It has hit, the superhero phase. I am not sure what exactly spawned Caulen in the direction but I am sure it was Spider Mans fault in a happy meal. Damnit! jk. I am sure it’s his age and the books we read and shows he watches that helps push him to want to be a hero! A few days ago I asked him if he wanted a cape while he was running around the house being a hero and getting the bad guys. He wasn’t sure wtf I was talking about initially but when I busted out his old baby towel and a rubber band he totally got it! He wore that cape for two days straight, everywhere. When I asked him what his superhero name was he said, ” Superhero, Superhero, Superhero, Super MYSTERY hero.” I said,” So your name is Super Mystery Hero baby boy?” Caulen says, ” No Mom, it’s Superhero, Superhero, Superhero, Super MYSTERY hero!!!” I say, ” Oh okay, sorry baby boy.” I was laughing so hard, though I kept it under my breath because being laughed WITH spawns a serious temper tantrum with Caulen. As Shawndra says regarding her boy Kade, ” It’s not like we are laughing at them, they just don’t know the difference yet so they get angry because they thing we are laughing at them. ” I could not have said it better. lol So one of these days I will figure out how to make him a homemade cape so he can really get crazy and fly around. I put in a few fun photos of him in his cape.
I also managed to get Caulen when he was super happy, to take a photo with his little sister. I didn’t have much time to get a decent photo since attention spans in this house fall short, but I do think I got a few really cute ones. Even though I don’t get photos of how in love Caulen is with his baby sister, he really is. I can’t even count how many times a day he just smothers her with kisses. I have also taught him the difference between a sloppy kiss and a nice kiss, because for the first week his kisses to her were full blown puckered lips as big and slobbery as he could get them. One day we just sat with Baby G and practiced nice clean kisses on her forehead until he got it right. It was cute.
I also wanted to give a shout out to my MIL, Laurey. This woman took my repetitious words of how much I just love blankets and went and made about 10 within a few months for our house and family. She even made Shane, Caulen, Genevieve and Myself our own blankets which is awesome and then threw in some more homemade ones for the kids. They are all so soft and big and comfy. We use them everyday all day long! Thank you Laurey! You rock.
I am trying to figure out how the hell my days became so full. Yes I understand that its because of Baby G, but crap I think I just realized just HOW MUCH TIME one little person and one 4 year old take away from the time you used to have with just your independent 4 year old. If I make it down to my computer for more than 5 minutes before 5pm is a miracle. I am ALWAYS doing laundry, daily. Is it bad that I am already stoked for when she turns 4 and I get my minimal independent lazy days back? lol. In all honesty I don’t mind being so busy with the kids all day and night. I really enjoy how much they need me and I love being the one to get the little things taken care of. I also love Shane for all the help he gives me. He doesn’t think its beneath him to help out with his kids and help with chores and making my daily life a little easier. I think he understands all the work that goes into just one kid alone, let alone two kids!! I love that about him, makes him more of a man in my eyes and not a deuche bag I see in a lot of spouses…well mostly the bad husbands I see on TV, but they are out there!! haha
Last but not least, Caulens new horn he got at preschool today. I was at the grocery store and got a call from Miss Kinsey letting me know that Caulen took a face plant into one of the wooden slides at his preschool and has a sweet bump right in between is eyes. She said he didn’t cry and was icing it but if I wanted to come check for myself I could. There was not even a hint of panic in her voice when I was talking to her so I wasn’t too worried. I just picked up my prescription and headed out. I was only 3 minutes from his school and when I got there he had a little ice pack to his head and eating a graham cracker with the kids for snack. I bent down and gave him a kiss. I tried to high five him for the big ass welt he had on his head but he wasn’t interested. lol. I asked him if he wanted me to take him home or did he want to stay and play with his friends for the rest of school. He said he wanted to stay and just resumed his normal happy attitude for the rest of class. What a great example of how resilient and determined kids are. It takes A LOT to hold Caulen down from playtime of any sort. Why do all of us adults become such pussy’s when we are older? He let me take a few pictures for a trade of candy so I could show everyone, otherwise you all would have just had to visualize what I am talking about, and that’s not as fun when there is a war wound involved. lol How is Caulen doing? He is doing awesome, happy and hasn’t complained about it once. Shane thinks his skull is cracked open but from my years and years as a gymnast and all the falls I have taken and identical war wounds I have endured just like Caulens, I think he will pull through with no Dr’sappointment this time. He will have a massive black and blue bruise by the time his Birthday gets here on Friday.
























































