After my last blog Tanner has done a 180. We went from the terrible two's to the terrific two's!!! Instead of hitting or scratching me when he gets angry, I say "make a good choice or you will go into your room" and he hugs me and stops fussing! This basically happened out of the blue. I hadn't even started using the booster seat as a time out seat yet. (That was my plan if he hit, bit, or scratched. He gets sent to his room to "cool down" if he is yelling for no reason.) Bobby started talking with him about the rules and having him repeat them. "No hitting, no scratching, etc" and we have added "Always keep on your seat belts" as he can somehow get his arms out of his straps, no matter how tight we have them! :/ I think it has also helped that we have been keeping busy. Since he is not in school, I need to get him out and about as much as possible to avoid the meltdowns over being bored. This week, we did gymnastics twice and Monkey Joe's twice! It was really fun for Tanner, but poor Brennan had very short morning naps and was not feeling up to par, so that meant tired arms on Mommy from holding him constantly. I have also been making my alone time with Tanner more fun and giving him choices of what he would like to do during that time! It is so nice to see him assert his independence!!
Mr. Brennan Burger can sit up for a little bit on his own now, before toppling over. He likes to play with any toy that Tanner is willing to share with him. He went to the doctor's today for his 6 month check up and shots. He is 26 1/2 inches long and weighs a little over 20 pounds. He is in the 75th percentile for weight and 50th for height. He took his shots like a champ and only cried for a min afterwards.
Today is Bobby's birthday. I will not mention how old, but let's just say it's a bit of a milestone birthday. :) Bobby would not let me throw him a 30th birthday party (waaaaaaay back when he turned 30). So this weekend, I decided to throw him a surprise party! Let me go into the back story of this. The girls and I were supposed to be going on our 2nd annual girls beach vacay this weekend. Well.......Hurricane Irene cancelled that! I was bummed! I am reading this book from our book club (my pick, just saying), The Happiness Project. (I highly recommend it). In this book, the author focuses on different aspects of her life in order to become happier. Well, one of the things she talks about is turning a negative into a positive. Beach weekend is cancelled....that provides me with the perfect opportunity to do something nice for someone else (in the book she talks about how it makes people happy to do things for others) by throwing Bobby a surprise party. I was a little anxious about it, but it all turned out well! Thanks to Marc for being my wing man and Maggie for helping me set up! Bobby was surprised and really enjoyed his party!
I don't know why I feel like I should give each post an ending, but I just do. So....that's all for this terrific post!! :)
Monday, August 29, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
The latest......
I haven't posted a "new" blog in a while, so I thought I'd update everyone on what's been going on!
Tanner: "Nanner" (as he calls himself) has hit the terrible twos! :( He has been hitting, scratching, biting, and pinching us when he is upset. This has been a very hard time for me. I hate to see him so upset and acting like this. Where did my sweet boy go? I know it is just a phase, and he is "acting like a two year old," but I struggle with how to stop this behavior. Should I ignore it? It's hard to ignore when he is hurting the baby. Should I put him in time-out? That's not always an option (like when we are in the car). I know that I am not the only parent to go through this. Any advice you have to give is welcome (as long as it comes without judgements) :) On a better note, Tanner has many cute sayings......bug bug bite, he calls me Nonny, he yells for Bobby and I by saying "Honey," he calls Thomas the train "Bach Train," he says animal names by the sounds they make (meow-meow, nah nah). He went camping with Bobby last weekend and did so well! He didn't nap, but he did sleep all night in the tent! Tanner and I had a day out with just the two of us last week. We had a play date with his friend Tom ("Bach"). We played at the mall, then went out to lunch at Olive Garden. Then we finished up by going to the grocery store. He did so well the whole day. No tantrums, no hitting. It was lovely! I know that he misses spending quality time with Mommy and I miss it too! I have made a mental note to do more of those!
Brennan: "Dede" is 6 months old now! A half a year....wow!!! His napping is wonderful now! I rock him, give him the paci, and sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." Then I put him in his bed and he goes right down! He sleeps anywhere between 1-3 hours per nap! YAY!! He is still just the happiest baby and is only fussy when he needs to nap. He loves the Exersaucer and can somehow move it across the floor in the kitchen to get to the table. He loves to watch his big brother. He LOVES when he is facing out in the carrier or Moby and we go shopping or for walks. He squeals the whole time!! He is a good eater, just like Tanner. I haven't found anything that he won't eat.
