Treat

I told Jonathan if he finished his lunch he could have a treat (Nathan and I made brownies last night). He said, "A popsicle?" And I said, "No, it's better than a popsicle... what IS better than a popsicle?" And he put up two fingers and said, "Two popsicles!"

Glasses

First of all, wow. Last post was almost a year ago? Yikes. Well, skipping ahead to now! :)

For the past few years, I have been getting migraines. They just kept getting worse and worse, and I had NO idea what was causing them. I tracked my migraines, I tracked what I ate- everything was random! It made no sense. So finally I noticed that my eyesight just wasn't as good as it used to be (I used to be very proud that I had very good eyesight!). So I finally made an appointment a few weeks ago, and got an exam. Turns out, my eyesight was a lot WORSE than I thought! (Although still not as bad as it could have been.) And I have an astigmatism in one eye, which made my eyes work extra hard at getting me to see. The Dr. even asked me if I had been getting migraines or headaches, and wasn't surprised at all when I told her that I'd been getting some pretty bad ones. She said that once my eyes were adjusted to the glasses, I shouldn't have any more problems with migraines! Yay! :)  So Rachel helped me pick some glasses out, and I just got them 2 days ago. It's awfully weird having to wear glasses all the time- so not used to it yet! My depth perception is a little off (It was way off the first day, so I'm glad it's getting better!) but I can tell my eyes are already adjusting to my glasses because when I take them off, EVERYTHING is blurry, and I can really see just how hard my eyes had to work to try and get me to see normally! Everything is oh so clear now! I just have to get used to wearing them :)

Jonathan is growing up fast- he's 3 1/2 yrs old ALREADY! He looks nothing like a baby anymore, and that's a little bit sad for me, but I love this stage he's in! These days, he's all about superheroes! He LOVES them! He loves the old superman movies (w/ Christopher Reeves), the old batman movie and tv show (which are hilariously lame, but I love them too!). His grandma Kathy bought him a superman and a batman shirt, and he never wants to take them off, and can't wait until laundry day when he can wear them again! My mom and aunt made him a little superman cape that he wears a lot, and he'll talk like superman- it is SO STINKIN' CUTE!

Jonathan has always been a very social boy, but lately he's going through a phase where he HAS to be with his Mama. Very clingy. The only places where he isn't clingy is at home, or at church. He'll go all over the church and play with his friends, but other times he may still be social, but he'll freak out if I'm not with him (such as if my mom is watching him or if my dad takes him on a 4-wheeler ride; he loves 4-wheeler rides, but he just can't stand that I'm not with him.) Hopefully soon he'll leave that stage and be okay with being around other people (without me!), but only for short periods (Ha!), because when I have to be somewhere I sure miss my little guy!  :)

Update

Ohh for the past week, I have been sick. Really sick. (I wish that was a good excuse for me not keeping up with my blog! haha....) Jonathan and I both got sick with colds, but luckily he was better in a couple days. However, its taking me a little bit longer to recover! I actually don't know how he got by without being as sick as I am, but I am glad for it.

Nathan got a part-time job at Western Oregon University, so he is attending school there as well. He just started on Monday. He is in his junior year, and I cannot wait for him to be done!

Jonathan woke up a couple days ago, completely grown out of his 2T clothes. It was amazing. Just overnight it seemed like his clothes shrunk! He is growing fast, and in his 3T clothes, he looks like such a big boy. I'm a little sad about it, but I love seeing him grow and learn about everything around him. Right now he LOVES dinosaurs and Dr. Suess books. His two favorite tv shows go along the same lines too. Dinosaur Train and The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That are ones he wants to watch everyday. And I let him watch those- He has learned a lot about dinosaurs just from watching Dinosaur Train. He can identify the Brachiosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, knows what herbivores and carnivores are, and can tell me which ones are herbivores. What a smart kid I have! ;)

Anyways, I am done with my update, and need to go back to bed. Being sick has made me not able to sleep much, hopefully I stop all this coughing soon!

What a GREAT Shopping Trip!

I was so excited to go shopping today. Why? Because I got quite a few things for CHEAP/FREE!  Last week, Rachel and I got rainchecks for kraft shredded cheese, because all the Fred Meyers were out. Theres a catalina that goes with it so I ended up paying a total of $1.50 for 15 bags of shredded cheese! (I know, I know, that sounds like a lot. But with the amount of cheese our family uses, and the cheap price-and knowing I can freeze shredded cheese- its a great price. Here's the scenario:

Buy 5 Kraft shredded cheese, 1.50 each
use (2) $1/2 cheese coupons
Pay 5.50
get a $5 dollar catalina
Roll the catalina to the next transaction, and pay $0.50 for the next 5 cheeses
After transactions, end up with a $5 catalina to spend on your next shopping trip!

