Ok, so it seems forever since I have posted, so here is one. Not too much going on to write about. Kirk, I mean Big Johnson, has been out of town this week. It makes for a long week; especially since I have to get everyone up at 6:30am. Most mornings, I leave Alayna asleep and enjoy decaf cappucino while watching a little of the Today show. Not this week. I would have taken a big coke, which I drink too many being pregnant. Which, about the pregnancy. We are already down to survival. I still have food preferences and there are a lot of foods that disgust me still, so it is eat whatever I can. But I do have to have one coke a day. I know there are those of you who are freaking out about that. But like I said, it is survival and I NEED one to live and function each day. BJ will be home Sunday night. We are going to carve our pumpkins then and get prepped for Halloween. Here's a warning: there will be lots of pictures posted after halloween, so be ready.
This will probably be my last post until then. I am not finding time to write lately. I don't know what I am doing with my time, but boy, it is gone!
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
tormenting my children - or is it parenting?
ok, i parenting has its ups and downs and it is not the same with each child at one time. while it might be up with one kid, it is down with another. thus, bringing on more complications. let,s start with syd, who now is calling herself ally. ally had a busy weekend and refused to go to sleep on sun night. it is hard enough that our church doesn't have service until 6:00pm, so it is normally 7:30pm before we are home. then you start the supper and baths and all that good stuff. after falling asleep at 10:45pm, we knew mon would be a hard day for her. sure enough, from the time she got home from shcool, she was fussy, winey and flat out miserable to deal with. we made her go to bed at 7:45pm. she fussed even more. it was so hard to not read her a story, sing her a song, or do anything special to get her down. we hardened up and said, "don't worry, you will thank us for this tomorrow." and yet, at 6:10 this morning, she was bright and cheerful. i pray we have a better day when she gets home today. i do not want to go through that again.
now i will move on to alayna. she was fine. she is easy to deal with. her personality is a little more easy going and she is FUNNY! we had just finished supper and we were all going to go outside for a little bit. she ran into the bathroom and climbed into the bathtub. (she does this regularly to hide and play in the faucet.) thinking she was going to turn the water on like in the past, i hollered from the kitchen for her to get out of there. she stayed. i went to her and started pulling her out of the tub. she screamed the whole time. i spanked her for throwing a fit, she screamed more. then she said, "net, mommy." i finally figured out what she was talking about. i, get this, put her back in the tub and she gets her little fishing net (a bath toy that you can fish up fishies with) and she runs outside. not only do i feel horrible for all that just happened, but then i am extremely amazed at how she thought to use that fishing pole thing as a butterfly catcher. strike two for me....
then there is the little one growing inside me. as sweet and innocent as she is, i swear she is going to come out my throat and not the usual way. she is so high up in my chest it is killing me. i pray she drops and she drops tons.... i will love the relief of her off of my neck!
all in all, everyone was all smiles this morning. we'll see what happens this afternoon.
now i will move on to alayna. she was fine. she is easy to deal with. her personality is a little more easy going and she is FUNNY! we had just finished supper and we were all going to go outside for a little bit. she ran into the bathroom and climbed into the bathtub. (she does this regularly to hide and play in the faucet.) thinking she was going to turn the water on like in the past, i hollered from the kitchen for her to get out of there. she stayed. i went to her and started pulling her out of the tub. she screamed the whole time. i spanked her for throwing a fit, she screamed more. then she said, "net, mommy." i finally figured out what she was talking about. i, get this, put her back in the tub and she gets her little fishing net (a bath toy that you can fish up fishies with) and she runs outside. not only do i feel horrible for all that just happened, but then i am extremely amazed at how she thought to use that fishing pole thing as a butterfly catcher. strike two for me....
then there is the little one growing inside me. as sweet and innocent as she is, i swear she is going to come out my throat and not the usual way. she is so high up in my chest it is killing me. i pray she drops and she drops tons.... i will love the relief of her off of my neck!
