Recap.....

Can I fill you in with a couple of paragraphs....shall we see!?!

Potty training....the hubbie gave up on the big boy undies about 15minutes after I started giving him the silent treatment.  When he realized he was all alone in our house of chaos....he caved.  Smart man.  I knew there was a reason that we have stayed together so long! But anyhoo.  I am officially a horrible "potty trainer"  I have always felt that I could be good at anything that I wanted.  With hard work and dedication we can all find our talents.  Big fat NO on this.....I am now willing to pay a service to do this horid, smelly, and annoying thing for me! Any recommendations!?

I also went on a mini vacation with the hubbie, a great friend from D.C. and the "gang"  they know who they are.  We went for a long weekend in Chicago.  Spa time, shopping, dinners, drinks, and we even squeezed in a Bulls game ( I was super excited about that one)  What could go wrong!?  Oh...maybe realizing that I can't seem to stay awake past 10:30pm, or sleep in after 7:30am, or that I now think that hot and sexy 5inch heals are impractical, or was it the designer jeans that I couldnt pay attention too, because I couldn't keep my eyes off the flubbery, my baby is 4 months old, muffin top! But my favorite was sitting at the trendy little bar, with my favorite little trendy drink, in my trendy outfit, with my freshly facialed face and gorgeous fake eyelashes when I realized that my hubbie and I were the only ones in a huge group that were a "hubbie and I" and THEN realized I was the only one with a hubbie, AND a kid...oh wait TWO kids....and a dog, mortgage, and probably the only one contemplating "do we send the kids to public or private preschool!"
I am now a different person.  Actually I am the same person.  I'm just hiding behind my responsiblity. (now I'm sitting here pondering the meaning of life.....)

Anyhoo.....quote from the day.
"What in the HELL is THAT!?!" 
Any guesses....oh yeah, the little boy nugget!  Which means I am out for Mother of the Year! Damn it!:)

Since the hubbie never reads this anyway.....

I am so ANNOYED!  Have I not been mentioning that I am trying to potty train little man!?  I have been worrying about this since he turned 3 and has showed no signs of interest.  (so almost 6 months now!) I have gotten him to pee in the potty, but I have NOT gotten him to go poo. Sorry, there is no other way to say that.....#2 always seemed really weird to me... Anyhoo.
The hubbie is home today.  Its one of the first days in a while that he has been home with only a bit of homework to do.  So how does he decide to spend it.  Well since he "got up with Tilly at 3:30 I haven't been able to go back to sleep" (which means give her a pacifier, not like she needed a diaper change and fed, but whatever.)  He did homework, made coffee, made the babys bottle, made breakfast, made phone calls, and then decided that the kids need to get out, "I think I'm going to take them for a walk" When I said this an hour earlier, "hey, since it looks like rain, lets skip the park and just take the kids for a walk!"  But now I guess its his idea and his deal! AHHHHHHHHH!
But just about 15 mins ago he low balled me.....he decided that TODAY he was going to potty train Gavin. Cause didn't you know, it only takes a day!  Not even asking my opinion, not even asking what I've been doing with him.  The guy that doesn't even make him pee before getting in the tub decided to force my son into undies.  Gavin comes downstairs upset......you could tell he's not into it. Well...he can clean up the undies, and HE can take him potty every 15 mins.  If he thinks he can do it. By ALL means.....DO IT!

I told you blogging is for venting....and slipping liquor in your coffee is for the denial that the venting worked! Ha!  happy Tuesday everyone! Let you know by the end of the day when Gavin is officially potty trained!

I did a bad thing....

(P.S. This is NOT a recent picutre!)

  So I have been working with the Gav man....well on everything.  Potty training is the big one...and attitude adjustment is the other.  FRUSTRATING is all I can say.  The potty training is going, but slow and steady...but that means we will win the race!? Right!? Yeah if the race ends in 5th grade!  Anyhoo.....

