Time flies...baby boy is 4months old!!

All I can say is WOW...time flies!!  I feels like yesterday that Kaden was born and here it is already 4 months later.  He's growing like a damn weed which is wonderful and sad all at the same time.  I want him to stay the way he is cause he's just so darn cute but at the same time I can't wait to see who he becomes.  His personality it starting to really show in his expressions and noises that he makes.

One of my favorite things now is when he giggles...I mean could the kid get any cuter.  I could do with a little less drool but in the end I don't really mind, I just know that now at the end of the day I'll have dry drool spots on my clothes.  Part of being a mom I guess!! 

Before I know it he'll be turning 1, then going to kindergarten and graduating high school.  Not sure if I'm ready for all that...but I'll enjoy all the days leading up to it.  Oh the stories to come...

Oatmeal raisin cookies...yumminess

Sorry it's been a while.  I was doing so good with making a cookie every week but the first weekend in June we went to Minnesota and I made 4 different batches of cookies to take and therefore got a little burnt out on baking...not to mention we had plenty of cookies left over to eat.  So I finally got back on the band wagon and here's this weeks cookie...

Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 c unsalted butter
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 c light brown sugar
1 egg
6 tbsp. sour cream
2 tsp vanilla
1 c raisins
2 c rolled oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp coarse salt
1 1/2 c flour
1 c chopped nuts(optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter, oil and sugar.
2. Add the egg, beating until fluffy
3. Beat in sour cream and vanilla
4. Stir in raisins and oats
5. In separate bowl, stir together the baking soda, cinnamon, salt and flour
6. Add flour mixture a cup at a time, beat until fully mixed.
7. Let set for 15-30 minutes
8. Drop dough by the tablespoon onto a greased cookie sheet
9. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly brown 

Happy 1st Anniversary Paul!!

First and foremost...I LOVE YOU!!

Over the last year my love has grown for you more and more with each passing day. 

Everyday I've spent with you over this past year I've learned more and more about you.  I love you, your kids, and your family.  I feel like I've learned so much about love and life from you.  I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have someone like you to share the rest of my life with.  You truly are the love of my life. 



Wet and poopy...that's my morning!!

So this morning I woke up to a wet bed, my wonderful son's diaper had leaked cause it was so full.  Did I change the sheets so Paul had cleans ones to sleep on when he got home, a big fat NO!!  I put a towel over it and figured I'd wash them later.  I'm such a thoughtful girlfriend right??

The morning proceeded on, Paul got home, we chatted for a bit before he went to bed, I drank some coffee and was just relaxing a little bit before starting my day!  My "sister in law" Rosemary called to chat for a bit and that's when I became a bad mother.  Not really but I did feel a little bad for totally ignoring my sons real problem.

You see, he had a poopy diaper(who knows for how long cause his sh*t don't stink, true story!  His gas on the other hand could clear a room!!).  He had fallen asleep while eating so I stuck him in his bouncer but he woke up.  Rosemary called I started talking to her, finally picked him back up thinking maybe he was still hungry since he hadn't finished earlier but he wouldn't latch back on.  Meanwhile still talking on the phone with a few "your oks" in between sentences.  He won't sleep, he won't eat, his diaper didn't look that full from the front so I finally sat him up on my lap so he could see the tv.  That's when I saw it, the darker shade of color peaking through the backside of his diaper. Now you're probably wondering why I didn't think this could have been a possibility earlier, but he had just pooped yesterday.  My son only poops every 4-5 days, god love him!!  He's breastfed so he doesn't have as much waste going through him.  I immediately stood up, said "sh*t", Rosemary asked what was wrong, I responded "it's sh*t, I have to go I'll call you right back he has a dirty diaper".

But it doesn't stop there, my son, even if he is only 16weeks, still likes to grab his penis whenever his diaper is off.  Typical boy, but this time was not the time for him to do it.  The poop had come up the front side too so when he grabbed himself he got poop all over his fingers.  Then he was smiling at me and cooing and his hand went straight to his head.  Some days I think he's going to be the death of me but I clean him up and move on.  It's just sh*t, not the end of the world!!