the murphy family had our first beach trip together. this was donovan's first trip ever to the beach. our extended family had lots to celebrate with my granny turning 95, dan and my 5th anniversary, and my great aunt betty being cancer free. we rented a big house on ocean isle and proceeded to beach it for a week.
the weather was perfect and allowed us to wade in the water, and dan and donovan even did some wave jumping together. we could not get enough of watching donovan's face as the waves came in and out on his feet and he felt himself sink in the sand. he loved stomping in the puddles on the beach, and feeding the birds each morning at our house. he also loved practicing saying family members names....his new favorite....matt.
we had another first on this trip.....donovan's first stomach bug. yep, that is right....projectile vomit in the car. could a carseat be made with more crevices for vomit to slide into????? the good news is that i did not leave all vomit covered things, including donovan, on the side of the road like i always thought i might. we lived through it and will forever in the future travel with paper towels, trash bag and lysol wipes.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
a perfect fall day
donovan and i had a perfect fall day. mechanical truck ride, pumpkins, ice cream and playing at the lake. i love fall.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
it's pumpkin time
we went to the same pumpkin patch this year as we did last year. it was a big difference this year. instead of just getting out of the car and getting a picture and grabbbing a pumpkin, we had the full pumpkin patch experience. hay ride, petting zoo, pumpkin patch and apple cider. boy a year makes a big difference!
mama is a racer
i have never been much for exercise. i do not feel the good feeling people talk about feeling after they exercise. i never say to myself "man i would feel better if i exercise". and to top it off i do not have a competitive bone in my body. with this mix of characteristics of me i thought it would be a good idea to run a 5k. actually, it just so happened that somehow i managed to marry the most competitive and physically fit man who suggested a 5k to me. i started training myself this summer and was pretty impressed that i could actually run as far as my training program told me to. i finished the program and started to lose steam in my new endeavor when dan told me about a race. he was going to actually hold me to this. so i bought myself some new running shoes and i ran that race.
Friday, October 7, 2011
a trip to the big city
i earned myself a trip to nyc! it appears that i am an excellent mother and wife and my husband would like to celebrate that by giving me a weekend get away trip to the big city.
my friend carrie and her family moved to hoboken, nj about a year ago and her new abode overlooks the hudson with the empire state building in the background. lovely. she has been bugging me about visiting, and i kept bugging her about visiting, and alas the stars aligned (and dan booked himself a weekend golf trip to myrtle beach to celebrate his excellent father and husband award).
we spent friday afternoon checking out carrie's new digs which happens to be home of the cake boss. we had some pizza and headed into the city, despite the torrential rain, for an evening of comedy and empanadas.
saturday we started the day in times square where we landed tickets to how to succeed in business without really trying, which happened to be one of daniel radcliffes last performances. we strolled hell's kitchen area and had thai food, and finished the evening shopping around grand central station and the library.
sunday, lunch and shopping in greenwich village for treats for dan and donovan before catching my flight home. the trip was quick, but chock full o' sights. thank you reger family for showing little ol me the big city.
my friend carrie and her family moved to hoboken, nj about a year ago and her new abode overlooks the hudson with the empire state building in the background. lovely. she has been bugging me about visiting, and i kept bugging her about visiting, and alas the stars aligned (and dan booked himself a weekend golf trip to myrtle beach to celebrate his excellent father and husband award).
i had never been to the city with a "local" so my goal was to eat good food, see a show and hang out with the "locals". and that we did.
we spent friday afternoon checking out carrie's new digs which happens to be home of the cake boss. we had some pizza and headed into the city, despite the torrential rain, for an evening of comedy and empanadas.
saturday we started the day in times square where we landed tickets to how to succeed in business without really trying, which happened to be one of daniel radcliffes last performances. we strolled hell's kitchen area and had thai food, and finished the evening shopping around grand central station and the library.
sunday, lunch and shopping in greenwich village for treats for dan and donovan before catching my flight home. the trip was quick, but chock full o' sights. thank you reger family for showing little ol me the big city.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
tantrum city
little man is really testing his parents with tantrums now a days. he has always had his father's temper and now with more and more independence we are getting more and more tantrums. donovan loves to be outside, and this is where lots of tantrums begin....coming back inside.
i recently "parented" a tantrum that resulted in a neighbor coming out to check and make sure that things were ok. the tantrums start out small with some foot stomping and then they progress to screaming, crying, flinging himself on the floor etc. this scene was disturbing for me. after some research and experimenting between dan and myself our new tactic is to ignore the little dan i mean man until he calms down. although managing the tantrums has become tedious work we do find ourselves chuckling at donovan during these times....now that we have figured out his game. one of donovan's favorite tactics of trying to get his way is to let us know that he is displeased with everything we may offer him. in full tantrum mode if you offer donovan anything he will refuse it even when you know he wants it. we will take something that you know he wants and lay it in the floor in front of him and he will refuse it until he knows no one is looking. if he sees you looking at him while he tries to get it you are back to square one. he will kick it or push it away just to let you know that he wants nothing you are offering him.
typically during his tantrums donovan will take 10 to 15 minutes to calm down and then he will crawl up in your lap. we think he is saying, " sorry, i will try to keep it together now". we have marked it up to all a part of learning....for all of us.
i recently "parented" a tantrum that resulted in a neighbor coming out to check and make sure that things were ok. the tantrums start out small with some foot stomping and then they progress to screaming, crying, flinging himself on the floor etc. this scene was disturbing for me. after some research and experimenting between dan and myself our new tactic is to ignore the little dan i mean man until he calms down. although managing the tantrums has become tedious work we do find ourselves chuckling at donovan during these times....now that we have figured out his game. one of donovan's favorite tactics of trying to get his way is to let us know that he is displeased with everything we may offer him. in full tantrum mode if you offer donovan anything he will refuse it even when you know he wants it. we will take something that you know he wants and lay it in the floor in front of him and he will refuse it until he knows no one is looking. if he sees you looking at him while he tries to get it you are back to square one. he will kick it or push it away just to let you know that he wants nothing you are offering him.
typically during his tantrums donovan will take 10 to 15 minutes to calm down and then he will crawl up in your lap. we think he is saying, " sorry, i will try to keep it together now". we have marked it up to all a part of learning....for all of us.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
the sweetest sound
donovan is chattering up a storm these days. his chatter makes my heart swell with pride, and also at times makes me want to pop my own ear drums. he has a tendency to repeat things over and over and over and over and over and over, and if i still cannot understand what he wants he begins to cry. although this is frustrating for the both of us the other side of the coin are the words that i can understand, and they are precious.
i think i posted earlier that his first word that he really knew what he was saying was bread. he uses this word lots and it is too cute. he says "bread-n".
the most precious sound i think i may have ever heard is "ma-ma". he just recently has started to say ma-ma when he wants me. my favorite is when he meet me at the door coming home from work and says "ma-ma" with a big smile on his face.
so i guess i will try to keep from popping my own ear drums by reminding myself that practice makes perfect!
i think i posted earlier that his first word that he really knew what he was saying was bread. he uses this word lots and it is too cute. he says "bread-n".
the most precious sound i think i may have ever heard is "ma-ma". he just recently has started to say ma-ma when he wants me. my favorite is when he meet me at the door coming home from work and says "ma-ma" with a big smile on his face.
so i guess i will try to keep from popping my own ear drums by reminding myself that practice makes perfect!
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