I saved 56.85 with this deal.
For those of you wanting to save money on kraft items thru the middle of August, here is the Catalina information:
Buy 5 participating Kraft Items, between 7/19 – 8/15 and receive $5 on your next order

• Kraft Singles
• Kraft Parmesan cheese
• Kraft Natural cheese
• Kraft String-Ums cheese
• Kraft Cracker Cuts cheese
• Kraft Deli-Deluxe cheese slices
• Philadelphia Cream cheese
• Velveeta cheese product
• Cracker Barrel Cheese
• Cheez Whiz processed cheese
• Breakstone’s sour cream
• Breakstone’s cottage cheese
• Knudsen Sour Cream
• Knudsen Cottage Cheese

Target is also having a 75% clearance on their toys, so I got 7 items (for Christmas gifts, various kids birthday presents...) for 16.94. I saved 77.98! And a couple of the toys I bought were ones I had already been looking for, for Jonathans birthday or Christmas present. So that part of my Christmas shopping is done, too bad he's the easiest one to shop for ;)

Update!

Once again, time gets away from me... at least its only 2 months this time! Anyways, thought I'd fill you in on whats been going on.

Jonathan has been in his big boy bed for a little over a month now! He hasn't had any problems with it, or been upset when switching; He was definitely ready. The only problem I have with it is that he likes to get up early, come in our room on my side of the bed and say, "Wake up!" and "Downstairs!" Luckily, he usually has no problem with me taking him back to his bed for a little bit more sleep. Because "Mama" needs more sleep lol.

Jonathan has been on a growing spurt these last couple of months. He is now 36 inches tall! :) He's getting so big; he's definitely not a baby anymore!

I am just about to start potty training him. Not sure how thats going to work, but he's interested. I wish I knew more about how to go about it so that it goes quickly (although I've heard with boys its a LONG process....). Anyways, he'll be starting in just a few days I think.

Nathan has been going to school this summer at OSU. He only has a couple weeks left, then he gets a month and a half long break! I'm excited about him not having to worry about homework or quizzes or midterms or finals for a little bit. I think we are going to try to go camping in LaPine during it. Unfortunately, I don't think we'll be making it to Boise. I wish we could go, but the longest amount we could go for is 3 days, and thats not long enough when you count travel time. When Nathans done with school, we should be able to get to Boise AND Ohio for a bit. That will be nice.

As for todays events, I will cover them in a new post. But I had an awesome shopping trip today :)

On another note, I think there are a few mosquitoes that had quite a lunch today, at my expense. And apparently they prefer right arms to left arms... Just an observation... (Scratch scratch scratch...)

Clean room

Ok, so you would never know Jonathan liked a clean room if you looked in the living room, there are toys ALL over the floor. But, he HAS to have his bedroom clean (which is fine with me, I hope he keeps it up!). Before he can go to bed, all the small toys have to be put in his bucket, and the others put in the right spot. He did that today a little before naptime. But he missed one (a stuffed bunny). I had already put him in bed and was saying goodnight and shutting the door before I saw it. So I decided to leave it, and hoped he would go to sleep and not notice it. Nope... I went downstairs and soon heard over the baby monitor, "Put it away! Put it away!" So I went back upstairs, opened the door, and he points to the bunny and says, "Put away?" I said, "You wanted me to come all the way back here to put away your bunny??" And he smiled, and said, "Yes!"  So I put it away for him and he laid back down, and is sleeping as I write this. What a funny kid :)

Experiment

Today is day 8 of my silly little experiment- and so far it seems to be working! The past 6 nights when I put Jonathan to bed, I've been telling Jonathan he can sleep in if he wants to. (Obviously it's more for my benefit than his!) And he slept in each day till at least 8 am! (This is a boy who LOVES to wake up at 6-7 am.) Last night was day 7, and I forgot about my experiment. I had Nathan take him up to bed, so he wasn't told he could sleep in. And he didn't. So, I told him tonight he could sleep in tomorrow. I am hoping he does, because I love to sleep in, and those days (besides this last week) have been very few and far between! :)

(And I know this is a silly thing to track... but I am SOOO not a morning person, so anything helps!)