UUGGH!!! I DELETED YESTURDAYS POST!!! Guess that means I must do 2 today. So, to start off with a rewrite of yesturdays.
Andorable-my oldest, he’ll be 16 in Aug. I like to refer to him as my High School baby. Yep-had him 2 weeks before my senior year. He straightened my lifeout. I threw away the wild, party all night, lifestyle and took responsibility. Made me grow up quite abit, but I think that’s what my life needed at that time.
He’s a very independent guy, always was. Wanting to everything on his own-perfectly! I recall his shoelaces always had to be tied evenly, and he still has to have them that way. He likes to agrue. I know, what teenager doesn’t, but this one has been doing it his whole life. I just try to teach him to “pick his battles wisely”. I’m thinking he should go to law school or into arbitration.
I think he’s the BEST BIG BROTHER anyone could ask for. Though my mid son, Poops and him do tend to “bug” each other more than I would like. I know Andorable would be there for Poops in a flash if needed.
Andorable is by his father for the summer. 
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Two hours aways. Of course I sure do miss him dearly, but I have to admit it is a nice break from the “teen attitude”. His dad and I have remained friends throughout the years, which is so nice for Andorable. Even managed to take a trip to Niagra Falls together 5 years ago, and one to Disney 3 years ago. Mike, his father is also awesome with Poops.
Andorable earnd this nickname when he was younger. He can’t stand it now of course, but all his girlfriend think its “cute”. (I told him he should appreciate the fact that unlike his 2 brothers it doesn’t have to do with “bodily functions”.)
POOPS! 8 years old, going on 16! He’s my wild and crazy maniac! Seriously-this kid has major energy! Just try to keep it focused in the right direction. G-ma Marcy (my mom) says, “He’s full of piss and vinegar.”
This kid is as smart as a they come. Sometimes too smart for his own good. QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS- - ugh! I don’t even know how to begin answering some of them. Guess thats why he has earned his way into the Gifted and Talented program for Math and Reading for big ol’ 3rd grade. Someday I’ll take some bragging time and go over his test results.
Pops has been through alot of trauma in his lil 8 years. I’m sure I’ll write sometime about all of it. - His father (my ex-husband) has not been apart of his life for 3 years now. The courts have ordered supervised visitation, but he chooses not to see Poops.
Recently, Poops has been diagnosed with Cone/Rod Dystrophy, it’s a Macular disease of the eye. His vision is 20/200, which is considered legally blind. His central vision is deteriorating and his color vision is as well. Through test with the school, we suspect the peripheral vision is going as well.
He has handled all this so well, refering to it as “their just eyes, it could be worse.” And well, he’s right in the long run, it could be worse.
Poops got this nickname when he was potty training. As soon as we walked in the house from daycare he would go to the bathroom and poop. (And take all his clothes off and run around naked for the rest of the day.) I would always tease him to poop at daycare, so I didn’t have to smell the stinkies. He also would be very proud of this “poop”, often calling me in to check out the size of the turds. Boys will be boys!
The new one!–PooWee! pictured at 3 months is now 6 months. PooWee is my rock, he brought Andorable, Poops and myself back together. Through everday life, we were so busy with sports, activites, etc. we lost track of each other at times–PooWee has shown us that all our activities can be accomplised together as a family. How, how did a little baby do this? Well, when I was pregnant I planned on giving him up for adoption, I didn’t think I could do it all on my own. But, in the end PooWee was meant to be with us. And we are doing GREAT!!! There will be more on PooWee’s story.
PooWee is as chubby as they come. More to squeeze! His infactuations are paper,loves to crinkle it and shake the living day lights out of it, and clean diapers, he tackles and rolls these things around like crazy. He adores his older brothers, his G-ma Marcy, and Mommy of course. He’s working on his crawling position. Gets up on his hands and knees and then rocks back and forth. Poops finds the need to assist him in learning how to crawl, which I CAN wait longer for. I personally enjoy watching him roll all over the place right now and can “hold him in on spot with a simple couch pillow to block him. Crawling only means more territory to cover.
PooWee got his nickname from his “poowee” diapers. They sure could bring a stink! As we cleaned him up we would say pooooooweeees and he’d smile like crazy. Thus, earning him, his nickname. He even answers to it. And yes I do have help with diapers! Poops will VOLUNTEER to change wet ones and assist with the messy ones. What a great brother!
And then there’s me. Basically, I say my life is my boys and work. But when and if I find the time I enjoy knitting. I say it keeps me sane. I would love to learn to spin. Been saving my cat’s fur for years, in hopes of someday making a sweater with it. Mymom is my best friend. She is such a cute lil thing.
I like biking, though haven’t gotten to it last summer or this summer yet. Last summer I did jump on the bike for a couple of rides, but with being pregnant it was all too comfy. And I was scared to death of falling and hurting the babes. This summer, well, PooWee is too small to go with. Can’t wait til next year…next year we’ll be biking all over the place as we did before.
Being a single mommy is hard at times. Definately keeps me busy, but I think of it this way…I don’t have anyone to argue with on, who’s turn it is, I just know it will be up to me to accomplish whatever task there is. We manage, at times it’s chaotic, but over all my kids are my greates gift.
Alright…seeing I kinda gotta do 2 posts for the day I need to end this on now. Time to feed the boys and get ready for Poops’ doctor appt. Has a physical for camp. He’s going to the Wisconsin Lions camp for the Visually Impaired in a few weeks. He’s really excited and I think it’s going to be a great experience for him.
Will write todays post later. Probably once the boys are in bed tonight!
Tubby time tonight was a blast! Poops wanted to play with PooWee so he jumped in too. PooWee discovered that he could splash water and catch it with his mouth. It was hilarious! Poops was amused with placing toys on PooWee’s head. PooWee didn’t mind at all he was too busy getting “drinks”. Moose our cat got pulled into the tub when PooWee got ahold of him and went in for a kiss. I think we will remember this tubby time for a long time, the three of us were laughing so hard at times. Poor PooWee could hardly breath for abit, I had to have Poops calm down so PooWee would stop laughing. Guess thats why they were in there for almost 2hrs.
