John’s birthday - take 2 & 3

Today we celebrated little J’s birthday... again. If you’ll remember from a previous post we did a party once already with the family before his actual birthday. We could have stuck to just that one, but he really wanted to have some friends over.  So, we decided to invite a few friends over the weekend after his actual date of birth. 

When his actual day came, we did a little fun for his class with donuts and he got to wear a crown all day, which was pretty special to him. When he came home he was all excited because he thought his friends were coming over then. He was in a ball on the floor after I explained to him they weren’t coming yet because it wasn’t his party day. Well, a call from Nana and a call from Mimi helped cheer him up. So to celebrate with him and make him feel better we went out to eat as a family, sort of. It was basketball practice for middle one, so we all drove through j’s choice of fast food and ate in the car before practice. Then we all went in to watch and cheer. 

The day of his party finally came today and he had so much fun!  

It was PJMasks themed, so we had a few decorations up and he had chosen his cake about a week before (which he kept asking for). It was quite delicious from Reasors. We played, ate pizza, make Forkie’s (I know it’s not PJMasks but he loves Forkie), decorated pillow cases, played, opened presents, ate cake, and played some more. Only a couple of friends and the cousins showed up but it turned out to be the perfect amount of people. 

John’s birthday - take 1

Today we celebrated John’s birthday... about 12 days ahead of his actual birthday. We did it for family as some would not be able to be at his actual party later on. It threw John for a little bit of a loop and he didn’t understand that it wasn’t his actual birthday, nor was it his party that his friends were attending. But he enjoyed his birthday very much, as did we all. 

John’s chin-jury

Well, we ended 2019 with a bang... right on the concrete.  The kids were outside playing and John took the ramp down to the cup-de-sac a bit too fast and busted his chin.  He quickly started bleeding. As I took him inside he held his body chin with his hands. I tried to clean it as best I could with warm water before putting a giant bandaid on it. The bandaid seemed to calm him a bit but it definitely still hurt. Hubs and I had plans to go see a movie and the kids spend some time with Mimi and Popi. I thought all was all right, but I was still worried that I hadn’t taken him in. I kept reasoning with myself that it was too small a cut for stitches, but that didn’t ease me. I waited til after the movie to check on him, and received this picture:

!  Needless to say I had to call and ask what the giant bandage was doing around his head!  Mimi calmly explained that he had bled through the bandaid because there was no pressure on it. So Popi decided this was the best solution. It had stopped bleeding and he was fine with it. 

*sigh*

Okay, so today after he woke up we tried to clean his face up a bit more, and put fresh bandages on. We were able to, but he wouldn’t let us have a good look at it, so we don’t know how bad it really is. At least he’s all smiles today. 

Valentine’s Day

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. And I would have posted then but my battery died. Oh well. It was a fun and busy day. John and I spent the morning with nana and had lots of fun playing with her. While they napped I was able to go to Paul and then Erin’s party.  They handed out the valentines I spent all night finishing up. They were cute heart shaped crayons that I made using the crayon factory.



 I made them over the course of a month whenever I had the chance. And then the machine broke after just a few so I had to get another and hope it lasted longer. It did. 

Anyway. The parties were fun. Then we came home and I made Mac and cheese and chicken. Then Erin and I rushed off to Girl Scouts while the boys stayed with nana. We came home to her with a rose and some chocolate. I came home to a similar box of chocolate and gave a matching one to Chris. Overall busy but good day. 

John’s McDonald’s birthday

For John’s third birthday we decided to do a McDonald’s party. It was so nice and easy. I’m glad I didn’t have to choose between PJMasks and Paw Patrol. We just let them do everything. The goodie bags had some fun stuff in them and the playland was a hit. Who doesn’t want a happy meal when they’re young?  Only two friends RSVPed so it wasn’t too many people. But the addition of the family helped. 

John gets a haircut

So John hates haircuts. I mean hates them.  Whenever we’ve taken him in he cries and screams like were hurting him. And he gnashes about scaring the girls with the clippers. I’ve only witnessed it once, the other times Popi and Chris take him. Well it was no different today. But he was in desperate need of it. His hair was in his eyes and bothering them and starting to gather the waxy discharge from his ears too (yuck!).  
He needed it. So they took him. I’m so greatful to them for it because he did the same thing this time that he always does. But at least it got done. 
The picture does not show the tears but after being home long enough to get a bath and calm down.  Hopefully it won’t be as bad next time. The only time he hasn’t done that was when he got his first haircut. The only tears then were mine. She did it all scissor cut which I think helps but the did that this time too. So I don’t know. Maybe because it was in somebody’s kitchen with a little toddler friend around that he didn’t act up. Whatever it was it was the best experience so far. Hopefully one day he will get like that again. 

John's First Tooth

Well, the day has come... The first sign of a tooth is evident within the gummy grin on my little guy's face. A bottom front tooth is barely poking through the gums with razor sharpness. He hasn't bit me, nor has he shown the other "usual" signs (I.e., drooling, fever, fussiness). I just thought he had stuck something in his mouth that should not be there so I started fishing it out, and that's when my finger ran across its edge. I can't get him to let me look at it, but it's definitely there. I can't believe he's growing this fast!!  We went out to celebrate at fogons where he demanded the guacamole with yells of nom-nom!  It was super cute. I will include video soon.