tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36352857684937792772024-02-20T03:03:37.150-05:00Rose Colored GlassesMud Puddles, Prayer, and Pools of Laughtertonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-76096074396467671012023-09-05T08:43:00.005-04:002023-09-05T08:43:59.724-04:00Finding calm<p> It seems like recently, with illness and prodromal labor and big days, our in between days have been filled with lots of nothing. And by nothing I mean Christmas movies and Monster Jam shows. </p><p>It’s hard to remember that I’m an active person on days like today. I’m a high energy mom. I like to play baseball and jog and ride my bike. I like yoga and running and swimming and hiking. </p><p>But not today. </p><p>Today I enjoy sitting and doing absolutely nothing. I have prodromal contractions - meaning they’re just for kicks and giggles. </p><p>I’m feeling lazy and tired and I have had a ton of sleep. I’ve gained 36lbs and I’m so ready to be done. Pregnancy is hard. </p>tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-72317854559320465392022-11-11T09:50:00.000-05:002022-11-11T09:50:04.933-05:00hello again<p> It's funny, a move spurred this blog. And a move seems to be the way in which I *may* pick it back up.</p><!-- wp:paragraph -->
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<p>For the past few years we were in a wonderful neighborhood with some amazing neighbors and <em>not</em> a lot of yard. We are expecting another boy on January 1st - which will make 5 boys and 1 girl. We have continued to thrive in homeschooling and I love the challenge and messiness it brings to our lives. </p>
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<p>Over the summer Greg and I made a difficult decision. With another child and homeschooling, it was time to move. It was no longer feasible to have all of our kids playing in a tiny yard in a very busy cul de sac. Additionally, pregnancy is not easy and it limits how much I can move and take them out to different activities. We decided it was time to move.</p>
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<p>October 10th was Greg's cut off date as far as my pregnancy and the move went. We ended up closing and moving on October 12th. We saw our home on a feed, but thought it was too far out. Ironically enough our parish priest sent me an email with a picture of this house and said he thought it would be great for kids. This led to both of us driving by, loving it, viewing it and offering. We are now happily settled in a neighborhood, where we live on a lot that is over and acre, and we back up to a farm and hundreds of acres of woods. The surrounding neighbors and our previous owners all bought the neighboring lots, so we are also the only house in a cul de sac. Greg's work commute was nearly cut in half. </p>
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<p>In spite of all of the stress of moving (and yes, a month later I am still looking for things... like batteries), it has truly been wonderful.</p>
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<p>This blog was for me to document our happiness in the chaos. For me to remember that when babies cry life is still okay. Thankfully I have had wonderful neighbors and family close by to talk me through the difficult days. Life is still filled with joy - magnified even with each new face that joins us. Maybe with this move, taking us physically farther away from familiar neighbors and friends, I will take a moment to reflect here, collecting the mundane moments that fill our days.</p>
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<p>Did I mention by January we will have 6 kids... in a midsize SUV?</p>
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We brought Cocoa into our lives shortly after Christmas. The vet predicted she'd be 60 or 70 lbs, Wisdom DNA says you're Chow and Chihuahua... she looks like a Chow, German Shepherd, Pomeranian, Australian Shepherd and Chihuahua all mixed up. She's so fluffy!!!</div>
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We had the flu for a couple of weeks. We didn't go anywhere while we were sick. It gave me time to actually get our school routine up and running. Last year I always felt behind. Not now. Reusable sticky post-its have been a game changer for the syllabi and school books. Chalkboard checklist has been awesome for keeping track of each boys' subjects. I'm finally feeling a little more on top of their academics. </div>
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The latest news is that Bernadette has decided to use the toilet. I asked her last week if she wanted to poop in the potty and she said yes. And she did. Since then Toby has been evicted from pull-ups and diapers. He got some new Spidey undies out of the deal, so he's okay with it. </div>
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Bernadette got new undies too. I didn't even know they made them for kids this young.</div>
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I took Cocoa out and said, "Go pee!" Bernadette followed us outside and proceeded to pee in the grass... while wearing her new undies. I'll take it. </div>
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Two weeks ago we visited some friends who had a ton of baby chicks. Ray sat holding and watching them for hours in the brooder while we were at their house. Greg decided to bring a couple home as our classroom pets for a little while.</div>
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Ray gets twitterpated for a few hours and BAM! we're bringing chickens home!</div>
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Lately, for various reasons, I have really tried to stay away from social media apps. I have also been keeping the boys off all technology. At bedtime one night we were discussing what our bodies are doing when we play on technology (nothing, except for Just Dance at my mom's house).<br />
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I told them someday they will be grown and gone and I don't want to miss out on the time I have with them now.<br />
Jimmy said, "Well then you'll be a grandma. Who doesn't love a grandma?!?" Ray says, "I think you should practice being a grandma right now." I asked, "Like how?" And he said, "By making us cookies."</div>
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tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-80542467504683280922018-02-16T11:23:00.000-05:002020-01-30T11:29:54.829-05:00don't i knowJimmy turned four last Friday. Here are a few Jimmyisms to brighten your day.<br />
"Don't I know?"<br />
<i> translation: I don't know</i><br />
"Sticky-Ban-Jans"<br />
<i> translation: They are sticky bandaids that stick. </i><br />
"Skooska"<br />
<i> translation: scooter</i><br />
"Diarrhea"<br />
<i> translation: diarrhea</i><br />
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Major interests are legos, laser tag guns, and snow monsters. We had his birthday at LegoLand.<span style="text-align: center;"> </span><br />
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<i style="text-align: start;">The other day I heard him ask Ray (who has <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=syndactyly&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS832US832&oq=syndactyly&aqs=chrome..69i57.2664j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">syndactyly</a>) "RayRay, why are your toes so sticky? Can I take the sticky part off?"</i></div>
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Jimmy is intent on kissing us goodnight, and if it's a small peck it doesn't count. He'll cry and say, "You didn't kiss me!"<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"><i>He potty trained a month before his birthday. I was getting pretty nervous. I mean his legs are so long and I was thinking every time I wiped him that his legs were going to be hairy man legs before he potty trained.</i></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><i>One night he slammed himself against my tummy. The next morning he gave me hug, kissed my arm and said "I'm kissing you because I hurted you on the other day." </i></span></div>
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A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/toni_ellen/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" target="_blank"> Toni</a> (@toni_ellen) on <time datetime="2016-08-23T03:59:45+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Aug 22, 2016 at 8:59pm PDT</time></div>
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We visited family in Atlanta. I finished John and Kate's blanket.<br />
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Hurricane headed for us, we are off of an outlet of the St. John's River, so our house was considered a red zone for flooding and Grandpa Hamilton drove down to rescue the kids and me. We stayed in Albany with Uncle Kevin and ended up back in Atlanta. Our house lost power for a few days. Thankfully nothing worse happened.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>even Ray was sleep tired</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>home for 5 seconds before the hurricane came</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>at Uncle Kevin's in Albany</i><br />
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November</h2>
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Christmas and hotels.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">I said: A new baby.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Santa says: Didn't you say that last year?</span></i></div>
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tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-675913151489485612017-01-01T11:17:00.000-05:002020-01-30T15:49:06.634-05:00catching up 1.16-7.16<div dir="ltr">
Another picture heavy post. It may or may not mean something to you dear reader. It was a hard year but a fulfilling one. We spent time with our friends and family, and gained a new addition to our tribe. I love seeing the boys playing, playing outside, playing inside, playing alone, and with friends.<br />
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January-July: I grew and grew. I took progesterone my whole pregnancy. I puked almost every morning until I had Toby, then sat around and whined about how I couldn't do anything because I was so tired. Really I am so grateful I had a doctor who recognized my low progesterone and put me on it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>enjoying the water table</i></td></tr>
