I've been practically crawling around the house tonight, my foot is in so much pain, even with my boot I can't walk hardly at all. And obviously crutches aren't an option with a toddler in tow. Kieran keeps looking at me like I'm crazy when I crawl to him to bring him his sippy cup. Haha. I love his little giggles. I taught him a new trick I cant wait to show YaYa and Grangie when they get back in town!
I'm nervous and excited to move. I will be sad to leave this place. Sooo many great memories here. Co-sleeping with Kieran and waking up to his sweet smiling face every single morning... Tommy and I seeing him crawl for the first time... The sound of his little feet pit-pattering on the wood floor... Playing tee-ball in the back yard... *sigh* Definitely good memories here. But I am ready to be in the new place at the same time. I know we will make plenty of new and equally amazing memories.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Ahhh...
I was just looking online at the activities for Welcome Week, and I thought, "It sucks I live so far away from campus or I could actually do some of this stuff.... Oh wait!!! I'm moving on campus!!! Yesssss!"
So excited!!!
This afternoon I took Kieran to the splash pad in Owasso, and he absolutely LOVED it. He was squealing with excitement the whole time, and running from one corner to the other with his hands in the air feeling the water fall on him. It was adorable! I got soaked chasing him around and playing, but I didn't mind =) His silly butt was giggling the whole way home too. So ridiculously adorable. We will definitely start going more often! Yesterday we went to Barnes & Noble and I got him a new book which he absolutely LOVES. He made me read it to him like, literally 20 times in a row tonight. lol He was exhausted and went to bed like 30 minutes before his bedtime, but he needed his rest for sure! It just does not matter how shitty my day is, or how bad of a mood I may be in, this little boy makes EVERYTHING worth it. I feel like I didn't cherish his baby-days enough, and I'm so glad I am able to love every single day of toddlerhood.
Love him so much!!!
So excited!!!
This afternoon I took Kieran to the splash pad in Owasso, and he absolutely LOVED it. He was squealing with excitement the whole time, and running from one corner to the other with his hands in the air feeling the water fall on him. It was adorable! I got soaked chasing him around and playing, but I didn't mind =) His silly butt was giggling the whole way home too. So ridiculously adorable. We will definitely start going more often! Yesterday we went to Barnes & Noble and I got him a new book which he absolutely LOVES. He made me read it to him like, literally 20 times in a row tonight. lol He was exhausted and went to bed like 30 minutes before his bedtime, but he needed his rest for sure! It just does not matter how shitty my day is, or how bad of a mood I may be in, this little boy makes EVERYTHING worth it. I feel like I didn't cherish his baby-days enough, and I'm so glad I am able to love every single day of toddlerhood.
Love him so much!!!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Something to look forward to...
Not feeling so hot tonight so i thought I'd write something to cheer myself up.
I'm looking forward to:
the fall semester starting.
moving into my new apartment.
Kieran starting is new daycare
meeting new people this semester
kieran being 18 months old so we can start the Mommy-and-Me soccer club I found
My mommies being back in town. I miss them! :(
Taylor's birthday party.
MY 21st birthday.
Tommy's new location for phase 2
getting our tattoos
Fall.
Nope. Still not cheered up.
I'm looking forward to:
the fall semester starting.
moving into my new apartment.
Kieran starting is new daycare
meeting new people this semester
kieran being 18 months old so we can start the Mommy-and-Me soccer club I found
My mommies being back in town. I miss them! :(
Taylor's birthday party.
MY 21st birthday.
Tommy's new location for phase 2
getting our tattoos
Fall.
Nope. Still not cheered up.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
"DUCK!"
Today my dad and I took Kieran to the park to feed the ducks. He LOVED it. He refused to give up any of his bread to the ducks, but he was giggling his cute little butt off the whole time. He has been saying "duck" all afternoon. Love him!! He also said cracker today. He kept whining and pointing at the computer desk and I thought he just wanted to play with the computer, so I kept trying to distract him with other things. Well I picked him up and he points at the computer desk and said "TRATTER!!!" I was like OHH!! You want a cracker!! (there was a box of crackers on the computer desk lol)
My smart little boy. I put so much effort into trying to teach him new things, I just love it when something clicks. He's brilliant! In the bath tonight he proved it. We have been using a wash cloth as a tub stopper because the other one got thrown away accidentally. Well tonight he took the wash cloth out of the drain and replaced it with a plastic easter egg he has with his bath toys. He kept pointing it out to me like he was so proud of himself. It fit perfectly actually. lol I think we have a new tub stopper, a hot pink easter egg.
My smart little boy. I put so much effort into trying to teach him new things, I just love it when something clicks. He's brilliant! In the bath tonight he proved it. We have been using a wash cloth as a tub stopper because the other one got thrown away accidentally. Well tonight he took the wash cloth out of the drain and replaced it with a plastic easter egg he has with his bath toys. He kept pointing it out to me like he was so proud of himself. It fit perfectly actually. lol I think we have a new tub stopper, a hot pink easter egg.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Kieran
I think Kieran is in need of some more one-on-one time. So today, with a little help, I came up with a list of things we can do to spend more time together. I feel bad because he's in daycare all day while I'm working or at school, then in the evenings I'm exhausted and he's grumpy, so our time together is stressful more often than not. Today we went to chick-fil-a and had some fruit cups and lemonade then played in the play place :) he LOVED it! He met a couple friends. It's so neat to see him interacting with other kids his age. I love it!
