I don't know if any other mom's suffer from this, but I believe I have a severe case of it. You see "Toddler Tourettes" (at least in our house) is when a parent randomly sings, speaks a phrase, or makes a noise that he/she has heard over and over again due to a Toddler's toys, books and movies.
For example, last night I'm cooking dinner and suddenly I start singing, "Drumming Drumming Drumming....Cave company is coming." Aaron just walked past me and muttered, "Toddler Tourettes!" I bowed my head in mock shame and said, "It's true...so true." For those of you who don't recognize this little ditty, I will let you know that it is a song from "The Backyardigans". I think I've seen this movie with Truitt at least 5 times. We have watched it a lot lately because all of us in the Lowrey household have been sick, and I believe that movie watching is great theropy for feeling icky.
For me it's not just with movies, it's with toys and books etc. Sometimes I will have phrases from "One Fish Two Fish" in my head as I lay my head on my pillow at night.
I have a strong feeling that I am not the only mother that suffers from this syndrom, but I don't know of any support groups.
But....
"Now it's time for us to have a snack, see you next time wheeeeen weeee're baaaaack with our friends the Backyardigans."
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Happy New Year
I just thought I would re-cap the old year. I think that it's nice to look back before you look forward, that way you can see how far you've come and you have a nice starting point for what's ahead.
January through May of 2008 seems like ages ago. It almost feels like a different lifetime. Truitt was just pulling up on things and learned to walk by April. Aaron was still working hard, and considering school. I was teaching a boy to walk, working at Starbucks and little baby number 2 was developing well.
In May Truitt celebrated his 1st birthday! I think his favorite gift was his ball. He got so excited when he opened that gift.
In June Aaron celebrated his 26th birthday.
June and July were spent making sure we had everything ready for Ephraim's arrival. In July I also did some extra training at Starbucks so that I could earn my Black Apron. Aaron was also busy getting grants and scholarships and enrollment information for college.
August finally came, and we waited and waited for Ephraim. We ended up doing a C-section on Aug 11th and suddenly 3 became 4.
My mom was a huge help to us while I recovered. Keeping up with Truitt at that point was a full time task. Aaron started his first semester of college for the mechanical engineering program.
August through December were a bit of a blur. With Aaron at school 2-3 nights a week and all the homework, and me keeping up with 2 little boys we were just trying to make it through each week as best we could.
It's amazing how much a child learns in one year. In April Truitt was just learning to walk. Now he runs everywhere, can climb up onto the dinning room chair on his own, knows most of his alphabet, and repeats anything you say. He is currently working on his numbers, and colors, he still loves books and cars.
Ephraim is now 17 lbs, has a crazy mo-hawk and is SOOOO close to rolling over on his own. He is now very good at grabbing things with his hands and pulling them to his mouth. He smiles a lot and is very ticklish.
Aaron is about to head into his second semester. He is doing well but sometimes get overwhelmed. A full time job, a family, classes and homework are hard to balance.
I am trying to keep up with 2 boys, still working 3 days a week at Starbucks, and supporting my husband in any way I can in his scholastic venture.
Oh what will the new year bring?
How do you look at a new year? Is it just another year to you, or do you see endless possibilities?
Personally I'm excited to see what comes of 2009.
January through May of 2008 seems like ages ago. It almost feels like a different lifetime. Truitt was just pulling up on things and learned to walk by April. Aaron was still working hard, and considering school. I was teaching a boy to walk, working at Starbucks and little baby number 2 was developing well.
In May Truitt celebrated his 1st birthday! I think his favorite gift was his ball. He got so excited when he opened that gift.
In June Aaron celebrated his 26th birthday.
June and July were spent making sure we had everything ready for Ephraim's arrival. In July I also did some extra training at Starbucks so that I could earn my Black Apron. Aaron was also busy getting grants and scholarships and enrollment information for college.
August finally came, and we waited and waited for Ephraim. We ended up doing a C-section on Aug 11th and suddenly 3 became 4.
My mom was a huge help to us while I recovered. Keeping up with Truitt at that point was a full time task. Aaron started his first semester of college for the mechanical engineering program.
August through December were a bit of a blur. With Aaron at school 2-3 nights a week and all the homework, and me keeping up with 2 little boys we were just trying to make it through each week as best we could.
It's amazing how much a child learns in one year. In April Truitt was just learning to walk. Now he runs everywhere, can climb up onto the dinning room chair on his own, knows most of his alphabet, and repeats anything you say. He is currently working on his numbers, and colors, he still loves books and cars.
Ephraim is now 17 lbs, has a crazy mo-hawk and is SOOOO close to rolling over on his own. He is now very good at grabbing things with his hands and pulling them to his mouth. He smiles a lot and is very ticklish.
Aaron is about to head into his second semester. He is doing well but sometimes get overwhelmed. A full time job, a family, classes and homework are hard to balance.
I am trying to keep up with 2 boys, still working 3 days a week at Starbucks, and supporting my husband in any way I can in his scholastic venture.
Oh what will the new year bring?
