Thursday, September 13, 2007

I got the "Bad Mom Blues..."

First time moms tend to react quickly when their child is in a potentially dangerous situation. They rush over, sometimes even looking scared enough to scare the child. This can be a great way to deter babies from doing things they're not supposed to. When you get to the fourth child, however, some moms become a little more... relaxed. So, when Jackson climbed into the dryer, I didn't freak out as many moms might. I calmly reached up to turn the dial to off (preventing it from tumbling if the door closed all the way) and reached for the camera. Does that make me a bad mom? You decide...



How can you resist that smile? He's having too much fun!

Monday, September 10, 2007

A Hard Day's Night

It can be tough to be a baby. Especially when errands need to be run. I had to get the car serviced, so Jackson and I ran to the grocery store for the things I needed for supper. Then, we went to the dealership to drop off the car. Then, I moved the groceries, all my stuff, and Jackson, car seat and all, from the van, to the shuttle, to the driveway.

I just found the sight of him in the car seat asleep in the driveway too cute to resist.

Friday, September 07, 2007

Maddie's first bus ride

Maddie was sick and stayed home from school on Bella's first day riding the bus, so Maddie has her own "First Day" on the bus. They seem to really love it - I'm an optimist, but I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Bella's first bus ride

When we were making plans for transportation, I told the kids that I would drive them to school for the first month. It was good for me to drive it for two weeks and see how insane it was. We left home by 7:15 A each day and I dropped of Liam, then Bella, then Maddie and I got home just after 9 A. Then, I left home just before 2 in the afternoon and got home after 4. Four hours a day. It was all kinds of crazy. Bella got car sick a few of the days, and actually threw up one of the mornings on the way. I was worried after the first week that Jackson would ask to be emancipated so he didn't have to do the drive any more.
So, I decided I couldn't do it anymore. I found out that there is a family in my neighborhood that has a son at Maddie's school and a daughter in the same class as Bella. They ride the bus too, so the kids have a buddy to ride with.

Here's Bella with her new buddy. They have a love/drama relationship where they get along great and then they boss each other around for the rest of the time.