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A Day in the Life

Good Morning!

• Wake up immediately going over the day ahead in my mind - are there any changes to the normal schedule? i.e Dr.'s appointments, story time, business dinners, etc..
• If monsters are still asleep, go in and make sure they're breathing because Why are they still asleep?!
  *Note: This only happens on weekdays.
• Get in the shower - Complete darkness is preferred... due to Jax's new light switch habit I've become an addict.
• Out of the shower - brush teeth - make up - underwear.
• If monsters still sleeping - check again to make sure they're breathing because Why are they still asleep?! *Note: This only happens on weekdays. 
• Dry Hair (sure to wake them up).
• If only Jackson is up - go in. Hug, kiss, hold, rock ... rinse and repeat.
• If both are up, I take Juju and Joe dresses Jax. Get as much mushy snuggling in as possible.
• Dry diap for Jax? Offer up the potty (and new truck, candy, and other assorted bribes).
• Potty yes? Take Jax, clothes, etc. to downstairs bathroom and sit him on the potty. *Resign to fact I will have to pick out the first thing that's clean to wear because 1). I am STILL in my underwear and 2) Due to potty, there will be no time for appearance consideration, ironing, or choice.
• Potty no? Get Jax dressed, bring downstairs, put in highchair - hand him milk.
• Go upstairs and say good morning to the happiest little girl on the planet (in the morning) - Miss Juliet. 
• Hug, kiss, hold, rock ...  repeat.
• Dress Juliet. Bring her downstairs and be sure to grab blankies, pacis and whatever else is needed for the day ahead.
• Feed Jackson (yogurt and toast or yogurt and a cereal bar). Feed Juliet (cereal and fruiting). *Sometimes this occurs simultaneously.
• Slug coffee.
• Pour more.
• Slug more.
• Bottles (prepared the night before) in fridge bag. Wipe the kids. More kisses, small talk and hugging. and off we go.
• Jacket, "bu hat", and "cah" sneakers for Jackson while Joe packs up the car.
• Realize Jax has a poop. Everything off, change diap, everything back on again. "Why didn't you put those in a potty? Did you know if you put those in the potty you will get a new truck?"
• Run back into the kitch to take something out of the freezer to eat for dinner. 
• Run out the door hoping to beat the buses up the street.
• Stop at neighbors before putting Jax in car seat so he can say Bye "(Bah!)" to each and every one of their lawn ornaments.
• Put Jax in the car first - Car entry order is crucial as we don't want to leave Jax alone in the house for fear of being locked out.
• Car, Drop off, Go to work.

Happy

As a working mom, I am always asking myself this question, "Are they happy?" Even more so since there are two of them and one of me  - - and many of my hours are spent working or doing the 'behind the scenes' things to keep them happy (and healthy) i.e., having clean clothes, having nutritious foods to eat, etc. So of course, it made me oh so pleased that one of Jackson's first official words (official = said more than twice) was HAPPY...

He said it on his birthday - but I guessed it was a just a sound effect he was making into the microphone of his new, totally awesome, synthesizer. But tonight as I hugged him and played with him he said it over and over - "happy, Happy, HAPPY". At which point I said, "Aw, are you ..... Happy?" And I got the most gracious, angelic smile with a nod of the head. Yes mama. "Me happy."

He ain't no Jive Turkey

When I whipped out the fall decor Jackson was quite excited to find a turkey in the bin. "OOOH Wha IS DATT?!"  He wasn't sure what to think of this creature at first and did the 'hand shake, nnooo nnoooo'. But when mama told him that turkeys are friendly little birds, he swooped him up and they've been besties ever since.

Last night before bed, Jax had me put him down so he could run over to the changing table, grab a blanket and cover up his turkey.  "Baa Baa" turkey, he waved.

Guess who HAD to come for the ride to work this morning? :

He talks to angels

My 'little guy with a lot of love' turns two tomorrow. In shock and disbelief that it's been TWO years, I look back to find the absolute happiest time of my whole life. From the moment this child was conceived, life changed - and for the better. While he has his 'fresh' moments - he finds ways to show me his loving, humorous, entertaining and kind-hearted self, every. single. day.  If there's one word that takes me to *happy* tears - - - it's "MA!"

He talks to angels. See for yourself:

Dance Moves

Loved that in the middle of our usual Saturday night dance party, Jackson pulled the move I've been teaching him for months. He galloped around like a horseman, whackin his tooshie - - - out of the blue. I mean ZE'cmon people - this IS what life is about.