Cute & Funny Sayings by Hannah

I'm not going to lie, pretty much everything that comes out of Hannah's mouth makes me laugh these days.  It's just funny to hear how "adult" she sounds.  It's amazing the phrases she picks up!  It's also funny to hear her say things not quite the right way... it's just funny all the way around.  Here are some of my favorites that she says a lot:

"I can't like it!" (She says this about lots of things; not usually food, just anything she doesn't like)
"Sooo much" (Meaning "I love you so much!)
"Oh man!" (She learned this from Boots on Dora.)
"Mommy, I a princess!" (Whenever she puts on a dress)
"No touch my booty!" (Whenever I pat her bottom)
"Eww, Pee!" (When she sees a puddle in the garage... I tried to explain not all puddles are pee, lol)
"Mmm, Baby Jake, Mmmm" (When she's hugging Jacob)
"I can't help!" (When she needs help... she sounds very distressed when she says this)
"I can't like this guy" (When she thinks a guy is scary looking)
"Mommy you sooo bootiful" (When I actually get dressed and do my make-up)
"Hear dat?" (When she hears any loud sound)
"Mommy, I look like Tiana!" (If you don't know, Tiana is an African-American Disney princess...lol)
"It's not upside down... it's up side up!" (When she gets her underwear on right!)
She has a hard time with "S's" in the middle of a word, so Excuse me=skew me, Jasmine=Ja mens,Oscar= Ah cuhs.
My favorite though is that she has randomly started saying "I love you so much, mommy!" And then she'll say... "I love you so much again... I love you more times."  She says it to daddy and Jacob too!

Mother's Day

 

The last few years we have unintentionally created a Mother's Day weekend tradition of working on our landscaping.  On Saturday, we took the kids to two different nurseries and got flowers to hang on my front porch pillars, and we also got two big new plants for the backyard.  We got a crabapple bush that should bloom beautiful pink flowers next spring.  At the other nursery, we got a plant that I am really excited about.  It is actually a rasberry bush and a blueberry bush mixed into one pot.  I don't know much about landscaping, but apparently these two plants cross polinate with one another, causing them to be fruitful.  I am very hopeful that we will have some yummy berries to eat later this summer! 

We continued the Mother's Day celebration with a great church service and lunch with my family.  It was a very nice day.  Hannah kept saying "Happy Mommy's Day!"  I love being a mom!

Jacob's 6th Month

Jacob is already 6 months old!!! I cannot believe how rapidly he is growing and changing. I am pretty sure he is the best baby in the whole world. He is just so easy! I know, I seriously thought Hannah was the happiest, easiest baby there could be, but Jacob may possibly have her topped. It probably helps that I know more this time, but he is just so laid back and happy.  He smiles ALL THE TIME! I continually get asked if he is always so happy and smiley... and the answer is, well, basically yes. He only cries when it's time to eat or sleep, and that's an easy fix!  I have no idea if this is an indicator for his personality later, but I'll take it at least for now!

 Jacob looking adorable in his little Easter short-set and blue bunny ears from Grandma Teresa and Papa Ed.

 Here's Jacob in his little Easter outfit.  What a doll baby!

 Hannah loves her little brother so much!  She hugs and kisses him constantly (and pushes and pulls on him occasionally!)

Here's Jacob all ready for summer!  I'm a sucker for the plaid patchwork shorts.  I bought him three pairs... just couldn't resist!

Here's Jacob with his first friend, Quinn Oakleaf, the son of Samantha (VanDuyn) Oakleaf, one of my dearest friends from high school.  Aren't they cute holding hands?  I think they're fearful of the wild toddler running around them in her high heel dress-up shoes.... 

Lately, I have become more ambitious in leaving the house with both kids on my own.  We have spent the day at the Champaign mall, gone grocery shopping several times, and have been to the park lots.  I even went to an all day church leaders conference in Peoria and took Jacob with me.  He was a perfect angel.  He didn't make a sound all day!  What a good baby! 

Jacob is becoming somewhat mobile in that he is rolling everywhere all of a sudden!  He started rolling back to front on April 18th, shortly after his 5 month birthday.  Just in the last week, he has been moving across the room via rolling and scooting on his back.  If you leave the room, you never know where he'll be when you come back!

We gave Jacob his first food on April 27th, about 10 days before his 6 month birthday.  He wasn't real interested the first two nights, but I think it was bad timing on my part.  He was pretty tired, but I just wanted to try it while we were eating dinner.  The third night, he started eating like crazy.  We just gave him rice cereal for several nights.  I also gave him a few bites of avocado since we were having Mexican.  At first, he made a face like he was disgusted, but he eventually took it.  Then last night and tonight, he had some banana, which he loved!  I can't believe he's eating food already!

Hmm, I'm not so sure about this....

Why is it dripping down my face???

I think I don't like this....

That's it, I'm done!!!

What Do You Do All Day???

Today I was asked, "What do you do all day????"  As a stay-at-home mom, I think that is the first time I've been asked that, although I have heard the common joke that all stay-at-home moms do is sit around watching TV and eating bon-bons all day.  Ha!  Spend a day at my house!  The question is almost laughable to me.  What don't I do all day?  Never mind the fact that I actually do have a part-time job which I do from home.  That takes a lot of my time, but even without that, I'm confident that I would still be very busy.  Don't get me wrong; there are days that I wonder what I accomplished.  But guess what?  I am never bored, and I never run out of things to do.  So what do I do?  I cook.  I clean.  I do dishes.  I do laundry.  I plan menus.  I grocery shop.  I clip coupons.  I read money saving blogs.  I plan church events.  I talk to friends on the phone.  I visit with my mom.  I change diapers.  I potty train.  I bathe children.  I clean up messes.  I host events.  I fix snacks.  I play.  I go on walks.  I go to the park.  I color.  I do puzzles.  I pay bills.  I do paperwork.  I wipe faces.  I do hair.  I sort clothes.  I blog.  I keep up on e-mails.  I take pictures.  I go to doctor appointments.  I make food for others.  I pick up the house.  I kiss boo boos.  I cuddle.  I put kids to bed.  I sometimes find time to read and exercise.  But most of all, I try to soak in every day with my children.  They are only small once, and the time goes fast.  And I wouldn't trade my job for any other in the whole world.  I just told Josh the other day that it is so nice to be doing what I know I was made to do.  I love my "job," and no, I am never bored!