Thursday, December 29, 2011

Memeish.

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?

I taught a real live human being to walk and talk.

2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Last year it was to lose all the pounds. ... so no...

This year will be lose all the pounds and maybe run a 5k.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Not really too close. But half of Hub's family spawned this year... they are all boys, every single one of them.

4.Did anyone close to you die?

My dog Hemi. He got hit by some asshole car, in front of our house.

5. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?

More time with my family, and more of the skinny.

6. What countries did you visit?

Canada... passing though.

7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why:

Date? Memory? What are these things of which you speak?

8/8/11 ... Jack's 1st birthday.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Teaching the mini human to walk and talk and be a cool person.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not losing all the pounds, also adding more pounds. ( not many but a few )

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nope. We made it though this year in one piece. :)

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Kitchen Aide. :) It's from the 70's kinda little ugly, but its mine all mine.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

ummmmm... I'll get back to you...

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

My Sil. She is odd... and makes me sad.

14. Where did most of your money go?

See Mini Human.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

First steps and first words.

16. What song will always remind you of 2011?

I;m sexy and I know it... except that's probably not at all what its called. That song is the mind worm of the year.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. happier or sadder? Mostly happier.

ii. thinner or fatter? about the same... a few pounds extra.

iii. richer or poorer? same ole shiz.

Aunt Becky's replacment questions:

i) more or less like Justin Beaver - less... I'm not a gay 17 year old boy... also someone please tell him to go away.

ii) more or less likely to decide inanimate objects looked like boobs - Probably more. its fun.

iii) more or less likely to watch Glee – Less... that show has never been on my radar.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Being out side before the weather went to shit.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Stress. Also, time wasting on the internet.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

I was at home with my momma!

21. There was no #21. I don’t know why there was no 21.

Invented # 21.

Something I don't ever want to forget about this year.

Jack's little voice squealing HI!! like he hasn't seen you in 10 years!... its full of the awesome.

22. Did you fall in love in 2011?

Just more in love with the ones I already loved. :)

23. How many one-night stands?

... 0... I are a old married lady...


24. What was your favorite TV program?

Reruns of Jerico. That show should have never been cancled.
Also Psych.


25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Nope just the same people. :P

26. What was the best book you read?

The Help. Full of greatness.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

... red solo cup... tee heet.

28. What did you want and get?

Kitchen Aide

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

We bought a Zoo was good.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

We went to Joe's crab shack. Im 26

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

2 more pink lines.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?

Gee I hope those are clean.

34. What kept you sane?

I haven't had any of the sane for a long long time.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Alex O'Loughlin.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

umm... all of it... the compleet lack of anything constructive done makes me want to vomit.

37. Who did you miss?

My momma.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

I didn't really meet anyone new. Sad but true.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:

Dont be afraide to make an ass out of your self if it makes your kiddo happy.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
If I couldn't laugh I just would go insane, If we couldn't laugh we just would go insane, If we weren't all crazy we would go insane.


I'm tagging anyone who reads this, if you do it leave a comment so I know you did it. :) Happy New Year!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Blogger Help.

Does anyone know why blogger wont let me comment on people's posts? this has been happening for a while and I dont know why!!!

If you havent heard from me thats why... its not cause I dont love yall any more. :)

Shrinking again... for real this time.

So almost 16 months have gone by since I had Jack, and I look like I'm at least 6 months pregnant. I've gained and lost about 15 pounds over and over since I had Jack. Now I ready to lose it for good.

Today I started the 30 day shread. I think it might take me more than
30 days to get through. I was only able to do about half of it before my lazyness overtook me and I gave it up. I will try agian tommrow.

Right now Jack is napping, when he wakes up we're going out to get some fruits and salad stuff. I'm going to try to recreate my eating plan from when I lost the weight before I got pregnant.



I'm hopeing to get healthy enough to get pregnant with number 2 before Hub goes back to a boat next fall. That lil monkey up there has made me want a house full of babies. He makes life so awesome. I'll give a Jack update soon.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

So...

I haven't posted in forever, so I thought I'd start out nice and easy.

A Christmas list.
  

Pictures from last Christmas.






1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? hot chocolate ... egg nog is so gross!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?   Santa has elves to do that...

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? We have white... but I like colored better.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? I have in the past.
5. When do you put your decorations up? Honestly not sure if we will this year. :( We are going to my momma's for christmas, and it seems like alot of work when we arent even going to be here to enjoy it... maybe I will put up a few just for Jack though.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?  Stuffing! :) yeah I'm weird.... my mom makes prime rib some years, and I still like the crappy bagged stuffing the best. lol

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?  Being with my family. It never really mattered much what I got or didn't get, it was just good to be with the people I loved and that loved me.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? When someone sent me into the basement to get something from the freezer, and all of my gifts were on the work bench.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? No... but we are going to let Jack open his Christmas jammies the night before.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? We had alot of hand me down orniments from my MILs tree. But they were so old and falling apart that we got some new ones last year at the end of the season.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Please god can I have no snow... That is the dirtiest 4 letter word of all! GAH! I hate snow!!!

