Another first

Liam and I had our first argument this morning. At 21-months he's quite the good arguer. I'm sure he gets it from his dad. ;)

I had picked out an adorable shirt with a guitar on it that said "Rocker" for Liam to wear. Cute, right?!? It even looked great with the khaki shorts I had planned for him to wear. As I started to close his closet door, the argument began. Here's how it went down......

Me: "Liam, it's time to get dressed, how about this shirt?"

Liam: "No."

Me: "Liam, you don't have a choice. It's time to get dressed. Come here."

Liam "Mama, ball."

Me: "Liam" (In my harsh, teacher voice)

Liam: "Mama, ball." (As he shoved me out of the way and began looking through the shirts in his closet)

Me: "No, Liam. It's not time to play. It's time to get dressed. Come here."

Liam: "No. Ball." (As he's pulling a shirt off of its hanger)

Me: "Liam Victor, put that back. Mama has your shirt here."

Liam: "Mamaaaaa! Ballllllllllll!" (As he holds up the shirt he wanted to wear, which had balls on it.)

You can see who won our first argument......

Liam - 1 Mama - 0

Serving up some bites

My mom found this cute kitchen at a garage sale recently and picked it up for Liam. I never imagined that he would love playing with a kitchen as much as he does. Tonight while I was cooking dinner, he disappeared. I got a little worried until I heard the banging of his pots and pans. When I went in to check on him I found him "cooking".

I love how when he sees David or I doing something he tries to imitate us.
Of course, he had to try the food he made. He shared with Daddy and I also. It was delicious!
Hopefully he'll grow up to be a better cook than I am. Just tonight I completely messed up Minute Rice, which is almost impossible, but I managed to pull it off! I skipped the whole boil the water before you put the rice in the pan part of the directions. Oops! It turned out ok in the end.

By the way..........This morning was soooooo much better than yesterday. Liam slept much later. I was almost ready before he started calling for me. We had time to cuddle and play for a little bit before I started getting him dressed. We even made it out the door in time to stop for donuts!!!

A morning to remember

I knew as I typed my post yesterday that I shouldn't have been complaining about it being Monday. My day wasn't really that bad of a day. But......I did it anyways. Karma got me back.

Here's how my morning today went.....

I woke up at my normal time and kissed David good-bye from the shower as usual. As I was rinsing my hair, I heard Liam saying, "Mama, mama, mama?" from the monitor. By the time I got out of the shower, Liam was full on screaming. I went into his room, got him out of bed, and laid him on the changing table to change his clothes. He continued to scream and refused to have his diaper changed by kicking me as hard as he could. So, I gave him "room time".

This only made him scream more....and bang his head on the wall.....and hit me.....and hit the bathroom cabinet. This isn't the first time he has thrown a fit like this. The first huge fit ever was a week ago, and I rushed him to the doctor because I was sure something was seriously wrong. I was wrong. No earaches, no sore throat, nothing. Just a child with a bad attitude.

Back to this morning.......

I finally decided to sit Liam on the cabinet right by me as I put on my make-up and fixed my hair. This made him happy. As soon as I picked him up from the counter the fit began all over again. I was frazzled to say the least. So, when I went to grab something from the counter I didn't realize that what I was grabbing was going to hit Liam's breakfast plate and cause it to go crashing to the floor. It shattered. Liam screamed some more.

Of course I couldn't put Liam down to clean up the glass because he was so upset that his breakfast was being thrown away, so I swept the shards of glass up one handed. Once I finished that, I made Liam's breakfast again and headed out the door. We were running 15 minutes late.

I made the 25 minute drive to Liam's sitter and as I was pulling into her neighborhood, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I forgot his bag. No diapers. No wipes. And, most importantly, no Epipens. I panicked. I called David in tears, freaking out about how everything that could go wrong had gone wrong.

