Crazy Hair Day!

Today was a day that I woke up so happy...for once I did not have to worry about the random chickadee on Hagen's hair! you see, it doesn't matter how nice his hair looks when he goes to bed, no matter how dry it is since I dry it after his bath every night, he always wakes up and has hair that looks like he has been break dancing in his bed! it is NUTS! It is not all over, but I think it is worse to have just a few chunks OUT.OF.CONTROL! Getting those suckers to lay down is a morning beating that I take every morning.

So, I was so excited this morning to just wake him up, throw gel in his hair, and make it ALL stick up...It's CRAZY HAIR Day at school!! Woo Hoo!

We walk into school...no one up front has crazy hair...walk down the hall...still normal hair...walk into his class...class as usual with no crazy hair. My poor Hagen was the only one that got the memo. So he is in class looking like the guy from the slim jim commercials "step into a slim jim"! With his hair all spiked up.

Sorry Hagen...I'm sure I just opened up a can for you to get your butt kicked on the playground. Mama will make it up to you with something...Ice cream perhaps?

OK, so on other news...Hagen pooped on the potty! He kept saying he had to pee, so I would go back over and over and perch his hiney on the pot. I then made him sit there and we sang Old McDonald 3 rounds...and it came out! He watched it...I watched it...So proud of him! Now, I can not believe the size of what came out...man alive...I was blown away!

He picked out some M&M's. Then later he wanted more so he tried again and a chunk came out with some serious force behind it! Ryan and I discussed what was technically a poop. We decided that whatever came out (no matter the size) he would get a treat.

So way to go Hagen! Your new found freedom...Sorry about the hair bud...

Love,
Mama

Petting

I forgot to mention a story...Thanks for the reminder Mom!

Last night as I was petting Hagen's hair before he went to sleep, he reached up and said he wanted to "pet my eye glasses". What?

I soon figured out he wanted to pet my eye brows. So we sat there...in the dark...noise maker blaring...just petting each other's eye brows...aww...

I just spent my lunch hour going to Dollar General (always feel like a winner in there...ugh, hate that place) and bought a bunch of crappy toys to award a big dump! Cars, snakes, lizards, books, etc. Now what to do...do I wrap each one separately or just put them in a basket and he can pick one when he does it? Ladies? A little help here.

XO,
Carrie

Our week

Hagen has become quite the monster lately. He is expressing his Independence or whatever and standing up for himself. When he wants something he tells you, when he doesn't agree he tells you, sometimes he just jibber jabbers for the hell of it. He is definitely a talker...I don't know why I even try to have a conversation on my phone in the car with Hagen is accompanying me...it is a lose lose situation.

He will ask OVER AND OVER AND OVER where we are going, who is going to be there, what's for dinner, where's Daddy, "Daddy AND Pia's Birdday?", "I pp'd in potty", "I scared of tunder", "Daddy's truck is LOUD...I cover my ears", and so on and so on...just a constant diareah of the mouth situation in the Darney mobile.

Well, this is proving to be a problem at Nap Time. You see, Hagen started his nap boycott a few months ago, but was always easy to sooth to just sit there, read a book, and hush...at least at home that is how it works. At school they have his nap pad on the opposite side of the room so that he is not disturbing the other kids. Well, yesterday when I picked him up and looked at his daily report it said he had very hard time remaining quiet on his nap...UNDERLINED!! And then, it had a star at the bottom with "Hagen is telling his teachers NO when he is told to lay down and be quiet".

SO, Hagen, Ryan, and I had a big talk about how that is not acceptable and when he is at school he is to do as his teachers say and NOT tell them NO...VERY unhappy with that Hagen. When I took him to school this morning I asked for his teacher to come over and Hagen, Ms. Karen, and I sat down and discussed that it is not right to tell the teacher NO...he looked sad and embarrassed...AND CAUGHT. Ya, I'm on you buddy....nothing getting past this Mama.

So, we'll see how that went when I get the little monster today after school.

Hagen should be done with his swimming next week and I will post a video of it when he is graduated. He has made big strides in the past 2 weeks and is doing really well!

Funny: Hagen was in the car with me yesterday and yelled "I have a burger" with his pointer finger lodged right up his nostril...I swear, he is the champ on how far you can get your finger in your nose...I think I saw it coming out of the corner of his eye! Impressive buddy....

Love,
Carrie

Absent

That's what I have been...absent minded, absent from my blog...just absent.

I'm in a funk. No reason why. I do have alot of decisions coming my way that I will dive into later...

