We've been infested...

With monsters under the bed. I've always thought this was something TV and movies made up and kids really aren't afraid of monsters under the bed. Well Little Man is. He woke up last night crying about the monster under his bed. So I looked under the bed and as sternly as I could told that monster to 'Go Away'. Little Man seemed relieved and went back to bed.

Now...I hope the monster didn't crawl under my bed...

No more pull ups

Little Man is wearing these under these from now on. No I didn't buy these on line. You can get them cheaper at Target in the baby section. When he is wearing these he will actually tell us when he has to go pee. It may be after he's peed in them but now he can feel the wetness.

Everytime he sits on the potty he goes. He even went into the bathroom this morning pulled down his pants and pull up and went potty. (After I made the comment to him if he was so good at being able to open a container of yogurt why couldn't he go potty by himself.)

He is getting to be very independant and such a big helper. He loves to set the table, help with laundry, comb his own hair and brush his teeth, although he has put his toothbrush somewhere and we can't find it. Good thing I keep an extra one on hand.

A few days ago he fell and landed on this plastic bridge. The top of the bridge hit him under the eye and he now has a lovely shiner. It's slowly healing and I'm hoping it's gone by June 22nd. We are getting our pictures taken. I realized it's been over a year since we've had his picture professionally taken. (I wasn't in a hurry last year as money was a bit tight.) So I emailed a fellow blogger. I'm sure you've all heard of her. Mckmama will be doing our photoshoot. I'm sure you've heard about her sweet boy, Stellan. If not go check out her blog and read about it. As a fellow heart patient Stellan has a special place in my heart. Plus Mckmama is a wonderful photographer and lives only a short distance from us. I'm so very excited and now I need to go shopping to coordinate our outfits. :D Yes she will be doing a family portrait along with ones of just Little Man.

I will let you know when our proofs are ready and if your interested send me an email or post a comment and I will send you the link. I won't be posting it on here for privacy reasons.

Now I'm off to have lunch and enjoy a quiet afternoon while Little Man naps.

Conversations with Little Man

(We finished saying his bedtime prayers and like we do every night we pray for S. This conversation happened right after we said Amen.)

Little Man: I'm adopted.

Mommy: Yes you are.

Little Man: Maria (she's our hairstylist) is adopted.

Mommy: Yes she is.

Little Man: (Holds up his stuffed dog) Is Max adopted?

Mommy: Yes we adopted Max into our family.

Little Man: Teddy?

Mom: Yes

LM: Tiger?

Mom: Yes

LM: My bed?

Mom: No, your bed isn't adopted.

Little Man thinks for a little bit.

LM: Is Andrea adopted? (She's a friend of ours)

Mom: No, Andrea isn't adopted.

LM: She's not?

Mom: No, there are some people who are adopted. Like you and Malia. And some who aren't, like Andrea. Because that's the way God planned it.

LM: Neat.


Yes, Little Man that is very neat.

Well...

Two weeks and 1 day ago Daddy emailed that company in regards to the job they apparently offered him. Again, it's been 2 weeks and 1 day and he still has not heard back from the guy. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt and figured he was on vacation. Now...I'm not so sure.

We have pretty much given up hope on this job...

Daddy got a letter in the mail that says when his unemployment insurance runs out (which should be in about 2 weeks) he can sign up for the extension.

Grapes

We have a bowl of grapes on the bottom shelf in our refrigerator for Little Man. He knows he needs to ask and he can go and get a couple grapes. Well last night right before I was going to tuck him into bed he walked into the livingroom and his cheeks were stuffed. I told him to spit it out and a proceeded to spit out 6 grapes. Yikes! I'm amazed he didn't choke.

Independant

There is a new phrase being said around our house. I bet you can guess who says it.

Yep, Little Man. And the phrase is 'I can do it All.By.My.Self!'

I tried picking a shirt out for Little Man to wear and I heard the pharse 'I can do it All by myself.' Okee dokee. I was going to help him get his bib on and heard him say 'I can do it all by myself!'

When I put his conditioner in his hair 'I can do it all by myself!'

So you can bet he now picks out his own shirt and socks every morning. He even picks if he wants to wear his white shoes or his brown shoes (even his sandals but it's been too cold to wear those). He helps wash his hair and put his conditioner in.

Pretty soon he's going to be doing everything himself. I do miss helping him get dressed and getting ready. On Saturday morning he came out of the bathroom with his shirt soaked and a wet head and his brush in his hand and said he combed his hair all by himself (we wet the brush if he has hair sticking up). Now...if we could only get this potty training down.

Goats Milk Soap

I was reading MckMamma's blog and saw a post she wrote (one of her normal contests) and she was giving away Goats Milk Soap from Goat Milk Soapers. I have heard about goats milk soap and have been intrigued. A few weeks ago I was watching Dirty Jobs and Mike Rowe was at a goat farm and they were making goats milk soap. I love how natural it is and isn't full of any chemicals we really shouldn't be putting on our skin. Plus the fact when I take a bath my skin should feel refreshed and not dried out.

Little Man was officially diagnosed with Keratosis Pilaris. I am on a mission to find any and all all-natural products he can use that won't irritate his skin even more than it is. The lotion recommended to us by the dermatologist is full of alcohol. How is that suppose to help keep the moisture in his skin? So, I decided last week to go ahead and buy a bar of goats milk soap from Goat Milk Soapers. A couple days later we received the soap and Little Man and I were SO excited! I got the unscented Purity soap to try before we tried the scented ones. Boy does it smell good (for being unscented, mind you)!

Daddy gave Little Man a bath and when he got out I could not believe how soft he was! His skin was not dry like it normally is after a bath and was very smooth. I haven't been putting his lotion on him and am testing to see how the goats milk will do this week. So far so good!

We also got a couple sample smelly soaps to try too. So I happily tried the Clean Cotton. Boy does it smell good!! EVERY time I get out of the bath my feet are D.R.Y. not this time! My feet are SMOOTH and soft. I was reading what a few people had to say about their soap and saw one lady wrote that she doesn't use shave gel when she shave her legs. She just used the soap. So I thought why not try it. OH MY GOSH! My legs are smooth and soft! Normally after a bath I need to put lotion on my legs and hands. I can't believe how refreshed my skin feels.

Can you tell I am in love with the soap? I highly recommend it! The family that runs the company live in the Indiana and even the kids (all 8 of them) are involved in making the soap. I love supporting small businesses like this.

So please check them out and try the soap for yourself. You won't be disappointed. By the way, even Daddy is a fan of the soap.

I'll let you know in a week how Little Man's skin is doing.