Wade's new room

Last weekend when my parents took Wade to the lake Josh and I worked pretty hard to get his "big boy" room finished. We went shopping Saturday morning and found some cute things to hang on his walls to finish up the room. We got really lucky and found this great Pirate picture that fits perfectly over his dresser. We also found these really cute basket liners at Pottery Barn but we haven't found any baskets yet. I just could not pay $30 for a basket. The basket liners were on clearance and were so cheap!! We had a lot of fun (it is so much easier shopping without a 2 year old!) We even managed to make time for lunch at Cheesecake Factory! When Wade got home he was really excited about his new room (mostly about jumping on the bed!) I figured this transition would be so easy because he was so excited. Boy was I wrong. I just assumed he would love his room and just start sleeping in there. I guess because he has done great with things like taking the paci away (a long time ago) and potty training and I thought this would be the same.

Well...Wade's exact words were "Never sleeping in that bed" and he said this as he ran back to his crib and stood there. He tells us he was sleeping in his crib. So I decided not to push it. Occasionally I will ask if he wants to nap in there and the answer is always "no!" There is no reason for us to rush and honestly he sleeps great in his crib so for now we will just leave him there. Hopefully by the time he is 3 he will be out of the crib!!!!

Funny Boy!

So most of you that know me well know that I am always leaving my phone at home or somewhere. Nothing against people that are attached to their phones but that is just not me (it drives Josh crazy that I never have it!) I don't have Facebook or email on it and I know I am WAY behind but I just think it would take time away from Wade during the day if I always had that stuff on my phone.  Wade is only little once and he is way more important to me than having all that stuff on my phone. Don't get me wrong I love FB but getting on at naptime or after he is sleeping just makes me feel better. So please don't take it personal if it takes me a day or two to return a text or phone call; half the time I don't even realize I had a missed call because I leave it at home so much!!

Anyways back to the story...I am working harder on always taking my phone with us in the car because you never know what could happen. It seems like most days I get in the car and have to go back in the house to find my phone. Well two days ago we got in the car to go somewhere and as soon as I got in the car I said "Uggggh" out loud. (I had knocked my water bottle over) Well I hear this sweet little voice in the back seat say "You forgot your phone?" I just about died laughing. Bless his heart my 2 year old already knows my issues with my phone! I told him no I actually had my phone this time and told him "thank you" for helping mommy remember. He was so sweet and says "your welcome!"

Our Week

Well I think Wade is finally feeling better. Josh and I had the stomach bug but Wade has just been complaining of a tummy ache for almost 2 weeks now off and on. One day he is fine and the next day his tummy "is sad!" It has been the strangest thing. He has never gotten sick he just hasn't been his normal self. Monday we went to Monkey Joes and he was in heaven. Tuesday we stayed in our PJ's all day and he was so happy. That is so not Wade, he usually loves to stay busy. We did venture out to Trader Joes for some grocery's.

Wednesday we had a playdate with my best friends from college and their kids. We met at Claire's new house in Rocky Mount and the kids had so much fun. I took a couple of pictures but trying to get all 4 to sit for a picture was pretty funny. Claire fixed us lunch and it was such a fun time.

Thursday we went to splash pad but Wade did not have as much fun as I thought he would. He wanted to stay in the car and watch Toy Story and after about 15 min he says "I ready to go now." He is never like this so I am not sure what has been going on with him. I know it is probably something viral if anything so I haven't called his doctor yet but if it keeps going into next week I may have to call. He has never had a fever or anything but something is just off? Thursday after his nap we met another friend, Ben, at Ebounce and they had a blast. I sometimes think he just gets too hot outisde because he LOVED playing inside. It amazes me that he can climb all the HUGE slides by himself and he loves it. This child has no fear at all.

