Twenty months old

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Gregory is twenty months old today. Only four months till he turns two. He is a very happy child. Gregory constantly has the case of the giggles. He is also very helpful around the house. He picks up trash and puts it in the trashcan along with anything else I let him get hold of. He puts his dirty clothes in the laundry basket. He even helps put food in the refrigerator. When it is time to clean up he will pick up all his toys and put them away. Gregory is a pro at finding things. You just ask him and he will find. I think this is one boy who will have plenty of shoes because he is crazy about his shoes. Shoes seem to be the greatest thing to him, probably because they mean we are going out. When we are out and about and one of Gregory’s shoes comes off he lets you know about it. For example today one of Gregory’s shoes came off and I did not know. He kept saying shoes, shoes, shoes, but I wasn’t listening I guess. I kept holding his hand and tried to go inside. Until finally he got my attention enough and I let his hand go. He went running for his shoe. He came back and gave it to me and wanted it back on. I did not want to put it back on because we were only a few steps from the door. I put it on his foot anyway. He was very happy about that. Gregory also wants to do many things on his own or not do it at all. Like today when we were leaving I was trying to hold Gregory’s hand when we went down the steps. As soon as I took his hand he would sit down. When I let go he would stand up and walk down steps. I would hold his hand he would sit down. So I just let go and let him do it by himself. So Gregory likes to do things on his own but he loves being held and that attention too. He gives the best hugs and kisses. He will come up to you and give you a great hug and a kiss right on the mouth. He will even hug and kiss little girls who we don’t know. Hopefully that will stop once he goes to school. When I gave birth to Gregory I could not believe how much I loved him and I knew that I was going to show him the love I felt for him every day. I did not know how much of that love I would get back. His love is the best gift I could ever ask for. I am his Momma.

Sliding down

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The first time Gregory slid down this slide he was scared. I was scared too. I did not want him to get hurt. This is Gregory on the slide today. He wanted to hold my hand, but usually he just goes down on his own. It is amazing how quickly they grow up.

Getting ready

Well Gregory and I take off for Idaho to see my sister, mom, and grandparents on Tuesday. I have so much stuff to get together and not forget. I flew with Gregory almost a year ago, but I think this time will be trickier. Gregory has a need to move all the time. There is no holding this kid still. I am hoping the new books Cullen’s mom got Gregory will keep his attention. I am also planning on going to the grocery store tomorrow and picking up some snacks. Between those two things I hope the plane ride goes well. If I had the money I would have gotten him his own seat. I haven’t seen my family in Idaho for 11 months. I can’t wait.

Tired

Gregory was tired tonight and went to sleep without any problem. Cullen was tired today but has to work till 11:30pm. He may be getting sick. I am tired and have to take care of laundry, but am going to watch Law and Order instead. So we are all tired.

3rd Anniversary

Cullen and I have been married for three years yesterday. We didn’t do anything special, but spend time together. I think that is important though. The past three years have been rough. We made it so far. Every relationship has its ups and downs though. Our relationship has changed over time. Overall I am happy with it. The “WOW” feeling has worn off, but the love is still there. That is the most important part. I think the reason that many marriages don’t last is because people think that the “WOW” feeling will be there forever and I think that usually doesn’t stay forever. Marriage is tough, well relationships are tough. Marriage is just harder to get out of than a relationship without marriage. Well, here goes another year.

Gregory’s black eye

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Well here it is Gregory’s first black eye. I guess a person has to get one sooner or later. He got his sooner. I am just glad it was only a black eye.

Mother’s Day

My Mother’s Day was great. Well except for my son’s black eye. I will get to that in a minute. This morning Gregory or should I say Cullen gave me a balloon, card, and gift card for a restaurant, and a corsage to wear to church. Cullen, Cullen’s mom, Gregory and I went to church. Then at church I was given a carnation, wow two flowers. I was recognized at church as well as all of the other mothers for being a mother. After church we went out to eat at IHOP and I was given another carnation, now a total of three flowers. Then we went to Wal-Mart and got some new books for Gregory. He is not allowed to see the books till the plane ride to Idaho. This is so I have something new and exciting to keep his attention. Then we went home and Cullen went to work. Cullen’s mom was staying with us this weekend so we spent the afternoon at the playground. Backup till right before the trip to the playground. Our closet door is broken. It just sits inside the closet. Cullen keeps telling me he will fix it. He did not fix it soon enough. Gregory pulled the door on top of him today. I could hear it falling and was not quick enough, bang. It fell right on top of him and I know that had to hurt. Cullen’s mom says he has a little black eye, poor child. Hopefully he has learned. I felt so bad. It was hard to console him. After that craziness we made it to the playground and back. For dinner we had pepperoni pizza and dessert was an Oreo pizza, YUM! Gregory got a bath and to bed. I watched the last episode of 7th heaven, ummm… And Cullen gets home around 11:30 tonight. I would have to say it was a good day, especially since we all are still alive. I nearly had a heart attack when the door fell on Gregory.
Happy Mother’s Day all you great mothers!

