Just had to share that our high today was 92 degrees....and it is suppose to stay up there for the next couple of days. Happy October right?? Hopefully fall will come sometime...I mean for Texas this is no big deal but Indiana???
My husband...
What is his name? Dustin Bryan Peterson
How long have you been together? We have been married for 3-1/2 years
How long did you date? 4 months dated, 4 months engaged (when you know you know!!)
Where did you meet? Zoology class my Freshman year. He didn't want to date a freshman so we just remained friends until my Senior year (I guess I had blossomed?) then we started dating.
How old is he? 27
Who eats more? He does...by far....
Who said I love you first? I think I did?
Who is taller? Him...he is 6'5 and I am 5'5....yes yes I can wear any shoe I can dream of and he will still be taller, by far!
Who sings better? Depends, i think I have him beat with kid songs (who know if they are ever in tune) but I love listening to him sing at church
Who is smarter? I say him...he can actually add without using his fingers
Who does the laundry? I do...
Who does the dishes? We switch. If I made dinner he used to clean but now with Bennett I LOVE cleaning the kitchen rather than holding a screaming baby! (Side note:Bennett is a great baby but as Shannon noted dinner time falls in the witching hour around our home)
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Well, he used to sleep nearest the door (safety reasons...yes I am a wuss) but with Bennett I have to get up a lot more so I sleep there.
Who pays the bills? He does...once again the whole math thing....
Who mows the lawn? One day he will...and he is looking forward to it!
Who cooks dinner? I do, if Dustin cooked it would be pizza every night! (smile)
Who drives when you are together? He does-unless I am dropping him off at school
Who is more stubborn? I think him
Who kissed who first? He kissed me...in the front seat of his 4-runner.
Who asked who out? He asked me out 4 seperate occasions before I finally agreed.
Who proposed? He did....New Year's Eve at my parents condo in Snowbird overlooking the mountains....how romantic!
Who is more sensitive? Me....I think every woman is more sensitive especially with pregnancy hormones involved etc...
Who has more friends? i think he has more friends than I do.... but I do have a lot of friends that i have made throughout the years. Maybe it is even? I have to have some points for my friendship with Amanda Fannin who i became friends with in preschool? And then you have my family...at that point I outweigh him by far!! Right Shannon, Carma, Deya....??
Who has more siblings? Well.... sticky question. I did, but now we both have the same amount- 3 siblings each.
Who wears the pants in the family? We have the saying that Dustin is the head of our household, but I am the neck and I suggest the ways that the head should turn. (smile)
I would like to tag:
Allison Lentz
Shannon Martino
Kate Perks
Megan Roberts
AND
Meagan Cooper!
Yesterday was like every other day...feeding two kids all the time, changing lots and lots of poopy diapers.. and dealing with all sorts of temper tantrums. Tantrums over not making the right kind of breakfast, not going fast enough in the car, making her go down for nap...and as you other moms know the list just continues.
Yet last night as I went to tuck Halle in bed I was just breathing sighs of relief that I was going to have one in bed and one more to go shortly after. Our nightly routine is to say prayers, and then I read two stories to her. Last night was "The Doorbell Rang", and "What Makes a Rainbow"...typical choices. As I finished reading I turned to Halle and gave her kisses goodnight as she told me "Mommy...my best friend." At that point all chaos from earlier in the day had disappeared as my heart just melt because my daughter actually considered me to be her best friend. As I tucked her in bed and went downstairs to put Bennett down i felt more calm as my son screamed his bloody head off throughout the entire bath, i fed him, burbed him, and then gave him a sweet kiss knowing that one day I too would be his best friend.
I woke up in a grand mood this morning- and decided that I would make blueberry pancakes for breakfast. A special treat for Halle and I as we are both breakfast fans. As I was making pancakes I went to go ask Halle to come set the table and as I approached she was giving our brainless cat Klio a big hug (literally laying on top of her) and telling her..."Klio...your my bestest friend"...
Oh well.
For those of you who questioned...yes Alex was there and we loved having her...and here is a picture of how big she has gotten!!
What a weekend!! We (sadly) said goodbye to Grammy on Friday morning as she was going back to Texas but got to welcome my family in late Friday night! Both parents and my siblings Drew and Alex came in town to help us bless Bennett on Sunday morning! It was so much fun to show my Dad Bloomington...I think he had more fun playing with Halle and seeing his only Grandson. On Sunday morning I think I jinxed us by saying "Halle screamed her entire blessing, let's hope Bennett doesn't"..yeah well he screamed from the beginning up until the end. Then he stopped and looked around like, ok it is done so I can stop screaming! Hahah, it was a great blessing and Dustin did a magnificent job. After that we had a little luncheon at our home for all those that came to the blessing and other friends. It was so much fun to have so many people in our home eating with us. We did get a picture as a family but I will have to wait until my mom can send me a copy- these are all pictures from the day. Halle had a hard time saying goodbye to everyone...I think she thought that if she didn't say goodbye they wouldn't leave. It was major tears as "Pops" and "Sugar" drove away...Halle kept telling us "I go jexas sugar pops???" Super cute. Today is the first official day of being alone with two kids without looking forward to someone coming. It was a great day!! I think I can definitely handle two kids (I better be able to...I really don't have much of a choice!!) I do love having two kids though... is it sad that I am already excited for a third?? (DON'T WORRY.... in time...not any time soon!!!!!!!)
One of the funny things that Halle did today that I just had to laugh at (of course discplined her first then laughed to myself later) But she went upstairs (of course while I was feeding Bennett- so for those of you wondering what it was like with 2 kids... here you go) and stuck a tissue in the toilet...got it wet byt putting her hand in the toilet and waving the tissue around and went to bathe Klio (the cat). She did this repeatedly because when I was walking up the stairs I heard the toilet lid shut and her little feet running back towards the bedroom. I walked in the bathroom and first off the floor around the toilet was sopping wet, the hall into our room was wet, our bed were Klio had been was wet, our treadmill (found right by our bed) had water all over the top of it...and Halle with this smirk on her face telling me that Klio was so dirty so she is giving her a bath. Then a big smile on her face as she looks up at me like aren't you oh so proud of me mommy?? So I think from now on I will be turning on a movie every time I feed Bennett...and locking the bathroom doors.
A little late but had to share. Halle went to the Doctor last week and we found out that she is in the 75% for height and weight (great) and of course the size of her head is still of the charts. (She ot that Martino big head...) Love it! Well, we also went to the Doctor earlier this week for Bennett and found out that he, 2 weeks after he was born, now weighs 10lbs. That was Monday...by today...he is outgrowing his 0-3mo. clothing!!! SERIOUS!! The funniest part about Bennett's apt. is the doctor said "Samye, you are going to have a big boy...I mean a BIG BOY!" I thought that was pretty comical! Needless to say I think my kids are going to be bigger than me in no time!!
