Random Thoughts......Lets Talk AniPoo

Thanks to all of you who let me know my comment section isn't working. I tried to fix it-not sure yet if I did. To a couple of you who asked where Aniston's outfit came from- Of course, EBAY! The little converse sneakers came from a really nice lady and were a super duper bargain. They didn't even look worn and I paid less than $4 with shipping. The pettiskirt and top came from Hong Kong-and was cheap cheap. Shoot me and email if you want the seller.

Luke had a little asthma problem but seems to be clearing up with some extra breathing treatments. No missed school but not much playing in our snow either. I will upload some pics over the weekend hopefully. The snow was beautiful! Ani and I went to the after hours care clinic last night and she has an ear infection. Poor girl has been snotty, congested and above all very cranky for over a week. All of this equals no rest which makes it hard. I was in the shower the other morning after a very hard night and this verse came to me Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. I repeated it over and over and thanked God for the opportunity to be without rest- because I have a precious daughter who needed her Mommy! I feel bad for all the grouchiness I have when going on little sleep!!!!

LETS TALK ANI POO

Ok, I don't know what the deal is but Luke never did these things. She climbs and jumps. She is a total disaster with anything that isn't nailed down. And, if you have she wants it. I have nearly made it to the witts end mark over the past few days. I buy more toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss than the Duggars! Not to mention, she has left all of our toothbrushes dented, pulled apart, and mashed. Luke is in no way immune to her damands. If he tries to sit down with a toy she will climb all over him and scream. I have spatted hands, booty, and scolded none matter because "if you got it she wants it"!

My dining table is covered in orange marker, ink, and purple pencil. I need to get some magic erasers to clean that up. She loves to scribble but ironically, not really on paper. She will stand at the open fridge and scream and shake her firsts and only say "no". I can pull out everything in there but she wants who knows what.

She has gotten to where she will run away after her bath resulting in wet slippery falls. She always has a bruise somewhere on her face. She is tough and doesn't cry from many of her injuries. She loves Bubba. As soon as the garage door opened last night (after our trip to the after hours clinic) she began saying Bubba over and over and over. It was after 8PM so I didn't know if Greg had let him stay up to tell us goodnight. Thankfully, he did and it was touching to see her run to her Bubba and watch him carry her around and all. He loves her dispite making his life very complicated!

She has been sleeping with me for a week and I do NOT look forward to getting her adjusted to her bed again. But, as I think of all the chaos she causes and disasters I have to clean up over and over- I also think how irresistable this girl is as she is napping beside me. Thank you God for all each of these children bring to "a house of potts"!

Happy 18M Birthday.....

Luke helped me get some pics of Aniston today! I can't believe how quickly these 18 months have gone by. In many ways it makes me sad, but in some ways I am looking forward to seeing her developing personality unravel! I am pleased with how my photos turned out- thanks to an awesome giggle getter we know as Luke!

Both kids recently had their well child visits. Aniston was at 90th percentile for heights and 20th for weight. She is clearly the tall child. Luke, remained steady at 10% for height and 25% for weight.