I think tomorrow we are going to go to the drillers game or maybe the splash pad in Owasso. I just feel like I have so much going on, and so much of my life is straight. Work is good. I'm always early, and usually stay late or run extra errands for my boss. My grades are perfect, and neither Kieran or myself are lacking sleep. It's just our relationship that I feel is getting the shaft of things. But that needs to change. My relationship with Kieran should come first. Always! I think I am going to start working it out so that his bedtime is a little later, so we can have more time just us, and try to GO do things more often. If anything is going to suffer her, I decided it needs to be my rest. So if I have to stay up a little later to get homework done, or to clean or do laundry, that's fine! That's what I'll do. Heck, maybe the dishes won't even get done some nights. But I'll still have my sweet boy.
I think tomorrow we are going to go to the drillers game or maybe the splash pad in Owasso. I just feel like I have so much going on, and so much of my life is straight. Work is good. I'm always early, and usually stay late or run extra errands for my boss. My grades are perfect, and neither Kieran or myself are lacking sleep. It's just our relationship that I feel is getting the shaft of things. But that needs to change. My relationship with Kieran should come first. Always! I think I am going to start working it out so that his bedtime is a little later, so we can have more time just us, and try to GO do things more often. If anything is going to suffer her, I decided it needs to be my rest. So if I have to stay up a little later to get homework done, or to clean or do laundry, that's fine! That's what I'll do. Heck, maybe the dishes won't even get done some nights. But I'll still have my sweet boy.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Days like today
Make the shitty days worth it.
GREAT news today!! I have been on the waiting list to get into the Family Apartments at RSU for almost a year now, and I wasn't expected to get in until January, possibly even later. Well today I got the call!!! I got in!!! I get to move in August 7th!!! I am beyond excited. It was such perfect timing. This will be what's best for myself and my family right now, without a doubt! It definitely seems like things will be falling into place very soon. I will be right on campus, which has so many benefits. I can use the campus pool and gym any time I want, the on campus security, it is without a doubt a VERY safe environment, it will help me stay focused in school, there is an amazing daycare not even a mile away, there is a cute little pond RIGHT by my apartment with a path and lots of ducks and stuff. There is an entire nature reserve, and LOTS of grassy areas for Kieran. He will LOVE it!!! Not to mention there is a playground! I am sooo excited. I will probably meet lots of other parents who are also working and trying to go to school.
There is a daycare on campus, but I'm not particularly fond of it, plus you have to be at least 2 years old to attend. Well a friend of mine told me about an AMAZING daycare in Claremore, and it has one of the highest ratings in the entire state. PLUS, it costs LESS than where we are at now!!! I went and toured the place today and met Kieran's soon-to-be teachers, and the place was definitely beyond amazing. I walk in and go through automatic doors (if you have a child, you KNOW how hard it is to do something as simple as open a door with a squirming toddler in your arms, plus a package of diapers and a diaper bag) and after you use your finger print to get in to the 2nd door, the room is a very pretty yellow. They called this the Family Room, and there were big comfy couches everywhere. Plus a giant fort right in the middle of the room! The place was HUGE. So I go into the toddler room, and all the children are sitting in "big kid seats" around a circle table, eating peas, cantaloupe, and mini burritos. While the director was telling me the schedule they follow, etc., I was watching the teacher out of hte corner of my eye and she was doing sign language with the kids, and they were ALL doing it back. She told me they teach sign language as part of their curriculum for the toddler room, and continue to use it for every age level. The kitchen was so nice, and I got to meet the cook, who is actually a licensed dietitian and she told me that the children only eat fresh fruits and veggies with lean meat and whole grains. How amazing is that?! Healthy eating is one thing that will always be very important in my household, and it was so comforting to know that the daycare holds the same values. I go in to tour the 2's room, and the director explained to me how they begin teaching the children "self-help" skills in the toddler room, and by the time they get to the 2's room, they know their manners, serve themselves food, even pour their own milk into their cups!! I was so impressed by the sweet kids and how polite they were to me. There is a seperate playground for each age group, and in the toddler playground (which is being re-done at the moment) there is a tricycle track all the way around it! Plus all the awesome kiddie swings and stuff, with lots of room to run. It was definitely a place I not only feel comfortable putting my child, but I WANT my child at!! I am so excited about it, it was amazing.
PS: did i mention I got a scholarship for being the single mom w/ the highest GPA in school?! Go meee!!!
