The Three P's!

These are the three P's you really don't want to hear in one sentence!

John Michael yelled, "Mommy, I have to pee, poop, and puke at the same time!"
I know most people are saying, "ewww", but this is what I heard last night. He was feeling sick last night from what I think is from not eating veggies and fruit. If John Michael could read this he would tell me that he eats bananas! That is the ONLY fruit he eats. He said he needed to sleep with us because he was sick. I just figured it was just an excuse to sleep with us. He ended up puking at 4:45 this morning. I woke up to hearing him jump out of our bed and run to the toilet. He threw up right away. As I walked in the bathroom he said, "Mommy, I told you I was sick." We ended up watching Disney while I tried to sleep off and on. He told me that if I was going to watch the show with him that I needed to sit up (I was slumped over on the side of the couch). For no reason he crawled over to me, and told me he loved me. I told him I loved him very much, and I was lucky to have two wonderful boys! He then proceeded to kiss me on the cheek. He's so sweet! He is feeling better now, and I was right. He was stopped up and a little Miralax did wonders! He's now enjoying Indiana Jones with his Daddy.

John or Jonathan?

For I think the second time in John Michael's life we had a discussion on how we named him. I explained to him that from his Great Great Great Grandfather (I think that's right) the first born son's name is John. I told him I liked that name, and I had also thought about Jonathan. He asked me why I didn't choose Jonathan. I told him that his Daddy said the tradition was John. John Michael said, "Mommy, but John is in Jonathan!" I explained to him that I LOVED his name. I told him I was glad we named him John Michael.

The next thing that came out of his mouth was so sweet.
He said, "Mom, I have a great grandma that isn't dead yet."
I said, "Yes, you're right. Great Grandma Jeannette lives in Florida."
John Michael said, "Mommy, I want to go see her!"
I replied, "She would love to know you want to see her."
John Michael said, "Mom, we have to fly there. It is too far to drive. It is 101 miles away."
I said, "No, honey I think it is 1,000 miles away."
John Michael replied, "Oh mommy, that is too far to fly or drive!"
Mom said, "Sweety, we could drive there. Let's ask Daddy. It would be a fun road trip!"
John Michael replied excitedly, "Okay! I would love to see Great Grandma!"
Mom said, "Do you know Disney is there?"
John Michael sighed, "I don't like Disney. Disney just has girl stuff."

I told him that Disney had boy and girl stuff! He said that they might make him play with girl stuff. I explained to him that I liked playing with both boy and girl toys, and that it wasn't like they were going to ask him to wear a dress. He LAUGHED so hard!
John Michael said, "Mommy, I don't wear dresses!"

So now we have to talk to Daddy about taking a trip to Florida sometime soon. I don't think that will be happening any time soon since Daddy is going on a business trip and John Michael will be starting preschool soon.

Loves his little piggy!

In this picture Aaron had just woken up. He grabbed his blanket and his piggy. I couldn't help but take this picture! This is one of the times I cherish! He's so sweet and innocent! I hesitate to type innocent. *laugh* He is FULL of mischief! Anyway, this picture just melts me! This morning we played 'Kiss the Pig'. Everyone had to kiss the pig, and Aaron would giggle uncontrollably!

July 5th, not so much screaming!

The four of us spent the day with Tina, Evie, and Evan. What a beautiful day! We took a little road trip to Bloomington. I made sandwiches and brought drinks for the boys. We started our day at the Miller Park Zoo with lunch. The kids enjoyed running around looking at the animals. Aaron seemed to really like the tiger.
These next pictures are of John Michael and Evie. John Michael has informed me that Evie is the best girl. Evie informed John Michael that he's her best friend along with another little guy, Alex. That means a lot, because I know how much Evie LOVES Alex. John Michael and Evie actually posed for me! I love these pictures!
Here's a picture of John Michael and his Daddy! John Michael LOVES his Daddy! :-)

We spent the rest of the time in Bloomington at their new park. Everyone had fun! I took some cute pictures of Evan. I could just eat that boy up!!! He has the biggest smile! I can't wait to see Evan and Aaron play together! Here are a few cute pictures of Evan playing in the water. He's a fish!
We had a very full day! After we spent the afternoon in Bloomington we went to a friend's house for a cookout. John Michael made friends with another little girl his age. They ran around the house for a couple hours together. At one point she grabbed him and said, "Let's dance!" Ah, human nature. John Michael had decided to go inside because Emma was inside. As he headed to the door she came running outside, and John Michael did a U-turn! Aaron spent a lot of his time snacking on the food and opening and closing doors. We came home after renting a few movies. I made two yummy yummy blueberry cream cheese pies! John relaxed with a game on the PS3 while I baked and the children slept. I hear Aaron stirring so my blogging time is over!