all in all, everyone was all smiles this morning. we'll see what happens this afternoon.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
here's to you big johnson
ok, my husband was reading my blog for the first time last night. he did not know my blog's name, how to spell it, or how to get to it. i walked him through step by step. then he had some "comments" on all i have blogged. he asked why i had written what i had and how did i decide what i would put on there. i did the explaining of how it is like everyone says, a diary you leave for the public to read. well, he read it and wept....... he asked where his picture was and why i did not have a family photo on their and well - many other curious questions.
answers: for some reason, i never have pictures of kirk and i. i guess we take so many pictures, we exclude ourselves from them. most of the pictures we are in are with our children. the ones we do have of ourselves are so ridiculous i would not want the public to be able to view them. and as for me especially, i do not like being in pictures b/c it is sad when panaramic view is required to get the job done!!!! (remember i am preg so feeling extra fat is a constant right now)
so while i do not have a decent picture of kirk - i mean big johnson (the name he has chosen for me to refer to him as) i will make extra effort to take one and upload to my blog. simply said; kirk will no longer be. from now on, he is BIG JOHNSON. i do not even know where he came up with that name. i think it was clothing he wore in the 80's. which is scarier, the name of clothing from the 80's or the fact that my husband wants to be referred to as it?
either way, i will end with this - farewell my love, hello vintage wear!
answers: for some reason, i never have pictures of kirk and i. i guess we take so many pictures, we exclude ourselves from them. most of the pictures we are in are with our children. the ones we do have of ourselves are so ridiculous i would not want the public to be able to view them. and as for me especially, i do not like being in pictures b/c it is sad when panaramic view is required to get the job done!!!! (remember i am preg so feeling extra fat is a constant right now)
so while i do not have a decent picture of kirk - i mean big johnson (the name he has chosen for me to refer to him as) i will make extra effort to take one and upload to my blog. simply said; kirk will no longer be. from now on, he is BIG JOHNSON. i do not even know where he came up with that name. i think it was clothing he wore in the 80's. which is scarier, the name of clothing from the 80's or the fact that my husband wants to be referred to as it?
either way, i will end with this - farewell my love, hello vintage wear!
Friday, September 22, 2006
Girls - Girls - Girls
Well, we had our first sonogram today! and as we guessed and figured - it's another girl. Of course, we would have liked a boy, but we are more than glad to have another girl. God has blessed us so much and we could not ask for more. Sydney was a little sad at first, but she immediately overcame her sadness and began drawing pictures for her new sister. That is all she can talk about now. Alayna is still clueless. One minute she says, "No girl, I want bwuther." Then she says, "I big sister and litl sis." She will catch on and understand soon. Despite all the roller coaster emotions, we are excited and are starting to work out all the details. Our new precious girl is healthy and growing well. Everything looks as it should.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
This is the Real Life
have you ever noticed....
Have you ever wondered why we do some of the things we do? I was noticing some things I do as I was cleaning house yesterday.
Why when vaccuuming will one just simply not stop and pick up that little piece that can't be suctioned up? One will run over that piece fifty times, lift the vaccuum cleaner up and try to get it that way, but we simply won't pick it up. Determination, I am sure.
Why when taking clothes from the dirty clothes hamper to the utility room, does it have to be in one trip? One will attempt numerous times to pick up that pair of shorts or underwear in order to make one trip. If it falls off again, one will simply kick it across the floor to the destinated place. Again, determination!
Why when taking that big load out of the dryer, again we feel the need to make one trip? One will scoop and scoop and scoop and scoop, but hey, we made in one trip; only to be frustrated when you drop the whole load because you tripped over another load anxiously awaiting its turn.
Why is it that one will spend a whole day cleaning, and when all is done will sit down and admire the DETERMINED work? We relic in our accomplishment and even count how many days until we won't have to clean again. Then children come home from school, husband comes home and living begins. Then you spend the next cleaning up your fresh cleaned house.
Have you ever wondered why we do some of the things we do? I was noticing some things I do as I was cleaning house yesterday.
Why when vaccuuming will one just simply not stop and pick up that little piece that can't be suctioned up? One will run over that piece fifty times, lift the vaccuum cleaner up and try to get it that way, but we simply won't pick it up. Determination, I am sure.
