Happy Halloween

Hope all of you had a good time Trick-or-Treating! Here is a quick picture of my two favorite costumes of the night. More Halloween pics to come soon.

Sounds of Love

I love the sounds that fill my home. Well most of the time I do, especially when it is this:

A Full Night Sleep

Ahhhhh! I almost forgot just how great a full night of interrupted sleep feels! A great big Thank You to Ben for sleeping for 12 straight hours!! Actually, he was going to sleep longer but I had to wake him up on order to get Abby to school on time! I only hope that this was the start of something good and not just a fluke.

Back Again

Some days as a stay at home mom are better than others, some days I wonder if I made the right choice. Today is one that confirms my decision! Today Ben rolled from his belly to his back and I was there to see it! I love getting to watch my children grow!

I'm pretty impressed with his new skill because he has not spent much time on the floor let a lone his belly (having a very active older sis will do that). So at first I thought it was a fluke. I put him back on his belly, after getting the camera ready, and this is what I got:

Ben seems to be pleased with himself too! He keeps crying when he is on his back so I roll him to his belly and he smiles then rolls back over. I love this!

In other news, I think Abby is giving up her naps....ugh!!

Mommy Moment

Having a cold is no fun, especially in the summer! It is hard to stay inside when it is so nice out, so sometimes you just have to tough it out and take that runny nose with you. But when that nose goes into overdrive and uses up all the tissues before you can get back home, a mom has to get resourceful. You know you are a mom when your shirt becomes someone else's tissue!

Mommy Moments

So, there you are going about your day when all of a sudden something simple happens and it hits you in the face: you are a mom. In that moment it is undeniable. Sometimes it makes you want to cry, other times you just have to laugh. Some of the best ones make you stop, breath the moment in and pray that it never goes away. Moms out there know what I'm talking about.

I have been thinking about writing a weekly post about these moments but have managed to avoid the commitment. I am sad that I did not start this sooner because I've had some great ones already, but hey, better late than never!

This probably not the most honorable one to start with, but what the heck ;)

You know your are a mom when your Jello is alcohol free!

Introducing...

Benjamin Reid Johnson
May 8, 2012
9:08 am
7.5 lbs. 20.5 inches

Play Time

Ben is growing and learning so fast! Here is a little video of him starting to use his feet and hands:

We played for 10 minutes or so and then he was ready for a nap. Hey it is hard work when you are this young!!

Monkey in My House

Just some Sunday morning fun:

No Turning Back

The moment I have been waiting for--and dreading at the same time--is finally here!

While I know there is no such thing as the perfect time to go through the de-pacification of a child I really think Abby has picked the wrong time to do this as we are just recovering from a day of 103.6 fever/virus. This also means that she had her paci all day and is a little more paci dependent than usual (that is also how she wound up with a hole in her last paci). But what is a mom to do when her 2 1/2 year old asks to throw away her last paci? If I say no now, who knows when the next time would come! And with baby no. 2 due in exactly two months (yikes) we are a little behind on this milestone--wait any longer and I think we would have two little ones with pacis...and that is not happening at the Johnson abode!!

So, wish us luck! May the stronger one win!