Mom 2 boys!

Postcards, Peyton, Pee, Party

2010-07-19T22:33:00.000-04:00

Let's start at the begining, which is actually backwards.

Postcards: Elijah's cousin Joey brought him some post cards from New York, and he taped them to the wall next to his bed. I then asked a few people to send him some, he has received two from Texas and one from California. He is absolutely fascinated that he can receive mail from other places! He has been fascinated with New York, California and Japan. So far we have two outta three, but he wants to collect one from each state. And maps, he wants some maps, so mommy is going to buy some local maps, a map of the US, and a world map. He already has a globe. He loves to point out and tell people some of the places that he knows. "Papa Chico is from Puerto Rico"

Peyton, oh what a ham he is! He was diagnosed three days before his fourth birthday with the need for glasses. And three days after he started wearing them. He didnt like them at first, but slowly but certainly is coming along. He has been a bit clingy lately, which is rather annoying. He is four, not 18 months, its aggravating. What is adorable though? His curious nature! He asks a million questions a day, and has a reason behind everything. I love it. He says the goofiest things, and wonders why ONLY BOYS can do things. Mommy, why do boys eat dinner? Mommy, who do boys watch tv? Mommy why do boys where shoes? Mommy why do boys do this, or that or everything? It is funny.

Now, on to the negative part of Peyton. He has regressed, and has been peeing at night. It is sooo not cool because I noticed lately that he has been sleeping in it, and telling me "My mattress got me wet". I guess I need to nip it in the bud and buck it up and buy some night time pullup short things.

One about both of the boys.....they are now a differnt age! Elijah is now a six year old and is about to enter the first grade in less than two weeks. Peyton will be in Pre-K4, since he turned four!! He had a nice party with his siblings, he had a blast. For Eli I decorated his room, Linda bought him a bike, Damion bought training wheels. It was rather lowkey, and we all enjoyed it.

Thats my update for now!

Oh Boys

2010-04-18T11:39:00.000-04:00

As I walked into my bathroom yesterday morning, I realized the "joys" of living with not only little kids, but living with boys! If it were not for my teenage stepdaughter, I would have no other estrogen in my house. I looked into my tub, and saw dinosaurs, boats, cars, and superheros littered on the floor and inside the tub. The weird part of seeing all of these items is that this is not their bathroom,they have their own. They picked out this vibrantly green paint to use on the wall, and decorated it in a Spongebob-Underwater sort of thing. I think they spend more time in my bathroom than they do their own.

The previous day, I watched them as they were bathing in their bathroom, I watched them play their little boy games and saw them pretending. I thought back to my childhood, when my sister used to take a bath. It seemed that we were in that tub for hours, pretending with every ounce of our being, with the little toys we had. We would play with the soap, the tub stopper, anything we could get our little hands on. It made me realize how different being a boy and being a girl is. There are so many things I want my boys to be interested in, but I have to remember that they are BOYS and just because I think its cool, it may not be to them.

Pictures

2010-04-15T16:32:00.000-04:00

I think that it was on a tv show, but it has been stuck in my head for a while now. There was a man who took wayyy to many pictures of his child, he captured everything that this child was doing, on a daily basis. As previously stated, I do not remember where I heard this, but the information has been with me, embedded into my brain. The person who was advising the man told him to take the camera and put it down, live as a parent and not as a photographer.

I think it is easy some times to capture what our children are doing, through film. While we are filming we are missing so much behind the lens. The children want to experience life, and want their parents or caregivers to be there for them, in case they are scared or have something fun to share.

I tend to take a lot of pictures because I have no pictures of myself when I was young, I think my sister does the same thing. As well, I think that it is easy to take an abundant amount of pictures because technology allows people to do so.

Common Denominator? Its.....Me!

2010-04-14T19:56:00.000-04:00

Elijah is fascinated with GOD and Jesus. He has told me repeatedly that God tells him secrets in his ear, and talks to him when he is sleeping. He also told me that God writes your name down, and then your mommy's name, and then you are born a human. I take that as his take on predestined birth.

Today has been a struggle with both of the boys. Elijah has been home since 2:30 and we have been toughing it out for the last five hours! Peyton got home somewhere around 4:00 this afternoon, due to delays, but even in the last 3 hours and 40 mins we have been butting heads. Peyton missed his 3:15 appointment due to the lack of planning on my part. I was unable to take him to the Ped, and should have known that when I set the appointment. But some small thought in the back of my mind thought I could pull it off, but alas that was untrue.

In the middle of dinner, the boys barber came over to give them a haircut, which totally distracted them. Peyton has picture day tomorrow, which I am not looking forward to, since both boys suck at posed pictures.

An overheard prayer from Elijah "Dear God, I want you to give us some snow. Make it winter again, and bring us more snow. So I can play a snow fight with my brother! Amen"

He is currently doing his homework and singing "North Americo, North Americo, that is the name of my continent." So I asked the following questions and these were his responses.

City:Albany
State: Georgia
Country: United States
Continent: North Americo
Planet: Earth
Galaxy: Power Ranger Galaxy Rescue

Every Moment Worth It

2010-04-13T21:11:00.000-04:00

It certainly has been a long while since I have written or even visited this blog. I wish that I could say that all is well and that the boys were all peachy keen, and perfect angels. Of course they are angels :), but they are little kids and boys none the less, so their little horns do come out every once in a while. By that I mean daily!

Elijah is in Kindergarten and he is a busy little kid if I have ever seen one. He has so much homework to do, nightly. I never knew that a kindergartner had so much to do and learn. But there are plenty of standards that the children have to meet and/or exceed. Elijah started the year off a little bit rough, could not focus too well, and his work was a reflection of this.After more testing, a lot of talking, a lot of thinking, I decided to allow Elijah to start medication. Although I was apprehensive regarding medicating my child, I figured that he deserved a chance. He was struggling in school, and Kindy is, of course, the foundation to the next 12 years of his life. I did not want take the chance of prohibiting him from going on the path in which he needs to go.

So since Oct (I think) he has been on Ritalin. And to be brutally honest it was scary the first day, he had a huge headache, and had a belly ache. I was so scared and could not keep my eye off of him for a moment.The next day he sat at the dining room table and colored from 9am till 1:30pm. WOW!!!!! It has been up hill since that day. There are still days where the active Elijah overtakes the focused Elijah, but even those days are not that bad.
He is doing AMAZING in school. I had a parent teacher conference the week before his spring break, and I was flabbergasted what I found out. I saw the types of reading materials and to my amazement they were on a lower level than we have been reading at home. At home Elijah is reading Dr. Seuss kind of books, at school there are a lot less words and a lot less story.

We are working at home on spelling, writing, reading, and math. He repeatedly informs me that he is going to be a Mythbuster or a Firefighter. As well he tells me, daily, that he loves math and science. I sure hope so, because his mommy sucks at it.
I could not be any prouder of him. I truly love this boy and am so grateful to have such a wonderful son!!

Peyton is a dear, he is the sweetest, most kind child I have ever had the privilege of knowing. And I know a lot of children :) There is not a day that goes by that he does not ask how one of his cousins or aunts or uncles are doing. And despite my mother being a horrible grandparent, he adores and loves her with immense emotion.

I am watching him play with Tristin, a little boy his age, who lives across the street from us. Tristin fell off of his bike and Peyton was the only child to help him get up AND help him stand his bike back up. That little boy is extremely mean to him, and often makes him cry.

Peyton is such a smart little cookie, I am so sooo soo sooo proud of him. He never stops talking, and his is incredibly creative and inventive. He is a bright, goofy, handsome little three year old with so much potential. Elijah often gets upset with his little brother because Peyton loves and adores him and wants nothing more than Eli's approval.

They get along as well as a five and three year old set of boys could possible get along. Could be worse, could be better. They tend to fight over simple things, and stick together during the big things. They can team up very well, and can be persuasive. Elijah and Peyton somehow managed to cut out Steak N Shake coupons (for grilled cheese sandwiches, fries and a drink all for 2.99) and convinced us to take them there. The highlight of their efforts was when they pulled money out of their pockets and told us that they could buy it themselves.

We did take them to Steak N Shake, and they had a ball ordering their own food, getting their own bill and paying for it with their money, and they even left a small tip. I loved experiencing that with them, seeing that my teaching them generosity, persistence, and need for a good milk shake, was not in vain!

My world has changed since I became a mother; the ups, downs, in betweens, stresses, laughs, tickles, arguments, debates, sleepless nights and hugs, makes every moment worth it.

When He Grows Up

2009-08-22T11:59:00.003-04:00

After washing his hands and leaving the bathroom, Elijah rubbed on some hand sanitizer (or as he calls it, Hand Sansatizer) and I said to him "Wow, thats a great job, who taught you that?" He said that his teacher did. I told him that's exactly what dr's do, and that his fave Dr does that too. I then asked him "Are you going to grow up and be a Dr, like Dr. Dixion?" He said "Nope, I am going to be a Power Ranger!" and off he went! Oh what ambition my lil 5 year old has!!

Bus Mishaphs :(

2009-08-07T16:45:00.003-04:00

Monday’s school day went well; he got off the bus just fine. Tuesday was a whole new story, and here it is:
The bus Elijah is supposed to ride come and dropped of the children. I waited for Elijah to get off the bus, and then the bus pulled off. I didn’t think too much of it, he must have missed the bus I thought. I would have just gone to the school picked him up and called it a day. As I walked home, and called David and told him that Eli wasn’t on the bus, he flipped out. When I got home, he was scrambling to find the number to the school. I located it, and called to see where my Elijah was. Upon calling the school, I was told that they sent him home with his big brother. Hello, his big bro goes to a whole different school system, and I told them that. They kept putting me on hold, so I told them that I was coming to the school. As soon as I got there with David, they told me to go back to the bus stop and wait because the bus will drop him off. I went back and was there for about 10 mins when David called to tell me that they told him to go to the "bus hub" and get Eli. (The bus hub is a central location where the kids who live on the other side of town or in different neighborhoods switch busses.) David wasn’t even outta the parking lot, when the principal called him back to tell him that Eli wasn’t at the hub. David went back to the school and waited and fussed as Elijah’s teacher and the idiot Principal were trying to locate him. So at this point I find out that he was put on the wrong bus, they didn’t know what bus it was, and when they were dispatching, they were calling out a name that wasn’t “Elijah Boyd”, so of course he didn’t answer, he didn’t know who the heck they were talking about. As I stated, David stayed at the school as instructed and then eventually was told by the police officer that was called to the school, to go back to the hub. David called me to tell me what he was doing; at that point I was hysterical. Not long after, the Principal called me at home and told me that Eli was standing in front of her, and to call David and tell him to come pick up Elijah. I called David to tell him, I dropped the phone, told my stepdaughter that I would be back and to watch out for Peyton, and I flew to the school.
I honestly wish I could say that’s where all the drama ends. As I stated previously, they were blaming Elijah for not answering when they called his (WRONG) name on the bus. I felt soooooo soooooo sooooo bad for him being in a strange situation, on top of the fact that he has anxiety. He ran up to me and gave me the biggest hug he ever has in his whole entire five years of life. I could not believe what I felt when I hugged him, sweat! He was SOAKING wet in sweat. And the worst part of all of this? They didnt even offer him a drink.
And to top it the entire ordeal, the principal blamed me for not putting info on Eli. WTF?! I opened his book bag and what do I see???? A piece of paper that I filled out the day before with my name, address, home and cell numbers, my birthday, AND my SS number! What more do they need???? I guess blood, hair, and DNA samples!
It was the most emotional day of my life; I wouldn’t want to deal with that ever again. As soon as I got home, I printed out this HUGE ID tag that had every last bit of information on it short of his SS number, and made sure it was on his book bag. When he went to school this morning (I did put him on the bus) everyone knew who he was, where he lived, what his mom and dad’s names are. I thought to myself that this boy BETTER come home safely today!
He rode the bus home with no glitch today. As he was getting off the bus, I saw this big ole white thing attached to his book bag……….. It was an index card with his name, mine and David’s cell numbers (although they managed to get those wrong too) and his bus number on it! I found humor in it, but it served its purpose.
I am just so very grateful that my son is ok, and that he is back to annoying his brother and being loud.

