Sick Sunday...

My husband is SUPER SEXY.. especially when he shows off his great daddy skills..I guess that's why his name in my cell phone is "A Sexy Mex" (Mexican, duh).  
If you were wondering why he was "slinging" Eva.. here ya go.  He was holding her and she wanted him to be standing up (read here.. would only stop crying if he was standing up with her) and then his shoulder started to hurt so he donned the sling and all was well.. and didn't miss a beat of the game!  How's that for awesome?

Later she was talking with me.  Of course we stayed away from discussing politics ...ya know.. to keep it light. 

How in the world did a crab and a turtle get in my house slippers.........
aaaaahhhhhh.....

I rented Kung Fu Panda for the boys today (Sunday.. mommy's home sick) and they were mesmerized.  Alex is a cuddle bug so he climbed up in his big brothers lap..and for once, Jorge didn't kick him out.  It may have something to do with the fact that they had just spent two hours outside playing and they were EXHAUSTED..  still cute and we had to capture the moment.  Alex looks tense but he's really as relaxed as they come.  

I like this one because they were holding hands right before I snapped it.  Will this embarrass them one day?  I hope not! 

As I said.. I'm sick.  its a cold.  Got it from my awesome husband.  Eva has it too.  Just snew in her nose.  The worst part about a cold, for me, is when I can't breathe through my nose and then the ability to taste is lost not too far behind that.  Oh well, hopefully it will go away soon. 

I hope you all have a great rest of the day! 

Adios! 

More pics.

Time to post a zillion pictures as an update for all the time NOT blogging.  Enjoy.. 

Eva is talking (cooing) to us now..so cute. Just like a girl.

Our friends (and former neighbors Jennifer G. and her daughter Mary Margaret) came by for a visit. 

Jennifer.. don't take so long to come over the next time..otherwise Eva will be 2!  LOL.  I loved seeing you and I hope we can get together to hang out again. 

I decided to go to story time again. This time friends came with us.  Christina, Jennifer W. and Amanda (and all the subsequent chillin's).  I did take pictures this time.. ones you can actually see.  

Crafts. 
Of course I had to document what my children do while at story time.. this was during the craft.  My three year old is on the floor under a chair. 
Alex, not doing the craft either, is messing with something he is not supposed to touch. 

And Im just wearing Eva.  And do I look tired or what?  Also could use some powder on my face.  
This was during one of the songs.. Jorge really likes that part. 
Amanda and Ian!  They look nothing alike!  LOL.  Riiiiight...
Alex sitting in Jorge's lap!  Not for long though. 
Jack holding his craft. 
Fritz happily coloring.  Obviously his favorite part of story time. 
Jen holding Eva while I attempted to get some shots of the boys. 
We all came back to my house after the library, ate lunch and then let the boys play outside, minus Jack (it was his naptime).  

Fritz was throwing leaves into the pool. 

the others were "swimming" in the pool. 
Jorge giving glory to God, obviously. 
climbing in a tree. 

Jorge helping Fritz climb the tree. 
Ta-da!!  His papa would be so proud. 

Slinging..

Nothing I have ever done.. and I mean nothing, has gotten more attention than when I wear my baby.. in a sling!  

It's obviously not a part of our culture here in the states, although it is catching on in a lot of places.  The sling I have is actually my older sister's, Mishka.  So its a new idea for me..but I love it.  But what cracks me up is the response that I get when I wear it out in public.  I do get  the typical, "oh how neat" or "where did you get that?"  Most people are openly inquisitive.  But some of the comments I just don't understand.  Like the people that walk past me and turn to the person they are with and say, "did you see that?" all secret like.  Is there something strange about a sling that I am not getting?  Or the other day a lady was trying not to stare at it and then as she got closer she peeked inside and said in surprise, "Oh, you have a baby in there."  What would I have in a pouch in front of my body?  Does it look like a purse?  

One day, at my little sisters gymnastics meet at UA, I was walking into the event and there was a mom outside with her baby trying to get him to sleep.  She too had a sling, although hers was different.  Even from across the building we were drawn to each other (ha!) and when I finally got to where she was I said, "hello fellow slinger." And her face was beaming.  It was like we understood each other.  We were not "odd" to each other.  But then I had to go and couldn't really get to talk to her much.  Anyway.. I thought I would share.  Tell me.. what do you think of slings?

If you are interested, there is a Birmingham group called Magic City Slingers that meets every month to help you learn your sling.  The also meet for other neat events.  For instance this Saturday is Slingfest at Vulcan Park from 1-5!  That would have to be fun!  

Adios!

(also check out this site about wearing your baby and this one to purchase a sling).

a whipped little puppy dog.

Its 3:30 a.m right now.  I had to do an online confession.  I am a whipped puppy dog.  I don't know what is the reason, solely, for this behavior but there is now no denying the depths to which I will go.  But this little thing ...

has me doing things I did NOT do with my other children.  I don't know how much of it is because this is our last child (by birth..see more about that here) or is part of it because she is a little girl?  I hate to think that I am whipped because she is a girl because I love my boys like crazy and obsessed over them too when they were ity bity.  

So what happened, you ask?  She has been successfully sleeping through the night for two weeks now.  For 10-12 hours.  She dropped her 2 a.m feeding that long ago.  I feed her at 8 p.m and she will wake up some time between 6-8 a.m.  Not once has she made a peep through the night.  Then an hour ago she started to wake up.. just a bit fussy.  She was obviously going to start crying..which she did.. but not for long when I (GASP) went and got her.  Normally, I would just let my littles cry until they went back to sleep.  I know for some that is unthinkable, but that's the way we do it and our kids have always had great sleeping habits.  But today (or this EARLY morning) I took it a step further.  I actually (GASP AGAIN) fed her!  I fed the child who so obviously doesn't NEED to eat since she has already adjusted to those long nights.  As my big sister says, "if they can do it once they can do it again."  And she had done it for two weeks!  What was I thinking.  But even as I was sitting there on the couch feeding her at 3 a.m.  I was just staring at her.  She was so cute! I mean really who could not adore that sweet little pudgy face?  

