Things I never thought I'd have to say to my children

Having children is such a wonderful and fulfilling feeling. Yes stressful at times but well worth it. When I think of children I usually think of all the positive things I would say to them. Phrases such as "well done", " you're such a smart little girl", or "oh that picture you drew is beautiful". Things, however, change when you become a parent. I've surprised myself with some of the things I have had to say while scolding my kids. These scoldings, though hilarious now, were definitely not funny at the time. I decided to list just a few phrases I have had to use on my kiddos in the hopes that you might get a chuckle out it. These are just a few of the many I have stored away.

1.) We don't eat cat food
2.) Mommies pads are not stickers
3.) The stuff in the trash cans are not toys
4.) Stop licking my feet
5.) Don't eat your clothes
6.) Your sissy is not a horsey
7.) Stop squawking like a bird
8.) We don't paint with our poop!
9.) We don't eat our poop! That's disgusting!
10.) Stop biting my toes
11.) Your daddy is not a trampoline
12.) Your sissy is not a dog, we don't feed her the food you refuse to eat
13.) Stop growling at me
14.) Don't spit your food at me
15.) Stop stripping

But... Just when I think I have had to scold for weird things, I end up being rewarded by one of her cute shenanigans. I told her the other day that my head hurt and she instantly folds her hands together and says "I pray for mommies head, Amen".  Just when I think my two year old is a complete brat, she goes and surprises me by being a sweetheart. 

I hope these made your day a little brighter. I will be posting more in a few weeks. If you liked this post and would love to see more, please subscribe to my blog to receive future posts. 

Pinterest Plunders: Cool Whip Egg Dyeing

Pinterest Plunders! The place where Pinterest Pins get recreated and rated a Pass or Plunder. Sometimes they Pass the test of DIY Divas and sometimes this DIY Diva plunders those pins (but not purposely- I really try my best to recreate pins I like).

This week is Easter! The week of egg dyeing, Easter baskets, and celebrating Christ's resurrection. A pretty cool little pin about egg dyeing came across my computer screen yesterday and the hubby and I just had to try it out. We decided to let our little girl help and use it as a sensory craft for her sensory disorder. She had fun but for some reason didn't consider the project as a craft and didn't care for getting her hands "dirty". 

This is what the cool whip colored eggs are supposed to look like once dyed. Ours turned out ... Well take a look. 

We started out with boiling our eggs in vinegar and water. After they cooled we patted them dry and then began to dye them. We mixed 1/2 tbs vinegar with 5 drops of food coloring. 

Next we laid a layer of cool whip into a cake pan about an inch thick. Once we completed this step we poured the dye into the cool whip and mixed it in. 

After mixing the dye and cool whip together, we had Maddie bury the eggs. Silly girl was scared to get her hands dirty and after some prompting from mama (more like I shoved her hand into the pan) she began to... No not bury the eggs. Instead she flung what was on her hands all around my kitchen. We had to clean her hands as quickly as possible before she painted my fridge blue.

After successfully burying the eggs, we waited 20 minutes and then rinsed them off. We patted them dry and voila! A beautiful batch of dyed Easter eggs. Now, they aren't as dark or bright as Passion For Savings' video, but they turned out beautifully. 

I would say that this Pinterest Plunder was a PASS! The Pinterest Pin I found this craft from was: http://www.passionforsavings.com/how-to-dye-Easter-eggs-with-cool-whip

If you have a Pinterest Pin you would like me to recreate, please comment with a link to the pin and I'd be more than happy to give it a try. 

A little pick me up with silly babies!

There are so many funny memes and pictures on the internet these days. I decided that I would go in search of a few that would perfectly describe my life with an infant and a crazy toddler. Well, to say I found a few would be an understatement. There were so many that it was hard to choose from. So I decided to post a few here. I hope they give you a good laugh and make your day brighter. I'm sure that anyone with children can easily relate. I hope many of these bring about some silly stories and if they do I would love to hear them!

I can never pee in peace.

EVERY DAY!!

My two year old doesn't want to potty on the potty. She will instead tell me when she poops so I can change her.

Oh yes!! My kids are always into trouble following silence.

Yep! Just as I get settled into my bed and start to fall asleep a child cries.

 

Every time!

I hope these brought a smile to your face and maybe made you chuckle a little. 

