Sugar High!

So we're trying to give up sugar at our house for a few weeks. We all eat way too much of it and it wouldn't kill us to kick the sweet tooth for a while. With a day off for my Birthday :) Thinking it'll give us all a bit of an energy/healthy boost that we all need. One of the suggested methods for overcoming a sugar urge is to drink a glass of water and eat a piece of fruit. The boys are trying this out with me, so last weekend Nick would say "I need water and a piece of fruit." He'd down both and then say "Now can I have some sugar?" Ha! Slowly getting the point. The boys came home from the grocery store and Nick was so happy to tell me how they'd bought healthy snacks! Too cute. Wouldn't it be wonderful if this sugar deal eliminated some of the mood swings (for all of us?)

Little Comedian

Sitting at dinner the other night and Nick announces "Quiet - I'm going to tell a joke." Well, we were all ears. This was going to be good! "Have you ever seen a Moose turn into a cow?" to which we answered "No". And then he said "Yes" so we said "Yes" to which he laughed and said "Noooooo. Ha ha!" Yep, that was the joke. Several more iterations followed "Moose turn into a chicken", "Moose turn into a lifesaver". Bet comedy hour at school is a hoot.

Comfy

Have I told you guys about Nick and the body pillow? So I got a body pillow for this pregnancy bc I promised myself after Nick that I wouldn’t suffer with stuffing pillows under every part of my body to try and get some sleep. Well, Nick fell in love with my pillow. He would lay on top of it and try to take it into his room at night saying he got it first. Sigh. So we bought him his own. At first he tried to bring it into our bed. So picture a queen size bed with me, pregnant belly, Chris, Nick and two body pillows. Yes, that went well. But now that we’ve got Batman Train on his bed, it’s Nick, body pillow, two comforters, two pillows, Pookie and whatever toys he brings in with him. Lately it’s been the rubber snake Shannon gave him this summer. I don’t think you could fit more into that train. But maybe that coziness is what’s making him happy.

Batman Train!

So Nick has never been the best sleeper. And our sleeping arrangements really went downhill when we shared a bed in Hong Kong this spring. So it feels like Chris and I have been trying to get a bedtime routine down forever. For a while he'd fall asleep in our bed and then we'd move him into his. Then he decided to crash on the couch in our room - next best thing to actually sleeping with Mom & Dad. Well, this weekend he got out his pop up Thomas the Train tent. He used to sleep in it on his bed. So I renamed it the "Batman Train" and put it back on his bed. Two nights and counting of Nick running to get into his Batman Train each night. Oh Batman, you make everything better! Score Heather! We'll see how long this lasts...

Animal Pancakes

One of our Christmas gifts this year was a griddle with animal imprints. So that you can make animal pancakes. We'll, we've never made so many pancakes before! Nick is very particular on which animals he wants. Now if they'd only makes something like this for brocolli.

Baby Nordloh is...

We're having a girl! Chris and I have been feeling girl all along. Except for the few months where I decided to go with Nick’s instinct. A street vendor in Belize made a point to shout across the street to me “Momma, you’re having a girl!” I know some members of my family are beside themselves with joy at getting to buy girl clothes. We’re happy either way. And now I won’t be outnumbered by the boys! Nick didn't cry at the news, but he was still in denial.

Boys

Typical day in a house of boys. Wrestling. Candy eating. Laughing at potty jokes. Playing monsters. Hiding. Racing. As I write this, two boys are under a big blanket walking and growling as they enter the back room. I will never understand how those boy minds work.