A little of this... and that!

Let me give you an update on our little garden. We have had quite a few (very) hot peppers that have grown... too hot for me to eat! We have also had quite a few banana peppers which are sweet as well as a few regular bell peppers. Also, we have had cherry tomatoes and finally our roma tomatoes are coming out! It took a while for those suckers to grow but we have a lot of them now! I was able to use the little green onions i had planted earlier in the spring in one of my chicken dishes... delish! Fresh produce is always the best way to go, especially if you grow it yourself- it's that much more rewarding! Other than that we just keep the same stuff growing like the basil (kicking butt!) and the arugula is finally coming back after not doing so well in the hot weather. It helps to have a green thumb! :P

Anyway, life has been getting crazier and crazier since the last time I had posted anything. I keep getting bigger and bigger and Baby J keeps getting closer and closer to walking (yikes!). I still have all my appointments to go to and I have been so blessed to have my mom helping me while she has been on disability from work. She is supposed to go back within the next week or so and it makes me sad that I won't have someone like her watching the baby while I go to my appointments. I am sure I will find a way to have someone watch him. I must think positive!

So on top of everything being crazy, I have been so tired! Baby J has been teething and this time its bad...... He has gotten a pretty bad diaper rash and I know that some people say diaper rashes have nothing to do with teething but since he rarely ever gets diaper rash I think that it is from that. My mom was telling me that with all four of us kids (yes... I am number two of four!), we always got bad diaper rashes whenever we got a new tooth in, but once the tooth came up the rash would go away.

With this teething, he has also been getting up a few times a night... not because he is hungry but because he is uncomfortable. Tylenol only helps for a few hours which is good but I wish it could get rid of the pain till the teething is completely over. I can only wish! Also with the teething I find that he is clinging to either me or his Daddy a whole lot more than usual. I'm okay with it because I know it will get better but its Daddy who has a hard time with it. Baby J also just wants to hang out with him every chance he gets because Daddy goes to work during the day and all he does is stay with me during the day. I think he gets tired of seeing me sometimes.... but that's okay... he needs his Daddy time or even his alone time.

He has become more independent as he gets older. He knows what he wants and tries to get his way sometimes and I feel so bad trying to discipline him but I know he needs it. When he gets tired of playing with his toys in the living room he crawls into the bedroom and plays in his play area there. He just ups and goes! I am glad that he can do that but it does make me nervous when I am doing dishes and I go to look for him and can't find him. I am just glad he knows where he can go and what he can play with even though it makes me a little sad that he doesn't NEED me all the time!

How have you dealt with your kids having diaper rash, and how have you coped with your kids becoming more independent? Comment and let me know! I better be off to relax a little bit.... Until next time!

Much love,
- J