Yard Sale Meltdowns

This past weekend the hubs and I decided to have a yard sale. We have bins and bins full of baby clothes, baby items and home decor that needed to go. Usually we end up giving things away or donating them to goodwill but as the kids are getting older and their clothes and things more expensive we decided to try and sell some of their baby items and use the money made to stock up on clothes and get Ethan a new car seat.

So saturday we set up and hung out lal day in the scorching heat hoping to make a little cash. Today we closed up shop early since we had one person drive by. I guess we will just go back to donating items. I am going to consign the kids clothes and things and hopefully I can make a little cash that way. We shall see

However the point of this post is not that we had a yard sale. It's the fact that I had a huge mommy meltdown over some items. The items that caused me to lose it

These two chairs. I know they are just material items but as each day passes by it becomes clearer and clearer that my kiddo's are growing up. And fast. Last year at this time I had a 1 year old and a baby on the way. This year I am close to having to toddler's. My baby boy is almost 10 months old. Long gone are the newborn cuddles, hour long nursing sessions and everything else associated with having babies. And that makes me sad. Especially if we decide to have no more babies after this. So when the husband pulled those chairs out and asked if we should sell them I lost it. I bawled my eyes out and screamed at him. Something along the lines of "How can you give our babies chairs away" or Does this mean we are done having kids?" After looking at me like I had totally lost it, (which I guess I had) He agreed to let me keep the lamb chair. to prove my point of why we should keep it I pulled up pictures on my phone of both kids sleeping in the lamb chair. That did the trick. He might have even shed a tear or two after looking at those

So while I fully enjoy the stage of life we are in with the kiddo's and wouldn't trade them in for anything in the world, there are some days that I get nostalgic for those newborn days. I know it won't be long before both kids are leaving me for college and I will be pulling out this lamb chair, looking at pictures of them in it and sobbing as I say goodbye. Time goes by so fast doesn't it.  I can't believe my baby girl is 2 already and my little man will be a year in a little over 2 months

Both of my babies in their lamb chair. God I love them

And sorry hubby for going all crazy town on you. I will try not to do it again

Shark week and Breastfeeding

Today Shark week 2013 starts! i am obsessed with shark week.




I don't know why seeing as I can't step foot into the ocean without searching the water around me for sharks. Even now, two years after moving to the Fl coast I still don't venture out into the water past my knees. My waist may be pushing it. And if people are fishing nearby or there are jumping fish in the water, forget it. I won't go in

Now I'm sure some of you are wandering what Shark week has to do with Breastfeeding. And the answer is nothing. But to me the two are related. Here is why. When shark week 2011 aired I was a new mom. Gianna was just 2 weeks old and I was still trying to figure it all out. I was recovering from a c-section, sleeping on the couch at night and I had a newborn who nursed constantly. And who had her days and nights confused. The days and nights started blending together and I was totally unprepared as to the constant demand and full time job that was Breastfeeding

Around the 2 week mark Gianna hit a fussy patch. She wanted to nurse all the time and was never satisfied. At this time my whole family came and rented a house down in Destin. Every day I drove to spend time with them and relax by the pool. This was not possible due to Gianna's constant needs and I remember getting frustrated and irritated that I had to spend hours inside nursing a fussy baby when everyone was outside having a good time.

One day as I was nursing in my parents bedroom shark week was on. And as I succumbed to the fact that having a baby and nursing was the perfect time to start putting my selfish needs aside, I started to relax. And learn to really and truly enjoy nursing. For the rest of the week I spent every nursing hour watching shark week and snuggling with my newborn baby girl. And now that's a week I will treasure forever. Every time shark week previews air I'm taken back to those newborn days, her little cries, her baby smell and long days and nights spent snuggling on the couch figuring it all out together. So while to many of you shark week doesn't conjure up images of Breastfeeding to me it means so much more.