GREAT news today!! I have been on the waiting list to get into the Family Apartments at RSU for almost a year now, and I wasn't expected to get in until January, possibly even later. Well today I got the call!!! I got in!!! I get to move in August 7th!!! I am beyond excited. It was such perfect timing. This will be what's best for myself and my family right now, without a doubt! It definitely seems like things will be falling into place very soon. I will be right on campus, which has so many benefits. I can use the campus pool and gym any time I want, the on campus security, it is without a doubt a VERY safe environment, it will help me stay focused in school, there is an amazing daycare not even a mile away, there is a cute little pond RIGHT by my apartment with a path and lots of ducks and stuff. There is an entire nature reserve, and LOTS of grassy areas for Kieran. He will LOVE it!!! Not to mention there is a playground! I am sooo excited. I will probably meet lots of other parents who are also working and trying to go to school.
There is a daycare on campus, but I'm not particularly fond of it, plus you have to be at least 2 years old to attend. Well a friend of mine told me about an AMAZING daycare in Claremore, and it has one of the highest ratings in the entire state. PLUS, it costs LESS than where we are at now!!! I went and toured the place today and met Kieran's soon-to-be teachers, and the place was definitely beyond amazing. I walk in and go through automatic doors (if you have a child, you KNOW how hard it is to do something as simple as open a door with a squirming toddler in your arms, plus a package of diapers and a diaper bag) and after you use your finger print to get in to the 2nd door, the room is a very pretty yellow. They called this the Family Room, and there were big comfy couches everywhere. Plus a giant fort right in the middle of the room! The place was HUGE. So I go into the toddler room, and all the children are sitting in "big kid seats" around a circle table, eating peas, cantaloupe, and mini burritos. While the director was telling me the schedule they follow, etc., I was watching the teacher out of hte corner of my eye and she was doing sign language with the kids, and they were ALL doing it back. She told me they teach sign language as part of their curriculum for the toddler room, and continue to use it for every age level. The kitchen was so nice, and I got to meet the cook, who is actually a licensed dietitian and she told me that the children only eat fresh fruits and veggies with lean meat and whole grains. How amazing is that?! Healthy eating is one thing that will always be very important in my household, and it was so comforting to know that the daycare holds the same values. I go in to tour the 2's room, and the director explained to me how they begin teaching the children "self-help" skills in the toddler room, and by the time they get to the 2's room, they know their manners, serve themselves food, even pour their own milk into their cups!! I was so impressed by the sweet kids and how polite they were to me. There is a seperate playground for each age group, and in the toddler playground (which is being re-done at the moment) there is a tricycle track all the way around it! Plus all the awesome kiddie swings and stuff, with lots of room to run. It was definitely a place I not only feel comfortable putting my child, but I WANT my child at!! I am so excited about it, it was amazing.
PS: did i mention I got a scholarship for being the single mom w/ the highest GPA in school?! Go meee!!!
Monday, July 19, 2010
I'm sure I sound like a broken record.
But Kieran is a completely new kid these days. Of course he still has his sweet, ornery personality, but holy shit, where did this attitude come from?! Multiple times this afternoon/evening I was just at a loss for what to do for him. I think part of the problem is he isn't getting enough time with me. Things were great until my friend Sarah came over tonight. She's great with Kieran, and he loves her, but it was like the second all my attention wasn't on him he was literally SCREAMING, almost constantly. Tried to feed him, nope. Still screaming. Tried to play with him, nope. Still screaming. Tried giving him some juice and then some milk... Nope. You guessed it. Still screaming. And it wasn't even like an "in pain" screaming, it was just like a "HEY LOOK AT MEEEEE I CAN BE SOOO LOUUUD" screaming. I tried being stern with him and telling him in my mean mommy voice that we don't scream like that and he stopped for about a minute, but then of course picked it back up. Ugh! It was like that until he went to bed. I just don't know how to fix this. He is officially not allowed to go to the grocery store with me anymore, the last THREE times I've tried, he literally screams the whole time unless I'm holding him. And I don't know if you've tried holding 25 lbs on your hip and pushing a full grocery cart with one hand... but it is NOT easy. I've also noticed he is MUCH more dependent on his binky the last couple weeks. Once we get through the stress of this move, I'm gonna work on switching him to only having it at nap time and bed time, and after another few months hopefully he will be off it all together. I have the most amazing parenting book on how to deal with the new found attitudes of toddlers, but it seems like in the moment I never use the tricks the book talks about. *sigh* I hope this gets easier, or next semester is going to be REALLY long. I feel weird when I try out a new "parenting technique" for lack of a better term, when people are around.... But I never need to use anything new when it's just us because he doesn't act up! But I can't keep myself locked inside with him 24/7 unless I want to lose my mind. I need adult interaction at LEAST twice a week. I just feel like everyone is watching me and wondering how i'm gonna handle it, and I feel like I'm being judged when I fail at handling the situation. I feel less silly about it when I'm around people who aren't parents themselves, but it seems like those people are the ones who criticize me more. Which pisses me off to no end.
Hey, Tommy.... I know you'll read this, so if you have any suggestions... LET ME KNOW!!! lol
Hey, Tommy.... I know you'll read this, so if you have any suggestions... LET ME KNOW!!! lol
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