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Greg got me a Fitbit for my birthday and the first day I used it I walked 10,000 steps. I contracted the whole next day and Greg almost took me to the hospital. After that Greg limited me to 3,000 steps a day.</div>
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Craig and Leslie moved. Veronica came for the month. John Paul came two weeks after Veronica. Toby came just after John Paul came... on the day I'd predicted from the very beginning of my pregnancy. Toby was a full moon baby, and I was 38 weeks. Jimmy and Ray were both 38+2. I always thought he'd come on a full moon.</div>
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Toby was pretty jaundice after he was born. I had to bring him to the office many many times to check his weight and his bili levels. I was not at my best hormonally or mentally. My mom jumped in the car with my siblings and drove 6 hours to come stay with me for a week. Thanks, mom!</div>
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tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-59149834854018191182016-01-01T11:38:00.000-05:002020-01-30T11:40:17.281-05:00news year *jan 2016*<div>
*I wrote this one year ago and never posted it. I am going to have to post a recap of 2016, but for now here's last year's new year's post.*</div>
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I'll try to stick with the "exciting" stuff.<br />
Although, you should know by now that exciting for me may put you to sleep.<br />
These are mostly in chronological starting from the last time I posted.<br />
Scroll to the very bottom for the biggest news.<br />
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<i>There's lots of pictures of Jimmy crying...</i></div>
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<i> he's so proud of his little vase and rose</i></div>
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<i>sick day. Ray napped on that swing forever</i></div>
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<i>not pictured: he stands up and pees on the floor *next* to the potty</i></div>
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<i>what could possibly go wrong?</i></div>
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<i>he loves pushing stuff... like strollers</i></div>
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<i>brooms</i></div>
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<i>trikes (he's crying because I'm blocking him from the street)</i></div>
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<i>we bought a dryer here... </i></div>
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<i>dryer delivered... oh happy day</i></div>
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<i>block man</i></div>
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<i>giant bamboo swords</i></div>
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<i>trapped</i></div>
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<i>Halloween</i></div>
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<i>giant turtle</i></div>
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<i>nothing like a baby doll stroller for a ride</i></div>
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<i>making faces</i></div>
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<i>Jimmy crying</i></div>
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<i>Jimmy crying</i></div>
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<i>Ray meditating, probably while Jimmy was crying</i></div>
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<i>visit with friends at Ave Maria</i></div>
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<i>asleep</i></div>
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<i>respectable Christmas tree</i></div>
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<i>Here we go again!</i></div>
<br />tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-71269170299145519142015-12-31T23:43:00.000-05:002015-12-31T23:43:07.308-05:00ray's four.***This post was sitting as a draft for the past four months. Better late than never!***<br />
Ray's birthday was a success.<br />
Greg watched Ray and Jimmy Tuesday morning so I could run to the store for last minute birthday presents.<br />
Ray's birthday events: Maple Street Biscuit Company for breakfast, Publix (because Ray asked to go...and we needed a cake...and punch balloons); Greg who had just come off working nights said I could put it on record that he asked me to drive home (I told him he could make it); at home he 'opened' his presents (and by 'open' I mean take them out of a giant brown paper bag); played and watched Wild Kratts until yummy bday dinner of spinach spaghetti (Ray's favorite) and cake (Ray's other favorite).<br />
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AND we had a fantastic day-after-birthday zoo trip with friends!!<br />
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<i>Ray, smile and say cheese!</i></div>
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<br />tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-82581301007844212042015-08-18T20:40:00.003-04:002015-08-18T20:56:27.115-04:00smiley rainbow.Ray's birthday is 8/19. <br />
You wanna know how I remember?<br />
8+1=9<br />
8/19<br />
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For the past week I've been telling myself his birthday is on Thursday. I even told two other people.<br />
Only, it's not on Thursday.<br />
It's tomorrow.<br />
Maybe I got confused because by yesterday I thought it was already Tuesday. As a friend of mine said, "It's Monday and it's already the longest week of my life!!"<br />
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Please, someone out there, reassure me that the extent of one's children's cries does not necessarily indicate poor mothering. And that after the third time one's son deliberately "waters" the floor with his milk, juice, or water then it's okay to cry over spilled milk or juice or water. And that when your son insists on messing with the gas stove controls a little corporal punishment is worth it, even if he cries even more than he was already doing (except of course when he was playing with the oven controls).<br />
And that when your kid has a fever and you give him any form of fever reducer and he feels so great he thinks he can fly (literally) then it's okay to not want to give him any form of fever reducer ever again... even when his fever spikes at 105.<br />
Don't worry, people.<br />
I caved and gave him Tylenol when he said his head hurt.<br />
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Today was a rough day.<br />
A storm is brewing and it always cools off just before a storm here.<br />
So as Greg drives off to work for the night I sit alone on the back steps, tossing up a little "a little help here?!?" prayer and letting the breeze cool my skin.<br />
I remember this rainbow I'd only been able to see from that same spot in the backyard. The rainbow formed an arc in the sky parallel to the earth. I'd never seen a rainbow like that. I said, "Look Ray! A smiley face rainbow! Who put that beautiful rainbow there?"<br />
He said , "Jesus!" Then he turned around and said, "Look Mommy! Now it's a frowny rainbow!"<br />
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<i>smiling rainbow</i></div>
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Then I remember back to when he was born and we took him home for a day only to have to bring him to the NICU for 5 days and he was still jaundice for 3 more months and how we were so stressed.<br />
And then I remember a friend of mine, a beautiful young mother who <a href="http://www.athomewithnatalie.com/category/tribute-to-shannon/" target="_blank">left this world</a> a little more than 4 years ago. I see her embracing her children and her long curly hair and her enormous, gorgeous smile. Her arms were never ever too full for a hug.<br />
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Then I remember: it's not about the what; it's about the how.<br />
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The what is all the craziness happening right now.<br />
The how is how I respond.<br />
The how should always be with love, no matter the what.<br />
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And I think, a rainbow's a rainbow... even if it's frowning ;)<br />
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PS. okay, one more vent, I promise... for today... I discovered two piles of cat poop on the back porch. That's where we do our laundry. I am grateful it was not in or on the laundry.<br />
A rainbow's a rainbow, right?<br />
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And I wrote that just so I could add the "poop" label to this post. It's my favorite.tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-65633005442191416422015-08-16T14:09:00.000-04:002015-08-16T14:09:10.668-04:00the enemy.Greg is on night float this week.<br />
He worked all last night.<br />
He's upstairs sleeping.<br />
And I just saw a rat on our front porch.<br />
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I passed the front door on my way to open a window for some airflow, the corner of my eye had caught sight of a large blob and in less than a second my brain registered, "something is not normal. grey blob, could be a huge toad, I should call Ray to see it... but they're darker gray than that... maybe it's dead... or maybe it's just a gray leaf" at which point I walked backwards to peak out the front door windows.<br />
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And I still was not sure what I was seeing because it didn't look like this...<br />
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or this...<br />
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The creature I saw sniffing looking around my front porch step at first looked more like this...</div>
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only not so fluffy.</div>
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I thought it was a mouse. </div>
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I ran to get our in house pest controller, Georgia, who was napping on the BACK porch (wrong place wrong time, girl). The highlight of her day yesterday was killing a lizard who'd gotten inside the house. A mouse would make her week (and mine). </div>
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I grabbed her and sprinting to the front door I prepped her for battle.</div>
