Wow! That is all I can say. Today has been an exceptionally hard day. Camden has fought me every step of the way, and as much as I will love his strong willed-'ness' when he is an adult, I don't necessarily love it now. He is at such a challenging age. He wants to assert himself, but doesn't want to listen to anything that Mom has to say. When Dad comes home, it's a different story. I literally had to chase him down the sidewalk this evening so he wouldn't get run over by a car. I love that he plays chase with his friends, but I DO NOT want to play chase with him down the road...not cool.
On another note, I have been trying to remember how lucky I am that I get to be home with my babies everyday. I know that so many moms want to be in my shoes, but let me tell you, it is not easy. Every day is a struggle. At the end of the day though, I do thank, God, for blessing me with my beautiful, healthy babies and for the lifestyle that we have.
Some awesome things that my boys are up to these days:
1.) Camden is getting better and better everyday at talking in sentences. He loves to use them...A LOT. Steven and I were joking this morning about how he will repeat himself several times until you acknowledge what he says. Just like his momma...I hate to be ignored! ;)
2.) Cooper is sooooo close to crawling. Last night he actually did the exact motion that he should have but backwards, so I know it will be here soon. The only bad thing is that I will then be looking for both he and his brother. The good thing is that he will be able to TRY and get away from his big brother. Bless his heart...
3.) Camden is so cute. Every time we pass Chipotle, he screams, "Mommy look, poltle!!" What can I say, the boy loves Chipotle.
4.) Cooper is now 8 months old and learning about the world around him. He loves to look up as far as possible and see everything going on outside of his car seat. He is so ready for a big boy seat, just like his big brother!
Even though I have a lot of crazy things going on in my life, every day holds something new and even when annoying, its still exciting.
Until next time,
B
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
August loves!
This month brings great joy to me for many reasons. None of those reasons would include the weather, because to be really honest it is just too hot. No matter where you are in the country, you most likely agree with me, unless your one of those people who love the heat...in which case, your crazy! ;)
The main reason I love this month is because it is the month of mine and my husbands anniversary! This year marks 4 years that we have been married. I once read that marriage means you get to have a sleepover with your best friend every night for the rest of your life. I absolutely agree! I LOVE being married and especially LOVE who God picked for me!
The second reason this August is so special to me, is that in just a few short days, I will be a proud auntie to yet another beautiful baby girl! It brings so much joy to me knowing that I will get to meet sweet Macy in a couple of weeks! I couldn't be happier for my sister and brother-in-law! With that being said, COME ON MACY!!
The next, and final reason is that I get to see my very best friend, Danna, next week! Moving away has been hard, but moving away from her, was even harder. We don't get to see each other much, so when we do, we usually spend our time watching pee-in-your-pants hilarious movies and eating cheesecake, and also just talking and laughing about all of the crazy things that have happened since the last time we saw each other! This trip is especially great because she is traveling to Texas to see ME! That means, yes this is selfish, but I get her all to myself! I know that seems weird, but we used to spend everyday together when we were growing up, so being married and living in Texas was a HUGE adjustment...for both of us! If she were reading this, she would totally agree!
Even though I don't necessarily like the heat, I do love to be in the pool, and so do my little ones. Both of them love to be outside and that is just about the only place you can be when its 100 degrees out. So we will all be a little sad when summer ends, however, we are looking forward to this fall and where God will continue to lead our family!
Have fun!
B
Love those boys!
The main reason I love this month is because it is the month of mine and my husbands anniversary! This year marks 4 years that we have been married. I once read that marriage means you get to have a sleepover with your best friend every night for the rest of your life. I absolutely agree! I LOVE being married and especially LOVE who God picked for me!
The second reason this August is so special to me, is that in just a few short days, I will be a proud auntie to yet another beautiful baby girl! It brings so much joy to me knowing that I will get to meet sweet Macy in a couple of weeks! I couldn't be happier for my sister and brother-in-law! With that being said, COME ON MACY!!
