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As the Seat Turns

Posted on May 29, 2008 8:47 pm by TheAngelForever

Monday morning we went to breakfast at my parents house. It is rare that everyone has a holiday off, so we took advantage of it.

While there we decided it would be a great opportunity to head out to my car to turn JSL’s car seat around. Sure he loved being able to look at NHL while turned around, but another milestone has come. The little guy was officially a year old and had long since topped 20 pounds.

JL and I fought with the latch system for a little while to get the seat out. Then we flipped it around, set it upright and struggled to get it latched back in.

Not long after that it was time to head to the car to witness JSL’s reaction to being turned around.

Once he was all buckled in he was a little confused. He was not used to looking to the right for big brother. Still it was the first thing he did – watched to make sure NHL got into his cow seat.

This face tells the story:

Luckily once NHL was on board JSL was content. He soon realized that he could swing his feet around and not have to hit into the seat in front of him.

Soon it was time to test drive both car seats facing forward. Both of the boys seemed content and ready to go.

JSL was very tired at this point since he was lacking a morning nap. Before we even got to the main road to our destination he was sleeping. Clearly he was quite comfy in his newly turned car seat.

JSL was so tired that he managed to sleep through most of our shopping trip. On the way home he let us know he was quite happy with the new view from the car.

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Wordless Wednesday – 1 Year Portraits

Posted on May 28, 2008 2:23 pm by TheAngelForever

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Happy sleeping boys = happy mommy

Posted on May 25, 2008 10:40 pm by TheAngelForever

I love my boys – all three of them!

Sure, they may make me crazy from time to time, but that is supposed to happen that way. It is the simple things that make me smile and know that being home with them is the right thing for our family.

Who knew that something as simple as seeing the two little ones asleep resting peacefully could make me so happy? Wednesday night we bought JSL his own pillow to sleep on. He really loved to curl up on it and we felt it was fine to do since it was very firm. Here are some resulting photographs. This is JSL with his new pillow:

All comfy with monkey pillow case

Meanwhile in his bed NHL looked like this:

Notice how similar the two boys are when they sleep. Both of them have their little hands out in almost the identical way. First JSL in his crib:

And NHL in his bed:

He definitely likes his pillow. JSL loves to pet the pillowcase to fall asleep now when he wakes up.

JL and I are so very lucky to have two great little boys. NHL and JSL love each other and recently have started to play and interact more. JSL is a sponge trying to take everything in and NHL loves to show his little brother anything and everything. If NHL is in the living room and moves to another location JSL quickly follows. Now he crawls after his big brother, but soon enough he will be toddling after.

They grow up too quickly . . . . . . *sigh*

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1 Year Portraits here we come!

Posted on May 24, 2008 8:22 am by TheAngelForever

Since we have the photo bug in our house thanks to two digital cameras, we have decided only to take the boys for portraits on their birthday. If you have been reading my blog recently then you know the little guy, JSL, just turned one. That means it is time to brave portrait picture taking. Yes, I do mean brave. Our last experience with NHL for his four year pictures was not the best . . . at least at first. Thanks to gas prices hitting over $4.00 a gallon here we are opting to try the first studio one more time with JSL this time. The other studio is quite a distance and the cost for two trips there would not be pleasant. So we are going to try this one more time. They are all digital now, so that along with a 9:20 appointment should allow for an all around better experience – we hope!

We have an outfit all picked out, favorite toys/books selected for props. Now the hard part. We all need to get ready and leave the house by 9:00. So I am off and will update on the events later. For now here are some photos of JSL on his actual birthday getting his present from Mommy and Daddy.

NHL gives the puppy a hug

Fun with cookie jar from Nana and Papa

Watching NHL closely

Goofy little boy

Time to go and get our rears moving and out in a little while.

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A sign of Mommy’s love for CVS

Posted on May 22, 2008 10:15 pm by TheAngelForever

Last Tuesday morning when NHL was getting ready for school he was playing with his Doodle Pro. He was writing some words and happened to call us over to see one. This is what he wrote out of the blue. . . .

Perhaps this is a sign that my CVS shopping bug has spread to NHL. He actually likes to go with me and gets upset when I go alone or he does not see a new store.

I am off to look at this weeks ad to see if there is anything I am going to go for. The Dial soap is intriguing, but I do not recall too many other items.