~~~~~~Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby.........somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, normal is history.

~~~~~~~Somebody said a mother's job consists of wiping noses and changing diapers.........somebody doesn't know that a child is much more than the shell he lives in.

~~~~~~~Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct........... somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.

~~~~~~~Somebody said being a mother is boring.........somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

~~~~~~~Somebody said teachers, psychologists, and pediatricians know more about children than their mothers....somebody hasn't invested her heart in another human being.

~~~~~~~Somebody said being a mother is what you do in your spare time..... somebody doesn't know that when you're a mother, you're a mother ALL the time.

~~~~~~~Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices.......somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child wind up a golf ball into the neighbor's kitchen window.

~~~~~~~Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother....... somebody never helped a fourth grader with his math.

~~~~~~~Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her childbearing questions in the books........ somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose.

~~~~~~~Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery...... somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten.

~~~~~~~Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back........somebody never organized seven giggling Brownies to sell cookies.

~~~~~~Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married....... somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.

~~~~~~Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home...... somebody never had grandchildren.

~~~~~~Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her....... somebody isn't a mother.

Kayeln 5 months

Here are a few recent pictures of the kids. We have had big happenings in the Greenwald household in the past few weeks. We have traveled the past two weeks to Casper and Pinedale. We always love visiting our families and we all had a great time. It is always an adventure taking a road trip with kids, but they both did pretty well. Last Friday Kaylen finally rolled over from her back to front. Since then she has been rolling...and rolling and rolling and rolling all over the house. Aiden thinks this is hilarious, especially when she rolls to get to him. He told me yesterday that Kaylen is his best friend. We'll see if he still says the same thing when he is 16. While we were in Pindale Kaylen had her first trip to the swimming pool. She loved the water and is quite buoyant! Aiden always has a great time in the water. We got him some new goggles, which for some reason he calls "doggle goggles". I have no idea where that came from. On Sunday Kaylen had her first taste of real food. Rice cereal of course. Not too exciting but she seems to like it. This weekend we are planning to do absolutely nothing. After two weekends of travel we are all ready to veg!

3 year old essentials

Aiden: Daddy, do you have to go to work in the morning?
Trent: Yup, I do
Aiden: Why?
Trent: Why what?
Aiden: WHY do you have to go to work?
Trent: So I can make some money
Aiden: (thinks for a minute) So we can go to the store and buy gumballs?
Trent: That's right buddy, so we can buy gumballs

I love the way his mind works. So cute~

Happy Valentines Day

Make a Smilebox greeting

Smartie!

Last night I was reading Aiden a book. One of the lines read "Good job, your so smart." Aiden, without missing a beat, says "that's because I ate my smarties!"

He's such a crack up!

Kaylen; how time flies

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Our little peanut is almost 4 months old already. Going back to work has been difficult, but all in all we are transitioning ok. Kaylen still refuses to take a bottle, so I'm lucky to be blessed with such a flexible job that allows me to leave and feed her on my breaks. We have tried (not kidding) every bottle I can find and nothing has pleased her. I have one more bottle in the mail which I'm hoping might work. In actually looks like a pacifier (which she takes just fine) attached to a straw going into a bottle. Sounds a bit bizzarre, but I'm out of options. If that doesn't work, I'm done fighting it and will just plan on going over twice a day to feed her. Unfortunately, with her lack of feedings during the day, she has started making up for it at night. My sweet child who was sleeping 8-10 hours is now waking up once (sometimes twice) a night to eat. I knew she was making it too easy on me! Other than the bottle issues, she continues to be a delightful baby. She hardly ever cries, is easy going and happy-go-lucky to the world! She rolled over from front to back a few weeks ago but has showed no interest in going the other way. Also, she has a started to giggle. One of my most favorite sounds is a baby's laugh, so you can imaging how much I love this new stage in her life. She has even started to snort when she gets to really laughing...oh so cute! She continues to be a daddy's girl but will snuggle with anyone that will hold her.
In other news, I have decided to work four days a week instead of the usual Monday-Friday. I will have to pull 10 hour days while I'm there, but it will be nice to have an extra day to spend at home with my babies. Also, I have started going back to school. If all plans go accordingly, I will complete my Masters degree in March of 2012! It will be a long 3 years but worth it when I'm done.

Not so funny!

Aiden always seems to keep us on our toes and makes life interesting. Yesterday, our sitter had her routine inspection of her daycare. I knew the inspector was going to be there that day but was suprised when I walked into the house as I could see by the look on Mandy's face that something had happened. Apparently, Aiden (who has been into "telling stories" lately) decided he would tell the inspector that his Mom and Dad give him spankings when he is a bad boy. This was not a simple comment, but rather a continuing story...for an hour! As he loves being the center of attention, he proceeded to tell her in great detail how he "had to try and be a good boy or he would get in trouble", "he didn't like getting spankings" and "this is my baby sister Kaylen-Mommy and Daddy love her but sometimes I get in trouble" This was all fun and games until the inspector asked our sitter for our names, phone numbers and address...YIKES! For the record, Aiden does not get spankings and I don't know how, when or why he got it into his head to concoct such a story. So, Trent and I are expecting a call from DFS anytime now!