A Day with Twins - Project 365

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2009-12-31T23:12:00.002-05:00

Hope everyone has a great New Year! We went to a party at a neighbors house. It was nice. We have the most wonderful neighbors. It was great to hang out with all of them and their kiddos!

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2009-12-30T21:00:00.001-05:00

Crazy kind of day. The boys and I went shopping most of the morning. I had told them if they did not fight at all the entire time they could pick something out at the very end. I have NEVER tried this before. All I can say is why in the world did I wait so long to try this tactic????? It has given me a few ideas of how to possibly deal with Cameron and his continued torture of his brother.

They were pretty cute this morning though and named each of the stores we went to after their favorite "Cars" characters. So we went to Sally, Doc Hudson and Maters. Translation...Lowe's Joann's and Target. And of course we road in Lightening McQueen. Aka, Mommy's car. You gotta love having boys!

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2009-12-29T22:28:00.003-05:00

What a nice day. The boys and I got to play all morning and then I was able to go to dinner with a friend. Much needed. I will say it is so nice to say I am actually making friends here!

Noah and I played for like 30-45 minutes tonight just rolling around on the floor and me tickling him. It was so much fun and his laugh just makes my heart swell. I laid on the floor and he would roll over to me and have me tickle him. He would giggle and then roll away. Coming right back for more. When I tried to sit up and tickle him I was quickly informed I needed to lay back down. I guess he enjoyed me being on his level instead of towering over him. Sometimes I think we need to realize that more often with our children. They see the world so differently than we do.

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2009-12-28T21:47:00.002-05:00

Man, Cameron was a handful today. This always seems to happen the day after Mike is off for any amount of time or when we have company in. Praying it only lasts one day because he was just mean to Noah all day. I am really glad they will be going to separate schools in January now. He really needs some space and some things that are just his own. Really think this will be a very good thing.

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2009-12-27T21:03:00.003-05:00

It snowed today! A lot! We got over 4 inches of snow!!!!!! And yes, we did go out and play. I was shocked the boys stayed out almost an hour and still weren't ready to come in. I bribed them with cookies and milk for a snack. Their little noses were starting to run. So basically we played inside most of the day and enjoyed watching the snow.

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2009-12-26T22:48:00.003-05:00

My boys are three years old today. I just can't believe it. They amaze me and I want to capture every minute I can on film or in my memory somehow. I know it isn't possible but I love them so very much and I want them to know how much they were loved. They are these amazing little guys and I want to soak in everything possible during this wonderful time in their lives.

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2009-12-25T22:48:00.002-05:00

Oh wow. The boys had a ball today opening presents and playing. All morning they played with all their toys virtually with no one else around. They kept going from one thing to another. It was pretty stinking cute. I wish I would have taken more photos but I was just enjoying watching them.

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2009-12-24T22:47:00.002-05:00

Ah, Christmas Eve. This used to be my absolute favorite day. My family celebrated a little differently I guess. We used to open our gifts on Christmas Eve after a huge dinner and enjoying time with family. When we were little we all used to have to go outside and watch for "Santa" or the North Star. That is when my parents would bring everything out and tell us Santa had come. Then we got to play with our toys a while and it was off to Midnight Mass. I really, really miss this tradition. Hoping that when the boys get a little older we will be able to enjoy this as well. They are just not ready to sit through a service like that.

We had a nice dinner, the boys got to play with their grandparents so they were thrilled. Exhausted, but thrilled. Been a very busy week for us and they are tuckered already.

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2009-12-23T22:47:00.002-05:00

Busy, busy day. Noah's speech therapist had phoned yesterday to see if she could come one more time before their therapy was up. So she came this morning, then their OT came this afternoon and then their grandparents arrived. They are wiped out already and the visit is just beginning. Hopefully they will make it through the holidays just fine.

I am really, really going to miss their OT. I loved her coming and the boys adored her! I hope she and I will be able to keep in touch because she is an awesome person!

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2009-12-22T23:11:00.003-05:00

I took Noah this morning to meet his new teach and classmates. Wow. They were right when they say the parents have a harder time with the adjustment than the kids do. He loved exploring the classroom and didn't want to leave. The teacher bribed him with cookies. I thought I was going to have to carry him out kicking and screaming.

I actually got to spend some one on one time with each of the boys today! I had Noah in the morning while Cameron went with Daddy and then we switched out in the afternoon. Such a wonderful time.

Ordered the boy's birthday cake today. Still can't believe they will be 3!

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2009-12-21T22:45:00.002-05:00

Ten days left in 2009. Wow. I just can't believe it. And today is the first day of winter. The days will only get longer from here until June.

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2009-12-20T22:03:00.003-05:00

Got most of the presents wrapped today thankfully. Only a few left to go...woo-hoo! I got some Thomas trains from someone who was selling their used ones today. The boys were in heaven. That is all they played with for the rest of the day. Oh man are they going to be thrilled when Santa comes.

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2009-12-19T23:11:00.002-05:00

I am finally feeling somewhat better. I can function at least. Oh, and eat again. I am thankful for that! Now time to play catch up and get ready for next week! Did some last minute Christmas shopping and lots of playing with the boys today. It snowed. They woke up and had to watch it from their windows. So stinking cute!

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2009-12-18T21:11:00.002-05:00

I was sick again today. The boys had to go to their usual play spot while daddy worked and I slept. Man, I hope this goes away soon!

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2009-12-17T20:19:00.002-05:00

The boys were tuckered tonight! Normally when they get home from PDO we kind of have some quiet, wind down kind of time. Not today, they wanted to show Daddy how they could jump. And jump they did. Then it was off to dinner and back for bath and bed. They were out within minutes. Poor little guys. But I think they had a good day.

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2009-12-16T23:12:00.000-05:00

What a day. I am still having terrible vertigo, which comes along with lovely nausia, so in other words I can't eat. So much fun! But the boys were troopers as iusual and were so good almost the entire day. Even when asked if they wanted to go to play at the local spot they go to they wanted to stay home with Mommy. Aw, made my heart melt a little.

Their trampolines arrived from Nana and Pawpaw today. Of course they wouldn't stop the pestering and trying to scale the boxes so I opened them. I was desperate. They jumped on them for a long while and when I put them away they were actually pretty good about it. I was surprised. My little guys are growing up! Still so hard for me to believe they will be three in a week and a half!!!!!!

