tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37769865290455198482024-03-12T23:04:50.662-04:00- Mosley Moments -Though we love our "little slice of Heaven" here in Smyrna, GA, we miss being close to a lot of our friends and family. Keep up with our family as we grow from the chosen 2 to who knows!??... 4, 5, or maybe 6 (GASP!)Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-77339921713706825912015-11-02T21:24:00.001-05:002015-11-02T22:37:17.377-05:00USIES!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You've heard of selfies, well me and the kiddos LOVE taking USies.. ahahha pictures of US! Even Kadir gets in on the fun...<br />
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<br />Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-91299387577034504742015-09-09T23:13:00.005-04:002015-09-09T23:13:58.610-04:00DISCIPLINE AND DEFENSEFor the past year Khyri has been taking Tae Kwon Do at a local martial arts academy here in Smyrna.<br />
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In addition to showcasing his forms and moves, Khyri had to demonstrate his strength and focus by breaking a board using a push kick. He was really surprised the first time he tested for his first belt.<br />
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After 9 months of training as a white uniform (novice) and moving up three belts from white to yellow to orange, Khyri was invited to participate in black belt training. This means a new snazzy black uniform and also getting protective gear.<br />
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Tae Kwon Do has taught Khyri that you do not get things without effort, practice, and patience. He always says that he does not "get" belts, but he earns them. It's a great lesson for today's youth who believe that everything should come easy and without effort. For every belt test, the student's teacher has to fill out an "intent to promote" form. This form asks the teacher to evaluate the student's discipline, focus and overall academic standing. I like this policy of including the teacher, because it shows Master Chung's dedication not just to Tae Kwon Do for each student, but also their academic success as well. You can't do well in your extracurricular activities and not excel at school - Master Chung does not allow that!!<br />
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This past month, the school had a local tournament. Khyri was not allowed to participate because, to me, he is not practicing enough at home. He needs to work on his technique one additional day besides the two days that we go to the dojo. He has another opportunity to test for his next belt in a month, we will see if I will allow him to test.<br />
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Tae Kwon Do is not about being aggressive and "learning to fight". It is a lifestyle that requires he understands how to handle himself in difficult situations whether they be physical, mental, academic, or social. It is a plus though that he is learning some great self defense skills so that if something happens, he will be able to protect himself and stand up to whatever comes.<br />
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And of course the Mosleys get a package deal because whatever Khyri learns in class I make him teach me and Kielle :-) hahahahah. We're all gonna be black belts up in here!Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-28357070718367674602015-09-09T22:46:00.000-04:002015-09-09T22:46:29.190-04:00SUMMER SWIMMINGSince we moved into this new neighborhood, we have had access to a pool! Last summer while I was pregnant we went to the pool maybe once or twice a month - this summer!?!? we were in the pool at least two or three times <i>a week</i>!<br />
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With all of this water fun, it was imperative that the kiddos get more familiar with the water. I started first by purchasing puddle jumpers. Last year we had life jackets and they did not work for us. I found out from other moms that life jackets are meant to have kids float on their backs and await rescue. Puddle Jumpers, however, are designed to keep kids' heads above water but forward facing.<br />
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I rushed over to Target and grabbed two Puddle Jumpers to start the summer.<br />
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In addition, I looked around for swimming classes for Khyri. Kielle was still in school all day, so I wasn't so concerned with her learning to swim this summer. I decided to look at the local Smyrna Community Pool over at Tolleson Park. For $75 you can get 8 forty five minute swim classes held Monday through Thursday. Sign us up! I signed Khyri up for the beginner's class and it was a good pace. There were 6 or so kids each day and two instructors. </div>
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Now I feel very comfortable taking all three kiddos to the pool by myself. I know that Kielle has her puddle jumpers to keep her afloat and Khyri's swimming skills are getting better each day. I will definitively sign them up for classes next year so Khyri can improve his technique and Kielle can hopefully move to swimming without the Puddle Jumpers.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Now's the time when Kadir is about to really get to know the world. We will be stepping up our outings so that we can enjoy the world tacitly - by touching a s much as possible! </span></div>
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<br />Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-22366598454535223262015-04-18T00:16:00.003-04:002015-04-18T00:16:28.419-04:00LITTLE CHEFSKhyri and Kielle like helping me cook. Usually its a simple dinner meal maybe spaghetti or something like that. Every now and again we will bake something.<br />
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This is the view from our back window. There had been ramblings about snow, but so far this year the snow hadn't stuck... so this was a nice sight to see :-)<br />
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School was cancelled and we had a honest to goodness snow day.<br />
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It may look like a little bit of snow, but this was perfect for the munchkins! They ate icicles, made snowballs and even attempted snow angels.</div>
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Our snow man was cute, but the absolute cutest little snow bunny was this chunk right here...<br />
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Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-71451303648865808472015-02-06T22:48:00.001-05:002015-02-06T22:48:51.701-05:00LET'S GO TO THE MOVIESKielle and Khyri have finally joined the masses of American children and went to the movies in January. People ask me why they haven't been to the movies yet, and mostly it was because we do so many other things, the movies wasn't really on my radar. Also, though, I feel like a lot of the movies these days have adult material that I just don't think they needed to be exposed to. I wanted their first movie to be the <i>right</i> movie, so I just waited... and waited... and waited...<br />
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In January 2015 at ages 4 and 5 the big sibs went to Regal Cinema to see the movie Paddington. It was the <i>PERFECT</i> movie - Clean, wholesome, and full of comedy.<br />
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Of course I make a big deal out of "firsts", so we did it big time at the movie theater. We took pictures in the photo booth, got the kiddie snack packs, and even played in the mini arcade. Now, normal Mosley Movie going involves bringing in snacks and going straight to the theater - no looking right or left. ahahahah. But this was a special day :-)<br />
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Here are pictures from our big day.<br />
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The kids loved the movie. We only had to get up once for Kielle to go to the restroom. Next time though, I will use the booster seats - both of the kiddos were too light to hold the seats down :-) ahhahahahah So they <i>literally</i> sat on the edge of their seats the whole time!<br />
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Surprisingly the kids haven't really spoken about the movies since that weekend. If another good movie comes out I will definitely take them, but I think we're more into doing things outdoors for now. <br />
<br />Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-87707658251792979812015-01-25T13:48:00.000-05:002015-01-25T13:48:13.842-05:00HELPING HANDSI was in serious cleaning mode this weekend and as I was cleaning out the bathroom cabinet, I came across tons of toiletry samples I had ordered or gotten from hotels. I decided that this was a good opportunity to bless someone less fortunate and teach the kiddos about charity and helping when possible.<br />
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I rounded up my helpers and explained that we were going to make "goodie bags" for people who were homeless. I explained that we are very lucky to have a house with rooms and beds and pillows. We are very lucky to have enough food to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner - and even snacks in between. I talked to the munchkins about how it is hard for people without homes, especially in the winter time, when it gets cold.<br />
