What Will Be Next?

Things have really changed around our house since having kids. It started with Lenny when my sewing room was converted into a nursery. But I loved it because it meant that we were having a baby that we so desperately wanted. It was so much fun decorating his room and then bringing him home to it. Then as Lenny started to approach his second birthday, we decided that he needed a bigger room. So at that point, we lost the guest room. That was OK too because we were able to make a cool Thomas the Tank Engine room for him that he loved. And we knew that we wanted another baby and the nursery room would be filled again.

Little did we realize that we would get two new babies at one time. That threw a wrench into everything. The nursery was perfect for one baby but not two. And we had just given Lenny the big room and I wasn't going to take him out of there. We knew that we had some time to figure things out so we decided to "think about that tomorrow".

When the babies came, Dominic had to give up his truck so that we could get a van. Dominic started driving the XTerra and I drove the van. Before buying the van, we couldn't all go somewhere together as a family because we couldn't fit three car seats in the XTerra. Dominic reminds me every so often that he lost his truck. Poor guy, he did like having a truck.

Soon the babies stopped sleeping in the pack n play in our room and we absolutely knew that they couldn't sleep together in the same crib and room. At that time, we lost our computer room. Brooke took over that room and Nathan took over the nursery so that all three of them would have their own room.

You think it would end there right? Wrong. Just about a week ago, our dining room was converted to a play room for Lenny. Yep, we lost that too. Oh, don't worry about Brooke and Nathan--they have the family room. The kids have taken over every other room in this house including the living room where Lenny now plays his computer games. Dominic and I only have our bedroom and bathroom that belongs to us. And sometimes, we find about thirty Thomas engines peaking out from the bedskirt under our bed.

Who would have thought five years ago that our lives would be like this. I certainly did not. I thought I was doomed to a life without kids. And to be honest, I'm so very very happy that it has turned out this way. I love every bit of it. I would give up anything in this house for our kids--actually, I think we already have.

Lenny loves his new play room. Now he doesn't have to go to the basement if he wants to ride his Thomas train.

He even takes his brother and sister for a ride.



The pictures below are from this past week. Brooke and Nathan were watching Lenny play in his new play room. They aren't allowed in there very often because Lenny has many toys with small parts. But Lenny still plays with them and their toys in the family room. I'm sure Lenny enjoys some time alone to play with his toys without them taking it from him.


Brooke was just being silly. She had milk all over her face. She's still a very messy drinker and eater. When it comes to food, Brooke just shovels it in and doesn't waste any time. She is always done way before Nathan. Nathan picks up one piece at a time. He takes a very long time to eat.
As I've said before, Nathan loves to put things on his head. My Mom keeps reminding me to put hats on Nathan so that he would be used to it. I always forget with him but I never did with Lenny. Well, Nathan absolutely loves it. He thinks he is so cool with his hat on.


He also LOVES footballs. He will find them and carry them around. We are certain he is going to be a sports fan. And he can throw it far too. It's cute to watch him walk around with a football in one hand and do other things with the other one.

I just liked this picture of Brooke.


From the Mouth of a Three Year Old

A week or so ago I was taking the kids to one of Lenny's friend's house for a preschool co-op with some other moms. We were driving down the road and Lenny was asking if we were there yet. I told him we weren't and it wouldn't be much longer. All of a sudden a car in front of us needed to turn left off of the road so we had to stop. Lenny said with a disappointed voice, "Oh, we were going so nicely."