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2009-12-15T22:10:00.001-05:00

We had a good day today. Mike spent some time with Cameron before he headed out and Cameron was in rare form. He put Mike's glasses on and said "I'm a cool dude." It was the cutest thing ever! Especially at 7:00 in the morning. Luckily I grabbed the camera and was able to video it.

The boys got to talk to their Pawpaw this evening. We all three got on the phones together. My, that was a circus.

When I was putting Cameron to bed this evening he asked to read the Bible as he usually does. But this evening he told me he wanted me to read the story about Noah. It made my heart just melt.

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2009-12-14T22:58:00.001-05:00

Well, we met this morning with the developmental preschool. Noah will be starting in January. I am not so sure I am ready for this but I have to do what is best for my kiddos. I know that.

Noah has decided he likes to be helpful. He spilled his juice at the table in the morning while I had walked upstairs to get something and when I came back down he had gotten tissues (the only thing he could reach) and was wiping the table. And he had so much fun running back and forth from the tissue box to the table and then to the trash. It was pretty stinking cute.

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2009-12-13T22:13:00.002-05:00

The day just flew by. After the boys got up this morning Mike actually went to get us some breakfast so I decided to try and distract them while they waited. I had recorded "Polar Express" last night thinking they may enjoy the movie. Oh my! They were glued to the TV the entire movie. I didn't think 3 year olds could sit for that long! We ended up watching it a total of 3 times today, although each of the boys only watched it twice. I guess I should say I ended up watching it twice.

Noah took a nap and just now fell asleep. Poor little guy. I am afraid he got his mommie's night owl personality. But I will admit I enjoyed the hour and a half of snuggling with him while he was sleeping. Yep, I held him the entire time and loved every minute of it.

Both of the boys talked about almost nothing else but "Choo Choo Press" or "Polar Press" as Cameron says. So very cute.

Our neighborhood lighted luminaries all over tonight and so we ventured out and rode around looking at Christmas lights and enjoying it all. The boys seemed to love looking at the lights and Noah didn't want to stop. I think Cameron was ready to go home only because he had been sitting the majority of the day and was ancy. So full of energy all the time. Have no idea where he gets that one from.

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2009-12-12T21:27:00.003-05:00

I did our Christmas card today. It took almost half the day to do the entire thing and send it off to be printed. Ugh! I feel like the day started and ended so quickly. And I missed playing with the boys and Mike. I could hear them so at least I got to enjoy it that way.

Cameron has started to really make up a lot of words. It is so stinking cute! He gives his cars names and we have a great time making them "talk" to each other. A few of the names today were Cavive, Shicka, Shicky, and Chuka. When he started doing this the other day I thought he was just making up a word and wouldn't remember it. So I asked him after a minute or so to tell me the names again (I really had forgotten) and he named them all right off. So that became our little game. He will sometimes change it up just to throw me off I think. But man it has been amazing to see his imagination unfold right before my eyes.

Noah is talking so, so much more and speaking a lot more clearly these days. It just seems to continue to improve each week. I am so thankful. I do think he may be getting sick again though. Tonight at bed time he was very clingy and cried a little. He has really only done that lately when he ended up sick in the next day or two. Hoping it was just an "off" evening and not that! He was being so funny right before bed and carrying this little light up pumpkin thing that goes around your neck around. He kept looking at it like it was a pocket watch and then he started saying "Time tunnel approaching." He then made a "dinosaur train" and got up and was the conductor. They never cease to make me smile from ear to ear.

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2009-12-11T22:07:00.002-05:00

The boys are wanting to have jammie days every day now. Hmm, would be easy for me but I don't' think I can let my nearly 3 year olds run around all the time in their jammies. Although some days I wish I could have those footy things again and be all cozy.

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2009-12-10T22:46:00.004-05:00

Wow, the year is really drawing to an end quickly. Just so unbelievable for me. Still can't seem to wrap my head around the fact they will be three in just a few short weeks. Two to be exact. Wow.

Tried again today to get some photos for the Christmas card. I am giving up and am just going to figure something else out. Noah refuses to "smile" or look at me when I have the camera. The days are ticking by and I need to get them done and in the mail!

The boys cracked me up tonight. I got them a new book today at their book fair at school. It was called The Very Cranky Bear. I figured it would help me teach them a little about being cranky. Right after I read it to them we watched Rudolph (the movie) and of course when the Abominable Snowman came up Cameron called him the "Cranky Bear." Mike and I laughed. So the rest of the movie they called him that and Noah even went so far as to give us a dialog about it. Oh, try explaining to two 3 year olds about the snowman and the prospector falling over the cliff. That took some creative thinking on our part. Ha! I am learning to be quicker on my feet now than I used to be. But it was a good learning experience I guess for all involved.

When we dropped them off at PDO this morning we got this adorable picture in these super cute frames they made. Oh my goodness did I gush over this thing today. And obviously so since I made it my picture for today. The things that melt our hearts as parents.

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2009-12-09T22:46:00.002-05:00

We had a jammie day today. The boys had a ball. We had a pretty good day. Maybe all I needed was to get them some extra sleep for the fighting to get better. Hey, whatever works I will do!

Cameron sang "Jingle Bells" totally on his own and unprompted this afternoon. I just stopped and sat and listened to him. Of course when I went to get the camera to viseo it he stopped. Sigh. Oh well, I will always have the memory I guess.

Got some more Christmas shopping done today. Yippee! Only really have a few things left to get and some little gifts for teachers, etc. December came and is going very, very quickly!

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2009-12-08T21:31:00.001-05:00

It's been a dreary day weather wise here. I have had a headache for 2 days and I am ready for the weather to get sunny for a while. Always get these when it is overcast. Yuck.

The boys were completely exhausted from their day at "school" and then Kindermusik. They were out within minutes of getting in bed. And Noah hasn't done that in weeks! So I was thankful tonight he went to sleep so quickly. When he is over tired he is so cranky. I think they have both been exhausted these last few weeks (no napping anymore) and it has finally caught up with them. They have been at each other constantly for the last few weeks. After them taking a nap yesterday they seemed in so much of a better mood both yesterday afternoon and today. Now I know I just need to put them in the car and drive for an hour once in a while. Ha!

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2009-12-07T22:01:00.001-05:00

December is quickly ticking away. Rough day with the boys. I played referee the entire day. Hoping we can make peace soon. During one of the many time outs we had today Cameron decided he could figure out how to crawl down out of his crib. He did it quiet and one would have never known had he not announced it to me.

