My two favorite guys!
That's it for me. I am so tired!
Have a great night,
VTB
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Day 91: Short & Sweet
After a busy day that included Little Buddy breaking a glass, getting his finger pinched, and scraping his nose and forehead after a fall, I am exhausted and ready for bed. Here are some pictures of Little Buddy swimming with Daddy this morning.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Day 90: You Can't Ride My Little Red Wagon
We started the day with Little Buddy cheering me through another hardcore BBC workout. I hope that all my sweating teaches him the value of exercise! Afterwards, we went with with Daddy to get Thai for lunch. Little Buddy enjoyed eating spring rolls while making friends with people at the other tables.
Later on, after a good nap, Little Buddy played out back with Daddy and I ran out to do some errands. Turns out, they had a pretty good time while I was gone.
Then it was time for dinner. Little Buddy had to be stripped out of his playtime clothes to come inside, but that didn't stop him from getting ready to eat.
Later on, after a good nap, Little Buddy played out back with Daddy and I ran out to do some errands. Turns out, they had a pretty good time while I was gone.
Playing at the water table
"Hmm...water the plants or myself? Probably myself!"
Then it was time for dinner. Little Buddy had to be stripped out of his playtime clothes to come inside, but that didn't stop him from getting ready to eat.
"Is it dinner time yet?"
"Because I'm ready to eat!"
"Can I have some of yours too?"
The aftermath!
Once we got the broccoli and rice cleaned off him, we decided to take him and Chesney on a walk. Not wanting to get him all dressed again, we just put him in one of Daddy's shirts.
"This seems a bit big Mommy..."
Headed out on our walk!
We finished the wonderful day of hanging out with a bath, some reading, and then bedtime. Another great day with our Little Buddy!
Good night all,
LBM (Little Buddy's Mommy)
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Day 89: A Nice, Normal Day
Our day started with Little Buddy cheering me on through a formidable BBC workout. It was tough to get through, but I certainly feel accomplished for doing it! Afterwards, we headed to lunch with friends, and then went home where Little Buddy took a good long nap. It was nice to get a lot accomplished around the house.
Once he woke up, we used another one of our Wonderwild passes to go hang out with our friends (only one left!). While we were there, another mom walked in with her toddler daughter. She looked at me and I looked at her, and we both thought the other looked familiar: It was my freshmen year RA from college! So random! We talked for awhile and I found out that she just moved to the area recently. Her daughter is just a few months younger than Little Buddy, so I see some play dates in our future. :)
After playing with our friends (and finding Little Buddy's well hidden water cup), it was time to go home for dinner and see Daddy.
We then ended our day with some drool-y kisses (those second year molars are on their way in), a reading of Llama Llama Red Pajamas, and me rocking Little Buddy to sleep. Normally Daddy does the rocking, but Little Buddy had settled into me calmly, so I got to snuggle him a bit. A cozy end to a nice, normal day.
Good night,
LBM (Little Buddy's Mommy)
Once he woke up, we used another one of our Wonderwild passes to go hang out with our friends (only one left!). While we were there, another mom walked in with her toddler daughter. She looked at me and I looked at her, and we both thought the other looked familiar: It was my freshmen year RA from college! So random! We talked for awhile and I found out that she just moved to the area recently. Her daughter is just a few months younger than Little Buddy, so I see some play dates in our future. :)
After playing with our friends (and finding Little Buddy's well hidden water cup), it was time to go home for dinner and see Daddy.
Riding Chesney
Picking out a book
Reading with Daddy
Wearing his Q hat from school
We then ended our day with some drool-y kisses (those second year molars are on their way in), a reading of Llama Llama Red Pajamas, and me rocking Little Buddy to sleep. Normally Daddy does the rocking, but Little Buddy had settled into me calmly, so I got to snuggle him a bit. A cozy end to a nice, normal day.
Good night,
LBM (Little Buddy's Mommy)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Day 88: So Excited, I Might Pee My Pants...Or The Stairs
It was another slightly sad drop off at school for Little Buddy today. It was better today: he was blowing me goodbye kisses between the tears. I hate seeing him sad, but I always check in the two way mirror before I leave to make sure he's ok. Today, as usual, as soon as I was out of sight, he went over to the kitchen set and started to play. Using his tears to manipulate me? That boy is getting too smart for his own good.
After dropping him off, I came home and attempted to clean the house. All the days of paper-writing had severely limited my tidy up time. Today was also the day my husband was coming home, so I didn't want him to trip over any toys as he walked through the door.
