The ride of his life...

Life has taken its twists and turns over the last month or so.. I am totally swamped at home and work.. can't seem to get anything accomplished.. and yet.. here I am writing on my blog. I only have 101 things to do this week.. eventually I may get fired for being so easily distracted...

Anyways.. the kids are all doing well. Can't show you cause my camera broke.. my diet sucks.. stress has caused me to eat like a horse.. especially Chocolate... lack of sleep has made me start drinking coffee with lots of flavored creamer.. to try to keep my eyes open.. hence I probably gain 10 pounds instead of losing them.

Well all I can do is try to turn the page.. and try to start again.

Sunday Josh my two year old gave Matthew my 9 month old the ride of his life on the swing set.. it went something like this...

I was outside playing with the boys.. Joey (14) had just finished cutting the grass and weed whacking.. so I decided to water my patch of dirt in the back yard where I am trying to grow some grass... it is literally right next to the play area/swing set... So Josh was "helping" me water.. getting soaked in the process.. and Matthew was in the baby swing.. happily content... after a few minutes.. I convinced Josh to take a few more runs down the slide while I finished up watering... So there I was about 10 feet from Matthew watering the dirt.. and the boys were playing.. I heard Josh talking.. but was honestly sort of zoning out.. (mothers sometimes do that... even the best ones!) Suddenly Joey yells "OH MY GOD"... (never a good sign..) as I turn my head and look at the boys I see Josh has wound Matthew up tight in the swing.. you know twisted it in a circle.. I now realize what he has been jabbering about.. (what I was ignoring) was "twisting and twisting and twisting" and just as I look over.. he lets go of Matthew's swing and steps back and says "WEEEEEEEEE"... in the 2.5 seconds it took me to leap from my spot to the swing.. Matthew managed to spin around in a VERY FAST circle about 8 times.. the entire time with a death grip on the ropes of the swing and eyes as big as golf balls!

As amazing as it is to believe my little man did not utter a peep.. other than the look of shock and horror... he never cried or fussed about the wonderful ride his adoring older brother just gave him... Of course I had to immediately put Josh in "time out"... and make him understand that he could NOT DO THAT TO THE BABY... (lets just say our outside playtime came to an very quick end... much to his displeasure... ) Joey was concerned that Matthew might have SIDS... I said.. "do you mean shaken baby syndrome?" "Yes that.." "well no I said.. I think he is ok.. he is 9 months already.." and it wasn't THAT bad.. just not something one would normally let happen to the wee little one...

Anyways.. lesson learn.. NEVER NEVER NEVER leave a two year old within arms reach of the younger sibling without protection for the little one...

My mother reminds me of the time my brother Tim decided to brush my brother Jeff's teeth.. Tim was two and Jeff was a few months.. old... not a good sight.. I believe the end result involved some bleeding gums... I guess we all have to learn somehow..