I
am 26 years old and I STILL won't stand next to my bed for any long
period of time, for fear that the monsters under my bed will grab my
ankles. What's wrong with me?? I have children..shouldn't I be grown out
of the monster fear by now??! Lol
Feb:
You
know you're a mom when you can burp a 1 month old and catch your 2 year
old falling off the couch with your feet at the same time.
Hunter yelled to me from his fort "mommy come here to cuddle!!" Awwww I don't fit though buddy.
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March:
I
can't smile at Emma while she's nursing bc she stops eating to smile
back and dribbles milk everywhere. It is stinking cute though. Hehehe.
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It's
so funny hearing Hunter say things that I had no idea I say all the
time..like "Hmmm" whenever he looks in a cupboard, or "It's ok Emma" in a
gentle tone when she cries, or "We're home!" when we pull in the drive
way. He has also decided that Downton Abbey is "Mommy show." And copies
my dance moves. Lol
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Hunter just woke up an exclaimed over the baby monitor that he farted..and then started laughing. LOL!! That kid....
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Hunter and Emma both got shots today.
broke my heart when Hunter cried saying "Tickles!! Tickles!!" I was
like no baby it hurts, and it's ok. He was fine in 5 mins when he saw
the train in the lobby. Haha. Emma was fine in less time and back to sleep again.
When
Emma is on tummy time Hunter lays beside her saying "Go Emma go!" Then
when she lifts her head and turns it to the other side, we cheer for her
and shower her with kisses.
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Am I the only one who gets Jumanji flashbacks when I see a bee try to get into my car through the windshield??!!
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Just walkin down the street with a sandwich, my Micky purse and a 40cal. NBD.
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My book is officially PUBLISHED!!!!! It's a downloadable ebook on Lulu. Please share this with your friends!!
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Being
a mommy means getting up with child number two the second that child
number one falls asleep, it's watching Cars2 18 times and still laughing
at the same parts together. It's swinging around in the grad in bare
feet and then immediately regretting it together as we fall sick to the
ground. It's sacrificing lace bras for nursing ones, and tan lines for
stretch marks. It's the constant buzz in
the back of our mind when we are away from our babies, wondering if
they are ok. It's repeating back to a two year old exactly what he said
so he can stop saying it 500 times. It's snuggles, and "thank you
mommy"s and "I yuv you" as you shut the door. I thank God I'm a mommy..
It's a tough calling, but a blessing indeed.
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That awkward moment when the cashier hands back your credit card and your fingers touch... Uhm... I'm married,
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April:
The
other day: Hunter wasn't eating his dinner at my parents house, so I
turn to see my brother knife handing my son, for non marines that means
pointing his hand at Hunter and speaking sternly.. Hunter proceeds to
slowly lean forward and LICK Andrew's knife hand..thereby diffusing it
totally. Lol! We all cracked up.
Commonly
used phrases in the Oestreich household: "Don't put Marines in your
sisters crib." "I yuh you", "get your hand out of your diaper please."
"*high pitched scream*" "NO!!" "Excuse me young man?!" Aaaaand last but
not least "Hunter use a Kleenex, not my shirt."
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My
son just brought me a dandelion..but in his eyes it was a rose. His
face was smiling and eager to hand it to me, so I reacted as if it were a
bouquet. "Here mommy!" And I cried at his generosity and sweet spirit.
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Hunter: "Damnit."
Me: "Hunter don't say that..say Oh no."
Hunter: "Oh damnit."
Me: sighhhh
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Andrew came over to keep me company and the following hilarious conversation ensued..
Andrew: So I was crocheting yesterday..
(Me Cracking up) :I'm sorry...were you serious?
Andrew: Ya.
Me: (Still laughing)
Andrew: I'd appreciate it if you'd stop laughing at me.
Me: I'm sorry I'm just picturing you crocheting at the gym on the squat rack.
Andrew: Don't be ridiculous Corinne.. there's not nearly enough time in
between sets. I cant finish a whole chain in that amount of time.
