Spring Training

A little rise in the temperature means baseball is in the air! Brett and Moses went to opening day for NCSU baseball on Friday. Apparently he did really well. He was able to walk around the stadium and sat for a while and cheered on the Pack while eating some crackers.
After watching the game, Moses was ready for batting practice with daddy. We do have one thing to work on. Every time Moses hits the ball he runs inside the garage, or "home." We'll work on base running another day!

Funny Valentine

We had a playgroup Valentine party last week. I was a mess and left my camera at Amanda's house so I am just now getting around to posting this! We made Valentines, well the mommies did. Moses ate and apple while everyone else gave a scribble or two!

Here is Moses' friend Chesson. He wears his heart on his head! What a smart boy!

Anna Grace and Cameron playing with their paper hearts.

Moses fainting from all the pretty girls around him.

Happy Valentines playgroup pals! We had a blast as always!

Big Boy Haircut and a Half Birthday

Today Moses is 18 months old! He's on the downhill slide to the big 2! To celebrate, Moses had his first "big boy" haircut. He's had it snipped here and there but the baby mullet/Amish boy look was not working for him anymore. Doesn't he look sweet?! He has a cut just like his Papa.

I will fill you in on what is going on with him since I missed 17 months (ooops!). His vocabulary increases every day! He has added ball, duck, goat, truck, car, throw, out, nose, bath, cookie, cracker, chicken, milk, water, please, thank you, vacuum, and a bunch I can't remember right now! He can tell you a dog says "woof, woof" and a duck says "quack, quack." He "counts" down the stairs but his favorite number is two. He also likes to make the vroom noise with his cars and trucks.

Probably the thing he likes the most is putting on shoes and trying to walk in them. He'll put them on and pick up a bag and walk to the door and tell us "bye, bye." I can tell he is ready for spring because he begs to go "out" all the time!

We are still waiting for his incisor teeth to come in. He will still chew on things and we think they are coming in soon but we have been saying that for about six weeks. We have started doing "time outs" these last few weeks for disobedience. Somedays it's five and some days I swear it's fifty. I can tell a big difference once he has had time to think about what he has done.

No doctor's appointment yet, but he is getting so tall! He is wearing 18month pants and 24 months or 2T tops and pjs. He still has his little baby belly and cheeks so I will enjoy those while they are still here.

After not caring at all about clapping, he FINALLY has started this week! He even tried snapping his fingers before clapping became important. He still loves to dance and we play Ziggy Marley's Family Time a lot. He loves the show Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and a lot of the other Playhouse Disney stuff. He will only focus on it for about a minute at a time but he loves it when they play music.

We love you Mr. Moses! We can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Super Mommies

I am blessed to know a lot of moms who fall in that category. They seem like super human super mommies. Today I want to introduce you to one in particular. Tara and I went to Meredith College together. A couple of years ago she had two cutie pies named Nathan and Natalie. Recently, while trying for just one more, she found out she would be getting two more! (By the way, both sets are conceived naturally!)

So, I am asking that you keep this family in your prayers. Tara has already carried this "team" longer than the last. She has gone past the 32 week mark which means she can deliver at Rex Hospital instead of going to UNC. I know a lot of expectant mommies right now and several who are expecting their second. We all have a hard job, just imagine all that doubled...twice! We are sending lots of love and prayers Tara!

Big Boy, Little Man

Oh Moses, one day you are climbing in your old bouncy seat to watch your favorite cartoon. You saw little Camille snuggled in the chair, so why couldn't you? But you are a big boy now! That chair is just too small.

The very next day. You wandered into your daddy's closet. All by yourself you stepped in his shoes and put on his hat. You are trying so hard to be a little man. But not yet, you are still my little boy. Play with old toys. Pretend to be like your sweet daddy. But stay my little boy for just a little while longer.

Mother of Invention

I was thrilled with Moses' three hour plus nap today. Must have been the dreary day or the necessary trip to Chick-fil-a after the clearing of the roads. The first 10 minutes he was awake he was happy. Milk and banana were being being consumed without incident. Then he spotted the Tylenol bottle in the cabinet when I reached for the goldfish. His mission was to get to that bottle and mine was to stop it. NOT HAPPY.

That began the wailing and tears that would stop and start without any reason. The only thing that would help was being held. This was in the middle of me making dinner. Pretty impossible to finish chicken and spinach lasagna with a toddler in your arms. Needless to say I was thrilled when Brett got home early. Still it was time for him to eat and the lasagna was not ready for Moses' dinner. What to do?!

I looked around. I had some leftover chicken from the lasagna as well as some spinach. I also noticed jar of sauce still had the remains that NEVER come off. So what does a desperate mother do? This one tosses the chicken in the jar and shakes it up and puts it in a bowl with some spinach. And ta-da dinner is served. I know. You are all super impressed. Luckily, my critic didn't mind much.