Peter Pan By Night

Lost Boy by Morning

Peter Pan and Pirate Wannabees

What a busy/fun day. Remember when I said my mother-in-law made Spencer's costume well... wala: Isn't he the cutest Peter Pan ever? And didn't my mother-in-law do an awesome job and let me mention she did it all in a day, hat, pant, and shirt. Amazing!

We found Jared and Miles costumes at Costco. They too are an awesome looking pirate and crocodile:

And together they complete each other. I'll have to get pictures of the three tomorrow when Miles isn't sleeping.

Love these boys!!! At school Jared had a party and I got to be there for part of it. Below is a clip of them doing part of If Your Happy and You Know It.

Getting lots of candy from classmates (they were nice enough to include Spencer.)

And here's a picture of his class:

Later in the day we went to our ward trunk or treat. The boys loved it and already we have too much candy! Spencer was beaming from ear to ear showing me all the candy in the car. Chris left from the church back to work :( but it wasn't too bad handling all three boys. Spencer was asleep and Jared had heavy eyes. I first took Jared in and laid him on our bed. Then I carried in a crying Miles, and then a sleeping Spencer and put him to bed costume and all but managed to put a fresh diaper on him. Then I put Miles to bed and then got Jared ready for bed and he managed to help me enough to get it done. After today they were exhausted and tomorrow we get the real Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving

It would be an understatement to say Chris has been busy. So busy that we just barely carved our pumpkins last night. I got him to come home by saying, "I guess you just don't have time for pumpkins, we're going to do them tonight." I didn't try to put him on a guilt trip nor did he feel like I was but he wanted to be there and made it home last night:). Below are pictures of the process except for the finished product, oops! Maybe I'll update this post later. We did a scarry free handed face and a castle which was really cool but already it's starting to wilt so my two day later picture will not do it justice.
Below is a clip of Spencer enjoying the smell of pumpkin

Tight Frenulum

aka tongue tied. That's what Miles had until Thursday when I took him in and had it snipped. All they did was numb him a little bit and after it was done they brought him to me to nurse to help put pressure on it to stop the bleeding. Then after awhile they checked to see if the bleeding had stopped and sent us on our way.
We weren't sure if he was tongue tied or not because he's been eating fine and growing at a normal pace but we could see the frenulum when his tongue was down. I asked the pediatrician on Monday what she thought and she said he very well could be and looked to be tongue tied but sent us to the specialist/surgeon to confirm it and see what our options were. She wasn't sure if we'd be able to do the procedure because often they prefer to do it on 6 week or younger babies because they move even less and are smaller. But when I called in and told him his weight they said he'd be fine even though he was 9 weeks.

We decided to go ahead and do it because it's a lot easier to do now versus later if we needed to. Chris had his done in college (not necessarily needed and didn't make much a difference) in hopes of helping him roll his r's. Miles was a lot worse and could've given him speech problems or may not have. Who knows but we did it and it went well and this was our boy later in the day so he didn't even have it too bad either.

And later cuddling next to dad after a long day:)

Miles stats at two months:
11.9 pounds 50%
23 in 25%
Head 30%

The Teacher Pulled Me Aside...

... and said Jared is being a little too rough on the playground. I wasn't too surprised but interested to hear more. She proceeded to tell me he runs too fast :). And that was it. When was running fast defined as too rough? I see their need for concern because today he knocked a kid down and he got a bump on his head from the fall.

In the car I told him he was super duper fast (as he would say) and told him that he couldn't be too fast at school and why we needed to slow down. I talked to him a little more; we'll see if he gets it.

When I told Chris he laughed and said, "At least he's big enough to knock a kid down, I wouldn't have been able to knock a kid down at his age." Hopefully we can teach Jared to put the brakes on before he does anymore damage.Jared and Spencer running with their dump trucks.

Happy Birthday Spencer!

