My little monkey

While we were at my sister's house over Thanksgiving, John decided he did not want to take a nap and sleep so he climbed out of the pack n play numerous times. I knew the days in the pack n play were numbered because of his height, but I was hoping we could get through Christmas. Then last night when I put him down in his crib at his usual time (8:00) he decided to climb out of the crib and play with some toys in his room. By 10:00 he was still not asleep, so I put him in the bed with me and when Jerrod came to bed at 10:30 he put John (finally fast asleep) back in his crib. I was planning on transitioning John into a toddler bed in the spring. This would give me plenty of time to get his big boy bed and bedroom ready. Today I started looking for bedding and I am hoping to have his big boy bed ready before I go back to work in January. I found bedding I love, but since it was on sale, the twin sheet set was no longer available. So I looked on ebay, and of course I found it. Please pray that John will make a smooth transition to his big boy bed.

My beautiful new niece

This is Ava Elizabeth, she was born on Tuesday, November 21st weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces and 19 and 1/2 inches long.

Last day of my twenties

I am ending this day with a special dinner with my best friend!

Oooooohs!

John has a new morning ritual. Here's how it goes: 1. Go to the pantry and get the bag of cheerios. 2. Take the bag and sit on the bottom step. 3. Shove 3 to 4 handfuls of cheerios in my mouth. 4. Return bag of cheerios to pantry and close the door.


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It's Friday!

Today I am thankful for weekends. The weeks have been flying by, but this week seemed never ending. I am also so thankful for a very easy week next week. We have a teacher workday on Monday, and since Tuesday is election day I have the entire day off (yay!!!!). The PTO at my school made Brunswick Stew today so I bought two quarts, that means I won't have to cook much this weekend either. Hot stew and a grilled cheese sandwich sounds so good on a cold day like today. I took John to get a haircut this afternoon. He did great. He almost falls asleep when he gets his hair cut. He is very quiet and still which makes it easy and quick. He always looks older when his hair is short. Jerrod is giving John a bath and I am looking forward to a relaxing evening curled up on the couch with some hot cider and my pj's. Thank you God for weekends!

A month of thanksgiving

Since today is the first day of November, and also the month I turn 30, I have decided to try to post on my blog every day. I thought since Thanksgiving is also this month and I can think of a lot to be thankful for, I would focus on one thing I am thankful for each day. So today I am especially thankful for the health of my family. John is just getting over a pretty bad illness called herpangina (similar to hand-foot-mouth disease). He had a fever @103 and the worst part was he had sores all in his mouth, tongue, and throat. He didn't eat very much for a few days, and had two night of waking up every hour screaming. That extra hour of sleep on Sat. night was such a blessing. Even though he has had a few sick days (roseola, vomitting, diarrhea, cough, colds, fevers) over the last year, they have all been viral so he's never had to take antibiotics. I'm hoping all this will pay off one day (maybe he'll get perfect attendance in kindergarten because his immune system is so strong) or maybe I can help out a friend who's not sure what her child might have or how to treat it. Today he is back to his adorable self, eating, talking, and playing as usual. Jerrod and I have also been blessed with good health. I am especially thankful that the problem with my thyroid a little of a year a go was nothing major. I had my thyroid check last month and every thing was fine. Thank you God for the health of my family!