My Etsy Shop

Well, my etsy shop has expanded to now include domino picture tiles. This was so much fun to make! I'm anxiously awaiting a craft day with my sisters so I can share the fun! Check out the one I added to my shop: http://www.imblessed.etsy.com/

All in a Morning

What a morning!

The terrible twos have arrived!

I have spent the morning keeping Tucker out of the fish bowl, answering the door to a kind policeman because my son set off the alarm, and just keeping up with such an active little guy!

What I've learned...put everything up higher (including my keys that hold the alarm remote that Tucker used to send the cops rushing to my door)!

All Boy

While we are so proud of the fact that our son can differentiate the difference between baseball, football, and basketball; we still want to widen his horizons to things beyond sports. After being hit with a flying golf ball this morning, I decided I needed a break from playing ball.

I moved Tuck's table onto the tile, covered it with a tablecloth, and mixed up some finger paint. It was simple finger paint: a couple of tablespoons of flour, mixed with some water until a paste is formed. The paint is made complete by a few drops of food coloring. Armed with my camera, I stuck my finger in the paint to demonstrate what he was supposed to do. Now our son may be all boy, but he HATES to be dirty. He stuck one finger in the paint, licked it, said it was "eewh", and ran off to play more golf in the living room.

I moved on to another developmentally appropriate task: pouring and scooping. I gave him a big bowl of pasta, a scoop, and a small bowl and showed him what to do. Once again he put a piece of pasta in his mouth and ran back to his golf clubs! I GIVE UP! If I can't make him smart, then maybe he'll make lots of money as an athlete!

Our weekend in review

On Thursday, we went to Coweta to watch Uncle Derick play in the baseball playoffs. Tuck took his ball, golf club, and bat. He had such a good time watching the game and playing baseball and golf behind the bleachers. While playing baseball, he would squat down and say "hey batter, batter". Too cute! His Papa worked with him on holding the bat and the club with two hands.

On Friday evening we traveled to Ada to spend time with both families for Mother's Day. We started Friday with supper at Polos with Gran, Papa D, Derick, and Great-Grandma Cannon. Afterwards, we went to the Eidson house where Tucker worked on his tackling skills with Uncle Derick.

On Saturday, we celebrated with the Fuller clan. Tucker had a great time playing with his cousin Sam. They ran many, many laps around Nan and Pa's house. We ate at Polos again and spent some time playing at Lazer Zone. Tucker especially liked admiring his cousin "Baby Ack".

Here's my Mother's Day gift with my favorite little guy eating at it!

On Sunday, we celebrated Mother's Day in McAlester. Matt and Tuck surprised me with a picture of them with the mat painted by the little guy. It is so sweet! I had the week off from children's church, so we let Tuck come to big church for the music. He ended up snuggling up with me and falling asleep, so he got to stay for the whole service. It was so sweet to get to cuddle with him listening to his sweet snores. I'm so blessed to be a mommy!

That night at church, Tuck decided to show his growing vocabulary off to everyone! Here is a short rundown of his latest ramblings:

"aios" adios

"happy others day" Happy Mother's Day

"Bible"

"Orge" George

"Un, two, five" counting

He also said many other names for people who would ask him to say their name.

My little guy is growing up to quickly!

A Weekend of Nothing

We had a wonderful weekend with absolutely nothing planned. It was so nice to just spend time together! We did sneak out for a bit Saturday morning when I got to pick out a new kitchen table for an early Mother's Day gift.

Our Week in Review

We started the week off with a visit to the doctor for Tuck's 18-month check-up. He tipped the scales at 26 pounds. He now outweighs his older cousin! He's getting a little "fleshy"! What can I say the boy LOVES to eat! On Tuesday morning, I warmed him up 4 mini pancakes. He loves to dip them in sugar free syrup. He quickly scarfed those down and begged for "moe". I gave him 3 more before he once again wanted "moe, peas". I decided 7 was enough and cut him off!

We were finally given our doctor and appointment date for his tinker revision. From his daddy's research, we are going to one of he best pediatric urologist in the state. We go for an evaluation on June 8th, and will know more about the surgery from there.