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We started by separating out toiletries to see how many bags we could make. We had shampoo, conditioner, mouthwash, dental floss, deodorant, cotton balls, and nail files. All of the items were travel or sample size, so that I could fill small sandwich bags for easy transport. <br />
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I had read an article some time last year about how the extra unpleasantness that homeless women face when they have their cycles, so I placed 2 sanitary napkins in each female bag.<br />
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In addition to the toiletries, I placed a little note inside each bag and the kiddos drew pictures on the notes. The favorite inspiration that I included was from Carl Bard:<br />
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My plan is to keep 2 bags in the center console of the car, so if we pass a homeless person or if we are approached, I can just hand them the bag and wish them luck. In total, the kids and I made 6 bags (4 female and 2 male). Its not much, but its always nice to give what you can - when you can.Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-70289399149304178092015-01-23T22:52:00.001-05:002015-01-23T22:52:21.139-05:00WANNA HEAR SOMETHING FUNNY?I have had some pretty funny encounters while nursing in public. From high fives to rolling of eyes - everyone seems to have an opinion or comment about breastfeeding. Recently I was in Target and had this encounter:<br />
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I was returning some items and talking to the
customer service rep. She began talking to me about how chunky Kadir is.<br />
She asked, "Does he sleep through the night?<br />
I said, "Not yet. He still has a midnight feeding and then he'll sleep until around 5am."<br />
She said, "What kind of
milk is he on?"<br />
I said, "I nurse."<br />
She said, "Oh is that some new kind of
milk? I used Gerber..." <br />
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I damn near died! hahhahahahaha I just pointed to my chest and said, "No, I breastfeed." I mean I know we have an iPhone and iPad, but iNurse baby formula really!?!?!? hahahaha<br />
Even Khyri was looking at her like "this one's not too bright mommy."Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-2052602130930584222015-01-07T12:33:00.003-05:002015-01-07T12:33:24.949-05:00CHUNKA MUNKA BABYAs I scramble to catch up the past three months, I figure I should just throw in a post with updated photos of my Chunka Munka Baby Kadir :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is she about to cook me too?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm TOTALLY adorable :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khyri loves being a big borther</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one Chunka Munka Baby!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow is life always this fun!?!? not bad!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sooooo.. this google thing - tell me all about it...</td></tr>
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<br />Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-40031639127304223832015-01-07T12:17:00.001-05:002015-01-07T12:17:44.227-05:00THANKSGIVING 2014Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I know we should say thank you as often as possible throughout the year, but if we forget from time to time, we can always make up the difference and say one great big thank you on Thanksgiving! hahahah.<br />
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We had a wonderful Turkey Day! We started the thanksgiving season off with a turkey lunch at Khyri's school. The food was surprisingly good! We had turkey, stuffing, veggies and cranberry sauce. Decked out in his pilgrim hat, Khyri chowed down :-)<br />
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Khyri's class did a mini skit that talked about the differences between
life back in pilgrim days and life now. Khyri's group talked about food.
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At the end of the skit, we were invited to use some butter, that the kids had made earlier in the day, and put it on cornbread. It was tasty! I liked all of the Thanksgiving festivities, but I did notice that it was all about Pilgrims. Unless I'm mistaken, two parties sat down for the Thanksgiving dinner... Pilgrims and Native Americans... They were not represented at all. I need to follow up and ask Khyri's teacher why Native Americans weren't included. Let's not try to rewrite history folks...<br />
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For another class project, Khyri had to decorate a turkey, so we went on a nature walk and gathered items from around the neighborhood to use as the feathers. We got dirt, cattails, bark, leaves, and acorns.<br />
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It was so heavy I had to reinforce it with some poster board. I think it turned out pretty well! Kielle had to create a board about her family for the thanksgiving holiday. Now I gotta admit I went over board. It was just supposed to be a simple poster or maybe a picture but what do I put together...<br />
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I promise in 2015 I will scale back my over crafting :-) <br />
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For the actual turkey day, I set my menu and the kids helped me cook. We made all the standard sides and ordered the fried turkey from Copelands. My friend Jennifer came by and shared in the festivities bringing some corn that was to die for. Overall, thanksgiving was super fun and yummy!<br />
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Next year I'll dress up the table with a table cloth and a runner, but this was as good as I could get :-) After dinner, Jennifer snapped some family photos...<br />
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We truly have a lot to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-25804745230142916592015-01-07T11:29:00.001-05:002015-01-07T11:29:53.546-05:00DRESSING UP IS SO MUCH FUNOctober brings falling leaves, cooler weather and of course - Halloween! This year we were a little behind due to Kadir's arrival, but we were still able to get some dressing up in!<br />
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I decorated the house with ghosts 3 ghosts hanging from our front tree. Instead of white sheets (we don't need to harken deep south circa 1900s) I purchased an orange table cloth from dollar tree. I used the balls that we had in the backyard and hung them from the tree - voila! simple and cheap. I also went to Aldi and bought three large pumpkins for $3.99. Now this was definitely the way to go. These pumpkins added so much decoration to the front of the house. The decoration that made the most impact however was the spider web cotton from dollar tree. two bags of that stuff and we covered the whole front yard.<br />
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We kicked off the dress up season with the Hubby's fall work picnic. In addition to cotton candy, train rides, jumpy houses, and good BBQ, there were face painters onsite.<br />
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Khyri was Spiderman and Kielle was a fairy princess. This fairy princess face would prove to be the beginning of Kielle's princess infatuation phase (more to come with the Christmas post).<br />
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Kielle had multiple outfits during this Halloween season. For her school parade on Wednesday, she was Zoe from Sesame Street. Check her out rocking heels! <br />
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Then for her ballet class she had a special Halloween themed dance outfit with festive tights and a black and orange tut. <br />
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Then finally for Halloween she was ... you guessed it - Elsa. I swear every little girl was Elsa this year. Disney had everyone drinking the Koolaid :-) Nana Yvie even spruced her outfit up with a glow in the dark tiara!<br />
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Before heading out for some candy, with our friend Sidney, the munchkins sat down for a quick bite - and I mean quick. They were too excited to go trick or treating :-)<br />
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We had a few treaters come by the house and the kids liked handing out candy, but that was short lived - the real action was out on the streets! So after bundling up, it was drizzling, and getting Kadir snug in the Maya Wrap, Elsa, The Construction Engineer, and Batman headed out for some goodies.<br />
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This new neighborhood is awesome! These people go all out decorating their houses and handing out candy. I can only imagine how much better it would have been if the weather was nice. We went house to house for about 45 minutes and then it started raining too hard and we high tailed it back inside. Halloween was for the big kids, but we did have a mini Halloween celebration for Kadir.<br />
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We hosted a Sip & See for Kadir since we didn't have a baby shower earlier. We played Halloween bingo and the kiddos went trick or treating from room to room upstairs. It was really nice and Kadir was in his glory :-)<br />
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We did end up dressing him for All Hallows Eve as a mummy :-)<br />
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He's too cute to be scary though :-) hahahahahhaha<br />
