Lap of Luxury

I don't give enough love to Sophie on this blog!  That grubby little thing with her is her boyfriend.  I don't know what it is but she spends hours licking him up and down.  It's kind of inappropriate =)

One of my favorite things about Kolton is his ability to entertain himself.  He is especially good at it in the morning when he wakes up.  He isn't the wake up and start crying type of kid.  Instead when he wakes up he likes to play with his music box/projection mobile.  Is it mean that I know he's awake but don't go in there to get him right away?  This morning I heard the music at about 6:30 but not a peep from him.  I peaked in there around 7:00 and he was just laying there staring up at it so I decided to take a quick shower. When I was done I discovered that he fell back asleep!!!!  I assume that means he wasn't ready to get up.  But, sometimes he thinks its his nap....yup, this has happened before.  Mike and I tend to get wrapped up in what he might be missing out on at daycare so I love the little luxuries he gets by staying home.

Party Rock

All weekend I continued to feel guilty about that darn cat.  The owner returned my call on Friday and told me the reason she wasn't home is she had to go out of town for her father's funeral.  Talk about a punch in the gut.  I feel so horrible!  I should have insisted the neighbor help me catch it and if she refused I should have gone to another door. Ugh!

Kolton has decided to test his bedtime limits this weekend....little man is on his 3rd night of partying.  We thought he was coming down with a little cold so when he woke up crying after 2 hours on Friday night we concluded he must be incredibly stuffy and unable to breathe.  So we brought him downstairs and proceeded to earn the worst parent award by watching a rated R comedy (21 Jump Street) with our toddler double fisting water and milk.  He went to bed after 11:00...  Last night he wailed for 45 minutes; then partied until after 10:00.  Oh yeah, I should probably mention he is still sleeping for 12 hours! And napping for 3 hours in the late afternoon.  So while I'm enjoying the peaceful and looooong mornings I know this insanity has got to end.  But it's already 8:30 and he is still playing in high gear =)

Here Kitty Kitty

On our morning walk I noticed a sign, complete with picture, on the edge of the community indicating someone had lost their cat.  I'm actually slightly amazed at the number of people that have indoor/outdoor cats around here.  So on tonight's walk when I saw a cat with a likeness of the sign I wasn't quite sure what to do.  The pain in the ass was that the signs were only up on poles at the edge of the community so I had to run and find the house number.  The cat was in a storm sewer thingy pretty close to the address on the flyer.  Um, I should probably mention that an undisclosed reward was indicated!  Anyway, heart thumping, I knocked on the door...no answer.  So I went next door...nothing again.  Mind you I now live in a townhome community so the doors are like 10 feet from one another.  When I could clearly see lights on in the end unit I couldn't wait.  I Found The Cat!  I Found The Cat!  The woman spied me curiously.  "Ummm, is your neighbor still missing their cat, because I think I see it in that gutter"  I said.  "So, that cat is dead."  She replied.  "Oh, no, no...it's right over there"  I said pointing.  "I knocked on their door but no one was home."  "Oh, Ok, I'll let them know."  Hmmm, I was kinda thinking that the neighbor would help me catch it.  But since she jumped about a mile when Sophie sniffed her ankle I assume she isn't an animal person.  So, now I feel completely guilty!  Should I have tried to catch it in a crate or something?  I'm not even sure this is the cat!  I also left a voicemail but haven't heard anything back yet.   I feel so guilty!  If Sophie was lost and someone saw her I would be wondering why they didn't try to bring her in.  But I also didn't want to get clawed by some random feline.  I'm really hope they get reunited; even if I don't get my reward.

Cleaning Up Well

In addition to being slightly over weight I also struggle with how to present myself on a daily basis.  This summer has been awesome because I've been living in sun dresses.  Some cuter than others but still...as long as I put a little makeup on I don't look terrible.  But now that we are even remotely thinking about fall I find myself in a little fashion tailspin.  I'm going down!  I hate having to pull up jeans all of the time and often resort to yoga pants.  Yup, just like that girl in the commercial; I'm to lazy to wear regular pants to I wear yoga pants.  And it doesn't mean I'm going to, or have been to, the gym.  But its a slippery slope to looking like crap.  Aaaaaah!  I need some comfy, yet fashion forward inspiration so if you have any please share!

Not The Baby

Niece #5 was born today!  Congratulations to my brother Joel, his wife Katina, and big sister Zoey (4) on the new addition to the family; Lucy Madison Zwiefelhofer!  This means Kolton is not the baby of the family anymore.  Even when we were back home in July the girls still called him Baby Kolton.  The holidays are going to be fun but, my poor little guy is going to have to give up his claim on the crib.

Whirlwind

We had quite the whirlwind weekend back in Baltimore.  Wedding dress shopping with Kristin, catching up over a glass of wine..or two ;), dinner our the next night, and a baby shower on Sunday.  This is why I miss living in that city so much!  Its funny how sleepy living in the suburbs really is.