Today I am all out of sorts because my mom and Wade left for the weekend at 830am. I already miss him so much. I have a CRAZY weekend and mom thought it would be a nice break for Josh to stay home and relax some. Tonight I am going to Burlington for a Girls Night with some of my best girlfriends from ECU that I cheered with. We have not all gotten together since last winter. Tomorrow I have a wedding shower at 1pm and I have to work from 4-8p. Sunday we both have nursery and then I also work Sunday evening. Most weekends are not this crazy so it was a good time for Wade to spend the weekend away. Tomorrow morning we are headed to South Point to try to finish up Wade's big boy room so we can surpise him when he gets home on Sunday. We just need a few more things to finish it all up. It makes me a little sad that he is a little boy and not a baby anymore. He is growing too fast!! Josh was sad about Wade leaving so he took him to Monkey Joes and Target last night while I worked. When they got home they called me outside to "see something" and this is what I saw...

Josh had decided it was time for Wade to have a scooter; Wade was so excited about it!

From the mouth of a two year old!

Here's another one of those posts that probably puts everyone else to sleep but makes this momma so happy. I wish I could write everything down but we would be here all day so here are some of my favorites from this past month.

• Oh Man! (he said this when I told him we didn't have any more chocolate! He is so my child)
• Hey baby, its ok baby. (he talks to Charlie this way and it is so sweet. He will bend down and hug him and say this)
• I do have a lot of options! (I told him one day he had lots of options for toys to play with)
• I love daddy better!! (He told this to my mom the other day- we both laughed so hard)
• I'm Mad, your getting ready (this one is great, he was at my moms house and she was getting ready to go to lunch with friends and he was mad she was getting ready and not giving all her attention to him!)
• Its ok mommy. (We all had a stomach bug and I told him I was sorry I felt bad and we couldn't do anything fun- he was so sweet!)
• Get to work mommy. (he wanted some boy time with daddy)
• No problem (he says this quite often these days)
• Yes I do! (he answers almost every question with this one)
• You're very welcome
• That's what I was talking about. ( I didn't understand what he was telling me and finally it clicked and he was getting so mad and then he said this and we both laughed)
• I being a good listener? (usually he is asking this after he gets in trouble!)
• You listen to me!! (He grabbed my face the other day and put his face right in front of mine and said this- wonder where he got this from??)
• I love you mommy. (Usually this is said while I am punishing him, he will come over and hug me and say this-smart boy!)
• I'm Buzz Light year (his favorite movie at this time), too infenity (how he says it!) and beyond.
• M is for milk (we were watching TV in bed and Moose asks what else starts with the letter M? Wade held up his sippy cup and said Milk)

Here are a couple of pictures of Wade doing "karate" on the boat last weekend. I love this kid. I couldn't get a good one of his karate kick but it is so funny.

On July 10th we went to my parents to pick up Wade (he went over to play) and when we got there we were shocked...he was pedaling his little bike. He has tried with Josh before but it have never really clicked until now. He was so proud of himself and we were too!

Two nights ago on the 27th we were putting Wade to bed and we both came in to say goodnight and when we walked in his room he had one little leg over the side of his crib and said something about "climbing out" Josh of course wanted him to try it so he stood beside him and our little climber climbed out of his crib. This is the first time he has ever tried this. He hasn't done it since then but we are working on his new room this weekend. I think he is almost ready for a big boy bed!

So much to be thankful for...

I saw this on a blog I read and just wanted to share it with you guys. It just broke my heart and made me SO thankful for a healthy child. I can't imagine loosing a child but I really can't imagine seeing your child in this much pain. I don't know this family but I know they could use your prayers. Reading her blog makes me realize that the little things just don't matter. Here is the link to read about sweet little Trip.

http://randycourtneytripproth.blogspot.com/

Our Day- Tuesday 7/19/11

So awhile ago I was reading Kelly's Korner Blog and she blogged about what her and her kids did during the day. I thought it was a cute idea so I can look back 5 years from now and remember these fun/crazy toddler days!! So here is what Wade and I did today (this was on Tuesday). We don't always have something to do every day (which is nice) but at least once or twice a week we try to do something fun.

715am: Wade yells "Mommy" a few times from his crib!! We go into our room so I can "sleep" for a few more minutes.

8am: We get out of our bed- bless his heart he knows the rules about us not getting up before 745am. He will say "Once Oso goes off I can get up" I get his milk and let him watch a cartoon in bed with me usually until close to 8am.

