Laws to Live By

It's been a long time.....

2010-07-21T10:38:00.005-04:00

It's been a long time but I am back! FINALLY!!!! This post is going to be a lot of randomness. I will try to catch you up on our life the past few months so please hang in there.

I am finally done with school!! I plan to go for my Master's at some point but not anytime soon. I am taking a much needed break!

We have had a busy summer so far! Lexi has dance camp this week and Anna Kate's first birthday is Saturday so it's been a busy week as well! I can't believe my baby is almost one! Time is moving way too fast.

My dad had a biopsy a couple of weeks ago and he gets his results back tomorrow. Please pray that everything is ok. I know he has been stressed and bothered about it and he will be glad to finally have some results.

My bestie is getting married in October so I have been busy helping her with wedding planning. It's been so long since I got married I forgot how much stuff you had to do!

Jeff is going to teach me how to use his camera so I will soon be posting pics on a regular basis! Hailey, you have to promise not to laugh at my inability to take pictures!!

My goal is to try to blog more and do more interesting stuff on my blog so wish me luck!

2009-12-16T07:04:00.002-05:00

In the Spirit of Christmas...

Here it goes...

1.) Have you started your Christmas shopping?
DONE-ALL EXCEPT FOR A FEW STOCKING STUFFERS FOR THE GIRLS!!

2.) Tell me about one of your special traditions.
ON CHRISTMAS MORNING MY PARENTS COME TO HAVE BREAKFAST. ALSO, LEXI AND I HAVE STARTED THE TRADITION OF MAKING SOME KIND OF GINGERBREAD HOUSE OR COOKIES TOGETHER DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

3.) When do you put up your Tree?
THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING USUALLY. THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY WENT AND PICKED OUT A TREE THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND I ACTAULLY LIKED THAT A LITTLE BETTER SO NEXT YEAR WE MAY DO THE SAME.

4.) Are you a Black Friday shopper?
NOT AT ALL. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MEDICATION....I HAVE BEEN BEFORE AND IT WAS TERRIBLE.

5.) Do you Travel at Christmas or Stay home?
WE STAY HOME. WE HAVE STARTED HAVING CHRISTMAS EVE WITH MY SIDE OF THE FAMILY AT OUR HOUSE. WE HAVE CHRISTMAS WITH JEFF'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY AT HIS MOM'S HOUSE ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

6.) What is your funniest Christmas memory?
MY DAD, AKA "SANTA CLAUS"....

7.) What is your favorite Christmas Movie of All time?
CHRISTMAS VACATION AND RECENTALLY I CAN'T HELP BUT LIKE POLAR EXPRESS THAT LEXI WATCHES DAILY.

8.)Do you do your own Christmas Baking, what’s your favorite treat?
I BAKE SOME, I MAKE SUGAR COOKIES AND PUMPKIN BREAD.

9.) Fake or Real Tree?
GROWING UP WE HAD A FAKE TREE. LET'S JUST SAY THERE IS NOTHING EXCITING ABOUT A FAKE TREE. WE HAVE BEEN DOING A REAL TREE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I FINALLY TALKED THE HUBS INTO IT! I LOVE GOING TO PICK OUT A REAL TREE AS A FAMILY AND THEY SMELL SO GOOD. I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO A FAKE TREE.

10.) What day (as a Mom) does the actual panic set in to get it all done?
UNTIL THIS YEAR I WAITED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, HOWEVER THIS YEAR I STARTED EARLY AND I LOVE KNOWING I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO DO.

11.) Are you still wrapping presents on Christmas Eve?
NOT USUALLY.

12.) What is your favorite family fun time at Christmas?
EVERYTHING ABOUT CHRISTMAS IS FUN!

13.) What Christmas craft do you like the best?
I AM WITH CARRIE ON THIS ONE, NOT THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE. WE DID GINGERBREAD POPS THIS YEAR AND IT WAS WAY ENJOYABLE!

14.) Christmas music. Yes or No, and if yes what is your favorite song?
SILENT NIGHT

15.) When do you plan to finish all your shopping?
DONE-ALL EXCEPT STOCKING STUFFERS AND WHEN I GET 10 MINUTES OF PEACE WITHOUT KIDS I PLAN TO GET THOSE!

I tag everyone who just wants to play along!

It's been a while...

2009-12-04T23:36:00.002-05:00

It's been more than a month since I have posted. Yeah, I know I am slack, I promise to do better! Tomorrow I plan to catch up and post what's new with us.

