Jax and a Chance fact:

We went to the dr today for a minor problem and he weighed 10lbs and 15oz. He has doubled in size!

Chance fact of the day: Ya know, back in the mummy days, ya know, back in Egypt. People would grind up human bones and drink 'em. It would help with stomach aches and stuff.

Where did find out about that: In a book, books are full on information!

Too cute not to post....

Rainbows in Big Spring

There were two rainbows, one right on top of the other, coming home from Midland. The pictures really don't do it justice. They were probably the most beautiful rainbows that I have ever seen.

Jax (need I say more).....

Well Jax said that the bottle thing just wasn't enough. So, we tried spoon feeding.

I think it went well.

Greg the "Snob"

Greg has finally realized and admitted that he is a food snob and a smell snob. I think everyone knows the food situation but it continues on to smells. Maybe everyone is aware of this but it just became a realization of mine. I bought a new car smell air freshener for my car and he kept asking me "Do you think that smells good?". About the third time, I realized that this wasn't the first time that aromatherapy was a factor for us. You could call it an epithany. This time I stood strong and said, "Yes, I do think it smells good and it IS staying." I then preceeded to make sure he was aware of how much of a food/smell snob he can be at times. He declared his awareness and had no quams about the fact!

Chance facts:

Chance facts are little tid-bits of information that are factual in Chance's world, but when questioned sometimes the whereabouts of these facts are questionable.

1. Rap dancing came from Africa, per Discovery channel.

2.According to Greek mythology, anybody with long hair (about a foot long) can lift up an entire car or something at least that big. Chance's exact words: Believe it or not this came from Animal Planet on a show about Bigfoot and a guy with long hair.

I will update as facts come about.

Interesting Facts

I think it is soo funny when the boys tell me stories of their school days. You forget the simple things until they are reminded to you by your children. Like the secret alliance elementary school children have.

The other morning Jay told me never to take Jax to Rainbow Daycare and I asked him why? Well, the other kids had told him that at "that place" they don't play, don't eat, just do work all day long. "They don't EVEn have recess!"
I wonder if they have lost any business?

I ask the boys everyday if they make friends at school. Jay said, "Ya one".
"Well whats his name?" I asked.
"I don't remember" was the reply.
The next day I asked if he remembered his friends name.
"NO, and I probably won't remember for a long time!"
Is that a hint?

Chance made a new friend today. This is what he had to say about him:
He is just like Jay. He likes dinosaurs. He broke up with his 2 other friends. He doesn't like girls. He thinks one kid is kinda weird cause he keeps askin to go to his house. He has blonde hair, ya know like my cousin Brandon but blonde. We made a rock garden. We will check it tomorrow.
~all this was said in a matter of a few seconds while were having dinner.

On the dinner note, I was taken by surprise when my boys saw what I was cooking and I got the........Awwwwww, thanks mom. Your the best mom. Look Chance momma so nice, look what she is doing for us. Ya, your right Jay. Mom your the best.
All this followed up with a hug. Do you want to know what I did?
I made the boys mac and cheese with chicken nuggets. Yep, thats it! So do you think their enthusiasm is a good thing? Hmmmmmm, I haven't quite decided. I am leaning more toward making sure they appreciate the little things than the depriving my children of the all american meal scenerio.



And Jax is doing wonderful, he is beginning to find his voice. It is so adorable to see him use every inch of his little body to get the most perfect coo.

My Boys

Today Jay said,"Mom ya know when your having fun at school it only seems like your their an hour or somethin' ".
I said,"Really, so your having fun at school?"
Jay sighed,"NOPE, it feels like the whole 9 hours!"

BAth Time!!!!

A new beginning.

So far this week has been surprisingly calm. The boys started their new school on Monday and Jax started going to the babysitter. I think this was much harder for me than him. Luckily, I had Greg with me the first day and he kept me busy. The longest I have been able to leave him is about 4 hrs. This week is a trial run since I do not start school until next week.

The boys like their new school. Chance's teacher is named Mrs. Peugh and Jay's Mrs.Rice. Jay informed his teacher that she was not allowed to call him Jay, only close family members call him that and that anyone else should call him Justus. So there!