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I looked out the window and didn't see it, but that didn't mean the creature wasn't somewhere out of my view, probably right next to the door waiting to fight or flee as soon as I opened the door. </div>
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So I cracked the door open for a second sending Georgia flying outside and plastered my face on the window to watch the show.</div>
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She landed with a soft plop and just stood there looking around. </div>
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It was gone.</div>
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I even went outside and moved stuff around, no skittering mice anywhere.</div>
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I came inside and wanted to go tell Greg, but brain said, "he worked all night, he's sleeping, he's napping, he's asleep. wait til he wakes up... in 5 hours. walk away from the stairs."</div>
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So I turned to Google instead of my husband (terrible idea... I'll spare you the terrible rat infestation pictures I saw... thank you Google, I will never sleep easily again).</div>
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That's when I discovered that it was not a mouse but a rat.</div>
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Not just any rat, but a roof rat.</div>
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I had a roof rat on my front porch.</div>
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This is what Greg was protecting me from last month when he said: "Toni, it may not have been a mouse."</div>
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Me: "nonono! don't say it!!"</div>
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<i>silence</i></div>
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Me: "So, can we please get a kittty?!?"</div>
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Greg: "Sure."</div>
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Looking back I'm glad it was gone when we were out there. </div>
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Georgia is still a kitten and while she kills all the moths and lizards in the house, I'm pretty sure this thing would have taken her out.</div>
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Because, let's be honest. The rat looked like this... and yes, they do exist.</div>
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<i>until we meet again, roof rat.</i></div>
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Greg, maybe we should get a dog.</div>
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PS. A small wire fell off my desk onto my foot while I was writing this and I screamed and jumped 3 feet in the air, because I thought it was the rat and the rat is obviously out to get me.</div>
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And here's a pic of the boys to banish rodents out of your mind.</div>
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<i>sweltering heat. "Jimmy stop spraying me! You're getting me cold and wet!"</i></div>
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tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-69943391549118785122015-08-13T11:56:00.000-04:002015-08-14T23:01:07.468-04:00muddy toes.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Long time, no see! </div>
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How is your summer going?</div>
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Loads of excitement over here. We've moved out, moved about, and finally moved in.</div>
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This morning I was changing Jimmy's lovely diaper. He was on the bed (which is on the floor) while I was sitting on my knees on the floor. I was wiping him off when the diaper started moving closer to the edge of the bed. My hands were occupied with poopy wipes and barring Jimmy's hands from grabbing 'down there' because that's what he does no matter how messy it is down there.... anyway, my hands were full.</div>
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The diaper rolled off the bed.</div>
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And landed in my lap.</div>
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Face down.</div>
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Did I mention it was a poopy?</div>
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I hope your day is going well. I really hope you don't have another person's <a href="http://bethwoolsey.com/2015/01/the-day-i-pooped-my-closet/" target="_blank">poop</a> on your pants. </div>
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But if you do... commiserative fist bump!</div>
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Now, here's a way too long summary of our summer.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">MAY 31: MOVING OUT</span></b></div>
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Greg was working super hard, right up until the day we moved out... which also happened to be our 5th anniversary and my 30th birthday. </div>
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Initially some of Greg's brothers were going to come help, along with his sister Anna. </div>
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Then we got a phone call that no one would be available to come. </div>
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Not a single person.</div>
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That left Greg and me.... and Greg and me... oh yeah, and Ray and Jimmy to move e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g.</div>
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(hyperventilating yet?)</div>
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Fast forward about five minutes and we receive another call. </div>
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Anna was coming a few days early to help with the boys and last minute packing. Michael would be coming, and Michael's friend Neil.</div>
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Who is Neil, you ask???</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><i>"Some women give birth to girls, some to boys; my mother gave birth to a legend." - Neil</i></span></div>
Michael and Neil dominated moving day, avoiding a moving truck by packing our stuff into Neil's pickup, and squashing it all into a 10X10 storage unit.<br />
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<i>look how they packed our stuff in the unit. aaaahhhhmaazzzing.</i><br />
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<i>pre-move:</i> <i>playing in a nearly empty house with Aunt Anna</i><br />
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<i>pre-move: they're cute</i></div>
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They all watched the kids that evening so Greg and I could go out for my 30th birthday/our 5th anniversary dinner. They're incredible. </div>
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<i>happy anniversary, Greg!</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">ATLANTA</span><br />
Anna drove with me and the boys to my parents' house in Atlanta. Jimmy and Ray had a blast playing with my brothers and sisters.<br />
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<i>Aunt Abigail with her nephew Ray</i></div>
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<i>beginning of a mile walk. Jimmy's behind smiling Ray and running the wrong way.</i></div>
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<i>end of the walk. "mommy, Jimmy's not coming faster!"</i></div>
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<i>goofy Uncle Joseph (my brother, not to be confused with Greg's brother Joseph) with Jimmy</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">HABERSHAM</span></div>
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Then we went to the Hamilton's house in Habersham to visit Greg's brothers and sister.</div>
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Shortly after we arrived I was walking Jimmy around out side and thankfully chose to wander around the swing set instead of actually using it.</div>
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<i style="text-align: left;">holy wasp nest, <a href="http://holysmokesbatman.com/directory" target="_blank">Batman</a>!</i></div>
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<i>he loves his rain boots. so do I.</i></div>
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<i>Uncle Danny looking out for Jimmy</i></div>
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<i>"hi, Daddy! we miss you!"</i></div>
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<i>"I miss you too!"</i><br />
<i>baseball game AND Elvis... sure, Greg, I believe you.</i><br />
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<b><i>*******UPDATE********</i></b></div>
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I forgot add... I woke one morning while in Habersham to a text from my friend of 19 years/matron-of-honor/super awesome bestie, Jeanne.</div>
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to which I replied YES!!!! even though I was in my pajamas and I had to meet her in less time than I could reasonably get ready and get the kids ready and drive there. </div>
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Jeanne always waited for me... no matter how long I took, she always waited. </div>
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<i>proof: me, Jackie, Jeanne, and Natalie</i></div>
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<i>we all still hang out together whenever we're in the same state!</i></div>
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She had hugs and smiles and chocolate shakes waiting for my grumpy shoe-less kids. Lost time vanishes when you're with friends. </div>
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<i>did I mention she has 5 kids? practically all are potty trained and know how to tie their shoes. </i></div>
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<i>did I mention she's a supermom????</i></div>
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So wonderful to see old friends. It was a refreshing visit.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>JUNE 15-JULY 15: RIVERSIDE JACKSONVILLE</b></span></div>
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We stayed at an AirBnB rental that was only 1/2 mile away from Greg's office. It was about 115 degrees the week we got there (no joke) and the thermostat read 94 at night. </div>