It snowed last night. I LOVE to see everything all white and fresh. Just something about snow. The boys loved it and kept looking out the windows. Noah even talked about a "white Christmas." Made my mommy heart melt. Guess we have been listening to Christmas music a lot lately.

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2009-12-06T21:25:00.004-05:00

Crazy day. The boys are in super hyper and soon to be three year old mode these days. Trying to have patience. They can still make me laugh though no matter how crazy and exhausting our day has been. Noah had the giggles this evening and their laugh is so very infectious!

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2009-12-05T21:57:00.002-05:00

The boys went to Breakfast with Santa this morning! They had a great time and Cameron sat on Santa's lap while Noah sat with Mrs. Claus. I seriously can't believe they both went to them and sat with them all on their own! And they both decided to ask Santa for trains. Um, that is like the one thing this Santa hasn't gotten them!

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2009-12-04T22:56:00.002-05:00

We had a busy day but nothing much to report today. Still having trouble with them going after one another constantly. We did manage to decorate cookies today though. And of course the "baby cars" had to be involved. Can't do much without either Puppy or the baby cars, or both these days!

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2009-12-03T21:40:00.002-05:00

Cameron has decided he needs to bite his brother yet again. Last night he had bitten him on one arm, this morning before we left for school he bit him (hard) on the other arm. When I went to pick them up at PDO they informed me they both had a rough day. Lots of fighting between them and Noah kept hitting people and even hurt a little girl with a toy. Ugh! What is going on with them? Changes in our routine are not good obviously. Must get back on track!

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2009-12-02T22:07:00.004-05:00

What a day. It all seems to go by so quickly these days in so many respects and yet drag out in others. Such a strange feeling at the end of the day.

The boys got to play at their favorite spot today while I went to a doctor's appointment. The afternoon got kind of out of whack because we had a cancellation (rescheduling really) so the boys were disappointed. But they quickly rebounded and were off playing together in no time. They actually played pretty well together today. Now if I could only get Cameron to stop the biting and tackling his brother we would be set. I wonder if that will truly ever stop some days. It's just so tough to see them hurt each other and feel powerless. When I try to talk to them about it they just laugh and go on their merry way. Frustrating. Some day though...

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2009-12-01T21:51:00.005-05:00

Attempting to take Christmas photos of the boys. What was I thinking?

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2009-11-30T22:21:00.003-05:00

Whew! The boys are really testing their limits these days. Today was one of "those days." At one point this evening Noah even poked Cameron in the eye with a toy. Just walked right up to him and bam! No reason, no provoking. Cameron and I were sitting there playing with a train. Oh my, what is it going to be like when they get bigger?????

Even still, they find ways to make me laugh every day. Noah cracked me up a few times when I really shouldn't have been laughing. I just couldn't help it. I even have to go hide under a blanket or something at times because I can't help but laugh.

Oh! And Cameron decided he wanted to showcase his artwork today. I would classify this as our first real coloring of the walls. And I am sure there is a lot of that to be found in our future. He colored two walls and a window. What can I say, the kid loves to color!

They also made me laugh when we were creating pictures with these glittery Christmas things and they decided their cars needed to be decked out in them instead of the paper. I think I have some creative little guys on my hands.

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2009-11-29T21:54:00.000-05:00

Now how can you resist this face? I am amazed at how photogenic Cameron has become. When they were babies they were just the opposite. Noah runs from the camera now so I wouldn't really know these days. Ha! I wonder how many times they will switch back and forth on me on so many number of things.

I think Noah may be getting croup again. Ugh! Twice within a month...not going to be good. Praying it does not turn into this but he coughed earlier and my heart sank. I have kind of suspected it all day today. He woke up around midnight last night screaming. He told me he was afraid and when I finally got out of him what he was afraid of he told me his water (we leave a sippy cup of water in their beds for them). Hmm, I really wanted to chalk it up to bad dreams but mommy instincts tell me otherwise. Are mommy instincts ever wrong?

Still can't keep the boys away from the tree. They have decided they like to play chase around it. Thinking the gate may have to come up around it this year if this continues. I am just so afraid of the tree falling on them more than anything.

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2009-11-28T22:01:00.000-05:00

We put up the tree today. The boys seemed to really enjoy it. Now we just have to teach them to leave the bulbs alone. Cameron wants to hold them to get glitter on his hands and Noah likes to jump up and say "almost got it" to the ones that are just out of his reach. It's pretty funny actually. And knowing them, the more you fight it the more they are going to do it. I wonder where that stubborn streak comes from?

Neither of the boys slept well last night. Still worried about Noah getting sick and now actually both of them. I am hoping Cameron just woke up because of how dry it is right now. I had been putting a humidifier in their room but haven't really since they have changed rooms. Guess I need to again.

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2009-11-27T22:56:00.002-05:00

The boys wanted to stay home again today and not go anywhere. Noah had a really hard time going to bed tonight. Hoping it is just the change in routine and that he is not getting sick. I am praying he is not getting sick again, especially so soon.

The boys have really loved going and playing in their rooms this last week. They will stay up there a long while running back and forth and just having a ball. Today I caught them with the camera while they were playing in the closet in Cameron's room. They always crack me up when they do this. And it always scares me just a little because they slam the doors and I am just waiting for one of their hands to get smashed. But they have a ball so I just keep asking for them to be more gentle with the sliding doors. What else can you do?

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2009-11-26T22:57:00.002-05:00

We had a great Thanksgiving. The photo today is the boys talking on the phone to their grandparents. Pretty cute! A few of our neighbors stayed in town and we went over to one of their houses for lunch. It was a nice way to spend the day. The boys had fun playing and Cameron even took a nap when we came home. He really needed it. Poor guy keeps waking up early to see his daddy. It tends to catch up with him after several days.

So very thankful for so many things. But I have to say I thank God every day for these beautiful little boys. They are amazing and wonderful and I am so very blessed.

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2009-11-25T21:57:00.001-05:00

Crazy kind of day. Won't bore anyone with the details but I am thankful it is behind me.

The boys have such great imaginations. They are always pretending or surprising me with something new they have said. They have even started making up new words. Noah has started calling Cameron what sounds like "Pain" but I am not sure that is really what he is saying. It's pretty funny. When you ask him about it he just stops talking.