12. Can you ice skate? NO... I'm not what you would call graceful.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? One year I got a doll that read stories. Pamela, I still have that doll.

14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being together with my loved ones.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Pumpkin pie, or chocolate pie. :)

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Cooking with my Mom.

17. What tops your tree? We have a bow... a lame one... Note to self get a new bow... Our tree is too tall for a star.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? I like to give gifts. I think I'm pretty good at picking stuff out. I'm pretty excited to pick out stuff for Jack this year. It should be an awesome Christmas!

19. Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum? Sure... they are okay... but there is usually so much other stuff around they get forgotten about.

20. Favorite Christmas show? The Island of Misfit Toys. :) or How the Grinch Stole Christmas... the old one.

21. Saddest Christmas Song? Christmas Shoes.

22. What is your favorite Christmas song? most years it has be Sailling Home for Christmas by Doug Stone. Hub has been deployed or underway gone 4 out of 7 years.




This is a good one too. Its called Belleau Wood By Garth Brooks.




Wednesday, July 20, 2011

ONE












Jack will be one on August 8th. So taking first birthday pictures is pretty much my life right now. I have one more idea, but I have to wait till I have help. Taking pictures of busy toddlers requires a baby wrangler. :)

Things that have kept me from blogging.

SO. I signed up for ICOMLEAWE this month in hopes it would make me post SOMETHING on here. it almost worked. Almost. I have thought to myself a thousand times this would make a good post. Like the time we took Jack to the zoo, or we went to Chicago for the weekend, or that girl who was behind me in traffic plucking her eyebrows. But for some reason I just haven't posted. I want to be better. I do. I'll try...

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Trying Agian.

Some time ago, I don't quite remember when, Hub and I decided that we would try to have a second baby around the time Jack turns one. That time somehow arrived very quickly. My baby will be one next month. So we jumped into trying to have a baby. We're not really doing anything super intensive. We're just making an effort to do certain things on days when I'm supposed to ovulate if I were a normal person, and not someone whose ovaries are in a permanent state of revolt.

I didn't think it would be so scary, and hard to think about, and gah don't want to walk down that path, this time around. But it is. I don't want to get crazy wrapped up in it this time. I want to live in the moment. I want to not obsess. BUT, I've found myself doing things to make sure certain things might be slightly more effective.

I need to focus on what I can control that help, and let the rest of it all slide.


Things I can control

-- What goes into my body. (diet)
-- Exercise.
-- Weight loss
-- Stress Level.

When I got pregnant with Jack I had lost about 40 pounds. I was exercising. I was eating good food. I was not stressed. I was not obsessing over ovulation and procreation and all the what if's that come along with them. I was relaxed, and not expecting anything. I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn't peeing on sticks every other day. That is my plan for now. Maybe just maybe lightening will strike twice again, and I'll be pleasantly surprised again.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Days 1-3 Quick Trim Cleanse.

Starting weight : 216.8
Weight morning day 4 : 212.2

So... Yeah score. I feel awesome! I'm wearing pants that havent been on my butt since before I was pregnant. :) And they are comphy. :) Today is a good day.

The cleanse isn't that bad. That said, I'm not really folowing the meal plan in the booklet. I'm just eating healthy and reducing my calories. (under 1500)
The hardest part is drinking all the water. Your supposed to drink a gallon everyday, which as it turns out is about what I'm supposed to drink anyway. I just cant seem to do it. I can get about 3/4 of it down. By about 9ish at night I feel like I am floating.


Positives:
I find my self only wanting the correct portion size of food. I feel full faster. I think its all that water.

I have lost weight, clothes fit me better.

Negitives:

Ummmm... You do have to AHEM use the bathroom more often. That said, its really not so bad. I survived Metformin, this is NOTHING like that.

I was expecting other negitive side effects like nausia and jitters, But so far I haven't had any of that. Also haven't had the energy surplus this pill says you may get. ( *pout* could really use that energy. )

So far so good. I'll check back in a few days.

Monday, April 25, 2011

The Wagon.... Falling Off Of.

I have been on the weight loss wagon, and off the weight loss wagon at least ten times in the past month. It’s a sucky self esteem battering situation.

I was in Ta*get tonight picking up a few things and two thin blonde twigs in workout clothes were walking behind me. I heard them start laughing and then one of the twigs said to the other one look at her butt. Yeah awesome. You rock bitch! As if I hadn't had a rough enough time adjusting to my post baby body without your unwarranted input. Suck my droopy jeans twiggy bitch. PS. Eat a steak... and choke on it.

