tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257993132009-11-13T21:43:36.005-08:00Kristin Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589130301436503963noreply@blogger.comBlogger499125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25799313.post-52621924342937548282009-11-13T12:01:00.001-08:002009-11-13T14:19:58.002-08:00

Start 'em young, I say!

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I think my blackberry died. :( I am so sad and going to be more sad when I find out how much it will cost to replace it.

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So, Little Lady cannot be left alone on the floor... So, I stuck her in the cosleeper while I went into "the other room". When I came back, she was trying to climb out*. Son now what do I do?! *okay, so really she rolled over and got her arm caught but she pushes off with her toes and can scoot her self across the floor. Logical next step: crawling out of bed, right?

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LM: Mommy, I don't want to grow up.Me: What is that?LM: Because when you grow up, you have to work. I don't want to work, I want to play all the time. That is why I don't want to grow up. Me: You are a smart guy. LM: Yah, I know.

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I am sure I have said this before, but I HAVE to share again...It is so wonderful to have a child that can soothe herself to sleep. I know that much of that is personality/temperment, but today I would like to take some, no, A LOT of credit for this. I chalk it up to experience- you know... Three kids and all!!

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Click here to view these pictures larger

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Party was a success. I am tired and putting my feet up and uploading a boatload of pictures. I am pretty sure I have about a thousand pics this month alone.Catch you in a couple days, Good night.

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That's the way we spell "a big huge no longer a baby and quite grown up" kid. Holy cow, he's old. Little Man turns 5 years old today. We are so excited for him. Five seems like such a big age to me. No real reason why, I suppose. But a kid through and through. Well, this is a fun way to start out your birthday, eh? Yah, for some reason, some call it asthma, a small cold turns into this.

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Do laundry. I have a party to get ready for and all I can think about is the 5 loads of laundry that I still have to do! I sure wish we had planned to have halloween on saturday. hopefully next year it will be on a sunday! :) Apparently I am too busy to even capitalize. what's up with that?

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I have coughses today... but my kneeses are okayUh, croupy and awake quite early. :(Busy day too - off to check out his teeth at the dentist after a faceplant at his 3 year old checkup.

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As the halloween carnival/birthday bash creeps up on us, I am finally able to check stuff of my lengthy 'to do' list.Here is tonight's small feat.

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- Little Lady stopped her blissful sleeping through the night thing in lieu of waking every 2 hours at night since she is not eating during the day. Also, does not eat when I am at work -- not unhappy, just holds out for the "real thing". Smart cookie, that one!- Squeaker is THREE and is doing quite well. He is a bundle and a half of energy and we are happy when he does not nap because going

Kristin Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589130301436503963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25799313.post-44889469784368248372009-10-19T08:00:00.000-07:002009-10-19T08:00:04.241-07:00

It is time to celebrate. We are having a birthday party for Little Man this year. He is turning FIVE after all. FIVE. FIVE! What the heck?! Since when are we the parents of a full grown KID. Not a baby, not a toddler, not a preschooler... a K. I. D!!!!! Yikes! He is quite excited to have friends again, so a party it is. Check out these invitations:

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Today, our little monkey, our very cute (and loud squeaker) turns THREE! Three just kinda snuck up on us.Happy Birthday my big boy!

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So, should we see the movie or not??? My source tells me that it might be a bit scary and difficult to follow for my boys. I read some reviews and saw more about the "scary" parts and it seems that it may indeed be a tad scary... especially for our Little Man. I am not quite sure I want to forgo the movie however, because it talks about being angry and frustrated and that is EXACTLY what we

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Ugh. So, Little Lady is quite clever and is now rolling front to back as well as back to front, which means... she rolls across the floor -- luckily in one direction only, so we can still find her after being left alone for 30 seconds. ;)

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Well, Little Lady can roll over. Sigh. She is so adorable when doing it, too. Double sigh. She rolls from her back to her tummy... which seems to be the hardest way to go, but she is sure determined. I LOVE IT. And, if I was a good mommy, I would have some awesome video footage, but I did manage to charge the camcorder after she rolled... that is a start!

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It seems that our weekends have started to fill up. Thus begins that stage in our lives when our weekends are full of fun and adventure, planned and executed according to our calendar. This morning we are dividing and conquering. The two boys are off to the movies with GaMommy, I am off to work, and Daddy has some yard work to do. We have a few weeks before we are inviting people over to

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* working more starting in November.* to give up the fight for Squeaker's nap and let him be a zombie the second half of the day. This one should be a post of its own.* wording for invitations to Little Man's party* Little Lady is the best baby... 2 nights in a row she has slept from 8pm to 6am- granted she won't know that I have opened my big mouth

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Working one day a week has proven to be just enough to throw a wrench in the week. I spend half the day catching up and getting into a "groove" (or whatever it is that makes me not feel flustered). Then the school day is over at 2. It really isn't working for me. And I greatly dislike bringing my work home with me since I would much rather devote all my attention to my busy little ones at

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Finally. and Suddenly. We went from 90 degree weather to 65 degrees. Crazy! But, it is nice, since it is October after all. And, you know what I don't miss -- raking leaves. I am sooooo glad we are in California this fall. Last fall was all new and exciting, but now that we are mostly settled in, I am really appreciating those hours a day spent raking in years past. And, yet, amazingly, I

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So, usually, I send out a photo slideshow to friends and family... where I have to narrow down 300 some pictures to a reasonable number to view -- say 40-60. Sometimes I exceed that cuz my kids are so dang cute, but this month... a whopping 25 pictures. And, I have no excuse whatsoever. My new camera works and has been with me most of the time. My only excuse is that I am lame. This month

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This is never more clear than when you don't get it. :) Our Little Lady has been amazing and has been consistently sleeping until about 5:30am. Of course, she is up for the day then, usually. But, I will TAKE it. :) Yesterday was a sleep disaster! Our lovely boys decided that neither wanted to take naps, and just before we gave up, they both fell asleep. We woke them at dinnertime, but

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Sorry for the video quality... i was using my phone and holding the baby. you get the gist, right?

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Seems like it has been a while, and I am sure there is a bunch of stuff I should report... I have just enough brain power tonight to let you know that our darling little one has started to laugh. She does not dole those out willy nilly either. I have heard it a couple times now and several "almosts". It is adorable to see her break out in the biggest grin ever and yet not quite big enough for

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