My boys are nothing short of fearless. Neither of them are scared of much. They both run, jump and climb on anything and neither will sit still for more than about 5 seconds.
Being that I grew up with only a sister, I'm not sure that I had any idea what I was getting into with having boys. I knew there would be trucks, sports, guns, bugs, and yucky stuff, but I'm not sure I was prepared for the amount of energy that is in them! It has taken much reading, and much advice to learn how to handle these kiddo's energy. Corbin is 3 and definitely is more hyper than most kids he is around. But I have found that if I make sure he has outlets he does so much better. He NEEDS time in the gym (tumbling and others) to do flips, jump, hang upside down, and run around. He NEEDS time on swings and slides and getting messy outside. The boy simply needs some outlets to release some energy. I find that after he is able to play like a monkey, he will be very well behaved for a while. It's amazing. Garrett definitely loves and needs some time to wear himself out also, but he is still too little to be considered calm afterwards.
They both also just need to stay busy. I need to do crafts and sit on the floor and play with them all the time. I've found down time is bad time. I definitely believe that staying busy is why Corbin has been so good in school thus far. His teacher is amazing with him and keeps him so busy that he behaves wonderfully. We are 7 weeks into school and have not had one sad face at school. It's amazing. He thrives with being busy and learning.
Learning how to be a mom of very very active boys has not been the easiest thing in the world but I would venture to say that it has been the most fun! I love love watching them learn how to do things and man it happens fast. Garrett is 16 months and goes up to the top of the chic fil a playground and down the slide, and Corbin at three can jump up on a trapeze bar and do a flip completely over it. His tumbling coach call him his 'little athlete'. I love watching all of this and getting to be a part of all the excitement. It's exciting to see then do adventurous things. Notice I say exciting, 2 years ago that would have been the word scary. It's taken a while to realize that no matter how scared I am, boys will be boys.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
Fall!
Fall to me means lots of outside time, lots of craft show, boots (ohhhhhh... The boots), sweaters, Christmas shopping, crafts, friends and so so much more!! However, it's HOT!!! I was a t a craft show with a sweet friend this morning and we couldn't stay long because a) our 3 yr old boys were making us crazy, and b) it was HOT. It is definitely not a typical craft show feel.. We are trying to play it off and still play outside and do some fun stuff, but man, I just want fall to come!!
We did however get a couple of cute things. 2 crosses for our cross wall (one blue for Corbin and a pink for me), and 2 spider yard signs (one says Corbin and the other Garrett). :). So cute!! Craft shows are amazing for buying some of the cutest things. I wish it was a little less hot though and we could enjoy it a little more. Hopefully it cools off soon and we can really enjoy the rest of the craft shows for the season!
I just love fall!!
We did however get a couple of cute things. 2 crosses for our cross wall (one blue for Corbin and a pink for me), and 2 spider yard signs (one says Corbin and the other Garrett). :). So cute!! Craft shows are amazing for buying some of the cutest things. I wish it was a little less hot though and we could enjoy it a little more. Hopefully it cools off soon and we can really enjoy the rest of the craft shows for the season!
I just love fall!!
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Garrett's first hair cut
Corbin had so much hair by the time he was a year old so we waited and got it cut immediately after he turned one (I just didn't want a hair cut before 1 bc they look so much older after it gets cut). With Garrett, however, he still doesn't have a ton of hair. He had a mullet though and mullets just aren't something I dream of my kids having. He is 16 months old and it was time.
Off to Snip Its we went. I tried somewhere else with Corbin one time and was very disappointed with how they handled a squirmy toddler. Snip it's had always been so good with making my boys comfortable so we will be going there until they get a little bigger. He was a champ!! He gave a few ugly looks about things, but he didn't cry for even a second. My sister in law, Stephanie, came with me to take pictures so big shout out her her!! It was a major help for me! Well, I'm sure your waiting to see pictures, so here they are!
Off to Snip Its we went. I tried somewhere else with Corbin one time and was very disappointed with how they handled a squirmy toddler. Snip it's had always been so good with making my boys comfortable so we will be going there until they get a little bigger. He was a champ!! He gave a few ugly looks about things, but he didn't cry for even a second. My sister in law, Stephanie, came with me to take pictures so big shout out her her!! It was a major help for me! Well, I'm sure your waiting to see pictures, so here they are!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Phases
I recently had my first grey hair! yikes! I was not looking forward to those for a long time. However, Im pretty sure I realized why, kids! There are days where I simply could pull my hair out. There have been days where Im sure people have looked at my kids and thought that I do a terrible job as a mom, and Im praying there are also days that people think that I do a good job as a mom, but either way, being a mom is hard.
