he will jump for an hour or more. Strong legs I guess! Lately he really wants to be upright, but unfortunately he is not moving much yet so its up to us. He still hates being on his belly. When on his back he will roll almost all the way over, but not quite. When he's on his belly he will get super mad and push himself up into a crawling position, but that's usually the only time. It's okay though. We're not in a rush! He will sit on his own for minute or two if we put him that position. He loves that!<br />
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And yes, Ethan is still a big dude! In January he was 16 lbs. February he was 18 lbs. I wouldn't be surprised if he were 19 now. I haven't measured him in a while, but he's atleast 26 or 27 inches. So he's by no means small;-) I used to carry Trey easily around in one arm while doing stuff but with Ethan my arms wears out fast. I have noticed I've got a some pretty good muscles on my arms showing though thanks to him;-).<br />
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Ethan loves to eat his solid food! I still nurse alot, but sometimes at lunch and always at dinner he will eat rice cereal mixed either with applesauce, banana, pear, sweet potato. We tried carrots and he didn't like that! I mixed broccoli in with the sweet potato (recipe in my baby food cook book) and he liked that. Oh, and we tried avocado and he thought it was okay.<br />
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One thing we enjoy the most about our Ethan is that he LOVES to cuddle with people. He is most content just sitting on someone's lap and looking around. He loves to "attack" my face with slobbery kisses. He loves to play hide-and-seek. If he has human-interaction, he's a happy camper. I look forward to the day when Trey actually wants to play with him too. He ADORES Trey! When Trey enters the room, no one else matters. His eyes are glued to Trey's every move. He will smile the biggest for Trey! It's so sweet. And Trey has gotten alot better about loving his brother. He will ask to hold him sometimes. He will bring him toys and blankets. He still gets very concerned if Ethan is crying and will let me know he needs help.<br />
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Ethan's hair never really fell out (except for where it rubbed off on the back of the head) and now its thickening up. It's like light brown with some gold in it. Pretty much the same color as mine when I was little (except a little darker). His eyes are still mostly dark blue/gray with specks of either green or brown (hard to tell which at this point). He still has a darker skin tone than Trey!<br />
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And so that is our Ethan! We love him so much and are excited to see what sort of little boy he grows to be. I have a feeling he will be alot more laid back and calmer than Trey though... which is okay... you can only deal with on Trey at a time;-)<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-12764540363223100792012-02-27T13:03:00.000-08:002012-02-27T13:03:09.705-08:00Treyisms! (and New Pics)I have to start blogging what Trey does and says more so I don't forget! It isn't half as cute and funny without hearing him say it, but unfortunately I don't walk around with the recorder constantly. <br />
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<li>I always sanitize the shopping cart and his hands before we go into a store. Today I forgot. Second later, Trey says, "Moooommmyy, you better wash my hands or I will get sick!"<br /> </li>
<li>Last night, Trey came up to me and puffed his belly out as far as it would go and said, "Look, Mommy, I have a baby in my belly!" This began a discussion between us about how girls have babies and boys don't.<br /></li>
<li>Trey found an old sippy cup under his bed and ran to the sink, saying, "This is old water, Mommy. It's nasty!"<br /></li>
<li>We were leaving to go to the store and as I'm about to walk out the front door, Trey says, "Mommy, you got your keys? Mommy, you got your phone?" Who needs sticky notes when you have a toddler to remind you of everything;-)</li>
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-90391243004566514012012-01-29T11:29:00.000-08:002012-01-29T11:30:55.202-08:00Pulling My Hair Out Kind of MorningI just about pulled my hair out at church today! It was one of those days that started great but after a few rash decision and rushing around, it just got worse. We haven't been taking Trey to church to keep him from getting sick, but today we did. He was an angel! I mean seriously, I could hardly believe this quiet, still little boy who kept whispering "I love you, Mama" into my ear the whole hour long service was mine. Then Pj had to leave to run some work errands and I had both Trey and Ethan for the church luncheon and meeting. Big mistake! Big, big, big mistake. Turns out Trey was so good because he was so tired. And Ethan was tired too. And there began the screaming, kicking, throwing of food, running around like crazy, talking loudly during the meeting.... And so I ended up leaving the luncheon early, not having had a chance to eat much of anything myself, with two screaming kids while the pastor was "trying" to lead the congregation meeting. I just wanted to hold up a sign as I walked out saying, "Yes, I'm the mom who has no control of her children!"<br />
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So I got home, plopped them both in bed (Ethan took a bit longer since he was really, really tired and upset), and now I am googling ways to control your two year old with no success. So if you ever had a 2 year old or you have a 2 year old now.... please don't judge... just help me with ideas on how I can get him to obey! Sometimes I feel like he controls me;-) In fact, the other day we were out and he did something he wasn't supposed to and knew it (I forget what exactly) and before I could say a word he looked at me and said, "I bad, Mama. Timeout!!" LOL, what do you do with that??<br />
