While I'm at it...

Since I'm all logged in and have few minutes, I'll post one more time...

Is he not the cutest little guy ever?

"That will take all week!"

So Daddy just couldn't resist getting Jackson a new bike. And as I am the bad guy in the whole situation, I couldn't really say no. He has done so well on it! I am really impressed. He really likes to show me that he can use his brakes at any moment. He will pedal in a million circles in our living room ( wood floors ) and never get bored. Or dizzy.

But Jackson had to put his bike up for the rest of the day this afternoon. We have a line in the driveway that he cannot cross. The first time he did I gave him a warning and told him one more time and he has to get off and put it away. Well, of course he just had to see if I was serious. I was. So later in the evening, after dinner, I asked him if he wanted to go on a walk with me.

"Can I ride my bike?" he asked.
"No, you didn't listen earlier and that's not a choice anymore." I said trying to sound stern.
"We can take a walk using our feet, Jackson."
"But that will take all week!!" he moaned.

I find myself trying to hide my laughter these days. I can't let him know just how cute he is!

Junk Drawer

I am clearing out and organizing all of my junk drawers today. I have a few...
There is so much stuff that I have no clue what most of the stuff is or where it came from. Like a little baggie of tiny screws. If I saved them, they must go to something, but what? Or I will find some little do-dad that I am sure I thought I would put into a scrapbook, someday. Lots of electrical outlet plugs. Lipstick that I never wear. Cooper's sonogram printouts. How sad!!
Must get to work on the junk drawers that have taken over!!!

Shhh!!!

Apparently, Jackson is a bit of a chatter-box ( gasp! ) at preschool...
I was bringing pull-ups for him for nap time, until his teacher said he never slept anyway. I'll take that opportunity to save some cash! She also mentioned that she has a hard time getting him to stop "socializing" during nap time to the point where he is waking up the kids who do fall asleep. I told her I would bring his favorite book for him and he could look at it quietly ( that's what he does at home with it anyway ), otherwise feel free to put him in time out in the hall!!
I have a feeling that these little things will be so telling in his high school years...

Smooshed

I ran over Jackson's tricycle. Not the whole thing, just one of the back wheels. It could be straightened out... We- and by we I mean Santa Claus- were going to get him a little beginner bike for Christmas, but the ol' parental guilt trip is in full swing. Actually- Jason is giving me a harder time than Jackson.

Jackson: "Mooooooooooommmmmeeeeeeeee! You ran over my tritictle! That was not nice!!"
Mommy: "It was an accident honey, and I'm really sorry..."
Jason: "Didn't you see it?? I guess we can go look at the Spiderman one he likes."
Mommy: "Well, I think Santa had that in the budget closer to December, dear..."
Jackson: "Santa is coming right now!!!"

~exit Jackson stage left to write a revised Santa letter~

14 hours...

That's how long Cooper was up yesterday. Not one minute of sleep in that 14 hours... Just crying, screaming, whining, and fussing. So he has a mild ear infection, two HUGE bumps that you can see his top teeth through, and hadn't pooed in a couple of days. Stopping by the store to get the good old liquid gold formula, motrin, and oragel. I want my sweet baby back!!!

Test results

Good news and not so good news.
The good news is that Cooper is NOT allergic to eggs, which means he can for sure have any vaccine that was cultured in egg. The not so great, but certainly not bad news, is that he IS "moderate to severly" allergic to milk. I will have to discuss which end of the spectrum he is closer to with his Dr at his 9 month appt. to figure out what exactly that means...
For now we have been trying a little bit of a formula that is halfway between hypoallergenic and normal milk based formula. Middle of the road so to speak. SO FAR he has been doing okay, but with the bonus of teething and a cold he has been SO grumpy. It is hard to tell if the new formula is part of the grumpiness...He is so grumpy he is even scaring Jackson!