A few hours later, the house looked much more in order and it was time to get Little Buddy from school! Our plan was to meet our friends at a splash pad to play (since off nap times and my school had prevented us from going all week), but the splash pad was closed. So no water time, but we did all meet up for a play date at the park.
Of course, Little Buddy managed to get pretty dirty at the park as well as scraping his knee in the driveway once we got home, so an early bath was in order. Right as we finished the bath, Daddy pulled in the driveway. Little Buddy was so thrilled with the news that he ran over to the gate at the top of the stairs wearing only his monkey hooded towel. Seeing Daddy at the door was just too much excitement: Little Buddy peed down the stairs! It was funny and frustrating at the same time. While Daddy and Little Buddy gave each other big hugs, I pulled out the carpet cleaner.
Following dinner and some more playtime, we took Little Buddy upstairs to get ready for bed. Daddy rocks him to sleep each night, so after we said prayers, I went downstairs to start on some more chores. Then I remembered that I wanted to get a picture of Little Buddy with Daddy, so I ran back upstairs. This is what I found:
My two favorite guys, passed out together. Love them both so much!
Night all,
LBM (Little Buddy's Mommy)
After dropping him off, I came home and attempted to clean the house. All the days of paper-writing had severely limited my tidy up time. Today was also the day my husband was coming home, so I didn't want him to trip over any toys as he walked through the door.
A few hours later, the house looked much more in order and it was time to get Little Buddy from school! Our plan was to meet our friends at a splash pad to play (since off nap times and my school had prevented us from going all week), but the splash pad was closed. So no water time, but we did all meet up for a play date at the park.
Heading out on an adventure...
My boy!
Swing time!
Of course, Little Buddy managed to get pretty dirty at the park as well as scraping his knee in the driveway once we got home, so an early bath was in order. Right as we finished the bath, Daddy pulled in the driveway. Little Buddy was so thrilled with the news that he ran over to the gate at the top of the stairs wearing only his monkey hooded towel. Seeing Daddy at the door was just too much excitement: Little Buddy peed down the stairs! It was funny and frustrating at the same time. While Daddy and Little Buddy gave each other big hugs, I pulled out the carpet cleaner.
Following dinner and some more playtime, we took Little Buddy upstairs to get ready for bed. Daddy rocks him to sleep each night, so after we said prayers, I went downstairs to start on some more chores. Then I remembered that I wanted to get a picture of Little Buddy with Daddy, so I ran back upstairs. This is what I found:
My two favorite guys, passed out together. Love them both so much!
Night all,
LBM (Little Buddy's Mommy)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Day 87: Nap Done Right
After all the nap drama yesterday, the plan today was to make sure Little Buddy was tired enough at nap time to actually sleep. One way to do it was starting off the day off with a make-up swim class!
Little Buddy was plenty excited to hit the pool on a Tuesdays; he kicked and giggled up a storm! Once we class was over, I decided to keep the activity up by heading to the playground at the mall. Lots of energy was used up as he climbed all over the place.
We ate some lunch at Panera and came home where Little Buddy took a glorious nap! I was even able to finish my paper up before my class! When Little Buddy woke up, I had a surprise for him...Uncle C! Since my husband is still out of town, Uncle C came up to baby sit while I went to class. Little Buddy was excited to have someone else read his favorite book to him, over and over again! Those two had a good evening together.
Good night,
LBM (Little Buddy's Mommy)
Little Buddy was plenty excited to hit the pool on a Tuesdays; he kicked and giggled up a storm! Once we class was over, I decided to keep the activity up by heading to the playground at the mall. Lots of energy was used up as he climbed all over the place.
"I'm on a boat!"
We ate some lunch at Panera and came home where Little Buddy took a glorious nap! I was even able to finish my paper up before my class! When Little Buddy woke up, I had a surprise for him...Uncle C! Since my husband is still out of town, Uncle C came up to baby sit while I went to class. Little Buddy was excited to have someone else read his favorite book to him, over and over again! Those two had a good evening together.
Good night,
LBM (Little Buddy's Mommy)
Monday, March 26, 2012
Day 86: Just Me and My Boy
Daddy had to head to Pennsylvania for work for a few days, so Little Buddy and I are starting the week out on our own. We gave Daddy kisses and hugs before he left this morning, but we already miss him and are looking forward to his return on Wednesday!