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Thankfully, last night was a good night for Ethan. Drum roll please.... he slept the whole entire night without a feeding!! I don't know if this has EVER happened. He went 9 hours! It was amazing. I woke up wondering if he was okay... he was. I don't know what happened... but I hope it happens again tonight! It would have been smart if I had gone to bed when he did at 10 last night... but I didn't get in till 1am since I was waiting up for Pj (who had to chaperone a school dance, poor guy!). Maybe one of these days I'll have more sense!<br />
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So if you have any words of advice, any blogs, websites, books, whatever for dealing with a crazy 2 year old, feel free to send them my way! Or, if you have a straight jacket that is toddler sized you don't need... feel free to mail it to me (that would work too);-)<br />
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All this being said, I love my boys very much... even if my hair is turning prematurely grey!Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-12870839360461748672012-01-27T19:10:00.000-08:002012-01-27T19:10:39.867-08:00Bath BuddiesTonight I decided to save time by bathing the boys at the same time. So Trey was in the tub and Ethan was in his infant tub on the floor of the bathroom. It worked out pretty well... and there was double the water on the floor! Anyways, I thought it might be fun to hold Ethan in the big tub with Trey to splash in the deeper water. He loved it! He was just kicking like crazy and Trey thought it was hilarious and started laughing... which made Ethan start laughing.... and pretty soon both of them were kicking and laughing at each other so hard their faces were turning red. I wish I could have videotaped it... it was the cutest, funniest thing ever!! Maybe we can get them to do that again some other night:-)<br />
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I love my boys:-)<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-13942494949328192202012-01-27T06:20:00.000-08:002012-01-27T06:20:59.905-08:00Bye LilbitThis is our last day with Lilbit. We decided a week or two ago that it was time to give him away because he was biting/scratching at Trey and also just the chaos of having a dog in a condo with two little kids. Anyways, there have been many times lately when I've been so angry and ready to lock the dog outside... but at the same time he has been with us ever since we got married. We bought him a few weeks after we got married and he was only 6 weeks old. Now he's 5! We'll be taking him tomorrow morning to a lady who belongs to the Maryland Dachshund Rescue Mission. I feel like this is the best option. They are very careful about who they give dogs to for a adoption and obviously people contacting them will specifically want a dachshund. Lilbit also really needs surgery for a hernia and we just can't afford to do that. So this way he can get the care he needs. I'm sure he will end up with a good new family. As crazy as it has been lately, we will miss him and I'm sure we will be tearing up tomorrow morning. <br />
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Good memories about our dog... always cuddled with us, licked our face. When I was pregnant he would always stay by my side especially as if he was protecting me. He and Trey were buddies and played fetch and chase all the time. He would lay at Ethan's feet when Ethan was play on the floor. He had the funniest howl! We had lots of fun trips to the park with Lilbit and it was always fun to watch him run around without his leash, his ears flapping. He wouldn't stop running... but he always just went in circles and stayed with us (for the most part;-)). Most of all we will miss how he always wanted to cuddle with us!<br />
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Here are some pics of Lilbit... I guess a little farewell tribute to him!<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-85592419910650420482012-01-18T14:48:00.000-08:002012-01-18T14:48:55.700-08:00I really should be getting dinner ready, but both boys are sleeping (yes, still sleeping at 5pm) and I'm enjoying the peace and quiet on the couch with a warm blanket and hot tea! What else have I been enjoying? A week without sickness (well, people sickness at least... the dog is another matter I won't discuss)! I didn't realize until it was over how tired and worn out I was until it was over and I'm praying we stay healthy for a long, long time... although with a toddler into everything I know that probably won't happen. Thankfully Ethan has remained pretty healthy through all the colds that have been in our house. Its Trey who gets them bad, poor little guy. He's a trooper though!<br />
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Ethan had his 4 month checkup last week! I can't believe how fast he is growing. He's now over 16 lbs and 25 inches long! Believe it or not, that's only 75th percentile on the growth chart though. He looks huge however! People think he looks like a linebacker and a Cabbage Patch doll:-) He is still a really happy, mellow kid. He loves watching Trey. He just loves people watching in general. He doesn't miss a thing, but he's still content to just sit in your lap and look around most of the time. However he is starting to get really frustrated that he can't move on his own. He also gets really frustrated when he can't get to his toys (or can't pull them down from his playmat). He makes this boyish little yell that is so cute I always laugh. It's adorable! I'm also starting to see a hint of brown in the middle of his eyes I think, but we'll see. They still look pretty blue! I think the hair coming in is a light brown/dark blond (like me:-)). He's still got alot of hair, which is nice... except for the back of his head where it gets rubbed off from always being on his back. Tummy time is coming along! I had a breakthrough the other day when I realized he actually doesn't mind it as much if he isn't wearing anything but a oneside... I guess he gets more of a grip on the carpet... who knows! Whatever works;-) He's trying to scoot. I think he will start trying to crawl before long... this kid wants to move!!<br />