To scream or not to scream, that is no longer the question!

Friday after watching the parade with friends we decided to eat at Perkins. The boys had not napped yet and were feeling a bit testy. I'll be honest all of us needed a nap! I decided to let Aaron sit/stand between John and I in the booth. John Michael sat across from us. Aaron had the wrapper from the crayons they give you in his mouth. He wasn't trying to eat it (at the time), but he kept shaking his head being silly. I thought to myself that I should take it away from him. My next thought was that he'd scream, and right now he's entertaining himself! It had been maybe two minutes when Aaron started choking. I squeezed his cheeks together right away and told John to pull the wrapper out of Aaron's mouth before he inhaled it! As it was pulled out vomit came with it! He puked down his outfit and all over his shoe! Which brings me back to the title of this entry. LET HIM SCREAM. I heard my mommy gut telling me, "I told you so!" So that began our VERY stressful meal. I changed his shoes and cleaned the puke off of his clothes, because why would I actually have an extra outfit in the van? That would mean I'm prepared and organized! The rest of our meal at Perkins was stressful. John Michael was bouncing all over the place, and Aaron wanted to climb on the table. We paid $30 for that dinner experience. A sandwich at home would've been so much better!

The screaming experience did not end there, but wait let me tell you that our boys were PERFECT at the parade on the 4th! Most of the time they sat in their little chairs watching the .....cars go by. I can't say there were many FLOATS in the PARADE. Aaron waved and waved at everything that went by. He really got into it! John Michael waved at the beginning and asked why we had to keep standing up. He had a good time playing with his friend, Evie.

Okay, so on to the screaming episode. After lunch/dinner we come home to wait for the fireworks. John Michael LOVES playing with our neighbor's two little boys(3 and 6). In the backyard the boys said that their mother said no to John Michael coming over. Well, the three of them had different plans. The boys left their yard to come to our fence to try to help John Michael climb over. At this time I was holding up our pool trying to empty it when I see John Michael hanging over the fence by his t-shirt! John ran over and tried to pull John Michael back over. John Michael proceeded to scream saying he wanted to play with them. This let to a screaming fit on his way to his room. John came back out after a while, and said John Michael said he was leaving home.

At this point I realized John Michael needs some one on one with his mommy. With John Michael having a little brother we've neglected spending very much alone time with John Michael. So I take John Michael to his room and we find a game I realize we have never opened. John Michael and I closed the door and played the Globe game. Yes, I also explained to him how dangerous it is to climb over the fence for those of you who are wondering. Once again, he amazed me with what he knew and could do. He found the animals he had to search for right away on the blowup globe. During this game I realized I need to take a geography class! So after a short 25 minutes John Michael was refreshed and much happier. He did end up over at the neighbor's backyard for a while, and I chatted with the parents.


Okay, you think that was it on the screaming fits? Ohhhh no! We prepared the boys for bed with a bath and jammies. John figured out a place for us to watch fireworks without the crowds. Right away in the van Aaron falls asleep. I knew we were doomed at this point, but I didn't know how. We arrived at the area to watch fireworks and we had an hour to wait. John Michael and I took silly pictures in the mirror while we waited. Aaron woke up right as the fireworks were about to begin. Oh LORD! He was fine in the beginning, but then the screaming started! He wanted to get down and walk around, but it was so dark and cars kept coming and going. He didn't know if he wanted to be held or be put down. My nerves at this point are shot. I'm trying to be understanding. I feel like this is my fault, because I knew he was exhausted! I tried letting him walk around a little, but he just kept screaming. I think he was just overly tired. I knew the end of the fireworks was coming up, and I felt my blood pressure rising with each scream. So I put Aaron in his car seat, strapped him in, and got in the driver's seat. Poor John Michael thought I was leaving, but I informed him I was not going anywhere. I rolled up the windows and turned on the air. I watched the last 2 minutes of the fireworks with Aaron screaming his head off. I felt like the worst mommy ever! The screaming continued when we got home. I finally got him to sleep while cuddling with him in my bed. He needed some mommy time too. :-)