  I still have to change his morning diaper and lately he has started to resist it.  I think its the terrible 3 thing OR I just have a bratty child.  Not sure yet....but I'll let you know.  And actually as I am contemplating this I think it could all have started around baby sisters appearance. Hmmm....I'll have to do some detective work!

  Basically the thing is this...I understand that he is testing his boundaries, I understand that I put UP a lot of boundaries, what I dont understand is why he has to WHINE  everytime he hits the brick wall (aka mommy)

  So the bad thing......I am negotiating with the 3 year old on WHY he needs to get his cute little behind up the stairs so I can change his rank smelling morning diaper.  He doesn't WANT too.  I say "Fine, then you lose your TV privledges for the morning" and he replies in the most annoying whining voice "I DO WANT to come upstairs and change my diaper!"  Well Hell...then come up and change your damn diaper...is what I was thinking.  But instead of keeping my mouth shut I added "Quit acting like a whiney little girl who cries all the time!" He replies.." I'm NOT a GIRL I'm a BOY!" then continues to cry......

 Morale of the story...I am EVIL.  First off I am so "I am woman here me ROAR!" its shocking that those words even came OUT of my mouth....but second.  I can't believe I just made fun of my kid....to his FACE!  I'm like a bully...but a bully of little kids!  Thats even worse.  I just get so damn frustrated.  When you know that you have a smart and independent little stud of a son like I do!:) Then it makes it worse when they are NOT behaving to their potential.  Ahhh....so I guess I have to cool down and apologize.  THIS is what makes parenting hard.  You have to have patience, respect for your little nuggets, and plenty of booze on hand! Its tough! And now realizing I have a sweet little baby who will have to go thru the same lovely stages as her brother.....God help us all!

These dang POUNDS!!!

After I had Gavin in 2006 I never really felt FABULOUS! I had a little run in with post partum....and I decided to stay home rather then going back to work.....and in my (lets be honest) BOREDOM I found a love for cooking and baking. I gained 32 lbs with Gavin...lost 25lbs in the first 2 months...then gained it all back by the time he was 1. Let me tell you, I am so proud! Ha! It took until he was 2 and a half to lose just that depression weight! I got preggo with Tilly with an extra 10lbs on then before.  Luckily I only gained 25lbs with her. But  this baby weight...no way in HELL am I letting it hang around! I am not going to let myself go there again. I have more confidence and lets face it, a better hormonal balance this time around!

 I can now honestly say I have COMPLETLY lost ALL of the baby weight.  30 lbs as of today!  And now working on the rest.  My goal is 20-25lbs more!  If I can accomplish this, then I will be smaller then I was at my wedding! I just want to feel like Jami...and her two kids.  Not whoa! Jami looks like she has HAD two kids!  And you're probably thinking why is she posting this.  I guess its to make myself accountable.  If I put this goal out in the big wide world of the internet that means that someone will know and be watching.  Lets see how this goes!  Wish me LUCK! And you KNOW that I will keep you posted!

Friday Lunchtime Fun!

So I looked up my name on UrbanDictionary.  This is what it said!

One-of-a-kind, different, brown eyed girl. Knows too many people for her own good but hangs out with only a specific few. She is funny, very smart, loud yet quiet in a lot of situations, and beautiful. :) Playing her many instruments or even listening to music calms her till she comes back to reality. Also she comes off as a strong brunette but she is the worst type of nervous. Oh! One last thing; if you like her, its better to just say it because even if she doesn't like you she won't turn you down like a bytch

baby girl.....

Baby girls......what I have learned about baby girls....or maybe just MY little precious nugget is that they are sweet, flirty and full of smiles.  What I have also learned is that when they flirt the most...its usually to hide something bad.  (Hell, that sounds like me now at age 28!) Anyhoo....my daughter poops....not just "oops I pooped my pants" but......"Oops I shit myself!"  And its always in the cutest outfits, while shes doing the cutest things.....then BAM!!!  Crap....funky color, funky consistancy, and FUNK all out of her diaper and up her back!  Lets just say...one girl is enough for me! (And now I just jinxed myself to have 5 more!)