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Trey is changing so much right now as well! He is speaking in pretty crazy long sentences these days... sometimes I feel like I'm holding a conversation with another adult (no, I exaggerate;-)). He keeps me laughing all the time with the things he says and does. His favorite toys right now are Mr. Potato Head, his choo choo train set (complete with train tracks and a tunnel), his puzzles, and playdough. Favorite TV shows and movies are "Veggie Tales" (still), "Barney" (sigh, still), "Toy Story" movies, "Lion King"... however we are branching out into some other things. Pj's parents bought him "Your Baby Can Read" set for Christmas which involves dvds, a word book and flash cards. He loves them and I'm amazed at his memory! The first step is word memorization and it is working so far. My brother bought Trey Curious George matching cards for Christmas and he loves those as well... I can show him a card for one second and he'll remember it and find the other one right away. His memory is far better than mine;-) I feel bad for him because we've isolated him a bit this winter partly to keep him from getting sick and also when he WAS actually sick. But now he is getting out once a week with Susie/Nana to go to library time for toddlers and get new books each week. And on Tuesdays I take him and Ethan to Mainly Music at Mt. Airy PCA for dancing, music, snacks and playing with other kids his age. He loves that! I think Ethan does too. Its fun for me to actually talk with other adults as well;-) I can't wait till spring though... I miss walks outside and playing ball in the park with him. And this summer I won't be pregnant, yay!!!!!<br />
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Lately I've been going a little crazy with organizing our home. Its amazing how cluttered it can get with stuff we think we need but then don't use for years. And I'm just as much to blame as anyone else. I have a hard time letting go of those jeans I hope to wear again someday, or those cute shoes that hurt but are to cute to throw out, or the toys the boys aren't playing with that we don't need. But I've made a goal to go through each room and starting getting rid/donating things we don't use in a year (unless its for good reason). My closet was the biggest task, but cute bins from Bed, Bath, and Beyond fixed that problem and helped me organize the shelves in there. I love how it looks in there now. I also raised Trey's bed up with the held of bed stilts or whatever they are called and can now fit a bunch of things under there that I couldn't before. We went through all the toys and I put Ethan's in a pretty good toy box out in the living room and all the rest are in Trey's "den". And then to hide all of our DVD's and organize them, we bought some DVD boxes from IKEA. I need to get a few more though! Lastly, I organized our pantry the other day with some extra racks for cans and small items that kept falling over and some plastic containers to hold sugar, flour, etc.... oh its so much better. I can actually see what we have in there now. In all this, I've realized something about myself... I definitely feel alot calmer when I know everything is in its place. In other words, I've turned into my mother who I always made fun of... which is perfectly fine to me now (she labeled and organized everything growing up). My house may still look cluttered, but its getting to be a controlled clutter atleast now;-).<br />
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Another project I tackled this past week... I wrote out a bunch of recipes for my recipe book that have been for the longest time either on my computer in a file, or printed out and stuffed in their to "someday" be copied neatly onto a page and covered with plastic. Yay for meeting goals! <br />
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Pj had a nice little break this past weekend... we had him home for 4 days! It was a nice relaxing weekend with not much going on. He's got a busy few weeks coming up... a couple of school dances, his classes, etc. But we're seeing him alot more than we did in the fall which I'm so thankful for! Still... I can't wait until summer when school is out and we have him home with us all the more.<br />
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That's it for now! This is all I've got so far for 2012 in terms of pics... Ethan sucks in his two fingers when he's sleepy:-)<br />
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<br />Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-3138744433155382182011-12-29T18:15:00.000-08:002011-12-29T18:15:13.078-08:002011 you went by so fast! I can't believe there only a few days left. This day last year I found out I was pregnant with Ethan. Now he is almost 4 months old!<br />
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And I can't believe how fast December flew by too. I wish I could say it was uneventful, but it wasn't. We are all still recovering from the stomach bug and also bad head colds that made their rounds throughout the family (thankfully Ethan didn't get the stomach bug since he has a vaccine for it though!). Ethan has has a particular difficult time with this cold though and is recovering from his first ear infection, poor kid! So Pj's two week break has pretty much been spent either taking care of the kids while I was sick or being taken care of while he was sick. Oh well! Atleast he could be sick at home:-)<br />
