Monthly Archives: March 2021

Catching Up

 

I’ve been slacking on the blog lately and I’m sure you’re all dying to know what we’ve been up to! The boys have been busy in school- this month is women’s history month and Xander is learning about many great women. 
Last week was St. Patrick’s Day and the leprechaun found us in our new house. Xander was pretty sure that Santa, the Elf, the tooth fairy and the leprechaun are all connected so they all got the news we moved at the same time. He was right. That silly leprechaun left some cool surprises for the boys! 

Last weekend, Xander started basketball class. He’s been very excited and was ready in his sweatband, wristband and basketball outfit. Nate said that when they arrived, he got a little nervous because none of the other kids had all the gear, so he removed his sweatbands and headband, but as he got more confident, he put them back on. 

Xander was in the 4/5 year old class, and in what may go down in history as the peak athletic achievement of his life, the teacher told Nate Xander should move to the kindergarten class, because he was TOO GOOD for the 4/5 class! It turns out, all that dribbling practice with Grandma Debbie really paid off! 

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While Xander was killing it on the b-ball court, Gussie and I were running errands. At some point along the way, he managed to jab a straw right into his eye and started SCREAMING. I pulled over and, yes, there was a visible scratch across his eye, so I called the doctor and made an appointment right away. He pretty much screamed nonstop until we arrived. Luckily he just had a scratch and the doctor gave us some antibiotic drops and a patch (and a sucker) and all was well. Patching his eye lasted less than 24 hours, but by the next morning, his eye felt much better and he has since made a full recovery. 

Last Sunday Xander lost his second tooth! Now he has a decent sized hole in his mouth that he can push peas and other small food through. 

This weekend was busy and fun! On Saturday, Xander got a new bike (his way much too small) and a basketball hoop for the backyard! We are ready for the Spring to be here! 


The second week of basketball went well. Xander had a new basketball outfit, but decided the sweatband was too hot (wristbands were still good though).

On Saturday afternoon, the Nelson crew came over for a busy afternoon of playing with the puppy, decorating cupcakes and running around like only 5 energetic kids can! They ate snacks, ran, screamed, and all whined a lot when it was time to leave, so I think it was a huge success. 

 

Hudson is growing and is now 22 pounds! When he walks, he drags his back paws and his nails have ground down so much his toes were bleeding. We’ve tried skipping walks for a few days, but every time we’d go back to walking, he would bleed. So when we were at the vet for his shots, I asked and they suggested buying him some shoes until he learned to pick up his feet. So now we have a puppy in shoes and it looks ridiculous, but they didn’t seem to bother him much. And Nate and I were surprised by just how loud the dragging sound was once he had shoes on, so it’s not surprising he was getting so beat up. 


I’ve been baking nonstop and my very small business is keeping me busy. I like selling cookies because it allows me to be creative and bake as much as I want. But I don’t have a desire to grow- I don’t want to be TOO busy with cookies or have it become stressful. I am gaining a small following though, which is fun.

A Few Pictures

Last weekend, it was Xander’s best buddy’s birthday party, which he was very excited about. Augustus got to spend a special one on one day with Grandma and they went to Target, McDonald’s and the park. It was a great day for everyone! 
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The weather this week was fabulous, so after school, we have been playing outside and one day after dinner we were even able to ride bikes to get ice cream. 

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This week, I’ve met 3 different people this week for walks- I love going out to lunch or coffee, but meeting for a walk is one thing from the pandemic that I hope sticks around forever. 
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Yesterday, the boys were at Grandma Debbie’s all day and then we went to Danny and Heather’s house for dinner. They have a new Nintendo Switch that was VERY fun. On the way home, Xander called a family meeting to propose that we buy one. We told him we’d consider his request and get back to him. 
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Our First Lost Tooth

It feels like just yesterday, we were excited to see a tiny tooth popping through our baby’s gummy smile. And now those teeth are falling out! How is he old enough to have teeth falling out?! 

But yes, indeed, his tooth is gone! When the boys got home from Grandma Debbie’s house yesterday, Xander’s tooth was BARELY attached. We were about to sit down to dinner and I said I wanted to pull it out so he wouldn’t accidentally eat it. Shockingly, he agreed. I used a napkin, grabbed it, and it popped right out with half of the root still attached. It didn’t even bleed that much. He was a little shocked, a little excited and very proud of his big moment. 


Bedtime was a little bit challenging because the boys were just so excited for the tooth fairy to come. Xander had his tiny dog house set out- the tooth inside the water bowl (actually a perfect little holder) and we reminded him several times that even if he was excited, he still had to stay in bed until 6am. 

When we first discovered Xander’s loose tooth, he requested tooth shaped macarons filled with oreo filling for when his tooth fell out. I made them and put them in the freezer for the big day and tonight we will have a special treat to celebrate. 
At 5:30am, we discovered that the tooth fairy had made a visit to our house! She brought a “very rare gold dollar” (according to the 2 small boys who mansplained it to me), the tiniest toothpaste any of us have ever seen, and she sprinkled gold fairy dust all over the dollar, and on Xander’s cheeks (I figured if glitter for cookies is safe enough to eat, it was safe enough to put on my child’s face). But the craziest thing of all was that Xander woke up with a second loose tooth! 
I LOVE stuff like this- creating magic is my passion at camp and even more special (which I didn’t think was possible) with my own children. My instinct is to go BIG! CELEBRATE! Fireworks. A parade. Festive accessories. I’ve been thinking about the tooth fairy since Xander started growing teeth. But I had to remind myself that between 2 boys, we would be doing this 40 times, so to try to make it scalable. I went to the bank and took out 20 one dollar coins (let’s just be prepared for all the rest of the lost teeth for years to come) and happened to have a very mini toothpaste for this first tooth. I added some glitter for a little extra magic. I wanted to go bigger, but future Natalie is thanking me for not setting the bar too high. 

Xander was SO excited this morning and brought cookies to school for his teachers. He was absolutely glowing with happiness. Pretty soon he will have no bottom teeth and enter that goofy, gangly phase and I can’t believe our baby is growing up!