Peyton goes to Preschool

2009-08-05T21:32:00.003-04:00

Today Peyton has become an official Preschooler, and had his very first day of school!!! He has been ready to go for the longest time. He has been longing to go for the last two years of watching Elijah make a mad dash to school. He has talked non-stop about wanting to go to school. That is, until summer vacation started, and Peyton realized that there was something cooler than Preschool, Kindergarten. Peyton now wants to go to Kindergarten, and has been begging for the last month, to go.
He went with me this morning to take Elijah to Kindy, and Peyton cried more than Elijah did, it was rather funny if you ask me. But to Peyton, it was the WORLD. Not only was he not going to Kindergarten, but of all things, Elijah was able to stay........without him! That was so heartbreaking. He wants nothing more than to be with and away from his brother at all moments of everyday, life is so bittersweet, huh Peyton!?

Can you see how serious he takes his playing?!

Having a lil more fun pointing out the colors to me.

Ready for the day to start even before the sun was up and shining, Peyton was smiling :)

My lil man is an eager lil beaver, but I can see the nerves kicking in.

School Days....

2009-08-05T20:21:00.003-04:00

I remember my first day of school, I wore a fluffy purple dress, I was in Mrs. Light's AM Kindergarten class, and I sat near a girl named Kelly. I wish I could say that my boys will remember their first days of Kindy. Elijah started his today, and Peyton is officially in Preschool. Let me for a moment reflect on Elijah's very first day of his elementary school career....................ok reflection over!! Hes the only boy at his assigned table, and since hes the tallest in his class, I guess that makes him the alpha male, LOL! He told me he cried for a lil while today, and I am sure he did. I am so proud of him though, the crying wasnt going to be the worst part, wearing a uniform was the hardest part. The kid HATES buttons, but with a slight hesitation and NO tears, he put on his "button shirt" as he likes to call it, and his khaki's. He really wanted nothing to do with the outfit, but hes stuck with it for the next 6 years! Here is Mr. Handsome in his classroom...........

My Baseball Cervix

2009-08-05T18:57:00.000-04:00

I wish I could say that I enjoyed my quiet time while the boys were at school today, but I spent it in a Dr.'s office. After a few hours of being there, being poked and prodded, I found out there is this huge baseball sized something on my cervix. So the next step is to get that removed, test and do more waiting. I am not sure of what order it will be, but I do know waiting is going to happen at all ends.

Peyton the Porch Monkey :)

2009-08-05T18:05:00.005-04:00

Peyton in 2007 on my front porch, chillin and being a cutie.

This is Peyton in 2008 chillin on the porch with a Popsicle.

And here is my baby Peyton on his first day of Head Start!!

My growing boy

2009-08-05T17:43:00.005-04:00

Elijah the morning of his first day of Preschool in 2007. Looking goofy as I don't know what!

Mr. Cool had the school thing down pat, and was ready to pose for the 2008-2009 Pre-K term!

My little Elijah and his first day of Kindy :) He is not looking to happy, he HATES buttons.

Kindy List

2009-07-14T14:36:00.003-04:00

Elijah has a list of stuff he needs to bring to school on the first day, and I think its some BS. its like we are supplying the whole school for everything that they need. With all of this stuff, I would hope it would last till he reached the 5th grade at least :)

KINDERGARTEN SUPPLY LIST
2009-2010
BOOK BAG (WITH NAME ON IT) – NO WHEELS
TOWEL FOR REST TIME (WITH NAME ON IT) – NO PILLOWS OR BLANKETS
3 LARGE BOXES OF FACIAL TISSUE
2 PACKS #2 PENCILS
2 JUMBO PENCILS
3 OR 4 CONTAINERS OF BABY WIPES
1 BOX CRAYONS (16) – CRAYOLA PREFERRED
LIQUID SOAP
4 LARGE BOTTLES WATERLESS HAND SANITIZER
1 BOX COLORED PENCILS (Crayola Preferred)
1 BOX OF 2 GALLON SIZE ZIP-LOCK BAGS - The bags are sold in 1 gallon size and 2 gallon size. We would like the 2 gallon ziplock size.
1 Box Quart size Ziplock Bags
1 Box JumboCrayons (Crayola Preferred)

Is she a loopy gal?

2009-05-27T22:53:00.001-04:00

See the lady in this out of focus picture?? Shes currently a crazy woman dealing with a whole new world of junk. I switched my meds, and its taken its toll on me physically and mentally. I havent been able to focus, concentrate, read, think, talk. All I can do is cry, get frustrated and sleep. But with the kids jumping on me and needing me, I cant get any sleep while they are awake. Its not like I have a person to help me, oh wait thats what husbands are for. But remember I am a video game widow.

Rain Rain Go AWAY!!

2009-05-26T20:29:00.004-04:00

I am so tired of this ole crazy ass weather. One week holds 90 degrees and 45 degrees, what kind of BS is that?? I wish I could say that the 45 was night time weather, but no, we had to pull out some sweat pants and hoodies for a few days. Now the latest annoying weather thing?? Rain, it seems like it hasnt stopped raining for a week, even though it has. The clouds go away, and its sunny in the morning, so one might think "Ok, no rain today, I can get some work done outside, and enjoy some sunshine!" but alas, it rains a little while later. Not just rain a nice little rain, more of a clouds get so thick it looks like night time at 2pm.
As the rain let up a little today, Peyton and I enjoyed a few mins of hanging out on the front porch, where I read and Peyt played. Peyt reminds me of the innocence and childlike qualities I seem to be missing as of lately.

Drinking the rain drops!

Yeah, my lil Peyton normally has a plumbers butt, thankfully you cant see too much of it in this picture!

It wouldnt be too much of a good day, if I didnt post a picture of my lil Elijah acting like a goofball!! Hes trying to do a flip in this picture.

crazy

2009-05-26T17:08:00.004-04:00

My depression has set in a lot lately, and it has taken its toll on my whole household. Elijah and I but heads a whole lot on a normal day, but when depression is floating around me, we but heads a lot more. I am a calm laid back go with the flow kind of person, Elijah is not. Hes more high strung than everyone else in the house, and that clashes with me. Today is day TWO of summer vacation, and yesterday was a rough day, I totally lost my cool and just lashed out at Elijah, and scared him. It was near bedtime, I wasn't on my meds (Dr took me off of them, and told me to switch meds, but I didn't have the presc filled till today.) Elijah was sleepy and really cranky, crying over the size of his bowl that he was eating out of.
Some days I don't know what to do, and just want to end it all. I want to either leave or just kill myself. But then I think about all those people who grow up messed up because a parent left them, and I don't want that for my boys. I don't want that guilt on myself, and I don't want to hurt my boys. As well, when someone close to me committed suicide, it totally broke my heart, I would never put anyone through that pain.
But sometimes life gets the best of me, and I want to give it up. David doesnt have any clue as to why I am the way that I am, nor does he seem to care. He just seems to see me as someone who doesnt do shit all day. Hello, mommy is a tough job. (He at this moment is on Gears of War 2, and is driving me fucking crazy.)
People tell me to start being a bitch to him, lay down the law, put the iron fist. Yeah, its not working. I need some hope, ugh.

Throwback Pics

2009-05-23T15:34:00.001-04:00

I was looking on my husbands computer today for some pics that he had, and found some stuff from the boys a few years back.
The first is a video of them in the tub. It seemed like yesterday and yet it seemed so long ago.

Now here are a few pics from that time!!

Elijah is 5

2009-05-23T15:00:00.000-04:00

If its not any indication by the picture, my baby Elijah is FIVE!!!! He celebrated his birthday at Chuck E Cheese's with family and friends. He spent most of the time there playing this game below.....

Who had the most fun though? My brother Damion! He was the biggest kid out there, and had that extra gleeming sparkle in his eye! His pockets were filled with tokens and tickets. I have no idea if he traded the tickets in, and if he did I have no idea what he got. Last time I saw, he had 1300 and that was just the first hour!!

Camping Out Inside

2009-03-27T21:39:00.000-04:00

Tonight was supposed to be an enjoyable sleepover filled with noise, fun and "camping out" in Elijahs room. With a sick fevery, throwy-uppy Peyton, it ended in the living room with a Spongebob movie on the TV.
For some reason or another Peyton is mad at me, said that I made him sick, LOL! I was expecting the fever to come many days ago, when Elijah had it.

6 months to live

2009-03-20T12:33:00.000-04:00

I am taking a Psychology class for my degree, and the question this week was what would you do if you knew you only had 6 months to live. Here is my response:

If I were to die in six months, what would I do? That is an amazing question, I thought it would require some long thought, but it came for me fairly easy. I would spend as much time with my family as I could. I would not travel and see all the wonders of the world that I wanted to see. I would be in my yard raking, planting flowers (or at least stick some fake ones in the ground, I don’t have a green thumb by any means), playing hop-scotch, finger painting, throwing water balloons, and just enjoy what is left of my life. I would continue to teach my children how to respect people, how to have table manners, how to appreciate the small things in life.

For my children, I would write them a letter for turning points in their lives. A letter for them to read on their 13th birthdays, a letter to read on Prom, a letter to read on graduation, a letter for their 21st birthday, a letter for their wedding day, a letter for their first child. Give them advice, let them know some of my experiences, let them know that even though I am not there, that I love them more than they will ever know. For them, I will take a million pictures, and make them scrapbooks. I would record videos of myself, just talking to them, telling them about my life. I wouldn’t just do this for my own children, but for my stepchildren as well. My stepchildren are the most wonderful children that I know, and I love them as I do my own. I know that they are teens, and aren’t into hanging out with a dying stepmom, but I will make every moment spent with them, one to remember.

For my husband, I would write him the longest letter, and record my most inner thoughts. I would spend every night snuggled up with him, I would rekindle what has been lost for so long. I know that he would want to see me happy, and not in any despair, so I would hide it from him. I would take pictures and make memories. I would do all the crazy things he enjoys, that I don’t, like playing video games, watching The Unit, 24, and Dollhouse. I would cherish every last moment I had with him.

Outside of my husband and children, my family and friends would be the center of my world. I would not want them or anyone to sit around and cry at my funeral because I was dead. I would throw a BIG ole party, in celebration of my life, and family and friends!

Fun in the SUN!

