Always in Motion

As we sat together as a family watching American Idol, I began to ponder what I would blog about tonight. Writing has never been a forte of mine, and honestly it is a little intimidating to think that I am attempting to blog every night.

I just kept thinking, "What will I blog about? Nothing cute or funny or sad has happened. Maybe I'll just skip out on tonight's writing. I'll use my grad work and papers that need grading as an excuse."

As these thoughts crossed my mind another thought continued to occur, "I really wish Cody would get still. Can he not just be still???"

As his little toes kept poking into my legs and his feet kept kicking me over and over again, tonights blog became quite evident......Cody...lol...

I swear I don't think that boy is ever still.

On the few occasions when I have allowed him to crawl into bed with us, I have actually laid awake and tried to count the number of seconds that he can go without moving. In the attempts to count, I don't believe he has ever made it past 20 seconds.

Even as he sleeps he moves.

Never still......always moving.........

I should not be surprised by his inability to remain still. He has always been this way, even before birth....constantly moving.....always in motion.

So instead of telling him to get still, I invited him to snuggle, because I know it won't be long and he will no longer desire to poke me with his toes or press his feet into my legs.

Proud Math Mommy Moment

Blogging More

I have decided to give blogging an honest shot. There have been many times that I dove into blogging full force. Changing the layout, adding widgets and what not have all graced my blog. But honestlly, that was much more of a layout/control issue. How good could I make this look and what could I add to it....part of my technological addiction that I seem to have acquired since I no longer have very small children (infants and young toddlers). You see instead of strolling down the baby aisle at Target or Wal-Mart, you can now find me in the electronics department crooning over the latest iPod or its accessories. In the past year, the words of, "I need to go to Best Buy." have even crossed my lips. Something you would have never heard even 2 - 3yrs ago.

My point is the fact that even though I claimed to blog I never really became a true blogger. You see a real blogger does not simply change layouts and add widgets. They post blogs...imagine that...LOL! So I am going to try and update my blog much more often. And even though the next statement pains me, I am going to try and wean myself from Facebook. Ahhhhh....that hurt a little. Today I have done well. I have actually blogged twice. Made it sort of a rolling blog...not sure if that term is correct.

To tell you the truth, the reason I want to blog more is so that I have a record of the "little things" that my children do. You see sometimes I get so caught up in surviving life that I forget to enjoy it and even more sadly I forget to enjoy the little people and little things that they do. So hopefully by blogging just a little everyday, I will be able to look back and cherish the little moments in life that I sometimes take for granted. :)

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Proud Math Mommy Moment

Yesterday after annoucing that everyone had to wear long sleeve shirts, Cody stared at me and said, "Mommy, you are not wearing a long sleeve shirt."

"Yes, I am see?", I replied.

"No, Mommy, you are not. It does not go all the way down." Cody insisted.

"Well....It is what we call a three-quarters sleeve. It does not go all the way down." I tried to explain.

He paused for a moment staring at my sleeve and then at his.

"Well, if yours is a three-quarters sleeve then mine must be a four-quarters sleeve because it does go all the way down." he stated so matter of factly.

He then smiled and ran off to continue terrorizing his sisters as I sat there in awe.

Now yes, I am well aware that he had no idea what he had said, nor would he actually ever respond with the same reply in the same situation again........but for that brief moment, this math mommy was quite consumed with joy and pride at the thought that her four year old had just understood the concept of fractions. :)