So, we have been busy little bees here in the Newman house, which leaves very little time to blog, but since I wanted to get some stuff written down as to not forget…here we go!
Milestones:
Blake’s two bottom teeth are coming up! Oh and he is a drooling, crying, crazy explosion in the pants mess right now. The only thing I do is give him as many chew toys as possible and some baby Tylenol for the discomfort.
As for the explosions…they have been so gross. Sometimes your mind can turn off and you don’t realize that in fact your hands are elbow deep in shit, and then there are other times when you are trying to hold back your own puke because it is far too gross and smelly. Well, lately it’s been the latter, he’s had some doozies! Ah, it’s all part of the parenting package….itty bity baby with more crap than anyone could imagine! I mean seriously, where do they hold it all before the explosion and it’s amazing that they still have their body weight once the filling of mulitple diapers are over.
Another thing he can now do is roll from his back to his side. The funny thing is he likes to roll, but he doesn’t like to be on his stomach, so after the roll, he’ll scream for you to move him back to his back and then he just rolls right over again. Sounds funny, but in reality I feel like telling him to make up his mind and stick with it!
As for Brook, well to my Mother’s happiness, I have gotten her hooked on old Hollywood musicals through instant watch on Netflix. So far she’s watched Singing in the Rain and An American in Paris. It is really cute to see her mimic the movie once it’s over, dancing around and being fancy. Maybe she’ll want to be a dancer…only time will tell
Speaking of Mother
The reason why we have been so busy is that my Mom and John came to visit for a few days. We were very busy people, going on beer tours, seeing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra play at the outdoor theater Ravinia, going on a huge shopping spree at the outlet malls, taking John fishing, eating every single Wisconsin food there is and well the best is saved for last…Tequila Fest 2009.
See, Jose and I were deeply in love when I was in college…we’d party all of the time, I loved him…then, well I got sick one too many times off of his cheep ass and well, we divorced…I have been tequila free ever since, until…
The family BBQ.
I thought it would be fun to have a BBQ for my Mom and John and invite my neighbors, my in-laws and my Shannon. It would be a traditional Brat and Corn fest and we’d drink some Brandy Old Fashion Sweets and Mojitos. Sounds innocent until Shannon shows up with two bottles of very nice, very pricey tequila. And for all who don’t know Shannon, she isn’t a drinker, so when she feels like it, I get on the bandwagon.
I should have let this bandwagon continue on…Oh my heaven! It would have been fine if I only took one or two shots like I planned to…but, that didn’t happen, because Jose’s richer Uncles tasted so yummy that I went just an tini-tiny bit overboard.
There are pictures….lots and lots of them, but you know what? I think I will keep them to myself this time as to not overly embarrass myself.
Let’s just say that my brief love affair with Jose’s Uncle(s) are over…I divorced them too! One cannot be a parent and have that kind of relationship with tequila or any other form of alcohol. Thank god Travis was somewhat responsible that night because there was no way I could take care of my children the next day. The hangover from hell was not my idea of fun…it lasted for two and a half days!
So that’s it for now. We are heading Up-North to the Carani Lake Cabin for a few days, so you won’t be hearing from me again for a bit…but, I’m sure I’ll have some fun stories when we get back. TTFN!