Guess that's all for now! :)
Tanner: "Nanner" (as he calls himself) has hit the terrible twos! :( He has been hitting, scratching, biting, and pinching us when he is upset. This has been a very hard time for me. I hate to see him so upset and acting like this. Where did my sweet boy go? I know it is just a phase, and he is "acting like a two year old," but I struggle with how to stop this behavior. Should I ignore it? It's hard to ignore when he is hurting the baby. Should I put him in time-out? That's not always an option (like when we are in the car). I know that I am not the only parent to go through this. Any advice you have to give is welcome (as long as it comes without judgements) :) On a better note, Tanner has many cute sayings......bug bug bite, he calls me Nonny, he yells for Bobby and I by saying "Honey," he calls Thomas the train "Bach Train," he says animal names by the sounds they make (meow-meow, nah nah). He went camping with Bobby last weekend and did so well! He didn't nap, but he did sleep all night in the tent! Tanner and I had a day out with just the two of us last week. We had a play date with his friend Tom ("Bach"). We played at the mall, then went out to lunch at Olive Garden. Then we finished up by going to the grocery store. He did so well the whole day. No tantrums, no hitting. It was lovely! I know that he misses spending quality time with Mommy and I miss it too! I have made a mental note to do more of those!
Brennan: "Dede" is 6 months old now! A half a year....wow!!! His napping is wonderful now! I rock him, give him the paci, and sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." Then I put him in his bed and he goes right down! He sleeps anywhere between 1-3 hours per nap! YAY!! He is still just the happiest baby and is only fussy when he needs to nap. He loves the Exersaucer and can somehow move it across the floor in the kitchen to get to the table. He loves to watch his big brother. He LOVES when he is facing out in the carrier or Moby and we go shopping or for walks. He squeals the whole time!! He is a good eater, just like Tanner. I haven't found anything that he won't eat.
Guess that's all for now! :)
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Flashback Blog: Our Wedding 8-8-06
In honor of our 5 year anniversary on Monday, I thought I'd write about our wedding week in Jamaica, Man!
We decided to do a destination wedding since it had been a while since either one of our parents went on a nice trip. We left for Ocho Rios, Jamaica on Sunday Aug. 6th, 2006 (which is also my mom's birthday). We flew with my mom, Bobby's parents, Tonya and Bobby Buchanan. We were meeting my dad there, since he lives in Denver. We got to Couples and realize that my mom picked up the wrong bag at the airport! Luckily, her bag was also in Ocho Rios (at Sandals) and we got it with little trouble. That evening, the resort had dinner on the beach and entertainment, which was fun. The next day, we met with the wedding coordinator and went over details of our wedding with her. The gang all had planned on going on the Catamaran cruise, and as Bobby and I were walking down to the boat to meet everyone, his sister, Shannon surprised us and came walking up the beach! I was so excited to have her there!! :) Then we all did the cruise, drank some really strong rum punch and jumped off the boat! Bobby jumped off the boat first, and I made Tonya hold my hand and we jumped together. On our way back to the resort, Shannon and I danced.....such fun memories!!
The next day was our wedding day!!!!! We got married at 4 in the afternoon, so for the first part of the day, we just all hung out. Then I went to the salon to get my hair done, and that was when I started to get nervous. Not nervous about marrying Bobby, just nervous about walking down the isle and saying my vows. (I knew Bobby was my soul mate) After my hair was done, I went to my mom and Shannon's room to get ready. Shannon, my mom and Bobby's mom stayed with me and helped me get ready. Bobby's dad and the Buchanan's helped Bobby (gave Bobby beers). The wedding coordinator called Shannon and my soon to be MIL to go down and meet Bobby. After a few minutes, they called for us. This is it!!!!! I wanted both my mom and my dad to walk me down the isle. I owe so much of who I am to my mom, and I like the tradition of the father walking the daughter down the isle. On the looooooooong walk to the gazebo (we were married in the garden gazebo), my mom whispered some sweet words to me that made me tear up. Then, I walked around the tree and saw my husband waiting for me. He looked so handsome! We chose not to write our own vows because I was afraid I would cry too much when saying them, so we just repeated after the Jamaican minister. By the end, both of us kind of took on a Jamaican accent. During our vows, there was some random chicken cock-a-doodle-dooing in the background, which kept us girls laughing! :) We did our first kiss, and YAY, we were finally married!!!!! Then we went to the gazebo for toasts and to eat the world's worst cake ever! Shannon made a great toast that made Bobby and I cry. My mom cried A LOT, and at one point, I asked her if those were good tears....she said yes! We did our first dance, and the father/daughter, mother/son dance. (Bobby's mom was crying quite a bit too-shocker!) We did pics, ate a good meal (after they finally found our reservation) and Tonya helped me out of my dress and took my hair down. Then Bobby and I enjoyed our first night as a married couple!
