Gotta Love Kids

I'm loving all the new & cute things James is doing -- but until he can talk, I have my nieces and nephews to constantly entertain me with their hilarious remarks. I don't know what I would do without them to brighten even the worst of days. I hope they bring some cheer to your day too :) You'll find that Rorykins gets the prize for most frequent funny commenter...

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Rosie: "Can I pet your baby?"

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(Conversation during a family home evening lesson)

Grandma Rose: "What about your dress makes it modest?"

Rory: "You know, 'cause it's not all boobs and stuff."

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(During a tutoring session with my nephew as he was reciting the Preamble)

Jess: "...provide for the common defense, promote the general conference..." (instead of 'promote the general welfare')

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(After dropping something in sacrament meeting)

Rory: "Oh s*@t!" (oops....)

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(Conversation between my niece and nephew in the car)

Seth: "Rory, why aren't you copying me?"

Rory: "Because I didn't want to exturb you."

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(While taking a shower with his mom and staring up at her in awe with adoring eyes)

Elias: "Mom, your bosoms are SO big."

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My nephew Jacob was put in a time out and was screaming and crying in the time-out room. All of a sudden he screamed out, "Help! Help!" Danielle, (his mom) upon hearing this urgent plea and thinking something was horribly wrong, went into the room to check on Jacob. As she opened the door & peered in he whined, "I want cupcakes! I want cupcakes!" (His time-out had nothing to do with cupcakes). Danielle rolled her eyes and shut the door.

(Hope I got that right, Danielle :)

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(After getting in trouble for scratching her aunt's car with a rock)

Becky: "Rory, what did you do to Leanna's car?"

Rory: (looking up from her coloring book and pausing) "Scratch."

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Wendy: "Rosie, where are your panties?"

Rosie: (matter-of-factly) "They're peep-ded." (meaning, they're peed in).

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Danielle: (pointing to a picture of Jesus) "Who's this Jacob?"

Jacob: "Jesus. Jesus Woodbury."

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Sylvie: "Mom, why are mom's bums so humongous?"

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Rory: "Mom, your bum is bigger than ANYTHING."

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and the mother of all funny comments......

My 5 year old (at the time) nephew Elias was talking to me & Jordan while at a family dinner party. He was rambling on about Spiderman, and Jordan & I both noticed that he all of a sudden started adjusting himself in the bum area. In mid-sentence, he interrupts himself and says...

"You know, sometimes my bum sticks together, and I have to split it."

Classic.

Sleep & Other Miscellaneous

Two Sundays ago, James hit the 4-month mark. It goes without saying (even though I'm going to say it anyway...) that the past 4 months have been so joyful and amazing. But, they have also been the most exhausting 4 months of my life. I was hoping by 4-months James would be sleeping completely through the night. Thanks to a variety of things, including teething, hunger, and wanting constant mommy contact, the sleeping through the night thing just isn't happening. I would say, on average, he wakes up 3-5 times a night. Nursing always calms him down and puts him right back to sleep--but being woken up that many times a night consistently for the past 4 months is starting to take a toll on me. The teething thing is such a drag too, by the way! As if we didn't have it hard enough... Anyway, he gets at least 3 good naps during the day, which are pretty on schedule, but it's the nighttime that we're struggling with still. It's a good thing he's completely & utterly adorable...


On a lighter note, James is getting so funny & full of personality. I love all the cute new things he is doing. Just to name a few:
-rolling over like crazy, especially when I'm trying to change his diaper
-lifting his head up really high when on his tummy (this is especially cute when I find him this way after a nap as he's whimpering and looking around the room)
-lifting his head up and smiling at me when I'm lying next to him, then burrowing his head in the bed when he realizes I'm smiling back at him. He repeats this again and again---so endearing
-grabbing his feet, which causes him to tip over onto his side
-gurgling his saliva and foaming at the mouth (sounds totally gross, but somehow cute when coming from a baby)
-baby talking (sounds something like "guuu errrrr uuuu ggggg rrrrrrr") with his serious face
-smiling and kicking excitedly everytime I look at him
-laughing his head off, especially when I stand him up and dance him around--his laugh is too adorable for words--I love it!
-whining and burrowing his head in my chest when he's tired (again, sounds horrible).
-putting everything he can get his hands on in his mouth (this can be a little frustrating!)
-propping his leg up on my arm when he's nursing--it's like he's bracing himself!
-making lots of loud sighing sounds when he's eating
-concentrating really hard on objects he's trying to grab by furrowing his brow & forming an "o" with his mouth while his hands and head are intensely shaking
-burping like a full grown man after each feeding (once again--only cute coming from a baby)
-grabbing my face & opening his mouth in a wide grin when I go in for a kiss while making a cute "aaaahhhh" sound.

I love my little guy :)

Something a little scary, yet supposedly normal, has been happening to me since I started nursing. My hair is falling out in clumps! I am starting to get two bald spots near the front of my head. Everyone I have talked to says this happened to them as well. Some say it's due to hormones, while others say it's because I had an epidural (the latter doesn't make any sense to me, but what do I know?). All of my sisters & many of my friends have had the same hair loss issues while nursing. To me, it seems like it would be linked to nutrition, but that doesn't make sense either because I'm taking prenatal vitamins still and trying to eat as healthy as I can (I'm definitely not perfect, but I try). Whatever the reason, it is becoming really annoying. When I brush my hair every morning I feel like a cancer patient, waiting for the globs of hair to stop coming. It is truly disgusting, especially when I'm constantly finding hair everywhere--all over James, me, the floor....yuck! I can't stand it. Any words of wisdom, comfort, or just plain sympathy? I'll take anything.

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