How do you look at a new year? Is it just another year to you, or do you see endless possibilities?
Personally I'm excited to see what comes of 2009.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Why
Do you ever wonder if somethings that don't seem to have a purpose actually do happen for a reason? For example it is currently 2:14 a.m. I am awake because Aaron and I stayed up until 12:30 watching a movie. However, at 1:00 a.m. our fire alarm started going off. We checked the whole house and there is no fire. We plugged in our carbon monoxide detector and it's fine. Chances are the current fire alarm has just gone coo coo, I mean it is old. Then you always have the "what if" thoughts and you don't feel safe. So Aaron is currently at Wal-Mart buying a new smoke detector. On the way to Wal-Mart he was pulled over. He didn't realize that he was in a construction zone and that the speed limit had changed to 45. He explained what he was doing to the cop and graciously the cop just gave him a ticket for "not wearing a seat belt". (Aaron was wearing a seat belt but a $10 ticket is much better than a $100 ticket)
So if it is just that the old smoke detector has lost it, and everything is fine, what was the purpose in this morning's events? Are they just some random things that happened or is there more to it than that? Is there some lesson we were supposed to have learned? Will we ever know?
Sorry if this blog sounds pointless, this is what you get from me at 2 a.m.
If the new fire alarm also sounds then we will be calling the fire dept. Hopefully all will be quiet in the Lowrey house and we can get some sleep.
So if it is just that the old smoke detector has lost it, and everything is fine, what was the purpose in this morning's events? Are they just some random things that happened or is there more to it than that? Is there some lesson we were supposed to have learned? Will we ever know?
Sorry if this blog sounds pointless, this is what you get from me at 2 a.m.
If the new fire alarm also sounds then we will be calling the fire dept. Hopefully all will be quiet in the Lowrey house and we can get some sleep.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Just to be clear.
Ok I know that my last 2 posts seem to contradict each other. The first being about how the retailers push Christmas to soon, then my next post is Elf Yourself. Well, the Elf thing was just to funny to resist. Sorry.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Christmas time is.....here?
I get a little irritated with retailers, and the commercialism that has become Christmas. I also get irritated with over zealous Christians who think they have to get mad at anyone that says "happy holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas". (See April's blog it's really good). Let's start with the former.
There are 2 count them 2 local radio stations that started playing non-stop Christmas music the day after Halloween! Wal-Mart also started playing Christmas music over their loudspeakers the same day. Retailers often start putting out decorations for people to buy even before Oct 31st. Why? It's all a conspiracy to make more money. By the time Christmas actually gets here people are no longer excited and filled with holiday cheer. They are sick of hearing "Jingle Bells" and they are tired of fighting the crowds and they get frustrated because they are running out of time and "Oh no! We forgot to get something for the Johnsons!" For heaven's sake whatever happened to Thanksgiving? Do we even remember this holiday? I believe that Thanksgiving gets overlooked more and more every year. All I'm saying is the retailers often ruin it for those of us that really love this time of year. I find myself trying to find the balance between ignoring the retailer's "buy more" push and enjoying winter and the holidays the way they are meant to be enjoyed.
I won't go into the latter issue, other than to say that some Christians are ridiculous for making a huge deal out of "happy holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas". My main reason behind this: So many of our "Christmas" traditions come from pagan holiday rituals. Do a web search on it, you'll be surprised.
Let the holidays just be a time of celebrating. Yes, if you are a Christian by all means celebrate the fact that God sent his Son to this earth for the redemption of our sins....we do. Celebrate the special time with family and friends. Just don't go ballistic either way.
There are 2 count them 2 local radio stations that started playing non-stop Christmas music the day after Halloween! Wal-Mart also started playing Christmas music over their loudspeakers the same day. Retailers often start putting out decorations for people to buy even before Oct 31st. Why? It's all a conspiracy to make more money. By the time Christmas actually gets here people are no longer excited and filled with holiday cheer. They are sick of hearing "Jingle Bells" and they are tired of fighting the crowds and they get frustrated because they are running out of time and "Oh no! We forgot to get something for the Johnsons!" For heaven's sake whatever happened to Thanksgiving? Do we even remember this holiday? I believe that Thanksgiving gets overlooked more and more every year. All I'm saying is the retailers often ruin it for those of us that really love this time of year. I find myself trying to find the balance between ignoring the retailer's "buy more" push and enjoying winter and the holidays the way they are meant to be enjoyed.
I won't go into the latter issue, other than to say that some Christians are ridiculous for making a huge deal out of "happy holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas". My main reason behind this: So many of our "Christmas" traditions come from pagan holiday rituals. Do a web search on it, you'll be surprised.
Let the holidays just be a time of celebrating. Yes, if you are a Christian by all means celebrate the fact that God sent his Son to this earth for the redemption of our sins....we do. Celebrate the special time with family and friends. Just don't go ballistic either way.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Ephraim
I said in an earlier blog that I would post new pictures of Ephraim, so I thought I should be true to my word. Here's to you Ephraim, my cute little mo-hawk boy!
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