The next few days we hiked the falls, swam, and just had fun with our family and friends. Everyone but us left on Friday. We stayed until Sunday and enjoyed a couples massage and some quality alone time. When we got back, Bobby still had some vacay days and we laid in bed and watched movies and just enjoyed being with each other as husband and wife!
It's hard to believe that Bobby and I have been together for 9 years, married for 5 years, and have 2 great boys. We are so blessed!
We decided to do a destination wedding since it had been a while since either one of our parents went on a nice trip. We left for Ocho Rios, Jamaica on Sunday Aug. 6th, 2006 (which is also my mom's birthday). We flew with my mom, Bobby's parents, Tonya and Bobby Buchanan. We were meeting my dad there, since he lives in Denver. We got to Couples and realize that my mom picked up the wrong bag at the airport! Luckily, her bag was also in Ocho Rios (at Sandals) and we got it with little trouble. That evening, the resort had dinner on the beach and entertainment, which was fun. The next day, we met with the wedding coordinator and went over details of our wedding with her. The gang all had planned on going on the Catamaran cruise, and as Bobby and I were walking down to the boat to meet everyone, his sister, Shannon surprised us and came walking up the beach! I was so excited to have her there!! :) Then we all did the cruise, drank some really strong rum punch and jumped off the boat! Bobby jumped off the boat first, and I made Tonya hold my hand and we jumped together. On our way back to the resort, Shannon and I danced.....such fun memories!!
The next day was our wedding day!!!!! We got married at 4 in the afternoon, so for the first part of the day, we just all hung out. Then I went to the salon to get my hair done, and that was when I started to get nervous. Not nervous about marrying Bobby, just nervous about walking down the isle and saying my vows. (I knew Bobby was my soul mate) After my hair was done, I went to my mom and Shannon's room to get ready. Shannon, my mom and Bobby's mom stayed with me and helped me get ready. Bobby's dad and the Buchanan's helped Bobby (gave Bobby beers). The wedding coordinator called Shannon and my soon to be MIL to go down and meet Bobby. After a few minutes, they called for us. This is it!!!!! I wanted both my mom and my dad to walk me down the isle. I owe so much of who I am to my mom, and I like the tradition of the father walking the daughter down the isle. On the looooooooong walk to the gazebo (we were married in the garden gazebo), my mom whispered some sweet words to me that made me tear up. Then, I walked around the tree and saw my husband waiting for me. He looked so handsome! We chose not to write our own vows because I was afraid I would cry too much when saying them, so we just repeated after the Jamaican minister. By the end, both of us kind of took on a Jamaican accent. During our vows, there was some random chicken cock-a-doodle-dooing in the background, which kept us girls laughing! :) We did our first kiss, and YAY, we were finally married!!!!! Then we went to the gazebo for toasts and to eat the world's worst cake ever! Shannon made a great toast that made Bobby and I cry. My mom cried A LOT, and at one point, I asked her if those were good tears....she said yes! We did our first dance, and the father/daughter, mother/son dance. (Bobby's mom was crying quite a bit too-shocker!) We did pics, ate a good meal (after they finally found our reservation) and Tonya helped me out of my dress and took my hair down. Then Bobby and I enjoyed our first night as a married couple!
The next few days we hiked the falls, swam, and just had fun with our family and friends. Everyone but us left on Friday. We stayed until Sunday and enjoyed a couples massage and some quality alone time. When we got back, Bobby still had some vacay days and we laid in bed and watched movies and just enjoyed being with each other as husband and wife!
It's hard to believe that Bobby and I have been together for 9 years, married for 5 years, and have 2 great boys. We are so blessed!
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