8-930am: Wade plays in his playroom/ downstairs and watches TV. Mornings are usually when I let him watch TV (and sometimes after his nap!) We keep all the toys upstairs, which is wonderful, but he keeps his farm downstairs and likes to play while watching TV.

9:30am: We leave for the movies- You can't beat going to the movies for only a dollar. Today we saw Bee Movie which is one of his favorites. He made it an hour and then he was ready to go. He met one of his best buddies, Chase, at the movies today. Here is Wade at the movie!

11am: We left the movies and went to Chick-fil-a to play and meet another friend for a "play date." We love going there because we can eat fast and then our boys can play while we sit and talk. Wade had so much fun in the play place today. (I forgot to take my camera in to get a picture of Wade and Ben playing)

1230pm: We headed home to get ready for nap time. Wade went down at 12:50pm and slept for 3 hours! He was really tired today- most days he sleeps 2 1/2 hours.

4pm: Wade was up from his nap and we watched a video. It was a learning video on counting (that always makes me feel better) and it amazes me that he loved it. I actually fell asleep laying on the couch watching it with him.

430p: Time for a popsicle break. We went outside on the back deck and had popsicles and wade played in his little swimming pool for a little while. (I got a cute picture of this...however I realized his underwear was off so probably not a good idea to share!)

5:30p: Josh gets home from work!! Wade is always so happy and so am I. Normally I would be getting dinner ready but we have been passing this lovely stomach bug around and Wade has been complaining for 2 days that his stomach hurts and today Josh came home with a stomach ache too. So no one wanted dinner so I didn't have to fix anything.

 Josh and Wade play upstairs and Wade even tells me "No mommy, just boys!" I didn't listen and sat down with them and my silly child ran into our room and got Josh in there and said "boys room!" He always makes me laugh. So I happily went and watched some TV.

6:30p: Josh and Wade go outside so Wade can play in his little pool for a little while.

7:30p: Wade watches one TV show before we start getting ready for bedtime- he picks Bubble Guppies (his favorite at the time)

8:15p: We start getting ready for bed- bath, brush teeth, read a few books. Notice Pappy bear helping Wade brush his teeth. He has just started getting attached to his bear recently.

8:30p: Wade cries because it can't be time for bed yet!! However it is bedtime for one special little boy!

We had a great day and Wade was overall pretty good today (that always makes it a better day.) He had a few moments where he wanted something (ex: ice cream) and he wanted it RIGHT THEN. I am working hard on stopping that behavior but I haven't had too much success yet. Then I remember he is 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and it is going to happen sometimes. I don't mind when he does it at home because I can just walk away from him; however I did think hard about doing that today at Chick-fil-a but decided that probably wouldn't have been the best idea. So after he stopped yelling for ice cream and asked somewhat nicely he got his ice cream cone!!

VBS

Wade finished his first year of VBS and he LOVED it. In fact he loved it so much that he cried when we went to our church today. He didn't want to go there he said but he wanted to go back to VBS at Mrs. Courtney's church!! This shocked me because he normally loves his church. He made some really cute crafts and LOVED music time the best!

Here is Wade Friday morning. (It is a horrible picture but he was being so cute!) He brought his bear and his duck downstairs and sat them at our table. He ran back upstairs and got them some ice cream for them to eat!! He kept going up and down getting them stuff and talking to them!

We were trying to get out of the door and I let Wade climb into the car by himself. I had the garage door closed and I had the keys with me (don't worry he was safe!) I came back outside to check on him and this is what I found. He then tells me that he is going somewhere by himself! You have to love this age!!

Friday night Josh and I got to VBS early so we could video and take pictures of Wade on stage. I am so thankful we did because the video is so so funny. Lets just say this 2 yr old is not shy. He was jumping, clapping and dancing the entire time. He even knew some of the words to the song by Saturday morning.

 This was Friday night at my parents house under their carport...he was worn out from VBS!

Saturday morning I stayed with Wade at VBS to help them out. It was so fun getting to see him interact with other kids. However I think that he was probably better behaved when I was not there!! I loved getting to take a few pictures of him in action. Here he is in his little class room.