My Moment #10

"I had a new years resolution this year to take out at least once a month. And i've not done so for the last few months. Our talk today reminded me of that. Reminded me that I don't say or remind you how much i love you or how much you mean to me. How much i feel you do for us.. How you push me, when i lose focus. How you love to hear me play music and I don't. How sometimes i'm as self concious as you . I do a bad job of showing you just how important you are.Would you like to spend a morning go to the maymont. have a picnic, go on a carefree walk. I still would like to see the poe museum downtown. maybe we can go there afterwards. I know the timing of this response your email is all wrong. But i don't want to dwell on that. I don't want this to be a once and done either. So let's have a day together and many more. i love you"

My moments # 9

got to bring it back - with all the chaos I have to remember the fun/good/quality time right?

So Moment #9

Jake ROCKING out hard to Rancid
Jake lyrics to the song "under the red hot moooooon, the wheels on the bus" hahahahahah
Family dance parties in our new living room
and the Fat Rapper Dance

(not to self - video tape Jake doing the fat rapper dance! It needs to be documented)

Music - it always relives the tension ALWAYS :)

Moment # 8

Angel and Tommy - 12/17 edition

Shortly After Tommy came home from his final exam and I finished mine online
A: I finished my final...we are DONE!!
T: What do you want to do?
A: Wanna go to bed? (to sleep)
T: Yup!

We haven't gotten to bed before midnight in a long time. Being in bed at 10:00pm felt really good!

Moment # 7

This morning...oh this morning, what a dumb morning!

Any whoo

Jake decided to have a fit about his coat this morning. It wasn't his coat it was a hoddie, and he DID NOT what to wear it. He wanted his coat, which Daddy left at the sitters yesterday. The coat was not an option. Why is my moment about Jake's temper tantrum, well because in the middle of his fit, he walked his little butt straight back to his room, and started trying to get into his bed. "sleep, sleep"....
Oh buddy how we all want to go back to bed!

Moments #6

The ABC's



Jake - the kid blows my mind sometimes. Maybe its just me being new to this parent thing, but I didn't expect him to comprehend the alphabet so soon.



We have been reading a couple ABC books lately...and now he is pointing out letters everywhere. On his floor mat he just sits and points to all the different letters. On the ride home tonight he started yelling about letters on a billboard/sign. I have to say I am quite amazed.



He is picking things up so fast. His little mind fascinates me.



Yet all it takes to make him happy is a box with holes cut out:

My Moments #5

Angel and Tommy moment : Things only we understand

Domestic Violence over some brownies.
A: "Did you really just hit me over a brownie"
T: "Brownies are the only thing I will ever hit you over"
Tommy then proceeded to stuff a whole lot of brownie in his mouth at one time.
We are such Fat kids.

Moment # 4

Things that only make sense to Tommy and I - 11/13 edition

"I got bitches in the living gettin on and they ain't leavin till 6 in the mornin"
"6 IN THE MORNING!"

Hallway hugs and High Fives

"You better keep your COLD ass feet on your side of the bed"

ME:"Wouldn't it be cool if we had a heated blanket that went over top of our bed heater, it would be like a giant sandwich maker" "mmm grilled cheese"
T:"Panini!! grilled chicken wrap!!!"

Moment # 3

Tommy and I signed up for spring classes last night. I am not fond of taking a ton of Internet classes. I don't learn with Internet classes. I am determined to make the most out of every class I am taking and learn the subject matter to the best of my ability. I figure why waste the time taking the class if you not going to get anything from it. That being said we were having a difficult time finding classes to fit our schedule. Tommy needs a couple Gen Ed classes to finish out his degree, and I need basically one of everything. What do a Physics major and an Education major have in common. History! Obviously we can't take the same lecture class together, unless the teachers are open to having a toddler area set up. And the classes we needed didn't work with the other classes we wanted to take. Leaving only the Internet class. Aghh!
After everything in me started protesting, but before I could say anything, Tommy just said "we will do it together"
Long story short, we signed up for it, and I had one of those:
We can do anything together! moments.

Moment # 2

Jake right now has 4 favorite books. When I say favorite I mean the books that we have to read OVER and OVER. Elmo's ABC book, Glasses for DW, Green Eggs and Ham, and Go dog Go. Now he has access to a ton of books, I have books everywhere in the house for him. Under the coffee table, in with his toys, on my bookshelf, at eye level in his room. But somehow we usually end up reading 1 if not all 4 of these books at least once a night. I'm OK with that! He enjoys reading and I love that. He is just getting to the point where he interacts (with some coaxing) with the books as we are reading them to him. EX: "Elmo loves apples" and he points to and says Apple, "Where are DW's Glasses?"

Last night we were reading Green eggs and Ham. He hardly interacts with this book, other then to say "Train- Choo choo..". As I am going though we start getting the:

"Would you eat them in a house?"
and Jake pipes up and says "Noooooo"
"Would you eat them with a mouse?"
"Nooooo"

The whole way though the book! He understands! Then we get to the end where the thing finally eats the green eggs..

"Say, I like Green eggs and ham!"
"YUMMMM"
"and I would eat them blah blah"
"Uh huh (yes)"

He understands! With out coaxing! Awesome! Makes me feel like we are doing something right!

Moment #1

Last night Jake woke up around 10:30 or so. I tried to comfort him and put him back in his crib, but he wasn't having any of it. He wanted to be held. So I obliged, and took him to lay in my bed with me. Secretly that's what I think he wanted all along, who doesn't love a heated bed on a cold night. While we are laying there, I started rubbing he cheek with my finger, usually puts him right to sleep! It did, or I thought it did and I started drifting off myself. When I open my eyes he is looking right at me (both our heads on the pillow). I tell him "It's Ni night time buddy", and he takes his finger and starts rubbing my cheek. Talk about something to melt your heart.

My Moments

I think recently I have been taking a lot of the "good" things for granted. Sometimes we all (me) get so caught up in the day to day, that we let the good things go to the wayside and out of our brain.

I find myself being somewhat reflective almost daily. Once I get Jake off to bed, or I get home from class, or whenever I find that peaceful time. I sit outside with my coffee and go back over my day. Good things that have happened like something Jake did/learned/said, a moment between Tommy and I, Something funny my mom/sister/brother said...and even something that I did(shocking). But that's where it ends, and sometimes I need reminders of the "good" things.

So..Welcome to my moments. A simple way for me to jot down the "good" and a way not to forget. Not to take the place of regular blogging....just some notes to self to share with the world.