Wee Wilson Tales

We remodeled during spring break this year. Well, I guess I should word it as "we started remodeling" since it is not completed yet. We had to put up a sheet to divide the front of the house from the back to keep sheet rock dust away, but that meant the boys' rooms were hard to access too. It was an adjustment to say the least. We've slept on air mattresses, all piled up in one bed, separated in groups, and I've even slept at the bottom of the bed cross-ways . Our clothes have masterfully been piled onto the dining room table, and dressers/chest of drawers are outside on the back porch. So, getting dressed has become sort of an assembly process since last week. Having 3 kids who want to "help" the workers or track through the house has been difficult.... But it has been the best spring break despite all of that. It's crazy, but the remodeling forced me out of the house to spend time with my kids. I know other moms can relate to this, but when I am h...

Jax turned 5 this January. It is still so hard to believe that he is 5!! He has lost one tooth, and has another one loose. I was an emotional wreck about it. I just remember that sweet little tooth coming in, and now it's gone! He is still in school at NWCC in the 3-4K program. He can write all of his letters (although he still gets confused on the M, N, W at times). He is a perfectionist. If he messes up on a letter, he wants an entire new sheet of paper. This is true with coloring too. He is still a huge fan of boxing, Rocky Balboa, Hulk Hogan, and any superhero. Any movie that we turn on, he will ask his dad "Who's the toughest?" If there aren't any tough guys, you can forget him wanting to watch it. In addition to being older, he just feels bigger. It's so funny to hug him now and feel how thick he is! He is a tough little guy and can hold his own with even the bigger kids at church. He's super protective of his brothers, and is absolutely precious wit...

My baby is so big!!! And that gives me baby fever. I can't help it. I love babies. This is the longest I have ever gone in between kids without being pregnant. Gunnar is so sweet and loving! He tries to do the sign language for I love you by pointing his fingers at us. He is plentiful with his hugs and kisses. He wrinkles his nose at the request of "cheese" for any pictures. He loves to dance and nod his head to the beat of music. He can say Jax, RoRo, Mama, Dada, Sasa, cookie, diaper, more, move, milk, (although these three sound alike). He will try and repeat anything you ask him to say, but not all of it is understandable . He is still sleeping 12 to 14 hours a night. I have added the crib tent to the crib since he climbed out of the bed and fell three times in one night. This happened about 2 months ago. He loves bath time, outside, dogs, swinging, boxing, brushing his teeth and eating cookies. And he is a daddy's boy!!!! Maybe this is why I have baby fever. :)

There are moments that I must ask myself "What Was I Thinking???" The day that I took all three boys for shots was one of those moments. Since we drive all the way to Memphis, I usually try to combine appointments when possible. However, I didn't think about the chaos of all three getting shots in one appointment. They fed off of the fears of each other. I forgot all about counseling skills and how to deescalate people during a crisis. In fact, I could have used some help deescalating myself! I allowed Gunnar to go first because he was halfway undressed. Logically, this made sense at the time. However, if I had to do it over, I would let Jax go first!!! He is the one that understood the most about what was going on. I took no picture of Gunnar . I couldn't put him down because he was screaming so loud. Ronin went second. It was not pretty. The cries of one became the cries of two. The nurse said she had never seen anything quite like it. When I scooped Ronin up, t...

I have three boys who love to play outside and get dirty! But, they also like to get clean. I think Ronin takes at least two showers/baths a day. I look forward to renovating our bathroom next week because we will actually have a bathroom door that we can lock!! I do have to hold my shower door shut with one hand sometimes to keep the intruders away!!! Gunnar will climb in with his pajamas on. Ro will strip down naked and jump in with Jax, John, or me! After Jax and Ronin get out of the shower, Gunnar always wants to be included. He will bring me a dry towel to drape around him. It's so cute that he wants to do everything like his brothers!