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<br />Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-15935366398600327302015-01-05T23:57:00.001-05:002015-01-05T23:57:38.849-05:00TOUCH THE TRUCKS?!? YES PLEASEThere are so many cheap fun events for kids in Metro Atlanta. Back in October we went to an event sponsored by Cobb County which promoted safety for children. The event was called Touch the Trucks. It was held in the parking lot of Towne Center Mall in Kennesaw. The sky was overcast, so it wasn't too crowded which meant short lines and plenty of time for fun - instead of whining :-)<br />
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The hubby and I were extremely pleased with the hands on attention the safety officers gave the children. It was a great for them to learn not only about the vehicles, but also the different people they can go to if they are in need of help. <br />
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Khyri looooooooooves trucks! I mean loooooooves! He knows all the "regular" trucks - bulldozer, steam roller, dump truck, etc. but he straight up wows you when he gets to talking about mini profilers, diggers, excavators, and backhoes. So he was on CLOUD 9 when he spotted this ... <br />
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In addition to the "worker trucks", there was also a news van onsite that the munchkins could go inside. They got to see how things looked on the new stations. I think they just liked pressing all of the colored buttons :-)<br />
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There were fire trucks, school buses, Fedex trucks, telephone repair trucks, garbage trucks, and even helicopters!<br />
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For $20 for a family of five, this was a great afternoon outing. The kids left with hard hats and exposure to a bunch of possible careers! This is how I love spending Saturdays :-)<br />
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<br />Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-1601569703921767492014-10-16T02:02:00.002-04:002014-10-16T02:02:52.768-04:00SOOOOOO YUMMYI cannot stop kissing Kadir's cheeks! He is just so yummy :-)<br />
The last month we have been adjusting to having a new little person in the house. Kadir rarely cries and is a nursing champ! For his first month check up, he had already gained 2l pounds!<br />
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We welcomed Kadir home with fanfare and excitement!<br />
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He wasn't impressed :-)<br />
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But we just can't keep our eyes... and lips off him!<br />
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Sometimes the attention goes to his head!<br />
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But he can't stop being a part of this loving family... and since he's still small, we will kiss him a much as we want!<br />
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<br />Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-39128330905948786332014-09-07T10:25:00.000-04:002014-09-07T10:25:19.030-04:00LABOR DAY - A DAY OF REST?My labor day 2014 was anything but relaxing :-) I began feeling strong contractions on Sunday August 31st in the morning around 11am. I told the hubby to call his friends Erica and Marcus and put them on alert. My biggest scheduling concern with Cinco was what was going to happen with Khyri and Kielle when it was "go time" so I started lining things up - putting the extra carseats out, making snack bags, etc. just in cases we had to head out.<br />
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Things got pretty intense around 1:30pm, but then I was so exhausted I took a nap. When I woke up, all was calm. No strong contractions, no nothing. Ok! So I proceeded on with my day and hung out with the family, catching up on housework here and there. I tried to jump start labor again by deep cleaning the upstairs bathrooms and vacuuming the top level of the house to no avail. Cinco was chilling. <br />
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Nighttime came and the hubby put the munchkins to bed. All was calm until around 11pm. I felt contractions again and decided I should watch the timing. Sure enough they were 11 minutes apart. I really felt it was "go time" now because these contractions were different; they were lower and towards my back so I put my body on high alert. I texted Auntie around 12:45am and asked if she was awake; she lives 5 minutes away so I knew she could come hep if needed. She got all excited and I warned - well it may not be tonight. I was feeling contractions this morning and they went away so don't get too excited. I decided that if the contractions got closer I would let her know.<br />
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I called her back at 1:15am.<br />
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The contractions were consistently coming at 5 minutes away now and lasting one minute so it was time to head to the hospital. I placed my backup call and told hubby lets get going. While I'm kissing the munchkins and whispering "Tomorrow you will have a little brother or sister." in their ears, I see hubby running back and forth between rooms. Guess who didn't have<i> nair a </i>bag packed and ready for the hospital!?!?! Nope. not me - the hubby. When I say <i>nothing</i>! He's running around grabbing stuff and I'm just looking with astonishment on my face. This is our THIRD child! I've been pregnant for 10 MONTHS and you are <i>just now</i> remembering that we may need X,Y and Z for the hospital? My bag has been packed and in the car for 2 weeks now - you <i>watched</i> me pack my bag! Why didnt you get your life right then!?!? Sigh.<br />
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My attitude was changing and I was not in the mood - yup I was getting ready for labor! ahahhahah<br />
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It was taking Auntie longer than usual to get to the house. I figured she got pulled over for speeding - I was right! ahahhahaha. Apparently she ran a red light trying to get to the house. Luckily the police officer believed her when she said she was coming to assist a friend in labor :-) One time for Smyrna PD. Literally as she pulled into the driveway, I handed her the keys and me and the hubby pulled out.<br />
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The drive was fine; the roads were empty. I was feeling good because I felt we had enough time to get to the hospital safely this time *flashback to 1/13/2011* We pulled up to the Women's Center and wouldn't you know it the parking lot/ drop off area is under construction. Minor panic, but no big deal we'll just park a little farther away - we have time. So we parked and I walked ever so slowly to the building, stopping twice to ride through contractions. We go to the front desk and I answer some questions. I think because I was so calm everyone else was calm. Nobody seemed to be in any sort of STAT readiness. hahaha.<br />
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We head up to the second floor. I'm still feeling good. The contractions are harder, but nothing to cry out about. I got to the labor desk and even joke with the lady , "This is our third baby we like coming here ahahha." This is going to be a smooth delivery.<br />
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Straight into triage and I strip down and hop on the table - still smiling and laughing. The nurse comes in and checks my cervix. 4cm and 70% effaced. Hmmmm not what I was thinking... or feeling for that matter. But ok if you say so! I go to the bathroom and weigh myself, because at this point I'm bored. 4cm could mean a long time to wait until 10cm. I was still feeling strong contractions, but<i> she said</i> 4cm, so apparently it was all in my head. I do design; she does babies. I'll take her word for it. I waddled my 195lb butt back to the triage room. What is taking so long!??! This is why I did not want to come to the hospital early - waiting. They asked if I wanted pain meds I said no. <br />
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Scratch that - YES! The contractions are coming strong and heavy now. Every 2 minutes apart. I feel like I can not catch my breath. I'm hitting my doggy stance rocking back and forth, hubby is rubbing my lower back, what the hell is happening?!!?! If this is 4 daggone centimeters - give me some drugs! It is way too early in the morning and I'm already exhausted. If I have to ride through contractions like this for another hour or so I am not gonna make it. <i>This cannot be 4cm!</i><br />
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Newsflash - I'm going through tranistion. This is the worst part of labor. But I can't reconcile the 4cm and transition; they don't go together. Let me squat down and get into a more comfortable position. WOOSH - my water broke. Oh hell to da naw... I've been duped! 4cm?!?! You a lie! Now its time to panic because 1. Nobody is in the room and they all still think I'm damn 4cm and 2. Its GO TIME!<br />
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I'm yelling "My water broke!.. My water broke!. They're all calm ok.. "No big deal we'll get a wheelchair." There is blood and fluid all on the bed, my feet and hubby's feet. The Mosleys like to leave a mark! When that lady (she's just a regular old lady now because I don't think y'all know what you're doing... You can't be trusted. So, no nurse for you - just lady) comes into the room I look her square in the eye and say, "When I had my daughter she came 10 minutes after my water broke. We <i>need</i> to hurry up."<br />