I haven't been blogging about weight loss lately because I seem to be losing and gaining back the same couple of pounds, and two weeks ago we got a new scale, after being without a working one for a while. Our old scale was doing this thing where it would very 5 to 10 pounds every time you stepped on it. So we got a new shiny digital one. I didn't like what it said. So off I fell. I stopped exercising. I was actually starting to enjoy it, but the little voice in my head that kicks me when I'm down said "HA! It's not working." Actually, the scale I was using was broken, but I couldn't let myself believe that. I got into a negative downward spiral of suck.

Well no more. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of being the droopy pants-ed woman in the store, and I'm sick of having nothing that fits. Mostly I'm sick of feeling bad about my body. My amazing body, that just managed to do the one thing I've been trying so hard to get it to do for 5 years. I'm getting my body back. Tonight at Ta*get was the last straw.

I decided to kick things off with a cleanse. I've never done anything like this before. I'm not looking for a miracle with it. I'm just hoping that it cleans the junk out of my system and makes it so I don't want it so badly. If I manage to lose a few pounds in the process bonus, and that'll be just the motivation I need.

I decided on the Quicktrim cleanse, mainly because I can't stomach the thought of drinking some weird concoction or eating only apples, or some other crazy thing for 2 weeks. With the Quicktrim cleanse I get to eat food, and live my life. I have to drink more water, and take the pills (which I debated doing, but in the end I read the ingredients and it didn't have anything dangerous in it.) and exercise, for 14 days. I can do anything for 14 days. After the two weeks is up, my plan is to do the same thing I did to lose the weight the last time. I'm going to cut my calories and not eat processed white carbs, and drink lots of water. I will be tracking my food on my Lose It app to keep me on track. I also will be working out more. My goal to start is 4 days a week, doing the Kempo X video, and 30 minutes on my elliptical. I hope to get that up to 6 days a week, and maintain that. I hope that I can get more fit and maybe even start training to run a half marathon.

I'm starting the cleanse on Saturday, because that is when we get paid and I can buy new groceries, and get the old stuff out of my house. I'm going to start drinking the water in the morning, because it's free and I'm going to need to ease myself into it, as that is alot of water.

My goal weight is 180.

I hope to be at my goal weight by the end of August.

As an added bonus if I am on track for my goal, I should fit in my summer clothes. :)

The stats:

Starting weight:217

Daily calorie intake:1600

Water Intake: 169 oz

Pounds till goal: 37

**** Not a paid ad. Quicktrim has no idea who I am. *****

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

uuuuuummmm I forgot.

To weigh myself this morning. *slaps head with palm*

Pretty sure its not going to look to good though. I didn't keep track of anything. I didn't really work out, and there was icecream. So yeah... stay tuned tommrow as watch me shrink turns into HOW DID I GAIN XX... Oh yeah i remember. lol

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Reason # 1

Why I need to get rid of this extra weight.


I can't stand that PCOS is taking over my life again, with its crazy wave of symptoms.

Bloating
Fatuigue
Sleepyness
Facial hair
blah feeling

I haz itz... I don't want it.

I will kick this things arse agian I have to.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Watch Me Shrink

Last week I lost 2 pounds! YAY! ... Mostly because of a lot of yard work I did on the one really nice day we had.

This week is going to be about adusting. Adjusting my diet and my exercize, and also adjusting my water in take. I've been drinking alot of anything that isn't water, and I want to get back into drinking water.

Goals this week:

Drink more water.

Exercize 3 times on my eliptical for 20 mins.

Eat less junk.

The Stats:
Starting weight: 216 ( 2 weeks ago.)
I weighed in this morning at 210.
My goal is 180.

Pounds lost: 6

Pounds to goal: 30

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Losing it.

I hereby reinstate Watch Me Shrink Wednesdays! Who's in? (I'd do some sort of fancy linky thing here but I have no idea how.) So if you are losing it too just leave a comment and let me know.

So here's the deal... Jack is 7 months old, and I guess I had the delusion that the "baby" weight would have come off by now. By baby weight I mean the 15ish pounds that I gained while pregnant, and the 15ish pounds that I had to lose before I got pregnant. I got fed up only having a couple things that fit, and with spring coming NOTHING really fits. So. Yeah. There’s that.

So to get rid of my "protective layer" I am getting on my new friend the elliptical, and I'm doing that for a half an hour. Also I'm eating less.
Now that the weather is improving I see walks with Jack in the park and around the neighborhood happening in the near future too.

The Stats:
Starting weight: 216 ( 2 weeks ago.)
So I weighed in this morning at 212.
My goal is 180.

Pounds lost: 4

Pounds to goal: 32

To some people that may seem like a high goal weight. But I'm 6 feet tall, and if I weigh much less than that I look scary.