Bridal shower

Today I went to Sarah’s bridal shower. It was very nice. We played a game where you get the famous couples last name and you had to put down his and her first name. I am awful when it comes to those kinds of games. Cullen’s mom got the most right. The food was very good and the people were very nice too. The hostess of the shower has a ten month old little boy and Gregory played a little with him. Gregory is a very busy child. They played after the shower was over. Gregory was with his Uncle Shawn during the shower. I think they both had a very good time. Uncle Shawn bought Gregory a ball. Then he learned that when you get a 1 ½ year old a ball you should get one that can not be eaten. Shawn said that when they got in the car to come pick us up Gregory took a bite out of the ball. Next time Uncle Shawn needs to get Gregory a ball made out of harder plastic or some other material. Gregory does like his ball with the bite out of it very much though.
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. I feel so happy to be able to celebrate this holiday from both the point of having a mother and being a mother. I do like that the being a mother part of the holiday the most though. I am very happy to have a mother too though. Speaking of having a mother, I will get to see my mom in a little over a week. Gregory and I will be flying to Idaho to see my mom. My sister and one set of grandparents live there too. I will only have one plane ticket so Gregory will be sitting on my lap. I wish there were baby drugs that I could give him before the trip. My child won’t hold still for two seconds. I can already imagine the four hour plane ride with the hour second plane ride. I am going to buy some new board books for Gregory especially for the flight. I hope that will work.
Gregory is stirring I hope he doesn’t wake up. I think he may be getting another sinus infection. He did not show signs of it till today so no doctor until Monday. Crap he is awake…

Hard Workin Man

Cullen has been working at Giant Foods for ten years today.
Great Job Honey!

WMZQ Fest

Last Saturday Cullen and I went to a Country music concert, WMZQ Fest. It was a blast. Cullen and I got free tickets from Cullen’s friend Shane. We had really good seats too. The concert was at the Nissan Pavilion. Josh Turner, Terri Clark, and Montgomery Gentry were amazing. I couldn’t believe how low Josh Turner could get his voice. I think my favorite was Terri Clark because I know and love so many of her songs. Up last because they were the main focus were Montgomery Gentry. They are truly rock country. Most of the people around us were standing during their songs so Cullen and I got to stand and dance a little. Of course I was doing a little scream singing. I sounded great because everything was loud. Leaving the concert Cullen and I had to yell at each other to hear each other talk. I just had a great time. Oh and the crazy thing was that we did not know that we were going till the day before because that is when we were given the tickets. The only issue was who was going to watch Gregory. Luckily our friends Jenn and Chris were able to watch Gregory. Thank goodness for that because I was considering taking him because I wanted to go so badly. If I had we couldn’t have stayed because the music was too loud for his ears. Well, it really was too loud for mine too, but that is what a concert is. Well, that was my blast of fun last weekend.

Caterpillar

Gregory held his first caterpillar yesterday. It must have tickled him because he giggled. Caterpillars bring back memories because my sister and I use to play with them when we were little. It was a cool bug. They seemed to be everywhere when I was little and I loved bugs, except for roaches. I found a roach in my yogurt one year and I did not eat yogurt for a long time after that. Now I eat yogurt all the time I just won’t eat a particular brand of yogurt. Well, back to bugs. One time I took a milk carton and cut the bottom out of it and made a little door. Then I stuck a piece of an apple under the carton I made and called it an ant grocery store. I picked up the carton a couple of times and there were so many ants all over the apple. I thought it was so cool. Now I am grown up and I don’t like bugs. They bother me. I get Cullen to get rid of the bugs if he is home. When he is at work I have a hard time getting rid of bugs because they are scary and will come back to get me when I am sleeping, not really, but they could. So, I think that the bug world must be for kids, because Gregory seems to like them and I did when I was younger. Most adults I know don’t like bugs either. Oh, and I thought having an ant farm would have been cool when I was younger. My parents wouldn’t let me have one. Now I know why.

Gregory wanted a kiss

Right before Daddy left for work.

“Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss” said Gregory watching Momma and Daddy kiss bye-bye.
“You want a kiss?” Momma asked while picking Gregory up.
Gregory then leaned over to kiss Daddy on the lips and then Momma.
How sweet.

Baby Bunny

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We went to the zoo yesterday. It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed what happened before the zoo. We went to pick up a girl Cullen works with, Melissa, who wanted to go to the zoo too. Her mother had baby bunnies. I got to hold two baby bunnies. The bunnies were four days old. I couldn’t believe how tiny they were. Gregory really liked the bunnies too. He liked the momma bunny the best. It was very cute. The bunny would hop away and Gregory would go look for the bunny. She said we could have a bunny if we wanted one. I thought about it and then did some research. I learned that bunnies are a lot of work and not very good pets for young children. So the sweet little bunny would be too much work for this lady. I still think that baby bunnies are very sweet.

Allergic Reaction

Sweet little Gregory got some vaccinations today and his poor little legs hurt him. Every time I touch his legs he whimpers. He was very good at the doctor’s office though. He got three stickers and he waved bye-bye to the nurse that gave him the vaccinations. I guess Gregory doesn’t hold grudges. Oh and today Gregory started having a reaction to Amoxicillin. Little red spots started appearing all over his body. So now we know that he is allergic to Amoxicillin. The great thing is that I think Gregory’s sinus infection is gone.