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2009-11-24T22:47:00.000-05:00

The boys are doing well sleeping in their new rooms! When I woke Noah this morning I was cuddling with him in the rocker and asked if he had a good "sleepy last night." He said yes. Then I asked if he liked sleeping in his own room and he shook his head yes again. So sweet! I am sure he is enjoying not being woke up by his brother each morning. I had to go in and wake him this morning from a dead sleep. Now if we could just get him to go to bed at night!

I am still amazed at how fast Noah's speech is improving. When we got in the car after PDO today he told me all about his finger and how it was smashed with a chair. This is just amazing to me that this is the same child who hardly talked a month ago. I am so very thankful!

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2009-11-23T23:08:00.003-05:00

First night in the new rooms. It went well! Yippee! I think this is going to be a good thing. I am sure there will still be some adjusting but hopefully this first night is a sign of the way it will be.

Picked up a new monitor and some lamps but still have several things to find. Right now it feels really empty to me in their rooms. So have to get some stuff on the walls along with the other things they need. I am thinking we can let them have toys now in their rooms so they can go play whenever they like up there if they want to be alone. Hmm, still thinking that one out. I am always afraid they will climb out of their cribs to try and play with the toys so have never put any in their room. Still pondering that one.

And of course I forgot until I was headed to bed to take a picture. So I figured it was very fitting seeing as I have been cleaning and all the last several days. Today we used the Magic Eraser to get rid of the mysterious crayon marks on the wall. I have yet to figure out when they did that one.

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2009-11-22T23:39:00.001-05:00

I got the rooms moved around and the boys are now sleeping in their own rooms! I am not sure how well they are going to sleep but hey, we have to start somewhere. They kept yelling back and forth so they could hear each other tonight. Pretty funny. Still have a lot to do and need to get a few pieces of furniture now for their rooms. Plus have to find lamps, an extra nightlight, another rocking chair for Cameron's room, a monitor, another humidifier and a clock. Man, what was I thinking doing this right before Christmas? Ha!

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2009-11-21T22:34:00.001-05:00

I spent the day cleaning out out extra bedroom. Very nervous about getting the rooms switched around tomorrow but it has to be done. I've made it this far there is no turning around now. The boys had a great time spending the day with their daddy since he has been out of town all week. So it worked out well.

I was running late this afternoon after running an errand so I picked up Chick-fil-A on the way home. I came home and put the bags on the table and Noah was so excited. I have never seen him get this excited over chicken. He jumped up and ran over to the table saying "Mommy got chicken" and got into his chair ready to eat. Shocked me.

We let the boys up in the nearly empty extra room (soon to be Cameron's room) and they both kept saying "my room" over and over again. I think it will be a good thing but I am still nervous about how they are going to do.

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2009-11-20T21:38:00.000-05:00

Noah had speech this morning and then after lunch we headed to the doctor's office. He has fluid on both ears and an ear infection starting in one. So not looking forward to the antibiotics for the next five days! But hey, it's only five instead of ten this time. And after a lot of coaxing tonight he actually took it and seemed to be surprised at the taste. So hopefully this will be a good thing.

Cameron has DT this afternoon. He hardly played with her at all, she spent more time with Noah than she did with him. He has been a wee bit defiant today. Hmm, wonder what is up with that?

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2009-11-19T23:07:00.003-05:00

The boys went to PDO today and I caught up on all kinds of things around the house. After they came home we were playing with the balls (throwing them up in the air in our front entry way) and Noah happened to get one stuck on the ledge of our front window. It was pretty funny listening to the two of them talk about it. They are so stinking cute at this age and their vocabulary is just growing by leaps and bounds.

Cameron has called meatloaf "messy chicken" for a while now. It is probably a name that will stick for some time to come. I am not a meatloaf eater but I have found the one from Hormel I really like. It has some kind of tomato sauce on the top, hence the name messy. Hey, if they'll eat it they can call it anything they like!

Getting nervous about splitting the boys rooms up. Having second thoughts but know it is the best thing to do. Just not so sure they are ready for toddle beds yet.

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2009-11-18T22:25:00.003-05:00

A really nice day at home. It seems whenever given the chance these days the boys just want to stay at home and play. It's been cold and rainy all week so I don't mind doing this one bit. Plus we have OT this afternoon which always adds to the fun for the day. So lots of running around the house, coloring, playing with play-doh, and pretending.

The boys took all their stuffed dogs and created a "puppy family." They played for about 30 minutes just pretending the dogs were all family and having conversations. I have to admit I am loving this age in so many ways. Their imaginations are just amazing. Why do we have to lose that as we get older?

Noah's speech is rapidly improving. It has been amazing this last month. It's like a light bulb went off or something for him or someone flipped a switch. We started speech but now I don't think he really even needs it. Cracks me up that every time I start really worrying about something and do something that whatever it was I was worried about works out. And here I was trying not to worry. Maybe I just need to worry sooner so that we can get it over with faster. Ha!

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2009-11-17T22:21:00.003-05:00

Busy busy day. And of course as I was turning out all the lights downstairs tonight I realized that I had not taken a picture. I posted these little reminders so that every time I walk by this hopefully I will see them and stop to think a minute. That spot is in my kitchen and I walk by it a lot during the day. He, he.

We went to Kindermusik this evening and the boys were totally exhausted by the full day by the end of class. I am thinking having their "school" on the same day as Kindermusik isn't such a good idea. Poor Noah had me carry him the last 5 minutes or so of class because he was just wiped out. But they enjoy it so next semester we will opt for a different day I think.

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2009-11-16T23:16:00.002-05:00

Just a day full of play. The boys got to spend time with Daddy this morning while I had an appointment first thing. Then we played and they had wanted to go to our local play spot. This is becoming a weekly thing. Every Sunday Cameron asks to go, it is closed on Sundays so we tell him he can go tomorrow. And of course I can't not take him. I have to keep my word so I always ask and yes, he still wants to go. They always have such a great time and it gave me some time to get a few things done and even relax for a few minutes. Yippee!

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2009-11-15T21:28:00.002-05:00

Cloudy day so we spent the entire day inside. Very restless by the end of the day! They wanted to have a jammy day so that is what we did. They were so stinking cute all day running around.

We attempted the take their booster seats off and let them sit in regular chairs. We are so not ready for that yet. Noah just keeps getting down over and over again. Cameron is actually pretty good at staying in his chair. Needless to say the boosters went back on after they went to bed tonight.