After living in utility hell for a few weeks I think we've finally got everything hooked up properly.  I can't even begin to express how annoyed I've been with the entire process.  Please remind me of this when we even think about moving again.  Seriously, the security company was just here this morning again...it took 3 attempts to get the thing hooked up; TV & internet also took 3; I don't know how people with jobs are able to do it?!?!

Memory Keeper

I feel kind of sorry for kids today because chances are they will never feel the thrill of stumbling upon a box of old photos.  I found pictures (including the roll of film!) from about 10 years ago.  My trip to London & Barcelona, a brother's wedding, and the early days of my relationship with Mike.  I also found baby pictures of both Mike and I...obviously those are older than 10 years =)  As I was staring at them I tried to remember the last time I actually printed out pictures.  Sure Kolton will have computer files to look through and maybe a produced memory book or two.  But gone are the days of stashing stacks of prints in a box to travel through time.

Simple Math

This is how I feel after 2 weeks of no TV!  Today was supposed to be the day but of course we are running into yet another set back.  I lost my shit when the Verizon representative proceeded to give me a math lesson where 1 + 2 =3.  I was THAT woman who went off swearing at the guy at 8:00 in the morning.  I feel kind of bad about it but oh well.

So without anything positive to say here are a couple ( 1+1=2) of cute pics of little man.

It Never Gets Old

In the absence of TV I have to get my Olympic fix somehow.  I have been taking in some of the gymnastics events live online.  But for me part of the experience was always watching sports I might regularly not have any interest in like swimming or diving.  Anyway, since we can't watch the Olympic coverage we've been watching some movies.  Tonight I watched MIRACLE.  I know, I know, thats the WINTER Olympics.  But no matter how many times I watch it my heart always beats out of my chest and I always cry.  It never gets old...

You know what does get old...me!  I turned 34 a couple of weeks ago and lately I've felt like I'm starting to really age physically.  I don't know if its because I've had a kid or because I'm now in my mid-thirties, but now I really see it.  Ugh!  Of course there is the basic lines in my face.  However, now I've also noted changes in my legs.  My thighs are bigger, and my knees are bigger.  I've never been a shapely gal but all of the sudden I feel like I have hips.  Again Ugh!  So I've been the gym 3 times this week.  Its almost hard to recognize who I see in the mirror.  For some reason in my head I haven't really changed since the age of 18.  Outside of being pregnant I've always weighed the same I did then.  Now I weigh about 22 pounds more!  I'm not quite sure what to do?  Is this something I want to fight for?  Is it even attainable at my age now?  These are questions I've never had to ask myself and now suddenly do.  Weird.

Kinks

So far we are love, love, loving the new place but there are still a few kinks that need to be worked out.  For what ever reason I keep reaching for light switches in wrong places or turning the wrong direction to grab something in the kitchen.  Much to Mike's dismay I also keep forgetting to lock my car door.  I'm just not used to doing it because I always parked in the garage before.  We are not 100% unpacked yet and to tell you the honest truth I have no idea what is in the boxes that remain...just a bunch of junk I suppose.

The one big thing that needs to get worked out is the staircase/baby gate situation.  We had a staircase at the other place too with one pressure gate that we transferred up and down.  While that gate works just fine at the bottom of this staircase its not gonna fly at the top.  We are making due with blocking the stairs when we are up there with Kolton for the time being.  For a while there he was doing really well on stairs.  My mom taught him how to turn around and scoot down.  It looked like he was getting a lot of confidence going both up and down, always under my supervision.  But, in the past week both Mike and I have caught the little guy mid tumble.  Thankfully he wasn't far from the bottom on both occasions but still....confidence gone.  More mine than Kolton's I guess.  I'm a little baffled because he never had a problem at the other place.  But the carpet on the stairs is a little different and maybe the height is different too.  Like I said, kinks.

I do have to brag a little that I had one of the most perfect days yesterday.  After we woke up and ate breakfast we tried out the community pool for the first time.  It's a standard backyard size pool so nothing super fancy.  But I can't even remember the last time I went swimming, especially in the morning. Its in the 80's now which is just so much cooler than the 90's we've been having.   When we got back it was nap time for all!  Then I ran some errands, by myself, went to the gym, by myself, and ended with dinner and drinks with a couple Mommy friends.  All in all it was glorious!  I hope you had a great weekend too!

Movin On Out!

Saying Goodbye to the 1st Richmond House

I told Mike I am not moving again unless it is into a more permanent house.  Moving SUCKS!  It's always more work than you thought it would be.  BUT, we really like the new place =)  Overall it's just   a much better layout.  Haven't met any neighbors yet but I've also been a bit of a hermit trying to dig ourselves out of boxes...and watching the Olympics online.