David saved the day, as usual. He left work, drove back to Norman, picked up Liam's bag and dropped it off at the sitter. And, he kept a good attitude about the whole ordeal. I, on the other hand, did not.

I think I finally calmed down around my lunch time, which is at 12:45. All morning long I was on the verge of tears. I was a mess. Thankfully, one of my friends, Amy, had some jewelry in her room that a friend of hers had made. I bought some earrings. I suddenly felt better!

I hope that I can eventually look back at this post and laugh. Right now, I am definitely not laughing!!!!

Definitely a Monday

Today was such a stressful day. First off, I couldn't get out of bed. I really would have preferred to stay in bed all day long. Once I got ready for school, I went in to wake up Liam and he felt the same way. He fought waking up and even went back to sleep on the changing table while I was changing his clothes. We finally made it out the door 10 minutes late, so I didn't get to stop for my daily vanilla Diet Coke. :(

I spent most of my day in the computer lab trying to help 5th graders type. What a mess! I was soooo ready to be home! After a quick dinner out and our weekly Wal-Mart trip, I took Liam for a walk. He would not smile for a picture. We tried everything!

Doesn't he look so serious? Or was he tired????
We had a great walk around the lake in our neighborhood. We saw several ducks, a rabbit, and some other huge bird that Liam called a, "duck-duck". I'm exhausted now and so ready for bed. Unfortunately, I have to empty the dishwasher, iron and grade some papers. Blah!!!

Our weekend

Wow! It's been crazy busy around here, but we've had so much fun!!! Except for Thursday, that is.

Thursday morning around 5:00, Liam started saying, "Mama? Mama?" This is nothing new, so I laid in bed waiting to see if he'd go back to sleep like he usually does. He did go back to sleep, so I had to go in around 7:40 to wake him up to get ready for the day. As soon as I walked into his room, I smelled something. Something awful. I turned on the lamp and found puke everywhere. Poor baby had been sleeping in it for who knows how long! I felt so bad. I gave him a bath, cleaned up his bed, and we spent the rest of the day hanging out around the house.

I thought the way he was holding onto Arf-arf was sweet. Anytime Liam isn't feeling well, he has to have Arf-arf right by his side.

I'm so thankful that whatever had Liam's tummy so sick passed quickly, because Thursday night my parents came down to pick up Liam and take him to Texas. David and I met up with them at my brother's house on Friday. On Saturday, David and my brother went to the OU/Texas game while I went shopping with my parents and my bestie, Skye.

That night, we met back up with David and my brother for the Ranger's game. I have been a huge baseball fan since I was about 8 years old. Once I entered adult-hood I dreamed about having a son and taking him to a Ranger's game. Well, that dream came true Saturday night and it was amazing!!!

At first I think Liam was overwhelmed with all of the people. He just looked around taking everything in. Liam continued to look around during the National Anthem and noticed that everyone had their hands over their heart, so he put his tiny right hand over his heart too. Melt. My. Heart. Here are some pics from the game.....

Of course he had to sit on his Nana's lap the entire game!
Once Liam started getting tired, we decided to take him for a walk. Here's David and Liam with the field in the background.
Liam and I with the field in the background. The bracelet on my wrist is for the All You Can Eat section of the ballpark. I was so full from eating popcorn, fries, hot dogs and nachos!
Liam loved looking up to the Nolan Ryan statue. Funny story about this picture.....when I bent to pick up Liam, he pulled my shirt down to my belly button. Two youngish boys...15ish...just stared and giggled. I was mortified!
If you're a Ranger's fan, you will recognize that Liam is doing the "claw" with Nana. For those who aren't Ranger's fans, a player does the "claw" anytime he gets a hit.
Liam did great and had so much fun until the 5th inning when he became really tired. He eventually fell asleep in Nana's arms, but would wake up anytime the crowd got very loud.