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I don't know if it was the 10 minute warning or the look of death I gave that woman and everyone else that came into the room, but all of a sudden folks started snapping into action. Mind you, I'm still in the damn triage room. They hadn't even moved me to a delivery room yet. So I manage to slide into the wheelchair and this fool is asking me do I want my shoes on... what the hell!?!? shoes?? LADY - if you don't get me into a delivery room I swear I will hit you with this daggone shoe - just roll me damnit!<br />
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Down the hall we go. The cold air feels soooooooo good. I'm actually calm for a moment, which is nice. We enter the room and I say, "I need to go to the bathroom." She says, "Pee or Poop." "Pee." Fine. I go in. As soon as I hit that toilet I'm trying to poop - BIG NO NO... I start pushing. I don't know why she let me in there - rookie. I'm in an irrational state at this point all I want to do is get this baby out and you let me go to the bathroom? She comes rushing in - Hubby pulls me off the toilet. No baby in toilet today. I don't know why, but as I get off the toilet I reach back there and wouldn't you know it - a head! yup a head!<br />
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I look up still hunching over, literally trying to keep this baby in, and say, "This baby is coming now." I'm not screaming - I'm just putting y'all on notice. If you wanna roll with the Mosleys then you better come the hell on cuz this train is bound for delivery is T minus 5... 4... Everyone in the room screams NOOOO. Oh so now y'all are pressed?!? Why all the yelling you ask? Why in a room full of professional nurses can't I deliver this baby!?!? Well because THERE IS NO DOCTOR. These folks still have not called the doctor to my room yet! Well of course not - I was at 4cm. Hmph. What in the world!?!? So here I lay on the bed and they keep saying - dont' push. don't push. Has anybody got a hold of Dr. Whatsherface? Tell her mom is 100% complete. She's ready to deliver. The Doctor is not answering. WHAAAT!?!?! So I'm panicking. Somebody up in this camp is gonna put their nursing degree to use <i>to-night!</i><br />
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I'm turn over on my side stare at hubby, grab onto the railing, and squeeze my legs closed. He's saying don't push. I'm saying don't push. <i>Everybody's</i> saying don't push!<br />
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Don't push. Don't push. Don't push. My body is telling me to push. Don't push. I'm pushing. This baby is coming. I swing my legs open and out pops a head into the <i>nurse's hands</i> - because the doctor still has not gotten into the room. One more push and we hear a cry :-)<br />
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<b>It's A BOY!</b><br />
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On Monday, September 1, 2014 at 3:14am <b>Kadir Lafayette Mosley</b> arrived weighing 6lbs 15oz.<br />
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I worked hard on Labor Day, but Kadir came <i>right</i> on time - even if the doctor didn't! :-)</div>
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We are anxiously waiting for Cinco to arrive! I've been having minor contractions and everything is prepared for when we come home from the hospital. Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-11818596268344732942014-08-30T10:16:00.000-04:002014-08-30T13:30:56.529-04:00LITERAL LIONELOk so Khyri is really coming into his own. He loves asking questions and talking about the world around him. As his preschool teacher, Ms.Wakiaa, used to say "Khyri knows everything about everything!" ahhahaha<br />
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Anyway, we've had a few <strike>funny</strike> interesting encounters with Khyri because he is<i> very</i> literal. <br />
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<u>While speaking with a woman in a store</u><br />
Woman: How old are you?<br />
Khyri: I'm Five.<br />
Woman: Do you think you are having a little brother or little sister?<br />
Khyri with the serious "Are you kidding me lady stare? : I'm not having either. My mommy is having my little sister I think.<br />
Woman: Oh you're right! You are so smart.<br />
Khyri: I can't have babies; I'm a boy.<br />
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<u>Coloring in Kindergarten class:</u><br />
*There is a picture that Khyri colored in class. The teacher wrote a note on it saying that "People are not purple and dogs are not green." <br />
Me: Hey Khyri, let's work on redoing this classwork. What does this note say?<br />
Khyri: It says "People are not purple and dogs are not green."<br />
Me: Do you know what that means? <br />
Khyri: *Blank Stare*<br />
Me: If you don't I can explain it.<br />
Khyri: I don't know what that means.<br />
Me: Ok well, when we walk around do we see purple people?<br />
Khyri: No.<br />
Me: What color are dogs? Are they green?<br />
Khyri: No, they are brown, black and white.<br />
Me: So why did you color the person purple? Why did you color the dog green?<br />
Khyri: Mommy, the directions said "color the picture." I used purple and green.<br />
Me: why did you choose purple and green?<br />
Khyri: My favorite color is green and Kielle's favorite color is purple.<br />
Me: But you understand that the teacher wanted you to color in the picture as if it was real life?<br />
Khyri: Now I do, but that's not what the directions said. I didn't know I had to pick certain colors.<br />
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<u>Math in Kindergarten class</u><br />
Teacher: Khyri you need to do your math practice<br />
Khyri: I don't want to<br />
Teacher: You have a choice; do your math or go to the office.<br />
Khyri: I choose the office.<br />
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<u>At doing the unfinished classwork</u><br />
Me: Khyri what do the instructions say?<br />
Khyri: It says to draw a duck (grabbing for the brown marker)<br />
Me: I think the teacher is expecting a yellow duck<br />
Khyri: Ducks are not yellow.<br />
Me: Well rubber ducks are.<br />
Khyri: In real life ducks are not yellow. When we go to the duck pond, the ducks are brown.<br />
Me: You're right. Well let's just draw a yellow rubber ducky to satisfy your teacher.<br />
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<u>At home discussing the infamous Principal's Office visit</u><br />
Me: You got sent to the office?<br />
Khyri: Yes, I was given the choice<br />
Me: But you do not want to go to the office Khyri. That's not a good choice. Do you understand why you should have focused and done your math work?<br />
Khyri: No, she gave me a choice; I made my choice. <br />
Me to Daddy: I don't even know what to say. <br />
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So my Kindergarten son sat in the Vice Principal's office for 45 minutes on Friday because it was never explained to him that the office is not supposed to be a place you <i>want</i> to go to. Its supposed to be a place of punishment. and the thing is, now he knows that nothing really goes on in the office. He got to sit there and talk with the Vice Principal and read some books. He is not pressed at all. To him, he simply was given the option and he chose the office, because math was too easy - might as well see what the other option holds right!??!<br />
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*sigh* this is going to be a LONG year. Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-41914857127400471472014-08-15T10:15:00.000-04:002014-08-15T10:15:01.719-04:00TODD THE TURTLEWe have a new addition to our home! Nope its not Cinco... It's Todd, our box turtle. Last week Atlanta experienced some really bad thunderstorms. As Kielle and Daddy were coming home, they almost ran over a turtle crossing the street. Daddy stopped the car and rescued the turtle.<br />
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Now I have been wanting a turtle for at least two years now. Why?! I have no idea, but<i> every</i> time we go into PetSmart I tell the kiddos, "Y'all tell Daddy I want a turtle." Well on Monday I finally got my turtle! When they walked in the door Kielle said, "Mommy wants a turtle." I thought it was completely random that she would mention this now, but I jumped right in and said," I sure do." Then she said, "No, we have a turtle." huh!? I'm confused. Then Daddy moved his jacket and said,"here you go!" Whoooooo Hoooo. There he was, just as cute as can be - MY TURTLE!<br />
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Khyri wanted to name the turtle Thomas, but I quickly vetoed that. Enough with the Thomas already! So we just called him turtle for awhile. Since we didn't know what kind of turtle we had, me and the munchkins loaded into the car and headed over to the PetSmart experts.<br />
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We took rough measurements of the turtle on some paper and asked what were the essentials needed for keeping the turtle happy. The expert said that we would need to buy a tank and some food, but other than that, turtles are easy pets to have. I didn't buy the tank right away because its was $159.99. I wanted to check some thrift stores first - you never know what you can find. So, we just grabbed a can of food and headed home. <br />
