November 2009 Archives
I love that KOST has kicked off its holiday music 24/7.
I'm ready to decorate the outside of the house this weekend (hoping Hubby will find time to bring all the Christmas stuff down from the garage eaves!) And I've printed out our Christmas gift list (counting family, friends, the mailman, teachers etc. the list has grown to three pages!) Our family celebrates three new babies this year, with one more due Dec. 8. (What recession?!!!)
I don't say, "I'm the mom, that's why," although Hubby tells the boys he's their boss. To which my boys reply, "Yes, but Mama's YOUR boss." Indeed!
To stop the "he touched me" "he's looking at me" and fighting in the car, I don't threaten to turn the car around. The boys are mortally afraid of losing privileges and their most beloved toys (these days that's Bakugan, and if you're not a parent of a boy, you wouldn't understand.)
Anyway, just for fun, I counted how many times I said "Be careful" to both boys in one day. My total was 16. Really have to learn to let go a bit, hmm?
Nursing covers (my favorite is Bebe Au Lait's Hooter Hiders in cream eyelet) are one of those mommy things that makes having a baby more fun and convenient, right up there with the Boppy, pacifier covers, a good baby carrier and anything that helps baby sleep.
Elementary parenting stuff made cool.
After three kids, I know I don't have to have those pee-pee teepee covers to avert diaper changing geysers (a tissue or napkin will do just fine), nor do I need the $1,600 Louis Vuitton diaper bag. (My sister bought me a cute Petunia Pickle Bottom one at 75 percent off from a store that was closing. Otherwise, my old one still works.) And no, my little one will not be wearing a $190 checked Burberry dress.
But every year, there are new products and baby items out there that make parenting easier and/or just more fun.
The byword of all things baby these days is eco-friendly, so items boast about being green and free of chemicals, solvents, and other yucky stuff. Think hypoallergenic, all-natural, organic, and sustainable. Another byword (at least for me) is affordable. But if it works, I will pay more for it (Wonder Boy had sensitive skin as a newborn and the Mustela line of baby products was the only one that worked for him.)
What are some of the newest products making waves these days?
Phoebe, without missing a beat, tells him, "Well, let me help you. Give me Frank Jr. Jr.," and Frank says, "Oh no, not him! He's my little guy!" and proceeds to list all the great things about each child (Leslie and Chandler...OK, I had to look this up! I really don't know all the kids' names offhand.)
Ah, here's a synopsis: "Frank reappears in a later season and tries to convince Phoebe to take one of the triplets, because he claims to have not slept in four years. For arguments sake, they discuss which of the children Phoebe will take. She asks for Frank Jr. Jr., but Frank decides that Frank Jr. Jr. is too funny and that she can't take him. She then asks for Leslie, but he says no, because she is the only one who knows how to burp the alphabet. Phoebe then suggests Chandler, to which Frank replies, 'Oh, no, no, you can't have Chandler, no. No, no. She's my little genius. I got big hopes for her. She's gonna be a doctor or a realtor.' He then realizes that he has run out of children to give up and that he loves his children way too much to ever give any of them away.
In the end, Frank realizes once again how good he has it.
A Hershey's bite-size bar after lunch.
Half a Kit Kat shared with Wonder Boy for an afternoon snack.
Reese's peanut butter cup inhaled while making dinner.
Life is super sweet for all the parents indulging in the fruits of their kids' Halloween labors.
