Today was another rough day, but parts of it were fun. Today we were supposed to get together with my yoga friends and babies and go to the park (the day was beautiful...like 80+ degrees!) but a few of the babies got sick and it was just me and Karla (and the babies) We went to the park and had a picnic. It was completely insane trying to watch Ian on the playground and Hazel at the same time. I felt bad for Karla. I was totally inflicting my chaosness on her! She was really understanding though...I have such understanding friends! After the stressful day, and the babies in bed (well, Ian at least) Jeff cooked us pancakes and we had an inside picnic and played scrabble! It was lots of fun and a great stress reliever! By the way, I OWNED! This picture Jeff took to show off Hazel's super cute outfit!

Today was another rough day! It was such a beautiful day outside that I thought we should get outside and do something. So all morning I prepared a picnic lunch for Ian and I. After Ian got done watching Sesame Street we headed to the park close to our house. We laid a blanket down and started eating lunch. Hazel got hungry just about the time we sat down so I fed her while Ian ate. It went downhill from there! Hazel wanted to feed the entire time, I was starving and Ian didn't want to eat, he just wanted to play! The adventure ended with him throwing wood chips and hitting Hazel in the head because he was mad. We promptly left and Ian went down for a nap. When Jeff got home we tried the park again with both of us and it was much more pleasant! Today is Ash Wednesday and I really wish we could have made it to the Ash Wednesday service, but sometimes a family trip to the park and an early bedtime is what needs to happen. This picture is of Ian and Jeff swinging on the swings. Ian really like it when Jeff swung with him!

Today was another rough day. Hazel has been pretty good, but Ian is just not behaving good at all. Today was Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, the last day before Lent when people traditionally veg-out in preparation for the holy season of Lent where fasting and sacrifice took place...or now when people stay up late, eat junk food, get drunk and receive mardi gras beads for some reason ;) Today we celebrated by eating steaks and braving the slicer again. Jeff wanted to make chips (because they were so good) and so HE braved the slicer, I did not! The chips weren't as good as they were last Thursday when the injuries happened, but they were still good! Great news is that there were no slicing of fingers or anything! YAY! Today's picture is of Jeff slicing a potato with THE slicer that did us both in!

Today has been a rough day. Ian is still on a bad behavior rampage, but we made it through the day. I pretty much demanded that we take a walk after Jeff got home because of how unruly Ian has been and how cooped up I have been feeling. We got to use the double stroller for the first time...its like a freaking semi! It is huge, but perfect for our family! Hazel got to lay in the back and Ian fit perfectly in the front and could see everything. Today's picture is of the two kiddos in the stroller.

Today was a really slow moving day. We got to church REALLY late, and stayed really late. We went to the grocery store to get food for the week, which took forever. We finally got home and ate lunch around 3:30-4:00PM (while Ian was napping) I was ok with a slowish day because I am still recovering from the horrible day we had yesterday! We thought we were having our neighborhood Bible study group over, but turns out its next week. Our brains were moving slow today too! This evening Jeff was laying on the floor with Hazel. I had just changed her diaper and she got upset and Jeff held her hand and she stopped. It was such a sweet moment. They were just laying on the floor talking to each other and Hazel was smiling at Jeff. Watching Jeff and Hazel interact like that was the best way to end the day!

Today was a pretty awful day for me to be honest! Jeff went with his dad to go watch Motocross races at Cowboy Stadium. I am really glad he got to go because he doesn't do very much at all with out the kids or me. So it was good for him to get out of the house for a while. On the other hand, that meant I was stuck at home with the kids on a cold, rainy Saturday. Ian went COMPLETELY BONKERS! He acted so badly I was in tears and had to call Jeff before they even made it to the stadium!! He was hitting me, throwing things, not listening, and getting into stuff on purpose. I know this sounds like a normal 2 year old, but he moved WAY beyond a terrible two phase today. Today he got spanked...and it takes A LOT for me to warrant spanking. He was just as bad after his nap. The only thing that kept me from COMPLETELY losing it was my friend Mary-Margaret came over to see Hazel and hang out for a bit. She entertained Ian (as well as anyone could) and painted my nails! (minus my thumb of course) We watched Little Mermaid (and Ian throwing nail polish around the room) and tried to have fun. I was embarrassed by the way Ian acted today, and am worried he is going to act like this on a regular basis. So I'm off to do some parenting research because my children will NOT act like that! I put him to bed as soon as I could and Hazel and I had some RELAXING Mommy and Hazel time. That was when I took this picture. Miss Hazel is two months old today! (kinda wish it was a better day) This is the second in a series of pictures I am taking every month for the first year. I think I am going to put them all together and frame it as one picture after she turns one! Anyways, Jeff got home after 11 (GRRR!) and brought me Panda Express and a Coke Icee (yes, I'm nursing and had a coke Icee...the day was THAT bad!)

Today is Friday...my favorite day! Today was an unusual day because of the finger slicing the day before. If you missed that post, it is worth actually reading the post which you can find HERE! Anyways, I woke up and my thumb had bled through two band-aids and a napkin wrapped around it. I unwrapped it and luckily it had finally stopped bleeding (after 6+ hours!!) but REALLY hurt. Jeff and I thought it best to get it looked at just in case. So Hazel and I headed to the doctor around 11. Jeff's sister came over to watch Ian (because there was NO WAY I was going to be able to take both kids with me!) Here is how the conversation went:

Me: (explains what happens)
Doctor: (Examines thumb) Well, you didn't leave me anything to sew back on, did ya?!
Me: Nope, I sliced it good. I can't really feel my thumb up there.
Doctor: Yeah, the reason you can't feel it is because you have damaged the nerves.
Me: What?! So what can we do?
Doctor: There's nothing we can really do. Don't do that again, ok?

FUN trip to the doctor, but I'm glad I went because it was actually worse than what we thought. He told me what to do to prevent infection and to get it to heal the best. After we got back it was nap time for the kiddos and I had to get ready for tonight's Valentine's Redo dinner. This picture was taken during this time. Hazel is supposed to be asleep, but I thought the picture was cute with her smiling. This is another addition to my version of baby sleeping scenes. (minus the fact that she's awake) Tonight was the Valentine's Redo Dinner to support the youth going on mission trip at the church. It was a lot of fun, but really tiring. I wanted my picture for today to be one from the dinner, but I was so busy that I didn't have much time to take pictures.