Roller Skating...really?

I decided to try something new with Max last week:

Roller Skating.

Yes, you read that right. Roller Skating. It was an interesting experience to say the least. I think part of him enjoyed it and part of him hated it. I took a couple of pictures with my phone, not the greatest quality but it certainly captured the moment.

We have officially entered cold season here in KC. I had strep a couple of weeks ago and Lane is still fighting a cough he has had for almost a month. Max is struggling with an ear infection and cold. He is such a trooper that when he really loses it on you, it is a sign that he feels horrible. The other night he slept for 13.5 hours. That is something he never does and definitely shows that this kid is fighting something bad.

Last night he woke up crying and I went in to check on him. He H-A-T-E-S to have snot on his face and his nose was running. I laid him back down in bed and took a wipe to his nose. Afterwards, he looked up at me with all the love in the world and said "Thank you so much". At that moment he could have asked me for anything and I would have moved mountains to make it happen. Good thing he just fell asleep.

This morning he announced in between bouts of pure fussiness that he wanted donuts and donuts would make him feel better. I sadly told him I had no donuts but I could make him pancakes. He happily agreed and even helped me in the kitchen. I realized I just took one giant step in motherhood, making a true breakfast in the middle of the week. It is crazy what love for a sick child will inspire you to do.

It is gross outside (again). I have a sleeping kiddo and I'm contemplating the rest of the afternoon. Laundry is needing to be done. A dishwasher needs to be unloaded. There is always a never ending list of things to do. I'm thinking we are going to make chocolate chip cookies when Max wakes up (or as he likes to call them : Granny Bop Cookies). Maybe not to best way to spend my time, but I'm thinking they will make Max happy and really that is all I'm worried about right now.

Family Pictures

Here are a few pictures from a family photo shoot on Saturday. I will update when the whole proofing slide is posted, but I thought there might be people out there that want to see the preview!

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First Day of Mother's Day, etc.

Here is Max on his first day of MDO. Scroll down and you'll see extra bonus shots of Max the goof and Max the spaceman!

Date Night

Such a novel concept. Who would have thought when we married 9 plus years ago that we would ever have to resort to scheduling time with each other?!

Lane and I have been noticing a serious lack of "us" time in our life. We have family time and we are pretty good at doing things all together, especially on the weekends. However, time where Lane and I just concentrate on each other has become few and far between. This is something that definitely needs to be fixed because when you are dealing with a two year old terrorist, you need your marriage to be STRONG!

To even get this started we had to decide what night to put a scheduled date on and wouldn't you know, that alone was a chore. We finally decided on Wednesdays. Rarely will there be something in our schedule on a Wednesday night that would conflict with our date. Not the most exciting of days to 'date' but it works for us.

So, tonight starts the first ever Nelson Date Night. We couldn't afford the babysitter expense this week and I like to save the calling in of friends for bigger occasions (like Zombieland on October 2nd: Laresa, Alissa, either of you free to spend some high quality Max time).

Lane is bathing Max as we speak. I'm finishing up some laundry. If the two year old cooperates we should be sitting down with each other for Gran Torino in about 45 minutes. Wish us luck!

Frog Boy

Here is Max avoiding bath time in the cutest way possible!

A month, really????

Life is ever changing in the Nelson household. I figured I should blog because it has officially been a month. So for anyone who is still reading, HELLLLLLOOOOO out there!

The highlights of the last month:

- Max -
1. Spent a week in Oklahoma with grandparents and no parents :) It was a weird feeling being without a child for week but I think Max had the time of his life. So much so, that Max and I went back a couple of weeks later and spent the week at Grandma Flo's with frequent visits to Bop and Ebe's.

2. Tried potty training. Stopped potty training after Max declared "I'm a baby, I wear diapers".

3. Enrolled at a PDO. Un-enrolled at a PDO after they raised their prices astronomically. Found a new PDO at a local United Methodist Church. Max will start after Labor Day.

4. Has started a new love affair with his dinosaur rainboots. He wears them frequently. Oftentimes accessorized by nothing but a space helmet and diaper. I will hopefully capture this on camera soon.

5. His imagination is growing by leaps and bounds. On the way home in the car he told me a story: "The polar bear said, 'I'm going to eat you up'. So, he was sent to his polar bear room where there was a train and a tunnel and a crocodile. The crocodile said, 'I'm going to snap you up!'"

6. He is definitely a boy. The fart jokes have already started in the house, well there were always fart jokes (thanks Lane) but it weird to now how have a 2 year old participating!

- Lane -

1. Still working hard and being an awesome provider for our family!

2. Getting ready to turn 32 next month (jeez, what an old man)!

3. Has been spending a lot of time helping a friend with some design. It's been nice seeing him excited about designing again.

- Laura -

1. Flipped than flopped about what to do with my career. Which is slightly ridiculous considering I'm not even working. I think I've finally figured myself out...

2. Turned 29 and a half. That is slightly depressing.

3. Will return to working daycare afterschool starting tomorrow!

I think that touches on the highlights of our life the last month. Nothing too terribly exciting or life changing but now all my loyal readers can feel caught up!

Hopefully I won't go a month again with no blogging.