Pillow Fight!

Darren has been out of town for the last few days and got in really late last night. Sometime around 3:00 am I was rearranging my pillow and getting comfortable. Out of the blue, Darren snatches one of my pillows (the harder, decorator pillow that I also sleep with) right out of my hands and bashes me right in the face with it! I'm talking full wind up with a bullseye right on my nose!

Kim: "Darrreeennnn!"
Dar: "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm asleep... sorrryyy.....*snore*"

So in the morning I asked him what happened. I guess he had a dream where I was being really mean to him and saying awful things. So in his dream he figured if he just "bopped me in the head with a pillow" it would shake some sense into me!

We've laughed about more than once today.

Noah last halloween

Look at that crazy hair!

Mom's Group Cuties

Today we had mom's group at my house and the kidlets brought their costumes! I don't think they could have gotten much cuter!

Noah the lion, Jana the fairy, Lucy the flower, Sashi the pumpkin and Conner the dinosaur!

Jana looks like the lawnmower fairy - she mows your lawn while you're asleep!

Jana, Reid (Ninja), Lucy, Sashi, Noah

Noah signing "help"

Buddies Noah and Reid


Mama's cutie pie!

Blog Day for the Mothers Act - 10/24

Today I proudly stand with many bloggers to support Blog Day for the Mothers Act. As many of you know, I suffered the devastating effects of Postpartum Depression during my first year as a mom. It was relentless, it was heartbreaking, it was lonely. I was completely unprepared and uninformed about this illness and when it hit I had a difficult time finding help and support. Today is a day I encourage anyone who reads my blog to call their senator and ask them to support The Mother's Act (bill number S. 1375).

From Postpartum.net:
Up to 800,000 women in the U.S. will develop a diagnosable perinatal mood disorder this year! (This does not include women whose babies are stillborn, who miscarry or suffer pregnancy termination). Yet only 15% of these women will receive any treatment. We need to do a better job screening, educating and treating our nation's mothers! The Mothers Act addresses these concerns and offers the common sense and needed remedies of screening, education, provision of services and research. Thanks to your efforts it will not go unnoticed! Let's move this out of the HELP committee and into the full senate!!

California
Boxer (D-CA) 202-224-3553 - Kudos to Senator Barbara Boxer for signing on as a sponsor
Feinstein (D-CA) 202-224-3841

Link to other states

Suggested Script: "Hello this is (your name) one of Senator (Senator's name) constituents from (your town). I am calling to ask the Senator to co-sponsor The MOTHERS Act bill number S. 1375, sponsored by Senator Menendez, which will provide funding for research, education, screening and treatment of postpartum depression."

If you are from California thank Senator Boxer for signing on as a sponsor.

For more information on PPD or the Mothers Act visit Postpartum Support International or Postpartum Progress.

Thank you!!

PPD Survivor!

Noah's buddies

Introducing......

Noah ( and his crazy pose face)

and his buddies!
Reid....

(poor Reid is teething)

And Lucy!

We like to put Lucy to work when she's here

Tumbling Time

We tried out a tumbling/trampoline place this morning. It was hard work! I think I got more exercise than Noah! It was great because Darren and Jennifer were both there so we could all enjoy Noah's experience together. I haven't decided yet if the class is a bit advanced for Noah since it involves standing still in places and attempting hand stands against the wall - but the running around was great. Next week I am trying the gymboree class for his age group to see which one he enjoys more.


(you can see Kristen and Reid smiling in the background)


Imagine running around with a wool turtleneck and scarf on, that's what it felt like with my hair!

Noah has been conked out now for two hours - he yawned no less than three times just in the short drive home so he was beat!

And now moving on to random stuff....

If you are ever looking for something, check in Noah's drawer...

Super cute pic of my super cute boy!

Good times :)

Noah has started doing some pretty cool things lately... For starters, he now signs "again", "help", "apple", "hungry", "hurt", "cookie", "cold", "book", "Juju" (the letter J twice) and "medicine". That makes his total signing vocabulary at least 16 words!

As far as talking, in addition to what I've already blogged in the past, he now says all done, apple, bless you, thank you (upon prompting), pray, cookie (dokie), light, waffle, water, again - and so much more! It has been amazing to watch him turn into this little person. This morning when I was kneeling at his crib playing before I took him out I heard this hmmming and looked up to see him stepping up to my face and bringing his lips toward mine for a kiss. I gave him a kiss and he ended with "mwah!" This is the first time that he has initiated affection like that toward me, without me saying "give mommy a kiss". It melted my heart!

Here are some pics from the last couple of days:

He loves to get into my make up bag - this is after he pressed my compact to his face.



Eating his first apple by himself