Never Drink Yellow Bath Water

"Don't worry, there is nothing wrong with this water...it just looks yellow!"

"See, taste...I told you so. Baths are important because you can also clean your teeth!"

"Why are you looking at me like that...the water tastes great!"

"Its so hard trying to explain things to kids younger than me....see how frustrated I get!"

These pictures really cracked me up. This is my son and his cousin who is 18 months and its their first bath together. They had a ball in the bath, but what I didn't realize is that the yellow Elmo fizzy tab would make the bath water look like "tee-tee" water in all the photos. Of course being boys, they loved it.

Boys Love Trucks!

Today was the classic all boy day. I straightened up a bit this morning while my son played "cars." This involves lining up all of the cars in a parade, parking all of the cars in a parking lot formation, crashing all of the cars together, and best of all making the cars flip through the air like the Dukes of Hazard. Lately after our morning routine, we have been heading out to Nanni's house to help, but today we did something a little different...we went to the pool.

We really love the pool although we find that we only go about once every other week or so. This morning, there were a few moms and many children my son's age. Now, you would think that my son would love to play with the kids, but NO! Instead, he gathered everyone else's toys and played with them, found a frog in the bathroom that he convinced the lifeguard to rescue, and best of all...he forced me into the water mushroom about 100 times laughing hysterically b/c I was soaked. Of course, I couldn't go in the mushroom in just my bathing suit....No, I had to bring my towel in case his eyes got wet.

So, there I was the ONLY mom playing with her child and the ONLY mom soaked from head to toe with a towel in the water. The other neighborhood moms must have thought I was a nut. Good thing I am usually working full time b/c they had no idea who I was.

After the pool we went to Nanni & Pa's house for the day. My son had packed all of his cars in his backpack, but realized when we got there that he had left "Snot Rod" at home. For those of you that do not have a little boy, Snot Rod is a big deal in the movie "Cars"...or at least to my son who thinks every single vehicle in Cars is a big deal. After unpacking all vehicles and introducing them one by one to Nanni (after telling her to stop talking during the introductions about 5 times), the parade, parking lot, crashing, and Dukes' jumps started all over again. This lasted for most of the day only to be broken by at least 10 trips up the driveway to see the "Diggers" constructing the house next door. This may seem like no big deal, but Nanni & Pa have a driveway the length of a football field. I got my exercise today!

The perfect day had a perfect ending as my son read Pa at least 4 Christmas books in the nude....Gee, did I forget that...about 3/4 of the day was spent in the buff. Not sure if its a boy thing or just a thing for my boy but he loves to go au natural! I finally convinced him back into his boxer briefs for the ride home, on which he immediately feel asleep and is currently asleep on my hubby's shoulder.

What a perfect day! For any of you that are reading this that are waiting to adopt a little boy from China - you are going to love it! I always thought I wanted ALL girls...there hasn't been a boy in my family for 62 years. I was so nervous the whole time I was pregnant that I would not know what to do with a little boy, but that changed the second I saw him. It was love at first sight and it gets better day by day - including my perfect today!

A Wise Man Once Told Me To Always Carry A Big Stick!

Granparents are great and my son sure has some good ones! My son simply adores his "Pa." They are like two peas in a pod and my son mimics him all of the time. Lately, we have been spending a lot of time at Nanni and Pa's house and my son loves it.

Nanni and Pa have a really long driveway so the other day Pa and my son set out for a journey up the driveway to see the diggers, which are building a house next door. Looking at the two of them together was adorable. My son chatted the entire way up and entire way down explaining to Pa what the diggers were doing and the best way to carry a stick.

"Pa, It's hard work carrying this big stick!"

"Look casual...never let them see you sweat!"

"Better catch up, I am taking the lead."

"Pa, you are so fast!!!"

"Pa, that was a piece of cake...just follow me next time...I am a pro!"

Why Little Boys Shouldn't Potty Outside!

My husband and son came home so excited yesterday. They had spent the whole day together visiting family and going to Pappa's cemetery for a visit. After seeing a Nana, an Uncle, an Aunt and several cousins the first thing out of my son's mouth was that Daddy let him go "tee-tee" outside on a bush and on a tree. I looked at my husband who was beaming and so proud.

This was my son's first big all day outing with Daddy without a diaper. I told my husband and son before they left to make sure that they go tee-tee at every stop. Well, turns out they took me literally including at Papa's cemetery. Good thing Papa would have thought it was a hoot!

My husband went to run an errand and I got my son ready for bed. As I was changing him, I noticed something funny. The instant he saw my face, he knew something was wrong and started asking what I saw. Can you guess????

Yup, a tick on his "privates" (as he calls them). I totally freaked. I had read online that someone said dish soap will cause them to pull their head out so off I ran to the kitchen with my son holding himself and screaming. All I had was green apple sented soap so I poured it on...Nothing happened.

I ran for the tweezers and pulled with all my might. That litter bugger finally came out with a good hunk of my son's skin in its mouth. Needless to say, my husband was so horrified and my son had a VERY bubbly bath from the dish soap!

Another victory for Mom!

The Handsome Brother To Be!

We are crazy in love with our 3 year old son and we think it shows. He is a tad spoiled and the true entertainer for his family. He loves to be the center of attention and has a real knack at getting a laugh out of everyone. We recently went to Disney with Nanni & Pa and our son had his face painted like Simba at Downtown Disney. Nanni is a huge fan of Disney and our son has really caught onto her passion. He keeps asking when are we going back to the "Mickey House." Well, after one of our last trips there, he really wanted me to paint a Simba face on him. I am not artistic so this is what I came up with. At that last minute, we threw on a pirate bandana because we thought it was more fitting ... you know...pirates are similar to tigers :)

I just found the original picture of the Simba face on my computer so I will post it for comparison. Nanni (our son's maternal grandma and best friend) is holding our son in Downtown Disney where we MUST visit every evening we are in Orlando.

The Blog Begins!

After endless hours reading the blogs of other families, I am going to give this a whirl and see if I can do it. I am hoping that it will be a great way to pass the time as we wait to add to our family with a sibling for our son. He is 3 and is eagerly wanting to know when his baby sister from China is coming. Guess we shouldn't have told him with the wait nearing 3 years. Oh well, we will know better next time!

If you are asking yourself what the picture is of...It is our "paperchase" for our adoption. To adopt from China, you must gather many documents, have them notarized, attested by the County Clerk of Court, attested by the Georgia Secretary of State, and then, attested by the Chinese Consulate in Houston. After all this we gather the documents and our adoption agency binds them into a book, translates them, and sends it to CCAA - the Chinese Agency governing adoptions. It was a long and stressful process, but we know that it will pay off in the long run!