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<i>Jimmy standing in front of the wonderful AC unit the landlord gave us</i></div>
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There were lots of places to walk. And a huge tv for all the rainy days.</div>
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<i>pleasant bridge and creek, and oh, look... see that sign?</i> </div>
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<i>stray cat with one eye who loved wrestling with Jimmy.</i></div>
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Greg's grandmother passed away while we were at the Riverside house. I got to buy Ray a suit (adorable!) so Greg took Ray with him to the funeral... which was 6 hours away and let's be honest, taking Jimmy would have added to the misery...by which I mean <i>my</i> misery... by which I mean <i>everyone's </i>misery.<br />
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<i>Uncle Patrick, Uncle Joseph, Ray, Uncle Danny, Greg</i></div>
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<i>in case you're wondering what's so funny, they're playing a slap each other on the back with increasing intensity until someone gives up game. they're crying out in pain ... ahh, brotherly love</i></div>
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<i>Greg and Uncle Ben</i></div>
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<i>oldest to youngest (exception for Ray): Ben, Patrick, Ray and Greg, Tom, Kevin, Luke, Michael, Anna, John Paul, Joseph, Danny and Sam</i></div>
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<i>Grandma and Grandpa bookending the family.</i></div>
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<i>Why, Hello Uncle Sam!</i></div>
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<i>post ceremony nap time</i></div>
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<i>how grown up, mature, Hamilton brothers treat each other: place multiple creepy dolls around their sleeping brother Ben.</i></div>
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<i>ray says "</i><i>so rude."</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>JULY 15: MOVING IN</b></span></div>
Greg's family and my sister Veronica came down to help us move in. Then they stayed a few days to help us unpack and get settled in and hang out at the beach with us. I was so grateful that we had enough room for all 9 extra people to sleep... some more comfortably than others (apologies to those who had no bed, or couches much too small for their freakishly long Hamilton legs (eh hem, Joseph?)<br />
Side note: Did you know that I am a hair taller than Greg when sitting down? My mom said when she saw me in a full piece swimsuit, "You look so funny! you've got this loooong torso and these itty bitty legs!" Then made an animated sound reminiscent of Fred Flinstone's twinkle toes bowling dance.<br />
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The first night we were here, Greg saw a mouse... or a rat... he won't tell me which. What's the best rodent-of-unusual-size prevention?</div>
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We got her a a mega pet adoption event. I sent the Anna and Veronica off with the kids while I looked at<b> all</b> of them. Finally I saw this furball, and I was about to agree to adopt her when Anna walks up and said "Oh that one! She's super playful with the kids earlier!" Done. </div>
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We get home and I hadn't wanted to name her because Greg is allergic and I thought we'd have to return her. Greg sees her and says, "How about Georgia?"</div>
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Side note: our first conversation ever was about Georgia (our home state), and our first dance at our wedding was to "Georgia on my Mind".</div>
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Anna and Veronica were soooo helpful at the adoption event. They share the middle name Rose.<br />
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<i>meet Georgia Rose, our kitty who likes to wrestle with Jimmy.</i></div>
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<i>Grandpa Hamilton bought a sandbox, swimming pool, and swing set so he can play whenever he comes to visit ;)</i></div>
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Before we moved into this house, Ray's been saying, "Mommy, I don't like this house (Riverside rental). Can we go to (insert Aunt or Uncle's name)'s house!"<br />
The day after we moved, Greg was driving with Ray and he pulled into our street and Ray yelled, "Look Daddy, we're home!"<br />
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We are settling in beautifully. Time is flying, there's still one or two boxes to be unpacked.<br />
I take the kids outside, on the open porch or in the yard... we get outside!<br />
Ray's been in shoes all summer and he's got sensitive feet. When we head to the playset I ask him, "Do you want your shoes on?"<br />
"No," he says, and climbs up the slide.<br />
Barefoot Jimmy begs get in the blue swing.<br />
I'm looking at their dirty, grimy toes and I that's when I know: we're finally home.<br />
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<br />tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-67115444082655499692015-05-15T19:15:00.000-04:002015-05-16T09:05:45.675-04:00coming along.Moving is coming along nicely. I have moved a ton of the toys into storage. I just cannot keep up with cleaning and moving. Maybe it's because every time I feed someone, this happens...<br />
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<i>Jimmy's fault.</i></div>
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**EDIT**Before you say something like, "that's why you shouldn't feed them on the couch in the first place"... I would like you to know that <b>A</b> yes, I know, thanks Mom, now I know why you still make us eat in the kitchen; <b>B</b> the table/highchair probably looked worse than this at the time; and/or <b>C</b> Jimmy was asleep when Ray started eating, but obviously not for long.** </blockquote>
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What does moving things into storage look like with kids in tow?</div>
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<i>waiting for the elevator = Jimmy's escape attempts</i></div>
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<i>best job in the world!</i></div>
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Ray had a fever for a few days this week. His only complaint was that his head hurt. Greg said I should bring him by the clinic. Turns he has an outer ear infection. </div>
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I like to keep the air conditioning off in the house and the car. I keep our windows rolled down. So, of course when we show up at the clinic, poor Ray has a rash on his face. I get him home and it has spread all over his bum and legs. I cranked up the ac and stuck him in the tub, hoping to cool him off and that the rash would disappear. It's slowly going away. </div>
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For you <a href="http://disneyjunior.com/doc-mcstuffins" target="_blank">Doc McStuffins</a> fans, Ray says, "Look, Mommy! I have Mystery Pox!"</div>
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<i>obviously suffering</i></div>
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Ask me why he has an ear infection in the first place.</div>
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Because Greg took him to the pool this weekend. And he jumped off the edge over and over and over again, dunking his head underwater each time. The last time I took him, I had to threaten him to jump just once. Thank goodness no one was around. Imagine hearing a kid say, "Mommy, no putting me under the water. No going under the water, Mommy!"</div>
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I'm glad Greg got to reap the fruits of my labors.</div>
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We sleep on Japaneses futons the floor. They need to be aired out every once in a while. I chose Monday. Apparently Monday is also landscaping day.<br />
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<i>see the beds on the car? good. now see the landscaper?</i></div>
I gave the kids chocolate chip cookies and stuck them in front of a movie to distract them while I made the beds after they spent the day lounging in the sun (the beds... not the kids).<br />
I finish and in runs Jimmy, mushy half-eaten cookie in hand, chocolate covering his face, faceplanting into the freshly made bed, rolling around and rubbing off the chocolate off like it's his very own personal gigantic body napkin.<br />
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<i>chocolate schmear hidden under the blanket</i></div>
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Jimmy's a maniac. He loves dancing. I turned off a movie as the credits came on and he screamed. He'd waited to the end just to dance to the music during the credits. Jimmy dancing looks like a Sumo wrestler preparing for a fight. Wide leg stance, squatting and stomping to the beat. He even yells along with a gutteral, "HUH!" </div>
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I told Greg that it really doesn't matter that the toys are gone. It's just as messy as before because now the boys pull everything out to play. But I'm okay with that. They're actually playing with everything they throw around, instead of just playing with a few things they dig out of the huge pile they dumped in order to find what they wanted in the first place.<br />
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<i>Me: "What are you doing?"</i></div>
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<i>Ray: "Playing with those blocks. And blocking them."</i></div>
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I finally cut the boys hair. It was a messy messy job. Ray said, "Look! I have hair on my arms like Daddy!"</div>
They're waiting until Greg gets home to get a bath. That's why they're half-dressed in most of these pictures.<br />
I would have vacuumed them off, but their fight or flight response kicked in when they saw me coming and they ran away.<br />
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<i>he's a fan. can you tell?</i></div>
tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-8020741631740700632015-05-11T21:48:00.000-04:002015-05-16T09:05:58.106-04:00mother's day.Greg spent a lot of time with the boys over the past few days. I'm stepping back so he can recount a few conversations he had with Ray. Photo captions are all mine (Toni's).<br />
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<i>third time's a charm.</i></div>
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Ray was jabbering in the car when we drove to buy Mother's Day gifts.<br />
Ray: "...and Mommy said, 'Go to time out.' And Mommy was very mad."<br />
Greg: "Mommy was mad? Why was Mommy mad?"<br />
Ray: "And Mommy was mad. And mommy said, "Go to time out!" (immitating Toni yelling.)<br />
Greg: "Why was Mommy mad?"<br />
Ray: "And Mommy was very mad."<br />
Greg: "Who was Mommy mad at?"<br />
Ray: "Mommy said go to time out!" (continuing to avoid questions)<br />
Greg: "Ray, did you do something bad?"<br />
Ray: "Umm, yes."<br />
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<i>Ray's selfie</i></div>
I never could get him to tell me what he'd done, but he did have a great observation to share with me.<br />
Ray: "And time out is very boring."<br />
Greg: "Yes, it is isn't it."<br />
Ray: "Yes. Time out is no fun." <br />
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<i>he's pulling my hair out.</i></div>
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Ray: "Umm, can chicken nurse?"<br />
Greg: "No, RayRay, chickens can't nurse. Chickens don't make milk."<br />
Ray: (pausing.) "I have an idea. How bout we put mommy chicken into milk then baby chicken can nurse."<br />
Now, replay that same conversation two more times with different animals, substitute "chicken" for "fish", then "spider".<br />
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<i>Ray, smile and look at the camera. Jimmy, smile.</i></div>
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<i>Ray, look at the camera. Jimmy, smile.</i></div>
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<i>good enough.</i></div>
I was cooking two frozen pot pies and a waffle in the oven. I checked on them while Ray peered around me into the oven.<br />
Ray: "Daddy, is that a cupcake?"<br />
Greg: "That's a waffle."<br />
Ray: "Oh, right. That's an affle cupcake!" (it sounded like "awful")<br />
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<i>my card.</i></div>
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<i>card cotinued. my flowers. and my mom sent me the mug.</i></div>
<br />tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-62433023282598524302015-05-08T21:33:00.000-04:002015-05-16T09:06:05.492-04:00my findings.Can I please tell you about my day?<br />
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I turned on Tangled for the boys so I could pack. I had a large box of kitchen stuff, including most of our cups, laying on the floor of the closet waiting to be sorted and packed. There I found a sippy cup... with milk still in it.<br />
Thank you, Jimmy. <br />
At least he tried to put it away, right?<br />
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Here's the kicker. We had a green rug that I rolled up and stored in that closet. Greg liked it and wanted to keep it, but every time I went in there I thought, "This rug smells terrible!!" So, yesterday I threw it out.<br />
Come to find out, it wasn't the rug.<br />
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The boys were pretty good while I was packing. Ray came in once telling me he couldn't find his Birthday Thomas train, the one that sings the theme song.<br />
Me: "Did you look in the train box?"<br />
Ray: "Yes, I looked everywhere!"<br />
Me: "You dug around in there?"<br />
Ray: "Yes. I cannot find it everywhere!"<br />
I walked to the living room to find the entire box of trans and tracks strewn all over the floor. That's one way of looking. We found Birthday Thomas buried among his friends.<br />
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We took the fruits of my packing labor over to the storage unit. I carried Jimmy in the <a href="http://store.ergobaby.com/" target="_blank">Ergo</a> on my back and Ray insisted on pushing the cart (once it was unloaded). That was fun, watching him pull the thing that could fit ten of him. We made it out unscathed. The walls may have not. <br />
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Then there was the uneventful pit stop at Publix. Except at the end when Ray was literally falling asleep in the cart cried for me to hold him. <br />
We made it to the car. Holding one boy in each arm, I opened the door and look up just in time to see the cart rolling away in slow motion. It rolled off the curb and crashed on its side, spilling our groceries all over the pavement and grass (I park next to a tree whenever possible).<br />
The glass bottle of pasta sauce and the wine bottle survived the fall.<br />
And so did everything else.<br />
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I started cooking mac n' cheese for the kids at 4:30 because it was that kind of day. I hear Ray behind me, "Mommy, something's wrong with this rosary. Can you help?" I turn to find three of them hanging from his neck, one of which was hanging loose in the back, therefore too tight on his throat. Terrifying.<br />
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Later, Ray runs across the living room announcing he has to "go pee pee in the pooootttyyy!!!"<br />
A few minutes go by and then he's back and in one breath he says, "Mommy, I went to pee pee and there is a pee pee mess. There was a spider and the spider was crawling and now there is a pee pee spider and the spider was crawling to the stroller and now there now there is a pee pee stroller. Come see!"<br />
I'll spare you the details... except that I did indeed find a drowned spider.<br />
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Finally Greg came home. We met him in the parking lot at 8:00 and went for a walk. We found three sheriff cars parked in front of our place when we came back. Fun for the kids, right?<br />
No idea why they were there. We went right inside and they drove off.<br />
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I will close with a list of Jimmy's brand spanking new favorite games: Shut the Bedroom Door & Bang Until it Opens, Empty the Diaper Drawer on the Kitchen Floor, Throw all Food and Dishes on the Floor and/or Smear it in the Couch, and lastly Sip and Spit (less raspberry spit, more siphoning).<br />
Presenting, today's aftermath:<br />
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<i>"Mommy, where's the brown Lego?"</i></div>
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I love finding them playing together.<br />
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<i>Ray the little caterpillar wrapping into a cocoon.</i> </div>
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tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-59259034601475839182015-05-06T21:40:00.005-04:002015-05-16T09:06:22.548-04:00we're moving.<div>
We move out of our cozy apartment at the end of this month - as in 25 days from now, my birthday, and our anniversary.<br />
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<i>I'm going to miss the pool.</i></div>
Freaking out? Maybe... a little bit. Does it show?</div>
We move into our<i> so-maybe-I-shed-a-tear-when-I-saw-it</i> home on July 15th.<br />
The kids and I will be on the road for a few weeks visiting family and friends. And with the remaining waiting time, we hope to get a vacation rental on the beach.<br />
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Lately, the first things Ray says in the morning are, "Mommy, is it daytime yet?" And then, "Time for hugs kisses and I love yous." So then I get my morning hug and kiss and "I'm very love you."<br />
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Jimmy can kiss now. He opens his mouth and aims straight for my nose. Thankfully he hasn't bitten it off yet. <br />
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<i>he's smiling because he just pooped on the floor</i></div>
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The other day I grabbed both of them in a bear hug. I think it was the first time in a while I'd had them both in my arms. I started reminiscing with Ray, "Remember when Jimmy was born and he was so tiny..."</div>
"Yes." </div>
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"...and we were in the hospital together and I was holding you and Jimmy in bed?"<br />
"Yes. And Jimmy was a baby Jesus."<br />
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<i>okaaaaayyyy</i></div>
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I try to get the boys outside after packing stuff in the mornings. It rained a lot last week though. I seized a sunny moment to take them to the tennis courts. I felt all proud of myself for getting them dressed and out the door.<br />
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We get there. I let Jimmy down to run. Two seconds later he's sitting in a huge puddle... drinking the water. </div>
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<i>Jimmy's new favorite chewy, the crank on the tennis net</i></div>
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Bug story #1.</div>
Ray: "Look, I found a baby ant and it's so cute...It's so cute and I love it." Then, picking it up with towel (squishing it on accident), "Mommy, that little ant needs air, I'll take care of it."</div>
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Me: "Is it dead?" Please let it be dead.<br />
Ray: "No he's happy." (blowing on it)</div>
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I go lay down to nurse Jimmy. Ray follows me in the bedroom holding the towel. I'm laying at a weird angle where I can't see Ray without turning into an owl to twist my head around. </div>
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Me: "Is he still there?"</div>
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Ray: "Yes, he needs air. Look, Mommy, I blow on him..." </div>
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Me: "Show me." From the corner of my eye, I can make out a wiggling ant.</div>
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Ray: "That baby ant is sleeping. I want to kiss him."<br />
Me: "He's going to bite you." Then I sense Ray scooting dangerously close to the bed....</div>
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"Don't get him on the bed."<br />
I look up, the towel is hanging loosely from his hands.</div>
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"Where is he?"<br />