One of the hardest things to understand is that their are phases, and I dont mean baby, toddler, preschool, etc. I mean with behavior. Earlier this year Corbin would run off from me every time we walked outside. He wouldnt run into the road, he would just run off enough to make me mad and Im positive that he knew what he was doing. Now, it is very rare that he does this. Ive noticed all kids go through phases of different behaviors. There was about 2 months where Corbin was off the wall. A friend of mine heard another mom say that Corbin was crazy (not like that, but still)... My feelings were soooo hurt. The friend that heard this came to me and said to not worry. She understood this concept well and said, in two months it will be completely different, so why worry about it. And boy was she right. A few months later the same mom that had said that Corbin was crazy was sitting there telling me how well mannered Corbin was. Right now Corbin is in a phase of making crazy faces and noises, and it to be completely honest it makes me crazy!! I think that it makes him look ridiculous and I get embarrassed. ( I mean honestly I did not tell him to do it, so Im not sure why I get so embarrassed). I then remember what my friend told me about waiting a few months and things being completely different, and I think how true it is. Whether these phases only last a month or 6, it wont last forever and when he is 10, I probably will not even remember it.
Its not just the bad things that are phases either. It is the really cute stuff that are phases and that is the very sad part. When Corbin was about 18 months he was learning to say please to people. It was a very hard thing to learn, and I remember I would put my finger on his lips and say "say pleeeease" about 100 times. Then he started saying please all the time, and each time he would put his finger on his lips. It was the funniest and cutest thing in the world. That phase only lasted about 2 months and it gone. forever gone. never coming back. That to me is sad. There are so many amazing things that my kids do and the thought that one day I wont ever remember them because it happens so fast is just heartbreaking.
Right now a 6 month phase seems like forever, but when he is a teenager, 6 months will be very hard to remember.
Side note... Not to mention, Corbin is a 3 year old boy that is very smart and has a huge imagination. He gets bored VERY easy and I dont think some of it is a behavior problem, so much as he just needs to have his brain functioning every waking hour in order to sit still or to be quiet. Pretty sure he gets that from his dad.
Another side note... (I guess this blog could have been titled Corbin..)- Does anyone know of an occupational therapists for kids. I really think that Corbin has some sensory problems and Im not sure where to start on know what to do about them. It has to do with hearing (things being too loud), and his mouth (putting things in his mouth, and licking random things). These, too, could be phases but Im really thinking it is a sensory issue that I want to have addressed.
One of the hardest things to understand is that their are phases, and I dont mean baby, toddler, preschool, etc. I mean with behavior. Earlier this year Corbin would run off from me every time we walked outside. He wouldnt run into the road, he would just run off enough to make me mad and Im positive that he knew what he was doing. Now, it is very rare that he does this. Ive noticed all kids go through phases of different behaviors. There was about 2 months where Corbin was off the wall. A friend of mine heard another mom say that Corbin was crazy (not like that, but still)... My feelings were soooo hurt. The friend that heard this came to me and said to not worry. She understood this concept well and said, in two months it will be completely different, so why worry about it. And boy was she right. A few months later the same mom that had said that Corbin was crazy was sitting there telling me how well mannered Corbin was. Right now Corbin is in a phase of making crazy faces and noises, and it to be completely honest it makes me crazy!! I think that it makes him look ridiculous and I get embarrassed. ( I mean honestly I did not tell him to do it, so Im not sure why I get so embarrassed). I then remember what my friend told me about waiting a few months and things being completely different, and I think how true it is. Whether these phases only last a month or 6, it wont last forever and when he is 10, I probably will not even remember it.
Its not just the bad things that are phases either. It is the really cute stuff that are phases and that is the very sad part. When Corbin was about 18 months he was learning to say please to people. It was a very hard thing to learn, and I remember I would put my finger on his lips and say "say pleeeease" about 100 times. Then he started saying please all the time, and each time he would put his finger on his lips. It was the funniest and cutest thing in the world. That phase only lasted about 2 months and it gone. forever gone. never coming back. That to me is sad. There are so many amazing things that my kids do and the thought that one day I wont ever remember them because it happens so fast is just heartbreaking.
Right now a 6 month phase seems like forever, but when he is a teenager, 6 months will be very hard to remember.
Side note... Not to mention, Corbin is a 3 year old boy that is very smart and has a huge imagination. He gets bored VERY easy and I dont think some of it is a behavior problem, so much as he just needs to have his brain functioning every waking hour in order to sit still or to be quiet. Pretty sure he gets that from his dad.
