I big puffy heart you Mom!!!

I totally needed to get out of the house tonight so I just called my mom up and BANG! 10 minutes later we're hanging at a tavern. 1 pitcher of beer, 1 bottle of wine, and 1 big ol yummy authentic Italian pizza later and I'm a happy mommy ready to head home. I don't know what I'd do without you, Mom!!
Just a funny side note: As I'm typing this I'm listening to Jeff is giving Shelby a bath and I hear him talking to her about how Mommy has privates like her and how Mommy will teach her how to keep it clean because Daddy doesn't know all about that stuff. ) hahaha. what a great daddy.

Monday evenings = UGH

Mondays after work are such a beating for me! I am of course, fine and able with the kids all by myself, but for some reason on the days Jeff has to work late and I am left to cook & feed dinner, then bathe both of them by myself, it is simply crazy. I can't enjoy one second of either of them because I am just running back and forth between them, putting out fires. Coleman has become the biggest piggy ever and SCREAMS at the top of his lungs if he is not stuffing his face. So, he decided to get hungry just as I was about halfway done cooking dinner, so I had to stop and find him something else to eat because he just couldn't wait. He quickly gobbled up the chicken that I gave him so I didn't have much time to do anything else before I was giving him more food. Then dinner was ready and I had to beg Shelby to come to the table and eat. She's not much of a dinner person. When dinner was over, it was Coleman pulling up on drawers that pull out and make him fall, to Shelby nicking her finger on something tiny and demanding a bandaid, to finding 2 little play gems that Shelby had torn off her dress-up shoes IN Coleman's mouth, to "no boy get back here you can't crawl into the bathroom!", to getting Shelby the piece of cake that she was demanding that I had promised her, to Coleman trying to eat my face off because he was apparently hungry again, to "Mommy I have to go poopoo" just as I sit down to feed him. And this was all before the bath. It was a freak show. Now I know why I usually have a little wine buzz from a glass or 2 before Jeff gets off work on these late days! :) A stubborn, "independent"ly needy 2 year old and a mobile 9 month old who NEVER stops moving can really wear a momma out!
Yesterday Coleman's first day at Sunshine House was great. They said he ate EVERY bite of his lunch, which was lasagna, green beens, and garlic bread. Haha! Somehow I doubt he'll be eating the jar foods I took up there for him "just in case." This boy likes food, just like his daddy!

From the weekend...

Today is Bubby's first day at his new daycare. We are so excited about it. When we walked in today lots of babies were playing on the floor amongst TONS of toys (something that didn't happen at the last place) and a few were sitting at the table eating breakfast. We put him in one of the chairs at the table so he could have some cheerios and yogurt for breakfast. I wish I had thought to take my camera in- he looked so cute and he's gonna have so many friends his age at this place! Yay!
Right now I am also working on uploading tons of pictures to shutterfly and then I'll be posting a few new albums so be sure to check them out (link on the left.)
This weekend Daddy was off on Friday, so I took off too and we had a family day with the kids. It was nice since Saturday was Daddy's day to work and Sunday he played baseball for 6 hours (He pitched 13 innings! Go Jeff!) We went to the pumpkin patch- just a little one on the side of the road- to take pictures. I didn't really get any great pics because the sun was bright and right above us and Coleman wouldn't even look up. I think it was too bright for him. Oh, and Shelby got into an ant pile and got several ant bites on her feet and hand. Saturday night the kids got dressed up in their dinosaur costumes and we went to Green Valley park for the fall festival thingy. We pulled them from Nonnie and Poppy's in the wagon with Nonnie, Poppy, Heather, and Tyler. It was fun but kinda crowded. Then we went home and ate some yummy pasta fagioli soup, lemon pie, and german chocolate cake. Yum!
Happy Birthday Uncle Ty-Ty!!!
Here's a picture from Saturday. My shirt said, "Dino Mom" (oh yeah, and I got my hair cut short on Friday, too):

Things to remember

Shelby is constantly saying the funniest things. Yesterday when we were leaving to go to Nonnie&Poppy's house and then to the Halloween festival, Shelby said, "Where are we going Mommy?" So I told her our plan and she said, "Oh yeah Mommy, that sounds like a great idea!" 2 nights ago she was lying down watching "The Lion King" and I asked her to come cuddle with me. She said, "No mommy I can't cuddle with you right now, I'm busy." Too busy to cuddle with mommy already!! :(
When Coleman tries to take a toy or a book from her, she yells, "Swiper no swiping!" 3 times just like Dora does. If we ask her if she wants something, like "Do you want some milk?" She always responds, "Oh Sure!" or "Ummm no fank you Mommy."
I just want to write all this down so we'll remember all her cute little phrases one day. She is so sweet and polite. Yesterday she told Poppy, "We use our words poppy." When she is in the room with me when I use the restroom, she says, "Oh mommy I'm so proud of you Mommy. Yay mommy!" She still thinks she should get a prize everytime she pees in the pot. It's getting a little expensive ;) haha

Shelby's leotard

It is so much fun having a girl. Yesterday I ran into a cute little leotard and some ballerina shoes that I just HAD to buy for Shelby so last night we played dress-up. Complete with the bun in her hair. We had fun :)

I am so ready to leave work and see my cute little kids. This morning around 10am Shelby's teacher called me and the class came and walked over to my office. I went outside to meet them and got to hug and kiss on my babygirl for a few minutes. She is such a bright place in our lives. She talks nonstop but it is so cute. I love how her personality and attitude are showing more and more on a daily basis. She is so polite. I'll say, "Shelby do you want .[whatever]." and she says, "Um no fank you Mommy." When we cough it's "Scuse you Mommy," when we sneeze it's "Bless you Daddy." When we're in her way she says, "'scuse me Mommy. Beep beep!" This morning on our walk to school I told her about how we're going on vacation with Reagan and her mommy and daddy and sister, and she said, "Oh YAY Mommy!" She was jumping up and down so excited. She said, "And I want to go with Mommy and Daddy and Coleman too." I assured her we would all go. :)
Cole has also been changing so much and it's so great. He waves and says, "Hi." He says "Mama" and "Dada" and "Baba" and uses them all in the correct context sometimes. He says "Dada" to Jeff and "Mama" when he wants something (of course) and "baba" when he sees us fixing his bottle. He also says "Dah!" for Dog when he sees one of our doggies. But my favorite is just his sweet smile that is never gone from his face for long. He's been waking up at 2:30 am and seems ready to crawl around and play. He's not hungry but just wants to be with us (and maybe a little cold with this weather we've been having.) It's really hard to not keep him up longer and LOVE getting to see him more, even if it's in the middle of the night.
Ok, 15 minutes to go!
Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPPY!!!