The Nelson Family: Oh dear...

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Oh dear...

Since Deagan has started school, I feel like we have "arrived." I feel like a "soccer mom." We are always on the go, and while most of the time I enjoy this time in our lives, there are times though when it is just too much. Life is just crazy busy now, and I just can't keep up.

Today was not a bad day, just a busy day and my mind was running a million miles a minute. I forgot to buckle one of Deagan's buckles in his carseat on the way to a WIC appointment, and as we were driving on the interstate Deagan brought this to my attention. We luckily made it safe and sound to where we needed to go, and I told myself to get it together! However, tonight when we got home from Target I went to get Deagan out, he was not buckled in! TWICE in one day I forgot to buckle him in! Isn't that awful?

I need to shape up!

2 comments:

The Lennons said...: :) Don't worry, we all have those days! I do it ALL the time, because Hadlee climbs in her seat while I buckle Garrett, then often, I just get in the car and go, until she yells "Mama you forgot to buckle me!" Maybe he could be the buckle police or something and it's his job to remind everyone to buckle, then YOU don't have to!!! Hang in there, life is busy :); September 22, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Kat & Paul said...: you are so funny michelle! i... uh hem...forget to buckle my kids too frequently but they are trained to yell STOP MOM when i forget now....makes me laugh....now with luc and lani in preschool i totally feel like you do with the chauffering...although i'm getting in a lot of reading during the waits!; September 24, 2010 at 11:57 PM

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Kids do and say the darndest things...

I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

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Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

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I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

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He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

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D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

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July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

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