Thankful Thursday

So, this is going to be a very short post tonight. I have had a very long and stressful week, so tonight I'm thankful for spending some quiet time with my husband.

He's putting Clark to bed now, and we're going to watch a few movies. Well, maybe only one because I'll probably fall asleep early since I'm exhausted!

Night y'all!

"To fly or not to fly, that is the question!"

So, I think we have decided to fly to San Antonio next month. Our original plan was to drive, but the more we considered the long drive, flying seemed to be the better option. I mean, 40 hours in a car in one week is a WHOLE lot of bonding time!

Now, this is causing a little stress within the family, though! Evans doesn't like to fly anyway, and I'm trying to plan every little detail to make the flight as smooth as possible. I mean, the fact that I'm super organized anyway sometimes stresses me out more than just flying by the seat of my pants. I'm already reading every checklist I can find with Tips for flying with Toddlers!

I'm really thinking I should just get a prescription and a drink! No, really. Or at the very least, I'll just let Clark sit on his Papa's lap :)

I'm excited to see how he does, or at least excited to be done with the stress of worrying about how he's going to do!

"You need to sleep when he sleeps!"

I heard this all.the.time when I was pregnant, and soon after giving birth, I totally understood what that meant. I was finally able to grasp the idea of letting go of some of the housework (gasp!) and actually trying to make up for some of my missed nighttime sleep by napping some during the day, when Clark napped, of course!

Well, I have to admit that 20 months later, I'll still occasionally nap when he naps. Okay, okay, I actually nap a lot when he naps. Now, this isn't an everyday thing, but I do admit that I probably nap at least twice a week. Sometimes I'll even nap three or four times a week :)

Now, I'm not talking, I nap all three hours with him, I'll get some work done, do my Bible study, and then lay down for the last hour of his nap. I have always LOVED my sleep, and sometimes I just feel like I'm not going to make it though dinner/bath/bedtime unless I get in a little nap, too!

My husband may jokingly give me a hard time about it, but I know that is he was home and able, he's be napping right beside me!

So there it is, my confession-of-the-day! And I'm sure that I'm not the only Mommy out there who likes to get in a good nap when she can :)

Picture this....

a screaming 20-month old gagging and crying with crocodile tears running down his face. No, he wasn’t hurting, he was just being super dramatic about not wanting to eat his lima beans.

I have been working really hard this week to get Clark to eat more vegetables. I’m talkin’ the kid won’t eat ANY. He used to do so well, but over the last month or so, he has gotten to where he won’t even touch them. Well, that’s not entirely true, he does enjoy picking up the beans between his fingers and smashing them, or using the celery sticks to dip in the ranch, then lick it off.

This has become such a serious issue to me, especially since he has been constipated several times lately. And frankly, having to put on gloves and manually help him “do his business” is not really my idea of a good time.

I know he needs to learn to eat the veggies on his own and develop a liking for them, yada yada yada, but right now, my job as his mommy is to make sure he consumes them. Even if that means literally putting them in his mouth and making him swallow (which is easier said than done, BTW)!

I have been racking my brain and searching for ideas on what the best option is. Since my goal right now is just to make sure than he is consuming the amount he needs, I have decided to start pureeing the vegetables and cooking them into other foods that he does like. My sweetie pie husband went out and bought me a cookbook full or recipes using pureed vegetables, and I’m not gonna lie, I think it will be great for me and the hubs, too!

We’ll see how this goes, but either way, I’m hoping for a more relaxing dinner time!

Thankful Thursday

Today, I'm thankful for the very special people in my life.

Obviously my husband and my son, my boys, who I love very much. I can't imagine my life without them! They have, each in their own way, allowed me to become the person I always wanted to be.

My Mom, Dad, and brother who always support me in every decision I make. I always know that I can come to y'all with any problem or concern and you know just the way to handle it.

My friends. Now, I'm not listing names, but each of you is so special to me. I am thankful for all the memories we've had, and all the new ones to come!

My amazing church family! Y'all are so supportive and welcoming. Evans, Clark, and I love getting up for church every Sunday morning because we know without a doubt that CCBC is where we are supposed to be.

And I'm even thankful for all the people in my life that drive me crazy. I know that God put you in my life for a reason, and I'm looking forward to figuring it out :)

I know everyone feels this way....

but I really think I have the coolest kid EVER! I mean, I think he's adorable, and can be really sweet when he wants to be. It is the most amazing thing to watch him grow and learn new things.

We haven't been to the zoo in about a month, so my Mom and Granny headed to the zoo with us early yesterday morning, trying to beat the heat. (The beating the heat part didn't really happen, but we still had fun!)

We've been to the zoo lots of times before, but Clark was so into everything yesterday. He would point at the animals and say, "I see cow" or "I see bird." Then we could ask him what sound the animal makes, and he would make the sounds. How cool is that!?!

We got around to the giraffe and they were doing giraffe feedings. We got Clark some lettuce, and held him up to let him feed them. Now, you're supposed to lay your hand out flat with the lettuce laying on it, and the giraffe will lick it off of your hand. Well, Clark decided it would be cooler if he shoved his entire fist inside the giraffe's mouth. The giraffe didn't seem to mind, but his mommy did. When he pulled his hand out of the giraffe's mouth, it was covered in giraffe slobber! EWWWWWWW! And yet, still pretty cool!!!

Anyway...not that I'm done rambling about my kid's awesomeness, I love hearing stories from other mommies about amazing things their children have done. So, share away...

A weekend with friends

It's not very often that I get to see my close friends from college. We all live in different places, and are all very busy with our lives. So this weekend was such a treat!

On Friday night, my friend Jen came to town and brought some to-die-for cake! (I'm talking, it totally rivals Cupcake, and I needed that like I need another hole in my head!) On Saturday, we decided that we needed some sun (well, Jen thought she needed some sun, but she is way too tan already) so we laid out on my driveway while Clark played in his pool. (This was a sight to see!)

We headed down to Charleston on Saturday afternoon for Mandy and Wayne's engagement party. Evans was supposed to go with us, but he wasn't feeling well, so we decided it would be a great girl's night! So not only did I get to see Jen and Mandy, but a bunch of other friends from school, and we had such a great time.

It was such a great trip, and I had a wonderful time celebrating an awesome couple! I can't wait for the wedding this fall!