Spencer turned two! I've felt like he's been two and acted two for awhile but now it's official. The day started off great. We opened presents first thing (Trains from Jared, scooter from mom and dad, and tool set from grandma and grandpa B.) and then had chocolate chip pancakes. We then rushed the rest of the morning to get to school for Jared's first field trip. I think Jared was more excited to ride a school bus than go to the pumpkin farm. Spencer, Miles and I followed the bus with our friend Linsey and her kids. The day before was gorgeous but when we went it was rainy and mucky. We still managed to have a good time and I fed Miles right before I put him in the stroller and he slept the entire time, Nice! I had the boys dressed nice and warm and we enjoyed all the animals. They had lots of exotic animals. My favorite, the giraffe. Jared even fed this animal and stuck his whole hand in it's mouth. After lunch it was time to head back and Spencer was tired and wanted me to hold him. He slept for 30 mins in the car but I knew he was still tired. When we finally got home it was almost 3:00 and I debated whether I should put him down that late but decided to. He was so sweet when I put him down too. He just curled into me and when I laid him down he didn't complain and fell asleep immediately. During the nap Chris called and said he was swamped and wanted to know if we could come downtown for dinner. So as soon as Spencer woke up, just after 5:00, I rushed us all out the door. Spencer was really whinny and I didn't think much of it at the time.

We went to Rainforest Cafe and it's great for kids, but... not so fun if you're sick. Spencer was so hot and miserable. I was in such a rush to go that I didn't notice how hot he was. I think Jared was the only one who enjoyed the scenic restaurant and dinner that night. Chris and I felt horrible that Spencer felt so bad and we tried to get out as quickly as possible. We did end up staying for the Sundae for Spencer's birthday, mainly for Jared.Spencer's attempt to blow out the light.When we got home I put Spencer straight to bed and he went willingly.

The next morning we did cake, no ice cream. I had even brought the cake downtown the day before so Chris could be part of it but Spencer was in no mood to enjoy it then. My proportions are off and it's a poor job as far as smoothness but he knew what it was and that's what I was going for :). Spencer has had a never ending birthday with presents arriving periodically. He's loved the Diego car from Aunt Ashley and plane from Grandma and Grandpa M, and I've loved the clothes :).

Spencer is still my BiG boy and is my heart melter. He is definitely harder and more stubborn than Jared but wipes away most, almost all, of my frustration by just smiling and saying, "Love you mommy!" I love my little guy and I'm so glad he's part of our family.

He continued to be sick through the weekend throwing up Sunday/Monday morning so he was unable to get immunizations at his check-up Monday morning. But here are his stats:

31 pds- 80%
36 in- 90% Whahoo
Head- 90%

Keep it up little/big guy!

One Strong Onion

So I was cutting my vegetables in preparation for tonight's dinner and came across one wicked onion! I had to take a break and sit down to let my eyes rest. The boys immediately noticed me and came over to my aide. Spencer kept saying, "Crying, crying." "Daddy!" And Jared kept asking me why I was crying and then commented, "Dirty water!" I've never had an onion so strong where I had to squeeze my eyes tight enough that my mascara ran.

After I was able to open my eyes Spencer kept touching my face and saying water and wash. He didn't like the way I looked. It's Jared's hand below in the picture.

SPENCER!!!

AHHHHHHH! Was my first reaction and, "What did you do!"After he started crying from my reaction I started laughing. It was funny but I was worried we'd have to redo our bathroom before selling because he got it on the cabinets, the tile, the bath. Ughhhh. But with a little clorox we fixed the problem except for the rug, but that's ok.

Luckily this was the first night this week Chris was coming home for dinner. I called him and asked him where he was. He had just gotten off the train and I told him to hurry home. He wanted to bathe Spencer but I said let's just eat and soon the purple spread to his mouth. We then bathed him:)
What is it? Gentian Violet. Yesterday was my last day of applying this penetrating, stain medicine to Miles mouth in hopes of getting rid of thrush. All I can say for that is ouch! I hope I heal soon too! Below is a (fuzzy) picture of my purple mouth boy. He started smiling at 6 weeks (now he's almost 8 weeks!) and this is the only picture I've been able to get to capture it.

Sneak Preview to Little Fockers

I've never seen the complete movie of Meet the Parents or its sequel but I better get caught up because part of the third movie, The Little Fockers, (don't say that too much around a 3-year-old) was filmed in front of our condo!

Awhile back someone approached a girl in our association about using our building. They said they were looking at several others but it looked like ours had a good shot. They ended up using her condo for the Focker's home. and shot several scenes there. They'll do a lot more back on set but they measured everything out to make it look exactly like her place dimension wise. We were told that just the building was going to be used and no big names would be there.

