Henry - how can one little boy survive on so little sleep? I am not kidding when I tell you that Henry has never slept more than 3 consecutive hours. By the time he was 1 year old, he was drinking 4 bottles of formula during the night. Now he wakes up almost hourly yelling "tea" or "coke," possibly "juice." If I give him water he throws the cup and says "no!"

Nate - how can one little boy survive on so little food? This guy can go days without eating much more than a few bites of brown rice and some broccoli. The "self-proclaimed vegetarian" is what his doctor refers to him as. I'm sure he'll outgrown this and start eating chicken nuggets & fries about the time I'm wanting him to eat a little healthier.

Interesting, huh? You take two fairly normal parents, who like to sleep and really love to eat and you get 2 completely different kids. I suppose that's what is so exciting about meeting your child. You never know what you're gonna get. But I don't think any mom or dad is ever disappointed.

My neighbors are probably asking themselves, "why are her children playing in the sprinkler, completely naked with a box of powdered sugar donuts." Actually, I am asking myself the same question. I am trying some new ideas in "discipline" which include not saying "stop doing that" or "No No" all day long. If I see they are in danger or about to destroy something very important then I stop them with 1- a warning, 2- a timeout then the dreaded 3- spanking.
So when they decided to stomp on donuts in the water, I couldn't find a logical reason why they shouldn't.
Oh, my sweet boys! I do love them.

After graduating Clemson University with a degree in Business Management, I went on to sell real estate at Powell Real Estate in Walhalla. Feeling like the walls were closing in on me, I searched for other careers and finally discovered Delta Air Lines. I went to work as a flight attendant in 1997 and Bryan & I enjoyed many exciting trips such as a safari in South Africa, a tour of Italy, a weekend in Aruba and my least favorite, a long weekend with food poisoning in Cabo.
Finally, the day came when we decided a "baby" was what we needed. Little did we know that God would send us ... Nate and 21 months later we would meet Henry!

Welcome to Joybellsduncan! I'm so glad you're visiting. My blog is created to share my daily trials, struggles & triumphs of being a "stay-at-home mom."
Bryan - my wonderful husband of 7 years works with Duke Energy at the Oconee Nuclear Station. We have 2 boys, Nate (3 years old) and Henry (18 months).