Books

I have been stirring the idea in my mind of writing a book for a long time. I have gone back and forth on what ideas to write down and which ones are good enough and who I would be writing for... In the last few nights I have been been writing childrens books short little rymes that kids would enjoy. Things like 'How do babies brush their teeth?' and 'How do babies go to bed' I think they are fun and my son seems to enjoy them. I am thinking about doing a box collection of books for bedtime...brush your teeth take a bath go potty say goodnight and get in bed... all books of their own designed to read then do all in your bedtime routine. Brush you teeth after the brush your teeth book take a bath after you read about bathtime and so on. I am hoping to write them and draw the pictures for them. We'll see where it goes but for now its fun!

Bed time...

Owen is for the most part a wonderful sleeper. When its just me and him he goes down so well. We have our routine and it works... When Jesse is home Owen fights bedtime tooth and nail! Its sad it makes my heart break I hate to hear him cry. It makes me want to send Jesse out for something so I can get Owen down real quick and move past bed time. I love having Jesse home but it throws off our routine a bit.

Halloween

Owen is 20 months now and halloween this year was a blast he was a lil dino! We first visited some friends to show him off, then went out in our nieghborhood around 7 a little later then normal for a 1 ish year old but we figured there would be less crowds and he could walk freely without getting pushed out of the way by the 'big kids'. He was super confused at first... wondering why strangers were giving him candy but 2 doors in he started to love it!!! He knocked on the doors himself grabed an Owen size fist full and dumped it into his bag then said 'bye bye' and proceded to climb back in his stroller and then it was on to the next house! So adorable :) By the end of the night we were all exhausted and ready for bed. Owen ended up with a full bastket of candy most of which he couldn't safley eat... Mommy and daddy helped him out :) Halloween was a hit! I can't wait for next year.

5 things I do every day with my son.

1. I wake up with him in a good mood, no matter what time. I walk in his room give him good morning kisses and change his diaper. We grab his blanky and then turn on some morning cartoons. while he is watching his show I give him a sippy of milk and a piece of toast. I also make mommy and daddy some coffee :) Happy parents = Happy baby!

2. We always say bye bye to daddy together. I hold my son we give daddy kisses and hugs and wave as he heads off to work.

3. Clean up. My son is 20 months old and has been helping pick up his toys since he could move. We make it a fun game. I do the dishes and sing and he picks up his cars or moves his ride along toys in to his room. we have the music on and we enjoy it. When it comes time to vacuume he loves it! cleaning up is a part of our daily routine.

4. Dinner time. My son and I have dinner at the table together every night. With or without daddy :)

5. Bed time is quick at our house for the most part. 8:30-9pm rolls around and my son is changed, sucking his thumb and cuddling his blanky in his big boy bed. I tuck him in and say a prayer. When I walk out of the dark room I still always wonder if its going to be a bad night... it rarely is.

Routine is the only thing that saves us stay at home mommys! But we also have to have fun with it. Of course we could (and sometimes do) stress over everything and try to make it all perfect but I know I didn't have a baby to worry about how clean our house was or if the baby was always going to be good I did it because I wanted to be a mommy and that means taking the fits with the kisses!I dance and sing with my son and we go to story time and try new things and messy projects yes sometimes this means more work but I wouldn't change my life for anything!