Weekend Recap: Teething & Tirades

Apparently, there are allergies or a cold going around my house, can't seem to figure out which one it is. The three youngest kiddos have come down with the green nose, coughing, irritable plague. I think I have wiped a runny nose no less than seventy-five times this weekend. Ah, the joys.

Mr. Fix-it had to work pretty much all weekend, as well. No surprise there. (poor Mr. Fix-it, and poor Mommy!) So our weekend plans were thwarted by that and the green nose epidemic going around. But all in all, we're bound to find excitement somehow, nevertheless.

Saturday morning, Corky decided she needed to wear her favorite outfit for the second day in a row. She didn't care that it was in her dirty clothes hamper and hadn't been washed yet. She didn't care that she had just worn it the day before. And she didn't even care that there were white toothpaste stains on the back of it. (speaking of which, how does one get toothpaste stains on the back of their shirt??) This Mommy has learned to pick her battles.

Corky-1, Mommy-0.

I may or may not have also taken her to the grocery store with me in this dirty, toothpaste stained outfit. Mom of the year award here! :)

Now, I am having a bit of an issue with THIS little boy. Don't let this sleeping beauty fool you, he has REFUSED to nap for more than 10 minutes during the day for about a week now and this weekend was no exception. Now, I know he has a bit of a cold (or something) but good grief, doesn't he know you're suppose to sleep when you don't feel well?

 

I had to capture this moment in history. He was asleep without being in my arms. This lasted 8.2 minutes

I am also blaming it on the fact that he is teething. Within the past week, Baby CJ has grown two of his bottom teeth. Now, I've been through teething a time or two four but I don't think any of my other kiddos have gotten their teeth so early. In fact, I distinctly remember thinking that Corky was going to have to get baby dentures because she would be toothless forever! Her first tooth popped up around 11 months finally and she kept that only tooth for several more months before the others began to arrive. But Baby CJ is only four months old! Sheesh! Regardless, he's going to have to learn to man up pretty soon and DEAL because this no napping thing is for the birds! ;-)

In other Baby CJ news, Mr. Fix-it decided he wanted to give him his first bowl of rice cereal Saturday evening. Now there's one thing you should know about Mr. Fix-it and that is that he doesn't prefer the "baby" stages. I swear he starts these kids on a "Learn to Walk/Potty Train/Talk Boot Camp" as soon as they exit the womb. His favorite stage is when he can run around and play with them in the backyard. So he's been itching to give Baby CJ a bowl of cereal for a while now and I finally obliged.

Mr. Fix-it - 1, Mommy-0 (are you noticing a pattern here, people? I clearly do not wear the pants in this family! HA)

The picture in the middle of him grimacing sooo reminds me of the look Mr. Fix-it gives me when I cook something new and unusual for dinner. hehe

I must admit that the child LOVED it once he got the hang of it and literally sucked it down.

We did manage to escape the house for a quick outing to give Mommy a sanity break allow the kids to burn off some energy. It always makes for a better naptime experience when these four are worn slap out! :)







Hope you all had a great weekend! Check back tomorrow when I'll be sharing some pics from Buddy's Ninja Turtle birthday party last month!