Why when taking clothes from the dirty clothes hamper to the utility room, does it have to be in one trip? One will attempt numerous times to pick up that pair of shorts or underwear in order to make one trip. If it falls off again, one will simply kick it across the floor to the destinated place. Again, determination!
Why when taking that big load out of the dryer, again we feel the need to make one trip? One will scoop and scoop and scoop and scoop, but hey, we made in one trip; only to be frustrated when you drop the whole load because you tripped over another load anxiously awaiting its turn.
Why is it that one will spend a whole day cleaning, and when all is done will sit down and admire the DETERMINED work? We relic in our accomplishment and even count how many days until we won't have to clean again. Then children come home from school, husband comes home and living begins. Then you spend the next cleaning up your fresh cleaned house.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
first glimpse of baby
We had a Dr. visit this morning. I did not get to do a sonogram, though. We will do one in September. I will be 21 weeks when I do one, so this is new to me. My Dr. in Lubbock did one every visit, so we got to know what sex and all that from the earliest we could tell.
The Dr. was could not get a heart beat on the doppler thing. It was scary because I was by myself and she is telling me she cannot find a heartbeat. There went my heartbeat with the words. She had this little portable ultrasound machine. She picked up a picture of the baby quickly and the heart was beating advidly. I was so relieved. Now my heart was beating again. This machine was too little to see details, but I did get to see the baby! It just seems to make everything official and then all those emotions start coming out. Anyways, the baby was moving wildly throughout the whole ultrasound. That is why she could not hear the heart because the baby was moving too much and too fast! Now my worries really set in. I have two crazy monkeys already, now I have one learning from them from in the womb. I'll have my work cut out for me. I am more excited and can start feeling some heavy movements now, so today has been a good baby day. Then reality sinks in when Kirk comes home at 4:30 and the kids are watching tv and mom is knocked out on the couch. Yep, back to normal for now.....
The Dr. was could not get a heart beat on the doppler thing. It was scary because I was by myself and she is telling me she cannot find a heartbeat. There went my heartbeat with the words. She had this little portable ultrasound machine. She picked up a picture of the baby quickly and the heart was beating advidly. I was so relieved. Now my heart was beating again. This machine was too little to see details, but I did get to see the baby! It just seems to make everything official and then all those emotions start coming out. Anyways, the baby was moving wildly throughout the whole ultrasound. That is why she could not hear the heart because the baby was moving too much and too fast! Now my worries really set in. I have two crazy monkeys already, now I have one learning from them from in the womb. I'll have my work cut out for me. I am more excited and can start feeling some heavy movements now, so today has been a good baby day. Then reality sinks in when Kirk comes home at 4:30 and the kids are watching tv and mom is knocked out on the couch. Yep, back to normal for now.....
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Time flies.....
ok, you can tell it is school season. everyone is busy and we all seem to be getting behind on our blogs. sydney's tooth fell out. alayna keeps pointing to her teeth and wants us to feel hers. she is also working on potty training. i want to wait until after labor day, but she does everything, but puts the diaper on herself!
i am finally feeling better. i go to the dr tomorrow. i hope i get to do a sonogram, but i do not think i will. i pray we hear "it's a boy!" that would definitely be an answered prayer.
we are getting on our school routine, but time goes before we know it. we are having to put the girls to bed so early that we feel like we are missing so much of their time.
other than that, we are still adjusting to life in a new place. we are starting to meet people and not feel so secluded to "us." the house next to us sold and they have a two year old also, so we are very thrilled about that.
we are busy, but just trying to keep up with the same - o same - o. hope to see some of you soon.
i am finally feeling better. i go to the dr tomorrow. i hope i get to do a sonogram, but i do not think i will. i pray we hear "it's a boy!" that would definitely be an answered prayer.
we are getting on our school routine, but time goes before we know it. we are having to put the girls to bed so early that we feel like we are missing so much of their time.
other than that, we are still adjusting to life in a new place. we are starting to meet people and not feel so secluded to "us." the house next to us sold and they have a two year old also, so we are very thrilled about that.
we are busy, but just trying to keep up with the same - o same - o. hope to see some of you soon.
