Big Boy

{You were hoping this post was going to be about Frisch’s, weren’t you? Mmmm… Frisch’s…}

Sammy has decided in the last week or so that he is a big boy. He doesn’t even want to hear the other “b” word.

“I not a baby, Mama. I a big boy.”

For the longest time, I’ve asked him whose baby he is (and, frustratingly, most of the time he replied “Daddy’s baby!”), but now he won’t even play along.

He’s even made me change the words to the lullaby we sing at night. “Rock a big boy” just doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.

He is a big boy. He’s independent (and opinionated, omg. NO IDEA where he gets that one from. *ahem*). He’s potty trained. He’s busy. He is constantly playing something – the first thing he said to me yesterday morning was “Take off my jammies. I can’t play baseball in my jammies,” and at the end of the day, he didn’t want to go to bed, he wanted to play more “putball.”

But then there are moments like this morning, after I’d brought him to our bed hoping for a few more minutes of sleep. I looked at his face just inches from mine. He laid there sleeping so peacefully, sucking his thumb and clutching his beloved teddy bear, and I could hardly stand the sweetness. So innocent, so vulnerable.

He is a big boy. But he’s still so little.

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Babies’ Breath

I love morning snuggle time with my babies.  Even though they are now much bigger than babies and in our full-size bed, snuggle time is *very* cozy.  And if it’s a weekend and all four of us are in the bed at the same time, it gets a *wee bit* uncomfortable.  I still love it!  I love those tiny, warm-as-toast, sleepy bodies smushed up next to mine. I love little arms and legs flung over mine.  I love little hands lovingly patting my cheek.

But there is one thing I don’t love about our morning snuggles.

Both of my children’s RAGING, vile morning breath.

I know, we all have it.  But really?  Cute, cuddly, warm-as-toast, fresh-from-the-bed little kiddos just shouldn’t.

But mine do.  Neither of them will go anywhere near mint toothpaste, and their favorite Colgate Watermelon, while keeping their teeth lovely and shiny, is NOT doing much for the stankous smell that comes out when they press their little faces close to mine in the mornings!

The warm morning snuggles are still worth it of course…but if we want to keep it up, I might soon be needing a Mommy Morning Gas Mask!

What’s your favorite (or least favorite) thing about morning snuggles with your kids?

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Why Couponing Rocks – Giving Back

This month it is “paper donation” month at Sophie’s preschool.  To help keep tuition low, every month parents donate items to the school.  Items on the “paper” list included paper towels, tissues, baby wipes, antibacterial wipes, paper plates and cups, etc.  Because of the magic of couponing, all I had to do to get items to donate was go to my stockpile!  Here are some things I took in that I already had more than enough of on hand:

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Last week Lysol products were on a great ECB deal at CVS, so I grabbed 4 containers of Lysol wipes as well and took all this stuff in. It was such a great feeling to be able to give all this and not have to worry about the cost, since I already had most of it.  And, there is still plenty left in my stockpile. Yay for coupons!

Coupons have been such a blessing in my life and are one way God provides for my family’s needs – and the needs of others!

What’s your “coupons rock” story??

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