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Despite the sickness, we have had a really good time together. Trey has really enjoyed Pj getting him out of bed each morning. We got him a little train and train track for Christmas that is remote controlled and he LOVES it. Every morning he wakes up and asks for his choo choo train. He also loves playing with his Mr. Potato Head... it was a hit! Ethan is still my happy chubby baby. He is making all sorts of sounds now and even while he was sick, he never failed to give us smiles:-) So sweet!<br />
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We spent Christmas Eve with my family and went to their candlit service at their church, which was alot of fun. Trey sat with his Aunt Sarah the whole time and was the perfect child. He shocked us! Later that evening Pj and I attemtped to have a nice evening with wine, cheese, crackers, opening our gifts to each other and watching "It's A Wonderful Life". We got as far are the presents, but then spent the rest of the night taking turns with the sick kids who kept waking up crying. LOL! It was a memorable night... let's leave it at that! But thankfully everyone slept in the next morning and we didn't start opening presents till 9:30ish. Trey knew exactly what to do this year... even attempted to open Ethan's gifts too;-) He had alot of fun! Later on in the afternoon we went over to spent Christmas Day with Pj's side of the family and a Christmas brunch. It was just a really fun, laid back Christmas... lots of good memories!<br />
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Unfortunately we we're able to go to the beach house this week because of Ethan's cold and ear infection... just didn't want to be that far away from the doctor with him being so young. Kind of sad... its the first year we didn't go down for the New Year since we got married... it'll be weird being around here for New Year's Eve.<br />
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Pj and I have gotten alot projects completed while he's been home on break. We did alot of painting in areas of the house that needed it most... looks alot better in here! I reorganized our closet and bought some bins to help keep my clothes from falling over constantly. I organized the bins in our living room too with Trey and Ethan's toys. Threw alot out. Actually counted my shoes and am embarrassed to say how many I have... its amazing how things accumulate. I am actually looking forward to Monday so I can put all the Christmas decorations away and get things cleaned up in here. Christmas decorations are only nice before and during Christmas... afterwards they are just a pain to have around I feel like!<br />
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Here are some pics... that's pretty much all in terms of updates on us!<br />
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</a></div>December has flown by so fast! We've been busy wrapping present, baking cookies, and watching Christmas movies. Trey has been really good about the Christmas tree this year... only touches the ornaments every now and then (and has only broke one). He loves all the Christmas lights people have put out on their homes especially. When we are driving around at night we hear him say, "Ohhhh Cis-mas ights! Soo pretty!" (yes, pronounced like that too). It's really cute! He loves to sing Jingle Bells and Silent Night and he's pretty good at it too! In fact, singing has been one of the new fun things that Trey has been doing lately. He makes up his own songs alot, but his favorites to sing are "Jesus Loves Me", "Winnie the Pooh" and "Jingle Bells". The other day I heard him singing almost all the words to "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" from the Lion King movie (his new favorite movie). He has an crazy memory... and he definitely didn't get that from me! <br />
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Ethan's personality is really starting to come out now! He makes all these cute little squeals and grunts and coos. When he is mad or hungry, you know it. He doesn't cry, he just makes angry grunting sounds... our little piggy:-) But most of the time Ethan is just a really happy, laid back baby. He doesn't cry much. He eats every 3-4 hours and will go 6-7 hrs of sleep each night too. If his stomach is full, he just will lay around on his play mat and tackle his toys. He loves to sit in our laps and talk to us and smile... loves to watch TV too. We loves people! He loves to watch us eat. He seems to really want to move around on his own now too... which makes me think that maybe he will crawl early. He did already roll from his stomach to his back too once! He is trying REALLY hard to roll the other way now as well.<br />
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Pj is home for two weeks on his school break right now and we've been busy painting (yes, even though the stomach flu seems to be going around our home)... which we've been meaning to do for over a year now but just haven't had time or energy. Its amazing how a fresh coat of paint can make our house look so much nicer! We plan this weekend on spending Christmas Eve with my family and Christmas Day with Pj's family and then on Monday driving down to the beach house in Corolla for a week of relaxation. We're so thankful for this break! Trey has especially been enjoying all the Daddy time!! That's it for now:-) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all:-)Katie Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620761699508491062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812878098695330862.post-4334651922681115962011-12-08T07:54:00.000-08:002011-12-08T07:54:12.183-08:00Wanted to post a few pictures! Ethan will be 3 months old tomorrow. Wow, time has flown by so fast! And Trey is shooting up too... I nearly cried when I saw him all dressed up in the suit below... he looked so old! I am so thankful for my boys:-) Enjoy the new pics!<br />