Another side note... (I guess this blog could have been titled Corbin..)- Does anyone know of an occupational therapists for kids. I really think that Corbin has some sensory problems and Im not sure where to start on know what to do about them. It has to do with hearing (things being too loud), and his mouth (putting things in his mouth, and licking random things). These, too, could be phases but Im really thinking it is a sensory issue that I want to have addressed.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Wes and Melanie
Now, I am not going to give a full blog to every set of our friends, but since Wes has bothered me enough, I will! lol...
Wes and Melanie are some of our very best friends. We met them in a small group that we used to be in. (in which were also some of our other amazing friends that are not going to be missed in this series of blogs!). We started having dinner with them some and before long they knew the ins and outs of our lives. So much so that they let us live with them....with our two kids... for 8 days, while our floors and stuff were being done in our house. They are expecting their first baby and Im sure our kids got them worried ;) but they didnt show it, all they showed was love every day that we told them "one more day".
But they, like everyone else that is on my importants life, love our children. I mean, if you dont love our children and they dont have a spot in your heart, then we probably dont belong their either. Its a group package ;) Anywho, they love our kids and us. The would also drop anything they were doing if we needed their help. Or I should say they have. Wes helped build our patio with Clynt. He was like our general contractor at the best price ever! Free! we will forever be in debt to them for that. The are amazing Christians and have so much in common with us and melanie is a Pediatric nurse who helps keep my kids healthy! lol..
They are funny and sweet, and I look forward to many many years of getting to know them and meeting their kids. Amazing friends make like amazing, and Im pretty sure we win in the amazing friends department.
Wes and Melanie are some of our very best friends. We met them in a small group that we used to be in. (in which were also some of our other amazing friends that are not going to be missed in this series of blogs!). We started having dinner with them some and before long they knew the ins and outs of our lives. So much so that they let us live with them....with our two kids... for 8 days, while our floors and stuff were being done in our house. They are expecting their first baby and Im sure our kids got them worried ;) but they didnt show it, all they showed was love every day that we told them "one more day".
But they, like everyone else that is on my importants life, love our children. I mean, if you dont love our children and they dont have a spot in your heart, then we probably dont belong their either. Its a group package ;) Anywho, they love our kids and us. The would also drop anything they were doing if we needed their help. Or I should say they have. Wes helped build our patio with Clynt. He was like our general contractor at the best price ever! Free! we will forever be in debt to them for that. The are amazing Christians and have so much in common with us and melanie is a Pediatric nurse who helps keep my kids healthy! lol..
They are funny and sweet, and I look forward to many many years of getting to know them and meeting their kids. Amazing friends make like amazing, and Im pretty sure we win in the amazing friends department.
My dear in-laws
So I'm on a role of writing posts about important people in my life. I've done my husband, parents, sister, and now I was thinking of who else to do. Being that I married a baby of 6, I have lots of in-laws, and by lots, I means lots. I have 5 brother in laws, and 5 sister in laws. On top of those, I have 5 step in law siblings. And then there are many many nieces and nephews in all that, and clynt has a step dad and a step mom also. So, that's a lot of people, right? It would take weeks to write about all these people. So I'm going to write about some of the ones who, in the past year, have been beyond helpful and supportive to me and my guys.
I'll start with my mother in law. And I'll start by saying that one of my favorite things about her is her husband. These two people are amazing. These are two people that would give us the world. They have the most giving hearts, and they love me and my boys and treat me as much of a child as they do clynt. And that is something that is worth a million dollars. Pam and I could sit and talk for hours about nothings, and that is such an amazing thing. And Steve is so helpful with major decisions that we face. He thinks of everything from a perspective that is just spot on. I don't think I could have asked for better in laws. Hands down amazing.
My Sister in law, Stephanie. Now, let me say that this relationship has been rocky, at best, in the past. I can say that I have spent more time in tears over not understanding why things were the way they were with her than maybe any other person I know. However, God can work miracles and this relationship was one of them. It went from terrible to great just over the past few months. It was a gradual thing, but I can honestly now say that she is one of my best friends. I can talk to her about anything and she understands so much about my life because she married into the same family I did. She will drop anything and come check on my kids if I need her and she will call to check on me and the boys anytime that the slightest thing is wrong. She lives 2 miles from me and i know that if something were to happen in the middle of the night she would be here in a heart beat. She has become very dear to me and I love and appreciate her very much.
My sister in law, angie. She has always been supportive of me and was there when I even picked up my wedding gown. She loved me unconditionally from day one and for that I will forever be grateful. She is a positive person that I never hear say a negative word about anyone (which is a trait that I want!). She loves my boys and me and that's all I can ask for! :)
Clynt's dad and step-mom charlye just moved back from Australia and are very good people also. They would do anything in the world for my kids. Clynt's dad loves clynt very very much and only wants the best for him, which is great. Charlye is a very sweet lady and I find her abilities to cook and take care of life amazing. She can juggle all of their doctor's appts, unpacking (from a different country), cooking, cleaning, babysitting grand kids, and so so much. I admire that so much and hope I can cook desserts like her one day too! ;)
I appreciate more people than this in Clynt's family, but I haven't been able to get to know a lot of my in-laws because they live out of town. Clynt's brother and his wife and kids just moved here from alabama and I am feeling so blessed to get to know them. They are major family people and I love that so so much!!