The next, and final reason is that I get to see my very best friend, Danna, next week! Moving away has been hard, but moving away from her, was even harder. We don't get to see each other much, so when we do, we usually spend our time watching pee-in-your-pants hilarious movies and eating cheesecake, and also just talking and laughing about all of the crazy things that have happened since the last time we saw each other! This trip is especially great because she is traveling to Texas to see ME! That means, yes this is selfish, but I get her all to myself! I know that seems weird, but we used to spend everyday together when we were growing up, so being married and living in Texas was a HUGE adjustment...for both of us! If she were reading this, she would totally agree!
Even though I don't necessarily like the heat, I do love to be in the pool, and so do my little ones. Both of them love to be outside and that is just about the only place you can be when its 100 degrees out. So we will all be a little sad when summer ends, however, we are looking forward to this fall and where God will continue to lead our family!
Have fun!
B
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Mannering's: Night Time Nightmare
In the Mannering house we have always had a pretty normal night time routine. Camden (our 2 year old) goes down about 9:00-9:15 p.m. and all is quite (well kind of.. We still have a 5 month old) leaving you with a little time to get a few things done around the house, or you can finally enjoy some peace and quite...until recently. Camden has discovered how easy it is to climb out of his crib, so he tends to do it ALL THE TIME!! That, by the way, is very easily detected. He can climb right over the side, but he cant quite figure out how to do it quitely (thank goodness for that), so you hear a big crash coming from his room. He, however, doesnt realize that I know when he has escaped, so he proceeds with his plan of playing with all those fun toys and climbing up in his window to see whats going on outside. Or the other times, he will be standing in my doorway within seconds, holding a teddy bear and his blanket. As annoying as it is that he is always showing up, scaring the bejeebes out of me, its also pretty cute. He comes in quitely and says, "mommy, night night, mommys bed" or "daddy bed".
Anywho, last night was especially difficult. I hear him get out of his bed, for the third time, and here he comes with his teddy bear and blanket. I had already decided that he could sleep with me, so he was delighted when I told him to climb on into bed with me. After about and hour and a half of him tossing and turning and fidgeting with everything he could get his hands on, he finally drifts off to sleep. About that time, I was starting to doze off...(you know, when your almost completely asleep, and your finally comfortable) and Cooper (our 5 month old) wakes up. At this point I was so worn out from our long day, that I was starting to get frustrated. So I get him back to sleep and finally ( I thought ), its my turn. Well that was just the start of my amazing (**sarcastic voice**) nights sleep. Cooper was up at 1, 2, 3, and 4:15, and finally last but not least 5 a.m.. 5 a.m. would not normally bother me, because he has been an all night sleeper since he was about a month old, but because he had already been up most the night, I was not exactly thrilled. So I get up to pump and feed little man and Camden wakes up, very angry with me, yelling, "No, mommy, night night!" Really kid...you and your little brother just kept me up all night!!! So finally, after feeding that sweet little man, we all fell back asleep at 6 a.m. and got a good 3 hours of rest.
This is our sweet little Cooper
And this is our handsome little man, Camden (that would be my amazing husband with him!)
Now that my ranting is finished, I do want to say that I love my children dearly and would do anything for them. With that being said, I wonder if there is something I could do to help them sleep better at night. Any suggestions?
Until next time,
Brandi
Anywho, last night was especially difficult. I hear him get out of his bed, for the third time, and here he comes with his teddy bear and blanket. I had already decided that he could sleep with me, so he was delighted when I told him to climb on into bed with me. After about and hour and a half of him tossing and turning and fidgeting with everything he could get his hands on, he finally drifts off to sleep. About that time, I was starting to doze off...(you know, when your almost completely asleep, and your finally comfortable) and Cooper (our 5 month old) wakes up. At this point I was so worn out from our long day, that I was starting to get frustrated. So I get him back to sleep and finally ( I thought ), its my turn. Well that was just the start of my amazing (**sarcastic voice**) nights sleep. Cooper was up at 1, 2, 3, and 4:15, and finally last but not least 5 a.m.. 5 a.m. would not normally bother me, because he has been an all night sleeper since he was about a month old, but because he had already been up most the night, I was not exactly thrilled. So I get up to pump and feed little man and Camden wakes up, very angry with me, yelling, "No, mommy, night night!" Really kid...you and your little brother just kept me up all night!!! So finally, after feeding that sweet little man, we all fell back asleep at 6 a.m. and got a good 3 hours of rest.
This is our sweet little Cooper
Until next time,
Brandi
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