2009-03-19T21:07:00.000-04:00

Oh what a day it has been. I have come to the realization that my boys are bored outta their little minds being home with me all day. (Well, Peyton is home with me all day, Elijah from 3 till bedtime.) And since I am restarting this stay-at-home mommy thing all over, I decided to have some fun!
Peyton and I went to the Dollar Tree (The best dollar store EVER! Sadly, I have spent about $75.00 in the last week which means that I have 75 random things around my house.) Today, I only spent 25 bucks, and bought nothing for myself!! I stocked up on bubbles, play-dough, window clings, coloring books, crayons, wall boarder. Peyton was with me, so he got to choose some of the toys which include but are not limited to....
Golf Clubs
Baseball Bats
Wiffle Balls
Baseball Bases
Water Guns

I cant remember what all he picked out, or what all I picked out. Most of it is hidden, hey dont want to give them everything all at once! Here is a pic of Elijah playing baseball. (I am proud to say that hes great at it, looks like I know what hes going to be doing this summer! He even picked out his number: 3)

Peyton decided he wanted NOTHING to do with the baseball, so Olivia and him drew on the sidewalk with chalk. Bad mommy that I am didn't take any pictures of that. I have been snapping so many of him lately, that I don't feel guilty about it, LOL! Then Elijah decided to climb a tree, so here is a picture of that!!!!!

When I was playing with the boys, I came to yet another realization....My yard needs a nice cleaning. So I spent the next two hours raking. Now my hands are sore, red, and blisterd. Oh, no pics of that, you dont want to see that ugliness!

And now I am headed to find a bubble bath (right after I finish my homework!)

St. Patty's Day 09

2009-03-17T21:59:00.000-04:00

To start off with, heres the funny haha of the day........

M: Pate, its St. Patricks Day
P: Patricks Day??
M: Yeah, and we are going to wear green today!!
P: Mommy, when is Spongebob Day?

Now that you have had a chuckle, let me tell you about my St. Patty's Day...Yeah, there was nothing to it. I dressed the boys in GREEN, and that was about it. Not that I was a party pooper, I was SICK! I dont know what happened, but the weather got the best of me, and I had little energy. Sadly Elijah was stuck in a green plaid button up shirt b/c mommy failed to get him a t-shirt before hand, and thought about going to wallyworld at the last min. But mommy was sick on the couch, and it didnt happen! So alas, Elijah wore the thing he hates most in this world beside bedtime.....BUTTONS! The kids hates buttons. I dont know why, dont ask! But he wore them, and guess what (Shhhhh, its a secret) he didnt die! As a matter of fact, he looks rather happy here, doesnt he???

And here is a quick picture of mommy's lil "mean faced" boy, who suddenly learned a "sad face" is a better way to mommy's heart. Both mean and sad faces are so cute, and seriously the kid is smiling while doing both!

And then again, heres pic of both of my little monsters.

DC

2009-03-09T11:00:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I made a stupid rash decision today! Despite my loony dr telling me not too, I made a very spontaneous decision......I bought tickets for my sister and I to see Dane Cook in Atlanta GA in June! I am soooooooooo excited! They are FLOOR tickets!! WHOOOO HOOOOO

Night Night

2009-03-05T23:51:00.000-05:00

Its 8 mins till midnight, so all I have to say is................Whoo Hooo, I am finally done with my homework! (For today!) I stupidly waited till tonight to start it, and it turned out to be a weeeee bit more complicated than I thought it would be. On a good note, it was quiet all evening when I did it. Elijah and Peyton didnt put up a fight at bedtime, David fell asleep on the couch. And Olivia was up till 11:00 doing homework as well. (I have never seen this child do so much homework, since shes been living with us).
Good night peoples, I will type at you later!!

Awwww

2009-03-05T19:37:00.000-05:00

I have been thinking about this since it happened, and I could help but to share it. I was at Elijahs school this afternoon, and was on the playground with the kids. I was talking to a bunch of them about their favorite shows, their birthdays, pets, etc,. Fun times I tell ya, fun times. That was the best time I had all week!! So one of the girls that I was talking to is Elijah's best friend, we will call her L.
L and Eli have been stuck together like super glue for almost 2 years now. L was over with me and the other kids talking, and Elijah was off playing with some other classmates. So one of the questions I asked them was "When is your birthday?" and they told me, to which my crazy butt said to all of them in the most suprised voice I could find "Oh, thats my birthday too!" Of course they were all excited, and didnt catch on. So I asked L about her birtday, and she told me, and I told her mine was then too. She put her hands on her hips, looked at me and said "Wow, we can have a party together, you bring the beer, I will bring the juice!" So sassy!
We got around to talking about pets, this one lil boy told me he had a fish, one girl had a dog, on lil one didnt have a pet but had a lil baby. L, said that she has a fish that her grandma bought her, and she named it Elijah! How freaking cute is that?

Funny Kids

2009-03-05T18:52:00.000-05:00

Wow, kids are the best comedians in the whole world. I see why they had that show "Kids Say the Darnedest Things!"

Mom: Hey Pate, how are you?
Pate: I not Pate, I HULK!!
Mom: Ok, HULK, how are you?
Pate: HULK good
Mom: What does HULK want for breakfast?
Pate: HULK eat green food
Mom: So do you want green food?
Pate: No Mommy Hulk, want hotdog

So it was a hotdog for breakfast. Not something I would eat, but hes been on a darn hotdog kick these last couple of days.

Another one, but from Elijah

Elijah: Mommmmmmy, come here.
Mom: Hang on a second, I will be there in a minute.
Elijah: Mommmmmmmmy, I have a surprise for you.
Mommy: Ok, where are you. (Hes always in one of a few places)
So I walk to the sound of Elijahs giggling.
Elijah: Mommy, I have a suprrrrise for you, dont get mad.
Mommy: Ok, I am covering my eyes.
I walk in there to see Elijahs hair is PURPLE!! Not just one part of his head is unpurple.
Elijah: Mommy, look I am a rockstar!
I proceeded to laugh, and start to scope out the room, to see what else is purple. Nothing that I can see is purple, other than his head and his hands.
Elijah: Mommy, do you like it?
Mommy: Wow Eli, where did you get that?
He then told me how he found it in his sisters room, and saw her put it on earlier that morning, and he thought she looked cool. A kid is going to impulate stuff, and thats what he chose to emulate. I also found out that he got the rockstar part from Guitar Hero, that we recently purchased!!

And the best part of the whole comedy routine was as I was putting some clothes in their dresser, and walked into a conversation about scary things.

Elijah: Peyton, a ghost is scary as a Zombie.
Peyton: No, Zombie SCARYYYYYYYYYYY
Elijah: Know whats scarier than a Zombie?
Peyton: HUH B-B (He calls Elijah BB sometimes)
Elijah: Two zombies!
Peyton: Noooooo!!! (And proceeds to run onto his bed, and hide under the covers)
And Eli then said something about the ghost and zombie were mean and going to get him.
To which Peyton figured out how to quiet Eli down for good by saying this simple lil set of words "BB, Misses Gulch going to get you!" And Elijah went straight into his bed and hid under the covers.
Anyone who has watched enough Wizard of Oz, as myself and my boys have, would know who Misses Gulch is! To the boys, Gulch is even meaner than the WITCH!!

And the last thing... (Which just happened a few minutes ago, almost made me choke, it was so funny!)
I decided we were going to do a lil Mexican themed dinner, and was cooking Quesadillas and Taquitos (lil rolled up tortillas with meat), and Elijah was helping me prepare it.
I put the Taquitos in the oven, and Peyton saw it and said "What dat?" Elijah said that they were "two key toes". Ok, I thought it was funny!

Project Mommy

2009-03-02T18:29:00.000-05:00

I have had a total blast today, hanging out with Peyton. The weather here has gone from sunny 80 degrees on Friday, Tornado's on Saturday, Snow on Sunday, to a breezy 67 degrees today! Its taken its toll on my sinuses and I REALLY wanted to stay in the bed and hibernate the rest of the winter away. But alas, I am mommy to a two year old, who snuggles in the bed for a good 2-3 mins at the most. So after lagging around for an hour or two, I decided there was NO WAY I was going to get a chance to get back in the bed, so I grabbed a couple cups of coffee, and totally woke up. So Peyton and I read for a couple of hours. I am proud to tell yall that Peyton knows all of his colors, all of the ABC' (Can recognize, say the letter and its sound) has had a HUUUGE vocabulary boom over the last couple of months. His memory is amazing, don't know where he got it from. Yeah, I do....He stole it from me when I was preg with him, I haven't been able to remember anything since I conceived him!! Back to the reason I am typing.....lalalala......so we read. After reading, we started to draw & then he wanted me to trace his hand. My brilliant butt, came up with an idea, which is going in his baby book. I traced one of my hands, one of David's (dh) hands, and inside of them I traced Peytons hand! Its so cute to see the size differnce. After a lil more drawing, he sat down, and ate his lil lunch, and I decided to clean off the entertainment center. Well, I had long gotten tired of the decore on it, so I removed it all. Peyton saw me dusting, and decided to join it. Thats when I got the brilliant idea to bring dirt inside. Peyton and I grabbed some flip flops and sweatpants (cause you can do that in the south, LOL) and head outside for our craft project of the day. We had a dying tree in the front yard, which the wind of the storm on Saturday had broken, and there was a huge peice laying on the ground. Peyton and I pulled twigs off of it, and from the ground. Then we dug up stones, and put them to the side. Now, getting a two year old to just hand over rocks, with no leaves, no dirt, no bugs or no grass, was a bit of a challenge, so we used a strainer outta the kitchen. We came inside the house, and dumped the rocks into a beta fish bowl (RIP Cookie-Fish) and realized it looked so empty. Low and Behold, mommy had sand that she got from the beach 5 years ago, sitting on her desk. So we dumped the sand in there, added the rocks, added twigs, went back outside, found some shrubbery to fill up the bowl, and added some fake flowers! Peyton want to pose with it, so I put him on top of the entertainment center. After the photo session was over, we listened to some music while I put some pictures into frame, and Peyton "dusted". I guess Peyton got a wee bit tired, so he fell asleep on the floor.

Peyton posing with the thing we did today!

End result.

Please ignore the rest of the entertainment center, the top is all you need to look at, LOL!

And then theres Elijah. He got home, right as Peyton fell asleep on the floor. He helped me pick out the last pic (the black and white one, on the right, of him as a baby with his Grampa!)

And last but not least, here is the end result of Peytons hard work!

Holiday Season......

2008-11-29T12:03:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving and Black Friday are OVER! If those two days are going to be how this whole holiday season is going to go, I opt to stay home in the bed! Although parts of it was rather fun, or maybe the lack of sleep made it more fun in appearance! I got most of my Christmas shopping done! I do have to say that didnt get the two major things that intended to get, Power Ranger Jungle Fury Megazord for the Elijah monster. And Hulk Smash gloves for the Pate. I have been looking for about 3 weeks for em, and they are always sold out. Looks like I will have to order online. Now, I am going to do everything I can to get these for the boys, since thats all they are asking for. No other thing is on their list, thats it. So as to not break their lil spirits, I am on a mission. I got already a whole bunch of stuff.... board games, Handy Manny tools, tent/camping stuff, LeapFrog stuff. Nothing too big, I have already gotten rid of SOOOOO many toys and don't want a lot of clutter. It looks like time to get on with FreeCycle and get someone to pick these toys up.

Noting the boyds

2008-11-09T08:32:00.000-05:00

I really feel like the rug is being pulled from underneath me all the time. I cant keep up with life, and my mind is always moving in a speeding direction. Unfortunately my body is moving in the slow lane. I am going crazy at work, cant focus. So when I do get a min, I will play catch up, and post about things, like Halloween, my new nephew Coy, and other Boyd happenings!