Me:(Laughing with my forehead on the counter and crying.) HAHAHAHAHA!
— with Andrew Toasty Perera.
Hunter
ran up to Jason and shot him with a squirt gun while Jason was washing
dishes..Jason promptly fell to the ground "wounded" and then let hunter
shoot him before stealing the water gun and shooting back from the
kitchen floor. I love my family. — with Jason Oestreich.
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I always dread when Jason Oestreich leaves for work.. I miss him and get lonely at the house all day.
As a Marine wife, I then promptly smack myself in the metaphorical face
and say "It's not a deployment you civilian sounding hussy!" Lol
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Sooo
it was bound to happen at some point, with one of my children.. I
walked into Hunters room today to find that he had reached into his
poopy diaper and painted his face, arms, legs, bed, sheets, and walls
with his poop. Oh. My. Dear. Lord... All I could say was "Oh my
goodness..." and "DONT MOVE!!" and "DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING!!"
May:
Picked
up some dinner tonight with the kids at the Mc Donald's drive through..
On my way home I drove past a homeless man who was sitting on the
corner looking defeated. He didn't have a sign. He looked hungry, and
very dirty. I got about a mile before I couldn't shake that holy spirits
voice tellin me to turn around. So I did. I gave him my hot dinner and
soda, said I hope God blesses him. He said "He just did." And I smiled
and walked back to my car. The homeless man sat frozen, just staring at
the bag I food for a minute before opening it to eat it with tears in
his eyes. I have never felt so full in my life.
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My
son calls Blueberries "Boobies", so at the drive through today all the
guy taking my order can hear is my 2 year old screaming "I want
boobies!!!! More boobies!!!!" Awwwkward.
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That
moment when a car pulls up at a red light next to you so you roll down
your window to see a Navy Officer in full uniform and he says "so what
does the OFP in your bumper sticker stand for?" Uhhh "it stands for own
fucking program.......sir." Lol
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Hunter
didn't want to open his mouth to eat dinner so I said "You better open
your mouth young man or the movie goes off." So he starts yelling
"Obama!! Obama!!! Obama!!" Sorry kid, president Obama is not going to
rescue you from eating your dinner. (I explained recently that our
Presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton etc are here to help us.. I guess he
thought that meant from eating peas and carrots too.)
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Me: Hunter did you put a booger in my tea??
Hunter: Mmhmm.
Me: Gross.
Hunter: (Maniacal laughter)
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While watching my daughter snuggle with Jason Oestreich,
I got emotional and started tearing up, to which my husband said
"Hey..suppress that emotion." And hunter looked up from my lap and goes
"ya mommy suppress motion!" Lol ok MEN..sorry for acting so female.
My
2 year old son just climbed onto the sofa beside me, put his arm around
my shoulder and pulled my head down, kissed me on my forehead and said "
I love you little mama." And then turned to watch TV with his arm still
around me. Words cannot express my joy and love for that child.
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I
just used my moms line from when I was a kid... "The more you ask, the
more the answer is going to be no." My child brain heard this and
thought, oh no I better stop asking bc the quantity of the "no" is
increasing!! As if it were on a quantitative spectrum. Lol I wonder if
Hunter thinks that when I say it now.
June:
I
am so excited!! My surrogacy packet was approved and I now begin the
process of being matched with a couple. I have started my journey down
the path of surrogacy!! Can't wait to bring a happy deserving couple the
joy of a baby.
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It's
been a perfect day! Finished all the chores, stocked the kitchen with
food, played in the sprinkler with Hunter and enjoyed black berries and
an ice cold Pepsi.
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July:
Hunter: Mommy I want a bar!! (Granola bar)
Me: Start over.
Hunter: Mommy I want a bar please.
Me: ok but I need to finish feeding Emma first.
Hunter: No!!
Me: Hunter you need to be patient.
Hunter: I tell your father!!
