ABC's of Sebastian

Adorable

Blue-Eyed Boy

Crazy chipmunk watching

Deliciously Dimpled

Eggo Eater

Full of fun

Gooey Fingered

Huggable

Incredible Helper

Joker

Kissable

Lovable

Mama's Boy

Never a dull moment

Oversized feet

Perfect as they come

Quest-seeker

Rambunctious

Spongebob Loving

Tenderhearted

Underestimated

Vital to my life

Whole hearted

Xciting

Young Yellow-haired

Zippity Do Dah Dude[ok, so I ran low at the end]

Daddy: "Sebastian, I want a kiss & hug! It will make me feel better."

Sebastian: "No Daddy! You sick!"

To Flush or Not to Flush

Our cupboards were bare, as well as our fridge & freezer [thanks to the power outages caused by our lovely winter ice storm]. So, we ventured out with our oh-so-adorable two-year-old tot to Wal-Mart to refill our cupboards, fridge & freezer. Normally, we don't think twice about taking Sebastian anywhere with us. For the most part, he is quite well-behaved. Oh, but not yesterday!! I found myself spitting out that phrase that I swore would never leave my mouth as we were headed down the highway to Wal-Mart, "do you want me stop this car right now?" We left the house right at lunch time and everyone was hungry, so we had a quick lunch at the Chinese restaurant. Actually, Sebastian was really good at the restaurant [knock on wood]. I always try to give something he likes and a few new things to try. Now, Sebastian has no problems putting anything in his mouth; however, it is keeping it there that he has problems with. "I no wike it, Mama! I want pit!" as he stuck out his nasty little tongue. It makes me crazy for him to do that and through my smiling "normal Mommy" face I informed Sebastian in my most "mean Mommy" tone that he had best chew up his food and swallow or else. That was minor, of course, and we headed to Wal-Mart where I thought I may beat my kid in front of the entire onslaught of onlookers. Most times, just the "mean Mommy" look and threat to his well-being through clenched teeth is enough to make him straighten up and act like he wasn't raised in a barn, but that just wasn't doing it today. So, after one threat to go "talk" in the bathroom, the next was a real trip to the bathroom. I have a love-hate relationship with public bathrooms. One one hand, they are completely gross, nasty & germ-infected and I try to avoid all costs and on the otherhand, Sebastian is terrified of the automatic flush and screams like a little girl evertime it flushes [most likely because they are so dang loud]--which seems to be a great place to talk about being a good boy. Call it what you want, but it works for us and if it can make him behave, then I'll do what I need to do. [Note: no child was harmed in the making of this post and it has not hendered him whatsoever at using a public toilet when & if he needs to. I do not encourage him to be afraid of the flush by telling him that the crazy toilet monster is going to get him and we talk often about why it's necessary to flush away all the pee & poo. For some reason though, the flushing sounds just enforce the need to behave like a hand to the tush or a break in timeout..which he is doing right now hahaha.]

Well, I didn't get to go to the spa yesterday, as I am sure you can tell. My friend could not get her estranged husband to watch their 2 kids. I am a little disappointed, but it worked out fine because I got to spend the day with my heathen child at Wal-Mart and I wouldn't have it any other way. And, to make me feel better, David cooked us dinner. Spaghetti, Cesaer salad and garlic cheese bread. Yummmmy~ And, he washed the dishes for dessert. It was great. I made the comment last night that I couldn't believe he didn't want to have another child exactly like Sebastian (as he was running around like a hooligan). He said, "I said I didn't want 10 kids like your crazy show". [Jon & Kate + 8] I said, "they only have 8 kids LOL" and do you know what he said???? "I'm sorry, but I would have to leave you!" Yep, direct from his mouth. At first I laughed, but then I was completely pissed. Or course, he was just joking and didn't mean anything by it; but you can't joke around like that with PMS'g woman. How dare he! I guess he got his payback last night as it turns out that he now has the stomach flu that Sebastian had last week. LMAO That was my dessert...along with 1/2 dozen chocolate fudge cookies and a cream cheese brownie! OH, yes I did!!

Insight!

Today was the most productive day I've had at work all month! Hooray!! Today was my "protected" day at work, which means that I am "protected" from the phone (no calls is AWESOME) and from walk-in clients. Normally, protected days are not so much an asset for me as I can stay pretty caught up; however, due to the bombardment of clients that we've dealt with due to the ice storm, I haven't been able to find my desk. And, again, those of you who know me, know I can't cope with disorganization. It makes me a basketcase and I can't think of anything except my messy desk. So, after a good hour this morning of organizing all my stacks & stacks of records and mail, I could finally get down to work! And work I did!! I was so proud to leave today, completely caught up. My stacks and stacks of records neatly put away, loose papers filed, everything that could be completed was. It was great to work without interuptions. And now, everything is in it's place. I am seriously obsessive about a clean workspace hahaha!! But, whatever works, right??

I can't go through a complete blog post without posting about my doll baby. He is on a crazy Alvin & the Chipmunks binge. That is the only movie the poor kid wants to watch right now AND he wants to watch it 24-7 apparently. I heard him on the monitor in the middle of the night mumbling, "I want Shipmunk movie!" He was asleep, dreaming about the chipmunks. I have to give it to him though, it is quite contagious, as I catch myself humming their tunes.

