One of Those Days

*Please note that I'm not complaining. Just freezing time for me to look back and say while I miss the time the boys were young, I don't miss the crazy. Or compare to the teen years and wish these times back :-) *

Today is one if those days where it's raining all day. One would think it would be perfect for sleeping in but with a toddler and 3 month old that doesn't happen. 

After a 330am feed and a 5am binky call Noah was up and ready to eat and play by 630. Before he finished eating I hear Logan calling for momma. 

Once downstairs its the normal juggle of getting breakfast, changing the boys, feeding the kitties... Logan has figured out how to turn on both the TV and Wii and switch the input so he can watch Choo-Choo, Mickey, cars, or bob. I fight with him that he isn't watching TV before breakfast. Then while I'm sitting on the floor with Noah, he keeps shoving different books literally in my face. While I'm trying to read it to him I'm distracted with trying to calm the baby. He hits me. Time out #1. 

I feed the baby Logan hits again and gets another timeout. Noah falls asleep and before I stand up from the floor Logan jumps on my legs crushing my bad ankle into the floor. I tell him "no", and 2 seconds later he's jumping on my shin. Another timeout. 

With the baby sleeping I do what any parent who wants to keep their sanity does and turned on Mickey for him so I could get some cleaning done. 

I get the floors all swept and mopped before the baby is awake and hungry again. (3 month growth spurt anyone?) of course Logan doesn't like that and hits the baby so I take him upstairs and stick him in the crib so I only have to hear him cry but don't have to worry about him. 

Well oops, I forgot to put his side back up from when I changed his sheets and he figures out how to climb out. 

Oh I forgot to mention that somewhere in this I thought I'd be fun mom and build him a tent in the living room. After explains a few time we play under not on it, he throws something on it and dives after it, falling to the floor, bringing the tent down with him. He decides the clothes pins are more fun and proceeds to break all 8 of them. 

Both boys need a change, and Noah needs a new outfit. After what seems like forever I finally get my normally happy baby to calm down. Logan takes that ad his cue to jump down and kick the baby in the head. 

I don't have to say anything, just stand up and Logan is running up the stairs and climbing into his crib. I put the side back up and he loses it. Now I have one crying upstairs and downstairs. I get Noah back to being my happy, smiley baby and I go talk with Logan. 

He's super cute and when I ask him why I put him in his crib he said "kick. I kick baby". At least he knows what he did. 

It's been such a long morning already and I forget when it was that he kept unplugging my phone from the charge, it was when I was feeding baby at some point. And then he took my iTouch and when I caught him proceeded to throw it across the room. 

Oy. 

And now it's lunch and there is only one piece of bread left and its crust, hopefully he won't notice. Oh, he just took the tongs out if the drawer and did something to Noah with them. Time to calm a baby and stick a toddler in a time out....again. 

PS did I mention the glass of water he found and it a spoon and his arm in and spilt on the couch and then all over the kitchen floor? Or the cup that the fat cat knocked over? My floors all got a double scrubbing today :-)

But moments like this 30 second snuggle makes it all worth it 

Failed tent... And the tongs

Cell... At least he plugged it back in

I didn't pee my pants...a little someone did it for me :-)

Cha-cha-cha-changes

If you're a friend in real life, or on facebook, and let's face it, if you're reading this then you probably are, then you already know.

There's a big change coming to the Reigner household next Spring!

That's right! Baby #2 is going to make his/her appearance sometime around March 10th.

I knew much earlier this time around because this baby likes to kick my butt. I could barely peel myself off the couch the first few weeks, and even now I thoroughly enjoy Logan's nap time so I can partake in my own :-) All day nausea came early, and luckily left early (by 10 weeks), but not fun! Food all seemed unappealing to me, but the only way to cut the nausea was to eat. Ugh! Riding in a car was no fun either, talk about motion sickness.

