MMO Update

So Bo has been in Mother's Morning Out now for about a month, he did miss one full week because he was sick. Last week his teacher was telling me how great he's doing. He still cries as they get him out of the car seat but as soon as he hits the door into his classroom he's all smiles. He didn't cry at all last week!!! The funniest is when he's screaming crying as they open the door to get him out, but he helps the teacher to get him out of his carseat!! Two weeks ago Ms. Kaytie told me how Bo has figured out that they change diapers close to the end of the day. So for the longest time as soon as Bo would get to the room, he'd immediately run to the changing table! Of course thinking...maybe if they change me now mommy will be here soon! I thought it was so funny, and quite smart on his part.

They have a "structured" day, as structured as you can be with toddlers :) Free time, Bible story, music, outdoor time, arts and crafts, snack, etc... Every day he gets a sheet telling me how he did, what their snack was, the letter, color, and shape they are working on, etc... I always have comments about how much he loves music (shocker)! And the last Wednesday there was a note saying "Love his dancing"!! Oh, how I would love to be a fly on the wall.

Mommy also loves MMO, I usually do my grocery shopping, any errands I need to get done, clean the house, exercise, just whatever I need for ME!!! I usually call daddy with an update at noon when I pick him up and usually I receive a phone call from my mom wanting to know how Bo's day was. It's so good for him and for mommy! Here are a few pictures of his recent art projects!

Saying Goodbye

So this weekend, we had to say goodbye to a very dear member of our family. It meant the world to Jarrod...this was something that gave him joy, excitement, fun, his "baby". We said goodbye to Jarrod's car. If you are a car person then you know what it means for a man to give up his baby...this was something he bought right before we got married and never in a million years did we think we'd need a "family" mobile so soon! I have a Honda Accord which I have had forever, it's a great car and it's totally paid off! The negative is it just doesn't work for traveling. To be honest even run every day errands is hard with Bo, he's getting so long and heavy.

This is something we've been discussing for a while now. I was online last Friday and came across a few cars that I thought we might be interested in just "looking" at, I had no intentions of actually buying one. We were back and forth on the car we wanted...we looked at Honda Pilots and Mazda CX9. I've always loved Hondas, they are fabulous cars, and I liked the look of the Pilot much better than the CX9. The CX9s to me looked like a bug with a shell or maybe a turtle with the "rounded" shape. It also looked a little like a station wagon on steroids. To make Jarrod happy I agreed to test drive both. After doing that I couldn't believe it, but I was VERY impressed with the ride of the Mazda (it killed me to admit this). After more research and looking I kept leaning more toward the CX9. It's safety ratings are through the roof, there's much more room for passengers on the 2nd row seat, has a 3rd row seat if you need it or they fold down for great storage, and a very smooth ride.

So we went this weekend just to look again at another CX9. I wasn't crazy about the color so I didn't think I'd actually want to purchase it. The guy pulled it around (they had just gotten it in) and I was more impressed than I thought I'd be. We looked at the mileage...only 21,000 miles okay so that sounded good. Then I asked if it had been in any wrecks...he came out with the report, no damage. Okay that sounds good too. The price...exactly in our range. At this point Jarrod and I are looking at each other knowing exactly what the other one is thinking! We come home Saturday think about it, run some numbers, do more research, and decided if we could get a good trade in on his car then we'd go for it. That's exactly what happened. I had to get past the fact I don't love the body, and it's probably not the color I would have chosen (I like light colors), but it was exactly what we were looking for. So we now have a new member of the family. Jarrod will be taking my car (which he's anything but thrilled about), but he knows it's what we need as a family! He's a wonderful husband and daddy...thank you honey for our new car, we love you!

Saying good-bye

Our new baby!

getting the carseat installed...he's putting down the 3rd row seats here.

A MUST Read

This past weekend I was talking with my cousin who is a teacher. I was telling her how the pediatrician mentioned Bo's lack of speech (although it's getting better since his visit). I was telling Beth I feel like it'll come when he's ready...he's too busy right now to stop what he's doing to learn to talk! She immediately said "You need to read Boys Adrift". As soon as she said that my uncle and aunt walked up and said they had just finished it and I had to read it!

They were kind enough to let me borrow their copy and boy were they right! I'm only in the third chapter, but as I'm reading this all I can think about is my brother (sorry) and other guys I have known in the past. It discusses how the curriculum in schools today, starting in kindergarten, is far more advanced than it should be and compared to 30 years ago it's off the charts, yet children still develop the way they did 30 years ago. He backs everything up with scientific research. Boys definitely have the "I don't care", "I hate school" attitude much more than girls do and this explains why! Again, I'm only in chapter 3 and come chapter 5 I may disagree, but I see so many things that are familiar and make sense. It also addresses the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD...doctors are so quick to diagnose a child, especially boys, and prescribe medication when these children are simply being boys! If you are a mom, dad, grandparent, teacher, etc... this is definitely something you should pick up!

Just Because!

Mommy-Bo Time

This past Friday we had our usual playdate scheduled with Nate, Noah, and Liliana. Friday morning I received a text from Kathy that Noah was running fever. So I decided Bo and I would have our own special day. Yes, we're together every day, all day but we aren't always doing "special" fun things! So we headed to the mall because I had to return a jacket I had bought for him. We went to the play area where he ran off some energy. Then we headed to the food court to eat at Chick fil A, of course, but the big treat came after lunch. I decided to let Bo ride the carousel. He'd never ridden before and I knew he'd love the music and lights. I was right! As soon as it started going his eyes got HUGE, he wasn't quite sure what was going on, but he knew it was fun and he soon started saying "WOOOOOWWWW" over and over again. It was adorable!

this is my favorite :)

Mommy & Daddy Fun

So one day last week Jarrod called to tell me he had been given the company tickets for this weekend's Braves game. Of course my first thought is...we have Bo. I had talked to my uncle Sam that same night, he had asked what we were doing for the weekend and I told him I was in the process of finding a sitter and he quickly said "bring him here"! They have a little guy, Parker who recently turned one so I knew that would be a handful, but they insisted! I kept asking him "are you sure" because I know how it can be and he said "we're family, this is what we do". I love the fact that my family is always there for us, they ALWAYS offer to keep Bo and anything else we may need. They are wonderful!!!

The game was great, we had awesome seats...right behind the Braves dugout! The weather was beautiful, it was just a perfect day. After the game we went back over to Sam and Rachelle's they had a cookout and had more of our family over. It was a great end to a great day!

One of my favorites

So I've been waiting for this moment since I found out I was pregnant, especially since we knew it was a boy! Last weekend Jarrod was outside on the deck working and Bo and I were in the driveway playing. Bo had seen his t-ball stand in the garage. We hadn't pulled it out yet because to be completely honest, I always forget we have it. So I decided to get it out and start showing Bo how to hit the ball. After about 5 minutes, Jarrod couldn't stand it and came out to show him how it's done. After that Bo was hooked! Oh how I love watching Jarrod play and teach Bo things...definitely one of my favorite things!!!