the most disgusting part of motherhood (or maybe my life!) yet...

Here is something i never thought would happen to me. I had a mouth full of puke the other night that was NOT my own. Disgusting, but sort of hysterical at the same time. 


After dinner friday night we were all up in grayson's room hanging out. I was on the floor and lifted him in the air above me (see where this is going...). I was laughing hysterical and my mouth was wide open. Boom! Chicken and rice puke in. my. mouth. 


I'm pretty sure i was in shock. It was in my mouth, up my nose, running down my face and in my ear and hair. I had a disgusted look on my face, grayson was confused and i started laughing. Something about me, whether it was the puke or the face i was making, sent grayson into panic mode. He was crying so hard mark had to come take him away from me. He was terrified. 


Needless to say, I needed a shower and my teeth brushed! Disgusting. 

bubble gum

I've been quiet, my apologies. I've been so wrapped up in all my side projects i've got going on. I have been a terrible blogger. 

I apologize for the neglect with a promise that I will work hard this weekend on giving my little blog a bit of TLC. In the meantime enjoy this... (certainly not the most attractive video of me, but funny non-the-less)

grayson vs the bear

when grayson was born as a gift my company sent a giant bear. it's just sort of sat in a corner of grayson's room since then. until today.

what a cute bear. i think i like him. 

had you fooled bear- attack! attack!

pancake witnesses the whole thing and decided hiding under the crib was the safest place. 

totally defeated. sorry bear

is this normal?

does anyone else's child insist on sleeping with their butt in the air? 

he was giving us a hard time going to bed tonight. he just sat up in bed chewing on his dog blanket staring at the door. when i checked back in on him he was still in the same spot, sitting up, with his head down. ASLEEP. i tried to get a picture of it but the noise of me going up and down the stairs to get the camera disturbed him before i could get the shot. it was ridiculous. 

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mark's babysitting skills

mark is awesome and often on the weekends he takes grayson downstairs and they hang out while the dogs and i hang in bed. the other morning i couldn't help but laugh hysterically at this scene as i came downstairs. 

mark is playing video games and grayson is passed out on the floor. 

*this may look bad (you might even be wondering if there was more then just milk in g's morning bottle) but i assure you mark is really great at taking care of grayson. his explanation for this amusing scene was that grayson fell asleep on his lap and he didn't want to just lay him on the floor so he put him on the pillow. it's actually rather sweet. 

time to lower the crib

Yesterday i put grayson down to take a nap. I sat on the floor next to his crib because he kept sitting up and i didn't want him to see me while i waited for him to fall asleep. Stinker found me...

He thought we were playing some kind of game. 

Clearly him hanging over the crib was a sign that we needed to lower it. 

yum

some would call it bad parenting. i call it protein...

can't trust a 6 month old

after grayson's bath i laid the towel on the carpet and let him hang out naked for a bit to air his little butt. i then walked into the bathroom for a minute knowing he was safe laying there. when i came back this is what i found...

He thought it was hysterical. He had wrapped himself up in the towel and scooted under the bed. I was laughing which made him laugh even harder. 

Can't trust the boy. Remember this? 

don we now our gay apparel

Tis the season for holiday parties. And with holiday parties comes holiday sweaters! 

Even grayson was sporting his best outfit. 

our lovely hosts

our fancy fire. 

then came time for the chinese gift exchange

Yes that is a pregnancy test she has in her hand. Best gift ever. 

seriously exciting gifts!

grayson was disgusted by the whole thing. 

happy holidays! 

transitioning to solids

last night mark and i were discussing how much we think grayson will enjoy transitioning over to solids. here is how our conversation went. 


mark: i think he's really going to love it once he can have real food. 
me: i think so too. we will probably start him on cereal by the end of the month.
mark: sounds good. you mean like cherrios and stuff right? don't babies like cherrios. 


haha. forgive him. he's new at this. 

game time!

we're eagles fans in this house but grayson got a special present from his friend dave this weekend. in honor of the game tonight i felt the need to put it on him.

incase you can't tell, that's a chicago bear's shirt he's wearing. his daddy is not thrilled (and being oh so subtle about it)

regardless of their loss the boys still enjoyed the game. 

what- you got a problem with my love for beer? 

babies make you flabby

in an attempt to get rid of some of this baby weight i burned a dvd set called the slim 6 from a friend of mine. i had mark pick them up for me and bring them home. here is how our conversation went..


mark: i thought you were having me pick up baby dvds
me: no it's a workout program i'm going to start now that i'm working part time
mark: so you're going to be one of those people who works out in front of the tv and all the neighbor kids can look in and watch as they walk to school


not nice. 

how do you calm a screaming child?

apparently you bolt out this song...





i don't know why but grayson LOVES it. it's the only way i can get him to calm down when he's crying on a car ride. i have to be singing it loud though, and in a silly voice. the second i stop he goes back to crying.


it's magic i tell you.


enjoy.

bumbos are for...sleeping?

i decided to bring grayson's bumbo out to breakfast with us the other morning. 

he was playing in it then slowly he started to slump down and in seconds he was asleep. 

must be nice to be able to sleep anywhere like that. 

christmas

i'm thinking we have our christmas card outfits picked out...!

nerds.

computer addictions already...

grayson loves the ipad app where the talking cat will repeat what you say. he finds it hysterical. 

happily ever after

no such thing. 

i found this amusing. 

more 

men in women's bathrooms

some of the nicer stores have women's lounges in their bathrooms. nice areas with couches and chairs. perfect for mom's who breastfeed. 

when entering the restroom area there is clearly a direction marked men, and one marked women.  

after changing grayson yesterday while out shopping he decided he was hungry and had to eat right away. i walk into the lounge and there are two men sitting on the couches. one is around my age and one is a much older gentlemen. i simply say "i believe this is the women's restroom". the younger man gets up and walks out. the older man however has a fit and refuses to leave. he feels that because he is not in the actual stall it doesn't matter.

"okay well i am about to whip out my boob so as long as you are okay with that"

the guy simply stared at me. he showed no intention of getting up. i warned him. i was adjusting myself to start feeding grayson and the man continued to STARE at me. at this point another girl in the restroom commented on how awkward this was and my friend jumped to offer a blanket to cover. 

when i finally did "whip it out" he adverted his eyes. 

i did not realize asking a MAN to leave the WOMEN'S bathroom would be so offensive. when your child is screaming to eat though you do what you have to do. it is afterall the women's lounge. 

rip shoe collection

i am a huge shoe freak. so much so that i have two closets full of them. when i was pregnant my feet swelled up so much that the only things i could wear were flip flops, and i stretched the heck out of them. 

remember this?

well my feet are no longer swollen but they are BIGGER! devastatingly so. i first discovered this as i was getting ready for a wedding and i couldn't get my feet into any of my heals. i thought maybe it would change but almost three months later and still i can't fit into my shoes. 

i have to wear a 9.5, sometimes a 10. they don't have as many options for the larger sizes as the more average. 

so many beautiful shoes and now i have to start all over. so sad. 

my sister just started a job and moved up to new york so before she left she came and went shopping through my shoes. it was sad but at least they are going to a good home. two large bags full. gone. 

see them by the door there? 

bye bye shoes :(