2 week old Gianna


Happy shark week everyone





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This and That

Happy Friday everyone.I hope you all had a great week. It's been a busy one around here. Full of cleaning, crafting, cooking, grocery shopping, blog reading and trashy reality tv watching.

-I was in a crafty mood this week. Now for those of you that know me, you know that I am not crafty. At all. Every Mops(Mom's of preschoolers) craft I make turns out horribly.My friend who is in charge of all the mops crafts usually ends up making the demo version for me since I'm that horrible at crafting. However this week I found a Pinterest project I've been wanting to try out. The DIY canvas crayon art. All you need is a canvas, crayons, a hot glue gun and a hair dryer. Simple enough. Even I could pull this off, right?

And I did it! It turned out great. It is going to go on the playroom wall once I finish some other crafting projects.

-I made some yummy baked potato soup I found on this bloggers page. I don't even know how I found Ruthie Hart's blog but it is my new favorite read. I love it. She is expecting a baby boy any day now. So exciting. Cue major baby fever. If you don't read Ruthie's blog already be sure to visit her page and check her out.

-A couple of  friends and I started a book club a few weeks ago. We both have babies one month apart and were talking about the various stages our kiddos were in. We decided to chose a parenting book, read it, and meet once a week to discuss it. My husband laughs at me because we are reading parenting books as opposed to fiction. What does he expect when a former teacher, ABA therapist and airforce Captain get together.

-I'm trying to figure out if I should take the kiddo's to Disney world in September. By myself! The hubby leaves Aug 31st and I am dreading another 4 months without him. I thought if I planned some fun trips for the kids and I that would help make the time go by fast. However Disney World with a 2 year old and a 10 month old all by myself may be more stressful than fun. We shall see. I might just do a weekend in Destin or Panama City Beach since I live right there

-Gianna is still having a hard time sleeping on her own. She wants someone to fall asleep with her every night! And it takes about an hour to get her to fall asleep. The other day I decided that we would put her down at 7 instead of her usual 830. That way the hubs and I could enjoy the night catching up on our shows. M took Gianna in her room at 7 and laid down with her as usual. 830 rolls around and my hubby still hasn't come out of her room. I tiptoe in and hear the sound of two people snoring. Sigh. I guess my plan backfired on me

-Shark week starts on Sunday! Whose excited. I know I am. My husband doesn't get why I watch it since it just makes me even more terrified to go into the water. But I can't help it. I find it fascinating

-I am addicted to Duck Dynasty. I find it so funny and yet honestly refreshing. Tonight's episode was where Phil and Kay went on a double date with their grandson and his girlfriend. Kay was telling the girlfriend that the way to a man's heart isn't sex but food. She goes on to tell her that sex doesn't last but food always does and the key to making it fun is to have snack food night, popcorn night, and so on and so forth. It was hysterical. I love that they put it out to their teenage grandson that their is more to a relationship than sex. Remind me to have my dad and mom do the same thing when my kid's start dating.

- I got some new books this week. I can't wait to dive in. I havent' read a Chicken soup for the Soul book in forever and decided to order one. I used to love all those books. Can't wait to read it

- Today marks the end of week 4 of my couch to 5k journey. I'm almost halfway done. To think when I first started I hadn't ran in years. That first week I was proud of myself for being able to jog 2 minutes. Now I am up to 8 minutes. I feel very accomplished. The only issue I am having is that I still am not losing any weight, nor really noticing a change in my body. The hubs says that I won't really start to notice a distance until I start doing longer distances running. So as I get up in my length of time I'm hoping I'll start to see some results. I found this on pinterest and this made me feel a little better

- I have started to pack up all of the baby baby stuff and put it away. My garage is now full of bouncy chairs, baby bath tubs, and Ethan's bassinet. I can't believe my little man will be 10 months old in a few weeks. It makes me so sad. We set up his new big boy high chair the other day and put away his baby one. Since when did my kids get so big

 

They are def not babies anymore. I told the hubby that it's time for another!

I think that's about it. I am off to take the kids to the park. Hope you all have a good weekend