Happy 3rd birthday to my handsome little Joseph! I can't believe that he is already three. It amazes me every birthday because I can't believe how quickly the years fly by. Days are long, but the years are short.
Joseph has such a personality. He is strong-willed and passionate. He knows what he wants and he doesn't care what anyone else thinks. Which clearly at his age is a good and bad thing. Mostly bad when it comes to learning to share and be respectful of others, but we are working on that.
Even though it gets annoying some nights, I always want to remember how he begs that I put him to bed every night. He always wants me to rub his head. He doesn't have any desire to rock or be cuddled before bedtime, he just wants to get in bed, have his head rubbed and go to sleep.
He has such a strong personality that really emerged in his second year of life, I am a little scared and excited to see what his third year will bring. It would be nice if he decided to mellow out a little bit.
He is still not much of an eater. He asked for pancakes and sausage for his birthday dinner. That's one meal he likes. Other then that it is usually peanut butter and honey sandwiches, veggie corn dogs, veggie sausages, broccoli, cauliflower and smoothies. I guess it's not too unhealthy, but it just isn't much variety.
Also, in the last two weeks he has decided he is ready to be potty trained. However, he will not wear underwear. He wants to wear a pull up, but he always has a dry one. He even has a dry overnight diaper in the morning. The only thing we haven't concurred is going poop in the potty all the time. That's why I think he wants to continue to wear a pull up. Then he doesn't have to worry about going in the toilet. Oh well. Baby steps.
I can't wait to see what this year will bring for him.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Sleep Sleep Sleep, I miss you!
I guess at this point in my life I shouldn't really expect to get much sleep, but it is so annoying. If it isn't the kids waking me up, it's Dave snoring like crazy or the dog needing to go out. Why can't it all happen on the same night. Somehow, they all think it is funny to switch off waking up in the middle of the night.
Last night the kids barely made a noise (until Simone woke up at her usual time at 4am to talk and move around for about 30-45, then goes back to sleep until about 6). We have got to get her to stop waking up then and too early, but what are you going to do when she is so exhausted at night and wants to go to sleep at 6:30?! That's not really a problem, going to bed early and waking up early if I got a full night sleep.
Samuel usually sleeps pretty well until he starts growing. Then he gets terrible nightmares and comes in our room. Anyone else have kids who get nightmares? It is really terrible. I used to get them when I was a kids (and I still have them). I remember being so scared I could barely move in my room. Luckily Samuel comes in our room, so I don't have to run across the house in the middle of the night. He is normally shaking like crazy and I feel terrible for him.
Joseph is usually a pretty good sleeper. He only wakes up in the middle of the night if he isn't feeling well.
This has just been an off week, because all the kids woke up in the middle of the night and all on different days. Then throw in Dave snoring his head off in the few hours that I actually fall asleep. What you get in one cranky tired mom.
Even with all my lack of sleep I am excited to say that today I start my half-marathon training. I joined a running group and I am hoping that it will keep me motivated and that I will get my best time yet. I am thinking this is my last half-marathon. I am just not really into running half's anymore. I will go 10K and other shorter races, but I think I am done with anything longer then a 10K. I want to go out on a good note. This morning we are running 3.5 miles, which I am hoping I can do in about 30 minutes. We will see.
This training and running this last half-marathon is one of my new years resolutions. I am excited to begin.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and hopefully I will get a good night sleep tonight!
Last night the kids barely made a noise (until Simone woke up at her usual time at 4am to talk and move around for about 30-45, then goes back to sleep until about 6). We have got to get her to stop waking up then and too early, but what are you going to do when she is so exhausted at night and wants to go to sleep at 6:30?! That's not really a problem, going to bed early and waking up early if I got a full night sleep.
Samuel usually sleeps pretty well until he starts growing. Then he gets terrible nightmares and comes in our room. Anyone else have kids who get nightmares? It is really terrible. I used to get them when I was a kids (and I still have them). I remember being so scared I could barely move in my room. Luckily Samuel comes in our room, so I don't have to run across the house in the middle of the night. He is normally shaking like crazy and I feel terrible for him.
Joseph is usually a pretty good sleeper. He only wakes up in the middle of the night if he isn't feeling well.
This has just been an off week, because all the kids woke up in the middle of the night and all on different days. Then throw in Dave snoring his head off in the few hours that I actually fall asleep. What you get in one cranky tired mom.
Even with all my lack of sleep I am excited to say that today I start my half-marathon training. I joined a running group and I am hoping that it will keep me motivated and that I will get my best time yet. I am thinking this is my last half-marathon. I am just not really into running half's anymore. I will go 10K and other shorter races, but I think I am done with anything longer then a 10K. I want to go out on a good note. This morning we are running 3.5 miles, which I am hoping I can do in about 30 minutes. We will see.
