Happy Thanksgiving

Maybe it's all the non-traditional fried shrimp I ate today or maybe I'm too busy watching the Jets and Bengals try to hit the over. Either way, I'm too lazy to get to a computer and upload our family picture.


So, much to be thankful for this year. Family and friends top the list, and if you're reading this you're probably included. Hoping your day was a happy one.


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The Novelty Has Worn Off

Forgive me in advance for this somewhat incoherent post. I am as we speak dusting off the cobwebs from a midmorning nap. You see, this morning, my son decided to start his day at 4:30 AM. 4:30 AM is so very early. However, it's a bit better than a couple of days ago when he gave 2:15 AM shot. Or at least he's not still consistently waking up at 5:15 AM. Thanks again for that daylight savings.

I can't officially say we've tried everything. We've more been following the whatever works plan. Here's what doesn't. Sleeping in our bed. Not going to happen, somehow he crawls between us and can't seem to stop talking. Dean has amazingly been able to fall back asleep to the continuous sound of chatter interspersed with hissing of "quiet mouth." Locking him in his room doesn't work. He alternates between banging on the door and turning on the light and getting to the toys in his closet. Sometimes rocking works, but again he has trouble with quiet mouth and has started to sing along to the songs I hum. If I put him in his bed and walk out, he's climbing out before I even cross the threshold.

The main problem is that no matter how tired he is, he has trouble with settling down enough to lay quiet and fall sleep. And, I'm pretty sure when he was in his crib he'd wake up at night sometimes, but couldn't get out, so just went back to sleep. Now, the minute his eyes open, he's out the door into our room. Forget about the sun being out.

So, I'm tired and frustrated. I thought this transition went so well, and today I'm pulling out all the baby sleep books and flipping to the toddler sections to come up with a bedtime game plan. And, of course it will be fine and eventually, he'll start sleeping through the night and then one day, he'll be a teen and want to sleep until noon. I wonder if I'll feel the urge to wake him up at the crack of dawn or maybe I'll be too tired to care.

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School Picture 2010

Very cute... if I do say so myself.  I love that little smirk.

To the Thingamajigger

I recently stumbled across The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That on PBS Kids. Noah loves it, and I love Martin Short as the cat. It's a really cute show. Every episode the kids ask their mom if they can go to some random off the wall place. She always says yes, and the kids turn to the cat and say, "She said we can go!" And, the cat jumps up and down and says, "I know. I know." Noah has incorporated this in to his everyday requests. Just this morning he worked this out all by himself, "I want a lollipop. She said we could go... I know. I know." Nice try, buddy, but still no lollipops for breakfast.

Happy Birthday Seth

I can't forget to wish my super cute, super sweet nephew Seth the happiest of eight birthdays.

 Eight!  Weren't you just two like five minutes ago?

Or was that four?  I'm not sure, but seriously, how are you eight?!?

 We love you Seffie!

And, we hope you had a super fun laser tag party, and the happiest birthday ever!

Five Things Friday 11.05.10 - IPhone Photos and Random Stories

1.  Noah and I were outside swinging when I noticed a wasp on the swing set.  I said, "oh no, a wasp.  Hurry, hurry.  Let's go inside.  We need to spray it."  I pulled him off the swing, and we both ran indoors.  Noah took off running to my bedroom, and I was surprised he listened so easily.  Then he came out of my room carrying this...

Seriously, how cute is that?!  He got me some spray for the wasp. 

2.  Noah is loving all things Halloween since spending the entire month of October talking about it at school.  I asked him what the kids in his class wore as costumes.  As I gave him each child's name, he told me the costume.  A bat, Woody, and ummm... a penguin.  I included a note to his teacher the next day to fact check Noah's recall.  Her response was that he was right except for the penguin.  The little girl was really the "Cat in the Hat," but the teacher said that it could very easily be mistaken for a penguin. 

3.  Noah's teachers did some developmental testing at school, and one of the activities under fine motor was to see how many blocks Noah could stack.  The teacher did it over the course of 2-3 days, and she said Noah could stack 9-plus blocks.  She said she tested him several times, and she had to laugh because every time he started to stack he always put down two blocks at the bottom to stabilize the tower.  Good thinking Noah!

4. Noah dressed out a couple weekends ago for the LSU v. Auburn game.  Let's just say that if fan cuteness could improve Les Miles's coaching, LSU would so have won that game.

5.   All I can say about this picture is...  ♪♫ I study nuclear science.  I love my classes.  ♪♫  Can you name that tune?

Happy Friday!