Me: Pretty sure my dad would agree with me Hunter. Lol
— with John Perera.
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Hunter
was laying on the couch with his arms behind his head while I cleaned
the den, I knocked the remote off the couch an hunter says "Damnit mommy
you dropped the remote." I said "Excuse me??" And he sat up and said it
slowly "Damnit..mommy..you dropped..the remote." Ya....the timeout
chair got nice and warm.
Another
gem from Hunter tonight. He was going through my purse while I was
cooking dinner and yelled for him to stop, he kept going, I yelled
again. He kept going so I came out to talk to him and he ran to the
couch. In the middle of my "you need to stop when I ask the first time"
lecture, he turns his head, closes his eyes and starts to snore. Lord
have mercy, my eyes got so wide. My inner monologue sounded something
like this "Oh HELL no!"
Tonight
while cooking dinner, Hunter snuck around the counter and shot me with
his Buzz Lightyear gun, so I grabbed the nearby squirt gun and returned
fire. He died very dramatically on the couch, and then the table and
then the ground followed by some twitching an a tongue sticking out. He
is so my kid.
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August:
That
moment when three police officers clear your broken into house, and
then come out and say "Well we thought your house was ransacked, but
then we realized you just had kids." Thanks officer....thanks. —  feeling annoyed.
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Tomorrow
night I meet the couple from Indonesia that I will hopefully be a
surrogate for!! I am nervous, excited, anxious and so emotional already.
This will be quite a journey.
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Today
Hunter refused to listen to me while I was lecturing him, so I raised
me voice. He turned his head and says very calmly "Mommy calm down.
Breeeaath breaaathhh. Deep breaths." OMG I lost it, I cracked up so
hard. Can you tell I say that a lot to him during his tantrums? I guess
he thought I was throwing a tantrum.
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My
anniversary toast tonight with our complimentary moscato wine... "To
Infinity and beyond!" I love that our son inspired our toast tonight.
Hehe
You
know a restaurant is going to be $$$ when it's so dark you can barely
read the menu.. "Does that say 35$ or 85$ for the steak?" "I
dunno...better order a chicken to be safe."
Hunter
came into the kitchen today while Jason and I were talking, and he had a
brown paper bag slung over his shoulder like a purse and he says "buh
bye! I go store!" We stopped and looked and him and said "oh ya? What
are you getting?" He starts listing things off "uhm..Donald's fries, Oni
cheese, grabber..I take motorcycle k?" Jason and I started cracking up
and he adds "keys please." And we completely lost it with laughter. It
was too cute.
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Just
got back form the gym...uhm... I'm starving!!!!!!! I sat down to eat
some mushrooms with ranch and Jason practically hurled himself across
the room to knock the ranch out of my hands like Dwight in the episode
of The Office with the fax from the future about the "poisoned coffee". I
pretty much looked just as scared as Stanley. LOL. But really... food.
I
thought Hunter rubbing his hands in my hair was sweet and endearing
until I realized he was wiping his macaroni and cheese goop off on
me....... #mommyproblems #isit8oclockyet — feeling used.
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September:
Today
Hunter and I had our very first discussion about God. I asked if he
knew who God was? (I am always interested in what children have to see
without prompting because I believe they are still so fresh to this
world that they retain some memory of life before here.) He pointed to
his heart. I said "Yes, God lives in your heart, he's not a man, or a
woman. He is a spirit, and loves you so much. Whenever
mommy hugs you, God is hugging you. Whenever Mommy kisses you, God is
kissing you. Isn't that neat?" He said "Ya! God is Daddy?" And I was
floored... "Yes Hunter we call him Heavenly Father..because he sent us
to earth to live and to grow. He isn't the daddy we know and see every
day, he's a different daddy. We wont see God because God wants us to
learn on our own, but sometimes we feel him, like the wind." He said
"Oh..Ya." and then touched his heart again. I could feel the spirit with
us.. "You feel God?" He smiled and laughed "Ya." I hugged him. "I talk
to God?" he asked me. I said "You can talk to God whenever you want.. he
will always listen to you, and understand. He wont always answer, and
that's ok. But he is always there, loving you." He laughed and said
"That's weird!" I said "Ya it is weird isn't it?" So amazing that I have
these conversations with my son already..