Ray: "Ummm... I don't know. That baby ant is just sleeping somewhere on the bed........</div>
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oh look, I found him."</div>
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And that was the end of baby ant.</div>
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We have three little baby geese! I took this to share with you all.<br />
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And the next day my mom sends me this text: "We have baby geese!!"<br />
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<i>show off.</i></div>
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Here is a packing tip to my future self.... and anyone else who wants it.<br />
Use styrofoam plates and bowls as padding in between dishes. And pack them standing on their sides. Then mummify them in bubble wrap.<br />
It was all I could do not to throw them to test out the durability of this packing technique. I'm sure it could take it. I'll just leave it at that.<br />
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Bug story #2.<br />
Yesterday I saw this guy crawling across the play area.<br />
Being the genius that I am, I secured the kids in front of a movie (HA!) and grabbed a glass jar to catch him.<br />
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I see Jimmy standing in a garden of shattered glass. I strapped Jimmy in a bouncy chair and threatened Ray with taking all of his Legos away if he left the couch, while I cleaned up the glass and vacuumed everywhere for the missing spider.</div>
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I have a strict spider friendly house. But this guy was an exception.</div>
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<i>Look, Greg, UGA colors!</i></div>
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<i> </i>Now I'm off to enjoy Nutella and ice cream and Brooklyn Nine-Nine with Greg. </div>
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Last weekend we visited friends that we hadn't seen in 5-7 years. Lost time disappeared and our time with them seemed to slow. We ate amazing food, rode waterslides (not pictured), and had wonderful conversations in Spanish and English. The kids got along all weekend (except when Ray stole Gianna's hat).<br />
We left feeling refreshed.<br />
We had a blast.<br />
I have one story to share with you.<br />
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Sunday morning after church, Ray and I stood outside looking at the statues embedded in the wall. He mistook a rough hewn Mary for Jesus (I could understand his confusion), so I brought him back in the church to show him the huge crucifix and tabernacle... to show him Jesus.<br />
We walked up the isle. The church was almost empty. A woman's voice chanting ancient hymns floated above our heads, echoing off the high arched ceiling.<br />
As we neared the front of the church, I pointed out the crucifix hanging above the tabernacle and asked, "See Jesus?"<br />
He replied, "Yes. Look at that Christ on the cross."<br />
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<i>pppfffftht!!!!!!!!!</i><br />
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Then, as if it needed explaining he continued, "Mommy, I just farted... with my butt."<br />
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I wheeled around and we headed for the exit. The angelic voice continued it's haunting melody overhead.<br />
"Mommy, whasso funny?" Ray whispered.<br />
"Mommy! SSSHHHH!!!"<br />
I was cry-laughing by the time we got outside.<br />
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<i>some people make their beds everyday...</i></div>
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<i>others destroy it. Ray teaching Gianna how to play "bird nest".</i></div>
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<i>playing bubbles after getting caught in the rain.</i></div>
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<i>backyard soccer, with toddlers.</i></div>
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<i>can you guess which ones are not like the others??</i></div>
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<i>L to R: Mark, Gianna, Etel, Brad, Taresa, Philomena, Ray, me, Greg and Jimmy</i> </div>
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<i>drive home sunset</i> </div>
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<i>best shot of a rainbow... they're hard to capture!</i></div>
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<i>Ray pretend calling Gianna, proof he had fun.</i></div>
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<i>Jimmy's waiting his turn to call Philomena.</i></div>
tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-66530974515164970562015-04-20T13:04:00.001-04:002015-05-16T09:06:40.160-04:00heart to heart.Greg's brother, Kevin, stayed with us for a few days.<br />
Jimmy bonded with his Uncle Kevin. Once when he was crying, Kevin and I were sitting on the couch, I opened my arms to Jimmy but he walked right past me and climbed onto Kevin's lap.<br />
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If Jimmy fussed Kevin scooped him up and carried him outside, all crying ceased. He took both boys outside every morning so I could shower and get ready.<br />
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Kevin and I took the boys to the beach. It was relaxing. Kevin did the usual beach stuff, burying Jimmy in the heavy sand, chasing Ray 1/2 mile down the beach because he never stops running... ever. <br />
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It was getting close to leaving time. A couple showed up and the woman started burying what I though was a spike for a beach umbrella in the sand. I thought it was strange that she was placing it in out direct path to the water from where we were sitting, and there was literally no one else around, so why there? Turns out it wasn't for an umbrella, it was a spike for not one, but two dog run lines for their pit bulls. The couple started playing catch and I watched the dogs getting really excited. The woman brought out a soccer ball because the dogs were interfering with their game of catch, they wouldn't release the football on their owner's command. Then I saw the dogs play fighting over the ball, clenching the entire ball in their mouths like they were biting into an enormous hoagie sandwich. <br />
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Did you know that my kids' heads are smaller than soccer balls? <br />
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<i>maybe next time we'll borrow Luke's helmet</i></div>
We decided to pack up and leave before Ray asked to pet those dogs. Or go back in the water. Or run after seagulls. Or look for more seashells. Or do anything that involved proximity to the pit bulls.<br />
Let's not even dwell on Jimmy's wandering habits.<br />
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Moving on.<br />
The night Luke came we were sitting around our play room/living room chatting. Kevin and Luke were sitting in the play room. I watched as Ray left Greg's lap, dragged his little chair across the room so it was now facing the rest of us, to the right of Greg's brothers. Ray tugged on Greg's hand and said, "Daddy, come sit in the rocking chair," so Greg moved to the rocking chair sitting in the play room, closer to Kevin and Luke.<br />
"Everybody, wait!" he insisted. He then walked and sat down in his chair.<br />
"Okay. Now everybody, start talking."<br />
He had arranged all of us, including himself, in a semi circle. He wanted to be a part of it all.<br />
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<i>Jimmy, uninterested, looking for Kevin who'd left for Augusta.</i></div>
In confirmation of his "big kid-ness", the next morning went something like this. <br />
Ray: "Mommy, what's wrong?"<br />
Me: "Ugh. I can't think."<br />
Ray: "That's okay Mommy. I'll think for you."<br />
Me: "Wonderful. I don't know what to make for breakfast."<br />
Ray: "Oh I know! How about green eggs and ham?! Isn't that a great idea, Mommy?"<br />
Me: "Yes, but the dishes are dirty. I have nothing to cook with."<br />
Ray: "How about I help you with those dirty dishes?!"<br />
Me: "That would be wonderful."<br />
And it was. We ate eggs and bacon.<br />
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<i>Ray figured out how to use the camera on my phone. Luke, Kevin and Jimmy.</i></div>
Kevin and Luke cleaned <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>A BUNCH</b>... </span>as in the week's five loads of laundry I'd <strike>hidden</strike> piled in our bedroom was magically folded in a 30 minute span. They also got my kids to eat all their breakfast (normally impossible). <br />
Luke: "Ray, you gotta eat your eggs."<br />
Ray: ...<br />
Luke: "If you don't eat your eggs you'll be like Uncle Kevin. If you do eat your eggs you'll be like your Uncle Luke."<br />
Kevin: "What? Luke, are you <i>trying </i>to keep him from eating his eggs?!<br />
Luke: "You don't want to get sunburned and turn all red like Uncle Kevin, do you? Eat your eggs and you can be tan and strong and ride a motorcycle like Uncle Luke."<br />
Whatever works, right?<br />
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Just before Luke left, he wrestled with Ray. Wrestling morphed into tickling. Tickling into torture tickling. Then I hear Luke say, "Dude, did you pee on me? Is that pee? There's a spot of pee on my shirt!"<br />
Mess with the bull, you get the horns, Uncle Luke.<br />
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Jimmy was asleep when Kevin left. He woke up and wandered around the house for a few days, looking for Kevin. His heart was hurting.<br />
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<i>Jimmy looking around for Kevin. Awwww.</i></div>
Thanks you guys for getting us through the last few days of Greg's rotation. Greg was on vacation this past week and we were caught up on chores <i>before </i>it began, which made it very restful and peaceful.<br />
More on our vacay later.<br />
I hope all of you reading this have a wonderful, smile filled day, wherever you are.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">EDIT: Here's a text conversation I had with my sister-in-law, Anna, about this post. </span><br />
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tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-21213422872923412732015-04-07T12:00:00.000-04:002015-05-16T09:06:55.117-04:00little voices.<div class="tr_bq">
Ray likes to talk. </div>
