Motherhood Monday 5/10

What's the longest you've been away from your children? 

• I've never been away from my kids for longer than a few hours.  Minus the week I spent in the hospital after a c-section.  My son and daughter only spend a few hours a day without me.
• Recently, They have been going to pre-school for 8 hours 2 days a week and it is a long time for both of them and me!

Did you do it for personal reasons? 

• Yes, it was for personal reasons.  I started a new position that required some day shifts and could not pass up the opportunity to be on salary! I miss them and they break my heart every time I drop them off!

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Motherhood Monday 4/18

I've been following J. Leigh Designz blog for about a month or so. Recently, I started to follow her Motherhood Monday! This week, Jennifer asks about shower etiquette.  bring children that are not specifically invited on the invitation. You can view her post here.

My thoughts are:

As a Mom?

Everyone knows I have two young children. Since having children, when I am invited to a Bridal or Baby Shower I bring my kids.  It never dawned on me that they were "not" invited.  I guess I just assumed that even though they were specifically named on the invitation, they were welcome to go.  I guess I have always just thought no one would care that they were there.  They are pretty quiet for the most part and very well behaved.  I guess I always thought that everyone expected me to take them.  They are really young and there is really no one to watch them.  If the bridal or baby shower is on my side of the family, I would be able to leave them with my in-laws.  However, I know my family does not get to see them as often as I wish so, I take them.  I know my family would want to see them.  Likewise, a "party" on my husband's side leaves me without childcare.  I guess I have always thought everyone knew that.  Maybe they do? I'll continue to take them to bridal and baby showers because if I am close enough to the person that it is for or there family then I would expect they know that me kids go everywhere with "ME"!

As a Host?
I don't really care who brings who. My teenaged/twentyish nieces and nephews always bring a friend, boyfriend or girlfriend to functions I am hosting.  They don't usually ask and they are not usually specifically invited but, I don't care. My thoughts are the more the merrier.  I guess because I don't care who brings extra guests to my parties, I have never thought anything about bringing extra guests to other parties. This is not to say I would bring my kids to a party that is not appropriate for them.  I would never take them on a couples night out or to an adult only party.  Baby showers and bridal showers are not always adult parties. Yes, these showers are suppose to be about the honoree however, I've found most of the brides and mommy-to-bes LOVE having babies and little ones at there parties but maybe that's just the family I live in. I have truly NEVER had anyone upset at me for bringing them. However, I have had them get upset because I didn't bring them.

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Motherhood Monday 3/22

Motherhood Monday's question posed by host

Jennifer Leigh of J. Leigh Designz

What have your kids done recently to amaze you?

Both my kids have amazed me every single day of their lives!

X-man is the smartest 4 year old I know! His most recent amazing accomplishment has been mastering the Lego's Star Wars game on the PS2 Santa brought for him this past Christmas.  I can't even manage to move my character in a straight line yet he completes each level with ease! He plays for about 2-4 hours a day in 2 different 1-2 hour blocks.  Both blocks of play are when his baby sister takes a nap and goes down for the night.  I have really been trying to limit his time because he is increasingly become "obsessed" with PS2 and may possibly need PS2A (Play Station2 Anonymous, incase you were wondering).

A-Booh's most recent amazing accomplishment is her ability to sing! She is 20 months old and can sing every word to every song in The Wizard of Oz, the theme to Mickey Mouse Club House, Barney, Imagination Movers and multiple songs by Rascal Flatts! Now the most amazing part is, she sings them without the music playing.  Some other amazing A-Booh things are she can balance on one foot without holding onto anything, she walks up stairs without holding on to the stairs or the handrails and she can count to fifteen. 

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