The Thing About Daddies...

....is that the moment they step in, the children behave amazingly! I mean for real, what's up with that? Just take a look at this video of B-man wiping Lil Bit down after supper and then watch the video of me wiping her down after supper. As you can see, she HATES it when I do it, but doesn't mind a bit when B-man does. In fact, she sometimes flirts with him while he's wiping peas out of her ears.

B-man wipes down Bit.



Mama wipes down Bit.

And, it continues on the changing table. Lil Bit hates to be on her back and refuses to stay there while I'm changing her diaper. She rolls, and squirms, and fights me the whole time. Now, when her Daddy changes her, she just lies there still as can be and looks up at him adoringly (gag me with a spoon). Haha!

And Lil Boo is the same way! When I go out to run errands on the weekend, Boo never asks B-man for a single morsel of food and is happy to play by himself for hours (okay, not hours, but you get the idea). And then, the exact moment that I walk in the door, Boo runs over to me and the first thing he says to me is, "Mama, can I have a snack?" which really gets under my skin because he's constantly asking for food during the day and it drives. me. crazy. When this happens, I'll look over at B-man and he'll mouth to me, "He never asked me for anything," and I'll say, "I know, I know." 

So what is it about Daddies??

Halloween Recap 2011

B-man is enjoying a little time off, so we got to enjoy our first snow of the year together. Boo helped shovel the driveway and then we went sledding. We came inside to warm up and rest before having some chili for supper. Afterwards, we donned our costumes and headed out for trick-or-treating. It was a great day! Making more memories to last us through the times when we have to be apart.

Halloween Party

I took these two characters to the Moms Club Halloween Party on Thursday. Man, are they the cutest or what? I was going to wait until Halloween to share them, but you know I'm going to take a million more on Halloween, so I decided to go ahead and share these. Boo is Lightning McQueen (of course) and Lil Bit is a Lamb.

There were just so many, I couldn't narrow it down. I hope you don't mind!
We might get some snow this weekend, so we'll see how that effects trick-or-treating.
Have a good weekend! Go Hogs and Go Tigers!

11 Months!

Lil Bit is 11 months old today!! Where does the time go? Man, she's just the cutest! She's working on standing up from the middle of the floor. I've seen her do it a couple of times, but when I bring out the camera, she just wants to crawl over to it. So, I haven't been able to capture it yet.  She absolutely LOVES to follow Boo around and get into whatever he's doing. He doesn't love that so much.  I was looking forward to them playing together. Hmmm.

She's also working on another tooth but, it hasn't officially popped through yet. She's one tough cookie, too! I took her to get her flu shot yesterday and she didn't even make a peep. Not one little sound.  She didn't even look at her leg to see what the heck had just happened. The technician and I couldn't believe it!

I can't believe that we'll be celebrating her first birthday next month. It looks like B-man will be here for the big day, but will leave soon after that. We've been making preparations for the move. Bleh. 

Here are her pics! 

She was upset at me because I wouldn't let her hold the camera.

Look at that puppy dog face.
We're in big trouble around here! Lol!

Isn't it so cute when babies eat?

She's got Moves Like Jagger (that's the song that's playing).




I was trying to get her to stand up, but she wouldn't do it and threw a little fit.
I must say, her little fits are adorable. I know, I say that now. But, they really are.
She bends down and puts her head on the floor and then she usually rolls onto her back and just looks at you. I've been trying to get it on video and this is the best one so far. It's kind of an abbreviated one.

Boo!

UPDATE ON BILLY: Thank you all for your prayers. I know God is listening and hears our prayers. It means a lot to our family. An update from BeBe reports that yesterday Billy was able to respond to some of the commands from the PA and his fever is down.

TODAY'S POST:

One of the things I love about living on post is the sense of community. It took a while here, but the neighbors finally started greeting us and encouraging us get involved (probably because I kept us playing in the front yard and waving feverishly as neighbors drove by). But, anyway, I've been enjoying a fun monthly BUNCO game with the mamas on the block and the month of October has brought out the Boo in everyone.  I encourage you to try this in your neighborhood. It's a great way to bring everyone together. Someone just has to get it started.
Here's what you do: You print the two images below and follow the directions. Now, if you're the first one to do it in your neighborhood, you don't put the "We've Been Booed" sign on your door (it'll make more sense after you read the instructions). You would wait until someone "Boos" you before you put a sign up on your door.

These are the treats we made for our neighbors. It looks like a lot, but really I just hit the ONE SPOT at Target! Gotta love the ONE SPOT. It was so fun and our Lil Boo liked helping me put them together.
So, get out there and get booing! You can always just do one treat if that's more your speed. Just search the internet for a "We've Been Booed" sign that says 'one treat' in the instrtuctions. They're easy to find. It's fun to see how many people have been Booed in your neighborhood. 

Now that they've been delivered to the Grandparents and Aunts/Uncles, I can post a picture of this little craft we made. It was so easy! Just one color of paint for the footprints! Boo did great following instructions and was really excited to make these ghosts. I put Lil Bit in her high chair with the tray in place so that she couldn't get to her feet. She just smiled as I painted her feet. She was kind of squirrel-y on some of the cards, but that just made for moving ghosts. Lol.

We have a Mom's Club Halloween/Harvest Party later this week, so check back for photos.

Prayer Request

I'm writing tonight to tell you about my cousin, Billy. He's my Aunt B's son and is not much older than I am. He's a Florida State Trooper and last week, he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke.  They've been keeping him heavily sedated in Neuro ICU. His daily scans show that the vessels are no longer bleeding, but the amt of blood on the brain hasn't decreased much since the initial injury.  He also has a fever and  pneumonia secondary to aspirating during the stroke. They have antibiotics on board for that now. He is on a ventilator and has a feeding tube as well.
The docs are going to slowly decrease his sedation and they will begin to try to wean him off of the ventilator.


We do not yet know the functional impact of his injury as he has been in a sedated state. No doubt, the road ahead will be long and hard for Billy and his family.


In an email to family and friends, my Aunt B wrote this, "We know this could be a long recovery with a lot of rehab and we are being very positive and optimistic that with everyone's prayers he will heal according to God's plan for him". 


I ask for you to pray for Billy and his recovery. I ask you to pray for his family for strength and rest as they care for Billy. I ask you to pray for his healthcare providers, that they are top notch and have a lot of experience and resources available to them.


This was definitely shocking news to us all as he is so young. They believe he had an underlying high blood pressure problem that he wasn't aware of because of how high his blood pressure was at the hospital.


BeBe and Aunt R went to Florida this weekend to offer some emotional support to our family.


I haven't seen Billy much over the last several years, but I remember playing with him at my grandparent's house as a young child and going to visit his family in Florida during summer vacation. My Granddaddy used to have all of this scrap wood and old coffee jars full of nails and screws in his work shed/greenhouse. Robin, Billy, Nancy and I used to build fake guns (I don't know why that's what we built, but we did) and climb trees and play in the backyard.  When we would visit them in Florida, we'd visit his grandparents there and spend hours swimming in the pool. I vaguely remember something about our cousin Ricky and olives, but the details are fuzzy.


Please pray for him and his family.


God is who He says He is.
And, God can do what He says He can do.
I believe that.