Kisses, Ice Cream, Monkeys...

I tried to post last night, but for some reason blogger was NOT cooperating with me, I couldn't add any pictures. So then I decided to scratch that idea and go with something else, but then my computer was acting stupid... so I just scratched both ideas entirely!!

Here I am though. And I'm going to give you a full recap of what I was planning on having in my post last night ~ mostly because I don't have bupkiss for today... well at least not much and not yet.

So yesterday morning I was laying in my bed, feeling very tired still (not much sleep the night before because of coughing for a completely ridiculous amount of time aka ALL FREAKIN NIGHT LONG, then the damn sugar gliders and that freakin' wheel... UH! and then it started to pour!) and just enjoying being in my bed all comfy n cozy and not fully awake. It was nice. I had decided that I wasn't going to send Mr. Trevor to school yesterday because it was raining so hard. I wasn't planning on having him or myself soaking wet trying to get him on the bus, plus I wasn't sure how long this rain was going to last and I have been picking him up from school every day so it would have been a catastrophe trying to take the girls to get him... we had done that on Tuesday in the rain and let me just tell ya... Not Fun! So anyway, Bryan came in to say goodbye that he was leaving for work. I asked him where Trevor and Zoe were, figuring like most mornings, Trevor was already up. He said Zoe was in her cage and that Trevor was still sleeping. :) Ah, this was good. I could lay here a little while longer. I didn't hear a peep from the girls monitor and if Trevor was still sleeping that meant I had some extra time to lay there and just be lazy!!
I laid there for about 20 mins or so, a lot longer than I usually ever lay in bed in the morning, even on the weekends, I didn't sleep though, but just getting the chance to relax with peace and quiet was so heavenly. Then in creeps my little boy... trying to be quiet so he doesn't wake me up walking in, so he can then wake me up by kissing me. This is something we have done forever... Bryan or myself will pretend to be sleeping and Trevor will try everything to wake us up, he will call our names, touch us, make funny noises, move our bodies, when he was littler he would try to open our eyes... and one of us would say you have to give Mommy/Daddy a kiss to wake them up, and he would kiss us and we would with surprise wake right up. :) He would think it was the greatest thing ever... and laugh his little tushy off... as a matter of fact, he still thinks this is pretty great, and still giggles like crazy. :) He also does this in the morning with us when we are trying to get him up. He is walking so carefully and so quietly, so I quick shut my eyes. He gets to the bed, and whispers "Mommy. Moommmmyyyy. Mommy. Mommy are you awake?" I just lay there. The his sweet little self leans over and kisses me right on my forehead... and viola... my eyes open right up, happy, surprised and so anxious to see my little boy!! :) I give him a big smile and kiss him back and tell him how glad I was that he came to wake me up. We talk about how he slept last night, and what we are going to do today. I tell him he can stay home from school. He is happy. We are just laying there hugging and talking and I'm just lovin' every moment with my guy! At one point he told me "Grandpa Drew was happy when we saw him." (Bryan's grandfather that is in the hospital) and I said "of course he was happy, he got to see YOU. You always make me feel happy when I see your little face!" so then he says to me, "Does your cold feel better today?" and I said "Yeah. Every day I get a little better with it. That is how it works with a cold, it takes some time for you to feel back to yourself again." and he says "Are you feeling happy?" and I said "Yep! I'm getting to snuggle with one of my favorite boys in the entire world... of course I'm feeling happy!" and he says "Good, because I didn't want you to have to go where Grandpa Drew is." so I told him that I only had a cold and although I was feeling really sick the other day that I wasn't feeling sick enough to have to to the hospital and that even if I ever do have to go to the hospital that it wouldn't be for long time and that he could come see me, but I would be home very soon, and that Daddy would take good care of him while I was gone. But that he really didn't have to worry about that happening because I was pretty healthy. :) He still looked a little concerned, but said he understood. How sweet my little boy is, but I feel bad he was so worried about me going to the hospital. Scary thing for children to try to understand.
So we were laying there still when all of a sudden over the baby monitor I hear Brooke and Lauren talking to one another... and then I hear Lauren start to sing "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" and then I hear Brooke singing "Mommy call doctor and doctor say..." and them both laughing their little pampered tushes off and saying together "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!!" then more laughter. They kept singing and singing their little hearts out, it was so cute! And Trevor and I were cracking up listening to them!! It was great. :)

And for the ice cream part of this post... this morning I let Trevor have a sugar cone with vanilla ice cream in it for his breakfast before he went to school. I really don't see this as a big deal. Really I don't. Ice cream has dairy in it and probably the same amount if not less sugar than some of the cereal we have in our house... so I let him have it. Half the time in the morning, well more than half the time, most mornings I can't even get him to eat any breakfast at all for me before he goes off to school, so I thought this was better than nothing. And I know I'm right. I mean I much rather him have ice cream in his little belly than nothing at all. :) And they say breakfast is the MOST important meal of the day... so there ya go... he had some breakfast! :)
So not to seem like I'm a crappy mom or anything, when the girls got up this morning and were ready for some breakfast, I made them a yummy and healthy serving of sugar cone and vanilla ice cream. You gotta be fair, ya know! :) So they are all happily fed. Trevor is probably at school by now, and the girls are watching some cartoons. :) I'm done typing this am going to go harass Bryan about doing some grocery shopping later. ;) Have a good day all!! ~ Toodles!

Officially 3 1/2!!!

So I missed it by a day... to post Trevor's actual half birthday mark... yesterday he turned 3 1/2 officially! ; ) Actually I feel lately like I have been missing a lot of things.... and not just in this blog... in LIFE! I'm feeling kind of bad about it and I know I should be. : ( I have three amazing children! Trevor is the cutest ~ most loving, happy, smiling, full of energy, smart, outgoing, funny, clever, WONDERFUL little boy I have ever met... his is a dream! Lauren is just such a little princess.... with a wild side! She is beautiful, smart, funny, shy, loving, concerned, serious... she is just so WONDERFUL! Brooke is a little princess too, but with a little bit more of a wild side. She is so beautiful, funny, outgoing, silly, loving, a little ham, mommy's girl... she is just so WONDERFUL!

I know all this and I know it all the time, but I don't always have it in the fore front of my mind. I don't do things with them that I should and when I do it is only for a few minutes and I'm rushing to do something else. : ( I hardly ever just play with them... I hardly ever let them do what they want to do and make a mess and just deal with it... I need to do that more. I'm wasting precious time with them worrying about having to clean up later... so what. Our house is not a hospital, it doesn't have to be immaculant... it is what it is... and to us it is HOME... I should just let things be for a day, at least one day, and just love you and play with you and not worry about a thing... but seeing you all smile. I love to see them smile and have their eyes light up and be so happy and excited... I love that so much! They are my world, but lately I have been letting everything else dictate when and what I am going to do with them... like laundry and dishes and this damn computer... and it is terrible! I don't want to be that kind of mom... I don't want to be and they don't deserve that... they are all so amazing and they deserve better then I am giving them... they need and should have more from me. I want to be a better mom, and I'm going to be a better mom! I wanted them, I couldn't live without them, and I love them more then life itself and it is time to show that. So I'm going to get my ass off this computer and stop typing on here, b/c I can do this later... and while everyone is napping.. I'm going to do whatever I have to have done for later... so that when they wake up I can just be with them, and LOVE them, and play with them... I'm starting today to be a better mom!