I don't want to poop my brains out

Ok so I know what your thinking, what kind of post is that!  Well as I am sure you know kids say the darnedest things, especially in response to a lot of things we adults say.  Yesterday Hannah was on a fruit kick, he had dried fruit with breakfast, apple for a snack, some pare with lunch and wanted more with dinner.  When she asked for it I told her that she could not because "If you eat to much more fruit you will poop your brains out", she looked at me with confusion and asked why, then Andrew proceeded to tell her why she needed her brain, it makes you do all the silly things you do, it makes you walk and talk,"so you don't want to poop your brain out, then you won't have a brain."  Hannah looked very concerned and said in a somewhat upset tone "I don't want to poop my brains out, then I won't have anything in my head."  After Andrew and I stopped laughing we had to try and explain to her that it is just an expression and you will most defiantly not poop your brains out, but still no you man not have anymore fruit.  Gosh I love the mind of a child.

 On a lighter note we had such a great day today spending it with the 4 or us, we went to Target just to get out of the house.  Hannah love to just be able to run around and see all the fun new toys and pick out a special $1 "surprise" as she calls it.  Today it was a jack-o-lantern trick or treating bucket.  We got a pumpkin spiced latte from Starbucks (wonderful way to kick off this true fall weather) and then came home ate and spent the next hour just playing and talking.  Below are a few pictures from the evening of hanging out with the kids.  This is pretty typical for us, we do dinner around 5:30 and spend from 6 to 7 up stairs finishing up random chores and playing with the kidos.  Tonight was a rare night where they both kept their clothes on, thus the opportunity to take and post some pics.

Felicity has been extra hard to put down, I may have stated this before in other posting, but OH MY GOSH!  I was pretty excited when she started crawling at 5 months and pulling herself up at 6, but this whole thing where she pulls herself up in her crib is for the birds.  Oh did I forget to mention it is such a huge annoyance because she cannot get herself down, so sleep is not really in the cards for a standing child.  I read some other blogs and got some information as to how other parents handled the same problem.  All of them said to let her cry it out, eventually she will fall over and not stand back up (from exhaustion I am sure).  This seemed like a good idea, not that I had many other options, so I told myself that this is how it would go down.  I would put her down after nursing (she is usually asleep) and if she pops right back up I simply say goodnight and walk out.  Man is that so much easier said than done.  She popped right back up and simply creams (at the top of her lungs so it seems).  And if any of you have ever done this CIO method before you know that 5 min of this crying feels like an hour.  After going in a dozen times and laying her back down giving her something to cuddle with, signing to her, and hugging her, I CAVED!  I was an hour in and I could not take it anymore, I nursed her and she did pass right out (who wouldn't after an hour of screaming and rolling around and standing up over and over again).  I guess I should pat myself on the shoulder and say better luck tomorrow?  I will also be teaching her during the day to try and sit herself down, so that we can move past this wonderful, amazing, frustrating milestone.  Lord give me the patience and the grace :)

Thank you little ones for the laughter and the tears you bring to my life,

Your mom