Four Letter Word

Yikes! No, Gerrit has not learned any swear words (yet) - it snowed today! It even started to accumulate in the flower beds. It was a very blustery day and made us realize that winter is around the corner - although 60 is predicted for Friday! Gerrit and did not cheer Adam on at his bike race today because of the weather. We went yesterday when it was sunny and pleasant. Friends went too which makes it more fun than just us.

Nothing real exciting happened this weekend except the snow. MSU won, ZM won, Lions lost (no shocker there!). We went to friends tonight for Chili and Gerrit fell 2 times hitting the same cheek on the edge of the coffee table. He'll have a great look going into the dr. tomorrow! I've got the day off because no daycare and Gerrit's next round of shots. We'll hang out at home for a bit in the morning and maybe do a bit of shopping after the dr. before heading home. Might as well make the most of our time in the cities right?

18 Months

For 18 months now I've been:

changing diapers
wearing breast milk, spit up, poop, and/or snot on my clothing
shopping in infants/toddler section instead of misses
doing twice as much laundry
sleeping less
laughing more
often forgetting my things when I head out the door, yet have my hands full
showering and getting ready in less than 20 min.
worrying about the future
smiling often

just to name a few....

And loving every minute of it! Happy 18th months Gerrit. I love you more than you can understand and more than words can express! (even though you've been crying now for 1/2 hr and are too stubborn to give in a go to sleep - just like your mother!)

When Mom's Gone

Notice Gerrit is NOT eating in the dining room...

I have book club once a month and we have dinner at book club so Adam and Gerrit are on their own. Monday night was book club and Adam wanted to eat dinner in the basement. Not a great spot for an 18 month old to eat but Adam figured out a way to make it work!

My Little Sports Lover

Gerrit LOVED the football game. He was totally into the game, especially when the players were on their end of the field. He would oooh and aaah like he does when he watches football on TV. He sat on Anne's lap the entire first half. I don't think he's ever sat that long on my lap that didn't involve sleeping! He made me proud. I just wish I was with him to experience it. Z-M won so maybe we'll get to the next playoff game.

First Time

Tonight is my first overnight away from Gerrit. He's almost 18 months, that's a long time of being together. I'm not doing anything spectacular in my night away. I had conferences tonight till 7 and need to leave again in the morning by 6:30 to sub so it made sense to stay in the cities. So, I'm at my friend Sue's - where I use to stay a lot before Gerrit was born. We're just hanging out. She's so great to me - she makes sure I have muffins for breakfast and Diet Coke in the fridge (she's a Diet Pepsi gal). I'm hoping to get up and run before going to work. I can sleep in a bit too seeing I'm only 15 minutes away. It is weird not seeing Gerrit and knowing I won't see him in the morning too. I just wish my first night away was for a better reason than conferences - like a vacation with Adam or something. I'll get over it.

Update: I called Adam thinking Gerrit would be sound asleep and see how their evening went. Gerrit was at a football game! Anne said she'd watch Gerrit for an hour while Adam went for a bike ride, but her boys wanted to go to the football game. She said she'd take him with. So, at 9 pm, Adam was at their house waiting for Gerrit to come home. He called Anne and she said he was doing fine. I can't believe he's lasted this long - I'm curious to hear if he sat still on her lap the whole time. I'm awaiting a phone call - hopefully soon which means Gerrit will be in bed. And to think he will be going to daycare at 6:30!

Book

I forgot to mention I ordered the book that I had talked about a few posts ago. It came yesterday and I briefly looked at it last night. Its awesome! We have been very shocked by some of the findings. Some things we think we were eating we thought were some what healthy and they are not! And when we eat out, we'd try to choose what we thought would be a healthier choice was actually worse than the ones we thought were bad for you. We've enjoyed looking at labels today and seeing how much sugar is in stuff as well as high fructose corn syrup (sugar). Its amazing. I thought whole wheat bread was good for you as long as it was 100% - well, when I checked the sugar content, I was shocked. 2 g per serving and 1 serving is a slice! That's a lot of sugar in a slice of bread. Anyways, I've only read a bit of it and I think we've got some changes to make and will have to take time to read labels at the grocery store. I'm hoping I can shed a few pounds just by making better choices!

So Easy

I uploaded the fall pictures to shutterfly a few days ago. I hadn't been on that site in a long time. It was even easier than before using my Mac! I should do it more often. My cold has finally improved; my voice is back! A cold has not put me out of commission for this long in a long time. Staying home from school for 2 days was odd. We are all healthy - for now.

My parents made it safely and are enjoying Gerrit - and us I think! And I'm enjoying my 2 days off too. I've been teaching for 10 years and never have gone to the convention which is why we are given these days off. I just see it as a time to see the family! I have no desire to go to the convention either.

I've got 2 days of conferences done and one to go next week. Yipee. The weather is beautiful and hoping to get some yard work done with my parents as well as shopping.