New threats to our FTT Journey

I wanted to update everyone on our Failure to Thrive journey. We have had some very interesting past few months. In my last blog post I reported on our meeting with the Occupational Therapist. Since seeing her we have started Maddie on the new eating rules, chewy tubes, and have begun to really pay attention to her calorie intake. We have had some great days and some pretty stressful days but are still pushing forward. February 1st we had a Dr's appointment for my youngest. The girls' Dr was shocked and scared at how Maddie was looking. Maddie, at the time, had red all around her eyes from not getting a nap all day and the veins in her forehead were more prominent than usual. Maddie looked pretty sick at that moment which freaked out her Dr. She Dr gave us some suggestions and a major warning. She said that if Maddie didn't gain any weight in one month then she was going to hospitalize Maddie. She would settle for even one pound. Her (almost) exact words were "You need to crack the whip and get her to drink 3-4 Pediasures a day. She needs to start gaining weight or I am putting her in a hospital by the first of next month." This is something we did not want to hear.

This mama cried her eyes out all night. I held my little girl close and prayed for her, squeezed her and tried overcoming my personal feelings so we could focus on the task at hand. At that moment I felt like such a failure. I failed my daughter. I failed to get her to eat, gain weight and now we were being threatened with Maddie being forced away from us and hospitalized for 10-14 days. All I could think about was her being alone and scared in that hospital. I pictured the Dr's forcing food and drinks down her throat till they were satisfied. I pictured her crying for her mommy and daddy and so alone and scared wondering what she did to deserve this treatment. My mind probably went a little crazy and over exaggerated the extent of treatment that Maddie would be getting but it did send me into a worry frenzy. I decided to do what I normally do when presented with a problem that I needed answers to; I worry researched.

I was researching ways to increase her calories till 2 am! I reached out to other moms on a  hunch and it paid off! I found this new calorie increasing supplement called Benecalories. It is a 1.5 oz container which is a whopping total of 330 calories and 50% fat. The contents look like coffee creamer and are tasteless. They just change the texture of drinks a little by making them a little thicker. These things are a godsend! Expensive but very much worth it. I can make one of Maddie's Pediasures go from 240 calories to 620 with the help of the Benecalories and some Hershey's syrup for flavoring. This makes reaching our 1000 calorie goal much more attainable and less stressful.  Maddie at first didn't care for the Benecalories but has seemed to have gotten used to it. We have been able to reach 1000 most days with the help of these little things and yes we have been cracking the whip. I hate the pressure and stress this puts on us all but for the moment it is working.

My Endless Night!

     As I write this I am so tired. It is now 10:30 on a Monday night. I am supposed to be in bed fast asleep, like my lucky husband. Sadly though I am wide awake with a very hyper 1 ½ year old… Or as wide awake as a 25 week along, sleep deprived, in pain pregnant mom can be. I have to stop every few seconds to check on the well being of my cats whom are being endlessly chased by my wide awake monkey. 

    Her usual bedtime is 8 pm. She had a late nap so we put her down at 8:30 instead of 8 tonight. She did her usual cry for a few minutes, play in her crib for half an hour and when she was tired of playing in the dark (she has a small night light so it’s not completely dark in her room) she decided to cry some more. We let her cry for an hour at the most. 9:30 rolled around and she was still awake so we went in to let her know we are still here and she’s ok. We gave her a little sip of water, checked to make sure she was ok, see if she needed a diaper change and then after kissing her again said goodnight. She cried again for another half hour. 

   Now at this point I am ready for bed. I have had a shower, brushed my teeth, cleaned the living room of toys and miscellaneous items and was about to hop into bed and enjoy a nice cozy, comfy night of sleep.  I checked the baby monitor to see if our little monkey had dozed off to dream land yet but was thoroughly dismayed when I heard her crying. 

AAAAGGGGHHHH!!!! 

I guess my warm cozy bed will have to wait. When asking my hyperactive child why she was still awake she promptly began to meow. She meowed several times and as silly as the sound was, her facial expressions were even funnier. I couldn’t help but laugh. Sadly this was all she needed to begin her rampage of terror on the once cleaned living room and kitties who unfortunately thought they were safe for the night. She is now running around throwing her toys, terrorizing my poor cats, jibber jabbing nonsense and reeking havoc on my couch. Sigh* I guess this mama is going to be up for a while. I hope you all have a better nights sleep than what it would seem I am going to get.