Saturday, July 29, 2006

Second Child Syndrome

Most second children complain that there are not as many pictures of them as there are of the first. I guess that is true in our case, too. We have a bazillion pictures of Oliver and only a million of Morgan. I realized this morning that there are no Morgan pictures on this blog. So she can't accuse me of loving Oliver more than her, I give you a Morgan Montage:

Friday, July 28, 2006

Shirts

Now these are great. I think I should get Oliver the "I'm not a girl!" shirt.
Either that or I could get his hair cut.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Hiccup

So, I've had the hiccups for over an hour now. They are starting to hurt. Nursing was a challenge. I kept startling Morgan and she would cry. Maybe I should try a remedy. Here are some hiccup remedies I have heard of:
Eat some sugar.
Drink water.
Drink water upside down.
Hold your breath.
I just tried this and it worked!!! Now Morgan has them...

Monday, July 24, 2006

Blueberries for Oliver



We went blueberry picking yesterday. It was really fun! Oliver ate so many berries, and still will eat them when I offer them. He is sure to be pooping blue for a while. Anyone have any good blueberry recipes?

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Lastnight

Crying in the night.
Frustration.
They are both awake.
We are both asleep.
Tiptoe in.
Lift him up.
It's okay, Mommy's here.
Frustration melts away.
Chubby fingers caress my neck.
Long lashes flutter against my cheek.
Peace.
I savor the moment.

Friday, July 14, 2006

You Better Sit Down

Two posts in one day, people, this is nothing short of miraculous. Babies are sleeping. Hubby is otherwise occupied. Mommy is ALONE (yes, I said ALONE). Amazing.
I got my new issue of Parents magazine the other day. I went through my usual routine. Thumb through the magazine and read the really short stuff. Browse at the rest of it and put it in the bathroom which is the only place I can get any real reading done. Today while I was umm...reading...I came across an article about how to look better in a bikini. There were pictures of all these skinny, tanned, flat-stomached women in bikinis. Hello, is this not Parents magazine? Does that not imply stretch marks, a saggy stomach and boobs? This article was wrong in so many ways. Most mothers are not skinny and flat stomached (and if you are, I don't want to talk about it) due to the lack of time to go to the gym and the diet of baby's food leftovers. Also, who has time to get a tan?? Two summers in a row of no beach for me - two summers, people. (Ok, so that is sort of my fault). In my opinion, there was no need for ten ways to look good in a bikini. There is only one - "Don't have kids!"

ps. I'd much rather have kids than a bikini body anyday!!

Checking In

Ahh, a moment to Blog. We have been super busy lately and the babies have not been napping at the same time. Right now they are both asleep so I thought I'd take some time to Blog. I had written an entry about the 4th of July parade, but for some reason it got lost in Blogger space. It was fun and Oliver enjoyed it. He wasn't as excited as I thought he would be though. He just stared at everything going by wondering what the heck was happening. (Darn it, Morgan's awake!) He had more fun back at my parents' house running from pool to sand box and back all afternoon.
So, I have been surfing around checking out some other Blogs lately - mostly Mom blogs - and I have discovered that there is a term for people like me and most people who read my Blog. "Lurkers". Doesn't that sound creepy? Apparently that is what people are called who read other's blogs but don't comment on them. I understand that people want comments on their blogs (hint, hint) because it makes you feel like people are actually enjoying what you write and that you aren't wasting your time by writing. But, is it so bad for someone to just read it for the sake of reading? I don't know. I guess I do want to know who is reading my blog. But there are some people who have like 32 comments on each entry - does it really matter to them who else is reading? I will admit there are some blogs that I would NEVER comment on because they are people who I knew through other people at Wheaton and they would probably find it strange that I am reading about their daily lives. But it is so stinking interesting and now I am hooked. I don't like being called a "lurker" though. Makes me feel icky.
How about you? Are there blogs you read that you don't want to the writer to know about? Let's discuss...