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We put the turtle in a box temporarily and we tried to make it "homey" by putting in some leaves, rocks, and branches. It wasn't fancy, but it would have to do until we figured out what type of habitat we wanted permanently. <br />
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We didn't keep the turtle locked up the first day, we let him outside and the munchkins had a lot fun trying to find him in the brush.<br />
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The munchkins loved picking him up and carrying him to different parts of the yard. I'm sure the turtle was annoyed, but you don't really ease into the Mosley family, we just kinda swarm you and envelope you :-) ahhahaha. Khyri tried to make the turtle literally "come out of his shell" and Kielle practiced moving like a turtle. You'd be surprised at how fast turtles move when they want to escape children! hahaha<br />
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After seeing the turtle outside in his element having a good time, I decided that I didn't want him to live in a cage in the house. Instead, I wanted to build him an outdoor habitat. Open laptop; head to google. I typed in Box turtle outdoor habitats and I was inspired by the photos I saw...<br />
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Awww shoogey doogey its project time! That night I kept researching what the key elements of an outdoor habitat was while the turtle slept in his box. During the night I decided to ask the turtle what his thoughts were on living outside and I just kept calling him Todd... and so it stuck. Todd the Turtle. He had a name... now all he needed was a home.<br />
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There are four main elements that are needed for a box turtle habitat:<br />
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places to hide<br />
water dishes<br />
rocks to lay in the sun or eat on<br />
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I realized that all of this can be scavenged from the backyard. We didn't really need to purchase anything except a few plants for shade. My first step was to first a suitable location. I settled on an area on the South side of the house that gets a fair amount of shade and sun throughout the day. The area is right up against the fence so I only needed to close in one side. Khyri and I headed to The Home Depot Tuesday after school and picked up two hosta, which do really well in shade and are low enough for Todd to get some coverage, and one azalea plant, which by next spring should provide a little color to the area.<br />
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I started mapping out where I wanted each element to go. I figured I wanted to divide the area into zones that had a different textures. I had the pine straw zone, the covered zone, the water zone, and the rock zone.Now me being the crazy mommy that I am, I didn't' want these children helping me at all! I know I said Todd was our pet, but nuh uh.,.. not really - he's mine! alllll mine! While I was outside, the kiddos were inside drawing pictures of Todd.<br />
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The previous owners of the house left a ton of brick edgers on the sides of the house, so I used those to create a wall that Todd could not climb. He's already tried to escape twice into the forest behind our house, so I knew that the wall had to be formidable. I staggered the pattern and created an overhang so that, hopefully, he couldn't get a good grip on the backside and climb over to freedom. Now I know I'm pregnant.. I mean seriously how can I forget!... so you'll be happy to know that I devised a safe - well safer - way to transport the edgers from the side of the house to the habitat - I used the umbrella stroller!<br />
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Tuesday night I put Todd into his new habitat. Sweet Dreams Todd!<br />
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While driving Khyri to school on Wednesday, I saw a lot of downed trees from the storm. I needed a really large branch for the habitat - that's what was missing! So after I dropped Khyri off, I circled back and picked up a few large pieces of wood for the habitat that people had pulled from their yards.<br />
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Do you know when I got back home that doggone Todd had dug a hole under the darn fence and escaped! I couldn't' believe it. I was in the midst of making him his own oasis and yet he's steady trying to vacate the premises! arrrggghhh. Alas... he's a turtle, so he didn't get too far. I found him buried under some pinestraw right by the air conditioning units. Gotcha homie! hmph.<br />
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So now I was determined to really make his area nice. I added in the wood and put up my branches to serve as trees. then I shored up the fence area with pine cones and small rocks on the habitat side to keep him from digging. On the outside of the fence, I put some additional edgers down as more deterrent. <br />
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The pictures really don't do it justice! This is a NIIIIIICE spot. I don't know why he would want to leave (Besides the fact that he could have been walking home on Monday to his family and we snatched him up and confined him... <i>besides all that.</i>..). I still have that back right flower pot to fill (maybe a nice red rose bush?) and I am contemplating putting a small tomato plant in there somewhere so Todd can scavenge for his own food. I also need to add some wood chips or rocks to the ground. Apparently box turtles aren't too fond of grass. In preparation for when winter comes I need to build a box shelter in one of the corners to keep him warm. So there may be some future renovations in store :-)<br />
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He's no baby Mosley, but Todd sure does make this family feel complete :-) <br />
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Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-13770462603826378032014-08-12T22:47:00.000-04:002014-08-12T22:47:05.393-04:00KINDERGARTEN...MEET KHYRI!August 4, 2014 at 7:50am Khyri begins his first day of Kindergarten.<br />
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Let's look at that again... 7:50am... ummm the Mosleys struggled with getting Khyri to Pre-Kindergarten on time at 8:30am... this "real school" thing is a bit much! ahahhahaha but we can do it :-)<br />
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The whole night before I was up crying and pacing because I was very anxious about Khyri starting school. Luckily my homie #1 Ukindra talked me back from the ledge. I called her at 11:30pm and was like, "are you up!?!" ahahhaha After 5 minutes of trying to figure out why on earth I was calling her - again today, she heard me blowing my nose. She said, "Are you crying?" uhhhhh. "Yes I've been crying for the last 2 hours" bwuwaahahhaha. A little back history - I. don't. cry. I don't even like listening or seeing other people cry. So if I'm crying it means everything has come to head and I am <i>completely</i> overwhelmed. ahahahahhaha. She asked me what was wrong and I spiraled into a long rant about Khyri going to the bathroom alone and being "pants" at the urinal or him walking into the cafeteria and nervously looking around to find a seat by a friendly face. Ukindra brought me back to reality.... she was like this is kindergarten - not prison! hahahahah. We chatted for about an hour and then I calmed down enough to fall asleep - well rest my eyes. ahhhhh the comfort of good friends!<br />
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I swear I woke up every hour on the hour. I don't' even know why I was in pajamas; it was a waste of a clothing change. The hubby and I officially rose at 6:15am because we did not want to be late on day one. Day two maybe... but not day one :-) So After the alarm went off, hubby and I split up duties - he focused on Kielle and I focused on Khyri. The kiddos were dressed in 20 minutes flat.While they were brushing their teeth, I went downstairs and put together Khyri's lunch. This is my first time packing an actual lunchbox, so I was kind of nervous. I mean, really, I didn't want to set Khyri up as "the kid that has the nasty lunch all the time" ahahhaha. Cafeteria talk is <i>real</i>! My friend Danielle, who is a packed lunch professional, suggested that I aim to include four things daily - sandwich, drink, starch (chips/crackers), and a fruit or vegetable. For day one I put together a turkey and cheese sandwich, grapes and blueberries, a juicebox, and cheezit crackers. Not bad. Every container in the lunch box is labeled so hopefully this will last us the whole year and come back home each night. <br />
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For breakfast, I cooked some turkey bacon and gave the kids their choice of cereal. Kielle chose Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Khyri chose Kix.They topped off their breakfast with a tall glass of orange juice. While at the table, both of them could not believe that they were "up before the sun". Kielle said, "Mommy the sun isn't up, so we should be sleeping." Khyri said, "You're right Kielle. Mommy made a mistake." I swear he talks like I am just dumb as rocks sometimes! a mess. After chuckling a bit, and slyly rolling my eyes at Khyri, I said, "The sun will be up before we get to school." They<i> both</i> gave me the side eye.<br />