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Nonstop.</div>
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He gets it from Greg.</div>
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... just kidding.<br />
My ears seem to get worn out after a while, like really fatigued muscles that just stop working on you mid workout (this is actually why I don't work out). I loose the capacity to discern between questions and comments, pointless or otherwise. My responses regress from hums, to grunts, to growls, and then finally snaps... or running away. <br />
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Recently Greg discovered a hidden gem among our apartment buildings and parking lots, the Tennis Court. It is a fenced in oasis outskirted by shady trees and paths where people walk their dogs. Whenever one goes by, the kids and I run to the fence and drool. Sometimes they even stop to let us pet them through the fence. <br />
We visit the Tennis Court somewhere between the hums and growls.<br />
Definitely before the snaps.<br />
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It's my run away spot. </div>
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We've been there every day this week.</div>
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<i>"Ray, smile!"</i></div>
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Last week we went to a playdate at a park. I met up with an old college friend and her two little girls. I told Ray we were going to play with a little girl about Aunt Abigail's age and see her baby sister.We pulled up to the park as a random mom was leaving with her kids. Ray yelled, "Look, Mommy, Look! Two little girls! I found them!!"</div>
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This park is not like our park. This park is made for tots. We're talking slides that are only a few feet vs. stories high. It is covered in a cushion camouflaged under fake grass vs. mulch and cigarettes. If they fall, they'd bounce. It was beautiful.</div>
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<i>toddler paradise</i></div>
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Ray was, eh hem, <i>great</i> with her oldest daughter, who's two and a half, leading her up the wrong way on slides and showing her all the dirt piles he could find. She tippy toe skipped all over the park, brown Shirly Temple curls bobbing up and down even when she wasn't galloping off somewhere... shewassostinkingadorable. We stayed about an hour though the heat was bad. Ray was still playing in the dirt and bushes when I walked her to her car. </div>
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Ray comes running up holding something in his hand as my friend's buckling in her daughters.</div>
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"Look, Mommy!! I found a sticky fing!!" </div>
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"Oh, a sticky berry?" I ask. </div>
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"Yes! A sticky berry!" and he opens his hand to reveal his treasure. </div>
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We love reading books. A new classic --I'm talking right up there with <i>Goodnight Moon--</i> is a book called <i>Do You Wear Diapers.</i> Each page features a different animal and it goes something like this:</div>
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<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/You-Wear-Diapers-Tanya-Roitman/dp/1609052579" target="_blank">great book</a>.</i></div>
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Me: "Hello, kitty. Do you wear diapers?"</div>
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Ray: "Meow. No, I don't wear diapers. I poop in the toybox."</div>
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Ray: "Meow. I poop in the litterbox."</div>
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Yesterday was a long day. I snapped at Ray a few times. Then I'd stop, and try to get my ears working again, and ask him to repeat what he'd said. </div>
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I was getting in the car and realized I'd left my phone inside.</div>
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He was jabbering on and on and said, "Mommy, cover your mouth." </div>
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"Cover your mouth with your hand like this," he waits for me to do it, "then blow a kiss like this!"</div>
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My grumpypants came off.</div>
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This morning I was getting slammed with questions: "Mommy. is it daytime?", "Mommy, are you pouring milk?", "Mommy, is that Jimmy making a mess with his milk?" etc.</div>
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I said, "No. But you <i>can </i>help me find my phone."</div>
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"Okay! I will help you find your phone! Where is it?" he asked.</div>
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"But, Mommy. Where did you put your phone??"</div>
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It's still missing. (Update- I found it! yippee!!)</div>
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Earlier we'd eaten breakfast together. I'd finished and went to sit in my rocking chair with my hot mug of yerba mate, reminiscing over these funny little moments, this post formulating in my mind. Jimmy came over and magnetized himself to my legs and I was stuck and trying to reach to get my mug away from his grasp and he was giggling which made me laugh at my own delirium: a quiet moment with a hot beverage... <span style="font-size: x-small;">BAHAHAHA</span>! </div>
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Across the room, 30 minutes into eating his egg, and 100,000 x's into being told to just finish his egg already, I hear Ray ask, "Mommy, why are you smiling?"</div>
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"I'm smiling because you guys are so funny."</div>
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Ray chirps, "I'm funny? Good." </div>
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We attended Easter Vigil Mass, like the optimistic idiots that we are, geared with a backpack full of glow sticks and goldfish snacks and jungle animals (toys, not the kids). We discussed on the way, "The vigil mass is awesome: no lights, open flames, lots of singing, loads of people... the kids will love it." <br />
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<i>our first attempts at an Easter family picture</i></div>
Greg even had a gameplan, "I'm going to take the kids to the beach and to the market. We'll come home and they'll get a bath and eat dinner. They'll be worn out for mass." He was gone for 5 whole hours with BOTH boys.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sidenote - During that time I cleaned the entire house and cooked dinner. It's astonishing the amount of work you can do when you're all alone.</span><br />
Jimmy fell asleep on the way in the car. Mass began at 8:30pm. We got our candles lit and marched into the dark church, along with the rest of the small number of vigil attendants... only one of whom had a child, a tiny baby. <br />
Then they turned on the lights right after we came in. Ray got to <strike>wave a candle around</strike> hold a candle for a while since the glowsticks-as-nifty-distraction were now useless.<br />
Then Jimmy woke up before the readings even began, just in time to see Ray with the candle, getting to blow it out, and Daddy putting it away. As we all sat down to hear the readings, Jimmy went straight for the candle and Greg took it away and Jimmy screamed... ssssscccrrrrrreeeeeeeaaaaaaammmmed.<br />
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<i>we decided to let someone at Church take them. </i></div>
"I'm going to take them for a walk," Greg whispered.<br />
And that was the last I heard from him for a while.<br />
I went to make sure they were still alive somewhere between the 4th and 5th readings.<br />
They were outside. We traded places.<br />
I brought the backpack and Jimmy got a hold of the glowstick pack, spilling them everywhere. Ray helped me pick them up, "Here Mommy, I'll crack them!" and then I blinked and every glowstick we owned was lit.<br />
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<i>which never happened.</i></div>
Anyway. Ray fell asleep 20 minuted before Mass ended. Jimmy decided he wanted to play quietly in the pew by himself 5 minutes before mass ended.<br />
It was 11:30 when we pulled out of the church parking lot.<br />
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After tucking the kids in their beds, sharing an entire jar of Talenti ice cream, and eating a few Reese's eggs, we declared the night an overall success and vowed to do it again next year.<br />
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<i>so here you go.</i></div>
The next morning the Easter Bunny brought way too much sugar... Peeps and all. Ray found all the plastic candy-filled eggs hidden in the house. We trooped outside to search for our dyed eggs. Ray found a bunch. Jimmy found one, picked it up and threw it on the sidewalk. Picked it up. Threw it. And did it again, until the blue shell was littered everywhere. Greg grabbed it before the entire egg was smeared into the concrete. Good save, Daddy.<br />
Later Jimmy repeated his Easter egg demolition inside the house when we weren't looking. I noticed just as the egg smearing shifted from the tile floor to the wool rug.<br />
Good save, Mommy.<br />
We ate way too much candy. Greg made amazing sausage and gravy that helped keep the family from turning into sugar-zombies. I took a three hour nap. Greg took a power nap. We felt like crap and swore we would never ever eat any sugar ever again.<br />
Greg took the boys outside while I cooked.<br />
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<i>did you know there's a tennis court here? I didn't.</i></div>
Easter dinner consisted of lamb, roasted garlic and onion mashed potatoes with lamb gravy, and asparagus.<br />
Then we ate more of our Chocolate Easter bunnies.<br />
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Since beginning this post Jimmy has taught himself to remove his own diaper. So, I'm off to finish my chocolate bunny remains...<br />
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PS- I'll try to add more pics later after I get a hold of Greg's phone... try checking back tonight or tomorrow.
