When this "-" changes to this "+"

One year ago today the line on the trusty HPT went from - to + . Not much of a change really.  So faint a line that I second-guessed it's presence and retested "just to be sure".  Just one teeny, tiny, trivial extra line needed to indicate that in a little under nine months our family would be transformed from a trio to a quartet (or so we thought... remember the old adage about how to make God laugh...  He (or she if you like) certainly had a chuckle that day... but more on that later.)

I announced the news to Patrick by writing "Hi Dad!" on my stomach with a red marker (Seriously people this is not an easy thing to do ... Try writing something legibly AND backwards across your stomach. Even with the help of a mirror I had many  "do overs",  and since I used a RED marker my stomach began to look like it'd been munched by a shark.  Note to self: Do not pick permanent marker when using stomach as a human marquee.) After getting over the shock (he initially saw the all the red and thought I broke out in a terrible rash) he was equally thrilled.  Although we did take pics (of course... what don't I take pics of) I will spare myself the embarrassment of posting a picture of my bare belly.

Here's how we announced the news to our parents a few weeks later on Father's Day

Cool Tricks

Sophia is a big fan of Yo Gabba Gabba  (for those of you without kids think Sesame Street collides with 80's rock and Japanese Anime).  One segment of the show features people showing off their "cool tricks" ...everything from air guitar to stepping. After one episode in which a little boy showcases his ability to hang a spoon off his nose (yes, I know..so cool) Sophia asks me "what's your cool trick, mom?"...

What you mean besides being such a totally awesome Super Cool Mom!!!! to you and your little brothers?

But I digress............

So after some thought I did manage to come up with a talent I acquired a couple of years ago (most Moms will be completely with me on this one).

I had do an amazing number of things with one hand (e.g. whilst the other carries a baby/toddler or both)

Some of my one handed "tricks" include but are not limited to typing, eating, cooking (not recommended), folding clothes, sweeping, diapering, bottle feeding, playing cards, picking up one baby while setting the other down (trickier than it sounds!),  combing hair, applying make up, cleaning pretty much anything, making a bed.... the list could go on and on.

And for the bonus round of cool tricks here are some , but not all, of the things I can do with just my feet (while holding two babies): pick up clothes and small items off floor, turn on tv and change channel or adjust volume, open door, push a stroller,  open/close refrigerator, open/close cabinets, turn on cd player, type (kidding!)

Not impressed? Get five 5lbs bags of potatoes and tote them around while trying to go about your normal day... You'll soon get my point!

And while I'm at it, what's your cool trick?

 

  (My arms will look like this by the time the boys can crawl!)

According to Webster

Hiatus  

[hi-ae-tus]
A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break:

“i.e. Our blog was on HIATUS while my parents were visiting.

 

Mollycoddle

[mol-ee-kod-l]

To spoil, indulge, cosset.

–verb (used with object) 2. to coddle; pamper. 

 “i.e. I enjoyed being MOLLYCODDLED while my parents were visiting”

 

Derelict  

[der-uh-likt]

Left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned:

“i.e. I feel so DERELICT since my parents left”

 

Thanks

[θæŋk]

To express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to another

“i.e. THANKS Mom and Dad! It really was great to have you here!”

To Be A Kid Again!

 Our Little Mermaid
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(Apologies for the quality of the video. I just love how excited she was before the pool was even completely filled!)

Kid Theology

My attempt to talk a little theology with Sophia this morning while watching birds in our back yard:

M:  Hey Sophia, do you know who made the all birds in the sky?

S: Grandma Campos!

M: Actually Love, God made the birds. Isn't that wonderful?

S: So Grandma Campos didn't make the birds?

M: No, honey she didn't. God did.

S (reluctantly): Um........okay.

Although I agree with Sophia that Grandma Campos is pretty amazing, I'm not sure how she got credit for the creation of birds. Wonder what else Sophia thinks Grandma can do?