Tillman doesn't have too many vices, but the pacifiers crack me up. Our current routine before bedtime and naptime is that he brings two pacifiers in the room with him, one in his hand and one in his mouth (he'd bring more if I'd let him...). Then I lay him down in my lap and only when HE'S ready, he hands the one in his hand to me and then the one in his mouth. Then when he's done nursing he promptly turns his head and opens his mouth all ready for the first paci. Then he lifts his outer arm and grabs the other one. He's ready to zonk out and doesn't make another peep!
But if I try to do this routine ANY other way we're going to have a problem. If I try to take the pacis from him before he's ready to hang them to me, if I try to wait until we're in his room to hand them to him, or if I wait to give them back after he's done eating, we're going to have a problem!
But hey, I've got a good sleeper who goes down without a peep and sleeps for 3 hours during the day and all through the night which ends up being 11 or 12 hours....I'm NOT complaining!
I'd do an Irish Jig each night if I thought it would help them to sleep.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Bedtime Tricks
Turner's latest ploy for delaying bedtime is to ask what time everyone's waking up. "What time is me waking up? What time is daddy waking up? What time is the sun waking up? What time is me and Tillman and daddy waking up? What time is Pops and Gigi waking up?" He continues with any version and combination you can imagine until we finally have to just say goodnight and close the door.
It took us a couple of nights to figure out this new game, boy they are smart!
It took us a couple of nights to figure out this new game, boy they are smart!
9 Years & Truckin'
Troy and I celebrated our 9 year wedding anniversary last week. He called and said he had his mom was coming over to watch the boys so we could go out. I felt like we'd had so little really good quality family time lately that I just wanted to hang out as a family with nothing to do or accomplish for the night. So we fixed dinner and hung out and didn't take on any projects or tasks. We just spend the whole night together as a family. It was exactly what the doctor ordered!
Then Troy asked what I wanted to do and I asked if he would pleeeeease watch My Big Fat Greek Wedding (I'm pretty low maintenance). It's one of the only movies of all times that we both agree on and love. So we popped it into the DVD player and just chilled together.
We died laughing throughout the movie as if we hadn't already seen it together one hundred million times. We were wheeze laughing when the boyfriend asked Tulla's brother how to say "thank you" in Greek so he could thank Tulla's mother for the food she fixed him. The brother rambled off something in Greek and the boyfriend repeated it in appreciation. As soon as he said it the room went silent and everyone stopped to stare at him. Well, as it turned out the brother had not taught him how to say "thank you" in Greek, but "nice boobs" instead. I laughed so hard I cried and we were both doing the silent laugh-till-you-can't-breathe laugh.
Later in the movie the brother and their cousin managed to get the boyfriend to announce to the entire family that he had three testicles as well. Classic...
Then Troy asked what I wanted to do and I asked if he would pleeeeease watch My Big Fat Greek Wedding (I'm pretty low maintenance). It's one of the only movies of all times that we both agree on and love. So we popped it into the DVD player and just chilled together.
We died laughing throughout the movie as if we hadn't already seen it together one hundred million times. We were wheeze laughing when the boyfriend asked Tulla's brother how to say "thank you" in Greek so he could thank Tulla's mother for the food she fixed him. The brother rambled off something in Greek and the boyfriend repeated it in appreciation. As soon as he said it the room went silent and everyone stopped to stare at him. Well, as it turned out the brother had not taught him how to say "thank you" in Greek, but "nice boobs" instead. I laughed so hard I cried and we were both doing the silent laugh-till-you-can't-breathe laugh.
Later in the movie the brother and their cousin managed to get the boyfriend to announce to the entire family that he had three testicles as well. Classic...
Monday, June 24, 2013
The Latest with Baby
Tillman loves to say "Sunshine!" every morning when I open the window.
He can say: cheese, sunshine, mama, dada, bubba, choo choo, hi, ball, shoe, Pops, Gigi, this, that, and yeah.
He at least attempts to repeat every word I ask him to say. He's got a great vocabulary for a 15 month old baby! He still takes a paci but it sure hasn't interfered with him learning new words.
He understands everything I tell him. It's really fun with him being able to communicate.
He's loves to swing his arms in front of him and clap his hands. He's very cool. And sometimes he swings his arms behind his back like George Jefferson. SO funny. We keep trying to catch it on video but seem to just miss it.
At 15 months he finished cutting ALL of his teeth a few weeks ago and has a mouth FULL of teeth.
He can say: cheese, sunshine, mama, dada, bubba, choo choo, hi, ball, shoe, Pops, Gigi, this, that, and yeah.
He at least attempts to repeat every word I ask him to say. He's got a great vocabulary for a 15 month old baby! He still takes a paci but it sure hasn't interfered with him learning new words.
He understands everything I tell him. It's really fun with him being able to communicate.
He's loves to swing his arms in front of him and clap his hands. He's very cool. And sometimes he swings his arms behind his back like George Jefferson. SO funny. We keep trying to catch it on video but seem to just miss it.
At 15 months he finished cutting ALL of his teeth a few weeks ago and has a mouth FULL of teeth.
A ROBOT?!?!
This morning I told Turner I was going to go get my robe on. He looked up at me and said, "A ROBOT?!?!"
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
DAY TWENTY TWO
Lightbulb moment.
If there's something still left in my diet that I will eat even when I'm not truly hungry, then I should probably eliminate it altogether.
I would never overeat on steak or green beans or even fruit which tells me they should probably be at the center of my diet.
What's left in my diet (within the confines of the 30 day challenge) that I do sometimes crave and I am tempted to overeat on are protein shakes and hummus. Neither of these items are technically Paleo anyways....and I can see why. I may not get rid of these completely but I know I need to use them in moderation.
Another way to tell if something is worthy of going into my body is based on its shelf-life. The longer it can sit on a shelf, the worse it is.
My guess is that the more I crave something, the less I should incorporate it into my diet.
#1 craving is Diet Coke, hands down. It's anti-Paleo, I crave it like nothing else, and it doesn't expire...that can't be good!
#2 is candy. Again, anti-Paleo, major cravings, and no real shelf-life.
#3 enriched flour products.
#4 cheese.
#5 protein shakes.
These are all foods that I would happily eat more of even if my stomach was full. That's probably a good sign that they're either not good for me or they're not the best foods for my body.
End lightbulb moment.
If there's something still left in my diet that I will eat even when I'm not truly hungry, then I should probably eliminate it altogether.
I would never overeat on steak or green beans or even fruit which tells me they should probably be at the center of my diet.
What's left in my diet (within the confines of the 30 day challenge) that I do sometimes crave and I am tempted to overeat on are protein shakes and hummus. Neither of these items are technically Paleo anyways....and I can see why. I may not get rid of these completely but I know I need to use them in moderation.
Another way to tell if something is worthy of going into my body is based on its shelf-life. The longer it can sit on a shelf, the worse it is.
My guess is that the more I crave something, the less I should incorporate it into my diet.
#1 craving is Diet Coke, hands down. It's anti-Paleo, I crave it like nothing else, and it doesn't expire...that can't be good!
#2 is candy. Again, anti-Paleo, major cravings, and no real shelf-life.
#3 enriched flour products.
#4 cheese.
#5 protein shakes.
These are all foods that I would happily eat more of even if my stomach was full. That's probably a good sign that they're either not good for me or they're not the best foods for my body.
End lightbulb moment.
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