Me & Micah picked seashells for the first time together this past weekend. A thing I’ve done a countless amount of times before I got to share with my son. It’s so nice to share the little things in life with Micah. Make the most of life. Enjoy the little things.

Yesterday Micah took a nap of three hours. Yes. I said it. THREE HOURS. His usual nap consists of 45 minutes to 1 hour usually. And that’s if I’m lucky. I think that yesterday he crashed from the nonstop week & weekend that kept him from a slew of naps. Last week we spent two full days out of the house, as in leave in the morning & come home after bedtime. That isn’t a usual thing for us. But it isn’t everyday that you have a new nephew brought into the world!

And then we spent the day at the Health Museum with three of Micah’s cousins. Yes I took FOUR children to the health museum…by myself. And you know what? I wanted to invite more kids but that’s all I can fit in my car is 3 kids (not including Micah). I guess it is a good thing I don’t have a huge SUV because I could have thought of atleast three more kids I wanted to take along with me. I’m nutty like that.

And then the weekends went like they usually do…very unplanned. But anyways…a THREE hour nap. That was amazing…

So my dad often jokes about me being “lazy”. Eh whatever. I get what I HAVE to done, I like relaxing, napping & taking life super easy. Heck I wear yoga pants 5 days a week because there’s no reason for me to dress up to hang around the house when I’m just hanging out with my boys. I call it being practical, some call it lazy. Anyways my dad always jokes about me being lazy. But I will now justify my “lazy” actions in some rational and some irrational reasoning.

I let Micah roam around the yard without shoes. Lazy?
Nah not lazy. Micah enjoys it. I want him to know the textures of the grass, dirt, mud, pebbles & everything that goes with nature. I put down tons of ant killer & haven’t seen any ants in the yard since. I put ant killer down so my baby could roam freely.

I don’t dress Micah daily. Lazy?
Why dirty clothes that he’s just going to sit around the house in? He’ll usually just wear a tshirt & diaper around the house. Plus Micah hates diaper changes so not having to take off shorts makes it goes much faster.

Not stopping Micah from pulling out all the food from the pantry & the DVDs from the tv stand. Lazy?
OPPOSITE. I let him explore, I’ve made sure there is nothing he can’t get hurt on. So I let him go at it, explore, have fun. Now if he tries to open DVD cases (he recently learned how to) he gets redirected to another activity. Sure I have to clean up a bunch of cans & DVDs on a daily basis but it’s no big deal to let him play with things that aren’t toys.

Not cooking Micah his own food & letting him eat whatever we eat (done this since he got teeth). Lazy?
Micah is part of the family, he should eat whatever everyone else is eating. I started letting him eat whatever we were eating since he got teeth & then once he stopped breast feeding he only ate what/when we ate. Sure he has snacks of fruits & veggies when he needs it but he eats what we are eating during meals. I think if I would have just fed him baby & kid food that he wouldn’t nearly be as good as an eater that he is. He will eat ANYTHING & truly enjoys healthy food. Also I never started him on juice, only water & milk. So that’s all he drinks. I don’t restrict him from sweets or naughty foods while we are with family, I mean who wants to be that mom who is freaking out over some cake & juice? He won’t get it at home but I’m fine when he gets spoiled with naughty food on the weekends. No biggie. And just for fun here are a list of Micah’s most favorite foods: apples (writing this Micah actually jumped up & down giddy for an apple), bananas (eats atleast 1 a day) , popcorn, tomatoes (he ate a small tub of cherry tomatoes through out the day, last Saturday), carrots and his naughtiest love is Cheetos (what? we all have weaknesses!).

Not cutting Micah’s hair yet. Lazy?
Not at all, I don’t want to cut his gorgeous blond hair with all the precious curls & it’s wacky ways. I think his hair is just part of the crazy that makes up Micah! This is something I’ve thought about, I know his hair is long. I know people want me to cut it. I don’t want to cut it. Like I tell everyone, I’ll cut it when he can vocalize he wants it cut. Hopefully he won’t want it cut, but it’s his hair so when he decides then that’s what we’ll do.

Okey I went a bit off track on many topics but I’m feeling super chatty today so I’m not going to clean them up and delete where I went off topic. I in NO way think that my parenting methods are inferior to anyone else’s methods at all. We all choose whatever works best for the family. We do what’s best for our children & that’s all that matters. I believe in keeping Micah healthy and happy. I believe in keeping his mind open. I believe that having fun keeps Micah the cool kid he is. I believe that creativity opens so many doors in life & I want to let Micah express himself. I believe there is a reason for each action, bad or good. I believe being lazy isn’t bad, as long as you get what you need to done.

Saw a double rainbow today while coming home from visiting my dad today. Did you notice that the second rainbows colors are reversed, I never did until I googled double rainbows tonight. I feel like something good is going to happen so…or maybe just wishful thinking?

Comment number 21!! Congratulations to Stephanie G.!! Stay tuned for a slew of blog posts & contests & well I’m overhauling some of the site so if anything looks wonky…it’ll be fixed…eventually.

Today we were suppose to head over to Minute Maid Park for an Astros game. But once I feel into bed around midnight I felt that Micah was really warm so I pulled out the fever be gone medicine, he gobbled it up & fell back to sleep in his dad’s arms. When we woke up late (8am) I knew that going to the baseball game wasn’t going to happen & sure enough I felt his chubby cheeks…very warm. So today we spent almost the entire day either on the sofa or in bed. We watched Toy Story, Toy Story 2, HGTV, DIY network & way too many cooking shows. Thankfully when Micah isn’t feeling well he just wants to cuddle, so that’s what we did. Cuddled all day. And I know he wasn’t feeling too bad because his appetite was as big as usual with his Sammy Grammy for breakfast, soup for lunch, two bananas, a yogurt & nachos for dinner.

Oh and Micah wore some very fun western pajama’s today, I couldn’t stop awwing at them. The pants finally fit his tiny waist but now are a little on the short side on his legs. In his left hand a pacifier he found in his toy box & couldn’t figure out why he would use it. Right hand, a banana about to get nommed!

And well it was another tooth! SOoo Micah wasn’t sick, just a molar coming through. Those teeth are hell! Still never been sick! Woo hoo!

I continue to love New Found Glory to this day. We’ve had a love affair for almost 10 years, I remember being in high school listening to them on my CD player & finally an MP3 player that had a sad amount of memory, it could hold maybe 20 songs? Now with 1200 songs on my current playlist I still stop at a New Found Glory song. I remember nobody having a clue who I was talking about when they asked who I was listening to. Their songs just make me feel at ease, take me back to a time when I didn’t have any bills to pay or worries in the world.

Tonight I’ve been looking up DIY inspiration & tutorials. I get hooked & want to live inside a craft room for days at a time. Here are a handful of projects I want to work on soon(er or later). What projects have you done lately…or would like to do? DIY links appreciated!

Fabric Poms

Ruffle Shirt

Tank Top Totes

Fabric Flowers