Loving the bookshelves. The boys are learning to pick up their toys better before bringing out new ones. We have tried this in the past but just never really had a good set up for it. Now we do. So far, so good. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Still feeling the effects from the steroids Noah was on last week. We are almost back to regular bed time habits but he is still fighting it and crying for me when I put them down. Breaks my heart and I just want to run in and hold him. Going to attempt putting each of them in their own room soon. I may lose my sanity over the next month. That is is I had any left to lose.

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2009-11-14T22:46:00.000-05:00

The boys LOVE to play outside and thankfully we had some really awesome weather today. They even got to jump in leaves for the first time! I hated I didn't have my camera with me but I did take a few on my phone. Shucks...maybe next year.

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2009-11-13T21:51:00.002-05:00

Cameron decided to put on the football pants that really are for his stuffed bear. It was pretty funny. He then walked around the house and kept holding up the helmet to his head. He even tried to figure out how to put the shirt on or at least hold it up to himself while holding the helmet as well. It was all rather entertaining to watch. You can see those wheels in motion in his head.

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2009-11-12T21:51:00.002-05:00

They crack me up with the bins. As always...monkey see, monkey do.

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2009-11-11T22:40:00.003-05:00

Crazy but nice day for the most part. The boys were a little nutty for a while in the afternoon but we went and walked to the park and had a good time. We all needed the fresh air.

All the booksleves got put up after the boys went to bed and we got the living room rearranged. I am really going to like this. So can you tell how much the boys liked them?

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2009-11-10T22:39:00.001-05:00

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2009-11-09T21:43:00.003-05:00

Noah is really talking more and more every day. It amazes me how quickly his progress has come in just a short time. And of course it all started right after I requested speech therapy for him. Ha! He even sang "Itsy Bitsy Spider" today all on his own totally unprompted. So exciting.

The boys got to go play at their local play place for a little while and I was able to get a few things done around the house. Can't wait for the bookshelves to get here!

The boys played really well together today. I am always so very thankful for those days! I even captured them on film on the stairs but this picture of Cameron just had to be my shot for today.

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2009-11-08T23:42:00.001-05:00

Oh my gosh what a difference a day makes! Even though Noah still didn't go to bed until 11:00 pm the day was so much better so that made the staying up so late not so bad. I was even able to get laundry done today!

Noah has refused to get out of his jammies for the last 2 days. He finally gave in today thankfully. I just didn't have the heart to fight him on that one. Stay in your jammies if you feel bad. Anything to make you feel better in my opinion.

Not as much fighting today between the boys. Praying we are seeing a turning point on all of this. Maybe I am just learning to deal with it better. Attempting to get them to "use their words" more but we'll see how well that works in the heat of the moment. You get through one thing and along comes another. I guess that is just the way life keeps you on your toes. :)

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2009-11-07T23:03:00.001-05:00

Crappy, crappy, crappy day. Noah isn't going to bed until like 11:00 pm! And then even that is hit and miss. I. Hate. Steroids! Surely this fighting between them is worse because one fot hem is sick and one has had a runny nose and cough (due to allergies they think) for a month now. Please tell me this has something to do with it!

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2009-11-06T22:42:00.002-05:00

Just a rough day all the way around. Sick Noah and the boys fighting one another constantly. I think we are all tired and in need of some good rest and play time. Calgon, take me away! But then the boys go and do something like this while watching TV and it just makes all the craziness melt away. Be still my beating heart. I love both of these little guys more than words can describe!

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2009-11-05T21:54:00.002-05:00

Noah has croup. He was up a good part of the night. Fortunately I took him outside and then put him in bed with me and ran the cool mist humidifier in his face for a little while. He slept off and on until around 2:00 am when he seemed to really finally be asleep. I moved him to his bed them and ran the cool midt humidifer on him all night. He did okay until around 7:30 when Cameron had a coughing fit. (Poor guy has had a cough for over 3 weeks now!)

So off to school for Cameron and the doctor for Noah. They put him on a steroid. Not fun. He is wired for like 16 hours of the day when they put him on this. Not looking forward to the next several days!

I did put the boys in sweaters for the first time today. They looked so stinking cute, even being sick! Cameron and I played cars part of the afternoon and he just loves to get on the floor and roll those things around. I am thankful we have lots of room he can do this. :)

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2009-11-04T22:23:00.000-05:00

Worn out. That is how I feel at the moment. Just a long day and lots of ups and downs. I did however manage to take like 64 pictures somehow today. How can I do that? It was only like 5-10 minutes of shooting pictures? But seriously, even after a tough day like today I look at these little faces and how can I not be filled with love and devotion for them?

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2009-11-03T21:28:00.003-05:00

The boys went to "school" this morning and when I got there Cameron was in a time out. He had sat on Noah. This is getting worse and worse every day. I don't know what to do with the two of them at the moment! Apparently earlier in the day he tried to bite Noah on the face. I am thankful they aren't doing this to any other kid and pray they never do! I know it is just hard for them to deal with being around each other all the time. Hopefully by Thanksgiving I can have them in their own rooms. Going to work very hard at this in the next few weeks. Cameron just really seemed to go after Noah most of the day today. I just wish they would get along! Oh, the one time they did I realized they had gotten very quiet...the photo from today is what I walked into and why they were being so very good.

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2009-11-02T21:47:00.003-05:00

Nice day today. The weather was beautiful! I tried to take the boys for a walk this morning but it was windy so that equalled chilly. Noah just wanted me to pick him up and carry him the whole time and kept asking to "go home." So we tried again in the afternoon and had a great time. It was so awesome to see my two little guys together in this setting. We just walked along the paths in our neighborhood, something I haven't really been able to do much because they would run off in opposite directions. But we are branching out!

Noah started to "chase" Cameron's shadow. It was the cutest thing. But wait, it got even cuter! He then went up and grabbed Cameron's hand because he wanted to hold it. Be still my heart! Of course this lastest all of about 30 seconds because Cameron is in a "I don't want anyone to touch me" phase at the moment. But it was still a sweet and tender moment for me walking behind them. The walk continued and we saw bugs, laid on the path and in the grass and Cameron even had a ladybug he proudly carried part of the way home. Who actually ended up flying into his jacket so we ended up with her in the house after all. He laid on the couch and talked to her and really wanted to just hold her, etc. He is such a sweet, sweet child with a tender heart.