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Actually it wasn't so bad this time. We even got to go visit him at the hospital last Sunday. We walked into the hospital, following Greg through the sparkling corridors and bustling crowds, and wide-eyed Ray asked, "Daddy, this is where you work?"<br />
It was funny. Maybe you had to be there. <br />
We played balloon volleyball and tag and hide and seek along the abandoned hallways and hospital rooms turned resident call rooms. It was awesome.<br />
They ate Cheerios. It was glorious.<br />
They discovered the cable tvs in the call rooms.<br />
Aaaahhhhhmaaaaazzziiiiiiiiiing!!!<br />
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Jimmy's attitude is remarkable. He's all smiles and wogging around like he owns whatever place he's wogging around in. Ray has also taken him under his wing. He swings back and forth between, "Mommy, look! I'm holding Jimmy's hand!" and "Ray! Let go of Jimmy's hand/arm/foot/head NOW!" Jimmy seems to enjoy all of the attention. <br />
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<i>walking on the boardwalk by the house. </i></div>
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<i>Ray calls it "the bridge"</i></div>
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Jimmy's started to enjoy reading books all by by himself. They keep him entertained for 10 minute clumps of time. Flap books hold his attention for even longer.<br />
Let's just say, there's no longer any mystery to <i>Where is Spot? </i>and <i>Where is Baby's Belly Button?</i><br />
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<i>I had to be sneaky... </i></div>
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<i>I didn't want to disturb his reading/book destruction time</i></div>
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Aunt Anna left granola at the house. We ate Cheerios at the hospital. Ray and Jimmy's multigrain breakfast naivety shows.<br />
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Me: "Here's some yummy granola with blueberries on top."<br />
Ray: "Whaaaaaat? Mommy is this blueberry cake??"<br />
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<i>blueberry cake ear-e-al</i></div>
Me: "Who wants cereal?!"<br />
Ray: "Me! Me! I want ear-ee-al!!!!"<br />
Me: ... "No, Ray. It's cereal."<br />
Ray: "Okay. Mommy, now can I have some eareal?"<br />
Me: <i>lightbulb </i>"Ray, it's called cereal."<br />
Ray: "Ooooh, cereal! Yay!"<br />
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Reminded me of when a certain Uncle John Paul was eating Frosted Flakes. Ray saw him and said, "Mommy, I want chips and milk too!"<br />
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Last night I cut Ray's hair. This morning I looked at him, admiring my handiwork (okay okay, more like appreciating that the missed spots were hideable). I said, "I like your hair." He turned around, put both hands on my head and said, "I like your hair too."<br />
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<i>who doesn't love a sock puppet?</i></div>
Ray gets his prepositions and pronouns and possessive pronouns all mumble jumbled. It makes verbal directions tricky; like when he's lost a toy and I'm staring straight at it saying "It's right there! Behind the chair. In front of the table. Under the window. Ugh! Just get down on the floor and crawl that way!! You'll find it." <br />
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<i>should I tell him he's got something on his face?</i></div>
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In spite of the jumbles, Ray manages to get his point across.<br />
"I'm very love you!"<br />
<br />tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-43296350261114010382015-03-19T11:49:00.001-04:002015-03-19T12:04:45.812-04:00under quarantine.The stomach bug has hit three of our tiny family of four.<br />
Greg started a new rotation this Monday. His new hours are wake up at 4:30am and come home by 7ish... maybe.<br />
Sunday afternoon Ray came down with it and we all missed Mass. He was sick through most of the night. What did that mean for Greg? Like 3-4 hours of sleep. <br />
Monday Ray was better. He didn't eat much, but he was back to his chipper self. We were even made it to the pool on Monday and Tuesday.<br />
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<i>he wants to show you the ladybug on the stick</i></div>
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Wednesday morning around 2:00am Jimmy got it. I went to bed around the time Greg got up for work. </div>
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Jimmy woke up not feeling well, but after two giant naps he was okay.</div>
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Meanwhile, I felt like a sitting duck. </div>
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I'll spare you the details.</div>
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I lost 5lbs in one day. </div>
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I'm over the worst of it.</div>
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Thank you, Jesus!</div>
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Anyway, we're quarantined to the house until I say we are all better. Great excuse for lots of tv and pajamas all day. </div>
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And sharing with you some photos from the family visit from last week.</div>
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<i>we met them at the beach. L to R: Veronica, Greg, Anna, Luke</i></div>
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<i>thanks for the cute pics, Anna!</i></div>
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<i>boys loving Aunt Anna's ginormous crocodile float</i></div>
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<i>my sister Veronica and Greg's sister Anna... spring break 2015!</i></div>
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<i>he's loving the car ride to the beach</i></div>
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<i>yeah, ocean!</i></div>
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<i>Veronica and I, the only ones brave enough to beat the waves. </i></div>
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<i>it was freezing. we're numb. it was worth it.</i></div>
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<i>see the futon in the back corner? Luke slept there. what a trooper.</i></div>
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<i>Veronica, Jimmy, and me</i></div>
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<i>Ray with a tiny feather treasure</i></div>
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<i>Veronica's like, glamour shot. </i></div>
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<i>I'm like, stooooooopppp!!!</i></div>
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<i>they were super early for the megabus... then the official dude says, "line starts behind the trash can"</i></div>
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<i>and BAM! they're in the back of the line. </i></div>
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<i>Sorry girls.</i></div>
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Hope you enjoyed the photos. Stay healthy.</div>
tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635285768493779277.post-50522310237732425772015-03-15T12:14:00.000-04:002015-05-16T09:08:15.641-04:00take 2th.Or, "belated recap of last Thursday".<br />
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We decided not to tell Ray what was going to happen until the night before. We also let him know that he had a big surprise present waiting for him afterwards.<br />
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How do you explain to your son, with his cheek still puffed up from gnawing on it while it was numb, that he's getting that same procedure done on the other side. Oh yeah, and getting his front four teeth pulled as well?<br />
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From what I recall it went something like this:<br />
Me: "Ray, you know how some of your teeth are sick?"<br />
Ray: No response.<br />
Greg: Shuts off the tv.<br />
Me: "Ray, you know how some of your teeth are sick?"<br />
Ray: "Yes, Mommy."<br />
Me: "Well, tomorrow the dentist is going to take out the sick teeth so your other teeth will stay healthy."<br />
Ray: "Okay, Mommy. Now can I watch my show?"<br />
Me: "Hang on. She's taking out the sick teeth and going to give you another pirate tooth. And you will get a big surprise for being brave!"<br />
Ray: "A present?!" (<i>clapping</i>) "Okay. Now can I please watch my show?"<br />
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The next morning Ray was all smiles. I couldn't get him to eat. He ate two goldfish in the car and drank 4 oz of milk. He saw the big present bag in the car and skipped into the office. He laid in the chair and waited while the nurse showed him all the gadgets and materials they would be using. He picked his movie and laughing gas flavor and numbing medicine flavor and acted like a pro. I took Jimmy out for a while.<br />
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<i>lovely fish</i></div>
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<i>this picture cracks me up</i></div>
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Ray didn't scream until the numbing shots. And boy did he scream. I've never heard him scream like that. I went back and waited outside until the dentist left the room. Greg took Jimmy and I kneeled down next to Ray and whispered in his ear and rubbed his legs. I told him everyone was praying for him, all his aunts and uncles and grandparents... Abigail, Bitsey, Peter, Catherine, Teresa, Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and PopPop, Anna and Michael (to name a few). By the time I'd gotten through the names he'd calmed down to a whimper. Then I told him what his surprise was and he quieted down even more. I sat with him, rubbing his legs, he zoned out watching the movie, and complained of being hungry (not my fault....grrrrrrrr).</div>
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Greg swapped places with me once the dentist came back. I left with Jimmy. The next time I saw Ray everything was done, he was crying and his mouth was bleeding. I carried him to the car, he sobbed, "Bye fishies," as we walked out the door. Then he got to open his present: Captain Barnacles and a water-friendly Gup A ship, complete with hooks and nets and a little red fishy... an <a href="http://www.toysrus.com/buy/favorite-characters/fisher-price-octonauts-gup-a-mission-vehicle-t7014-18852706" target="_blank">Octonaut lover's dream</a>.<br />
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He held it for maybe eight minutes before he fell asleep. Greg updated me on what happened. He said that at first Ray did great, holding still while the dentist filed down his tooth and placed a thin film over it. When she went to put the "pirate tooth" on she had to use some force and that's when he started crying, and he didn't stop. She asked Greg if he wanted to take a break before the extractions. Greg said, "It's going to be quick, right? Let's just do it." He said the extractions took about two minutes. He said Ray cried the loudest with the last tooth and he wasn't sure if Ray was just done with it all, or if he actually felt something.<br />
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<i>goriest shot of the blog... so far</i></div>
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It's done. Again, no pulpotomy needed (it's like a baby root canal).<br />
Ray napping in the car was the best thing that could have happened.<br />
He woke up to popsicles and fudgesicles and a little bed of the couch and the tv playing the Octonauts. In no time he was wired. He ran circles around the living room for the rest of the day.<br />
No swelling. No tears.<br />
I asked him to show me his pirate tooth. He said "Look, Mommy, I have two pirate teeth!"<br />
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<i>playing with his well-earned present</i></div>
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Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers. Sorry for the delayed post. We've had family visiting... more on that later!tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543801222757059252noreply@blogger.com2