Pushing 39

Tomorrow I turn 39...yikes. I had the doctor tell me earlier in the year that I need to start diabetic medications. I refused. I know, not the smartest move in the world. I want to try and avoid medications, so I am starting a new year new me initiative.
Most of the time diets last about 2 days for me. I am hoping to keep this up long enough to change my life for the right reasons. Having a 5 year old is lots to keep up with. I want to be around when he has a 5 year old. Wish me luck!

Minnesota State Fair

Today we got to take Baby R to the Minnesota State Fair. We had a great time visiting all sorts of different attractions.

Baby R was excited to ride the water ride in the warm afternoon sun, but was none to happy with the outcome of actually getting wet.

We also enjoyed another yearly round of the letter forest to add names to pool noodles. Baby R got in on the fun a bit more this year as he has learned his letters and now recognizes his name.

Minnesota State Fair

Today we got to take Baby R to the Minnesota State Fair. We had a great time visiting all sorts of different attractions.

Baby R was excited to ride the water ride in the warm afternoon sun, but was none to happy with the outcome of actually getting wet.

We also enjoyed another yearly round of the letter forest to add names to pool noodles. Baby R got in on the fun a bit more this year as he has learned his letters and now recognizes his name.

Goodnight talks

I have started a fun little night time routine with baby R, and I love it. Of course bedtime has become one of my most favorite times of each day, even thought it no longer involves me getting to rock my sweet boy to sleep. We do however have a blast!

Bedtime now involves books. One to read and one to put stickers in. Usborne has a great selection of sticker books for every interest. Baby R is loving the Zombie one right now. But we switch it up to keep life wild. After we read, as a family, then Mr R and I ask 4 great questions.
1. What was your favorite part of today
2. What did you not like about today
3. How did you show kindness to someone today
4. Do you have any questions for us

We have had some great conversations, mostly silly, some heartwarming, some actually serious. I am so glad that we do this.

My absolute favorites include (from different nights of course)

*When I made his Shark halloween costume.
Mrs R- What was your favorite part of today?
Baby R - eating all the krill

*After a day of Daycare
Mrs R - Did you show someone kindness?
Baby R - Yes
Mrs R -How did you do that?
Baby R- Respect
Mrs R- oh, how did you show respect?
Baby R- I respect ice cream


*When we visited the pumpkin patch
Mrs R - What was your favorite part of today
Baby R -  Uncle Randall and Kiki

*When we had a family birthday party (favorite because I wouldn't have know)
Mr R- What did you not like about today
Baby R - cousin J was mean to me, does he have to come back tomorrow?
Mr R - no, he won't be back to see us tomorrow
Mrs R- But we need to remember to show kindness to people, maybe he was having a bad day.
Baby R - He made me very sad.
Mr & Mrs R - **HUGS**

*When Baby R got a package of books in the mail
Mrs R - What was your favorite part of today
Baby R- My blue whale blues book **breaks into song**

*When Mrs and Baby had a date to visit the fire-station
Mrs R - What did you not like about today
Baby R - my brain got frozen from my ice cream

*After a day at Daycare
Mrs R - What was your favorite part of today
Baby R - kissing all the girls

The things kids say

If I had the time, or the memory to write down every silly thing that baby R said...boy, what a wonderful story I would have.
Tonight after dinner, Mr. R and myself were watching TV and baby R was in his playroom.  We heard a cute little voice singing the ABC's. When he came out he acts if he wasn't singing.  So to try and inspire another round, I start singing.  He just looks up and me and says, "not now, Ma-maj."
Guess I just don't have the singing voice I thought I did.
I just get a kick out of his silliness.

Woof, woof woof and woof.

Oh dear, here we go.  If a boy needs a dog, we definitely found the dog for our boy. After a few months of watching and waiting and searching and paperwork,  we adopted a dog today from Ruff Start Rescue. 
His name from the rescue was Carlin, but I think as a family we are in agreement that he will be Dodge. Mostly because baby R can say that and it doesn't sound like any bad words (at least at this point).
He is a goofy dog, about 3 years old, and just as mild mannered as we could have hoped for. 
I think the waiting has paid off! 

No Fooling around here

I am really not much of a prankster,  but i am kind of disappointed that, being April Fool's day and all, i didn't have the energy or time to pull off any tricks today. 

Baby R has been sick, again! So Mr. R stayed home and snuggled and kissed him and just got to hang out. They both needed to spend some time together with nothing to do.

Maybe next year...