Mama stop talking...peas.....

The latest words out of Pickle's mouth...

"Mama, stop talking peas!"


"Daddy, no talk to mama."

We are washing our hands in a public restroom.  I said "Pickle the paper towels are ALL GONE" and Pickle says "mama EMPTY."

"Cool hat mama!"  Gotta love a girl that knows her style.

"I like to move it move it" and "shake it"  As her butt is wiggling and shaking.

"Mama mama mama, PEE PEE"  Where?  "In your bed....SHUCKS."  "SHUCKS mama AXE-EYE- DENT."


"Good morning SUGAR Daddy."  I call her and Peanut both sugars but she doesn't quite understand that Daddy's and sugar shouldn't be combined in the same sentence.

"No dark, no dark, no dark."  "Peas sunshine stay!"

She grabs Big D's nose and says "wiggle, wiggle, wiggle" while he is sleeping.

And the best one yet.....we are walking through Target (imagine that) and Pickle says as she is tickling Bubba's toes "HELLO STINKY BOY, HELLO STINKY BOY, HELLO STINKY BOY"  
I say to her "Pickle, Bubba isn't stinky."  And Pickle says "daddy no stinky, illy no stinky, mama no stinky but BUBBA IS STINKY."  I could hear people laughing across the aisles.  And I had a hard time keeping a straight face!

Dear Peanut,

You turned one today and I'm amazed at how quickly the year has gone.  I'm a very sentimental person when I think of you and Pickle growing up.  Yes, I know it's a wonderful thing however; I would love to keep you small forever!  I have been a Mommy now for 2 years and 4 months and can I just say.....It has changed me forever, it has given me a new perspective on life, it has helped me celebrate living, I was filled with sadness from loosing the life of my Dad and now feel blessed for gaining the lives of you two precious angels, I'm able to understand things better, it has made me a better person, it has made me slow down, it has taught me patience (I have more patience then I ever thought was possible), and most importantly it has made my heart grow even bigger then it already was.

You are a little bundle of love!  You have a sweet lovable nature, your sensitive, you love to be held (by Mommy), your a little bit of a Momma's boy (ahhh too bad), your always looking for your sissy, you have the biggest brown puppy dog eyes with lashes to die for, when you wake up from you nap your sister goes running into your room and you get the hugest grin on your face, you love your doggie Daisy but you don't like her to get too close, your scared of other people's dogs, we think you have a hallow leg because you can eat more food then your sister (you once ate a 6" meatball sub), when you laugh it makes you crack up, you have no interest in walking (why would you when I carry you everywhere because I'm chasing your sis), you love playing with cars and balls (proves to me it's genetic), you have an arm like your Dad's and you throw EVERYTHING, you are getting to me a bit more ornery yet your smile and sweet nature lets you get away with just about anything.

Even though you are one now, you are still my little baby boy.  I cherish you and count my blessings everyday.

Happy Birthday lil' man!

Double trouble......

He's going to do anything that she tells him to do.  She already bosses him and he adores her attention!

She's showing signs of hoarding.....

Have you seen the TV show on A&E...Hoarders?  It's appalling, it's nauseating, it gives me anxiety!  Do you think people on the show started like this when they were toddlers?

Make believe......

The developmental side of babies and toddlers has been absolutely amazing to me.  Pickle has always been an over achiever and Peanut is too much of a love muffin to worry about getting things done early.  I love having kids because it gives you an opportunity to be a kid.  You have to stop normal life, get on the floor, and just play, play and play.   If you are around 2 yr olds you will know this is a huge milestone.  Today, Pickle laid her monkey on a table.  Said "Monkey has a tummy ache,"  ran and got her Fisher-price Dr. kit, came back and starting taking Monkeys vitals.  How exited was I?????  We are one step closer to playing house!

A book worth reading.....

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel.  I read this book years ago in college.  And recently someone recommended it to me. I must revisit!

Agreement 1

Be impeccable with your word - Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Agreement 2

Don’t take anything personally - Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

Agreement 3

Don’t make assumptions - Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Agreement 4

Always do your best - Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

Somewhere new....

As much as I don't like change, I love change.  I'm a creature of habit with somethings in my life but with other things I can change daily.  We moved 80 miles away from my hometown.  It doesn't seem far, but to me it's really far!  I'm still friends with all of my jr. high/high school friends and if I may say....I have a ton of friends that I have gotten close with outside of high school.    I would have to say, I'm a pretty social person.  In my single life, I had plans all the time and in my married life with kids, I still have plans just different ones.  Anyway, I grew up in the Metropolitan area of my old city and moved to what seems like a really small city.  My newer city has a somewhat small town mentality.  There is a large military influence and a large religious influence.

I have only lived in this city for 3 years and the entire time I was thinking it would be temporary and that we would be able to move back to the big city within 5 years.  Well, plans have changed.  We have decided to stay in our new small city.  It feels a little safer, there isn't traffic, the cost of living is drastically lower (we were able to buy a house double the size that we would have been able to buy in the big city).  I have made a lot of Mommy friends, and a few really great friends.  Most of my new friends are in my same shoes, they are living a similar life, and most importantly they understand.  They are also new to this city.  As much as I miss my old city, it's just a hop, skip and a jump away.  I miss seeing my best friends more often but one thing I have to remember is they are just a phone call away.

Mommy wait....

I was getting ready to go to Target.  I asked Pickle "do you want to go to Target with Mommy?"  Pickle says "Mommy clothes!"  She runs to her room and picks out something to wear.  Then she comes running back to me dressed.  She then realized that she didn't put any underwear on.  Pickle says "Mommy panties!"  She runs back to her room and gets her panties.  She come running back to my room takes off her clothes, puts her panties on, then puts her clothes back on.  I ask her "are you ready?"  Pickle screams "Mommy WAIT," she runs to the closet in my bathroom, opens the door, grabs a Maxi-Pad, runs to the toilet, and stuffs in down her pants.  She runs out of the bathroom and says "Mommy READY now."