This training and running this last half-marathon is one of my new years resolutions. I am excited to begin.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and hopefully I will get a good night sleep tonight!
Monday, January 7, 2013
New Year
I can't believe that it is already 2013. 2012 was a very fast year, but I am ready to move on to a new year. I am hoping for wonderful things in 2013.
We ended the year on a high note. My brother had a little boy named Luke Hudson on December 29th, which is also my mom's birthday. She was so excited to share a birthday with a beautiful new grandson. He is absolutely adorable. It makes me ALMOST want another one. I just love holding little newborn babies. However I think our house is pretty packed with crazy kids already.
I also made a trip down to Tulsa the end of December to see one of my oldest and dearest friends. She just had a beautiful little girl. I got to see her when she was only 7 weeks old. The next time I will see her will be in June and she will almost be 7 months. Little babies change so much from 0 to 6 months.
I have come up with another long list of new years resolutions. Some are totally practical and attainable and others are goals that I would love to accomplish. I will try to remember to post resolutions that I have fulfilled as the year goes on.
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Here's to a new year, to the kids starting school again today and I get a few hours of freedom, to health, happiness, love and peace!
We ended the year on a high note. My brother had a little boy named Luke Hudson on December 29th, which is also my mom's birthday. She was so excited to share a birthday with a beautiful new grandson. He is absolutely adorable. It makes me ALMOST want another one. I just love holding little newborn babies. However I think our house is pretty packed with crazy kids already.
I also made a trip down to Tulsa the end of December to see one of my oldest and dearest friends. She just had a beautiful little girl. I got to see her when she was only 7 weeks old. The next time I will see her will be in June and she will almost be 7 months. Little babies change so much from 0 to 6 months.
I have come up with another long list of new years resolutions. Some are totally practical and attainable and others are goals that I would love to accomplish. I will try to remember to post resolutions that I have fulfilled as the year goes on.
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Here's to a new year, to the kids starting school again today and I get a few hours of freedom, to health, happiness, love and peace!
Monday, December 17, 2012
Time Out
Can someone please put me in timeout? I would be happy to sit in the corner all by myself for two minutes (or more) and have no one talk to me or mess with me.
I am a cranky tired b%&$h. This past weekend wasn't exactly how I pictured it to be. We were supposed to go to Michigan for the weekend. However, on Tuesday Simone was diagnosed with RSV. She had it last year too. Apparently once you get it (especially when a little baby) you are prone to getting it again because your lungs are compromised. This will probably be a yearly sickness, which sucks. She was having a lot of trouble breathing and requires a breathing treatment three times a day. On Wednesday night I heard her crying in a strange way, so I went into her room. She was breathing very heavily, then her breathing would slow down and then she would stop breathing. I mean really stop breathing. I had to hit her a few times to wake up and when she did she would cry out. That was the noise I kept hearing. She was sound asleep, but obviously not breathing well. I freaking out, called the exchange and they told me to take her to the ER. We spent pretty much the entire night there. I didn't get home until 4 am. Her breathing regulated while she was awake, but she also had a double ear infection.
Ever since Wednesday night she has been getting much better. I am just happy we didn't have to admit her to the hospital.
On Thursday night Joseph started coughing a ton. We decided it was best for him not to go to Michigan because being on an airplane and the fact that he would stay super busy and not rest much would probably turn a minor cold into a huge one.
So I stayed home with the kids all weekend and Dave went with Samuel to Michigan. Joseph continued to cough like crazy and ended up coughing so hard he threw up all over his bed on Friday night. I was happy that we made the decision to keep him home because that would have been miserable.
The rest of the weekend was fine. Simone is getting better and Joseph is still the same. This time of year sucks. Sickness is going through the schools like crazy and my kids seem to always get something.
Besides being at home with the sick kids, I have been so upset over the killings in Newtown. I am just completely sick to my stomach. There are no words to express the sorrow and heartache I feel for the parents and family of all those that were killed. It is just unbelievable. There are so many issues that I could state my opinions regarding gun control, mental health issues and that fact that somehow people are trying to bring up that there should be prayer in schools because you know this tragedy would have never happened if there was prayer in school, WHATEVER. I am not going to debate these issues right now even though I would be happy to at some point. I just think we should focus on the beautiful lives that were lost and send our thoughts (and prayers if you participate in such) to the families of these lost souls.
Even though it was a rough weekend and I am exhausted and cranky, I am so grateful to see, kiss and hug my beautiful kids and husband. Sometimes it is hard to put things into prospective, but when a tragedy like Newtown happens I realize I need to refocus and reevaluate the priorities in my life.