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2009-11-01T20:03:00.004-05:00

It really didn't feel like Sunday. Noah slept forever this morning, which he really needed. I made a trip back to Costco about my phone only to discover that the cord I thought was missing was really in the box...man did I feel stupid. But I was able to pick up several things to keep me from having to make a trip to the grocery store, which I ended up doing anyway with Noah. Ha!

Cameron got to spend some time with his daddy and I was able to spend some time with Noah. It was really enjoyable and I really think we need to do this a lot more often. The boys are just really, really, really having a hard time right now with jealousy, envy, whatever you want to call it. They are just at each other all day for attention from us. Makes me sad. Must figure out what to do.

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2009-10-31T22:08:00.011-04:00

What a day! We had so much fun. The boys got to go to a trunk or treat this morning. And wouldn't you know my kids picked the toothbrush out for what they wanted immediately. Oh but that changed in the evening.

We actually went to exchange my new cell phone and so they had fun running around Costco with daddy while I did that (which I actually have to go back again since they gave me the wrong charger!). We came home to play and have some dinner then it was time to get ready to go and trick or treat around the neighborhood. This morning they were Batman and Robin, this evenbing they were dragons. It worked out perfectly! The dragon costumes kept them nice and warm so we didn't have to worry with coats or hats since it covered both. Whew!

They both seemed to enjoy giving out candy although Cameron really had a great time with this. He was so funny, by the end of the night he would stand in the door as everyone would walk away and yell "Happy Halloween" to everyone. Then he would ask me where more trick or treaters were. He was too cute!

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2009-10-30T22:05:00.003-04:00

Busy, busy day around here. Took Cameron to the doctor this morning because he has had a cough for 3 weeks and it hasn't gotten any better. Then off to the gym since he had a clean bill of health. Grabbed some lunch and then it was time for their OT and DT to show up so that pretty much filled the majority of our day. I was wiped out by 3:30 when everyone left and it was just me and the boys. We did try our hand at carving pumpkins but Cameron would have NOTHING to do with the icky seeds. Noah liked using the scrapper but got tired of the whole thing pretty quickly since Cameron wasn't interested. They always surprise me and make me laugh.

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2009-10-29T20:51:00.005-04:00

Typical day. The boys went to PDO and I cleaned up and stuff as usual. When they came home we played making tents and such until time for dinner. For some reason the boys have decided to be all crazy about the time I am supposed to start dinner. Makes for a LONG time until hubby gets done with work and today he came up to two screaming boys both sitting in chairs at the table because they wouldn't stop fighting. And all I could think was "this is only the beginning." Wow. How many fights will I break up between the two of them over the years? I just pray every day that they love each other and always remember that when it matters most.

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2009-10-28T22:05:00.001-04:00

Today was not one of our finer days. Cameron ran a fever off and on all day. I tried to keep them on the calm side because when he would get all wound up he would cough more. They were exhausted, I was exhausted. So I am happy to see bedtime in my near future. I did manage to make an awesome chicken in the crock pot today. I am in love with my crock pot! And the boys played so nicely while I made everything to go along with dinner...that doesn't happen every day so I was so very thankful!

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2009-10-27T22:28:00.000-04:00

Only 65 more days to until 2010. So strange typing that! The boys had PDO, I went to the doctor and then cleaned. Uneventful day other than Cameron running a little fever (100.4) and the boys not wanting to go to bed. I'm feeling icky and just really praying we don't get sick around here.

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2009-10-26T22:30:00.004-04:00

When I saw this picture he just looked like he was dancing so I had to share this one today. The boys got to go to a Halloween party tonight while we (Mommy and Daddy) got to actually go to dinner! They had fun and of course didn't want to go to sleep tonight. It was nearly 10:00 pm before Noah finally gave in. But they enjoyed it so that was all that mattered!

They are playing more and more together which is truly amazing for me to watch. I love seeing them actually become more aware of each other and that they can actually enjoy playing together.

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2009-10-25T22:28:00.001-04:00

We went to a Kid's Fair this morning and finished it off with our first corn maze. I had never been to one so it was experience for me and both the boys. They seemed to have fun but were pretty tired by the end of it. A lot of walking between the two activities. I'll know next time to just do the corn maze on a day we haven't done so much walking prior.

I am not crazy about the boy's faces being washed out in today's photo but I rarely get a photo with them so I had to share. Plus I get to show off my new glasses. :)

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2009-10-24T22:48:00.000-04:00

We actually lit a fire today. It was an overcast day and chilly so it seemed like a good idea. The boys were of course fascinated. They pulled up their little chairs and sat right in front of it. For the most part they did well with it but we will have to keep a close eye on them this year because they are fascinated with trying to touch the screen in front of it.

Cameron dressed up in his dragon costume for a large portion of the day today. He wanted to wear it to bed but it is too big for that to happen. I think they are going to be lucky enough this year to have two different costumes and also have enough different things to go to they will actually get to wear both of them.

Noah decided he wanted to carry three of his stuffed puppies around part of the day and even made sure he brought all three back up to bed with him tonight. So very cute. He would walk around saying "Three puppies" and stuff like that. Then he sat in front of the fire and put Puppy on his lap to let him watch the fire as well. I am so blessed to have two such wonderful and caring little guys already!

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2009-10-23T23:14:00.002-04:00

We tried peanut butter on celery tonight. Can you tell they like peanut butter? Celery...not so much.

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2009-10-22T22:53:00.001-04:00

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2009-10-21T21:28:00.002-04:00

Spent a good part of the day running around town, got hair cuts, played at the park and at home. I went to the Mothers of Multiples meeting tonight and really need to do that more often. Love the fellow multiple moms around here!

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2009-10-20T20:54:00.003-04:00

The days are just ticking down. Whenever I type the title each day I am amazed at how high the numbers are already! What a fast year this has been!

The boys went to PDO today and I played catch up on some filing/bills, laundry, etc. Not a very exciting morning. We played all afternoon and had purple potatoes for dinner. This was a first for us. I am loving our Farm Fresh delivery each week and trying new things.

It was an absoultely beautiful Fall day. Kind of wish I had the boys at home to spend time outside playing with them. About 2:00 I had the urge to run and pick them up but resisted. I know how much they are loving being there right now and I think if I would have tried to make them come home early they would have refused.

Noah is talking so much more these days. I am so thankful. Cameron was "reading" Goodnight Moon in his bed tonight after we put them to bed. Makes my heart melt!