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After breakfast, the munchkins put on their shoes and grabbed their book bags. The sun still hadn't come up and I truly believe they thought I was lying. ahahahhahah. It was a battle, but I was able to snap a picture of the two of them with their book bags on, ready for school.<br />
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We all piled into the car and headed over to the elementary school. One of the main reasons we moved to this new house was so that the children could go to this particular school. It has everything we want - a diverse student body, good test scores, excellent teachers, tons of extracurricular enrichment activities for the students, and great parent involvement. It's also only 7 minutes away! woot woot! So we loaded into the car and headed out.<br />
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As always, Khyri rolled into his new school reading a book! His new obsession is dinosaurs.<br />
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The school parking lot was jam packed at 7:30am. There were cars everywhere. We had to park illegally on somebody's front lawn and walk about a block and a half to the school. We has met Khyri's teach Mrs. Denney the week before at Sneak-A-Peek. This mini open house allows the students to meet their teachers and see where their classrooms are. As well, parents hand in the school supplies and purchase school spirit wear at Sneak-A Peek. <br />
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For the first week, each kindergartener, and maybe 1st graders, got a sticker name tag that identified them and noted which teacher was theirs. This was in case some little person got side tracked and ended up in the cafeteria instead of their homeroom :-)<br />
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Kielle was excited to walk Khyri to his new classroom. I think she thought she was starting Kindergarten too! Khyri paused a little in front of his new classroom, but since we had seen it on Thursday, he knew exactly where his seat was. This is where I started to get misty eyed; he's a big boy now its official! He had actually crossed the threshold into adult world... ok ok.. kindergarten world... but in <i>my</i> mind... Khyri was heading off to college next week. <br />
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I watched him from outside the classroom put away his book bag and then the three of us backed away slowly. I felt the tears come down, but there were so many kids in the hall I didn't want them to start asking their parents, "What's wrong with that grown lady!?!?" ahahahaha so I did quick wipes and moved towards the car. I wasn't the only one sad though; Kielle took it rough also...<br />
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After I dropped off Kielle in her new preschool class, I went home and <i>fell</i> out. It was just too much emotion for me in one day; I was exhausted. I slept for awhile and then went to my scheduled doctors appointment. Everything is looking good for Cinco, but I gotta admit I was a little worried that all the stress would maybe spur me into labor; I was ok though. <br />
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School lets out at 2:20pm and I was in the carpool lane at 2:10pm :-) Let me tell you carpool is <i>serious. </i>I've never had experience with carpool - I mean in NYC I was on the train everyday, no school bus, no carpool. This is a photo I snapped while I was waiting.<br />
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When I finally got my boy he was super excited about his first day :-) To celebrate, we went to Barnes and Nobles. We stayed there for about an hour perusing the bookshelves and picking some good reads for the next couple of weeks. </div>
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Then we came back to the house and looked in his book bag. Somehow I ended up having more "homework" than Khyri!<br />
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After I filled out all the necessary forms, read all the info guides, posted the school calendar on the refrigerator and reviewed the classroom handbook, Khyri and I set about making his lunch for the next day. This time, Khyri opted for peanut butter and jelly :-)<br />
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As usual, I let my mind get the best of me and I was petrified of Khyri's first day.... and then, as usual, Khyri proved that he is more than capable of growing up and moving onto the next "phase" of his life. *le sigh* Why do I have a feeling these milestones are not gonna get any easier for me!?!?!?<br />
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As sure as the sun comes up each and every day, my children are growing... and I'm LOVING it!
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We don't need much - well no, scratch that. I thought we didn't need much, but as I started making lists I realized how much I had given away or consigned. I decided the best thing to do was to tackle mini projects so I can feel accomplished and not overwhelmed. First up, buying some new cloth diapers. <br />
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I kept most of my diapers from Khyri and Kielle so I didn't need much, but buying cloth diapers is so much fun that I thought it would be a good kick starter. I bought maybe 5 or 6 new diapers, but here are my two favorites. The first one is a Bumgenius Einstein print and the other one is a Dr. Seuss Thing One and Thing Two print. Aren'tthey the cutest things EVER!!!<br />
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Now we don't start cloth diapering until month 3, so I had to also start stockpiling disposable diapers to last me through the 1st 3 months. Target has been killing the game this summer with gift card deals and BOGO offers, so I stocked up on diapers in newborn, size 1 and size 2. I only have 1 box of wipes though, so I need to keep an eye out for some good baby wipes deals. <br />
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We finally moved Kielle from the converted crib to a big girl twin bed so I was able to move the crib into the baby's room. It was a little worn from wear so I spruced it up a bit by painting the rails gray.<br />
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I have also been keeping my eyes open for good deals on baby items and was able to grab a few things from consignment stores and Target clearance.<br />
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My greatest score was finding this Ergo Baby Carrier on sale at Target for 50% off! Normally $120, I got it for $60 aaannnnnddd because I have a Target REDcard I was able to get it for an additional 5% off! I am so excited to add this carrier to my collection. Between this and my Maya wrap, this baby will never be in the stroller! ahhahaha<br />
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I was able to also order my FREE breastpump from my health insurance company. Thank you President Obama for mandating breast pump coverage! It doesn't come with the handy dandy bag to carry it in, but since I only pump at home, It will work perfectly for me!<br />
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Cinco's due date is September 4th. The theme of the nursery, I think, is going to be "world traveller" I've started with a map of the world and that's it so far. ahhaha. It'll all come together - no rush ;-) I haven't bought many clothes because we are Team Green so we'll find out the day of wheteher Cinco is a boy or girl. I've been picking up a few neutral items here and there and I think I've settled on the coming home outfit.<br />
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I'm just super excited to welcome another loud mouth into our home :-) I'm already claiming that this baby is going to look like me! I lost that bet with the first 2, but this is my year - I just feel it :-) hahahaha Both munchkins think we are having a girl and Keith and I both think its a boy - so we'll see. Either way, Khyri is determined to call this baby Thomas (after Thomas the Train) hahahahahaha<br />
<br />Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-50053437210003986682014-08-09T23:25:00.003-04:002014-08-09T23:25:11.480-04:00KAWASAKI SYNDROMEI know it sounds like a motorcycle or jet ski... but Kawasaki Syndrome is a serious condition that affects 1 in 271,440 in the United States... and Khyri had it.<br />
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Back in April, when I picked up Khyri from Pre-K he wasn't his normal jovial self. I asked him what was wrong and he said he was tired and just needed to rest. Now that is a big No-No for Khyri; he hasn't taken a nap since he was 2.5 years old. I knew he was a little sick so I just took it easy that afternoon and went by the old townhouse to get some things fixed for future tenants. Now Khyri swears he is Bob the Builder in real life, so when he declined helping me unscrew the electrical outlets I knew this ailment was something I needed to keep an eye on.<br />
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I asked him if he had eaten anything new or if he was really thirsty. He just said, "I want to sleep." So off to the house we went. This was Thursday afternoon. He slept all day and didn't eat any dinner. His temperature was high, but during the move we lost our thermometer so I didn't know exactly how high it was. I decided to give him a cool bath and tried to get him to increase his liquids. I called hubby and asked him to pick up a thermometer from CVS on the way home. Good thing - Khyri's temperature was 104. Now my mommy-sense told me to take him to the ER right away, but hubby said that we should just watch him and see what happens overnight. So I did.<br />