P for Pate

2008-11-02T07:45:00.000-05:00

Ok, so we were supposed to set our clocks back last night, and for the most part, we did. Except for the one most important clock in the house....Elijahs internal clock! The boy woke up at what was supposed to be 6:30, but is now 5:30. My husband is up too, playing on his xbox360, so that should count for something huh!? Nope, "mommy, I want a cup of milk" "mommy Pate is stinky", "mommy I want breakfast" so guess who gets up to do it, MOMMY!
So an hour into being awake Peyton decides he wants a cup of milk too. So I drag my happy ass into the kitchen and pour a cup of milk. Peyton says "P for Pate" and points to the magnetic letters on the fridge. Elijah being the lil smart ass that he is says "Mommy, I can spell Pate." He grabs the P, puts it in a central location, then starts looking for something, telling me he doesn't need help. I told him I would be right back, I returned to 2 very happy lil boys, and see this .........P8. Get it P eight? He spelled Pate! LOL

My hubby blog!!

2008-10-24T18:12:00.000-04:00

Lisanne, thanks for letting me steal this from you! I am sure I will high-jack more stuff from all of yall when I do come across it, so thanks in advance yall.

1. He’s sitting in front of the TV. What’s on the screen? Something that was either recorded or downloaded.

2. You’re out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Ha, hes not about to eat a salad.

3. What’s one food he doesn’t like? Tomatoes, mushrooms, oatmeal

4. You go out to the bar. What does he order? Lemonade b/c he doesnt drink.

5. Where did he go to high school? Dougherty County High School.

6. What size shoe does he wear? 12.5, I think.

7. If he were to collect anything, what would it be? I would take a gander on Comic Books.

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Hes a very basic guy, lets say Chicken Teryaki.

9. What would he eat every day if he could? Waffles, Crispix, tuna

10. What is his favorite cereal? I want to say either Frosted Flakes or Crispix.

11. What would he never wear? Anything baggy.

12. What is his favorite sports team? Shoot, I have NO idea, hes not big on sports.

13. Who will he vote for? Hes not going to vote, but he would go for Obama I do believe.

14. Who is his best friend? He has a lot of best freinds, I couldnt name just one.

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do? Go to sleep too soon after I get off of work. Sometimes I am sssssoooo tired.

16. How many states has he lived in? One.....Georgia

17. What is his heritage? Hmmmm, Not sure about that to be honest. African American and Indian or something.

18. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake? Pound cake, hands down.

19. Did he play sports in high school? Yes I think he was on the football team for a short time.

20. What could he spend hours doing? Being on the computer and playing the xbox.

Yester is a day

2008-10-24T17:39:00.000-04:00

I never thought I would let my boys watch Spongebob, but of course I have lowered my guard, and now they are in love with a talking sponge, and a starfish as smart as a kitchen table. But I am not going to complain, as at one point I LOVED sbsp. Way before I had kids! Before I didnt have to worry about finding a babysitter so I can spend time with my husband. Before I had to pack extra clothes, Pull-Ups, assorted cups and toys. Before I could walk in my house with no shoes, and not almost break my foot on a lone Lego. When I was able to lay in my bed naked, when I could cuddle with my husband, when I could eat breakfast at noon. Gone are the days when I could do an impromptu shopping trip at 2am. Gone are the days when I could eat fast food, and not have to worry about it sticking to my tummy. Gone are the days of having a tiny waist and large brain. Now my waist is big, and my brain is small. Now are the days of "Mommy I love you". Now are the days of slobbery kisses, strong bear hugs. Now are the days of character underwear and bright colored clothes. Now are the days of endless chicken nuggets and cups of milk. Now are the days of fighting, nonsleeping, and not wanting to take a bath. Now are the days of mommy giving in, and kids winning over. Now are the days that one lessoned learned is a life time lesson. Now is the day when rainbows arent just pretty colors, but one of the biggest fasinations ever. Now are the days of Power Rangers, Dinosaurs, magic coins, treasure boxes, and baby monkeys. Now is the day of learning colors, shapes, names, reasons, family, sharing, caring, loving and fighting. Now is the days field trips, sick days, and art work. Now are the days of jumping in the mud, and not realizing how long its going to remove mud from the tub. Now are the days of endless love and endless wondering. I do belieive these are the days that I want.

Full circle

2008-10-22T21:43:00.000-04:00

Oh, its been a long day! I wrote a man named Adam Baker, a policy for $15,000 which would have made me $475. Well it came back from the bank as "Unable to locate account" so I called the man back. He gave me another account number, again same thing. So I called him this morning, and he gave me the same number, but one digit differently. So after I got off the phone with him, I called the bank to verify it, and again not a real bank account number. So around 4pm, I called him back. Well turns out that he was one of those idiot guys who likes to pull telemarketers chains. He was not for real about anything. Every bit of info he gave me was total BS. I did a reverse search on his phone number, and found out his real name and address.
Although I am upset that he has messed with me like that, I have to remember that what goes around comes around.

2008 what?!?!?

2008-10-21T21:56:00.000-04:00

I know I am such a slack ass blogger, oooopppps! I have been so freaking busy this year. And in retrospect, I haven't done anything more than work, fuss, and sleep all of 2008 away. I am going to spend the next part of 2008 catching up on LIFE, and spending more time with my kids, and living life outside of the cube farm!

Smart lil monkey!

2008-10-21T21:09:00.001-04:00

Eli: Mommy I know what I want Santa to bring me for Christmas!!
Mom: What do you want him to bring you?
Eli: A huge giant fire truck, and a baby monkey!!! (Eyes are all big and wondrous)
Mom: Oh wow a monkey, hmmmm, you do know that they wear diapers, right?
Eli: I know, I am going to teach him to use the toilet like me!
Mom: Elijah, you can teach him that, can you teach Peyton first?
Eli: No mom, Peyton isnt a monkey.
Mom: Ok, so what are you going to feed this monkey?
Eli: Dont you know monkeys eat bananas?
Mom: Yeah, but where are you going to get bananas for him?
Eli: At the store!! (Eyes are as big as plates at this point)
Mom: So, who is going to take care of the monkey when you are at school?
Eli: Oh, he can come with me, and hide in my back pack
Mom: Elijah, you dont have a backpack.
Eli: Well mommy when you go to the store to get the bananas you can buy me a backpack!!

Now why didnt I think of that one?

Kids are crazy

2008-04-27T19:03:00.000-04:00

Mommy: Whats your name little boy?
Elijah: Me
Mommy: Ok, if you were lost in the woods, and someone found you, what would you tell them your name is?
Elijah: (after a thought out pause) Go find my mommy and daddy!

I laughed so hard, it wasn't what I was expecting at all. Its what a kid would say though, don't ya think!

Proud mama moments :D

2008-04-15T18:12:00.000-04:00

Ok, so since I started working, I haven't had time to blog. I will catch up this weekend though, since the older kids will be here, to help chorale the boys :D

I just wanted to stop in and share some of the joys of my days: my boys! Elijah can now add. He can add to 7 (6+1, 5+2). I am so proud of him. Hes such a sponge, hes picking up on everything. watching my words these days! LOL!!
Speaking of words (no pun intended) Pate is a little talkative thing too! He says "Pate" its so cute! He tells people hes 2, and attempts to hold up 2 fingers.

You called him WHAT??

2007-12-21T23:06:00.000-05:00

I woke up early this morning so I could read uninterrupted. Well about an hour later, Eli woke up, and laid down next to me. I said "Morning Baby" He told me not to call him baby anymore, so I asked him what I can call him other than Eli. He said I can call him Pookey. So I said ok, and called him that. I told him that when my nephew JJ was little I used to call him Boo Boo, Elijah looked at me and said "EWWW You called him POOOOP!" He laughed for about 10 mins straight! I about died laughing on that too!

Why didnt I think of that?!

2007-12-09T23:40:00.000-05:00

Why didnt I think of that?! Thats the question I ask myself after having most conversations with Elijah! He wanted to go in the pool, so I told him it was too cold, and of course he had a solution!

Eli: Mommy, I want to go swimming!
Mom: Lijah, its too cold.
Eli: I will wear my rain coat then!

Gee, why hadnt using a raincoat occur to me!?! Its so funny the thought processes of kids! He has a solution to everything! I wish life was as simple as he thinks it is, but for now he can enjoy it and not have to worry! Oh to be three again!

What do I hear at this very moment? Two little boys playing in my closet, saying "Gobble Gobble Gobble" and laughing their little butts off! I love it!!

Let me share another funny Eli talk.....We were talking about something, and he said something about Pate. He calls him "Pator Gator", so I explained to him that his name was Peyton Alexander, so he said thats what I said "Peyton Alligator!" I strucke me sooo funny!

Reading.....

2007-12-06T11:20:00.000-05:00

It was 11:00pm, but none the less I had a chance to sit down with a book, so I did it. I am currently reading The Namesake and Memory Keepers Daughter . I started both of them this year, and put them both down to read other books. I really want to finish both of them by the end of the year! I am sure I can squeeze in two books in this month, I have done a whole lot more than that! I stopped reading WICKED a few days ago, I was a few chapters in, and just couldn't get into it, so my mom is reading it now.

Can I read now?

2007-12-06T00:28:00.000-05:00

I wish I could say that I am enjoying the winter nights, and am snuggling up with a good book and a hot cup of something, but I cant. Its 9:07 pm and what do my wondering ears do I hear? Two little boys wrestling, running and just being loud in general. I had planned to sit down and watch "A Very Larry Christmas" or whatever it is called, and then go to bed. Is that likely to happen? Naw! They have until I finish the end of this blog to do whatever goofy, silly, bonding things that little boys do!

Peyton taught me a ....(see this, I had to stop in the middle of a sentence to stop "lets pillow fight and see who can get hurt first" It was a tie actually, Pate fell off the bed and Elijah got a cut on his nose) valuable lesson today. Pate decided to climb into a box, and play in there for a little while. When he was getting outta the box, I thought that logically someone would step outta the box, after all, that IS how he got into the box. I watched him get out of the box, which was by placing his hands on the floor and lean forward, and step out. A downward dog moving if you will. It made me realize that no matter how much we want our children to do as we want, we have to allow them to do things their own way, let them find things out for themselves. Dont get me wrong, I have always let the boys figure things out for themselves first, within limit. This was a eye opener in the sence that I havent had a toddler in a while, and Pate brings me back to all the little things that Elijah used to do that I have taken for granted. All the excitement and wonder in the boys eyes every day is something that I want to remember and cherish forever.

Here it is now 9:27, and I am sitting here listening to the snoring sound of a three year old, I wouldn't pass it up for the world. I wouldn't pass up any of it, the fighting, struggling, loving, the questions. I am blessed to have two little kids who are just that....kids being kids!

Is it likely that I will get any reading done any time soon? Nope! Nothing more than Elijah and Peyton's books, and thats fine by me!

Mommy, your singing it WRONG

2007-12-05T21:44:00.000-05:00

I feel like an idiot since I was singing it all wrong, but Elijah had to correct me. I thought he was wrong, so we got into an argument about it. Guess who was right, yeah it was Eli!

Up on the rooftop reindeer pause
Out jumps good old Santa Clause
Down thru the chimney with lots of toys
All for the little ones
Christmas joys

Chorus
Ho, ho, ho!
Who wouldn’t go!
Ho, ho, ho!
Who wouldn’t go!
Up on the rooftop
Click, click, click
Down thru the chimney with
Good Saint Nick

Humble Kid :D

2007-11-20T21:21:00.000-05:00

Eli was doing his normal "I wanna sleep in mommys bed" thing, so I laid down next to him and we started talking.

