Dear Dorrian, You Are Quite A Bully

All my life from media and growing up with two brothers, I have learned that boys can just be mean when they are young. I never realized how true it was until having one of my own. Recently we adopted a four month old chocolate lab mix puppy. I was excited about the idea of having a dog because I knew Dorrian would love to have one. In my opinion, having a pet as a child teaches long term responsibility and the ability to care for animals. I grew up with many many pets. Dogs, cats, mice, gerbils, fish and anything else that can fit in a bowl or sit on command. I even had a pet fly once. It was a dead fly, but I was a kid I thought maybe it was just in a deep slumber.

Anyways, back to the point of this post. I am a stay a home mother, meaning I stay home with my son. That way I do not have to put him in day care, which was a decision my husband and I made together. I decided this because I want to be the one who raises my son. Plus, I do not trust people these days. But with this decision, my son does not get the exposure with other children. Which can be a good thing and also can be a bad thing. It is important for children growing up to learn that social skill. Which is why I will probably be watching a kid or two around his age soon.

But before I commit to doing that, we adopted Liz. Dorrian and her play together all day. Although she is a puppy and does not understand how to tame herself from jumping and biting when getting excited, which makes Dorrian upset. But I just love sitting and watching the two play together and Dorrian just busting out laughing from her being silly. Dorrian can be so mean to her though. How? You might ask. He sits on her, pulls her tail, steal her food and does not allow her to play with her own toys. It's rather cute watching it happen, because he does not think anything of it. He disguises his innocence with this intimidating smile that only I can be in love with. All I wanted was my son to have someone other than me to keep him entertained. Which is works, he keeps himself quite entertained all day with Liz but sometimes not in a good way. Like now as I am typing this he is stepping on her while she is trying to take a snooze.

So Dorrian whenever you grow up reading this, which you will. I want you to know that you were a bully, which I say that in past tense because it is something you will grow out of. No more crying to mama when Liz nibbles on your finger because you just pushed her. I am a tough love kind of mama. You will learn by your mistakes not by my telling you so. When you get much older and you get out into this big cold world alone without my guidance you will think back to when you were mean to Liz and realize that being to those around you will get you no where. Only will get you the drama and hurt feelings that follow.

I love you kid, but man you are one mean little boy.

Our new pup, Liz. I got in a little over my head whenever I saw her at the animal shelter. I never had a puppy of my own that was fully my responsibility. She acts as though she is a newborn. Waking up literally every two hours at night needing out and potty training her is exhausting. It reminds me of the days when Dorrian was a newborn. Having a pet dog is not what I remembered.

I will be posting a post tonight for some discount codes on the stores on my blog to this side. Stay tuned, because they have some quite adorable stuff.

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How To Survive Toddler hood -- Survival Guide

Lately Dorrian has been going through the phases I have always read about in magazines and movies, and no they do not what so ever over dramatize it. If you are going through what I am going through then reading that first sentence you are probably biting your fingernails and anxious on how to get through it. Truth is, the only way how is to hire a nanny for the next two years while you go on a rather LONG vacation. But you can't do that, I mean you could, but no.

My son has been climbing out of crib when needing to go to sleep. I have not made the big transition yet to a toddler bed, so I guess the time has come to do so. I just always though it would be closer to when turns to two when needing to make this decision, but the time has now come. Boy it did not waste anytime, did it? Now that it is here, I am seriously freaking out. How the heck am I supposed to trust my crazy trouble making toddler to sleep in a bed that he can so seriously get out of in the middle of the night? I have NO idea. I swear I will more than likely put a video camera in his room at night and end up winning 1,000,000,00 dollars on Funniest Home Videos. I guess this is just him growing up though, and I am going to have to get over it and let him. In the middle of his growing up, I am going to learn A LOT myself. One of them being how to survive his middle of the night, playing in his toy box moments.

The tantrums he throws lately can cause anyone in a mile radius headaches. I have taken on the strict mommy routine by giving him time outs and what not, but it does not seem to do much. I learned that good discipline actually teaches your kid to grow respect for you. Makes sense if you think about it. The whole time I thought that maybe being sweet and letting him get by with anything will make him love me more. Which he does, maybe not love but thinks of me as a pushover. Now it is time for me to do those wrongdoings and put my big ol foot down.

I have been SO addicted to Sims 3 lately, that my virtual life on there has consumed my real one. I never really could get really hard into it, but not I have. I have downloaded all of the expansion packs and they have all stole my soul. Playing as a vampire rock star student is pretty rad. Although they did take the same vampire features off of Edward on Twilight. But who cares it is an awesome game. I wish I had a better computer to run the upcoming Sims 4, because it looks so cool! I know what I am asking Santa for Christmas.

By the way guys, I know I forgot to post pictures of the house on here. I have been so stressed and busy lately that I have just been lazy. I am supposed to post some recipes too, which I promised before I moved here. I will be sure to get it all up tomorrow and the beginning of the next week. So bare with me and keep posted for my posts. Ha! That was kinda funny.

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I Am Back -- Finally

We MOVED! Oh, finally I can say that with so much confidence. I am just in LOVE with our home. Yes, A HOME. A home that is literally around the corner of beautiful Lake Texoma. It has an adorable back yard and it has wooden interior. It is to adorable and it makes me so happy to call it mine. It just feels good to get out of apartments and away from all of the people. It is SO quiet and peaceful here. The only thing you can hear whenever you sit outside is boats starting up at the lake, birds and dogs barking of happiness. The only people that live around us are elderly who are retired and just enjoying life on the lake. They drive up and down the roads with their golf carts and there adorable happy dogs in their laps. I do not have pictures to post right now, but I will very soon. More than likely I will have a post up tomorrow for "Weekly Wednesday" since I have not done that is awhile. I literally just got internet today, so for the last two weeks I have just been unpacking and adjusting to everything. Because it is such a big adjustment, but one that I love.

I am sorry for such a short post, especially since I have not wrote in a while. But I promise I will make another post soon, WITH PICTURES.

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