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Friday morning I woke Khyri up for school and he was still burning up - now 104.4 and he had red splotches all over his chest. So right after hubby leaves for work with Kielle, I snatch up Khyri and head to the closest ER, Emory Adventist at Smyrna. My first mind was to go to the primary children's hospital in Atlanta, Children's Helathcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, but hubby insisted the whole night that I was exaggerating, so I just went over to Emory. BIG MISTAKE.<br />
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First off Emory Adventist of Smyrna (EAS) is not a children's hospital. The doctor said that Khyri had a UTI. what!?!? Since when do UTIs come with rashes?!?! ummmm Sir even I know that much! C'mon now. They ran a whole bunch of tests and this is when I started to get nervous because no one knew what Khyri had. Everybody looked clueless. They took chest xrays and Khyri was a champ. He said to the technician, "when do you want me to smile?" hahahhahahaha. I think he was ok with the hospital and doctors because I told him on the ride over that the doctors would fix him and make him feel better. After being at EAS for close to 3 hours, I suggested that they do a phone consult with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). Smart thinking mommy! Khyri's blood test came back with elevated white blood cells so they knew he was fighting off an infection, we just needed to know which infection he was trying to ward off. What I did know, was that it was not a daggone UTI. Send us to CHOA please.<br />
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After the phone consult, the doctor came back and told us that we needed to be transported to CHOA immediately. I'm silently freaking out; I wasn't showing and I hadn't told anyone I was pregnant. I didn't want to say anything, because they might make me leave him and I didn't want to do that. So away we went... into an ambulance, which Khyri loved, and went straight to the ER at CHOA. Now this is where I messed up, again, not following my first mind. When we got into the ambulance, the paramedics were like,"Let's give him Benedryl; this just looks like an allergy." Now here's the thing - I know I was a little skeptical of the folks over at EAS, but something as simple as Benedryl... I think they could've figured that out. But I didn't' speak up; I didn't say anything. So they pumped my baby with an IV of Benedryl. <br />
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Weeeellllllll... my sweet little Khyri turned into a straight terror. Once we got to CHOA, he started yelling at the orderlies and being real ornery. When I told the pediatrician that the paramedics gave him IV Benedryl, he was so angry. He said that a lot of kids have a bad reaction to Benedryl intravenously. It makes them very irate. Great. Just Great. So here I am four months pregnant with an irate child with some unknown ailment in a hospital. It was not a good Friday at all... <br />
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So we roll into the ER and as soon as Doctor Ogelsby saw him, she said; "Well I don't think its a UTI, I think it might be something called Kawasaki." So you know my face screwed up like HUH?!?! I had never heard of this AT ALL and my phone was dead so I couldn't even google it. By this time, Khyri's whole face had turned red and his tongue was starting to swell up, they call this a strawberry tongue. When they moved us up to the inpatient floor, the nurses came in with the hazmat suits on because they still had not definitively determined what Khyri had. CHOA called over an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Shore, and he gave his diagnosis. Yup it was Kawasaki alright. He said it was good that we brought him in so early because basically Kawasaki only shows symptoms for 10 days and then after that it vanishes and people think they're ok. What they don't realize, however, is that their heart and blood have been affected and may lead to adolescent heart disease or failure. You know how every summer we hear about teenagers trying out for sports teams and falling out on the court or on the field?!!? They now think that these instances are due to Kawasaki not being detected. So strange!...and scary!<br />
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Here are the symptoms and phases for Kawasaki from the Mayo Clinic:<br />
Kawasaki disease symptoms appear in phases.<br />
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First phase</h3>
Signs and symptoms of the first phase may include:<br />
<ul>
<li>Fever which often is higher than 102.2 F (39 C) and lasts more than five days</li>
<li>Extremely red eyes (conjunctivitis) without a thick discharge</li>
<li>A rash on the main part of the body (trunk) and in the genital area</li>
<li>Red, dry, cracked lips and an extremely red, swollen tongue (strawberry tongue)</li>
<li>Swollen, red skin on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet</li>
<li>Swollen lymph nodes in the neck and perhaps elsewhere</li>
<li>Irritability</li>
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Second phase</h3>
In the second phase of the disease, your child may develop:<br />
<ul>
<li>Peeling of the skin on the hands and feet, especially the tips of the fingers and toes, often in large sheets</li>
<li>Joint pain</li>
<li>Diarrhea</li>
<li>Vomiting</li>
<li>Abdominal pain</li>
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Third phase</h3>
In the third phase of the disease, signs and symptoms slowly go away
unless complications develop. It may be as long as eight weeks before
energy levels seem normal again.<br />
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Khyri had ALL of the symptoms by the time we arrived at CHOA.<br />
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Luckily we got to the hospital during Phase 1; so we caught it early. To treat the infection, Khyri had to receive two rounds of Immunoglobin which reduced the inflammation of his blood vessels and he was also put on a high dosage of aspirin. We had to stay in the hospital for 6 days; it was horrible. Every hour or so the nurse would come in and take his temperature and blood pressure, so he couldn't get good sleep. He had to have 2 echocardiograms while we were there also. Once his symptoms subsided around day 4, Khyri was ready to go. Because he could not see the rash he assumed he was ok. It was very difficult to explain to him that he needed to stay a little longer to make sure his insides were ok too. <br />
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I must say, though, that I absolutely love CHOA. The staff there is wonderful and the doctor's keep you fully informed. I've told my friend Jennifer that I always keep a Tufts sweatshirt in my car in case I have to go to the doctor or hospital. I find that when they know I'm educated they treat me differently. I could be completely wrong, but I tell you every nurse or doctor that saw my Tufts jacket was like,"oh you went to Tufts?!?" sure did... now tell me the whole truth about this disease please...<br />
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Anyway, while we were at the hospital, I kept in contact with Khyri's school to let them know what was happening. They were very understanding and supportive. Kielle and daddy came by every night to visit and stay for awhile. At first Kielle was scared, but after 10 minutes or so they were back to their normal bantering. At one point Khyri was raising his hospital bed higher and I asked him what he was doing. His reply, "I'm raising the bed so Kielle can't get on." Yeah... he was starting to feel better for sure :-) After 6 days in the hospital we finally checked out and were cleared to go home. Khyri was given a prescription for an antibiotic and high dose aspirin. We had about 6 or 7 follow up visits with the infectious disease pediatrician and two additional echocardiograms. Khyri has had enough of doctors and nurses. Its really bad. We were in the grocery store and saw a nurse in scrubs and Khyri pointed to her and said, " I don't like nurses." poor girl was just getting some zucchini. eeeekkks. I explained that we had just had a rough bout in CHOA and she said she understood. This fear of doctors and nurses went on for about 2 months; its was horrible. He had truly been traumatized. Anyway, Khyri went into the hospital on April 11, 2014 and I kept him out of school until May 1st. They said that he woudln't be back to 100% energy, so I didn't want to rush it.<br />
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The month following his hospital stay, Khyri's whole body peeled. I'm talking head, toes, face, hands, lips, everything. This was completely normal, but it looked very painful and odd to people not in the know. As he shed we just talked about how Dr. Shore said that the peeling means that he was getting better. This seemed to satisfy him and when he returned to class this is what he told his friends.<br />