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Trey turned two on the 6th! I can hardly believe it. We celebrated by having a bunch of his little friends over to our house for lunch and cupcakes and playing. He wasn't sure about that at first (having to share his toys and the craziness of it all) but ended up having tons of fun. The next day we had our immediate family party (grandparents, great-grandparents, cousin, aunts and uncles) at Pj's parent's home for a bbq and cake and presents. By the time his real birthday on Sunday rolled around, we were all so tired we slept the day away! I've been looking through his baby book this week and its amazing to see how much he has changed since that day we brought him home from the hospital!<br />
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Poor Trey has pretty much been sick the whole month. He had the one cold which led to breathing problems. He never really recovered fully from that before catching another cold which gave him a bad ear infection. Today is the last day of his antibiotics for that so we're just hoping and praying he stays healthy for a while now! We made the decision to keep home from church for a while atleast because it seemed like every Tuesday after being in Sunday School he would start getting sick. I'm also being really careful to sanitize everything. Normally I wouldn't mind a cold hear and there but the poor kid gets so extremely sick when he does get one.<br />
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We had a fun Thanksgiving with both sides of our family. We had the big meal with Pj's family and some of his relatives from PA that we don't often get to see anymore. That was so much fun! Then we drove over to my parent's home for dessert along with most of my siblings. It was a long day but worth it and the boys slept VERY well that night and the next day! Its been really great too because Pj has a few days off for the first time in ages so we are enjoying time with him that we usually don't get. Trey especially is enjoying having his Daddy around (and awake;-)) to wrestle with and play trains with.<br />
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Lately Trey has spent his time reading books to himself, playing imaginary games with his stuffed animals and look action figures, building his train set, finger painting, playing with playdough (or "pee-oo" as he calls it). He loves to run and play ball still. Often when he gets spurts of energy he will just run back and forth in our hallway with his ball, chasing the dog, or just running for the sake of running. It's so hilarious to watch!<br />
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Ethan is growing so fast too! At his 2 month appointment he was over 12 lbs and 21 (and something) inches tall. He is a very very chubby little baby! He is 2 1/2 months old now... but is already starting to wear some of his 3-6 outfits. He has very long arms and legs and a huge tummy! It's so funny to see him in the bathtub... just rolls of chubbiness... so cute! Speaking of which, he loves the bath... he will splash around and laugh and smile. He also loves when we sing to him. I have a few special songs that I only sing when he's upset and they usually always calm him down and make him laugh. He is a pretty mellow, laid back kid. He loves to lay on his playmat and bat at toys or sit on someone's lap and watch everything that is going on.<br />
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I could go on, but that's it for now. Trey is awake... and so Mommy time is over;-) Enjoy the pics!<br />
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The next day we had a our first snow storm of the year... yes in October! Crazy!! I think we had 1-2 inches... not much but enough to keep us inside and cozy most of Saturday. We carved our pumpkin, which Trey loves. He calls it his "punkin face". Then Pj and Trey went outside to see the snow and Trey enjoyed making and throwing his first snowballs. But he surprisingly didn't like the hot chocolate afterwards... oh well!<br />
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That evening Pj and I took my parents with us to hear some beautiful music at the Strathmore. We had such a good time getting out without the little ones but also the music was just amazing! We has seats close to the stage and so when the pianist was playing a piece by Liszt, we could see how fast his fingers move across the keys... pretty unbelievable.<br />
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Unfortunately Trey's cold got alot worse late that night and we ended up having to take him to the ER because he was throwing up, wheezing and having some labored breathing (which has happened before when he has had a cold). He's doing alot better today and they sent us home with another refill for his inhaler. Apparently he might have a light case of asthma that is brought on when he gets sick. We're happy it was not pneumonia. They checked him out and did an x-ray just to be sure!!<br />
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Ethan has been pretty chill lately! He's starting to coo alot more and he laughs and smiles alot every day. He seems to love people and will stay awake for hours just happy and content if someone is holding him. But he also enjoys laying on his playmat alot longer now and will smile at his toys and bat his hand at them. However, he still hates tummy time so I have to make sure he's already in a REALLY good mood before we try that.<br />
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I have to run... Trey is asking me to make a block house with him. Here are some cute pictures:-)<br />
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