What bad parents we are!!

Well I just put the little tyrant down to bed....he was in a mood today. I am sitting here listening to him bang his name against the wall, aka his letters on his walls spelling his name. It is a nightly ritual of his and plus I am too lazy to take them down ;)
So as I am surfing the web and checking my long list of unread email I decided to take a look into the recent pictures we have taken of Colin. And low and behold the last picture we have taken of him was in Florida in JANUARY!!!! I am horrible!!! I never have charged batteries and half the time can't even find the camera in time to take "that" picture before the moment is lost. Mark even bought me a video camera for Christmas almost 2 years ago so that we could catch all those funny moments on tape. Umm ya don't have those either.
So goals for this week (and thank goodness it is half way over..hehehe):

1. Start taking more pictures and video
2. Remember to take my prenatal pill, unisom and B6 every night to avoid the nasty morning sickness the next day
3. Go to bed BEFORE 11pm...and actually be asleep
and finally
4. Watch a movie this weekend with Mark without falling asleep the first 15 minutes into the movie!!!

Hopefully I will have an update next week, with proof (pictures), of my accomplishments. Stay tuned!!

Since I am part of your morning routine.....

here is a quote that I really like and I wanted to share it with you.

"People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success."

- Norman Vincent Peale

Have a great day :)

The beach!!

Can't wait until he is bigger so he can really enjoy this marvelous creation....I love the beach and I love the summer and I can't wait for road trips to the ocean where Colin can run around like a crazy boy ;)

Blue Man Group

If you ever get a chance to see the Blue Man Group live, DO!!! They are awesome!! When my mom told me she got tickets for all of us to check them out in concert while in Florida I was, honestly, like what the heck.....but it was amazing and I am glad that I got to spend it with my family. It was great to see my little brother really getting into it...kinda like we were at a rock concert together. I am definetly going to another show whether it be here in Seattle or in Las Vegas, whenever that may be.

A moment in history

I am very excited that tomorrow I am going to witness an amazing time in our country. I am so proud to be an American and am proud of how far we have come. I hope everyone will watch the inauguration tomorrow as I will be watching it at work and also taping some so I can really sit down and watch it. I even made a cheese ball to share with my fellow co workers as we witness history together!!
God bless the USA

This ones for you......

And you know who you are!!! *wink*

Update on Colin.....
He is, thankfully, not beating me up any more, instead he has chosen everyone else. What am I to do? Atleast I don't feel like a teething ring anymore but I hate hearing about the others he bites and hits. Is he ever going to break this habit?

And now onto my next worry....he is not eating, well not eating his "normal" amount of food, which would probably feed two kids his age per feeding. I know I am just "freaking out" but I just don't understand how he can go from 8-9 mini pancakes, yogurt, juice and cheerios for breakfast to just a ritz cracker or a muffin. I did however get him to eat some rice and chicken tonight. I learned he likes to feed himself, cuz he is 15 months old now and a big boy....duh Mommy as he looks at me :)
Its like school.....I am still in kindergarten, learning all the basics. Shot by the time he is in real kindergarten I will probably still be in kindergarten.

One day at a time.......

Okay enough is enough

Seriously if I knew that hitting and biting came with the mom package then I might have thought twice...well that is a little harsh I know but I am tired of it. Colin seems to be angry at me alot since I am the "discipline" parent. I don't want an out of control kid that you see at Target treating there parents and others like crap but it seems like my little angel is heading that way...well atleast towards me.

My mom and I are trying a new thing....not yelling...uh ya easy for her very hard for me since I have a short temper and like my sister get frustrated very easily (yes Jen I am talking about you). I could never understand why my sweet little Morgan got in trouble so much...well now I know why. I seriously think Colin and Morgan are identical that is why they have the same birthday!!

So I am trying the non yelling thing and it is working so far. I have only been slapped once today and 2 attempts to bite me but I stopped that very fast by putting his little fist in the line of fire.

He is only 14 months old......and so what am I supposed to expect with the "trouble twos"?

I don't even want to know....................