Accomplishment

I am feeling like a very proud mother right now. My quirky little boy who does not like the beach also does not like the pool. This weekend we tried it out and there were only about 5 minutes of not whining in the pool. Well this was just not ok with me. What child does not like the pool! He loves the bath so we discussed that it was just a big bath but that did not work. He did not like the baby pool or the big pool. So yesterday afternoon I was determined to take him to the pool because in my head the more we went the more he would be used to it. So we got to the pool tried the baby pool again..... nope. Then we went to the big pool and i just sat on the steps and slowly went down one step at a time. he would sit with me and we would move down one. Then all of a sudden he was in the water and he was happy! It was great! He even got brave enough to jump off the side of the pool to me over and over. He just giggled and laughed. Our summer may not be so bad after all! Oh and he even got in the baby pool and loved it on the way out! Now that is a feeling of accomplishment!

Sorry no pictures.... I was in the pool the whole time!

From the weekend



18 months

I don't think I have done one of these posts in a while but I thought 18 months would be a good time to do another one. So here we go:
whit is a mess. he is laughing one minute and mad the next (sometimes at the same time). he is a terrible eater and recently has decided he may only eat a banana or something like that for his meal. then he will eat one good meal every few days. he is not underweight(weighing approximately 27 lbs) so i am not too concerned at this point. he still enjoys his milk so i guess he is getting calories that way. i feel like he is slowing down on his growing right now. he has gotten most of his teeth besides his back molars. he has definitely started to show some "terrible twos" signs. really its just things like pitching a fit when he does not get what he wants or when we tell him no. he loves mommy right now and in his mind i can save the world for him(cute most of the time). he is very OCD about things and has to put everything in its proper place. when he finds something that is fun or something other people think is funny he has to do it a million times in a row. he is funny and we laugh at him all the time just for being himself. we laugh bc he does things and look at each other like where did he come from but oh there are so many times i watch him and i feel as if i am watching nate. he is a pretty laid back and calm child. overall he is so good and we are so lucky.  he is still not really talking. i feel like he has digressed actually. he will not say words that he used to but i guess i will know if i should really be concerned. i would have the child that will not say mommy or daddy but will say lawnmower(actually he wont say that anymore either). he is so cute and so fun and just the way God made him to be. i love this little rascal more than i thought my heart could love. he is one more mess though :)



Lately

We took a quick trip to the beach this weekend with some friends! It was quick but fun. But if anyone would like to offer some traveling tips with toddlers they would be greatly appreciated as crying screaming is not so enjoyable. I am just praying it will get better. The beach was gorgeous and the water was as pretty as I have ever seen it! If only my child actually liked the sand and or the water we would be good. Why oh why can he not just be content on the beach?! We had fun even though Whit didnt :) The pictures below are a little deceiving bc he looks like he is loving it!
Moving on....Sunday night was rough as I thought Whit had pink eye so mom was going to keep him yesterday. Well both Nate and I woke up in the middle of the night with the stomach bug! It was miserable. The worst part was that I could not take Whit to school bc I thought he had pink eye and mom didnt want to watch him bc all we need to do is pass the stomach bug around a few weeks before the wedding! So somehow I managed to go to Publix at 7 am with Whit then to the doctor for his eye. The best news of the day came when she said it was a sinus infection not pink eye. So we left and I threw him at his teachers and walked out the door. So thankfully I got a long nap in before I had to go back to get him. I am pretty sure Nate and I thought we were dying and I think thats the place I would have rather been in. The aches and pains in addition to an upset stomach were enough to push us over the edge. Thankfully this morning the aches were gone so I am hoping we are on our way back to normalcy. Needless to say that was not the way I wanted to start the week.

I would have to end on a bad note so here are some pictures from the beach....



Mothers Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers I know! I hope everyone enjoyed their day and got to spend it with the ones that made them a mother. Thats all I did and it was just fine with me. I am thankful for my mother, mother in law and grandmothers who have shown me how to be a better mother. I was able to see each one of them yesterday and I think that is pretty special and rare. My little one was sick all weekend so mommas arms were needed. My day was spent with my family and there is no where else I would have rather been. I love them with all my heart and I am thankful that the Lord has provided me the opportunity to be a momma to Whit and has given me a wonderful husband to share in this joy. Happy Mothers Day!

The perfect gift!