OMG! Dawson slept 8 hours in a row last night!!! I'm still so shocked! Megan was 5 months old before she went more than 4 hours at a time.

Mom and I went to Hancock fabric this morning and I came home with some brown panne to make a nursing dress out of for Christmas. I was bummed that they were almost out of Christmas Green and Red just aint my color. I also picked up a cool pattern to make myself some long cargo skirts out of. I'm off to cut out my first one. A charcoal grey crepe material. See everyone when I finish. :)

SHE NAPPED TODAY!!! :) Finally!

We hung out at home for the most part today. Got some groceries and I mixed up a batch of gingerbread dough since it was a good dry day for it. I will bake on Monday I think. Dinner was chicken soft tacos. Really easy. Put chicken breasts, a can of chicken broth and a packet of taco seasoning in the crockpot and cook on low all day. Add cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream...whatever. Its really yummy and Megan eats it up!

These 70+ degree November days are driving me batty. I can't stand not knowing how to dress the kids. Josh will turn on the heat and then forget about it and by the end of the day its burning up in my house. I don't know what to do with the thermostat.

For the last week, ER has been advertising the hell out of this weeks episode "The Storm." I was disappointed to say the least. I would much rather have gotten some closure with the Dr. Corday storyline. The issue with John's Gamma hitting that girl and her dog was interesting but sort of silly since she was just told last week that she shouldn't be driving. This new story with Luca and his new "friend" is too much and I am finding myself really irritated with Dr. Benton and his mission to keep Reece all to himself. He shared him before, why can't he share him now? The poor kid just lost his mom and for the past few years, the other dad has been his dad. He should not be taken away too. I get way too lost in this show and sometimes wonder why I even watch it still! At least I know I'm not the only one LOL

I don't really like Survivor this year. I don't know if its because I can't get into it or am just bored with it. Last weeks tribe mix up made it a little more interesting, but I just can't seem to find too much I like in most of those characters.

Megan is learning to use the potty by herself. When I leave a diaper off her she uses the potty 100% of the time. She is fairly non-verbal for her age though so she has trouble telling me when we are out that she has to go. Its easy for me to forget to remind her too. Yesterday in Lowes Hardware though, she sawthe potty displays and started pulling down her pants and exclaiming "potty!" By the time my mom got her to the bathroom, it was too late. Once Dawson is big enough (or old enough really) to set down in a buggy, it will be easier for me to help her when we go out. I'm just so thrilled with how far she has come by herself. The only thing I did was tell her finally that if she wanted to have her diaper off (she was constantly pulling it off) she had to use the potty. I would give her a little reminder every 30 min or so for the first week and after that she was on her own. It will be a major load off of me when she is finally just down to a nighttime diaper. Diaper changes have been hell for me for the last year!

Our bathroom is being plummed today in preperation to put the new vanity, sink and toilet in. Its such a relief to see that most of the ground work has been completed and the visable stuff is being done now. Last night, Josh and I went out and picked up a 48" vanity, a sink/countertop for it, the linen cabinet (which has to be put together) and the stainless steel double sink. He convinced me that it would look better with the counter tops I picked out forever ago. If I can remember later on after I mix gingerbread dough at my IL's, I'll run out and take some new pictures and set up an online album so you can see all of this. Its gonna be a challenge to get us in by Christmas, but I think it can be done!

Its almost 4;30 and I'm still waiting for Megan to take a nap today! Is my 22 month old already trying to give up naps??? Geez, I hope not! I can't imagine that happening, but what the heck is going on here?!?! Josh is getting off work early today and bringing home chinese take out. I really didn't want to cook today but my better reason was the craving I have had for Wor Shu Gai and fried rice all week. :p

The kitchen cabinets aren't coming til tomorrow now. But, the plummer came today instead. So, at least something is getting done. After we eat, Josh and I are taking his truck back to Lowes to pick up the cabinets for the bathroom. We have decided to wait on the sink for a bit. I can't decide between white and stainless steel. I think I'll end up with the stainless, but the white is so pretty. Actually, Josh will probably put his foot down and insist on the stainless steel. He has left everything else up to me, but he likes it.

I have had an incredibly productive morning...well the last hour was spent chatting with my online friend Mina. But, before 9:00, I had showered, dried my hair, put a load of dishes in the washer, vacuumed my living room and all my wood floors, made a dutch oven pancake and worked on some laundry. At 9, Dawson went down for his first nap of the day so I have had a little while to myself this morning. (Shes been watching "melmo" on sesame street. :p

The brand new kitchen cabinets are supposed to be deliverd today sometime (for the new house) and later on, we are going to Lowes to pick out bathroom fixtures and cabinets. It is beginning to look like we might be able to move in by Christmas...crosses fingers~

I guess now is a good time to explain my blog's title. I have this little song running through my head every morning...There are 4 in the bed and the mommy said "roll over!" You see, dh is laying over there all nice and comfy with lots of space. (we have a king) and here I am on the other side with 2 kids who can't get close enough to me. It doesn't matter how much I move them over during the night, they find their way back to me. I even have a crib pushed up to my side that Dawson is supposed to sleep in. He does fine there for the first few hours of the night and then I can't put him back. AH, I suppose they are only babies once and one day I will miss the cuddling.

I'm not sure if today has been a great day or a horrible day. All indications this morning pointed to a good day. I chatted a bit with the midwife that attended Dawsons birth this morning and she invited us to come over and we would go out to the land that her family was going to be building on soon. So, I jumped off and got us ready to ride up there. We had a great time hiking the trails on their 80 acres (we didn't hike it all obviously) and seeing the spots where the house and barn will sit. I also saw the pasture clearing. Their house is going on top of a small mountain and its going to be beautiful up there. You can see the ridge of the blue ridge mountains. We went back to their house and had lunch and I'm thinking, great, Megan is gonna nap great and I will get caught up on a few chores around the house. Nope! Megan fell asleep in the car and forced herself awake as I was bringing her in. We fought a few rounds and I gave up finally and called my MIL to tell her we were coming over so I could finish painting the kitchen of the house we are moving into soon. (Right next door to my IL's). Dawson fell asleep over there so I did my thing and came back when he woke up. We had dinner and then left when Megan got cranky. She fell asleep on the way home at 6:30 and probably won't see her daddy tonight. :(

I don't know what is wrong with myself lately. I did so well for a year avoidind dairy. I never got sick and felt the best I had in years. Suddenly I'm making up for lost time. Last night's dinner was a hashbrown casserole with sour cream, cheese, and cream of potato soup. Tonights dinner was topped off with ice cream for dessert. I can't get away from the stuff and I feel terrible. Someone? Anyone? I need an anti dairy buddy desperatly!

I weighed Dawson today and he was exactly 15 lbs! He is 25 inches long so not too fat, but he sure has a barrel for a chest! Mommy's milk is surely rich enough for this kid! ;) To give you a comparison though, Megan weighed 19 lbs at a year and is right at 23 lbs at 22 months. Its fun to see how many differences there are between them.