Mom: Eli, what do you want for Christmas?
Eli: Chocolate
Me: Ok, what else?
Eli: I realllly want a truck.
Me: What kind?
Eli: Just a big one you can push around.
Me: Hmmmmm, I think Santa can bring you that.
Eli: Ok
Me: Eli, what do you think Pate might want
Eli: Oh, he wants chocolate too.
Me: Is that all he wants?
Eli: No, I think he would like a bus to push around too.
Me: Elijah, yall already have TWO buses that yall push around.
Eli: Well I think that he would like a truck too then.
Me: Two trucks for two little boys, is there ANYTHING else you want for Christmas?
Eli: Naw, just a truck and some chocolate.

Then he told me good night, and that he loved me *infinity*, and then rolled over and fell asleep. I just layed next to him, and cherished the convo we had, rubbed his little back, played with his hair, gave him a kiss, and told him I loved him too.

I love the hell outta that little boy! He drives me totally batty, but hes a good kid :D

Jumping and Family Day

2007-11-14T21:47:00.000-05:00

Peyton decided, outta the clear blue sky, that he wanted to start jumping! No, not jumping off of things like the couch and step stools, hes by far mastered those feats! He wanted to propel his little feet off of the ground in an attempt to jump! This video was taken a few minutes after his first attempts, so its still filled with fresh "learning how to jump" moments! That was yesterdays masteries!

Today was "Family Day" at Elijah's school, wow was that interesting for 1 year old. He was surrounded by all these touchy feely 3 year olds! It was so cute! All of the little kids (mostly Elijah's classmates) referred to Pate as "Elijah's baby!!" I dont know who was more excited, Pate in that he was being surrounded by kids, or Elijah knowing he can show off his lil brother! Those kids pinched Pates fat cheeks, poked his belly, held his hand, gave him leaves, tried to teach him to snap his fingers, rubbed his head, and lastly attempted to pick him up. And the highlight of all this was learning that Peyton decided not to eat lunch (rice, chicken and green beans, things that he loves) because he found something a little more interesting: Peaches! That child ate his peaches, my peaches and Davids peaches!! After a lovely game of BINGO, we headed home, it was 1pm at that time, and Pate was KNOCKED out! (I won 2 rounds of BINGO btw!)

Hes been scratched

2007-11-13T11:59:00.001-05:00

I have been meaning to get in here and update, but everything has been so crazy lately. Lets rewind to last Thursday........Elijah gets on his bus, and is on his merry ole way to school. About 20 minutes later, I get a phone call from his bus driver, so many thoughts race through my head. She called to tell me that Elijah was scratched, not just scratched, but had his face scratched to where he had to be checked out by a doctor. We picked him up from school, and took him to the doctor. Of course what scares me is "Could he get some infection from this?" "Is my baby going to have a scar?" The attacker was a little boy who rode the bus, and this was his SECOND time scratching my baby. He as picked up from school, and reprimanded.

This is the most recent scratch:

This blurry pic is the first scratch. It always seems when I HAVE to take a pic, my batteries are dying in my camera. But you get the point.

Pates new trick

2007-11-05T11:43:00.001-05:00

See, three days in a row! Go me!! LOL :D

I just have to share Pates new thing. He discovered the Little Einsteins, and loves to do the "Pat Pat Pat Pat, put your arms high in the air and yell blast off" part. Its so cute! I am going to try and get a video of him doing it.

My main goal today is to get rid of some of the toys in the boys room. I am going to see what my lil sister can use for her kids, and then give the rest to Goodwill. Pate is going to help me!

Not awake yet

2007-11-04T07:34:00.000-05:00

Its 7:30 AM, and normally I am not up this early on a Sunday morning. But today is a special day, a very special day. Whats so special you might be asking yourself, well let me cut to the chase....Its the day that Daylight Saving Time ends! So what does that mean? It means that I totally forgot about it, and went to go watch my homeboy Joel Olsteen at 8:30, only to be confused by the tv not letting me watch him. Christie Brinkley's Beauty products is on where my Joel should be. After a few seconds of confusing wondering whats wrong with my TV, I realized its not my tv, but my President! He changed the DST, without sending me a personal memo! LOL!!

Bad ass updates :D

2007-11-03T16:08:00.001-04:00

I am going to try and post a lil more! Even if I have to put a post it on my darn screen, or email myself a reminder to post in here more often! Lets start with Peyton, my little monster. Hes not really a talker, he more of a doer. He would rather do things than sit down and concentrate on minute things like reading or looking at pictures! Building thing with blocks or playing cars is more his speed. Hes soooo into Shrek its not even funny. And since he doesn't really talk, when he sees anything Shrek related, he screams and grunts. Its cute and loud all at the same time. Some times its loud like someone is cutting his lil fingers off with a dull rusted butter knife. He has Shrek toys, and loves every inch of them. His fave Shrek toy is one he stole off of my brother. I think its like a McDonald's toy or something, you press a button on Shrek's belly and he burps and says weird things.
Peyton has developed a few new habits lately, all cute and annoying in their own little ways. First is his obsession with the telephone. He insists at least once a night on repeatedly hitting the speaker phone button on the base of the telephone charger. And does he do it when we are close to it? Naw, he waits till we leave the room or are on the other end of the room to let the speaker go off. And he doesn't bother to turn if off, he just listens to the dial tone. Another thing about the phone is that hes started to babble into it, in his own lil Pate language. We bought him a lil play cell phone, but you know who has taken it upon himself to lose it! (His name rhymes with Relijah)
A while back, Pate discovered how to RUN! Its the absolute cutest thing to see a toddler run. He is a fast little devil, I will tell ya that. Its is so cute and so funny to see such a small shadow outta the corner of your eye. Sometimes he runs with his arms out toward his back, we call him Sonic when he does that.
Another thing that Pate has discovered is collecting and rearranging! He likes to take piles of things and either hand them one by one to you, or take them one by one and relocate them to a whole nother place! For example, the pots and pans might end up under Davids desk in his office/den. Or a whole basket of clothes might end up on your lap. So in all honesty, this has really helped him become a better cleaner. For a long time now, hes been super great about picking up his toys, now hes more organized about it. Granted hes a lot slower about picking up ALL of his toys, but hey he likes to do one at a time!!

Now on to the lovely child who is three years old :) Hes about as moody as a pregnant teenager. One minute the child is happy as a clam, the next minute his horns are sticking straight out flaming red. I want to strangle him sometimes, UGH! And I can say that without feeling bad or wondering what other people think, b/c all parents at one point want to shake the shit outta their kids, whether they admit it or not. A few minutes ago, I pretended not to know him, so I grilled him about things that we have been talking about lately, that he didnt appear to retain.
Me: Hey little boy, whats your name?
Eli: Elijah
Me: How do you spell that?
Eli: E-L-I-J-J-H
Me: How old are you Elijah?
Eli: Three, thats one two THREE!
Me: Well whens your birthday?
Eli: May 16 2004
Me: Whats your Daddys name, little boy?
Eli: David Boyd
Me: Whats your mommys name?
Eli: Bocrina Boyd
Me: Where do you live little boy?
Eli: In the galaxy on Earths.
Then I proceeded to give him his correct address, which he repeated back. I asked him again where he lived, and insisted he lived in a galaxy on Earth. Thats totally my fault! He has this Space Encyclopedia which we read and look at and talk about all the time.
Eli is getting so smart and knows too much! I love him so much, and am SOOOO proud of his little butt! Hes really quiet at school, and retains everything thing they say and do. His teacher said hes slowly coming around and talking. I hope that it gets easier for him as far as him opening up. Hes such an animal at home, non stop go and nonstop talker. He asks sooooo many questions, and I try to answer them to the best of my ability as honestly as I can for a 3 year old to understand. And if I don't know the answer, we are quick to look it up in a book or online. Hes so curious, I love it.
Now on to the devil side of my temperamental three year old. Like any kid, he is so hard headed and set in his ways! Putting on his shoes before school is a fight, they have to be tied a certain way. Of course I didn't know what that certain was was until today when my husband so nicely enlightened me. Had I known this, I wouldn't have to wake him up EVERY morning just to tie Elijah's shoes. But up until today, its been a fight tying his shoes. When he come home from school, the socks and shoes come off instantly. And occasionally he will strip down all the way to his underwear.
Elijah is so anal about certain things, but I guess arent we all.
Heres a picture of him, that I took earlier today, gotta love the expression, LOL!

Halloween

2007-11-01T01:48:00.000-04:00

Tonight was Elijah and Peyton's first time Trick or Treating, and they LOVED it. I didn't get around to taking any pics, it was a hectic evening....cook and eat dinner, t-or-ting, bath, bed, and I got off to a late start. Eli was just a dragon, in his normal street clothes, no came or anything. Peyton was a giraffe, and the most adorable one at that. I might just have to dress him up just to take his pic b/c hes so cute in it. Anyway, I know this might sound incredibly stupid, but I took them one at a time. It was really fun that way b/c I got to experience them enjoying it rather than fight with them to walk faster, or not to push each other. Elijah went first, and had a BALL! He got scared at the man who lives right across from us b/c he was wearing scary mask. But after he loaded Eli up with candy, he all of a sudden appeared to be a "good guy" in Elijah's book. Eli got totally loaded up with candy, mostly chocolate.
Then I took Pate out, he wasn't in the mood for walking, so I carried his 26lb booty around for about 2 blocks. Peyton didn't want to hold his bucket, smile, talk, grunt or show any other emotion other than totally pissed off. It was dark, there were people in masks and costumes answering doors as I shouted out with too much entusiasm "Trick or Treat" so Pate thought this was all so odd. Fast forward to going back home....He had a piece of chocolate, and licked a lolipop for about 30 seconds before the sham of a holiday was over for him. He didnt care about doing any of the Halloween things, maybe next year :)

Months of the Year

2007-10-29T22:54:00.000-04:00

Elijah knows his months of the year! He was singing a song at dinner and thats what it was! I am so proud of that lil man, hes learning so much. I thought that one and 2 year olds were little sponges, they are nothing compared to these little 3 year olds.

halloween party

2007-10-29T01:57:00.000-04:00

We went to a Halloween party tonight. It went well for a little while. When we arrived Pate was asleep, and he was dressed normally. When he woke up, he had a dr's costume on, and people were roaming around in make-up and costumes, so he FREAKED out! Eli was some kinda something. He wanted to be a prince on a dragon, but ditched the prince outfit, and ended up in a cape and dragon costume. Pate was a dr, and I was the person he killed! It was my brothers birthday as well, it was a lot of fun. I am not sure if we will go trick or treating or not, the boys never have been. Elijah was soooo well behaved, I was so proud of him. There were cats there, so his eyeball started swelling. I feel so bad for him when that happens. We had to high tail it outta there, he was sneezing, coughing, achy, and miserable. He told us on the way home "I just wanna lay in my own bed and sleep". Around 5pm or so, he went to sleep, hopefully he will be able get some rest and sleep the night away.

Is this me?!

2007-10-24T22:53:00.000-04:00

Is this me?!
Current mood: accomplished

Name: Macrina
January 26 1982
11:42 AM Time Zone is EST
Scranton, PA

Rising Sign is in 19 Degrees Taurus
Calm and deliberate, you hate to move quickly or act hastily. Very practical, every effort must count or you can't be bothered. Patient, persistent and steady, but very stubborn -- you can't be pushed or pressured into anything. You seem outwardly self-assured because you tend to repress your inner tension and turmoil. You exude an earthy warmth, friendliness and charm. You demand comfortable surroundings and appreciate the good life. Be careful of a tendency to be overly self-indulgent. At times, you are lazy and difficult to motivate. Overcoming inertia is a problem for you and, because you are not by nature a self-starter, it is often necessary for you to receive stimuli from others in order to get moving.

