Oh, I am SO bad about
blogging!!!! Please don’t give up on me
and my blog; I am not giving up on blogging just yet….
This past weekend was SO busy and awesome and I feel my son
grew up in one weekend*!! (Ok, perhaps a
bit dramatic with the last one as he is technically only a couple days older,
but still….exciting things occurred)
It was so nice to have such a great weekend.
The past 6 months have sorta sucked between Henry and hisseizures and we have been sick and fighting sickness ALL. THE. TIME. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New
Years, Valentines Day….Henry was sick ALL those holidays. There have been multiple ER visits from October
thru December 31st. The sicknesses
we ALL have had in between the holidays. Henry’s seizures and the diagnosis and let’s
not forget that this has been THE worst and longest winter I ever remember and
we have been stuck inside. To say we
have been cranky and tired of being cooped up is a HUGE understatement.
So what does this have to do with being busy this past
weekend, well my point is we got out of the house did stuff and we were NOT
SICK.
Henry had been sick the weekend before when we celebrated my
sister and my birthdays (and the weekend before that, of course) so I thought
the odds were in my favor that he would NOT be sick this past weekend.
Then I heard rumors that it was suppose to be
gorgeous outside. Like, PERFECT weather.
Challenge accepted.
So I took action and I planned.
I didn’t get my hopes up too much and played all casual, “oh
yeah, we “may” do a couple things this weekend”. (Something you should know about me, I am VERY superstitious. So I thought if I didn’t actually speak too
much about the weekend the cosmos would not know what I had planned. Yeah, I am weird like that.)
Anywho, the weekend was to go like this:
1. Friday Evening – Goodbye crib and hello new big boy car
bed!
2. Saturday – Trip to the Zoo
3. Sunday – First Hockey Game
And folks…..it happened.
IT ALL HAPPENED.
You guys, it was such a great weekend. For most, maybe this is a normal weekend, but not for us. And definitely not for us the past 6 months. Sure, there were some snags like Henry
running away from me at the Zoo, and him falling asleep on the 25 minute car
ride home and then NOT taking a nap and hitting me because I was trying to make
him nap, or him waking up at 4am Sunday morning and not going back to
sleep. But hey, it could be worse…..it
HAS been worse.
The Bed.
We tried the transition to a big boy bed before Henry was
even two. It did not work. He was way too young for the independence and
actually loved his crib too much. But we
knew it was time now as he is too big for such a small bed. We have a convertible crib, but again…our
child is big and ALL over the place when he sleeps. So we decided that we should get him
something special and that he can grow into.
So we opted for a toddler to twin car bed!! HERE
We used his toddler mattress and when he gets older we will get a twin
mattress. We also hoped that having a
fun bed would make him stay IN the bed.
Verdict: the boy LOVES it.
When we tucked him in the first night he looked at terry and said “Thank
you”. Terry asked him for what and he
said “Thank you for putting together my car bed”. Sigh.
You are welcome sweet boy. And note, there are no stickers on it yet as he pulls stickers off everything he owns!
Of course he loves to jump!
Yes, he does sleep with all those stuffed animals.
Night one went off without a hitch, plus he actually slept
in** Saturday morning until 7:45am!! Nights
2 and 3 he got up really early and was crying.
But, perhaps just because things were a bit different. But the past two nights have been great and
he now just wants to go in his room and play in his bed.
Makes me so happy to see him so happy!
Zoo.
Terry was working, but I decided to take Henry to the Zoo. He HAD to have a wagon and best $10 spent as I
don’t want to fight a 39lb, 39” toddler who refuses to walk anymore. Plus, he had a pretty awesome set-up! Popcorn, drink, being pulled around. Ahhhh, the toddler life. The day was great and the weather really was
perfect. We went early, right after they
opened and got a couple good hours
in. And except for him seeing something
and running off (stomach sinks) and then the fact that he napped on the way
home and refused to nap when we got home, it was a perfect day.
Life. Is. Good.
Hockey.
We had tickets from the firm I work at for the Walleye
Hockey game Sunday. We were not sure if
Henry was old enough, but he loves hockey and always talks about it so we gave
it a try. Overall he really loved
it! He kept saying “my turn now” and did
get a little upset until we gave him some popcorn to distract and calm him. (yes, more popcorn…we are not above using food
to keep him calm) I do think it got to
be a little loud for him, it was loud for me!
I think he also started getting bored.
We stayed about 45 minutes and then headed off. But he kept talking about it, which is how we
know he loved it! And now I think we are
starting hockey next fall…..
That smile!!!! Pure excitement
(I teared up seeing how excited he was. no really.)
HUGS! Though he said he met big bird, heehee :-)
YAY for great weekends!
I think mentally we all needed a weekend like this.
*On a side note: Henry takes showers now. Yep, on top of an already exciting weekend
Henry decided he wanted to take a shower with me, now it is his favorite
thing. Sigh….kids grow up so fast!! :-)
**Since when is sleeping until 7:45am considering “sleeping
in”. UGH. LAME!!!
