Wee Wilson Tales

Well, for a long time now Jax has been calling my Dad "Hey." It started when we had all this remodeling going on at our house. I really thought he was just saying "hey" at first because he was saying it to all the workers at our house too. But it was pretty obvious that Grandaddy was "Hey" when he started saying, "Hey, Hey." Or " Dax wants to go to Hey's house." Or "I wuv Hey and Threese ." Anyway, you get the picture. Eddie had been given the name "Hey" despite his request to be called grandaddy. Here is the brief transcript of how it happened: 7/22/09, Wednesday a.m. Jax to John :"Hey, Hey's here." John :"Hey. Who's here?" Jax : " Hey's Here." John : "Oh. Hey is here?" Jax : "Hey. No. Grandaddy is here." And that was it. From that moment forward, Hey has hence forth become known as Grandaddy. I have caught myself calling him "Hey" ...

I have come to the conclusion that there isn't any way to prepare myself for what I feel when my kids get hurt. For, as much as I would like to change it, I am sometimes that over reacting mother when I see my child get hurt. You know the kind of mother that I am talking about...one that gasps so loudly that one might fear no air could be left in the room. It always seems like an overreaction no matter how dire the emergency might be. As I started writing this, it brought to mind a memory that I had tucked away some years ago. It was a Sunday afternoon just as church was letting out, and someone came running to the church building saying Eddie was just hit by a car. We lived across the street from the church, so my dad (Eddie, the grandaddy formerly known as Hey) would have been walking if he was hit. I remember seeing my grandmother faint...just before they said that it was Mr. Eddie Branan, not my dad. Mr. Eddie was injured, but he was hit while driving his car rather than as a p...

Misplacing my keys, purse, phone...well it happens regularaly. However, I usually find them pretty quickly. Not so much this time. Let's just say that it started with Jax playing with my keys and setting off the car alarm Friday night (two different times) - then I tried to put them where he wouldn't get to them again. Now they are no where to be found! Maybe I hid them really good. Or maybe I didn't hide them good enough, Jax got them again and he put them somewhere. Either way, the keys didn't leave my house ... and I didn't realize they were missing until Monday morning when I was ready to leave. I've had a key made for my car now, so I can drive again. I broke into my car with a coat hanger and confirmed they aren't in the car. I'm slowly working my way through the house looking, but nothing yet. And, all my work keys were on there. And only people that work at NWCC can understand what a hassle this part is. I feel as if I might have to get permissi...

We took Jax to see his first movie on Tuesday night (6/23). We went to see UP. It was a really cute movie. I didn't know how Jax would do since he is a VERY active 2 year old, to say the least. But it was not too bad. We made it through the whole movie without walking out. And he managed to wait to use the potty until after it was over. The only thing that didn't work too well, was the 3D glasses. When he leaned back in his seat, it pushed the glasses forward on his head. Then they would fall. John had to get them once from the aisle below us, and I spilled the raisins once when I was trying to help him put them back on. But overall, it was a good first!

We had a good Father's day! Actually it was a great weekend. On Sunday we swam, went to Target, and then to visit John's dad. Even though we had a great weekend, the boys do have hand/foot/mouth disease. I hate that it's called a "disease" since I'm such a freak about stuff like this anyway. But they got it from Harlee Kate, and we were unable to go to church at all on Sunday. I guess it's been the best kind of sick because they've been able to swim and play like nothing is wrong. They don't have much of a rash at all anyway. Just a few red dots and a couple of blisters. Since our friend Troy has been back home, we are always cooking some fun stuff. He came over Friday night, and we (he) made fried tacos. Saturday we swam and had grilled chicken, twice baked potatoes, and sausage/cheese plate. My parents came and ate with us on Saturday night. It was really yummy! On Sunday, we went to John's dad's house in Batesville . Jax always has...

Yesterday Ro hit the 9 month mark!! It is so crazy how fast he is growing. Just last week I realized that he won't be able to wear Jax's 12 month clothes because they are all winter. After trying the 18 month summer clothes, I was shocked to find out that they fit! Stats : He will have his check-up on the 29 th , so I'll post his weight/height then. But I think he's close to 20 lbs. He's such a great baby! Sleep : He is currently sleeping from 7 pm to 8 am. Sometimes I just have to wake him up before I leave for work to get a hug. We don't have to rock this boy or anything. He's just too easy. He naps twice a day. Usually one short one (1 hr) and one long one (2-3 hrs). Eating : He will eat anything I give him at this point. He's starting to prefer to eat finger foods that he can pick up himself. He loves apples, bananas, honeycombs, and Ritz crackers. He's also eaten a little grilled cheese and likes that too. He is starting to drink less formul...

I LOVE summer. I love the green grass, the hot sun, the hot hot hot sun, the long summer days when the sun is still out at 8:00, the lightning bugs, the fans running in every room, and of course the pool. So we've been having us some summer fun! Jax is all over the pool by himself this year with the floaties. We have to keep a close eye on him regardless, because he will sometimes get a mouthful of that always tasty chlorine water. But he's loving that we are trying to swim every afternoon when we get home now. He's also been helping me to water the plants and cool off the concrete with the water hose. On one of the rainy days, we all sat down and played with play dough. Let me just tell you...do not be persuaded to EVER by 26 jars of play-dough. I think we bought it during one of the big Christmas sales for just a few dollars, but I'd rather have spent more for just 5 jars. Jax wanted to open every single one of them. I was trying to keep it on the table or sheet, and...