Meet Mr. Peanut "Chunk" McChubbs

This is him in action. I made up this nickname for him probably two months ago and it just stuck. He's our chubby baby because Xander was born so early he didn't have any fat on him. He's been pretty skinny ever since.

This is Mr. McChubbs showing off his new tricks:

I love this little guy so much!

Xander and Lucas: Funny Stories Part 3

We'll start backwards this time.

So I was dead asleep, trying to sleep in this past Saturday after being away on a week long business trip to Atlanta, where I slept like crap most of the time. I felt, more than heard my wife get up. I also distantly heard a child making noises and it sounded like Xander.

I immediately fell back asleep. I was laying on my right side with my right arm crooked so that my hand was under my head and my elbow was facing out away from my body. I was probably dreaming, but the next thing I know I feel like a lukewarm octopus has attached itself to my arm. I'm having thoughts of some strange creature in my bed when I open my eyes to see an eight month-old with his mouth latched onto the inner side of my elbow just below my bicep. He was sucking for all he was worth! I'm surprised he didn't give me a hickey.

Apparently, he wasn't the only one making noises and Vanina dropped him off in our bed while she went and dealt with Xander. Lucas must have thought that sleeping Daddy was the perfect target for operation "Pretend my mouth is an Octopus Vacuum Cleaner" and proceeded to latch onto me.

We are in the middle of teaching Xander how to pee standing up, because it's not only a useful skill but it helps him be more interested in going potty in the potty as opposed to on the carpet or in his pants (or both).

I was reading this funny article on parenting today and it was talking about how children become people really fast and that:

"By the time your kid is 2, you’ll be having conversations more rewarding than many you have with adults."

So in that vein I'd like to relate a conversation between Xander and I that we had in the master bathroom yesterday.

Me: Ok buddy, this is how you pee standing up. You hold your peepee like this and you aim into the bowl.

Xander: Ok, I got it.

I kid you not, he actually said exactly those words exactly like that!

Today, Vanina told me that he actually held his own peepee for the first time ever and aimed toward the toilet bowl too! He aimed too high and made a huge mess, but neither of those issues was part of the training I provided the day before, so I can't fault him for that.

Oh, and Xander learned how to play the Saxophone the other day.

Love my boys!

Xander and Lucas: Funny Stories Part 2

My wife related this story to me:

So we got home a little while ago and Xander asked me for "Chocolate Bread" (which is Bread with Nutella for the uninitiated). I made it for him and sent him on his way. About three minutes later, he comes up to me and says he wants more. I know he has a history of dropping food and throwing perfectly good things away (silverwear, food, etc.) so I ask him "What happened to your bread?" and he responds saying "It's in my tongue" as he points to his open (empty) mouth. I just laughed and made him some more "Chocolate Bread."

Story 2:

Xander goes to music class once a week, but this week we couldn't go on his usual day, so instead we went to the class the day after. He wanted to wear his Bugs Bunny Halloween costume but it was dirty so he settled for wearing his Yoda costume (it was Halloween). He was so excited to have it on!

On Thursday's there is another boy at the class that is Xander's age so they were doing way more running around than singing and dancing today. So he was running up and down the halls with this other kid and I lost track of them for a bit. Then he comes running back into the music room without his costume on! I guess he just decided to take it off? He brought it back to me and said, "Mommy, put my costume on!" Like I'm always just gonna be there to fix his problems! :) Oh, and he calls his Yoda ear hat his "Yellow Hat." That made me laugh.

Xander and Lucas: Funny Stories Part 1

Our children sometimes do some funny stuff.

This is a story Vanina told me about Xander:

"So I brought the vacuum out and when Xander saw it he sprinted for the recliner and jumped up on it looking back at the vacuum. I began vacuuming and as I got closer to the recliner I saw a wrapper from one of Xander's snacks on the floor. I asked him to get down and grab it and he just shook his head.

I finally had to just grab it myself and I finished vacuuming and turned off the vacuum. While I was putting the vacuum up Xander jumped off the recliner, came up to me and said, with a serious face, "That was close!"

Here's another story Vanina related to me:

"Ok, so i was in the kitchen making Lucas's bottle and both of the boys were on the blanket.  I then hear Xander starting to get upset. I don't remember what he said now but something to the affect of "Lucas is eating it."  So I don't know how this happened exactly (if Lucas stole it from him or if Xander offered it to him) but i walk into the living room and Lucas is stuffing his face with Xander's Nutella bread.

Xander had almost finished it so the bread was separated because that's what he does when it's almost gone and Lucas had nutella all over his fingers. He had such a tight grip on that piece of bread.  He cried when i took it away. Luckily his bottle was done by that point and I was able to stick that in his mouth and he forgot about the Nutella but we did have to go wash his hands because they were covered."

I love my boys!

Test of the Email Blogging System

This is just a test of the Email Blogging System. If this had been an actual emergency, instructions to scream your head off and go down fighting would have ensued.

A great quote....

I just wanted to pop in and make a post...surprise! Life is busy, blah blah blah.

I needed to get this quote in here to preserve it so I can refer back to it later:

"Your self-doubt just ain’t that effective. Or accurate.

It’s like the weatherman. It’s rarely right and yet we listen anyway." ~ Chuck Wendig

So awesome!

Carry on.