Today is my sweet handsome man's 35th birthday! Ryan, you are so good to me. You are what I pictured as the perfect husband and father. Hagen and I adore you more and more everyday. I never thought that I would be able to find someone that was as good of a father as I had, but you have proved me wrong. You are the best! Happy HAPPY birthday honey!

Hagen is doing good with Potty training...just with pee though. He is holding the big one for the bathtub, shower, or his underware. I was shocked when he first started potty training and going #2 on the potty at school...I thought I had won the lottery since I know that is the hardest part of PT'ing. But he has now become afraid of it (which I would be too if you saw the log left in my shower the other night by little man).

he is doing well at swimming lessons and should be done with the intense lessons here in the next week or so. I can not wait as it is costing me a fortune!! BUT, I know it is good for him and is teaching him to survive if he falls into water.

I know this post is boring...just alot on my mind. I just wanted to post something to let you guys know I am alive and everything is fine. :)

XO,
Carrie

Summer Tag!

I received a tag from one of my good friends http://www.thestarnesfam.com/

Favorite Summer Movie: Can't Buy Me Love, The Notebook, Bourne, The Hangover

Favorite Summer Cocktail: Bud Light, Mojito, Beer Punch

Favorite Summer Song: Summertime by Kenny Chesney

Favorite Summer Meal: Grilled Chicken on the grill, Roasted potatoes, and Grilled Veggies on the grill

Favorite Summer Outfit: Sundress and flip flops

Favorite Summer Reading: People & US magazines

Favorite Summer Moment: Swimming with Hagen, splash parks, Hagen and Ryan doing yard work, pop cycles on the porch, juice boxes, all 3 of us lounging in Hagen's blowup pool, Ryan and Hagen playing "golf" in the yard...Hagen is at such a fun age, POTTY TRAINING!, and of course the best moment is yet to come...the annual family vacation to Destin, FL in September

Carrie

Weekend Wrap-up

I'm alive! I had a wonderful time while on my girl's weekend. We did alot of reminiscing, catching up on babies and our lives, ALOT OF DRINKING, swimming, hanging out, and just adoring each other. It is so nice to still be in touch with friends from High School no matter how little you keep in touch. I love my girls and had a wonderful time.

To be honest, I was worried about the amount of alcohol that we were going to be drinking...call me a wimp...just my tolerance since having Hagen has gone WAY DOWN! Well, I am happy to say that I was able to keep up and all without a hangover! Go Carrie! Party animal is back!

While I was gone Ryan and Hagen had a fun "Guy's weekend". Ryan of course had a great time and so did Hagen. They went to Gatti's for Pizza, woke up bright and early on Saturday to go to the Aquarium, and went to Home Depot!

When I got home on Sunday at 2:00 Hagen was excited to see me and told me all the animals he saw at the "jungle". He was so excited and I am so happy they had their time alone to hang out...love that Ryan has a little boy to do boy things with.

While I was gone Ryan had Hagen leave me a message on my voicemail "I love you Mama...Nite nite Mama...I miss you Mama"...totally melted my drunk heart!

I am proud to say that after a fun weekend we have officially entered "Potty Training Central". Hagen's teachers have demanded 7 pairs of under ware, 4-5 pairs of shorts, and a few pairs of socks along with extra shoes. It was GO TIME on Monday morning. Hagen went to school in Grover Underpants and came home in the same ones! NO accidents! he had them on until it was bath time...no accidents even after school.

I am so proud of him for deciding that he was ready. He looks so cute with his little hiney perched on the potty. Then he hops off and runs to the stickers that he displays on a piece of paper that is on the fridge.

That's what has been going on in Darney land...sorry to disappear for awhile...I had to recuperate from my weekend!

XO,
Carrie

Big Green Tractor

The Darney's have a new favorite song...Not sure if you have heard of it, but if you are a true Texan you will fall in love with it too. Especially when your little boy is trying to sing the words and is doing a fine job at it.

Here are the lyrics to the main verse:

I can take you for a ride on my big green tractor
we can go slow or make it go faster
Down through the woods and out to the pasture
'long as I'm with you it really don't matter.

Climb up in my lap and drive if you want to
Girl, you know you got me to hold on to
We can go to town, but baby if you'd rather
I'll take you for a ride on my big green tractor!

Hagen would hold onto my iPhone and play it over and over again. He is not allowed to hold my phone anymore because banana on your hands is supposedly bad for an iPhone...it is like cement when it dries!

Did I really lick my iPhone screen to get the dried banana off faster? No? Oh, OK, cuz I thought I remembered doing that...

Peace out,
Carrie