I ordered a collage of all his park pics from last year (great idea, thanks Sarah!). It came in today [it was like Christmas around here with packages from Kodak, Gymboree and Baby Gap]! He loved it so much. "Ashon at park, Ashon on fing [swing], Ashon & Daddy, Ashon! Ashon! Ashon!" as he pointed at all his pics with huge pride. He was also very proud of his new sandals from Baby Gap, which I purchased a size larger than he wears in hopes that he doesn't completely outgrow them before summer arrives. I was amazed, as always, when I went to try on these size 10 sandals at how well they fit. Now, granted, I had to tighten the straps to the last little notch, but still, they fit remarkably well to be a whole size bigger than he normally wears. He has his Daddy's crazy BIG feet and ugly little toenails. YES, you heard me right, ugly! You will never ever hear the words Sebastian & ugly in a sentence together except when discussing his toenails, that he, unfortunately, received from his father. Some are slanted, some curl out, some curl in and if not trimmed every other day, will grow into his toe. I constantly worry about ingrown nails and the ever-dreaded hangnail, but he deals! We just clip 'em and move on.

I bought him some Crayola bathtub crayons today and some little tablets that turn the water colors. He thought that was awesome. He had a beautiful mural painted on my bathtub wall and had some lovely art scattered all down the bathtub. The white walls and tub make a great canvas. We had a gorgeous shade of ocean blue in the bathtub as well. The best part was that he did not want to get out of the bathtub until he had completely cleaned his slate for all new coloring adventures tomorrow night. He scrubbed the wall clean, no trace of crayon anywhere. I was a little sad that I couldn't enjoy his art when I take my bath!!

OK bloggers, I need some direction. I'm getting bored with this blog already and need some insight into what I can do to get re-inspired. It's only February, too! That is really sad. I need some comments. Comments, Comments, Comments to help me get going. I think I just need Spring to be sprung so we can get outside and BREATHE! Maybe my ideas will blossom and I can inspire myself and someone new. I've joined a new blogger neighborhood of moms, so maybe I can get some great new ideas. I love reading Mommy Blogs.

Today's News

Not much news to report today. I went back to work today after a very long weekend off. It was so hard to get up & get ready and it was so freakin' busy at work today. I don't know if I'll ever get my desk back to normal. Anyone who knows me knows that I can't stand clutter and disorganization. I can't think when my desk is a mess. And that is exactly what it is. The ice storm put the whole office severly behind & we're all struggling to find some relief. The holidays & vacation time put me even further behind, not to mention the economy and we kept the lobby packed all day. So, I'm exhausted after a very long day back to work.

I did manage to get Sebastian a dentist appointment scheduled today. His very first. I am a bit worried (lol) as I keep thinking about us sitting and watching an episode of Jon & Kate + 8 when the sextuplets had their first dentist appointment. All the kids did good until Alexis & she was screaming bloody murder and poor Sebastian was so upset because "that girl is crying". Hopefully, he won't remember that episode and he'll do awesome!!

I taught Sebastian what the president's name was. It is so adorable....he says, "Obamamama!" I was ROFL at him, it was too cute. But, like most kids, I couldn't get him to do it on video. :( I love moments like that.

Anyhoo, he got all dressed up for his photo session that was not to be yesterday and he was so handsome. (See the earlier post.) Some crazy lady at Wal-Mart commented about my little "girl". I was like, "Are you kidding me? Does he seriously look like a girl?" I guess his longer than average haircut & his salmon-colored tshirt did for him. But, I was proud to hear (even if it was just for my own benefit) that all the girls at work think he is a gorgeous little guy & doesn't look at all like a girl. In fact, this is hilarious, there were a few mothers standing around talking at daycare when I picked him up one day, trying to figure out what kind of man they needed to make a baby that had his beautiful blonde hair & eyes. I just laughed...my sister said that I should have told them that it was impossible because they had to start with a woman like me LOL! Go SIS!! My last & final news for the day...I am supposed to go on a mini spa weekend with one of my good friends, Chastity. I am so excited. Just one night in Hot Springs - seaweed wraps & massages are a dream come true right now. After the day we had at work today, we can't think of anything better. Hopefully, she'll have no problems booking at the last minute.

Mr. Photogenic

Mr. Photogenic
Getting all handsome for Sarah & Ava! (Daddy LUVS this shirt.)

Lizzie's 2nd Birthday Party

Sebastian's cousin Lizzie at her 2nd bday party.

Quick Update

The Zantac has really helped Sebastian's tummy - no more 3a.m. clean-ups. He has also adjusted wonderfully to his new bed. He is such a big boy now!! He is sleeping soundly, curled up with his favorite blanket. I had my worries about the new bed as he is such a mover in the night, but he hasn't rolled off his bed once yet. (Hopefully, I don't jinx him tonight.) So far, he hasn't wandered through the house in the morning while we've been asleep. He comes straight to our bedroom and says "Mommy up, Daddy up" or he'll yell from his bed to come get him.

He had fun today playing outside, although it was somewhat cold. We are still vigorously working on cleaning up the yard. We have had tons of pecans to pick up as most the limbs from the pecan tree were scattered about our backyard. After some afternoon yardwork, we headed to David's mom's house for a birthday party. David's nephew's little girl, Elizabeth, just turned 2 today...I think that makes her Sebastian's first cousin once removed. Don't quote me on that...I'm not the best at figuring relationships per the geneology charts. We just say, "that's your cousin, Lizzie!!" While at the party, Sebastian got some very exciting news that his Cousin Lizzie was going to be going to daycare with him at Kids R Us. Hopefully, they will become very close as she is the only relative on David's side of the family that is his age. Maybe someday he'll have a baby sister or brother!?! The verdict is still out on that subject~~~stay tuned haha!!