I guess it's not the worst thing in the world, huh?  

I'm a lost cause.   

going to bed now.. and she is blissfully asleep in her bed again.. 

an insane amount of pictures.

I totally need to set these pictures up in a slide show. .there are so many. I still have more to post.  But I figure I wont put them all up in one post.  Here is our week (or two) in pictures. 

On one of the rainy days we had a play date at my house.  Guests were Jaci and Jennifer and their precious littles.   this is the only interaction that my boys get with girls their ages.  ha!  And these girls (Mia 3, Averi 1) are soooo sweet and have to be watched after around my hooligans.  Fritz (jennifers' boy) is used to the chaos..in fact he is now old enough to contribute!  lol!
Eating lunch.  
Alex jumping on Jaci.. this is a game to him.  I just thought the action shot was hilarious. 
Alex is loving on his sister.. we call him the "stalker."  

They are watching a movie, together.

then it's play time.. this round about game happens throughout anything we are doing.  I love the face Alex is making.. all smiles.  He smiles with his whole face. .very cute. 

Baby girl with her daddy. 
Eva @ 8 weeks.  (she is now almost 11 weeks, btw). 

One of my little sisters (Rachel Terry..the one with the green hair!) is a gymnast for the University of Alabama.  This is her first year and we are so excited for her.  We went to an exhibition meet where the team "competed" against each other.  It was the week of Halloween so the two teams were the ghosts and the Goblins.  Rachel's team won!  woohoo!

um.. obviously a goblin.. with attitude. 
Eva and her nana catching up on some sleep.. but not when it was Rachel's turn. 
and yes.. her arms are sick!  the girl has more strength in her arms than I do in my.. um .. whole body, if I were to have strength in my whole body!  
as my Auburn fan husband says, "he supports Alabama gymnastics" which is why his son has on an Alabama jersey.  I think he says "Roll Eagle" or something like that. 

One day after nap times.. i heard Jorge leave his room.  I was a little slow in getting to him.. I kept calling out for him, "Jorge, where are you?"  I wasn't getting a response.. this was why...he had a mouth full.. sneaky boy!

No denying the proof!

The boys playing together in their room!  yes there is a mirror by Jorges bed.  It was there when he was smaller and would sit on the floor in front of it.  Now his bed covers half of it.. but it is still a source of much enjoyment for the boys. 

Yet another pose of my quirky sleeper. 

Eva and her cousin, Kevin. He is two months older than her.. oh and the stalker is behind them.. ha!

So sweet..

I can't remember if I mentioned that Eva is sleeping through the night. . so that is awesome.. 10-12 hours.. woohoo.. now if i can just adjust to going to bed early!  The boys are waking up at 6 a.m thanks to the new time.  And I will share one of the cute things Jorge has said.. it is amazing the verbal jump he has made in the past 2 months.. he is talking so much more and is able to really express what he is thinking.. we love it. although it has its down times.  The other day we got into the van and Alex grabbed one of Jorge's toys before Jorge could get to it. 

 Jorge said, "Mommy, I want to play with that toy. Not Alex." 

Me:  I know you do honey.  Remember what we learned in our Bible time today?  God's little boy shares.  So lets try that.  

Jorge: Mommy I no want to share.  (still says "no want to")

Me:  Well babe, sometimes you have to do things that you don't want to.  But you still have to do them because it's what God would want you to do. Don't you want to do what God wants you to do?

Jorge: Mommy, I can't want to.  

Too funny.. I took that to mean that he just could not get to that place of actually wanting to do the right thing. . it made me chuckle.. but for the story he did share with his brother. He just asked Alex if he could have his turn after he was done.  Very sweet.  Some times are better than others. 

C'mon how busy can they be??

Apparently dermatologists are very busy people.  Apparently.  Sweet Baby girl Eva has a hemangioma on the side of her head.  I was not to concerned about it until I saw this video on Youtube.  Although, Eva's is not as aggresive, it has grown some since her birth, already, so we  decided to make an appointment with a specialist to get it diagnosed (to see if it is the kind that will get bigger quicker thus needing early intervention or the kind that will not get that big).  

I finally got the call from our pediatrician about who they would refer us to.  I will say they warned me that this dr. has a long waiting list for appointments.  Apparently so.  Our appointment is set for February 16th!!  Wow.  For those of you that aren't good at basic math... that's THREE MONTHS away... for a dermatologist.  I never knew they were in such demand.  I don't doubt their importance, mind you, bc we really need a good word from her on FEB. 16th... I guess Im just surprised that that many children have dermatological issues.  

Pray for cancelations I guess. 

And whats a post about our princess without seeing a recent picture of her??!!  

Adios!

We're Alive!

Haven't posted in a week.  I have lots of pictures to upload but have housekeeping things to do first.  I do have a  lot to say about the election but have to process my thoughts some more and veer away from all the emotion.  Thats gonna take some time for me to do.  The Lord is faithful.  

The kids are doing great.  Eva is officially sleeping through the night (10-12 hours) so I feel like a new woman!  Jorge and Alex are doing great.  They are having a hard time understanding the difference between harmless play and hitting.  I do NOT want to accept hitting..even if both parties are laughing hysterically.  So that's been difficult.  

Well, this is about all i can post right now.  I am going to try to upload photos later.   i hope all you have a great day! 

Adios!