Sun is in 06 Degrees Aquarius.
You get bored with the status quo and are generally open to new things and ideas. An individualist and a free spirit, your friends are quite important to you as long as they do not try to tie you down by making too many emotional demands on you. Your thoughts are offbeat and you're a bit eccentric, but not always very changeable. As a matter of fact, you can be quite stubborn at times. Very fair-minded when dealing with large groups or broad issues, you are not always emotionally sensitive to the needs of individuals. Extremely objective, with good powers of observation, you would be qualified to study technical and complicated subjects, like science, computers or maybe even astrology.

Moon is in 23 Degrees Aquarius.
Very freedom-oriented, you must always be able to do what you wish, no matter what. You become stubborn and recalcitrant when others try to force you into a mold. You are a true democrat -- you are not a follower, but you enjoy being with those who are like-minded. You appreciate emotional self-control -- you practice it yourself and you look for it in others. You solve problems, including emotional ones, with your brains and intellect, not your feelings. Try to be tolerant of those who have powerful and obvious emotional responses -- not everyone is as objective, cool, dispassionate and detached as you are.

Mercury is in 17 Degrees Aquarius.
You tend to be very opinionated -- you have strongly felt notions about things and are quite vocal about expressing and defending them. Yet you are also an original thinker -- you enjoy shocking others with your offbeat, original thoughts. You appreciate and need mental and intellectual stimulation. Your judgment is usually fair and impartial -- you can be a good critic because you can remain objective and unemotional about most things.

Venus is in 27 Degrees Capricorn.
You tend to keep your feelings under control -- emotions are only released in serious or important situations. You are distrustful of others whose behavior could be judged excessive or immoderate. As such, you prefer to relate only to those who are older than you or to those whose position is such that respect and duty are more important for both of you than passion or emotional response. Be careful, however, of relationships that are merely based on practicality or utility or you will ultimately be lonely.

Mars is in 15 Degrees Libra.
You are very aware of the need to cooperate with others in order to further any effort. You are usually willing to compromise with others, although you can be quite competitive in a friendly way. Very fair- minded and impartial, you have the ability to sense injustice and the desire to take corrective actions to make proper compensations. You see both sides of issues and questions, but you tend to be undecided or wavering when forced to make choices that might make you vulnerable or unpopular.

Jupiter is in 09 Degrees Scorpio.
You love to dig deep beneath surface appearances in order to find out what is really happening. A persistent researcher, you are very interested in the psychology of any situation. You tend to become overwhelmed by the complexity of what you uncover, however, and that makes you a bit gun-shy about explaining things to others. But you must learn to try to communicate as best you can because what you know is really very valuable to others.

Saturn is in 22 Degrees Libra.
Although you take quite a while to make decisions, you usually consider all sides to a question, all the pros and cons, and the solution you come up with is very often the correct one. You tend to be very reserved and shy, but, once you make a commitment to someone (in either a business or personal relationship), the partnership is forever. You have a strong sense of justice and fair play and greatly respect the laws and institutions by which you are governed. As such, you are outraged when others break laws or show contempt for authority.

Uranus is in 03 Degrees Sagittarius.
You, and most of your peers, have the tendency to think that all ideas, customs and traditions from the past are outmoded and irrelevant. You are attracted to radically new ideas, philosophies and religions that will, hopefully, cause sweeping changes throughout the world.

Neptune is in 26 Degrees Sagittarius.
You, and your entire generation, are heavily involved in investigating and idealizing foreign and exotic intellectual systems and religious philosophies. The most extreme ideals will be pursued with gusto. You will be at the forefront of humanitarian attempts to improve the lot of those who are in need of assistance. You will be comfortable with the concept of the "global village."

Pluto is in 26 Degrees Libra.
For your entire generation, this is a time of radical changes in society's attitude toward marriage and interpersonal relationships. There is a general fear and awe at the power inherent in making emotional or contractual commitments -- they will not be entered into lightly.

N. Node is in 22 Degrees Cancer.
You genuinely enjoy meeting other people, but you're at your best if you can do so from the comfort of your own home. You prefer others to come to you and tend to feel uncomfortable about leaving your home or neighborhood for any extended period of time. Those who do come in contact with you are struck by your caring and obliging nature -- you really make them feel at home. You form the closest ties, however, with members of your immediate family, especially your parents and children. You're at your best attending or organizing family reunions!

my small part

2007-10-23T22:50:00.000-04:00

October 23, 2007 - Tuesday

Doing my small part

David and I were at the gas station last week, and saw a man holding a baby in his lap. The child was no older than 8 or 9 months. There was no carseat in the vehicle. This enraged me, so I did my small part to emphasis the need for carseats. I wrote my local newspaper.

Children's seat belts not optional

"To buckle or not to buckle?" should not be the question. As an adult, deciding not to buckle your seatbelt is your choice. Choosing not to buckle your child is a decision that puts your child at risk. What's even worse, is not having your baby in a car seat.

Wake up, Albany, and stop putting your children in danger! Leaving your baby or toddler to roam freely in the back seat or holding your baby on your lap in a moving vehicle is against the law. If you can afford to drive the car that you are in, then you can afford to buy your baby a car seat. Don't blame the local hospital for not providing you with a car seat, it's your responsibility, not theirs.

There are several organizations and thrift shops that can help you locate a car seat inexpensively or even free of charge. Most fire departments will help to ensure that your car seat is correctly installed.

Your child's life is in your hands. It's up to you to make sure that you help keep them safe in a car seat. "I am only going a couple of blocks" is not an excuse for neglecting your child's safety in your vehicle. It is a crime.
MACRINA BOYD
Albany

Oh

2007-09-18T00:01:00.000-04:00

Oh the mind of a three year old!

Me: Elijah what do you want to be for Halloween?
Eli: Prince Charming
Me: Ok Cool, do you remember what to say when you go to peoples doors?
Eli: Yes (thinking)...."give me candy"
Me: No baby its Trick or Treat
Eli: Trick or Treat, can I have candy?
Me: Elijah you say trick or treat and then say thanks or Happy Halloween!
Eli: Happy Habble Lean!
Me: Happy Habble Lean to you too Eli!
Eli then proceeds to get up and jump on my bed while singing "Happy Habble Lean!"

Eli: Mom, when is someones birthday?
Me: Huh babe?
Eli: I want to buy a present.
Me: Ok, Uncle Damion's birthday is next month.
Eli: What is next month?
Me: October
Eli: 2007?
Me: Yeah, 2007 till the end of the year.
Eli: When is that?
Me: December 31, after Christmas.
Eli: So we can buy presents for people.
Me: For Christmas, you can go shopping with me, and pick out some nice toys for your cousins.
Eli: You want a present too mommy?
Me: No babe, I have you and Pate, thats all I need.
Eli: I buy you something thats for girls.
Me: You are a sweety!
Eli: No, I am Elijah Boyd!

Elijah has discovered that SPACE is cool. He now likes astronauts and space suits, and galaxies. Its so cute, hes really into it, asking as many questions as he can. He thinks we live on "The Earths."

And according to him astronauts go to space to fight monsters in the galaxies and big planets. Space suits are worn b/c the astronauts will freeze to deff (death) and if they take off their suits, they will break like glass!

Oh the mind of a three year old!

Elijah land ahoy....

2007-09-13T20:36:00.000-04:00

I suck at keeping this thing up to date, but I will try my best to do so from here on out. Let me go ahead and tell of some of the adventures going on in Elijah land....

Elijah started school on August 1st, and he is loving it. He went in for an evaluation, to see where he stood as far as development, a few days before school started. He was rather apprehensive about it, as was I. But once we walked in, and talked to some of the teachers, it was so calming and Elijah was able to relax, and do what was asked of him. He had to name some colors and shapes, and jump and throw a ball, and talk to some people. It was all so fun for him, he didn't know he was being asked to play for a reason! Well, that went well and we went on our merry ole way. A few days after that we went to open house, and met his teacher, and got a feel of the class and how it operated. We got to meet some of the parents and kids that are in Elijahs classroom. Lucky for him, he knew one little boy, and that made everything easier as well. His name is Phillip, Elijah knows him from the daycare they went to together. Two days after open house, school started.
On his first day of school,he was still not really wanting to go! David, Pate and I took Elijah into his class and dropped him off. That was rather traumatic, he cried! He didn't want us to leave him, he made a small crying scene, but it was no different from the other crying children. I was sure that once we left, he was going to be fine, as thats how he normally is. Well, I was right! When I picked him up in the afternoon, he was so excited to see me, and that I did in fact come to pick him back up! The mean evil mom didn't leave him at school, despite him thinking I was mean enough to do so! His teacher reassured me that he was fine after we left, and did well at school. And its pretty much been the same since that day.... hes happy as a clam!
So happy in fact that he sometimes wakes ME up in the morning, so I can get him ready and out the door. Why so happy and ready to get up for the day? A long yellow vehicle would be the answer.
He rides the bus, which is truly his favorite part of school. He is super excited to get to school, something I thought wouldn't ever happen, all summer long he cried with even the mention of going to school. Now all of that seems like a distant memory.
Hes doing well in school. His teacher informed me that he doesnt talk at school, not even a peep. I was so shocked, that was news to me. He talks non stop at home, and Lord knows the kids sings non stop too. If hes not singing, hes talking up a storm. Regardless of all of that, school is doing well for him, hes starting to try new foods, and is actually eating more. I am guessing thats due to seeing all of the other kids eating. Hes always been a picky little eater, I don't expect that to change overnight.
His fave songs:
This old Man
Old McDonald
If Your Ready to go Outside Clap Your Hands
I have my Senses
Give Yourself a Hand
Hes learning the days of the week, and all about the weather. So he tells me everyday the date and weather conditions! “Mommy today is September 13, 2007, and its rainy all day long!” Its the cutest thing! I am so proud of him, and I make sure to let him know this.

2007-06-12T12:28:00.001-04:00

Pate

2007-06-12T11:35:00.000-04:00

We did the cake thing this morning b/c I have no idea what the day holds for us, and didnt want to do it close to bed time. It was a small white cake with confetti dot candy things. Hes having a Blues Clues party on Sunday.

Peyton is ONE!!

2007-06-12T11:33:00.000-04:00

This is the birth story I wrote last year after Peyton arrived!