Anna Kate's Dr's Appoinment and an Update on Lexi

2009-10-22T19:34:00.005-04:00

Anna Kate had her two month check up at three months today! It was about time! So the doctor says she looks great; however, she has a umbilical hernia and an infection in her blocked tear duct in the right eye. It has been blocked forever, since birth I believe. She got three shots and the new rota virus oral vaccine. They didn't have that when Lexi was coming along.

The doctor says the hernia should repair itself by one year of age, but if not she will have to have surgery to get it repaired. I pray it heals itself and does not get any bigger. Her right eye has been draining since birth because of a blocked duct. Now, the duct has become infected so we got some wonderful eye drops to put in there every 4 hours!! So far the drops have not been a big success, she hates me messing with her eye and I can't say I blame her.

She is:

11pds11.5oz (50th percentile)

22.5inches (50th percentile)

Lexi is doing much better today, she has a very low grade fever and has been a little ill but other than that she is good. I hope she fought off whatever it was she was trying to get.

Exciting weekend ahead!

2009-10-21T09:46:00.005-04:00

Every year we go to the state fair, we will be going on Friday and I am so excited. I love the smells at the state fair. Lexi is very excited as well, she has talked about all the food she is going to eat! For those of you that know my child, she loves to eat and eats all day long and is still as skinny as a rail! I guess she got Jeff's good genes....here are just some of the things she wants to eat while we are at the fair, an icee, an elephant ear, corn on the cob and candy of coarse. She is also excited about seeing the animals, just as long as they are in cages, she says. If she decides she wants to eat all of this I will have one sick child on my hands. Of coarse she is really excited she gets to go with Nana and Pop, they are two of her most favorite people, aside from MeMe!

Saturday, Anna Kate and I are going to help "aunt Jenny" find a WEDDING DRESS! We have an appointment at a bridal shop at 10:00. For those of you that know Jenny this has been a long time coming. Jenny and Grant will be getting married October 23, 2010. We are all super excited for her and Grant! We have decided to make it into a girls day and do lunch and a little shopping as well. I am sure we will have a blast!

Anna Kate is 3 months old!

2009-10-21T09:07:00.013-04:00

Anna Kate was three months old a few days ago so I figured I would let everyone know what she has been up to!

She loves her mommy! She also loves to eat. Nursing is going well, she has definetely hit a growth spurt in the past few days. She doesn't like her daddy so much, just yet. She still cries when she is left with him, I know that won't last long, pretty soon she will be "in love" with him just like Lexi is.

Anna Kate smiles and laughs all the time. She loves to talk, imagine that, she must have gotten that from her sister! Bathtime is a good time for Anna Kate, she loves it. The pacifer is her best friend. She loves to try and stick her whole hand in her mouth, she uses it as a paci as well. She perfers to sit up vs. laying down, she likes to be in the know. Lexi loves Anna Kate so much and Anna Kate lovs Lexi, she gets so excited when she sees her sister.

Sleeping is going well also, she sleeps all night, she only wakes one time to feed during the night around 4am. She is still in our room in the pack in play bassinet because I am just not ready to put her in her room yet. I'll be honest I don't want her to grow up, I guess knowing that this is my last child I want to keep her little forever. She can't go without her bunny blanket, she rubs it on her cheek to get to sleep.

She is already wearing six months clothes and can even wear a nine month outfit! We are going for a well baby visit tomorrow so we will finally find out how much she weighs. I will post an update after her appointment.

I can't believe it's been three months already. Where does the time go?

Not Me Monday!

2009-09-28T09:34:00.010-04:00

I am taking this opportunity to admit my imperfections and my reactions to everyday craziness. I hope you enjoy!

I do not think Lexi loves Anna Kate at all, she never holds her!

I did not work this weekend for the first time in 18 weeks.
I was not lost.
I did not think to myself this place sure hasn't changed.
I did not have thoughts of calling in sick just to avoid the whole situation, not me I love working!

I did not eat at PV on Friday, just so I could avoid a melt down from my three year old while we were at playdate.

I was not excited about my mom and dad coming home from vacation.

I did not spend the whole day Saturday at my parents house.

I did not let Lexi eat candy for breakfast.

I did not let Anna Kate sleep in our bed all weekend, I would never do that.

I did not leave all the clean clothes piled on the table in the landry room without folding or ironing them, nope not me, I love doing landry!

I did not leave dishes in the sink this morning in hopes they will put themselves into the dishwasher by the time I get home this afternoon.