I am a cranky tired b%&$h. This past weekend wasn't exactly how I pictured it to be. We were supposed to go to Michigan for the weekend. However, on Tuesday Simone was diagnosed with RSV. She had it last year too. Apparently once you get it (especially when a little baby) you are prone to getting it again because your lungs are compromised. This will probably be a yearly sickness, which sucks. She was having a lot of trouble breathing and requires a breathing treatment three times a day. On Wednesday night I heard her crying in a strange way, so I went into her room. She was breathing very heavily, then her breathing would slow down and then she would stop breathing. I mean really stop breathing. I had to hit her a few times to wake up and when she did she would cry out. That was the noise I kept hearing. She was sound asleep, but obviously not breathing well. I freaking out, called the exchange and they told me to take her to the ER. We spent pretty much the entire night there. I didn't get home until 4 am. Her breathing regulated while she was awake, but she also had a double ear infection.
Ever since Wednesday night she has been getting much better. I am just happy we didn't have to admit her to the hospital.
On Thursday night Joseph started coughing a ton. We decided it was best for him not to go to Michigan because being on an airplane and the fact that he would stay super busy and not rest much would probably turn a minor cold into a huge one.
So I stayed home with the kids all weekend and Dave went with Samuel to Michigan. Joseph continued to cough like crazy and ended up coughing so hard he threw up all over his bed on Friday night. I was happy that we made the decision to keep him home because that would have been miserable.
The rest of the weekend was fine. Simone is getting better and Joseph is still the same. This time of year sucks. Sickness is going through the schools like crazy and my kids seem to always get something.
Besides being at home with the sick kids, I have been so upset over the killings in Newtown. I am just completely sick to my stomach. There are no words to express the sorrow and heartache I feel for the parents and family of all those that were killed. It is just unbelievable. There are so many issues that I could state my opinions regarding gun control, mental health issues and that fact that somehow people are trying to bring up that there should be prayer in schools because you know this tragedy would have never happened if there was prayer in school, WHATEVER. I am not going to debate these issues right now even though I would be happy to at some point. I just think we should focus on the beautiful lives that were lost and send our thoughts (and prayers if you participate in such) to the families of these lost souls.
Even though it was a rough weekend and I am exhausted and cranky, I am so grateful to see, kiss and hug my beautiful kids and husband. Sometimes it is hard to put things into prospective, but when a tragedy like Newtown happens I realize I need to refocus and reevaluate the priorities in my life.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Trying to get back at it
I just started to write after over a month and I wanted to download pictures. Apparently I am out of space. Can someone please tell me what you are using or used once you ran out of storage space? I want to be able to continue to post pictures and videos.
Of course, I finally sit down to write and Simone is waking up. I put her down around 2 and she barely took a nap. What is wrong with my kids? Don't they know that mama needs more then 50 minutes to get stuff done at home. Luckily the boys are keeping themselves busy.
Clearly life has been crazy around here. I am going to get back into writing because I miss not documenting things that are going on in our lives. I tell myself that I will remember, but I know the reality. I already don't remember shit, so who am I kidding.
I am off to grab the baby.
Someone please let me know what you did about your storage availability.
Of course, I finally sit down to write and Simone is waking up. I put her down around 2 and she barely took a nap. What is wrong with my kids? Don't they know that mama needs more then 50 minutes to get stuff done at home. Luckily the boys are keeping themselves busy.
Clearly life has been crazy around here. I am going to get back into writing because I miss not documenting things that are going on in our lives. I tell myself that I will remember, but I know the reality. I already don't remember shit, so who am I kidding.
I am off to grab the baby.
Someone please let me know what you did about your storage availability.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Been a long time.
I figured pictures would be the best way to illustrate everything that has been going on in our lives with a little commentary. The past few months have been extremely busy, emotional, trying, etc....
Since my last post we have finished the basement (almost). It was finished right up to the day that all the family arrived for Simone's birthday party and baby naming. We still need to put shelving in the play room and in the wine room. There will always be things to add, but it is comfortable and people can stay in the basement. We have been having lots of fun utilizing it. We play and hang out in the basement almost every night.
Okay, so here are more pictures.