I woke up Sunday June 11, 2006 with a sudden urge to clean. Nesting has kicked in quiet a few times over the last week or so of pregnancy, but this one definitely felt different! So I cleaned everything that was left to clean. For the most part I played it cool the rest of the morning. Well at about 2pm, I had this overpowering urge to go grocery shopping. I told David that we had to go NOW! Well an hour later we leave the house, and David runs a few errands while Elijah and I stayed in the car. It was after all 100 degrees outside, and the hottest day of the year so far! All day I had been having contractions, small minor things that I have been having off and on for a few weeks. At about 4:15 we arrive at Wal-mart, I grabbed a cart and headed on in, while David went next door to a video game store! The moment I step foot in Wal-Mart, something tells me to go home and sit down. I just felt like I was going to die, I kid you not!! Well, I waddled to the restroom thinking that if I pee, it will make everything feel better. So I grab my 26lb toddler and rush into the bathroom, all while he is protesting. Anyway, peeing didnt seem to make it better, but I figured that I might as well just get the groceries and do what I need to do while I was there. For the first time in months, I actually bypassed the baby section!! Sheer madness, I know!!
My contractions were 5 mins apart at that point!! When David found me, I was totally stocked up on meat, so we needed to get the rest of the groceries. He kept asking me if I was ok, and if I wanted to just leave. I am rather stubborn, so I said "no, we are here, lets just get the groceries and go!" Anyway, the 5 min apart thing. I looked like an idiot every few mins when I would stop dead in my tracks, close my eyes, clinch my fist and say "OH SHIT!" and stand there for a min, and just walk away like everything was all fine and dandy!!
We got home around 5:45 and I was just wore the hell out!! I thought that the kid was going to fall out of me, the pressure was killing me, I was baring through the contractions. I wasnt convinced I was in labor!! So I sat down on the couch and ate a Hot Pocket, jalapeno steak flavored, may I add!! By 6:00 I was having contractions 3 mins apart, so what did I do?? I went outside and blew bubbles with Elijah for about 30 mins. 6:30 I could barely move, the contractions were so strong. However my fear of giving birth was stronger, so I didnt budge from the house!! Somewhere between 6:00 and 6:30 David called the dr and he told me to come in. During this time, I INSISTED that I take a shower before I went to the hospital. (This is because earlier that morning, Elijah and I were drawing, and he colored on my legs!) So showing up at the hospital covered in blue marker, was not an option!!
All during this time, I couldnt get in touch with anyone at all. All the people that had been harassing me with "call me the minute you go to the hospital" were no where to be found. The only person that I was able to get in touch with was Sabrina, and shes in freaking NY!! This was about 7:00ish, and I told her that we were leaving to go to the hospital ASAP. I am a total procrastinator, so we ended up leaving the house at like 7:45pm, and got to the hospital at 8:00. Of course we were out of gas, so we had to stop for that first. Luckily we live around the corner from a gas station, and hospital isnt all that far either!
We found a parking space and walked into the L&D waiting room, and did our paperwork. And of course David knows every damn person in southwest Georgia, including the receptionist lady! Thank God, b/c she got us in there really quickly. Now this is where it all goes down hill LOL!!
I was sent to an early labor room, and told that a nurse would be in there in a few mins. Well a few mins turns into twenty mins. And then she had the balls to say "do you think your in labor?" when she was hooking me up, and seeing that I was contracting like crazy. She was just totally absent minded! After hooking me up to the monitors and leaving me in the room, she comes back and told me that she couldnt find my paperwork. Well it turns out that she was looking for paperwork under my maiden name for some reason!! At 8:45 she comes in and tells me that she found my paperwork, and that I need to be checked for dilation. So Miss Boney Fingers checked me and I was 3cm @ 8:45pm. At that point my mother arrived at the hospital, and called my sil to come and pick up Elijah. Eli had been in and out of the room and waiting room with David. Nine, Eli leaves, which of course makes me glad to know that hes somewhere rather than a hospital. David on the other hand was not all that happy b/c sil has dogs at her house, and David hates dogs.
9:15, I get checked again, and I was 4cm, with contractions every 2 mins. Miss Boney Fingers told me that I would be going to a labor and delivery room b/c I was indeed delivering tonight! Well thanks, as if I didnt know this!! So, she ordered an epi, and told me that the anasisologist will be with me in about 30-45 mins later.
At 10pm, I walked to the L&D room b/c the nurse couldnt find a wheelchair. She sounds lovely, doesnt she!? At 10:10, I got a lovely IV in my right hand, that I am still feeling a phantom pain from!! After the IV, I got a brand new nurse! I thought to myself, that I was finally saved from the hell nurse! Oh, how I would have loved Miss Boney Fingers after all that!! The new nurse kept telling me that the anastesologist is on his way. On his way? He finally made it to me at 11:45pm and 15 excruciating minutes later that was all over. He was rather mean and rude as well. I was having contractions while he was doing what he does, and he kept telling me to sit still. As much as I tried to sit still, it was impossible for me to not flinch!! He at one point said to me "I didnt do this to you, I am not the reason that you are getting this epidural, so sit still!" Which just made me feel even more helpless. Oh, and I was contracting in my back since about 6pm, just in case I didnt mention that earlier. I had back labor with Eli, so I wasnt all that unprepared for the back pain.
At 12:15 am, I was checked and went to 5cm. At that point the epi was doing great!! I was feeling a little bit of pressure in my left leg mostly, but it didnt outweigh the contraction pain that I was having, so I dealt with it.
At 1:30 am, I was checked again and was 8cm. I was physically and mentally ready to have this child!! But there were a few problems that needed to be dealt with first. For one, the epi that I received an hour and a half or so ago, was well beyond gone! I was having major pain in my legs, butt and back, but the legs were the worst of them all, namely my left leg. I repeatedly told the nurses that I was having a lot of pain in my leg, and I needed some pain meds, or a new epi. Well they didnt listen to me and kept telling me "Its just the babies head thats making you feel all the pressure. His head is probably close to a nerve!" Gee, ya think!! I complained and complained about this pain over and over, and no one would listen to me. The nurses kept telling me that the DR. would be in soon to deliver, and since my last delivery was so quick with pushing (Eli was 14 mins pushing) that if it was quick this time, the DR would come in as I was absolutely ready to push. Well of course I was ready to push the baby out, I knew that the pushing would be over soon, but the pain and pressure that I was feeling in my leg wasnt going anywhere any time soon.
(Before I continue, let me explain one little detail to ya......... There were 15 babies being born all in the same time frame (all boys btw), and guess how many doctors there were to deliver? ONE!!! My doctor, as well as everyone elses doctors were out that weekend!! How did I luck into that one, is beyond me! So the one doctor that was delivering was a Chinese man who I could barely understand. He had an assistant who truly was a Godsend!!)
Back to the story.... I reckon that the nurses were tired of hearing me complain, so they left me alone for like an hour and a half. At 3:02 I was laying in bed and I heard and felt a popping sound, and whoosh my water had broken.
3:10 the nurse came in to check me again, but it was useless since when she spread my legs, she said "WOW, I can see his hair!" 3:15 The Dr came in, and we started pushing
3:22 Three pushes later Peyton (who was still unnamed at that point) was officially born!! And the Dr left to go do some more deliveries, and left me in the hands of his assistant.
(Theres not to much more "times" so I wont bore you with the chronologicals of everything else!!)
The Godsend assistant told me that I had tore, and that I he was going to stitch me up. Well while he was stitching me, I told him to just stop. He looked me dead in the eyes and said "You can feel this?" I told him that I was feeling every last stitch being put into my body. Then he asked me if I felt pain when I was pushing, and I told him that I did. So he ordered some pain meds, and something to numb me up. Well, that came about 15 mins later only because he was being persistent about it getting there. Everything seemed to have been moving in sllllooooow motion that night! After the pain meds came, and the numbing stuff came, David and my mama left and went home. I was rather glad that they were gone! It had been a long night, and I can only handle my mother in small doses as it is! At 4:30 I finally got something to drink, and took some more pain meds. Oh, and as the nurses were cleaning up, and Pate was being weighed and measured, the nurses got a lovely yelling at by Mr. Godsend. And although the nurses getting yelled at was nothing in comparison to the hell that I was put through, I couldnt help by be joyed by it!! And of course the nurses were pissed off about being yelled at in front of other people, but I didnt care.
At 5am, I was taken to the maternity floor, and dropped Pate off at the nursery. I got all set up in my room, and was laying down by 5:30am. The kicker is what I predicted.... at 7am, the nurse wheels in the baby!! Mind you that this was after only an hour and a half of sleep, after giving birth. Luckily Pate slept, and I got a nap. I dont really remember all that much of Monday b/c I think I slept it all away! One of the few things that I remember was Elijah and David coming to the hospital, and how Eli was elated to finally see/hold his little brother!!
In retrospect, the labor and delivery happened rather quickly. I was glad that nothing terrible happened, and that I had a beautiful and healthy baby!
Now recovery: Here I am 2 weeks postpartum, still with stitches, still sore, still recovering!!! I am having trouble with pressure and pain in my pelvis and throughout my left leg. I am on pain meds for that, and they seem to be doing a bit of good, but not where they knock the pain out completely :( Other than that and fatigue, I am doing well. Emotionally, I can say that I am unstable. Its not that I am unhappy, its just everything is so overwhelming at this point. I am home all day with five kids, one of which is a toddler who a total daddy's boy!! The hardest part about it all is that I am still so tired, and I dont trust the steps enough to keep an eye on Elijah long enough for a 30 min nap, so I have to endure being tired all day. So of course between no sleep and hormones, I am an emotional train wreck!
Peyton, thank God, is an absolute joy! He sleeps great, only wakes up 2-3 times a night. At this point, its a pretty predictable time table hes on! (Knock on wood) He eats great as well. And he loves to ride, hes really good in the car!! Hes a great kid, I couldnt ask for a better baby!! Theres only one itty bitty problem......... the kid refuses to sleep on his own at night! I cant co-sleep, not at this point. I am still to sore, and sleeping is worse now than it ever was with my pregnancy. I am tossing and turning as it is, I cant do that with a little infant and a hubby and a two year old in the bed. So we are working on getting him to sleep outside of my bed. He will nap throughout the day in his bassinet, but not at night! UGH!! But I reckon if thats the worst of my problems, I am doing good!!
Eli and Pate are getting along ok. Eli is still in love with his little brother, he lets everyone know that he has a baby! Pate on the other hand isnt all that fond of Eli. Eli has gotten a bit on the loud side since Pate arrived, and I dont think that Pate is liking it to well. But this is just the first two weeks in, so we will see how this "loving" relationship pans out!!
Ok, this email has taken me all day to type, so I am going to end it now!! Here is a picture of Peyton. (Peyton's nicknames are Pate or Pator Gator, I have no idea how I came up with that one lol)
Thank you for reading this far!!

Climber

2007-06-02T14:56:00.000-04:00

What happens when you add together:
1 curious baby
4 dining room chairs
+ 1 dining room table
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One VERY mischievous little Peyton!! Oh yeah people, he figure out how to climb things. Hes climbing the couch, dining room chairs, oh and my personal favorite, the entertainment center. Hes not even one yet, and hes into everything. I cant believe my little man is going to be one in 10 days. Its a very bittersweet kind of thing to think about.
Tonight I am going to go and see my sister and nephew, so I will be away from the boys for about a day or so. David is such a great dad, I am so lucky that I have him. I know to many dads that cant function without their wives. I am glad to know that I don't have one of those men.

My bad boys!

2007-05-23T10:44:00.000-04:00

Elijah certainly defies logic sometimes. One minute, hes clueless then next minute, hes thinking on his feet like a strategist! He has been potty trained since November 2006, and toilet trained for a whole 23 days now! I am very proud of him for all the efforts he tries to make while being a big boy! He insist on using the toilet all by himself, door closed with a book in hand. (Not a far stretch from a man!) This morning, I am sitting at my computer desk typing an email when I hear this sound "Mommmmmmmy, come here, NOW" so I spring outta my seat like a lion who saw a zebra fall. And walk into his bathroom to see his little hand covered in green poop, and his underwear around his ankles. I thought to myself "What and how the hell did you do that?!" Just as I get him to wash his hands, Pate comes flying into the bathroom. B/c you know running water near Peyton is like a fly being drawn to the light, its happening whether you want it to or not! I remove The Pate from the bathroom, to return to poopy hand man, where I realize that the sink is filled with all of these soap bubbles, and Elijah's arms are slick and slippery! It took me a min to acess what happened before the "Mommmmmy, come here now!" Elijah pooped (Ok, so I havent figured out how the poop got on his hand, but thats not hard to figure out!) so he attempted to clean his hand with baby shampoo that I stupidly left on the bathroom sink counter last night, after giving the boys a bath. And in the process spilled it on himself, the counter and the floor!
I cleaned up Eli, and the shampoo and told Eli "When I was pregnant 3.5 years ago, I never would have thought of all the things I would have to do as mommy!" Wait, something else just happened as I was typing this! I gave Eli a bowl of cereal because "I so starving" and now Peyton is sitting on the floor eating it. Theres milk and cereal and a very happy Peyton! Oy Vey!!

