That Moment When..

You realize your baby is growing up. You have many of those moments but it seems like each time they happen, it catches you off guard!

Today my 3 year old, Kaysen, made me have one of those moments. We were all eating dinner and he had a potty accident. I take him to the bathroom and tell him to take off his wet clothes, then I went back to the kitchen to clean up the mess real quick. While doing that I hear the bathtub water being turned on. I go check on Kaysen and he had already put his wet clothes in his dirty laundry hamper and was taking a bath!!! I was really shocked!
On top of that he sees me and immediately sits down covering his butt and says "I don't need spanking Mama!"
I couldn't help but laugh at his face!
It's so hard for me to watch him grow up. In a way I am SO proud of him and I brag about how smart he is getting and how big he is getting, yet at the same time it makes me sad. I still see him as my little baby. I want to have all those cuddles and his little curls to bounce when he walks. Now he hardly wants to cuddle up to me(mostly does it when he doesn't feel well) and his hair has turned wavy and there are no longer curls.

Seriously parents, cherish those moments. They will be gone quickly. They truly grow up too darn fast!!

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness

Most people are not aware that October is the month to remember Pregnancy and Infant Loss. It's also the month for Breast Cancer Awareness, which is VERY important as well. But I have not seen this awareness on the news or tv anywhere. People should know this!!!! So I try to pass it on to people, I am blogging, texting, Facebooking, and Tweeting the picture out! 

I am a mother of two healthy baby boys. Everyone knows that, heck just look at my page haha! But not many people(only those close to me) know that I have had two painful and heart breaking miscarriages. One was almost a year after Aidyn was born, and the other was over a year before Kaysen was born. After those two miscarriages I was so worried I wouldn't be able to carry another child. I got pregnant with Kaysen and at one point I was told that I was going to miscarry again. But I put myself on bed rest, had many complications during the pregnant, but Kaysen is alive and well, he will be 2 years old in December! Honestly there isn't a day that goes by I don't catch myself thinking and wondering "What if those babies were born?" I still haven't figured out why they were taken from me but I know God must have had a purpose. I just tell myself that I need to trust in Him. 

I would like you to go over to the link I provided below. This is a blog that I'm sure many have seen. Kellie Staats and her husband lost their dear daughter Maddie on February 17, 2011 due to SIDS at just 4 months old. I had read her blog right after Kaysen had turned 4 months old(they're only bout 2 months apart in age) and I caught myself crying, then constantly checking on Kaysen while he was sleeping. But I was glad I read her story because it taught me so much about how I could prevent SIDS. I read through all of her tips on prevention and put them to use. I no longer kept stuffed toys in his crib, or blankets, and many other things. I would like everyone to send their prayers to Kellie and her husband, especially since Maddie's 2nd birthday is coming up in about 2 weeks. I know this time must be especially hard for them. Kellie, please know your family is always in our thoughts and prayers. 

If you would like more information on SIDS please visit her blog!!! And send her your love and prayers please. 

To anyone else who has lost a child, pregnancy, or infant I will be praying for you all! 

On October 15th I will have 4 candles lit. 2 for my two angels, 1 for Maddie, and 1 for the world's loss. 

I hope you all do the same. 

http://kandjstaats.blogspot.com/

1st Grade

Yep, Aidyn is now a 1st grader. I just finished his registration for school. I can't believe how much he is growing. I still remember his first day of Pre-K!! :( 
On that note, Kaysen is almost 2 years old! HOLY CRAP! Before I know it he'll be starting Pre-K! OMG my kids are not going to be babies very much longer!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(

Terrible Two's ALREADY?!

OMG! Kaysen has been so hard to handle lately! I swear him and Aidyn decided to switch attitudes. Aidyn has been so easy to deal with and so much better and calm. Kaysen on the other hand has not! He loves to test his limits big time! For example he loves to turn the TV off. He goes up to it and turns it off. I say NO Kaysen! I go get him and sit him on the couch. He gets up and walks over to it and puts his finger right in front of the button and turns to smile at me waiting. I say...NO. Then he presses it!!! UGHHHH!!!!! This goes on over and over!
When he wants something or I have to take something away from him, he squeals...and LOUDLY! Then throws a fit! He will scream and cry and kick his little feet. I'm like WHOA, what happened to my angel?! Everyone who has been around Kaysen knows he's always been so calm and quiet. So this is like day and night. Seriously! He's only 19 months old...how will I make it through the terrible two stage?!