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2009-10-19T21:01:00.006-04:00

Wow, what a nice day. The boys played amazingly well together most of the day. I was shocked I actually got most of the laundry done and the house vacuumed while they played. Can we say shock. We had fun though pretending we were at the zoo playing with animals and petting them, playing chase, getting some new tractors and then playing crash and burn with them, dinner with daddy and of course having to run out and get a new binky because Noah has finally decided to get his molars and I am not about ready to go through that experience while also trying to give up the binky (how's that for a very long run-on sentence?). I'm crazy but not that crazy. Only one true meltdown so it was good day. And the boys had fun running around wearing their new hats and of course looked too adorable not to take pictures in them.

Things the boys said today that made me crack up: We were driving along and I noticed Noah's head down like he may be asleep so I said, "Noah are you awake?" His response..."No." Then later in the afternoon shortly after Cameron's meltdown (or maybe it was during), I said "Everything for you has been so tragic today." To which Cameron exclaimed in a tearful voice, "I am not tragic!" I had to walk away from the car (I was putting him in his car seat at the time) because I was laughing so hard and he was crying. I didn't want him to see me laughing at what he had said.

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2009-10-18T21:58:00.005-04:00

I spent the majority of the last 2 mornings in bed. Yuck. I don't get sick all that often to the point it takes me down like that. But I couldn't do it. I would have stayed in bed longer truth be known but the boys kept coming in and waking me up anyway so I figured what the heck. Plus it was obvious that daddy was having a not so great time running after the two of them. So this afternoon we all went out for lunch and then to find the boys some hats for winter. We all needed out of the house. The boys loved watching the fountain and getting out so it was a good day. Couldn't get them to sleep tonight so learned not to let them nap in the car anymore. That or be ready for them to be up way past their usual bed time. ;)

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2009-10-17T20:53:00.002-04:00

Today is out five year anniversary. This is what we had for dinner. Not exactly what I had planned. :( I stayed in bed all morning sick. Yuck. The boys have loved playing with daddy but I was really looking forward to an actual date with my hubby tonight. Sigh. One day next week I guess. Just need to get better so I can get back to taking care of the boys, etc.

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2009-10-16T19:47:00.000-04:00

I feel yucky. Lucky to have made it through the day thanks to some awesome therapists that come to see the boys each week. Just praying it isn't the flu. Going to bed early.

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2009-10-15T22:27:00.002-04:00

Okay, so I forgot until I was headed to bed that I hadn't taken a picture. :) Busy day, boys had PDO, I went to yoga and then to the eye doctor. Can't ever get over how expensive glasses are. Yuck. But I really needed mine updated. Strangely enough my eyes actually got better. I did have to laugh when I told the boys I had gone to the eye doctor Cameron said "Mommy went to see eye doctor, not the mouth doctor." They always find a new way to crack me up each day.

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2009-10-14T21:20:00.000-04:00

Today was one of those days. The majority of it was just fine but come 4:00 this afternoon all turned South and bedtime couldn't come fast enough. They were exhausted and hungry and refusing to eat. Oh, not a good combination. Needless to say they were both out by 7:50 this evening. Praying they sleep through the night and get some much needed rest. Back to wanting to remove all clothing but thankful they will at least keep their diapers on! And when I went in there just a little while ago to turn out the light and cover them up I had to go and grab the camera. Oh what precious angels they are!

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2009-10-13T22:16:00.003-04:00

Busy, busy day. The boys had PDO and I got so many things crossed off my to-do list I was ecstatic!

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2009-10-12T21:14:00.002-04:00

Nice day. I had to laugh at the boys and wanting to go to our local drop-in child care place. They asked over and over and over again so what could I say? A few hours of fun for them and a few hours of cleaning and catching up on TV for me. Hmm, we both won I think today!

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2009-10-11T22:46:00.002-04:00

What a nice day. Church then lunch and play time both inside and out. Beautiful day to be outside but really wish the bees would disappear for the rest of the year. Noah is so afraid of them after being stung a few weeks ago. Makes going outside very unenjoyable for him because they are everywhere right now! But I will admit that I was happy to spend some one on one time with him this afternoon when he was ready to come in and Cameron wasn't. Don't get to do that very often with them!

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2009-10-10T23:32:00.002-04:00

Beautiful weather and we went to the outlets about an hour from here. The boys were wild. This was the first time we attempted a shopping trip and didn't use the stroller. Um, won't be doing that again anytime soon! When I was trying on their coats from last winter Cameron didn't want to take his snow bibs off. He was too funny running around in them for some time. Then when we got home and I tried his new coat on his he wouldn't take it off. He cracks me up sometimes.

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2009-10-09T21:34:00.001-04:00

Great day. We went to MOPS and the boys had fun. Lunch and then their OT gal came and we had a fun filled session. She is great at actually engaging the boys in activities and having them be very energetic. Noah has really come out of his shell these last few weeks and it is amazing to see him interact with her and begin to do the same with others. He even laid down on the couch next to her when it was time to kind of start winding down. Such a sweet little guy!

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2009-10-08T21:56:00.001-04:00

Second day of staying at PDO until 3:00. This is such a strange feeling for me! I got so much done though while they were at school. Even if they end up not wanting to stay I am thankful to know they can do it! Noah didn't nap but Cameron did. They even called me because I had said they didn't have to nap but he had fallen asleep almost immediately. If he is tired then by all means let him sleep! Just wish they would do the same at home. ;) Of course Noah was so exhausted when he got home he fell asleep on my lap while we were reading. So stinking cute! Truth be told I think Noah enjoyed the one on one time with the teacher and just playing all by himself while everyone else napped. Poor little guy never gets to be totally alone like that. Makes me wonder yet again if I need to give them their own rooms.

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2009-10-07T22:31:00.000-04:00

Busy day. Therapy first thing in the morning. Play, play, play. Off to the stores for some errands. Throw fit in store so go home and have Noah continue to throw fit because we left. Sigh, the joys of parenting. But we did have fun. And this evening the boys helped me wash potatoes. They LOVED playing in the water. Will have to have them help me in the kitchen more often. It keeps them busy and water isn't too bad to clean up thankfully.

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2009-10-06T21:56:00.002-04:00

Well, their first day of staying at PDO until 3:00 went amazingly well. That is while they were at school. They actually napped there and I am thinking this may not have been such a good thing. It is nearly 10:00 pm now and Noah is still chattering away in his crib. Hmm...I guess they really are ready to drop that nap all together for the most part. So can't believe they are growing up! Wasn't time supposed to freeze for a while or something so I could enjoy them more?