Elijah is THREE!!!!!

2007-05-16T11:16:00.000-04:00

Heres the birth story I typed up three years ago!

While standing in the kitchen, I felt a trickle
of
water going down my leg. I really didnt think to
much
of it, because I just left the bathroom and
thought
that it was just some pee. So as I walked into my
bedroom to change, I realized that the trickle of
water was still coming and my pants were soaked.
This
all happened at 11:00 on Saturday night. After
realizing that my water MAY have indeed broken, I
like
an idiot waited. For what?? Pain, contractions,
anything that would indicate labor in the near
future.
I wasnt convinced that my water had broken b/c
when I
sat down it stopped. (the baby's head was
blocking the
water from flowing out) So i got on the internet
surfed a bit, just kept myself busy. Nothing was
coming out for a little while so I thought that
ok,
maybe I peed a little on myself. After I got
bored on
the net, I went and layed next to David in the
bed and
thats when the dam broke and the water came a
flowin!
So after I woke him up and went to change again,
I
came back and he was half sleepily trying to get
dressed and find the phone number to the L/D
department of the hospital. Once he found it, I
called
and they said that I need to just keep a check on
the
contractions, and come in when they are really
close.
I told her that I wasnt having any contractions,
and
that my back was killing me. She told me that I
need
to get my butt to the hospital asap. (Asap b/c my
contractions needed to be started soon).
So I get to the hospital at 1:00 (b/c of all the
waiting around and surfin the net, 2 hours had
passed,
it only took 5 mins to get to the hospital.) They
find
me a bed and hook me up to the monitor, give me
an IV
of saline solution and tell me that once they get
an
empty bed in the labor/delivery rooms (I was in
the
"early labor" room) i will be the first on in the
l/d
room. Well I think that EVERYONE in Albany
Georgia
was giving birth or something b/c I didnt get
into the
l/d room till about 4:30. The bed was so damn
uncomfy
that I couldnt sleep in.
So anyway 4:30 I finally get to a comfy bed and
try to
sleep. Well the nurse came in to check and see
if I
was dialated any bit at 6:30. Of course I wasnt
so
guess what she decided to do??? Yep, induce! So
at
6:45 am I was put on pitocin. Contractions
started
immediatly, they were tolerabe at the beginning,
I
beared through them. So after about an hour of
bearable contractions and still no dialation,
they
upped the pitocin. The next two hours or so I had
such
horrible contractions I thought that the world
was
ending (little did i know that was just the
beginning)
they couldnt give me an epideral b/c i still
hadnt
dialated to the alloted 4cm. They offered me
some
pain meds, that I thought that I could do
without, but
finally gave in. At 11:00 I was given meds, they
managed to wear off in like an hour or so. But
trust
me they were so wonderful while they lasted. At
some
point after they wore off I realized that I
couldnt
close my hands, they were swollen beyond
recognition.
Come to find out that my face and feet were also
swollen, and that my blood pressure was sky
rocketting. So they monitored me and upped the
saline
solution so that I wouldnt dehydrate. At around
12:30
I finally made it to 4cm, and of course I wanted
the
epi.
The anasteciologist (sp?) came in and preformed
my
epi. AS he was doing it, I was trying to
convince
myself that the needle going through my back was
all
worth it b/c I will be numb soon. I indeed was
numb in
a few mins, but only on my left side. I was
feeling
these unbeleivably horrible contractions in my
right
leg, right side of my back and the right side of
my
butt. I told the nurse about it and she said
that I
needed to wait and see if it will kick in on the
right. While I am dieing in the bed with right
side
contractions I asked the nurse who was being a
bitch
if she had any kids. No, she didnt. So that
pissed me
off, so I kept telling her that the epi wasnt
working.
She told me that she would find the
anasteciologist.
Well she did and it would take a few mins for him
to
get there. Well a few mins turned into 45 mins.
Once
the anasteciologist got there, he took out the
one he
previously did, and put in a new one. So that
meant
that my left side of my body was double numb, and
the
right side was just numb.
So after the second epi kicked in, the midwife
ran in
the room in a panic and threw an oxygen mask on
me,
and sat me up and told me that I needed to keep
this
on b/c my blood pressure was sky rocketing. So
from
1:00-3:00 I was stuck with an oxygen mask on
laying
down, and my upper back was killing me from not
moving! So after 2 hours, I was checked still
not
dialated past 4cm. She sat me up in the bed and
told
me that if I wasnt dialated anymore by 3:30, they
were
going to have to do a c-section, because I was
already
in the hospital 14 hours and not dialating to
well. So
at 3:00 I sat up and waitied for 3:30 to come
along.
WEll once it did, the nurse checked me and I was
8.5
cm. Boy that was a relief, I didnt want a
c-section.
So after more waiting, I was fully dialated at
4:15,
and began pushing at 4:20. Four contractions
later my
baby boy was born! At 4:34pm. It only took 14
mins of
pushing, which to my suprise was extremely
simple. I
was so scared prior to the whole pushing thing
that
the hardest part would be pushing. For me the
contractions were 500% worse than the pushing. On
my
last push I felt this slight pressure and then a
releif and then I heard my little man scream.
During the pushing, they had put a mirror in
front of
me so I could see his head, oh my god, that was
the
second most amazing sight i have ever seen in my
life.
The first being that moment that i saw my son,.
I
cried like a baby, all I could do was cry and
stare at
him and rub him.
Oh, and during this whole process, my "lovely"
sister
who managed to stay in the room was snapping
pictures.
I told her that if I saw that camera one more
time i
was going to shove it up her @$$.
Thats the labor part, I wont bore yall with the
rest
of the details about the after birth stuff, like
how I
was so numb on my left side that 12 hours later
my
left leg was still immobile thanks to the 2 epis.
Elijah Miguel Boyd was born on May 16, 2004 at
4:34
pm. He weighed 5lbs 15oz, 18 3/4 in long. Oh and
he
has a head full of hair!!

2007-04-27T01:56:00.000-04:00

April 26, 2007 - Thursday

For my child

The color of my skin doesn't determine my character

I am not a slave to the typical sight you see

The way I wear my hair doesn't determine my strength

Every person has a right to be seen and heard

No one has the right to take away anything you don't give them

Dont rape my soul because you dont believe in me

Dont take my innocence and naive thinking away from me

Teach me how to do things rather than harass me with your words

Show me your way is better, and I may see your point

Make me better for those around me

Feel my strength, hear the words I speak, see my truth

Listen when I tell you what that my world is brand new

You can take away from me what you want, but you cant take me down

Roll your eyes, arch your back, thumbs up or thumbs down, don't mean smack

Your impression of me, makes me, love me even more

Oppression, Impression, Discussion, these words all look alike

Take these words and make them yours

Dont stop talking, make yourself heard, speak out loud

Stand up tall, be your own self, everyone wants to spectate

Kick them in the ass, by not stepping to their level

Be brave, be strong, be who you are.

Buttons and Ice Cream!

2007-04-25T17:05:00.000-04:00

Well lets see, Peyton has arrived in walking land, so now everyday is a total adventure!! He discovered buttons recently, and is attracted mostly to ones that include lights, such as the XBOX or the green light of the monitor power button! Watch out buttons, Peyton is coming to seek revenge on you! He is driving Elijah freaking crazy b/c now not only does he press buttons on things, he can make use of what the buttons can do! Elijah was attempting to watch Pirates of the Carribean, and Peyton thought that wasnt such a bright idea! Well the idea was bright, and so was the button that ejected the POC disc from the drive! Peyton slowly wanders over to the xbox, and pushes the button (you know its green, and its calling to him!) takes out the disc and walks away laughing!! The boy is only 10 months old, and has figured a way to get on his big brothers nerves! Way to go Pate!!
Eli is far from innocent! Hes a lil monster if I have ever seen one! He has this idea that he can go where ever it is that he sees on Tv, or reads in a book! Nothing like having a hissy fit b/c we cant wake up and go straight to Sodor Island to party with Thomas the Tank! Or how mommy got a book from the library for him, and thought he would enjoy it because it was about one of his fave things: trucks!! All kinds of trucks; dump trucks, garbage trucks, tow trucks, yadda yadda! Oh and dont let me forget the most important truck to a two year old! An I-C-E C-R-E-A-M truck!! Oh yeah, nothing like freaking out and throwing and thrashing yourself on the floor b/c the stupid icecream man in our neiborhood doenst ever come around! It seems like he comes around once every 5 months or so, if that! I guess when the icecream mand needs extra money! LOL And on top of that we have an icecream lady! She rarely has the stuff she has advertised anyway, so what the big deal Eli! AND you never seem to eat the ice cream we buy from her anyway! Remember the Dreamsicle that "I have to, have to, have to have mommy" that the ants ate?!

Teething Fun!

2007-03-14T20:40:00.000-04:00

About 2 mins ago, I discovered Peyton's sixth tooth! If he weren't bothering me, I would have never discovered it! As normal, I wasnt paying 100 percent attention to Pate, so he tugged on my pants, and demanded some mommy attention! I picked him up and played with him, and he flashed me the biggest Pate smile he could possibly make, and I gave him a big ole hug! Well perhaps the hug was a weee bit to hard because he grunted! For some reason, it reminded me of his fifth tooth popping in, which was yesterday, so I checked for a new one! Low and Behold there was tooth number six! Hes been getting teeth in, since four months old, so hes been teething forever! Poor little guy! Eli got his first tooth at 5 months, and then at 10 months, got 4 more teeth.
Speaking of Eli, I might as well tell of today's Eli adventure!! We went to Target to get JJ a pirate thing, and to pick up a few more things that I needed. Well Eli decided that he was going to go with me, so I thought it was a great time to pick out some new sandals, since the ones that were currently glued to his feet were so ridiculously small. (Come on now, I have size 11 feet and David has size 12 or something monstrous like that!) So we pulled into the oh so narrow isles of the children's shoe section. Which is about as fun to navigate as it would be to navigate a darn ant farm! And as I tried not to run anything over, I had to remind Eli that he cant touch every shoe he sees! Too late, mission failed, three pair of shoes off the rack! "Accident mom!" he told me! Hmmmmm, right! LOL
We looked at all the cool flip flops and sandals with every cartoon/animated character you could imagine on it. We narrowed it down to Thomas the Tank and Diego, only to find out that they had shoes in sizes that were to small for my big footed monster! After further searching, I found a pair of size 10 Diego sandals, and Eli is so excited! He kicked off one of his sandals, only for me to figure out why he was so excited to get new sandals.....mommy put his shoes on the wrong feet!! Yeah, I was so flustered right before we left, mommy brain! LOL! I tried one of the shoes on him, and he said NOPE the second I Velcroed it!! Long story short, the excitement wore off pretty darn quickly! He stopped talking, just said "no shoes today mom" and so we didn't buy any shoes.