Change is Here

I've had this blog for over 3 years now, but it's time that I move to a big girl blog with my own domain name. So, please adjust your bookmarks, RSS feeds, etc to go to... drum roll please...

Lessons in Motherhood (www.lessonsinmotherhood.com)

Don't worry, all of the old blog posts and comments will be there. I know that this is a bit of a pain, but I'm willing to bribe you. Yeah, I'll bribe you with pictures of my children. Who wouldn't want to see pictures of my children? If you want to see pictures of my children, then you'll just have to go to the new blog. See you there.

Direct TV Debacle

After weeks of intense debate and much consternation, we decided to switch from cable TV to Direct TV. One of the main reasons was to get the football games so that we didn't have to go to bars and restaurants to see them. So, today was the big day. Luke worked from home so that the installers could come over. He also had Comcast come over to get rid of our cable. You can probably see where this is going.

After checking out our three story house, Direct TV decides that there's no way to install a satellite dish on the house. Despite my husband's passionate pleas with the installation company, they say NO WAY! By this time, Comcast has already unhooked our cable. So, that's right, we are cableless. No TV. None. No football on Sunday. Nothing. I'm trying to convince Luke to leave the cable off for a month, but I don't know how well that's going to work out.

The bonus for you is that with no TV, you can almost guarantee that I'll finally get you some pictures of the girls.

OMG

How many times can my husband say OH MY GOD in a 10 minute period? Turn on Toddlers and Tiaras for him and find out.

If you are not familiar with Toddlers and Tiaras, it's a show about crazy mothers who put their daughters into beauty pageants when they are like 18 months old. Why he turned this on and started watching this, I have no idea? I've never watched the show because it's borderline infuriating. Maybe that's the joy in it??

Right now, he's just sitting on the couch screaming, "They are spray tanning their daughter, Oh My God!" It's so funny, and Luke's Southern accent impression of the people is priceless. Totally worth the price of admission!

Teething BLEEP!

Hailey: OOOOO....You said a bad word!

Mommy: I most certainly did not say a bad word, but I thought a bad word...a very bad word. I'm thinking bad words because your sister is making me crazy.

Hailey: Josie is making me crazy. Daddy is making me crazy. Are you making me crazy, Mommy?

Mommy: Ugh. I just can't win with you little people.

This fictitious conversation is brought to you today by sleep deprivation, which is brought to you by ... you guessed it... a teething 6 month old. Thanks for playing.

Greetings

Because they were still recovering from the stomach flu, Luke and Hailey stayed home from school/work yesterday. This is what greeted me when Sophia and I walked in the door:

Hailey: "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy. Daddy says that Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader are sisters."

Awesome!

Weekend Quiz

What did the Hamilton Family do this weekend?
A. Enjoyed a playdate with friends
B. Suffered through the stomach flu
C. Spread the stomach flu to all our friends
D. All of the above
Answer: D


How many members of the Hamilton Family suffered from the stomach flu?
Answer: 3 out of 4 (Sophia we think is immune due to Mommy antibodies)


How many other families did we infect with the stomach flu?
Answer: So far 1 but could be more.

Who was patient zero?
Answer: Mommy (and she is truly sorry for all of the pain and suffering she caused)


What is the most exciting news from the weekend?
Answer: Sophia cut her first tooth, which unfortunately made her very very cranky as well.

POOP!

Ok. It's been a long time since I've written about my children's bodily functions. So, can I just take a moment to say...POOP!!! What is with Sophia's POOP? It has to be in capital letters because that's what it is...POOP! Seriously, why do we bother to put on diapers? It's almost like we put on the diaper as a suggestion of a place where she might like to POOP, but she always decides not to POOP in the diaper, but rather in some other location, like up her back, out the side, down her front. Pretty much anywhere except in the diaper. On Thursday, I got a call from school saying that she had POOPed through two outfits, and asking if I thought she might be sick. I was all like "duh...call me when she doesn't POOP through an outfit and then I'll rush her to the doctor." I mean really, it's an everyday occurence. Everyday! POOP!

Hailey Feeds Sophia = Disaster

Hailey Feeds Sophia from luke hamilton on Vimeo.