Noah was strangely active at Kindermusik tonight. He has done this off and on the last week and a half. Acting more like Cameron has in the past than he has. It took us both by surprise tonight. It's like he has come out of his shell all of the sudden. Strange feeling for me as it has changed our dynamics once again around here. But I'll save that post for my regular blog...will take way too long here. ;)

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2009-10-05T22:02:00.002-04:00

The boys have really become camera shy these days. Any time I pull out the camera Noah goes running most of the time. They were so cute this afternoon rocking out together and I so desperately wanted to capture it on film.

This evening at dinner Mike asked Cameron if he wanted to get cleaned up. Cameron oh so matter of factly responded, "No, I want to stay dirty." It was just so funny I couldn't keep from laughing. The things he is saying these days are just making me crack up. He is our little chatter box!

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2009-10-04T22:23:00.000-04:00

The bain of my existence at the moment. These things are EVERYWHERE. I am actually looking forward to it getting cold just to get rid of them. They are bad this year and ever since Noah got his hand stung a few weeks ago he no longer wants to go outside. Which is REALLY hard when that is all the other wants to do. Sigh.

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2009-10-03T23:21:00.000-04:00

Noah and his love of trains. I think he would play trains and read books the entire day if you let him. And right now he is REALLY into Thomas. Wants to watch it on TV and read the books all the time as well as play with the train. He wasn't so much into Thomas until here these last few weeks, any train would do before. Now I see many, many Thomas the Tank things coming into our home soon. Hmm.

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2009-10-02T22:19:00.000-04:00

Cameron and his planes. Loves them. And he decided he wanted to be like one of his classmates tonight and pottied all by himself on the potty! Wow. They are growing up way too fast.

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2009-10-01T23:20:00.001-04:00

I made apple butter yesterday and the boys really seemed to enjoy it as you can tell by Noah's face this morning. I think he had more fun kind of licking it off the toast than he did eating the toast. A fun experience to say the least!

We found out today the boys can stay until 3:00 at their PDO program. So off we went today to pick out a pillow and blanket. Wouldn't you know they picked out Thomas. Surprise, surprise!

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2009-09-30T23:20:00.000-04:00

Busy, fun day.

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2009-09-29T23:28:00.000-04:00

Another nice day around here. The boys went to PDO this morning and I got some much needed cleaning up around here. I was also able to finally get all my photos downloaded and have caught up the good old 365 blog. :)

We had one busy, busy day. The boys had PDO this morning and then shortly after we got home Cameron started OT. Luckily it is with the same therapist that Noah has. Then of course we had Kindermusik tonight so they were wired by the time we made it home and ate dinner. They get wired when they get too tired and it was showing very much this evening by the time it was bed time. But all went well. Just trying to get myself to bed at a decent hour now.

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2009-09-28T23:24:00.002-04:00

We had a good day today. The boys playd together a lot. I am loving this new part of their age. Something other than fighting between the two and always feeling like a referee! It is amazing.

We had one of those "I want to stop time" moments today. We were all in the kitchen and Cameron was upset because Noah was trying to play monster with him and he didn't want to play. I picked Cameron up and was telling him it was okay and Noah was just trying to play when Noah walked over and started patting Cameron on the back and telling him "it's okay" over and over. I love when they do this. But, it got even better. Cameron went over and gave Noah a hug and Noah hugged him back. They did this over and over again for about 5-6 hugs and even gave each other a kiss. It was the sweetest moment we have had in a while. I wanted to jump up and grab my camera but instead decided I would just settled with soaking in every second of it I could. Just one of those moments that I wish I could bottle.

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2009-09-27T22:19:00.002-04:00

Went to church this morning and then decided to go apple picking this afternoon. Oh my, there was a festival going on so the place was crazy. It was fun though and the boys picked lots of apples and even got some pumpkins. I see lots and pumpkins in our future this year. They are loving them. Can't wait to carve one and see what they do. I did make a yummy apple pie with some of the apples but now must get busy making applesauce or something to use up the rest. May be my first adventure in canning!

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2009-09-26T22:23:00.000-04:00

Batman! We got our Halloween costumes today. The boys picked them out all on their own. Cameron wanted to be Batman so we got it. Noah said he didn't want anything. Of course we go home and Cameron is playing in his so Noah says he wants Robin. How cute is that? They even picked out different costumes but ones that still go together. Ah, loving it. I think Cameron spent most of his day in the Batman costume. They are both really getting into the dress up thing lately so I am glad it is Halloween. Do you know how tough it is to find dress up things for boys? So most of our day was spent shopping for Halloween stuff and pulling out the decorations. It was fun. The boys seemed to enjoy it. So different that this time last year. My how the time flies!

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2009-09-25T22:18:00.001-04:00

Howdy partner. There's a new sheriff in town.

We had a slight change of plans this morning. We got all loaded up and started heading to MOPS and neither of the boys wanted to go. They wanted to "Stay with Mommy." So after a few of my tactics failed I decided it was a day to follow my gut. Any time I have gone against this feeling it has ended up with us all being miserable. So went with it, really went with it for the first time this morning. We went shopping instead, in the rain I might add. It was fun and they enjoyed it. The afternoon was full of playing and touch and go crankiness from all. Not a perfect day by any means but one that could have been a whole lot worse. So maybe I am getting the hang of this a little more than I thought. :)

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2009-09-24T22:45:00.002-04:00

Gotta love beanbag chairs.

Loving my yoga class. And no, there will be no pictures of that lovely sight. Maybe one day I'll have to do the yoga mat or something as my picture for the day.

My little guys didn't want to go to school this morning which made it so hard to drop them off. I always want for them to be happy and enjoy themselves and when they say no they don't want to go it breaks my heart. I truly remember as a very young child not wanting to be away from my mother/house. So this all pulls at my heartstrings even more.

Cameron has started asking you "You wanna go_____" and you just fill in the blank, wherever it may be that we are headed or he wants to go. This evening it happened to be Target and he asked each of us at the table if we "wanna go."

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2009-09-23T23:18:00.000-04:00

These little guys are starting to want to play more and more all by themselves. Which means they are growing up! And way too fast I might add. They were just so stinking cute in their little shorts today. Cameron kept putting his hand in his pocket (which he does a lot anyway) and it always makes him look like such a little man to me. He really looks like he is pondering something important in this pictures with his shovel in hand. So, so very cute!