Mama Spud: June 2012

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Tater Tot- 3 1/2 years

Changing up my titles a little. Instead of posting their ages repeatedly, I will try to focus on just one child per post and then do all for updates (weight, new words, etc.)

Today is Tater Tot.

God love her, she's driving us bananas. Telling us she hates both of us and wishes she didn't have parents. Wishing to live at her grandparent's house. Pretending to rip her face off and throw it at me (actually I remember this now - a friend told me to tell a child to 'throw that angry face in the trash!' and the thought was so silly, it broke up the nastiness.)

But then there's really sweet times. I do love her, but gosh it's hard to be her mom sometimes.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Who is who?

Vote in the comments.

Tater Tot- 3.5 years, Small Fry- 22 months, Baby Sprout- 17 weeks

Updates:
Tater Tot - 30 lbs, mouth like a sailor, memory like a steel trap (can remember most of every Disney movie she watches).

Small Fry - 25 lbs, says "I got it!," "I did it!" and Mama with a few other made up words that I'm supposed to understand, and attempts to go on the potty.

Baby Sprout - 15 lbs (!), is starting to roll over, and giggles when his belly is tickled.

TT-3, SF-1.5, BS- 1/3

I'm sorry we couldn't provide you the best home you deserve...

You were a sweet girl, Leela, but there's too many babies in this house and only one of me...

Thank you for protecting us...

And now it's time for you to be with someone who can give you the attention you deserve...

Goodbye, crazy dog-face. We'll miss you!

Tot- 3yrs, 5 months, Fry- 21 months, Sprout- 3 months

Drive in movie to see Brave.
Small Fry on left, Tater Tot on right, in the back of our Pacifica at night.

A Potato Story

Spud and Mama Spud met when she was a freshman in high school, and he was a sophomore. They met during a Thespian Troupe spring production of "School House Rock! Live!" Mama was in the chorus and Spud worked behind the scenes. Although neither of them could remember the exact moment they met, they soon became fast friends and stayed that way for the rest of high school.

During Mama's sophomore year, they even went on a date to Italian Oven. As Spud remembers, they had a Pizza Rustica for dinner, drove to visit some friends, and he scared her by taking a turn a little too fast.

After the date, though, they remained friends and hung out often at parties, during plays, and with other theatre friends. They even dated each others close friends.

During Mama's senior year of high school, Spud went an hour away to college. They chatted via Instant Messanger and spent weekends and summers working on plays. Then, the summer before Mama went to college, they both found themselves unattached. After a brief courtship with a "rebound guy," she realized that the person she really should have been with was Spud.

Mama came to visit Spud at college and during their first visit, they had their first kiss. During the second visit, they discussed seeing each other on a regular basis, what it would do to their friendship, and how they really felt about each other. They decided to "give it a shot" on September 29th, 2001, the date written on a bottle of Parrot Bay Rum to remind them.

Two summers later, they moved into an apartment together and got engaged on September 29th, 2003 - their 2nd anniversary. They were married two years later on a North Carolina beach on August 6th, 2005 with the sand in their toes and surrounded by close friends and family.

The Spudly's moved from the apartment to a small apartment in a residence hall so Spud could start his Graduate Assistant-ship in Residence Life. They stayed two years in an apartment the size of three dorm rooms and finally moved to Ohio for a Director position that included a house with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, and a back yard.

They also acquired an ill fated black lab puppy with anger management issues named Riley, and a orange and white striped cat, named Lily.

Just after the school year ended, Mama Spud found out she was 4.5 weeks pregnant with Tater Tot. She actually thought she had a bladder infection! Within 4 weeks, Spud put out resumes, found a higher paying job, packed the house, fostered out the dog, loaded the truck and moved the growing family to Kentucky, where they reside now.

They also confiscated a kitten from the residence halls and when she was abandoned by the owners, they adopted her and named her Luci - short for Lucifer because she was (and is!) a hellion!

Tater Tot was born on January 21st, 2009 at 12:56pm after 17 hours of labor. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 18 inches long. Story of Tot's Birth Spud and Mama will celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary in August and will have been together for 9 years at the end of September.

On Tater Tot's first birthday (and Mama's 27th!) we found out that we're expecting another baby! Baby girl "Small Fry"came into the world three weeks early Story of Fry's Birth while Big Sister Tot was only 19.5 months old! Small Fry weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. She was born on September 2nd at 2:58am after 12 hours (and 3 days) of labor.

And when Small Fry was just a month shy of her first birthday, we found out we were expecting again! Baby Boy Sprout was born March 8, 2012 at 7:30am, was 8 lbs, 7 oz and 22 inches long. The harrowing story of his birth by crash c-section can be found in the Story of Baby Sprout's Birth