So on Tuesday the streets were cleared and the crew and cast moved in, including Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. I went outside with Jared and Spencer and monitor in hand (to check on a sleeping Miles.) This is all I was able to witness the first time:It was really fun to watch the workings of it. But it was really slow! You'd think they'd move fairly quickly but it was a pretty lengthy process for the few scenes I saw being shot. The scene below is of the in-laws driving up to the house (boring but fun for me to watch):

When Miles woke up I fed him worked on putting Spencer down for a nap and then it was time for Miles to take another nap. The second time I went out it was just me cause Jared opted to stay inside watching Tom and Jerry.

This time Ben Stiller was part of the mix. The weather was overcast with sprinkles and a little rain here and there hence the umbrella to protect Ben's "look". While standing on the sidelines I met several neighbors in our condo association I'd never talked to before. It was fun to get to know them better. One of the girls I was standing by waved to Ben saying, "Hi Ben!" when he looked in our direction and he totally waved back. Then of course all five of us in that group waved back, I felt like I was in high school again. I wonder how actors do it. Here he's trying to concentrate and prep himself but on all sides of him are by standers watching your every move. He seemed friendly enough but I could totally see how and why some actors and actresses are not the most cordial. The shot below is of Ben fixing his hair. did I mention how skinny he looked!?

Here Ben is practicing his lines.

And here's one last scene of Ben greeting the in-laws.

Later in the evening there were bright lights outside my window. I was curious as to what was going on but waited til I did a few things to check (one of which to feed Miles with my blinds shut.) When I opened them this is what I saw: Front row seats. Not sure what's going on but the "in-laws" are in their car talking and then driving away. It was kind of cool. De Niro wasn't really driving but he was hooked up to another vehicle and on his car sat the camera for close up shots. All the people in the background were observers.

Here are a few more pictures a neighbor sent out that she got that I liked:

Nothing Quite as Soothing as a Baby

Babies really are calming. One night Spencer wanted me to lay Miles by him. I did and wondered how long it would last. I stood near by for awhile and decided to lay by Jared a safe distance away and wait. After awhile I realized Spencer was asleep. This is what they looked like: You may not be able to tell but he's holding the pacifier in place with his hand. Another night Jared wanted me to lay Miles by him as well. I love the feel of babies!

And since I'm talking about sleeping I'll note that Spencer no longer gets out of his crib. I think he may have hurt himself one time so now he doesn't even try. Even during the day if he gets in it to play with Jared and friends I have to get him out because he won't do it. I'm down with that!

Bad Habits Run Deep

Jared is still young so I'm not too worried but I've seen a trend lately that is common among a lot of folk: sleeping in. Why did he start sleeping in now when we have to be somewhere?! Today I let him sleep until 8:50 and we need to leave around 9:00-9:05 to be on time for school. Well it took awhile to arouse him and then he wouldn't move he was "too tired". I ended up feeding him in bed (luckily the oatmeal I make is thick!) and dressing him in bed. We made it out the door and pulling out of our parking spot at 9:10.

I also fostered another bad habit this morning. I forgot to have him do his homework. We had all weekend to do it and I put it off till this morning. This is so not like me. I always had my homework done right away and woke up early (5:15 when I was in high school, and no I don't do that anymore, kids have cured me of that good habit!) All the homework was was to read a book and ask them questions and the parent was suppose to write down the responses and then the child could draw a picture. So in the car I asked him questions and had him look at the book (we did read the book several times over the weekend). I wrote down his responses at stop lights. I even tried to get him to draw a picture but he wouldn't because he was busy reading.

When do bad habits start? I better not forget or procrastinate too often because I have a feeling he'll pick up these type of habits sooner than later.

Below are some pictures I took of him at school today:
Mrs. Barrera his teacher helping him write his name(attendance board where they put their names when they come in)

(Elmer is the kid pointing)Spencer's hair is amazing. I ran my fingers through it with water this morning and here was the immediate result after one run through. And that pajama top he's wearing he's been wearing it for three days and it's suppose to be Jared's; he loves Jared's clothes!And just because he's cute!