A few of the not so quick

Somehow it’s feast or famine here – Tuesday I posted three times (3!!) and then I haven’t posted since then. I guess I could have just scheduled them out so I had a post every day but obviously I’m not that smart. Anyhow, some confessions/quick takes (whatever you want to call them) on the times (read: mostly Christmas related because that’s what’s on my mind):

1) I have finished all of Spencer’s Christmas and birthday shopping except for a few stocking stuffers (like underwear and cheap toys hot wheels and new crayons). This means that every time I see something else I want to get him I go, “No!” and smack myself on the hand. Most of the time it works. If I come across something stocking-sized though, we’re in trouble.

2) I have not done a stitch of holiday shopping for Henry, but it’s so easy. I want to get him one toy so all his toys aren’t hand-me-downs (I’m thinking something with lights) and some clothes. Maybe some diapers in his stocking? More socks? Any ideas?

3) I haven’t done any of the other shopping: the hubby, my mom and dad (and my dad’s girlfriend), my brother and sister, MIL and FIL and hubby’s grandma, cousin and her husband. These are the people I shop for every year. So far I know that I’m getting fancy chocolate cookies for his grandma (big hit last minute gift last year), thinking of making a fruitcake for my dad (ambitious, might just buy him one last minute), a gift card to a craft store to his girlfriend, and I got some pine cone candles for my MIL so far. For the rest of them I’m stumped. I might order this shirt for my brother, and my sister might just get a gift card that I can use myself if she decides not to show up for Christmas (it’s been that kind of year). I got a phone cradle for the hubby (his insistence) and he’s getting Perry the Platypus stuff in his stocking, and maybe an air compressor if I can find a reasonably priced one. My FIL is impossible to buy for, and my MIL just likes nice house accessories so she’s pretty easy to buy. I'm currently out of ideas all together for the cousin (who is a good friend of mine) and her husband.

4) I bought a cyber-Monday faux tree that I’m still waiting to be delivered and I’ve been completely slacking on my Christmas decorations until it gets here. At this rate I’ll be decorating on Christmas eve. The stockings are hanging from my mantle, I have two snowmen hanging out on top of the mantle and a wreath on my front door. That might be it again this year.

5) Because no post from me would be complete without a potty training update, let me tell you that Spencer has been AWESOME this week. Two accidents on Tuesday with my in-laws, but otherwise he wakes me up in the morning when he needs to go because he can’t get out of his footie pjs by himself. I know it’s another knock on wood moment because we have to see how this weekend goes with no daycare, but I’m cautiously optimistic. I’m finally a believer that just forgoing the furniture and going for underpants is the way to go. The first couple days are frustrating and then it’s so much faster than pull-ups. We’ve been in pull-ups for 2 months, and this week – none. I’ve had him in a pull-up every night and every night he wakes up dry so I stick it back in the bin to use again the next night. Yes, he’s worn the same pull-up overnight for 5 days. Don’t judge me – those things are expensive!

6) My favorite Christmas song is this and my least favorite Christmas song is this.

7) I spent my work day doing some of my work and then doing a lot of my cubical neighbor's work for him - really out of the goodness of my heart. He was out of town for a work meeting so I paid all his bills, found a missing file, sent out a file to an attorney for him, and did all his filing. Plus I did all my filing (PS - the filing is not either of our jobs, but we have a new support assistant and the learning curve seems to be steep), bills and a good amount of actual work. I felt good about today.

8) I'm thinking about going in early on Monday to do my other cubical neighbor's filing, but not really out of the goodness of my heart - I'm just sick of the complaining.

9) Henry can officially turn over from back to front. He did it once last week and then again last night, but both times were on beds so I wasn't sure. As of today, I'm sure. This makes me happy because it means that he's closer to sharing a room with his brother instead of me, because I wanted him to a) be able to turn over to sleep on his belly if he wanted and b) sleep through the night. I'm hoping once he's able to eat rice cereal he'll be more likely to sleep through the night since he's pretty close already, so with any luck they'll be sharing a room by CHRISTMAS!