Baby Bug hits Reality Windshield...splat

Babies are everywhere in my world right now. Most of my friends are either pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or still on maternity leave. Over the last few months, Brian and I have been fighting the urge to throw our five year plan out the window and try for baby numero dos. Who cares that Brian's about to start his master's program?? Who cares that our house would likely EXPLODE with another baby and all his/her gear?? I was even beginning to forget how horribly sick I was for months...craziness.

Then I offered to baby sit for my friend's two children. Don't get me wrong, these kids are adorable and sweet. Add Ben into the mix, and I had three cute little kiddos to watch for about five hours. No problem, right? I had been looking forward to playing with baby Erin. I was sure the boys could entertain themselves.

Yeah right! THANK GOODNESS that Brian stayed home from his softball game b/c he's still not 100% after the flu. Like I said, the kids are good kids, but there were THREE of them...at one time. I know some of you may have upwards of three, four, even five kiddos. You're calling me names like "wuss" and "light weight." I know, I know...but there were three of them. I don't know how my mom did it. I don't know how Ashley, or Carrie, or Angie do it.

So, Brian and I are back on track with the waiting. The next time I get bit by the baby bug, I need to borrow a couple kiddos to see if we're ready. :) Baby sitting is a very effective form of birth control.

Are we REALLY grown ups??

Today we did something very grown up, at least in my book. We joined the SAM's Club. Granted, some of you have been members for years, but I've never had my own card. I'd just go with my mom, which usually meant she'd buy me stuff. Thanks Mom! But today, our family of three ventured in alone. Let me just say, LOVED IT! It was early, so Ben could run ahead of us and be semi loud. He nearly lost his mind when we pulled him away from the 75" flat screen showing Kung Fu Panda. Anywho...I made some fun purchases and priced other stuff for another time. My favorite item of the trip was...

AN ENTIRE POUND OF GOLDFISH CRACKERS...apparently they're claiming to be "all natural." Not so sure about that.

In other news, we finally got a new dining table. Brian went while Ben and I were napping. SUPRISE! I love it! Now we have a leaf (again, grown ups??) and extra chairs...the whole deal. Not the best picture...I was a little excited.

Update on B

Brian is feeling a lot better than yesterday but still running a slight fever. We have the BEST family doctor and he "fixed" Brian with Tami-flu and codiene cough syrup. I hope that Brian (and me :)) can get tons of rest this weekend so he'll be ready to go on Monday.

Lysol, Clorox wipes, and Purell

Brian has the flu...and a temperature of 103. No fun!! I'm not sure how much I'm helping by yelling "Don't touch that" or "No Ben! Daddy's sick." Ben started crying b/c he wanted "daddy back." :( Brian has returned to the bedroom and I'm heading to CVS once Ben is all tucked in. I don't think the laundry is going to get folded tonight. :)

M&M's and Underwear

Grammy sent Ben some big boy underwear. He was super excited. She also sent him a little tube of M&Ms. Within 10 minutes, he'd peed in his underwear and spilled a million M&Ms everywhere! But nothing can take away from how stinkin' cute little boy underwear is. I mean, come on!! They are tiny and covered in little cartoons!

Yeah, that's my Brian!

I had to crop Brian out of this one b/c he looked very out of it. But look at that kid! Oh, and I bribed him with candy!

***In other news, I'm trying to figure out what camera to buy. I don't want to spend a fortune but I want to get a good camera. Any suggestions?***

Ben's V-day

In the words of my precious Ben, "Hap Valatimes!"

Ben's super cute card


Ben loves Mr. Potato Head...it's a V-day Mr. Potato Head!!!



My little Cupid



Brian did very well this year...I honestly wasn't expecting anything but the Zune.

Best husband ever!

I'm not a very materialistic person. Rarely do I want anything for myself. Buuuuuuuuutttttttt...I have been wanting an MP3 player for awhile now. Don't know why I haven't gotten myself one, but I haven't. Every time I hear a song I like, I tell Brian, "If I had an MP3 player, I'd download that song."

Being the awesome hubby that he is, he suprised me with a Zune today! He was able to get it on Ebay, which made me even happier! Like I said, best husband ever.

Update!

- My coworkers and I had a massive garage sale at our house as a fundraiser this weekend. I am EXHAUSTED! Well, not so much anymore. Thankfully, TONS of people came and we were able to finish by 11 a.m.


- Our cat has been without food for about 12 hours (pending a trip to the grocery store). He has almost lost his mind...he'll try to trip us if we don't go into the laundry room where his food is. He's been on top of Brian every minute possible. I just got back from the store and that was the first thing I did.

- Ben went to Saturday tutoring with Brian, who said Ben was quite the ham for the kiddos and teachers. Also, Ben ended up going "commando" for a couple of hours b/c my sweet hubby forgot to bring diapers with him. Unfortunately, he made a rather large puddle in the garage after they got home. Maybe we're getting a tiny bit closer to being potty trained.

- I will be driving 1200 miles next week. Luckily I'll have a rental car. Here's a map showing most of my journey...


- I was able to see my sister, brother-in-law, grandparents and family last weekend. Ben and I went down for the day...they took Ben to the duck pond. I took a nap!! :) I am so blessed that Ben gets to spend time having fun with his GREAT-grandparents. I remember doing the same when I was a child. We had a great day spending time with everyone.

Workin' It

We had several families over for the Super Bowl on Sunday. We set up our bedroom as the "play room" b/c it had more room and a tv. Brian wanted to put the kids in the garage. No, I'm not kidding. Anywho...there were two little girls there, both of whom Ben sees at daycare. The older little girl is really into singing and dancing...she's four I think. Well, two year-old Elisa comes in and tells her mother that Kennedy is "workin' it." I nearly died when she said that!! How hilarious is that? Kids are so cute!

A Couch and a bit of Pettiness...

I realize that complaining about a couch is lame when, really, my life is running along pretty smoothly. Yeah, I'm going to anyway. We bought this couch less than a year ago.



I had seen the couch at the furniture store a couple years ago but we couldn't afford it. When we did buy a new couch, I only wanted that one. Was it practical? No. Was it under fabric warranty? Who needs one?!? Was it easy to clean? Of course not. To this day, I have not found the type of cleaner I am supposed to use on it. But man, was I happy when we walked out of the furniture store after paying cash for our impractical, hard to clean couch. Fast forward to now...I hate the thing. The fabric has a linen weave and collects everything!! Of course, I don't have the right cleaner for the darn thing. Dog hair sticks like glue. Brian bought a pair of sweat pants that left THOUSANDS of little pills on it. So after I attempted to clean it, with a very bad attitude I might add, I came up with new rules for the couch...

1. Do not eat anything on, over, around, or near the couch, at any time, no matter what.
2. Throw away Brian's sweat pants.
3. Banish the dogs from the couch or give them away.

Or.........I could just let it go, live life, and get a new couch in a year or two.
I think I'll just do that instead. :)