Another busy weekend came to an end, sad. OH well its back to work today! Hayden's birthday parties are next weekend so i have been busy, busy, busy. I also have been planning Sarah's baby shower taking place next month. She found out last week she is having a boy. We both thought she was having a girl, we were wrong. But she is happy and can't wait to be a mommy in May. I love planning parties!
Hayden has gone just about 2 weeks without the Buffy. He is doing good still asks for it and is sucking on EVERYTHING. Fingers, mittens, jacket, shirt collar, shirt sleeve, his fringes, etc. I hope it stops soon, gross. I am proud of him for doing so good.
I don't have any new pictures of Hayden. I have been working on a photo board for his parties. Its weird! I will have some i am sure by the end of the week. Have a great week!

Christmas is over? Boy does it fly by. My computer is having some issues lately and i couldnt sign on to the blog for two days it was driving me nuts! We had a great christmas getting way to much. I got a new black coat which i am in love with, even Jason really likes it! He got Wii games, golf stuff and a basketball hoop. Hayden got everything! A bike from Santa, Camera, lots of Diego stuff, tools, uber cute sweater from my mom. Now all we need is a LOT of batteries!

My baby is 3! We sang, he sang, lots of people sang! He did very well. It was a long day but we did it! I made sure to tell him Happy Birthday first before all the Merry Christmas. The Buffy is gone. Santa brought it to all the babies who needed them. He cried himself to sleep on Christmas, i wasnt to far off either. Jason had to work the next morning and was sleeping when i was up with Hayden sobbing until 1 am, i was in Hayden's room thinking bad thoughts about Jason! But come the morning he said he heard him and felt bad too. So i took back all the bad things! Sorry Jason. He was fine yesterday and we'll see how today goes. I am the one who needs to be strong.

We have been playing games at night with either Sarah and Casey or Emily and Aaron. I forgot how much i love to play games. We've been having fun. We haven't even really had time to play all our new Wii games. I did try my new game and it's "Mama's Cook Off" it was fun weird too! We don't play our Wii when Hayden is awake or here so we have very limited time to play, but i HATE video games for kids. Our child will NOT ever get a video game system until he's like 16. Computer is fine, a lot easier for me to monitor the play.

I am going to get some video of Hayden singing and pictures on today so check back! Also i think i am going to change the layout and look of the blog so watch for that! If something doesn't work or you don't like let me know!

Update: No pictures happened last night! Hayden fell asleep and I couldn't wake him up. Appointment on Friday!


Here is a picture of Hayden in Brandon's new room! And a good example of his hair cut.
Enjoying the Snow!

Wow another week has blown by! For my MN readers any big bucks this year? WI are you ready for the big hunt this weekend? Jason is. He is like a little kid at Christmas. He also gets 9 days off of work! Usually for this vacation he only gets a few days off, so he is REALLY happy. He told me he has lost is omph lately at work and needs to get it back! Nothing like a week in a deer stand by yourself to make you want to go back to work, right!

Stuff I want to get done during Hunting Season:

• Christmas Tree and Decorations up.



• Finish Christmas Shopping(Yes thats right finish!)



• Make my Apple Crisp, French Silk Pie, and Sweet Potato Casserole(For Thanksgiving!)



• Get All my loose ends done at work



• Hopefully paint the bathroom

Hayden has been a non stop talking hoot lately. "Why" "Why" "Why" Its enough to drive one nuts! But after talking to my aunt whose Grandson doesn't ask these type of questions i am quite Thankful for my wonderful, smart, beautiful son.

We have had a little issue potty training. He can't seem to make it to the bathroom. He has wet on my Pottery Barn bath mat one to many times! But we did better this weekend and only had one accident. Pullups are great!

Anybody have any ideas on the buffy? I'd love to hear them. I once heard of someone putting all the buffys in a stocking and then Santa would take them and leave gifts in return. Or putting them all in a baggie and sending them to Sarah for her baby. Hayden is a sucker for babies!

We are getting Hayden's Christmas pictures taken tomorrow, hopefully! We have his dorky little christmas sweater vest! I'll post the link to the pics on thursday if they are ready by then. I have a truckload of Sears coupons, so hopefully i can pick up something nice!

Hayden is a huge christmas/winter freak like me! I am so proud. He was SO happy it snowed on Friday and Saturday, of course none stuck, but he saw it and got to even throw a snowball. We are going to have a fun winter! We have been listening to Christmas music too! He only likes one song though, Jingle Bells. But he loves to sing and is learning the words!