Bills, Bills, Bills

I don't know about you but I am so tired of paying bills! Yes I hate spending the money on bills, but I hate actually paying them even more! Sitting here and having to be on the computer or even worse, calling them to make a payment. Totally sucks! Takes out way too much of my time and I hate talking to people I don't know on the phone. (I'm shy lol) But, I am finally done with this months bills! YAY! The rest are auto pay. :) I can't believe I am sitting here talking about bills.
Honestly, I haven't really known what to blog about. Nothing new is really going on with the kids. They just eat and play. LOL! Oh, we did go to a Spray park the other day! It was fun!!! Totally free too!

Small Update

Just an update.
The house is coming along, but slowly. Marc's busy work schedule doesn't help in that department.
My kids are growing so big! Aidyn is growing like a weed! Next thing I know he'll be my height! Kaysen is just getting so much smarter. He's learning a few more words, but is so much more social. If that makes sense. Even though you can't understand most he says, he is always trying to talk to you. Makes me smile every time!!!

Uptown Village in Cedar Hill Rant

The "interactive fountain" at Uptown Village in Cedar Hill is something my kids love to go to! I love taking them too! You get to sit at a table with an umbrella for shade and watch your kids run through the fountain. Kaysen has finally gotten old and brave enough where he will run through it all by his self. 
I took my kids there this morning to finally get us out of the house! Aidyn goes and immediately starts going through the water. I walk Kaysen in and finally get him used to the water, I turn around to let him play and for me to go sit. All of a sudden the security guard comes up and tells me that Kaysen is too young and too small to be in the fountain. Says that the kids have to be OVER 48 inches to be in the fountain. WTF?! This is new to me!!! So even though I'm upset I get Kaysen out and have him sit with me and play while Aidyn gets to play in the fountain. About 30 minutes later the same security guard comes over and says "Haven't I already talked to you about your child?" I'm like "Yeah, I got him out, see?". He said "No, your other son.". He then proceeds to tell me that the rules are you must be UNDER 48 inches to be in the fountain. Poor Aidyn is 50 inches. He said the rules are UNDER 48 inches or UNDER 10 years old. WTF?! What 10 year old will be under 48 inches?!! Aidyn is 6 years old! He can't help that he's a tall kid!! I then asked why he said that you had to be over 48 inches earlier and made me get Kaysen out. He said that it was a miscommunication. UGH! I then had to tell Aidyn to get out of the fountain. My poor child starts to cry since he doesn't understand why. 
To me it feels like like descrimination. People can't help if their young child happens to be tall! 
I realized (after the security guard left) that their sign says 10 years and older. Not anything about a height limit. I took a picture of that and will be going to management on Monday to complain. 


I couldn't believe that I had to put both my kids through that. My youngest didn't get to play more than 2 minutes in the water and my oldest only about 30 minutes. It's just ridiculous!!! 


I just wanted to rant about this since I was upset, also to let everyone around Cedar Hill to know of this problem. This mall has been open since 2008, they should have set and stuck to these RIDICULOUS rules from the beginning! Not spring them up on people 4 years later! 

What Are YOUR Opinions?

I've been seeing this Time Magazine cover all over the place!! 
What age do you think it's appropriate to stop breast feeding?
I honestly give her props for doing what she thinks is best. But I must say I think it's inappropriate to breast feed after a certain age. I myself would never go past 2 years old. The boy in the picture is 3, almost 4! At this age they start getting curious about body parts. Also, how would they think about it once their a lot older and understand that they were breast fed to this age? Would they embarrassed, or disgusted? Or would they think it was the best choice? Who knows. 


I would love to have everyone else's views.

Baby Fever

No, not "baby fever" as in I want another baby(actually I do get that often), I am talking about my baby has a fever. :( Don't you just hate seeing your little one sick? It makes my heart break. It's so hard to see him so uncomfortable. Thankfully he likes to take medicine so I gave him some fever reducer. I tried to sit him in my lap and rub a cool(cool, not cold) rag on his head and body. He thought it was funny, yet at the same time the most horrible thing ever. Odd huh? He would laugh then start crying and saying "NO!". Weirdo. 


I got him cooled down some and by that time it was past his bedtime so I laid him down. I'll be checking in on him before I go to bed to see if his fever has gone down or has spiked. 


If you have any great home remedies let me know! I hate taking him to the doctor(but I would if necessary of course). 

So Proud

I have been so proud of Kaysen. He has started to learn so many new things, and in just a week! He has learned to say these words..no, ta-da, drink, moo, grandma. That's a lot in such a short time! He's just getting smarter and smarter! I love him! :)