I'm not that immodest.

Xander sure thinks so though. I sat him down at the dining room table today to do a little coloring/drawing. First, he drew Pawpaw then Mimi then Daddy then Mema. I was nowhere to be found. He then drew me on the next page, but I looked a little different, so I asked Xander what I was wearing. He told me "unnerwear". Okay, so maybe I'm not so into pajamas. I just can't sleep in them, but maybe I should try.

Really though, I don't walk around in my underwear.

mini-update from this morning

A couple of hours ago I got back from a most awful trip to wal-mart, and what do I find on the dining room table? A wonderful bouquet of roses and daisies (my fav combo and tradition since 2004). I sent Than a text really quick to thank him and of course he denied sending them. He fessed up eventually. I love him. He works so hard and such long hours. I don't think he knows how much I appreciate him. Hopefully, the Fun Dip and sausage casserole will let him know.

Hooray!

Hylan now sleeps through the night in his own bed! It's a miracle. We are all much happier people. Than still swaddles him to get him to sleep better. It takes him about 5 hours to mind, then I wake up, unwrap him, and he goes right back to sleep. To celebrate, and hopefully relieve some back pain, Than and I are getting a new mattress! I'm so excited.

Have any of you ever seen the show Between the Lions on PBS? Well, I really don't like it. It just happens to come on right after Sesame Street, so sometimes the boys watch it. It's a bunch of clips that are supposed to flow together but don't at all. One of the recurring clips is called Cliff Hanger. For some unknown reason, Xander is terrified of this cartoon. I have to change the channel or turn off the tv every time it comes on. It's a mystery. I just had to do this.

Yay me! I made my first pretty cupcakes two days ago. I made blue and yellow flowers. I have to say they were pretty cute, not quite worthy to take them for anything but still very cute. I baked and decorated during naptime, so I wouldn't get any "help" this time. Xander got to decorate one and eat FOUR after his nap. Hylan may have eaten a little cupcake paper too. Oopsy.

I've also finally started cooking on a regular basis. I still don't like it, but it makes Than happy. Too bad he doesn't like sweets. I like making those. Oh well, maybe the more I cook, the more I'll like it too. Doubt it, but I'll keep trying. I'm going to make him heart shaped breakfast in the morning. I'm excited. The boys and I are cardmaking today too. Fun fun.

Wet sand under my fingernails

I just really love being a mama. Right now, Hylan is digging through the couch, like really really digging, while Than keeps him from climbing over the back of it. I won't tell you what he's found so far. I'm not the best housekeeper. Xander is asleep now, but I got to build castles with him in the sandbox today. I even sat on the ground! Shocker! The weather was so nice, and we took advantage of it. I just can't believe how much they can change in a matter of days. Hylan is a face-maker now. He's always been pretty laid back and just kind of went between blank look, smiles, and angry face. Now he has many in between. Xander has finally started using I instead of me at the beginning of sentences. I winked at him today, and he told me it was yucky. We also made a quick trip to Home Depot today where the boys must always ride in a car buggy. They hold onto and turn the steering wheels the whole time. They play and laugh with each other and play peek-a-boo. Well, Xander does and Hylan laughs at him. I love them. I love that I have two boys who get along so well with each other. I love that I have a husband who loves them as much as I do. My life is happy. We have fun together.

What we're up to

Hylan hates having his diaper changed more than any baby I've ever changed, and he's really strong, like really really really strong. He flips over and crawls away; he kicks; he grabs; he thrashes. I am not strong enough (or maybe it's my tiny hands) to hold up both of his feet at once, so it's kind of a one at a time thing. He's been sick on and off for about six weeks, so he has not been happy. He says Mama when I walk into a room. He still says bye bye and likes to wave to us as he is pushing his cart. He really thinks he's going places. When my dad came home from work today, he looked up at him and said Pawpaw. He stands on his own, but just won't take that first step. We are looking forward to his first birthday in two weeks. Oh, and his favorite activity is hiding things in Than's shoes.................well, really putting blocks, pacifiers, and other small objects in shoes, cups, buckets, whatever.

Xander loves things that go, trains, helicopters, school buses. He is a little computer whiz, but I'm not sure how I feel about that. He is learning to read. It's my mom's idea, but as long as he has fun, I don't care. His language is definitely catching up. He is still addicted to the pacifier, and I don't know what to do about it. I think he may have a nervous breakdown without it.

We don't have an active nursery leader, so Than and I have pretty much been missing half our meetings each taking turns because our children, at least together, are unmanagable in church. This past Sunday the Primary president watched the two nursery kids, so we got a break. She loved him. I wish he would act as well for us. My mom said I was always good everywhere but church. I guess I'm getting my payback. I'm not sure about Than. I think everything well-behaved in our children came from Than.

Than and I got to go on a mini-date this weekend. We went to dairy queen and got blizzards. It was great. When we came home, we watched Fireproof. It was a bit cheesy but really good. We both recommend it.