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| Simone's favorite meal is pasta with pasta sauce. She also loves it when we add ground beef to the sauce. She gobbles it all up. This was the meal we gave her on her birthday. |
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| See how much she loves it? |
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| She loves making funny faces and LOVES the camera. |
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| Papa and Simone |
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| Samuel and Zayde |
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| Dave and Simone on her celebration day! |
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| Simone, Oma and Opa. |
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| First time she ever wore a headband. She loved putting it on, but it didn't last too long on her head. |
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| A rare picture of me and Simone. |
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| Here we are at the naming ceremony. Simone's Hebrew name is Shayna Bayle. She is named after my grandmother "Shayna Toba" and her middle name Bayle is after my grandfather's sister who died in the Holocaust. She is a lucky girl to carry on such beautiful names in honor of beautiful people. |
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| There is a feet washing portion of the ceremony for little girls. The boys were a little nervous to help out, but eventually got really into it. |
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| Simone's first cake. We found out that she loves vanilla and isn't a huge fan of chocolate, just like her brothers. What is wrong with this kids?! |
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| Another family picture with Zayde. |
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| On Sunday, Oma and Savta ran a 5K race. They did a great job! The kids were really excited to cheer them on as the crossed the finish line. |
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| Originally the boys were both going to be super heroes. Samuel changed his mind later. Here they are trying on their costumes. |
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| All the kids hanging out with their grandparents. I think everyone was in heaven. |
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| Savta dressed up with them. |
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| This was the morning of Simone's birthday. Samuel decided when he woke up that he was going to dress up for school in honor of Simone. He picked a tie, but later decided on a bow tie. |
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| I love the look on Simone's face. It's the biggest smile I have seen. |
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| All the kiddos |
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| Here's the bow tie he ended up wearing. I think he actually looks better in the bow tie. Super cute. |
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| Simone on her first birthday. |
Height: 30 inches (79%)
Weight: 20 pounds 11 oz. (44%)
Head Circm: 18.19 inches (81%)
She's a big girl. I thought her weight percentage would have been higher because she feels so heavy. Apparently she is tall and skinny. Not bad.
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| The kids on Simone's bday. |
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| Right before Halloween |
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| Halloween night - Samuel decided to be a gorilla. |
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| Simone's daytime Halloween outfit. |
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| About to leave for trick or treating. |
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| Simone was a spider. |
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| Out and about. We only lasted 45 minutes, but I thought that was pretty good. They got enough candy to last them weeks. |
So that is a quick update of everything that has been going on. Last week Joseph had a monster ear infection and this week Simone is sick with some type of stomach bug. Life in the Glasser house in the winter. Somehow from November through February we have many rough weeks. Hears hoping everyone stays healthy.
I can't believe that it is already time for Thanksgiving planning, Holiday shopping and New Years planning. This year has flown by.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
On a time crunch
We have been slowly moving along with our basement. We seem to make progress and then nothing happens. Well, we must be done by next week. All the grandparents and family are coming in for Simone's first birthday (which I can't believe) and her baby naming ceremony. We want the basement finished so everyone can stay with us.
I have been on a rampage of scheduling and making sure we have everything we need. Not everything will be done by the time everyone comes in town, but there will be places to sleep. Furniture will be deliver (bed and couch). I am sure we won't have a TV or anything else down there for that matter, but it will be comfortable.
This morning I woke up with chest pains as my anxiety is starting up already. I am in a little bit of denial that Simone will be turning one. This year has flown by so quickly and she is such an amazing baby. I don't want her to get older. I am not ready. This past month she got four teeth on top, which brings her grand total to 6 (2 on bottom). She is absolutely adorable, happy and mostly easy going. She is not putting up with any shit from anyone. I feel so grateful that I got a little girl. Not only do I appreciate her more because she is my only girl and my youngest, but I also appreciate my boys too. They are all so different and I love it.
I am in the process of planning and making my list of foods and desserts for the celebration. I have the food menu prepared, but I am still trying to figure out what I am going to do for the desserts. For both Samuel and Joseph I made a huge cupcake for them to dig into on their first birthday, but I am not sure I want to do that for Simone. If anyone has cute ideas, please pass them along.
I am off to do some Internet searching for birthday cakes. I have to make something adorable!
I have been on a rampage of scheduling and making sure we have everything we need. Not everything will be done by the time everyone comes in town, but there will be places to sleep. Furniture will be deliver (bed and couch). I am sure we won't have a TV or anything else down there for that matter, but it will be comfortable.
This morning I woke up with chest pains as my anxiety is starting up already. I am in a little bit of denial that Simone will be turning one. This year has flown by so quickly and she is such an amazing baby. I don't want her to get older. I am not ready. This past month she got four teeth on top, which brings her grand total to 6 (2 on bottom). She is absolutely adorable, happy and mostly easy going. She is not putting up with any shit from anyone. I feel so grateful that I got a little girl. Not only do I appreciate her more because she is my only girl and my youngest, but I also appreciate my boys too. They are all so different and I love it.
I am in the process of planning and making my list of foods and desserts for the celebration. I have the food menu prepared, but I am still trying to figure out what I am going to do for the desserts. For both Samuel and Joseph I made a huge cupcake for them to dig into on their first birthday, but I am not sure I want to do that for Simone. If anyone has cute ideas, please pass them along.
I am off to do some Internet searching for birthday cakes. I have to make something adorable!
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