To keep our minds off of missing Daddy, we headed to BBC this morning. It was a great workout, but it was hot! Little Buddy was even thirstier than usual, leading to my refilling of his water cup five times and some subsequent leakage out of his diaper. Ugh. That added stroller washing to my chore list for the day.
After BBC, the plan was to head take Little Buddy out for lunch so that he could just fall asleep on the way home. But when I put him in the car, he was very awake and alert and I figured we could actually make it home to eat lunch before his nap. It would save time, money, and give me a longer nap at home instead of wasting part of it driving home.
Bad idea.
It didn't matter that he seemed alert when I put him in the car, because as soon as we started going, he started falling asleep. I tried to keep him up, but when we got home he had been out for a solid 15 minutes. I knew I was in trouble. All he needs is a quick refresh and his batteries are charge. I though, naively, that since had only been 15 minutes, I could wake him up to feed and change him, before putting him easily back to sleep.
Bad idea number two.
He did wake up easily enough (especially after Chesney came over to give him kisses) and was perfectly thrilled to get a lunch of baby pizza, mango, and orange. He was not as thrilled to go back to sleep. After a half hour walk, he was still quite awake, so I resigned myself to my fate. He always manages to do this on days that we have afternoon plans (we were hoping to go the splash pad with friends after his nap) and on days when I have a ton to do (giant paper due tomorrow). Ugh.
We played for a bit, with me praying that he would go down for a nap early enough that it didn't end up pushing back his bedtime (important paper writing time needed!). Oddly enough, he ended up demanding a redo of the afternoon. He went back to the kitchen, climbed into his booster seat, and demanded a second lunch of "gilled teez", pumpkin, and more mango. My son is obviously a hobbit. Anyway, after filling himself up for the second time this afternoon, he was much more amenable to a nap. It was two hours late, but it was a nap.
Once he woke up, we went outside to play, and hopefully to wear him out enough for an easy bedtime. I filled up his water table and watched him laugh happily as he splashed around in it.
After the water table, a few Cozy Coupe rides, and some Hide and Seek, Little Buddy asked to have dinner outside. The mosquitoes hadn't been bothering us, so I agreed.
However, the mosquitoes all of a sudden came back with a vengeance, so we went inside to finish our dinner. And to put broccoli in our hair, because really, that was Little Buddy's main goal.
Following a much needed bath, I managed to get Little Buddy to bed. Well, he was in bed at least, not so much asleep, but he wasn't angry. I listened to him quietly talk to himself for about 45 minutes before he nodded off.
And now it is paper writing time for Mommy. Oh yay?
Night everyone,
VTB
"Hmm...what mischief can I get into today?"
To keep our minds off of missing Daddy, we headed to BBC this morning. It was a great workout, but it was hot! Little Buddy was even thirstier than usual, leading to my refilling of his water cup five times and some subsequent leakage out of his diaper. Ugh. That added stroller washing to my chore list for the day.
After BBC, the plan was to head take Little Buddy out for lunch so that he could just fall asleep on the way home. But when I put him in the car, he was very awake and alert and I figured we could actually make it home to eat lunch before his nap. It would save time, money, and give me a longer nap at home instead of wasting part of it driving home.
Bad idea.
It didn't matter that he seemed alert when I put him in the car, because as soon as we started going, he started falling asleep. I tried to keep him up, but when we got home he had been out for a solid 15 minutes. I knew I was in trouble. All he needs is a quick refresh and his batteries are charge. I though, naively, that since had only been 15 minutes, I could wake him up to feed and change him, before putting him easily back to sleep.
Bad idea number two.
He did wake up easily enough (especially after Chesney came over to give him kisses) and was perfectly thrilled to get a lunch of baby pizza, mango, and orange. He was not as thrilled to go back to sleep. After a half hour walk, he was still quite awake, so I resigned myself to my fate. He always manages to do this on days that we have afternoon plans (we were hoping to go the splash pad with friends after his nap) and on days when I have a ton to do (giant paper due tomorrow). Ugh.
We played for a bit, with me praying that he would go down for a nap early enough that it didn't end up pushing back his bedtime (important paper writing time needed!). Oddly enough, he ended up demanding a redo of the afternoon. He went back to the kitchen, climbed into his booster seat, and demanded a second lunch of "gilled teez", pumpkin, and more mango. My son is obviously a hobbit. Anyway, after filling himself up for the second time this afternoon, he was much more amenable to a nap. It was two hours late, but it was a nap.
Once he woke up, we went outside to play, and hopefully to wear him out enough for an easy bedtime. I filled up his water table and watched him laugh happily as he splashed around in it.
