April Musings

My birthday is in April so April is always a fun month.  It is on the 18th, so I will be expecting prompt birthday wishes… heehee! Actually, we are going to see BRITNEY after my birthday so I am super excited. A fun night out.  Plus I think the day OF my birthday I will be spending it in a very relaxing way… (ie. no kids – as cute as those little guys are!).

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I lost 5.5lbs during March! Woot! One more pound and I will be breaking into the next level.  Except I am kind of trying to wean so when I stop nursing, I need to kick up my exercising a lot.  And by ‘a lot’, I mean actually START going back to the gym.  Hmm.

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I can go to the gym.  Or, I can work on Griffin’s nap schedule.  I just re-read ‘Happy Sleep Habits’ (or whatever that darn book is called, I always get confused – Happy Healthy Sleep Something) while Griffin was sleeping on me this afternoon and I have a little hope in me that I can get something to work.  Or, I can work on potty training Sam. My gawd, we only have five months until preschool and she HAS to be potty trained.

I don’t think I can do all three at the same time.  Decisions, decisions.

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Easter is so much fun.  We had an Easter hunt today and Sam loved it.  I managed to find one hidden egg that kids were passing by and let Griffin go for it. He didn’t let go of that egg for almost two hours and we were still getting playing time out of it at dinner.

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I have decided that parks are amazing things.  Sam is now at an awesome age where she runs up to the playgroup and finds a friend and actually PLAYS with them the whole time.  It’s so cute!  The conversations these kids have are just pure entertainment to listen to as well.  I tried to video tape Sam the other day, just for the conversation, and it was awesome.  Three little kids all talking about different things but trying to have a conversation together?  Wow.

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Griffin will walk forever on his bug walker.  I think we might have a toddler on our hands soon.  I’m not pushing it though.  I’m happy with the crab crawl.

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I splurged a bit on some books for the April new releases.  The Inn At Eagle Point by Sheryl Woods, Some Like it Wild by Terresa Mederios, Sins of a Wicked Duke by Sophie Jordon, and Confessions of a Little Black Gown by Elizabeth Boyle.  I’m starting on Sheryl Woods right now and am enjoying it.  I also created an Amazon Wish list to keep track of all the books I WANT to read  in the future. It’s growing at an alarming rate!  Oh, and those little emails I get from the library telling me a book I put on my list has arrived? Those are so much fun.  I love the library.

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It’s late and the last two nights Griff has not woken up until 4am or so but just in case I better head upstairs.  Sadly, while he has slept more the past two nights, Sam got up at 2am last night with a nightmare and Turbo threw up the night before.  It’s always something, isn’t it? LOL