I have married into a fun and interesting family and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I have met some amazing people and so so so look forward to many many more years to learn more about everyone in the family. :)
I'll start with my mother in law. And I'll start by saying that one of my favorite things about her is her husband. These two people are amazing. These are two people that would give us the world. They have the most giving hearts, and they love me and my boys and treat me as much of a child as they do clynt. And that is something that is worth a million dollars. Pam and I could sit and talk for hours about nothings, and that is such an amazing thing. And Steve is so helpful with major decisions that we face. He thinks of everything from a perspective that is just spot on. I don't think I could have asked for better in laws. Hands down amazing.
My Sister in law, Stephanie. Now, let me say that this relationship has been rocky, at best, in the past. I can say that I have spent more time in tears over not understanding why things were the way they were with her than maybe any other person I know. However, God can work miracles and this relationship was one of them. It went from terrible to great just over the past few months. It was a gradual thing, but I can honestly now say that she is one of my best friends. I can talk to her about anything and she understands so much about my life because she married into the same family I did. She will drop anything and come check on my kids if I need her and she will call to check on me and the boys anytime that the slightest thing is wrong. She lives 2 miles from me and i know that if something were to happen in the middle of the night she would be here in a heart beat. She has become very dear to me and I love and appreciate her very much.
My sister in law, angie. She has always been supportive of me and was there when I even picked up my wedding gown. She loved me unconditionally from day one and for that I will forever be grateful. She is a positive person that I never hear say a negative word about anyone (which is a trait that I want!). She loves my boys and me and that's all I can ask for! :)
Clynt's dad and step-mom charlye just moved back from Australia and are very good people also. They would do anything in the world for my kids. Clynt's dad loves clynt very very much and only wants the best for him, which is great. Charlye is a very sweet lady and I find her abilities to cook and take care of life amazing. She can juggle all of their doctor's appts, unpacking (from a different country), cooking, cleaning, babysitting grand kids, and so so much. I admire that so much and hope I can cook desserts like her one day too! ;)
I appreciate more people than this in Clynt's family, but I haven't been able to get to know a lot of my in-laws because they live out of town. Clynt's brother and his wife and kids just moved here from alabama and I am feeling so blessed to get to know them. They are major family people and I love that so so much!!
I have married into a fun and interesting family and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I have met some amazing people and so so so look forward to many many more years to learn more about everyone in the family. :)
My dear sister
For those that don't know, I have a twin sister. Man did we fight !! We went through times of major hatred, I mean who wouldn't with someone they have to share everything with! Clothes, shows, a bathroom, friends, etc.
But now!! My sister is my best friend. She is absolutely one of the most amazing people I have ever met. She loves me and my boys and she would be there for me in a heart beat. She treats clynt like a brother and would never do a mean thing in the world. My sister is a sweet, Christian woman and would do anything for any one. I'm not sure what my life would be like without my sister, but I can say it would not at all be the same.
She has thrown my baby shower, wedding shower, sip and see and so many other parties for me. She has given my kids and I gifts for no reason other than loving us. She has taken us to doctors appointments and been there for me when no one else would. She knows me like the back of her own hand, and will tell me like it is. She is simply amazing and my life is better because of her!
Having a twin is different. It's not at all a traditional sibling hood. We just have a connection that is different. It's (besides my husband) the most amazing relationship that I have. I'm forever thankful for it and praise God for giving her to me!!
I love you Rachel!!
But now!! My sister is my best friend. She is absolutely one of the most amazing people I have ever met. She loves me and my boys and she would be there for me in a heart beat. She treats clynt like a brother and would never do a mean thing in the world. My sister is a sweet, Christian woman and would do anything for any one. I'm not sure what my life would be like without my sister, but I can say it would not at all be the same.
She has thrown my baby shower, wedding shower, sip and see and so many other parties for me. She has given my kids and I gifts for no reason other than loving us. She has taken us to doctors appointments and been there for me when no one else would. She knows me like the back of her own hand, and will tell me like it is. She is simply amazing and my life is better because of her!
Having a twin is different. It's not at all a traditional sibling hood. We just have a connection that is different. It's (besides my husband) the most amazing relationship that I have. I'm forever thankful for it and praise God for giving her to me!!
I love you Rachel!!
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