Mrs.Peugh asked Chance if he was excited about school and he said,"No". The teacher asked if he liked math, the response was no. She then asked him if he would like the frog habitat, and boy did that spark a response........."Yeah, I had one of those and I had two frogs, they were red belly frogs and one died and the other lived for a while then it died they were great pets but you have to make sure you take care of them correctly........" . There was much more said but after a start like that I looked at the teacher and she had the look of, What did I get myself into?

Jay is going through a growth sprout (spurt), so he says. He cannot control the growing pains in every area of his body and he just wishes it would stop already!

Chance has convienced Jay that since he is going through a growth spurt that his stomach has evolved into two chambers therefore creating a whole new stomach and thats why he should go see a psychiatrist to close the portal of new stomachs. WOW!

We will see what tomorrow brings.

Poor thing got "spunned"

I have not spoken about our spastic kitty lately. This past weekend she was declawed and spayed. Chance being the future vet that he is was verbalizing how bad he felt for Princess. He was telling me how we needed "to take care of thing cause she just got spunned (spayed) and she must be feeling like half of a kitty with all her important parts gone!"

This is a picture of Princess sitting with Jax, one of her favorite hang out companions. She loves to curl up in his boppy and lie on his blankies.

The Jax Show

What are you going to be when you grow up?

We had a fun week with a visit from Nana. One of the conversations Nana had with the boys was very informing. She asked both of them what they would be when they grew up. Chance has given this subject much thought and always has the same answer, a Veterinarian. Jay's answer, although not as prestige, it was also well thought out. He said he was going to be a Homeboy.
When asked what a "homeboy" did he said, "Ya know they go to school and come home."
"Well what are they", asked my mom. Jay replied,"It is a boy that stays home......just go to school and come home...thats it."
My mom said,"You are not going to go to work?"
Implying finality on the matter Jay said,"NO, I am going to school and coming home to my mom......thats it.......a Homeboy".

Jax Update

Jax is doing wonderful. He now weighs 9lbs. 4oz. and is 22 in. long. What a big boy! He is eating his cereal every night and stays awake for about an hour before taking his last bottle of the night. He will sleep for about 5 hours (if I am lucky). He is beginning to smile more and loves the sound of running water.

We are just taking things day by day here and getting ready for school. Next week Jax is going to meet his new babysitter. Wish us luck! It should only be for about 2 days a week with the option of all week if needed.

So my kids have MO HAWKS.........

and thats all I have to say about that.

Train Inspectors?

I have realized that it is okay that I don't always understand my children when they talk to me. The pronunciation of certain words definitely is a tough task for Jay but luckily I have
Chance to tell me what he is saying.
Jay was very persistant in trying to find out what I thought him to be saying as train inspectors. What are they? He kept asking me.
Clearly me eldest son noticed I was getting frustrated with the question due to the UGH, what are you talking about look on my face, the baby in one arm, and my other hand trying to make cereal, and he yelled out to me, "Tranquilizers, he is saying tranquilizers!"
Was Chance actually put out by all the commotion? Appearantly, because as soon as he said his piece he picked up his book and huffed down the hall and I distictly heard the bedroom door shut a little harder than usual. He is 9 now ya know and he has no problem reminding me!

Just Say NO to black olives

Funny story of the day:
So, today we were watching Inside Edition and they were doing a story on this little boy in Mexico that had a condition, cutaneous erythropoietic porphyria disorder. Basically it is Werewolf Syndrome, where the entire body is covered by hair. Jay saw this story and said, "Boy, I hope Jax doesn't get that"
I said,"No he doesn't have that...he is fine."
Jay said,"He probably ate too many of those black olives!"
"What?" I replied.
"You know those things that Greg put in our spaghetti last night...."
I said yeah, yeah I know what black olives are but what does that have to do with growing hair all over your body?
Jay's comeback,"Well thats what Greg said"
So when I put two and two together I realized that he was cleverly doing subjective reasoning. One of Greg's famous sayings when the boys don't like something is.........
It'll put hair on your chest, and it just so happens he said it last night with the black olives.

Happy B Day to Chanseler Austen, 9 years old !!!!!!!!