Finish the Sentence, Part III

I puffy heart this link-up :)

1. I laughed so hard I cried when...my sister failed MISERABLY in her attempt to photo-bomb a picture I was taking a few weeks back, and instead ended up on the floor with a sore knee. You had to be there, but man. That was hilarious.
 
2. My high school...was pretty typical. Popular kids, band geeks (HOLLA!), jocks, smarties, all that stuff. I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it, though.

 3. It really pisses me off...when I turn on the kitchen faucet and Mike someone has left it on the spray setting. Because ohmygosh I SOOOOOO wanted my drinking glass splattered with water instead of filled with it. Good thing I love the guy. :)

 4. In ten years...I anticipate running three boys to three different sports/games/practices. And enjoying every minute of it :)

 
5. If I could erase one thing...it would be that d-bag I dated twice. UGH. I know we all have at least one, but I wish I could slap those memories outta my head. I mean (and as my mom loved to remind me), he didn't like butter, for crying out loud...

 
6. In 1999...I was a freshman/sophomore at the local branch campus of OSU. And ready to move out of my parents' house. Crazy how you don't realize how good you've got it when you're in it, amiright?

 
7. Honestly...is a completely ridiculous way to start a sentence. Obviously you're being honest, right? So honestly, can't we just get on with it?!

 
8. To me, Sushi...reminds me of the first Mike I ever dated (for those of you keeping track out there, I dated four Mikes before finding my Prince Charm--errr, Mike). And that first Mike was a tool (geez, we're covering all of my relationship fails in this post, eh?). Haven't had the slightest desire for sushi since then.

 
9. Someone really needs to invent...a process by which we people can apparate. Seriously. That's the one thing from Harry Potter that I wish wasn't fantasy. I would just love to think myself somewhere else sometimes...

 
10. The first time I drank alcohol...to excess? I was underage BUT on international waters and therefore legal (yay, cruises!). I remember splitting a bottle of champagne with 40ish guy at our table, then stumbling UP the stairs to our cabin, crying as the bingo numbers were called to quickly for me to keep up, and finally insisting that we MUST have hit choppy waters when I fell off the toilet. Glamorous is my middle name.

 
11. The one question I would ask God is...not why are we here, or why can't He let Cleveland win SOME kind of championship in my lifetime, or why my sons have F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S eyelashes when I have to use a magnifying glass to find my own. No,what I would ask is what the hell heck He was thinking when He took my mom far too soon?
 
12. Lindsay Lohan...is a trainwreck. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Monthly Mumbles, April Edition

10. First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers to everyone involved in yesterday’s tragedy in Boston. In addition, my utmost respect to the first responders; whether police, medics, volunteers, or civilians, I am humbled by your selflessness.

9. Finally found this old picture of me (I think I was 9 months???) to prove that Justin favors my side of the family--just a bit...

8. F.R.U.S.T.R.A.T.E.D beyond belief that my knees won’t allow me to get past the first week of C25K. I mean seriously. It’s the same reason I had to quit last time. I haven’t run since last Wednesday, and I’m still having a hard time going up and down stairs. Doesn’t help my woe-is-me attitude when it comes to my physical prowess at all. I’m taking advice and looking for solutions, but so far, no dice.

7. I would pay someone very good money if they could somehow get Nolan to go to sleep at night. He used to my champion at bed time—until he figured out how to climb out of the crib. The big boy bed hasn’t helped. He asks “Go bed, Mommy?!” in the evening because he thinks it’s time to PARTY DOWN in his & Aiden’s bedroom. So then we have to keep going in there for AN HOUR OR TWO, put him back in his bed, threaten him, put him in timeout—and none of it works. L Hoping this is just another one of those really freakin’ annoying stages.

6. My mom’s birthday is this coming Sunday. L

5. New blog design in the works. I love my current design, but I’m also excited for a fresh, clean look!

4. Justin’s 4-month well visit revealed that he’s a whopping 15 lbs! Not bad for my peanut who entered the world at 6 lb 4 oz. Dude likes to eat. I even mixed a little sweet potato into his rice cereal last night. He approved. J

3. Aiden had another round of testing for Celiac disease, which again came up negative. In case you’re not familiar with the whole drama story, the kid has NEVER been a good eater. It’s been a fight (and I do mean fight) since Day One. At his five-year well visit, he weighed 29 lbs. Which is the size of a two-year-old. Le sigh. So next week we have a consult with a GI doctor to see if we can figure this whole thing out and/or try something new. I sure hope there aren’t any blood draws because he hated that like WOAH.