"Nothing's better than dining al fresco!"
However, the mosquitoes all of a sudden came back with a vengeance, so we went inside to finish our dinner. And to put broccoli in our hair, because really, that was Little Buddy's main goal.
What a mess!
Following a much needed bath, I managed to get Little Buddy to bed. Well, he was in bed at least, not so much asleep, but he wasn't angry. I listened to him quietly talk to himself for about 45 minutes before he nodded off.
And now it is paper writing time for Mommy. Oh yay?
Night everyone,
VTB
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Day 85: My Little Handyman
Little Buddy started the day with a lot of energy, making church quite the experience. We had to take our little wild man outside for a bit to let him run off some energy. It barely depleted him, so we let him walk around in stores with us as we did our errands after Mass. Unfortunately, that worked a little too well. Once we finished our errands at Target (where we ended up unexpectedly purchasing items for Will's pirate themed second birthday in June because everything was on sale) and Toys R Us (where we were surprised to stand in a line for the door to open due to the new Skylander release. We didn't even know that existed until today), we hopped in the car to head home. Little Buddy then fell asleep before we even got out of the parking lot! This was not good, because he hadn't eaten yet or gotten his diaper changed, meaning that he would wake up hungry as soon as we got home. We weighed our options and opted to wake him up and eat an early lunch at 10:30 AM. I hopped in the back seat to annoy him awake, while my husband sped over to Panera.
It worked. Little Buddy got food in his belly and a clean diaper, and then passed out for a few hours. When he woke up, he got to go outside and work on the pirate ship with Daddy and Uncle C.
It worked. Little Buddy got food in his belly and a clean diaper, and then passed out for a few hours. When he woke up, he got to go outside and work on the pirate ship with Daddy and Uncle C.
"Hmm...I don't know if I approve of this slide..."
"I'll just have to try it out."
"Yup, it works!"
After a bit, he headed into the house with me to help make dinner while Daddy and Uncle C did some of the heavy work toddler-free. Little Buddy felt the need to check up on them when they were done.
The foreman is pulling up...
The foreman is checking out the tools...
"I've got to go take some measurements!"
Thankfully, he approved of all the work done so far. I love watching my Little Handyman grow up!
Night everyone!
VTB
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Day 84: Buddy in the Bluebonnets
After swim class today, we finally got to go be good Texans and take our son to get his picture taken with the bluebonnets. We might have gone a bit picture crazy. ;)
After all that fun, dinner, and a walk with Chesney, Little Buddy was definitely ready for bed.
Good night,
VTB
Headed out into the bluebonnet field...
"Look Mommy, there are flowers everywhere!"
Love this shot!
Want to try a few shots sitting down?
"Up please? I don't want to sit."
"I want to hike through the flowers!"
"This is fun!"
Happy boy!
Running through the field!
Once we finished our bluebonnet shots, we headed to the Farmers' Market (happy to find organic beef! We'll bring a cooler next week), had some lunch at Brother's Pizza, and headed home for Little Buddy's nap. He slept well and when he woke up, he was ready to play! Daddy took him outside while I worked on homework. The two of them had a lot of fun.
Little Buddy's helping Daddy move the pile of dirt!
"Let's get this dirt moving!"
"Now, how about a ride for your favorite little helper?"
Clean up time!
After all that fun, dinner, and a walk with Chesney, Little Buddy was definitely ready for bed.
Good night,
VTB
Friday, March 23, 2012
Day 83: Splash Pads and Picnics a Tired Boy Make
Though Little Buddy tried to thwart me, we did make it to Boot Camp this morning (just a bit late). After a tough workout, the weather was perfect for some splash pad fun.
"Where's the water?"
"There it is!"
Obviously, I don't give this kid enough to drink.
After the splash pad, we picked up some sandwiches and headed over to Town Green Park for a picnic with some BBC friends. Little Buddy had a lot of fun eating and playing. So much fun, in fact, that he fell asleep on the walk back to the truck, slept the whole way home, and then slept until 2 PM, before waking up and falling back asleep on me until 3 PM!
Daddy came home soon and since it was Friday, we headed to our church's fish fry for dinner. Little Buddy was especially excited to eat the hush puppies.
Delicious!
We finished the day with some work in the garden. Little Buddy is getting to be quite the little gardener!
"Time to water my plants!"
"Hmmm...I know water comes out of here somehow..."
"Plants done Mommy!"
Have a great night,
VTB
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