Need Sleep!

Well he is almost 7 months old, and Nathan still is not sleeping through the night. I think he has only slept 8 hours for like 5 days.......... months ago. Right now he seems to be very content with 6 maybe 7 never longer. Samantha at this age was sleeping a min of 9 but more like 10. Nathan also hates napping. It is very hard to get him to nap and generally requires a bit of "cry it out" On the plus side even though he doesn't like to sleep he is still the Smiliest boy in town! And he still loves to cuddle!

Anyone Surprised?

You Are Coke

A true original and classic, you represent the best of everything you can offer. Just the right amount of sweet, just the right amount of energy... you're the life of the party. Your best soda match: Mountain Dew Stay away from:Dr Pepper

What Kind of Soda Are You?

So I don't know what they say about Coke is me - but could I be any other kind of Pop? The funny part is they say to stay away from Dr Pepper - I don't know what they describe the Dr Pepper personality but I do know that Fred's favourite beverage is Dr Pepper. Funny

My Season

You Belong in Fall

Intelligent, introspective, and quite expressive at times... You appreciate the changes in color, climate, and mood that fall brings Whether you're carving wacky pumpkins or taking long drives, autumn is a favorite time of year for you

What Season Are You?

Happy Birthday my Beautifull Girl

Samantha is two today. We had her party on the weekend! It was lots of fun, with lots of good folks! We are blessed to have so many friends with young children, and are equally thankful for are friends with no kids that Love are children abundantly. Today we went for breakfast together and then to walmart to let Sammie spend her money she was given. She picked out some backyardigan stuff(no surprise)

Samantha is a such a great kid and she enriches our lives in so many ways. We can't remember what our lives were like before we had her. We do know that we didn't laugh nearly as much. Developmentally she is in such a great stage. She is learning so much and she really holds us accountable to what we say cause she is such a parrot. I love that Samantha does not hide any of her emotions. If she is Happy- you can't help but be happy too she has a great smile and a contagious laugh. When she is mad watch out- or rather plug your ears and when she is sad - my heart aches with her - she has the most heart wrenching sad face.

We are so thankful that God chose to entrust us with such a sweet little girl!

Happy Birthday Samantha!

Rain Rain Go AWAY

Well rain is not what we had planned! Fred has taken the whole week off work. The plan was to re sod our Yard. The rain is not helping us. We had planned what we wanted to do each day this week and not we are behind before we even start. I guess it shows you, that you can plan and plan till your hearts content but God may have other plans. I guess maybe we were supposed to have a nice relaxed day as a family instead of go-go-go.

My Anxiety

Time is going too fast..I have just over five months before I have to return to work. I am already filled with such dread at the thought of it. Every time I am in any little bit of traffic, I start to think about how bad it will be to drive to work everyday. I work for the city- in there 311 call centre. The office is in Whitehorn, I live in Chaparral. Yikes that is a long commute.

It is not the Job itself I dread - I actually enjoy the job. It is the rotating shift work, there is like 8 different start times ranging between 6:00 Am and 9:00PM they are open 24/7 and 365 days a year. The shifts are 10 hours so at least we only work 4 days a week. The six months that I went back to work between maternity leaves I found so stress full, and generally speaking I don't stress much. I find the rotating shifts really hard, especially with young children. It was hard enough then I knew it was only for six months.

Also the thought of having to leave my Children with a stranger again makes me feel kind of sick. It is not that our day home was bad - it wasn't otherwise I would not let Samantha continue, but there was things (especially the last month) that I did not like. It is the little things like diaper rashes and colds missing socks that I could do without. Also Samantha especially is so impressionable right now and I kind of like knowing what is being said/watched/listened to around her. As much as you think you can trust your day home provider - (unless you know them from before) how well do you really know them? Do they swear when they are frustrated? Do they talk on the phone a lot? Do they play favourites? Do they make kids wash there hands before eating and so on...

I have been searching the Internet everyday for any type of work I could do from home....so far no luck. There seems to be a lot of things advertised but they all seem like a scam to me. I don't think you should have to pay a start up fee to work from home. I don't want to start my own business, I would just like to work for somebody else. Some type of clerical work perhaps. I feel I have time in the day in which I could work but it is just a matter of finding it.

Anyways theses are my thoughts and what is giving me anxiety these days

Side Effects of Pregnancy

I came across yet another side effect of having been pregnant twice. Not only do I have a crazy amount of weight to lose, a belly that looks like a street map with the amount of streth marks. I have now discovered my feet have grown. I couldn't really tell before as most of my shoes were quite roomie before. Having recently dragged my bike out, I have discovered my bike shoes are too small. Since I have the kind of bike shoes that actually clip right into the pedels - I need to buy a new pair. I have been trying to grin and bear it hoping somehow the shoes would maybe stretch? No such luck - my toes just hurt like crazy. So I guess I need to go shopping!j

Romance Defined

So I have been thinking a lot about romance lately, perhaps because it is our Anniversary. As I have been thinking about it, my immediate thought was...well Fred is not that Romantic, but I could not be more wrong. I think romance could be defined as a unexpected act or gesture of love. I don't think flowers,gift, poetry or candlelit dinners define romance, I think those can be romantic things, but they don't define romance. Here are some "romantic" things Fred has done lately.

He fills my water cup every night
He changes diapers without being asked
He tiled our bathroom floor
He put air in my tires
He put in a new light fixture.
He bought a bbq set, cause I mentioned ours had seen better days.
He installed my ipod in the van
He locks up every night
He emails me throughout the day
He always changes the big water bottle
He changes in the closet in the morning with the door closed so I don't wake up with the light.
He puts the laundry away cause he knows I hate that job
He doesn't get mad when I volunteer him for things

This list could go on and on, there is so many things that Fred does to show me he loves me each and every day, and I don't think I recognize them nearly enough. He doesn't have to do these things, but he wants to. I don't nag him to do them, he just does them. He is thoughtful in so many ways, he takes care of us in so many ways. He is my best friend in the whole world, and I am so thank full that we get to do life together. I love you more today then when we married 7 years ago. I love you deeper and for more reasons. I love you more then I know how to communicate. Happy Anniversary Freddie!

6 months

Our Beautiful boy is 6 months old already. Time goes so fast. Nathan is still a very happy baby, always has smiles for everybody. He absolutely adores his sister and just laughs at her. He to his mothers delight is still a cuddle bug. He is sleeping pretty good and is just starting solids which he so far hates. He is rolling really good front to back and back to front. He is getting really good at sitting up by himself. He brings so much joy!

We Drink too much

I think Fred and I drink far too much - to be honest I think it is me more than Fred. I really can't seem to keep glasses clean. We have a whole cupboard full and somehow it is almost always empty- hence why I think we drink too much. In my defence I have for the most part cut out pop so instead of nursing a bottle all day I now go through many glasses. Water, ice tea, chocolate milk. I can run that dishwasher everyday and still I run out of glasses. Maybe I should go back to pop.

Introducing solids

So far he really doesn't like it!

Finger painting fun