He's growing up.

I am sad.
Tomorrow my little guy will be going to school, all day long. The bus will pick him up at 8:29 am and he won't be home until 3:25 pm. He will be gone four days of the week. What in the world am I going to do?
Sure there are many days when I am exasperated with him and need a break, but there are good days, too. He is such a good little man, helping me take care of "Bebah J" (what he calls her) and helping me around the house (more like destroying it...). Lately he has been asking Bekah to play with him. I've noticed that she is completely lost without her big brother around. It is really sweet the way those two play with each other.
Enrolling him into a second preschool was a really hard decision for me. For one, he'd be gone for so long. Would it be too much for him? Or am I just making excuses for myself? Second, he's got the next 13 years to be in school. He's only four years old. Why put so much onto such little shoulders?
But then I realized that he is still behind in his speech and next year he won't have the one on one that he does right now. With the recommendation of his teacher at Swanson, I decided that it would be best if he is enrolled into Headstart, also. I don't want him to have to struggle next year when he goes to kindergarten. I have to keep telling myself that I am doing the right thing. It's just hard.
I feel like I'm losing my baby boy.
*Sob*
I know that he'll do fine. I know that he'll make a lot of new friends. I know that he'll have so much fun learning and exploring at school.
I guess it's just me I'm worried about.

I better suck it up.

Bekah and her baby doll

Just wanted to share my latest layout of Bekah J. She loves her baby doll. I mean, really loves her. But she has to be naked. No clothes. Nothing. I have tried several times to put clothes on that poor naked baby, only to have Bekah furious with me and refuse to have anything to do with baby doll. Maybe because Bekah is happiest when she is naked, she feels baby doll is happy naked, too. Anyway, it's just one of those little quirks that I want to remember about my Bekah J and tell her about when she gets older.

A prelude to the birds and the bees?

Good grief, I hope not!

Gavin and I had an interesting conversation the other morning while I was changing Bekah's diaper.

G: Mommy, where is "Bebah's" pee-pee?

(I knew EXACTLY what he was talking about, but tried to divert his attention elsewhere.)

M: Her pee-pee is in the diaper. She went potty in her diaper.

G: Nooo, her PEE-PEE, mommy. (says this while patting HIS pee-pee)

M: Oh, well, she doesn't have a pee-pee like you, Gavin. Only boys have pee-pees like that. Bekah has a girl pee-pee.

G: OH-kay.

Whew! That conversation could have been a lot worse than that! Glad he was happy with just that explanation. I've been wondering when he was going to notice that they weren't the same. I'm surprised that it's taken this long, considering he always watches me change her diaper and that they take baths together.

I think next time Daddy will have to give the details, though. I'll just have to make sure I'm around to hear what HE has to say! :)

A Yo Gabba Gabba Party!

Wow, where did the week go? I know I promised that I would update my blog while the hubby was home, and now he's on his second night back to work! I don't know what happened!! I guess I was just either too busy or too tired (imagine that!). So, anyway, back to the update...

Gavin's party was a success. We did a Yo Gabba Gabba theme this year and I have to say that everything turned out just as I was hoping it would!! From the invitations to the birthday banner to the party hats to the cake topper...everything was handmade. I was really surprised at how easy everything was to put together. So much easier than Bekah's party. Maybe I was stressing out over her party or something. (DUH!) Anyway, Gavin loved all of it, so that is what matters the most.

He sure did make out like a bandit, though. Lots of cool gifts, this little guy did receive. (Channeling my inner Yoda) He also had TONS of fun with the kids in the sandbox that Daddy had put together last minute. (He'll have to put together a bigger one next year!) Gavin was sure one happy camper!!

On a sentimental note, I really can't believe that my little guy is FOUR YEARS OLD. He is getting so big and growing up to be such a wonderful little man. (We do still have THOSE days, but we get through them!) It makes me sad to think that things will not always be this way, and it really makes me treasure all these little moments with him (and Bekah) that I have. I hope he always know just how much his Mommy loves him.

Stay tuned...

I've been meaning to post an entry on here for quite some time now...it's amazing how fast time flies by. I didn't realize that it's been almost 3 weeks since my last post. Jeesh! Between entertaining a four year old with endless energy and a clingy 13 month old who is teething, AND ttying to keep a house clean (ya right), AND planning Gavin's big birthday party (plus just finishing up on having two "little" parties for him), I just haven't had the motivation to blog.
I do have tons of pictures to share, though. But right now I am too lazy to get up and get my card loaded up into the computer. Figures :)
Just wanted to let everyone know that I have not abandoned my blog and to stay tuned for a bigger and better update this week. I'll definately have some new pictures up this week while the hubby is home. :)

Conversation

As I was sitting on the toilet (lid closed) this morning taking my nail polish off before my shower, Gavin and I had a nice little conversation...

G: Are you going to take a shower?

M: Yep, in a few minutes.

G: In a few minutes?...What are you doing?

M: I'm taking off my nail polish.

G: Taking off nail polish?

M: Yep. Then I'm gonna take a shower.

G: Oh. My. Gawd. (with emphasis on the "d")


That resulted in some major hysterics from me...I laughed and laughed. And since he knew what I was laughing at, he kept saying it over and over.
So now I'm trying to get him to say Oh my goodness!! but I don't think it's working ;)

Lately...

...I haven't really been in the mood to blog, but decided I better since it HAS been a while.

...I have just been soooo exhausted. Sleep! I need sleep!!

...I have been really sad over the death of Michael Jackson. I could write a whole blog entry on stuff...I remember being in the third grade and having a sticker album devoted to him. I even told people that I had his glove. LOL. He lived a tragic life and was an absolutely amazing and talented artist. May he now find the peace he deserves.

...I have been preparing for Gavin's fourth birthday. That's right. Four years old. We're thinking a Yo Gabba Gabba theme. There's a party in my tummy.... :0)

...I just started reading Twilight again. For the third time. I am obsessed. ;)

...I have been thinking about getting some scrappy items done for some Christmas bazaars. Any ideas on things worth making to sell?

...I have been noshing on strawberry cottage cheese salad. YUM! Nobody in my house likes to eat it, so I get to have a whole batch to myself! I absolutely hate plain cottage cheese, but throw in strawberries, cool whip, and a packet of strawberry jello mix and you're good to go!

...I have been enjoying the sunshine. Especially since I have no clothes dryer and hang my clothes up outside on a line. I've just about gotten completely caught up on the laundry! Yahoo!