2. Don’t think I’ve mentioned it here in the blog, but my sister is expecting again! SO EXCITED! Now she can enjoy all the stupid “pressure” that comes with the possibility of having our family’s first girl (there are currently 5 boys between my sisters’ & my kids). Because, you know, we she gets a say in it and all.

1. The warm spring weather has finally arrived. I’ve been trying to get the boys outside as much as possible because OHMYGOSH does the daily intake of fresh air help bedtime. JJJJJ

Our Week in Instagram

Disclaimer: Posts with words to return soon. It's been A. Week.

Monday 4/8/13: In the waiting room before the terror that was

his blood draw. No Celiac disease. The mystery continues.

Monday 4/8/13: Helping Daddy with his homework. Love that goofy smile :)

Tuesday 4/9/13: Four-month well checkup. Littlest is 15 lbs. Not so little anymore.

Wednesday 4/10/13: SO proud of you, Ohio.

Even though it didn't last, temps in the 80s were GLORIOUS.

 

Wednesday 4/10/13: I found all these books in Nolan's bed 

when I went to check on him. He'll be on "Hoarders" next week.

Thursday 4/11/13: A baby boy in overall shorts. I DIE.

Friday 4/12/13: Five minutes until the weekend. GLORY BE.

Friday 4/12/13: Unplanned dinner date with Aunt Abby = Good Times

Our Week in Instagram

Saturday 3/30/13: Someone rolled over for the first time--

and then repeated it four more times!

Saturday 3/30/13: Chalkin' it up to a good time (ba-dum-ching)...

Saturday 3/30/13: Easter egg coloring went surprisingly well

AFTER Nolan ate one of the dye caplets.

Sunday 3/31/13: I imagine Easter in heaven was pretty sweet for Mom.

Monday 4/1/13: This DOES NOT HAPPEN.

And Aiden was actually helping Nolan with the words.

  

Tuesday 4/2/13: First rice cereal--he did GREAT!

Thursday 4/4/13: Fell asleep waiting for the doctor

in the exam room. First ear infection ever at 5 years old.

 

Saturday 4/6/13: Family fun time at the park :)

Saturday 4/6/13: GNO :)

Four Months Old

Well that month sure flew by.

We've had a lot going on, between Aiden's 5th birthday, a couple of holidays (St. Patty's & Easter), and the season starting its much-too-slow change from winter to spring.

Somewhere along the way, The Littlest became a four-month-old.



And at four months, Justin:

--has not altered his sweetheart of a disposition. He is just an absolute joy of a baby to be around. My dad was telling me it must be something about the youngest child because my brother was the same way as a baby.
--sleeps like it's going out of style. He rarely fusses AT ALL when I lay him down for the night, even if he's not quite sleepy. His brothers could really learn something from him.
--continues to be a chunky monkey. I wouldn't say he's fat (well, and mean it, anyways, because I call him fatso all the time (!)), but when holding him, you can tell he's just solid. No official weight until after Tuesday's well visit, but I'm super curious to find out his actual stats.

--is a CHATTERBOX!!! Obviously it's early to be thinking about such things, but I wonder if he'll talk sooner than Nolan? He's already trying to jump in his brothers' conversations. Makes my heart happy.
--has some seriously ticklish armpits. He giggles like crazy whenever I need to change his outfit.
--recently found his thumb. The kid hates pacifiers, but he'll suck the heck out of that left thumb. It's especially cute, though, because he uses the rest of his left hand to grab his nose. I'm still trying to get a picture.
--is already eating rice cereal. We're just a touch early, but I think I've done this enough times to tell he's ready. And he hasn't disappointed; he giggles through the entire feeding, but he gets it all down.

--rolled from his belly too his back four times in a row last weekend. And thought it was about the funniest thing ever.

--has me wondering if he's already teething a bit. We've had quite a few dirty-fart diapers lately, along with rosy cheeks, hands in the mouth, and a the occasional touch of grumpiness (which was not there before). I can't feel anything in those gums, but I'm pretty sure something is going on.

--is getting more hair! It's growing pretty nicely on top--they only place he didn't have any at birth--but it's all rubbed off around the back. Oh well, it'll even out in time.

--seems to be a Buckeye fan. Good thing, because I was worried. :)

Check out how he compares to Aiden and Nolan at four months!