This morning, we got up and went to lunch at a delicious Italian restaurant for my birthday lunch. It was sooooo yummy. After lunch, we did some shopping and went back to my brother's to hang out for a bit before we headed home. My mom was trying desperately to get a pic of Liam for her phone. This is the smile he gave her....
For some reason Liam loves to play in the back of Nana's car. I thought this picture was really cute of Liam tugging on Nana's tag to get in the back. I think my mom is pretty proud to be a Nana, don't you?!?!?
See how happy Liam is in the picture????
Well, it ended seconds after this when we went to put him in his car seat. He ended up hitting David and I both, then screamed until we were almost into Oklahoma. He finally fell asleep after a full hour of screaming.

We're home, unpacked and ready for bed now. I'm sure we'll all sleep great tonight after having so much fun the last few days!!!

Duck-ducks and Choo-choos

I quit the blog challenge. The daily topics have just been too boring. I find myself wanting to blog about my life and things I really care about! So, here's what I want to blog about today...

After a delicious dinner cooked by my wonderful husband, we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and go to the duck pond. Now, the duck pond here in Norman is no Theta Pond. As a matter of fact, it's quite ugly, but it has a lot of "duck-ducks" and geese, which is all that matters to Liam.

Am I the only person who is a bit scared of geese? I can't help it. I've been chased by geese too many times to count when I used to run around Boomer Lake. (Anyone else had that happen?) So, when these geese spotted the bread and came rushing toward us, I kind of freaked out.

So, we went to find some real ducks. Liam was so excited to see the ducks and yelled "duck-duck" over and over again.
I love this picture. Look at how Liam has his little hand sitting on my leg. Melt. My. Heart.
Liam found his first stick to play with. The teacher in me wanted to make him put it down immediately. But, the mommy in me tried to relax a little and let him play with it for a little bit. He's turning into such a little boy!!!
I eventually asked him to give the stick to Daddy. He did s0 without hesitation.
After we fed the ducks, we went to feed the fish and turtles. Man were they hungry! I'd throw a piece of bread in the water and it would be devoured by tiny fish in seconds. Occasionally, a big turtle or fish would bully the little fish out of the way and take the bread. I snapped this pic of David and Liam while we were watching the fish eat. I love these two!!!
After we fed the fish, a train rolled by. Liam was so excited to see the "choo-choo"!
This was one of those evenings that I wish would never end.....

Success!!!

If you ask me, I'd say that David and I were successful in finding the perfect cars for our needs and budget.....even though we spent hours upon hours in dealerships last week. Poor Liam was such a trooper. Of all the dealerships we went to, only one had a changing table. We had to come up with some pretty creative ways to change a diaper. Only two dealerships had play areas. Those two dealerships just happened to be the dealerships where we bought our cars. Coincidence? I doubt it!!!!!! The longer Liam was entertained, the longer we were able to stick around, and the longer the sales manager was able to work with the numbers and get the numbers where we wanted them.

As requested by many, here are some pics of our new cars.......

I think David needs his windows tinted for Christmas.
The inside of David's car....see the pic behind the gear shifter? That's the pic of Liam that David keeps in his car at all times. He's such a good daddy!!!
And here's my car....
I love it!!!
The inside is black leather. It's beautiful!
I know it might get hot during the summer, but it sure looks good!!!!
Now our only problem is whose car we'll take on our trip this weekend!!!

My week in great detail

So, I didn't post yesterday. I didn't feel like it. That's a good excuse, right?!?! When I looked at the blog challenge topic for yesterday and the topic for today, I chose to go with yesterday's topic. So, here's this week in great detail....

Sunday (yesterday) - Liam slept in until 8:30! Bliss!!! We woke up and did our grocery shopping as a family. (I usually do this on Saturday mornings alone, but since we spent ALL of Saturday car shopping, I had to make up for lost time.) After we shopped at Target and Wal-Mart, we came home and cleaned out the garage. After that, Liam napped while David and I got ready for his company picnic. After the picnic, we came home, played outside for a little bit, then David gave Liam his bath while I relaxed. After we put Liam down, we folded laundry while watching Grey's and Private Practice, then we crashed.