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October:
Both
children fell asleep on the car ride home from my Parents house in
their footed PJs, to a CD I played of my songs I wrote...Hunter asked me
to sing so I put on the CD and sang the harmonies. They were out like
lights and carried them into their beds like cuddly sacks of flannel
potatoes.
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Hunter: Mommy where's my nuky??
Me: I don't know, you had it last.
Hunter: Well...FIND it.
Me: Uh..no, it's your nuky you find it.
Hunter: No YOU find it!!! And don't talk back to me again!!!
Me: (The mommy look of death)
Hunter: Opps...I sorry I sorry...don't know why I said that. (Smacks forehead.)
Me: Mmmmhmmm
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Jason Oestreich
dip-kissed me before he left for work today...and while I was bent over
backwards laughing from the kiss, Hunter walks up with his hands on his
hips and says "Stop that daddy!" HAHA! Someone got a little jealous I
think.
That
awkward moment when you're loading the kids into the car while the
gardener a stare and giggle, then realize your two year old son is
wearing your neon print thong on the outside of his black jeans. "Oh my
Gosh Hunter!! Stop running away..get over here!!" (Gardeners continue to
giggle)
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Me:Jason hunny it's time to wake up..we gotta get ready for pictures at 11.
Jason Oestreich: (obviously still asleep) That is a LOT of food.
Me: (deciding to play along) yes it is...you better eat all of it.
Jason: (points) Back to the fields woman.
Me: Ugh!! (Smack)
Jason: WHAT??? (Waking up)
(Corinne storms out..Jason confused)
November:
..and
on the 8th day God created coffee, for it was obvious unto him that the
people of the word after creating tiny versions of themselves would be
near exhaustion from the lack of sleep during a time when teeth descend
in their young. And he saw the coffee brewing, and the sighs of relief
at first sip and said "It is good."
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Yesterday
while at LAX Airport I wished at least 3 Marines a Happy Birthday. One
Marine laughed and said "I'm not in uniform, how did you know I was a
Marine??" He didnt have a camo pack, or a Marine shirt on.. I just knew.
I said "Sir you may not be wearing a "Uniform" but the Mantel of a
Marine never leaves you.. it was pretty obvious to me." And I gave him a
big smile. He said "Semper Fi mama." and kept on walking.
#oneforthememorybooks
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Hunter
runs to me with every single boo boo big and small asking to me kiss it
better. After a quick kiss he sighs and says "Thanks mom" and then
continues to play. Today he asked me to kiss his elbow while I was in
the middle of making breakfast, I got irritated, but quickly remembered
that my son would not run to me for healing boo boo kisses forever and
have him a bonus kiss on his cheek.
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Me: Uh hunter get off the computer and clean your room please.
Hunter: I'm trying to do homework mom!!!
Me: oh you got a big paper due or something?
Hunter: (distracted) ya... Mom I can't concentrate!
Me: oh jeez...sorry. Well why don't you take a study break and come help me clean.
Hunter: (Heavy sigh) ok MOOOM.
Since when is my 2 1/2 year old a 16 year old high schooler with attitude???
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So
taking three estrogen pills a day to prepare for pregnancy makes me
extremely emotional and I broke down bawling in the middle of choir
practice tonight singing a song about Joseph as a father with calloused
hands holding a newborn Christ. Ya...sobbing people...sobbing. Like ugly
cry sobbing.
December:
I
wasn't going to go to Church this morning bc I am NOT feeling well at
all..but when I told Hunter he looked so sad and said "...oh." And
heaved a sigh. Jeez kid!! So we're going and I am SITFU for my son. Lol
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and thats all folks. :)
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