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The first day back was difficult for him. When we got to the door the kids were so excited that they rushed to the door and, I think, overwhelmed him. He started crying and saying he didn't want to go back yet. I said ok. He had been talking about going to see his friends the week before so I knew he was ready, I just think it was a little too much. I took him out to lunch and said,"Well maybe we can try again later." He agreed and this time I had daddy take him to class. I think Ms. Princess and Ms. Wakiaa must have talked to the students because daddy said the kids didn't rush the door this time, they just kinda calmly welcomed him back :-) I gotta admit it was scary leaving him there. Its nerve wrecking to think of what can go wrong and how quickly it can go wrong; but he was happy to be back to "normal" Khyri :-)<br />
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I have to take this time to thank everyone that provided calming words for us during this time. I tell you guys I was a wreck. For Real. Khyri has never taken medication or anything so this was just like huh!?!? what!?!? I guess we had 5 good years drama free so this was in the pipeline...We couldn't have made it through without the visits, gifts, and smiles. Lloyd, thanks for being the one to get Khyri to finally eat after 3 days. Jennifer, thanks so much for just sitting with me in the room; it was a good break from the obvious. Soror and Brother Carter, as always you guys support and rescue us in our times (yes multiple times) of need. Thank you so much for watching Kielle and introducing her to tea parties :-) Marcus, Erica, and Vonetta thanks for dropping by and making sure we hadn't lost our minds. And then there are those who aren't in Atlanta but your good wishes reached us via AT&T :-) Jamila, Khyri LOVED his balloon and teddy bear! Who knew you could order gifts from the hospital gift shop like that!!? ahahahahah Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My family and friends are absolutely AMAZING!<br />
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Between Kielle opening up the year 2014 by putting a battery up her nose, Khyri's Kawasaki, and Cinco's arrival in September, I can honestly say the Mosleys are SO over hospitals!<br />
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<span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11349">I am so excited to announce that I am a contributor to a new book about African American women breastfeeding called <span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11353" style="font-style: italic;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11352" style="font-weight: bold;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11351">Free To Breastfeed: Voices of Black Mothers. </span></span>(My picture is included and everything - Woot! Woot!) </span> </span></div>
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<span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11349">About a year ago, I saw an open call for submissions on a mommy site that I visit often. The call was for Black moms to submit short stories about their breastfeeding experiences. Now</span><span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11349"></span><span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11349"> I
am <i>huge</i> proponent of breastfeeding (when its medically possible) and
try to encourage new moms and provide support whenever possible. Like they say "breast is best". There are so many nutritional benefits to nursing and let's keep it real.. its FREE!! ahahahha. So you'd wonder why wouldn't everyone do it?!?! Well for starters, its not easy. Nursing a newborn is literally a 24 hour commitment. Infants nurses every 2 to 3 hours! Plus the movies portray nursing as the baby comes out and gently suckles on the mom's boob. Not.So.Much. Infants have some strong jaws! Sometimes the latch is correct and you and baby may need assistance from a lactation consultant. It truly is a learning experience for both of you - as is mother/childhood.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11349"></span><span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11349">Thankfully, when I started nursing I had a
few "been there done that" momma friends that helped me along the way
through poor latching, decreased supply, etc. so my submission to this book is my way of
returning the favor to the masses I guess :-) </span></div>
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<span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11349">This book provides short passages
from a multitude of women detailing their experiences - good and bad -
with breastfeeding. Not only does the book touch on clinical issues, like lactation consultants, nursing twins, tandem nursing, nipple confusion, nursing shields, supplementing, etc, it
also talks about Black America's cultural perceptions of breastfeeding.
My entry talks about how my Grandfather changed his view on nursing from my son to my daughter. I guess he gave up on trying to get me to cover up - shooooooot baby's gotta eat! If you're not hungry then stop looking at my boob. hmph! </span></div>
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<span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11349">Here's a short synopsis of the book: </span></div>
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to Breastfeed: Voices of Black Mothers outpaces other books on the
topic because it gives privilege to actual women. Facts about
breastfeeding and statistics can be found in numerous pamphlets and with
professional lactation consultants. However, there is no other book on
the market that can give a new or expectant mother the experience of
seeing her experience reflected in the stories and pictures of other
women. While there is growing coverage to the disparities in
breastfeeding rates, the actual thoughts and experiences of
African-American nursing mothers are overlooked. It is precisely these
first-hand experiences that breastfeeding mothers seek from other women.</span></span><br class="yiv2219322826" /><span class="yiv2219322826"></span></div>
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<span class="yiv2219322826" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405599896328_11528">Feel free to purchase a copy or share with a new or expectant momma :-) I've got my 3 copies and have already given one away :-) Hopefully it will be in bookstores soon!</span><br />
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I loved the variety of exhibits! There were exhibits focused on space travel, geology, transportation, and dinosaurs. Unlike most museums, this was a hands-on museum so he was able to touch pretty much everything. It was like this museum was made for Khyri!<br />
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We had a wonderful time at the Tellus museum. It was a little too pricey for my taste $14/adults $10/children, but it was the perfect size for Khyri. I hate going to museums that are too packed or too large and then we don't get to see everything. We saw every single exhibit and lingered at each one for a good minute. It was a good way to spend a day of Khy's spring break. I can't wait to take Kielle next year! Kdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875386426134181634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776986529045519848.post-78413735368911641632014-05-14T23:59:00.003-04:002014-05-15T00:00:20.862-04:00CATCH UP 3.2014So here's a brief breakdown of March.<br />
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We moved into the new house on March 2nd. I was determined to have Khyri wake up in his new room on his brithday so I was in serious "fix it" mode for the kiddo's rooms. I started by painting them. Yes I was pregnant, but you can't stop creativity and a momma on a mission!<br />
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Kielle's room got a nice lavender make over and Khryi's room got a gray and navy color scheme. Leading up to our move in date, Khyri often helped me around the house with small projects.<br />
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So when March 3rd rolled around Khyri's room was near completion and I moved forward with my new 5 year old tradition - filling the room with balloons! <br />
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I can't believe my "baby" boy is 5 years old. Time has flown - good thing I documented it all through pictures and this blog :-) hahahahahah. Since we had just moved into the house, I was not able to do a big 5 year birthday shindig. Instead, we had a pizza party at the house with a few friends. <br />
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I'm excited that March is the month where Khyri has discovered his inner photographer! you know I am <i>allll</i> over this, because its a creative outlet! Of course he can't use a simple point and shoot, he's gotta use my Nikon DSLR. Here are a few of his shots:<br />
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So I need to go ahead and keep my eye open for a reasonably priced DSLR camera for Khyri to expand his new hobby. Craigslist here I come...</div>
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Kielle has turned into a super cute fashionista! She has her own sense of style that is hard to categorize, but let's just say it basically has to have three things - sparkles, pink or purple, and accessories! Her favorite accessory is her kitty cat purse - thanks Aunt Pat!<br />
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Sometimes she has a couple of misses... Here she tries to make an outfit out of Khyri's undies.. on her head. Yeah she wasn't allowed outside in this outfit. hahahahaha<br />
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<br />Everyone is coming into their own; I just sit back and enjoy the show!
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