Attn: Single Ladies

It's started already!

I remember way back in the day when you talk about "One day when I have kids..." Well, I would always say I wanted to have a boy first so that he would protect his younger siblings and be intimidating to any boys that came around. Well I got my boy and now I have my girl. Micah didn't seem to care for her too much at the beginning, but suddenly he is starting to show me signs that he really is looking out for her. Here are some of the things he has said that just melts my heart. We were getting ready to leave and he turns to me and says, "Mommy, get Bwookwin!" I guess he didn't want me to forget. In the car he noticed she didn't have a top on and said "Bwookwin needs a shirt." It has just gotten better from there. Yesterday in the car, he said between giggles, "Mommy, she loves me." I looked back to see him laying his head in her lap as she was pulling on his hair. Today as we were leaving he said to me very seriously, "Mommy, I fink Bwookwin is my best friend." Just a minute later he says, "Bwookwin is a lil bit sweet." Oh I love this little boy of mine. Believe me, he can be the biggest pain in the butt, but he is also so sweet and loves to be loved and give it too!

P.S. Chad is trying to convince me not to go private, but rather to restrict comments. I might take that route for now. If I have another problem with negative comments, then I will go private. Who needs more negativity in their lives, right?

Going private

OK, I have decided to go private. I thought having my blog public would be fine. I hoped maybe someone out there could relate to me or get a laugh out of my blog, but I just received a comment from an anonymous reader that made me boil over. This person decided to tell me off on my last blog. It was something along the lines of how selfish I am to want my body back and I should always put the kids first. He or she finished with telling me to stop having kids. Needless to say, I am seeing red! It is obvious to me that this person doesn't have kids or the thought wouldn't even come to mind. Yes, I realize I should be the bigger person and let it side off my back, but it hurts, I won't lie. I have enough issues as it is being a busy parent to two tiny kids, overcoming the baby blues and just managing life in general. I didn't need this to bring me down. Well, I have deleted the comment, but have decided to go private to prevent this from happening in the future. If you would like to continue reading my blog, please send me your e-mail address and I will make sure that you will be able to get on and read it. If this anonymous reader is reading right now, I want you to know that having children is very hard and all of your preconceived notions go out the window when they actually come. All the parenting advice in the world won't make you parent of the year. Yes, the children always come first, but it is important to take care of yourself in order to take care of others. If you always put yourself last, it will take a toll. As for not having more kids, I wasn't planning on it, I don't need more stress or the judgment of people like yourself looming over me. I am not perfect and I never will be, but I do have feelings and you hurt me deeply by accusing me of being a selfish parent when I feel like parenting is my life and I want to succeed at it so badly. Good luck to you when you have your own children. You will need it in the crazy world and don't feel like you are being selfish when you take a vacation away from the kids or choose to spend some money getting yourself something nice. With all the hard work you will be putting into taking care of your kids, you will have earned it!

I think the time has come!

It must be time to wean this little girl of mine. I have done a pretty good job, but now that she has teeth, I have nicknamed her Jaws. She is a biter! The worst part is that she thinks it is funny. I start to scream and she gets this big grin in her face. I have tried flicking her cheek when she does it to get her to stop, but it doesn't phase her. One time I did it pretty hard and she started to cry, so I just felt like crap. Nothing like making a baby cry to boost the self-esteem right? So I have conflicting feelings about it. I will be happy to have my body back to myself again and let these things shrink a bit. They are heavy and hurting my back. I am not looking forward to spending money on formula. It is so expensive! I am excited that this opens me up to being away from her a little more though. I can have a girls day out without kids! I was even thinking about taking a part-time job to do something fun for me. Making a little extra cash on the side would be so helpful. On the other hand, I remember what it was like to wean Micah and he wasn't really a nursing baby the way she is. I don't know how it will go as far as my body goes (clogged ducts or mastitis) or how she will take it. She enjoys a bottle, but she will let me know that she wants to nurse too, so we will have to take this step by step!

P.S. I had a picture of a real shark on here earlier, but it was freaking me out, so I switched to a cartoon. I think it is a little friendlier looking!

Wow again?

So we had another busy weekend! Friday I did a lot of running around town and setting up at the house for Saturday. Then Saturday came and we had a crazy fun day. I did some cleaning and then once the kids were down I made some bows. I am thinking about making them and selling them for a while and maybe some tutus too! I will get a picture of them soon and put them up. Then we ran out and headed to the beach to have the kids pictures taken and Amy did an amazing job. Getting both kids to cooperate or smile at the same time was difficult, but you have to see them. You can check them out on her blog. Go to my Blog Roll and click on Brady Clan to see my cute kids! Thanks Amy you are SO talented! We ran home soon after and had a little shin dig (what is that supposed to mean anyways). We had some friends come by with their kids and eat pasta chat. It was so fun and although the kids had multiple meltdowns, they get along really well and it was fun for all. I even had fun looking for Ali's orthotic. I think that one will be a running joke! By the way, if you are wondering, Ali's "missing" orthotic was waiting for her at home the whole time. She somehow wore only one and didn't notice. So funny! Anyways, we must have partied too hard because we all woke up sick. Chad and I had sore throats, Micah had a cough and Brooklyn was the green snot nosed monster. We stayed home all day and then my family came by to eat dinner since we still had a ton of pasta left over. Now we are winding down and taking a breather before Thanksgiving when things will get crazy all over again! If anyone wants some pasta, please let me know. I still have a huge bag of spahgetti sitting in the fridge and I have had enough!

6 Months!

I can't believe a half a year has gone by already! Brooklyn is six months old today. I still feel like I am getting used to having her around and claiming baby weight! Well, she has definitely been my challenge, but I have found as time has gone on that I am enjoying her more. My high-maintenance girl needs attention all the time, so I find myself holding her most of the day. It is only when she is sleeping or watching baby einstein that I can put her down! She does have the sweetest giggle though. Her smile is adorable. How can you look at that and not smile? She is a cuddle bug and I love watching her discover the simple things, like today when she was waving her hand in her own face and smiling. It was so cute! She is so close to crawling, but seem frustrated with it. I am afraid she might want to try for walking first! Ahh! She loves to be out and about. That is when she is most content. Actually, people think I am making up all of the stories of how difficult she is when I have her out because she is so happy outside. Believe me, she is already a diva! I wonder what she will be like as she gets older. What her interests will be and how she will interact with her brother. I look forward to seeing her personality develop. If she is anything like her brother, I am sure we will be thoroughly entertained!

Redefined

Man, with a title like that, I wish this post was about my body. Oh well! No, this one is all about Micah redefining words for us. Here is the latest: geek. This is what I picture when I hear geek:

This is what Micah has told us a geek is:

This is not a geek:

For some reason, geeks are only the front part of the semi and it has to have a flat front. That is a geek. If it has a nose/hood on the front, it is not a geek. If it is hauling something he will call it a big truck until he sees the front and then he will call it a geek if it has the flat front. I haven't the faintest idea why or how he got the work geek for it, but we think it is funny!