I did not have thoughts of running away to a tropical island alone for the weekend.

I did not threaten Lexi that if she put a hole in her new dance tights I would take all her toys away, not me, that would be harsh.

I am not going to take a nap when I get home this afternoon, I never need a nap.

Last but not least, I am not going to make it a point to go to the gym everyday this week because I can't fit into any of my clothes!

Anniversary Time!

2009-09-20T12:21:00.004-04:00

I can't believe it's been six great years already! Seems like just yesturday I was walking down the aisle to meet him to say "I do". Now, two kids later there is never a dull moment! I love my life and I can't imagine my life without Jeff. He is a wonderful husband and an awesome dad to our girls. I could not ask for anything more! Happy Anniversary!

What am I to do?

2009-09-17T04:11:00.006-04:00

I had a doctor's appointment yesturday and all I can say is poor Jeff! If you know Lexi you know she is in love with her daddy, she wants to marry him! Really, if you ask her she will tell you the same. Every morning she gets up and Jeff is not here she ask "where is my daddy?" The answer never changes I reply,"he is at work." She must keep tabs on him at all times. Jeff comes home and she runs around the house hysterically screaming his name, I kid you not, the girl is truley in love! Anna Kate on the other hand, not so in love. She cries the whole time she is with him. No matter what he does she will not stop crying. She really is a wonderful baby as long as I am around, but if I leave her side it's over. Never fails I always get the dreaded call, you need to come home she won't stop crying, as I hear her screaming bloody murder in the background. I feel so bad for Jeff, but what am I to do?

MeMe dropped Lexi off at preschool yesturday so when I go to pick up Lexi from prechool and she comes to the door and looks at me as if I have five eyeballs and replies, "where's my MeMe?" As she just stands there like I am a stranger. She let me know she didn't want to go with me and for me to call her MeMe to come get her. For those of you that have not experienced the bond between your child and her grandparents, good luck! You will always be the least favorite when they are around. What am I to do when my child acts like she's never seen me before? Now, I can totally relate to the hubs and his feelings about being unliked by his own child.

A Typical Day

2009-09-14T10:37:00.005-04:00

Life with a three year old and an infant equals unpredictable! I have figured out that whenever I have a plan, they have other plans for me. So, this morning I woke up to two sick kids, both of which were not happy. Lexi was upset because she had a runny nose, she ran around the house screaming "I got snot". Anna Kate was cranky because she had snot as well and could not breath when she was trying to eat, she was getting so mad. After cleaning Lexi's nose with 89337484 tissues, I broke out the "bulb" to get Anna Kate's snot under control, for those of you that have kids you know what the "bulb" entails, lots of crying! Getting Lexi dressed always creates a problem, she never wants to wear anything except dresses. So pulling out jeans for her to wear this morning created all sorts of problems! After a fight she finally kept the jeans on, but proceeded to let me know that her daddy was her favorite. That is good to know and I am glad it hasn't changed, since I hear this at least 10 times a day. As you can tell she has Jeff wrapped, he always let's her have her way. Brushing her teeth is a whole different kind of fight, one I choose to block from my memory! Moving on to breakfast time, Lexi never wants to eat if she is going to MeMe's house, she waits to eat when she gets to MeMe's, because I guess MeMe's cereal, which is the same cereal we have, is so much better! Now, trying to get out the door is the hard part. Lexi runs on one speed when you need to be somewhere, that speed is "slow". Thank goodness Anna Kate is not mobile yet, I am sure that will create more "slowness" when the time comes! I get the bags ready the night before, because if not we would never make it. Between us three girls we have seven bags, yes, seven! I have a purse and pumping bag. Lexi has a snack bag and a bookbag that she takes to preschool, not to mention her purse full of important items, lip glosses and such. Anna Kate of course has the diaper bag and her fozen milk bag. I mean really, I envy the hubs that gets to leave in the morning with just his keys and wallet! There you have it, I am ready for a nap before we even get out the door. Oh, and I didn't even try to tame Lexi's hair this morning, I was just simply too tired to care, so if you saw my child at school with crazy hair, I confess I am one slack mom!

Thanks to Hailey.....

2009-09-14T10:26:00.007-04:00

I am now in the blogging world! She knows how computer illiterate I really am so she decided to help me out but starting my blog page. I am going to try to be good about this blogging thing, but life with a new baby and a three year old sometimes gets a little busy, oh, and did I mention school? Thanks Hailey for helping me out, I love my new blog, you did a great job!