Monday, August 14, 2006
This is the Real Life
Milestones that make moms happy!
Well, not only is Sydney starting kindergarten, but we have crossed some other grand milestones. Sydney's first tooth is loose. She is excited and hopes that it falls out before school starts. We are working on it, but no give so far.
Alayna has given up the binky. We were wanting to get rid of the binky and have her potty trained before the baby came, so one down and one to go. She has been wanting a dora doll. (Everything is Dora) I told her she could have the dora doll or she could have binky. She gave me the binky, I gave her the dora doll, and we are without the binky for three days; naps and all. Now if we could get to the pottying down, we would be all clear.
As for mom, as sad as I am my oldest is off to school, I relic in two other events - no binky and losing a tooth.
Yes, we are all smiles....
Well, not only is Sydney starting kindergarten, but we have crossed some other grand milestones. Sydney's first tooth is loose. She is excited and hopes that it falls out before school starts. We are working on it, but no give so far.
Alayna has given up the binky. We were wanting to get rid of the binky and have her potty trained before the baby came, so one down and one to go. She has been wanting a dora doll. (Everything is Dora) I told her she could have the dora doll or she could have binky. She gave me the binky, I gave her the dora doll, and we are without the binky for three days; naps and all. Now if we could get to the pottying down, we would be all clear.
As for mom, as sad as I am my oldest is off to school, I relic in two other events - no binky and losing a tooth.
Yes, we are all smiles....
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Full of personality
here are my blossoming sweeties. here is to a day of playing dress up and taking pictures. Alayna is wearing a Peter Pan hat and belt and some gloves from a Kim Possible costume. The wooby and binky top this outfit for the perfect dress up outfit. Sydney is sporting a leotard, but you cannot see it because her latest hobby is taking pictures of herself. she takes a lot, so thank goodness for digital days - she would waste a ton of pictures.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
real life
ok, i am starting to feel better. it seems i am more sick from 9-12am and then from 5-8pm. haven't figured out why, but that seems to be the routine. we went to six flags this past weekend. sydney and i went to see aly and aj in concert. (disney singers that are singers) we had a blast. it was wonderful bonding time. mom got to teach syd how to "attend a concert" she wanted to hold her ears, she would not scream and got tired of standing. i - the opposite. i enjoyed myself way too much, but was worth it.
we are getting ready to go on vacation in two weeks to the mountains. i am excited and cannot wait to be in the COLD!
we are getting ready to go on vacation in two weeks to the mountains. i am excited and cannot wait to be in the COLD!
Thursday, July 06, 2006
men and pregnancy
ok, to begin i am not complaining of my husband. he is great help and does more than i could ask for; but how much do men really understand pregnancy. i have been sick, but i am not a throw-up person. i always wish i could b/c i know i will feel so much better afterwards. on sun afternoon i felt horrible. we were all laying on our bed discussing our plans for the afternoon. i looked at everbody and said, "i'm gonna throw up!" so i rush to the bathroom and start the dry heaving that leads to the greatness of first trimester nausea.
kirk first comes in there while i am leaning over the toilet and responds with "honey, i can't believe you are throwing up, you never t hrow up. sydney, go get mom some crackers and juice." i spew more at the sound of food and look over my shoulder at my husband leaning against the counter impressesd and my 2 year old scared crazy and confused and then my 5 year old holding crackers. i realize this is real life - i am a mom.
after all is said and done, i did feel better and my husband rubs my shoulders and is excited by my drama. he comments, "wow, when was the last time you threw up? i think it's been 9 years. oh, that is a sign that this is a boy. i can feel it!" then the nausae came back. is this really the comfort i get? all that we go through and we get they can FEEL it, it's a sign. do i even have the nerve at this point to disappoint him and tell him it is more than a 90% chance of being a girl. can i crush his ego and excitement.
i was the topic and highlight of his entertainment. and if for some odd reason this is a boy - i dare to imagine him there after. needless to say, i have felt worse than ever. getting out of bed and brushing my teeth seem to be a hassle. my 5 year old is taking care of the 2 year old and i feel even more guilty. i cannot wait for the next three weeks to be over. hopefully this stage will pass shortly! and i wish men could experience pregnancy, so they could feel it....