Well i hope everyone has a great week! Check out the poll i am putting up, i need help!

And We're Off!

We're getting packed up for our Spring Vacation. How much stuff does one kid really need?? Well if he's my son a lot! I received my new beautiful!, stroller this week! I love it! So Check that off the list. Clothes, lots of clothes! Check! 3 pairs of shoes for Hayden. Check. Toys for the car. Check. Elmo movies. Check. New cd i made. Check. Swimsuits. Check. Thats actually all Hayden wanted in his suitcase. He wants to swim! Snacks. Check. Sippy cups. Check. Winter clothes. Check. He is excited and keeps asking if we can go on our trip now. I am sure once we get in the car, he is going to want to get out. He asked me if Jason was going with on our trip. I told him no he has to work. He was okay. But he had to make sure there was a reason Daddy wasn't going. Lots of fun this next week is going to be!!! I want to talk my dad into a tour of the Jelly Belly factory!
In other Toddler news:
SHARING: IS IT OVERRATED?
No, it isnt, but apparently my son isn't into that new fad. Thursday Jacob came over to play and Friday Jessica did. Hayden i guess wasn't exactly into the idea of people using his stuff. Oops! Guess i should work on that more than his ABC's. I was actually working both days and Jason got to handle it. Hopefully he'll get over this, and soon!
NIGHT TERRORS? TODDLER MYTH OR FACT.
So Hayden has been waking up sobbing in the middle of the night. This week he woke up, sort of, with what he says bugs in his pants. He made me take his pants off and told me his was scared of the bugs. I plopped him on my chest, like i did when he was an infant, and he instantly fell back asleep. This happened last week too. But with what he says a big scary train. I feel so bad for him! I feel like he is too little to have such bad dreams, which could be related to his none sleep patterns. He feels like he doesn't need naps, or doesn't need to go to sleep at night. Silly boy.
BUFFY, GONE FOREVER?
Well it looks like its gone for good. He hasn't even asked for it this week. Someone may have slipped him his buffy once last week, but this week as been great. He is getting better at soothing himself.
TODDLER GUN(PAINT) CONTROL?
So my mother bought Jason a paintball game for christmas, that you plug into the tv and shot the other players. Well Hayden loves it! I don't, anymore. He was taking the gun and saying shoot mama. Ummmm i don't think so! He was shooting, Elmo and Baby Bear on Sesame Street Too! So i took it away. I am now pro-Gun Control!(Paintball that is!)

Have a great weekend! And week too, if i don't get to update, but i am sure i will!!!! To everyone who is traveling have fun and be safe!!!

Well it was a interesting weekend. It was hard because Hayden has been rather naughty. But we know what that means, he is not feeling well. He hasn't been eating or drinking very well either. Sleep, who needs it! Jason and I now know that having a newborn is not in the near future! We were SOOO sleep deprived. I like sleep too much! He also has been throwing mondo tantums. Me thinking as me, thinks that he doesn't know how to soothe himself anymore because that was what Buffy was for. Daddy doesn't think so. I gave in a couple times (Don't tell Jason!!!!) this weekend begging him to take his buffy, but he won't take it. He has been officially Buffy free since wednesday morning. I feel bad for the guy! Those Daddies are mean sometimes!!!! But i guess we know who the weak one in the family is, me! I told Hayden that we gave the buffies to baby Hudsen and baby Lily (Lilly??) and he is very okay with that! But we spent the weekend pretty laid back. We got to go play in the large amount of snow! That was fun, Hayden had a blast. Please hope and pray that Hayden isn't going to get really sick and gets better at sleeping! Have a great week!

Day 4

We are going to make it after all!!!! No buffy at ALL for the last 48+ hours. He's being so good! Yeah for Hayden! He hasn't even really asked for it today! He's awesome. I guess i should give Jason all the credit for this. He's Super Dad!

Bye Old Friend!

Day Three: We have made it the first 24 hours with little conflict. Last night it was a nightmare. But nothing a little licorice couldn't solve. It's gone. All thanks to Jason. What is? Hayden's Buffy aka the pacifier! I didn't think it could be done. But i was wrong. We told him everyday he goes without it we'll give him a box of tic tacs, or has he wrongly calls them Certs. This is what Grandpa Mike ALWAYS has. And since telling Hayden No is rather hard thing to do for him, Hayden has kinda taken over them. But now he is very proud to have his own! Wish us luck! Pray that this can actually happen and I wouldn't crumble to that very cute face, saying pa-pa-pa-please!