Luckily I'm all better now that I'm in the second trimester (wow I'm 1/3 through already!!!) except for some exhaustion, but come on, I'm chasing an overactive toddler all day, that's expected, right?

We had our 1st ultrasound at the end of 9 weeks and everything looks great! In fact, the baby's actually measuring 5 days ahead! I really hope that means he/she will make an earlier appearance, and not that they are going to be big!

As of my 12 week appointment I haven't gained any weight, so I'm right on track. Hoping that I can stay right at or below 30 again.

And time for the belly bump photos!

In true second child fashion I'm already 'neglecting'  him by not taking proper weekly photos. I've taken photos on my phone when I can remember.
So sorry for the crappy photos, and please, please, please don't pay attention to the mess! I really do just take the photo when I think about it, no straightening up here!

9 weeks baby bump and a little bloat

12 weeks baby bump

13 weeks baby bump and kitty photo bomb

So that's a bit of what's been going on :-) Oh, and if you want to see what I looked like with Logan during the first trimester, photos are here. :-)

Mother's Day 2012....Better late than never

I'm a bit disappointed that Blogger had issues last year when I wrote my 1st Mother's Day post and deleted it :-( So while I can't link back to it, to compare, I have my memories. :-)

This year Mother's Day fell on May 13th which also happens to be my Nana's birthday. Her 89th to be exact.

We also had Logan dedicated at church in the morning. Then we had both our families over to our place, just like last year.

The only family shot of the day :-/ Should have taken it before we started getting everything set up

This year was gorgeous! Nice and warm and sunny. We have a ton of shade in the back, so the warmer the better :-)

Uncle Eric and big cousin Emmy

My mom trying to feed Logan watermelon

My uncle enjoying the bulgogi chicken and steak

My dad finishing lunch

Daddy giving Logan rides

Uncle Ryan

Kev and Aunt Megan playing with a fussy baby

Kev's parents enjoying dessert

Hey Momma this is the life :-)

Putting the dadda to work :-)

Good times.

Blind Date

I went on a blind date yesterday.







Before you start thinking anything, Kevin and I are fine, in fact he KNEW about this date.

Yup, I went on my very first Mom blind date!



We all know that feeling.

When a friend says "Oh, I know someone you should meet!" Or "You'd be perfect for each other."

Whether they actually believe what they say, are just want to play match maker and then be able to take credit for it, if it works out, who knows.


Once I was with Kevin, I thought my blind date days were behind me.

Oh so naive!

There's always another couple "you would get along great with!" "You'd love them!"

Then it morphs into other mom's... "You're kid's the same age!" "You live so close!" "You're both moms!" "You're kids have the same name!"


A few weeks ago, one of my favorite Wyldlife girls came by to give Logan a present. (So sweet, I know. :-) That's why I love her!) He mom told me that she mentored a girl who lives in our neighborhood, and had just had a son last summer, and his name just happens to be the same a Logan's middle name.

A few days later she send us an email introducing each other to connect us. (Before you start thinking crazy thoughts, she asked both of us if it was okay first.) A week goes by, and I'm caught up in our Family Fun week (which I promise I will post about some time!), and trying not to think about going back to work. This girl sends me an email saying hi and we begin to set up a time to meet.

Since we live so close, we decided to meet at the mailboxes between our houses and go for a walk around the neighbor. Perfect! It's simple, it's easy, it's close to home, and if things don't work out, when we finish the lap we can go our separate ways. It's easy enough to fill the time it takes to do the loop with the basic 'get to know you' question... How long have you lived here? Where are you from? What do you do? Where did you deliver? How did it go?



Well, lucky for us things went great! It's always great to meet someone else from church, and it's always great to meet a neighbor. She's getting ready to go back to work full time at the end of the summer, so I can empathize with that. It's always great to make a new friend, especially when that friend lives so close. :-)

Have you had any experience with blind dates? Whether it's someone of the opposite sex, a couple, or another mom?