Monday - (The weekdays are going to be boring!) I worked, then I picked up Liam. On our way home, we stopped at Wal-Mart to pick up a couple of things for dinner. After we cooked out and ate dinner, we went outside to play for an hour or so. Liam is now sleeping while I type this and David is watching House. Soon, we'll head to bed!

Tuesday - Pretty much the same as Monday, except that hopefully we won't have to stop at Wal-Mart. One weekday trip a week is enough Wal-Mart for me!

Wednesday - Same! (I may do a little cleaning Wed. night.)

Thursday - More of the same, except that my mom and dad are coming into town Thursday evening!!!

Friday - My birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Before going to work, I am going to breakfast with my mom, dad and Liam. Then, they're going to take Liam to Texas with them. After David gets off of work, we will pack up and head to Texas and meet up with them at my brother's.

Saturday - We'll probably eat some great food and do some shopping before we go to the Ranger's game. I am SO excited about the game!!!!

Sunday - We'll pack up and head back home to do laundry and get ready for the work week.

That's this week in semi-great detail. I'm really looking forward to this weekend! I absolutely love the food at Ranger's games!!! Is it sad that I go to games for the food?!?!?

My day in detail

I'm guessing that I'm supposed to describe today in detail, but I don't want to. We spent the entire day shopping for cars, which was totally boring. We started in Ardmore (we went there to see a friend and gave their Honda dealership a try) and finished the day at Eskridge Honda, where I ended up driving away from in my new Honda CR-V!!!! I love it! I'll post pics tomorrow!

Anywho...I'd rather describe a regular day in detail, so here goes!!!

6:20 David gets out of the shower and wakes me up to start getting ready.

7:15ish Liam wakes up and I am most of the way ready, so we hang out for a bit and get him ready for the day.

7:45 Liam "helps" me make his breakfast (which is most usually the Eggo's mini pancakes).

8:00 We load up in the car and head out for the day.

8:20 I stop at Sonic for a vanilla Diet Coke.

8:25 I drop Liam off at "Mimi's", his sitter.

8:35 I arrive at school.

4:10 I leave school to get Liam. I love walking into his sitter's and seeing his precious face! He is always SO happy to see me! He quickly runs over to me, gives me a quick hug, and then he wants down to play some more.

4:50 We arrive at home. I attempt to get the house straightened up before I start cooking dinner...if I cook dinner!

5:20 David is home!!!!

5:45 We sit down to dinner.

6:15-7:30 Play time...This is my favorite time of the day!!!

7:30 Liam's bedtime routine begins. Bath, lotion, dress, brush teeth, cuddles with me while David reads, and Pedisure.

8:00 Say good night to Liam

8:00 - 9:00 Clean and get ready for the next day

9:00 - 10:00 Relax with my man

10:00 Time for bed!!!!!!!!

I finished this at the perfect time. David had gone out for dog food and just now walked in with the dog food and some Rusty's frozen custard for me! Yummo!

Car shopping

We have spent the last three nights at car dealerships. Car buying is so exhausting. Throw a 21-month old in the mix and it's even worse! I'm happy to report that we finally had some success tonight. David is the proud new owner of a beautiful, red Volvo S40. He got his first real paycheck this week, and was rewarded with a Volvo!

We ended up trading my Escape (yes, the one I got 7 months ago) for David's car. I am back to driving the Civic...temporarily. I'm hoping to trade it in within the next 24 hours (or 8 months...whatever) for a Honda CRV. It's hard to explain, but by trading in my Escape, which I liked, but was never totally happy with, for David's car and eventually trading his car for my new car, we are going to actually save money each month. Who doesn't love two new cars and an opportunity to save money on car payments?!?!

Hopefully I'll be posting a pic of me and my new car soon! Haha!!!