kirk first comes in there while i am leaning over the toilet and responds with "honey, i can't believe you are throwing up, you never t hrow up. sydney, go get mom some crackers and juice." i spew more at the sound of food and look over my shoulder at my husband leaning against the counter impressesd and my 2 year old scared crazy and confused and then my 5 year old holding crackers. i realize this is real life - i am a mom.
after all is said and done, i did feel better and my husband rubs my shoulders and is excited by my drama. he comments, "wow, when was the last time you threw up? i think it's been 9 years. oh, that is a sign that this is a boy. i can feel it!" then the nausae came back. is this really the comfort i get? all that we go through and we get they can FEEL it, it's a sign. do i even have the nerve at this point to disappoint him and tell him it is more than a 90% chance of being a girl. can i crush his ego and excitement.
i was the topic and highlight of his entertainment. and if for some odd reason this is a boy - i dare to imagine him there after. needless to say, i have felt worse than ever. getting out of bed and brushing my teeth seem to be a hassle. my 5 year old is taking care of the 2 year old and i feel even more guilty. i cannot wait for the next three weeks to be over. hopefully this stage will pass shortly! and i wish men could experience pregnancy, so they could feel it....
Thursday, June 29, 2006
My Precious Girls....
Here are some pictures we took of the girls this past weekend. Sydney just returned from a week at the beach. She had an awesome time. Alayna caught on real quick that she was getting all of the attention, so so milked that cow dry!I got a new laptop yesterday, so I am playing on the computer and have realized I have wasted more than enough time. But it is fun. We are looking forward to the weekend and then of course the 4th of July. I am sure I will have more pictures then.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
This is the Real Life
ok, so i am cooking dinner, the girls are in their rooms playing and of course daddy is about to come home and see how nice and smooth things are run while he is gone. he always misses the dramatic moments and does not understand my stress! about that time alayna comes in the kitchen and says momma stuck. i look down at her and she has a roller brush (the smallest around) stuck in her hair. sydney thinks she will help so she pulls the brush. alayna screams and i take her into the living room to get it untangled. it is a mess! kirk walks through the door expecting everyone to run to him and yell daddy's home! instead he comes in to screaming and chaos.
with a water bottle, detangler bottle, a knife and scissors we finally get her hair untangled 30 minutes later. i did not have to cut her hair - thank goodness the brush was at the root of her head, but we did pull out clumps of hair. her hair is very thin on the left side. needless to say, the casserole cooking was dry, we missed church, and i ended up with the headache!
i have a picture i will upload it later.
with a water bottle, detangler bottle, a knife and scissors we finally get her hair untangled 30 minutes later. i did not have to cut her hair - thank goodness the brush was at the root of her head, but we did pull out clumps of hair. her hair is very thin on the left side. needless to say, the casserole cooking was dry, we missed church, and i ended up with the headache!
i have a picture i will upload it later.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
This is the Real Life
This is the Real Life
I wrote a comment instead of adding to my blog. I am going to need work at this! I am trying to keep up, but we are gone a lot. I am waiting for things to settle down here and get more organized. Well, if you read my comment, you know that things will not settle down here. Now I have to reaarrange my whole house to lose the 4th bedroom. Miss interior decorator, I need you to have a hayday at my house.
Later gators
I wrote a comment instead of adding to my blog. I am going to need work at this! I am trying to keep up, but we are gone a lot. I am waiting for things to settle down here and get more organized. Well, if you read my comment, you know that things will not settle down here. Now I have to reaarrange my whole house to lose the 4th bedroom. Miss interior decorator, I need you to have a hayday at my house.
Later gators
Monday, June 12, 2006
Joining the Bandwagon
Ok you all! You have finally convinced me to join the technology world and get going on the blogging. I like to keep a journal and I constantly send emails telling all the wild and crazy things that happen to me on a daily basis, so I figure this is perfect for me!
Can't wait to truly get going on this.
Can't wait to truly get going on this.
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