Stay at Home mom (for only two more weeks)

We have had some EARLY mornings lately. June has been awake by 6:30 and Mommy and June have been very sleepy. June has never fallen asleep on the couch before…especially during Nemo!

June found her bathing suit in her drawer, put it on (backwards and all wonky of course) and brought me a swim diaper yesterday screaming “Mommy I go beach and go simming GO SIMMING NOW MOMMY”   Its hard to take both girls to the pool by myself so we improvise. We borrowed this splash pad from Adriana and the girls LOVED it!

Shelby is starting to crawl a little bit every day! SCARY

Am I weird to think this tiny wedgie and leg roll combo is quite possibly the cutest thing EVER!!!!

Leter we played in June’s big girl room. She like taking care of her baby dolls IN their bed.

 

Below you can see what June does about ten times a day. That is a diaper in her hand. She takes it off, throws it away (sometimes) and then runs around naked. I say “June where is your diaper?” and I get a variety of responses like “ its too hot, mommy” or “it’s dooooty “ (dirty)

and my all time favorite, “ I have cute butt”

I guess mommy needs to keep her thoughts to herself about tooshies!

 

 

I try to stop Shelby from crawling as much as possible. I will repostition her, pick her up and sit her on her bottom, or surround her with toys so crawling isn’t possible.

Last night we went to our friends Joseph and Lisbeth’s ( who recently moved into our neighborhood really close) for dinner. June and Adriana actually played together it was really cute! They would just run around the house screaming!

June has been asking for “Adriana” all day today!

June’s new thing is sink baths. It works because I can do dishes while she entertains herself in the sink.

Today I found a GREAT new way to entertain Shelby for a LONG time. I cut an orange into four big slices and froze them. She just sits in her high chair which I move around to wherever I am working like laundry room or kitchen, and she sucks on the frozen orange until its a pulp and never bites off any peices for me to have to worry about her choking. Its fabulous!! We will be having frozen oranges every day now!! She loves getting to hold her own food!!

The Potty

Today was a day to remember in history! June actually went  in the potty today!! She was so proud when she saw it!!

She got a push pop with candy in the stick for a special treat to celebrate her success!!

Shelby got her first taste of popsicle too!! She was thrilled and tried to pull the whole thing in her mouth!

Shelby can get on her knees and rock, she is so close to crawling! She can scoot all over the place though!

 

We busted out the play-dough for the first time today. I have been putting it off since I knew it was gonna be a huge mess! June did really good though! Nana gave her this beach play-dough set where you make little fish and sand castles. The play-dough actually has sand in it!!

making a star fish

 

“ I cought a fish!”

Shelby was a happy camper in the bouncer until I went to wash Junie’s hands and I put her on the floor. When I came back…

She had scooted all the way across the floor to the playdough and pulled everything out of the bucket!!

June has just recently started talking on the phone. She will bring me the phone and ask me to call someone. Usually either Daddy or Nana. Then she will walk around and talk on the phone, answering questions, and mostly making no sense at all. She says”I love you bye-bye” when she’s done. It’s pretty super cute!!

Today while I put the dishes away I let June sort the silverware and she DID IT!!! PERFECTLY!! I was so amazed! There wasn’t a single thing out of place! This will be a new daily activity for her!!

Shelby has started going from laying to sitting on her own. She will be sitting when I come to get her after a nap. She was upset tonight when I came to get her, but usually she is really happy and flaps her arms like a bird and squeals and laughs!

June has been very affectionate with Shelby today, which is VERY unusual. They played together in the toy box tonight and June was bringing her toys and hugging and kissing her!

 

Do you wonder why June is not wearing clothes in most of her pictures? Yes, I do dress my children, but June likes to take her clothes off. If we are just inside by ourselves, I don’t mind. Who doesn’t like chill’n in their undies?

Peek-a-boo!! Shelby’s hair is starting to grow a little bit! I am so loving my time with these babies. I cherish EVERY minute!

Keke’s going home tomorrow

Tommorrow I am taking Keke home. She’s been here for two weeks and I have enjoyed every minute. She is always happy doin whatever, and its hard to get out befor 2 or3 with the babies nap schedules! Heres Keosha and I 9 years ago!! What a cutie! June will be her age in this picture in only 2 and a half years! It seems like Keke went from 5 to 14 in the blink of an eye, which makes me want to hold on to June a little tighter.

 

June ADORES KEke. I often hear her calling for Keke from her crib when she wakes up! She will REALLY miss her when she leaves! But she’ll be back soon enough! We had a blast planning for June’s party and hanging out, staying up late watching movies, having girl talks, and drinking lots of Frappaccinos! June enjoyed having someone to boss around, and I enjoyed all the help with the babies and how she  spent hours today organizing my SUPER messy closet! I can actually walk in, it’s beautiful!!

 

Shelby loves it when Keke gives her sink baths!!

We LOVE you KEKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saying goodbye to my best friend….

How do you say goodbye to the most pure and loving creature on this entire Earth? We got Kodie the summer after my sophmore year in high school. He was so cute and looked like a siberian husky with floppy ears and short hair. When he was little he and got really excited, he wagged his tail so hard it would go in these big circles that would make his rear end shake like he was dancing. He was beautiful. Kodie was the most obedient, and happy dog I have ever known. He never met a stranger and loved everyone! He knew when to have a gentle touch when a baby gave him a treat. He LOVED attention and kisses on the lips and being scratched on the end of his back by the top of his tail. HE also LOOOVED chasing squirrels!!I remember how I missed him my freshman year of college when I left for Nacadoches. I plastered my wall with pictures of him!

I couldn’t wait to see him every time I came home he would almost knock me over he was so excited to see me! HE never smelled bad, and was always careful not to step on you when he was on your bed. HE loved treats and got along with every kind of animal including cats.

 

Here is a picture of him with Jimmy when we were in high school!!

Kodie is 14 years old now. That is 98 in dog years. He was nearly blind, completely deaf , kidneys were failing, and had an enlarged heart. He was suffering in silence and the medicine only masked the pain and suffering he was enduring.

He was a strong dog.

The day I took the photo above he ran out into the street after a squirrel and hit a car as it screeched on the brakes. I screamed at the top of my lungs bawling and followed him as he turned from the car and ran back inside the house. He was completely unharmed!! Jimmy came in and told me the owner of the car wanted to talk to me. I went back out to find that Kodie had completly dented in her passenger side door! We had to pay for the damage!

Yesterday my parents had to make the difficult decision to end Kodie’s suffering. To give him the releif that he needed after giving us 14 years of unconditional love. He was the most loyal companion and gentle sweet spirit. I took June over to my parents to say goodbye. I dug my hands deep into his furry neck as his ears went back and tail wagged. Goodbye, my sweet, Kodie. Thank you. Thank you for always being there to hug when I needed to hold you, thank you for listening to me cry when catching the tears on your nose as you licked my face. You could always sense when someone was sad. You would climb your big self up in their lap and forse your big slobbery kisses in their face. I m glad that mom and dad were there holding you close so you could feel their hands on you when you took your final breath and your heart stopped, because you never left OUR side. Even though I will never feel your touch, I will always cherish the memories I have in my heart and feel like I was blessed to have you. I picked you. You will never be far from my thoughts, Kodie. Rest in Peace my sweet sweet boy. 

These pictures were taken the night before we laid our sweet boy to rest