The List: Lovingly edited to suit what I wnat to write about.
Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. Watch me shrink Wednesday.
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. 3 more things that make you happy.
Day 21. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. A song that speaks to you.
Day 23. Watch me Shrink Wednesday.
Day 24. Favorite TV Shows.
Day 25. Week end plans.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. What would your death row meal be?
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. Watch Me Shrink Wednesday
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Day 10: favorite make up.

This question asks about MAC cosmetics. I don't own any. I'm sure they are awesome but I can't justify paying that much money for make up. So here are some of my favorites.

Kat Von D, True Romance Eyeshadow Palette - Ludwig
I love how rich and shimmery the colors are in this pallet.


Nars Orgasm blush. Firstly, with a name like Orgasm it has to be good. Right? Second, its the perfect shimmery peachy pink. It works with my pale skin and when I have a tan. Its awesome.


Buxom mascara. It gives my lashes. That's no small feat.


Revlon Photo Ready foundation. I like it becasue it covers all of the yuck in my skin that has cropped up since having Jack. I didn't have acne durring purberty, but now I do. Awesome... NOT.


** all pictures are loveingly stolen from the internet. also I am not being paid to say I like or use these things. If some one wanted to pay me it would be cool though. :)
Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Day 9: Virtues.

I think my biggest virtue is patients. I can sit for hours and work on something and deal with unruly people all day. I know that as a parent, being patient has already helped me so much. I don't really lose my cool very easy. So Jack’s crying jags don’t get to me. I know when he is a toddler it will help too as I can already see his temper fits are going to be epic. He got his mommy’s stubbornness.

Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Day 8: Beauty Secret.

I don't have much time to spend in front of the mirror these days. But I've got a few tricks up my sleeve.

I have had terrible greasy hair since I got pregnant, it hasn't gone away. So I had to find something to do to make it more liveable. Once every two weeks I wash my hair with shampoo mixed with a tablespoon of baking soda, then I deep condition it. The baking soda clearifies and it leaves my hair light and not weighed down and lifeless.

If I do have time to get in there and do my make up, I don't have time to touch it up a thousand times durring the day, so I need it to stay put. I found this product durring one of my rare trips to Sephora, and I love it!
It's called glittler eye primer. If you put it on your lids before you put on your liner and shadow it stays put and you don't have to mess with it all day.


Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Day 7 : Cry it out.

I've been sick. I'm feeling a little better now so I'm playing catch up.

I never really had to try this method myself. We have been so blessed with an awesome sleeper. Sure there have been periods that he woke up at midnight and stayed up till 3 but I think that's a normal part of babyhood.

Jack slept in our room in a pack 'n' play for the first three month of his life. It was really more for me then for him. I wanted my baby near me. I wanted to be able to get up and grab him and feed him and put him back down without waking up too much. I wanted to be able to watch him sleep. I had this friend that had me so unnecessarily scared of SIDS that I could let him nap in a different room when he was first born. That ended as soon as I realized that I had no clean clothes and hadn't showered in days because I was afraid to do anything while he slept. When he was around two months it got to the point where Hub or the dogs or I would wake him up at night. His sleep patterns got worse instead of better. None of us were getting any sleep.

So Hub suggested that we put him in his crib, all the way in the next room. It took me about a week before I gave in and put my baby in his very nice crib in the next room. I sat in the living room watching him on the baby monitor till at least midnight. An amazing thing happened. He slept. He slept until 3 am that night. So I got 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep that night. It was heaven. Before long Jack slept for longer and longer periods of time.

We basically give him a bottle and a little snuggle time then he goes in his crib awake but sleepy, and he falls asleep on his own.
Because Jack learned to fall asleep by him self we get adult time and sleep.


Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Day 6: Most embarassing moment.

I don't have a most embarrassing moment, because too many embarrassing things happen to me in the course of a week to have one giant glaring one that sticks out above the rest.

Last week:

I was dragging the trash cans out to the end of the driveway, and on my way back up to the garage my pants fell down around my ankles... undies too... Did I mention I live on a main road... and that it is almost always busy. Sorry drivers.

I dropped a jar of pickles in the garage... it broke... my car that I park in said garage smell vaguely like pickles.

I fell on ice.

I talked to someone without realizing my fly was down.

Basically I’m a big klutz. This stuff happens so often to me that I don’t really even notice anymore.



Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Day 5: Thank you note.

This is a day late but here goes.

Dear random lady in Meijer,

Thank you so much for your kind words. You have no idea how much it meant to hear that. Thank you so much for telling me that I look thin for just having a baby. The amazing complement you gave me about my handsome little guy was also good. But those kind words made my week. I haven't been feeling so go about myself lately and you made me smile and realize it’s not that bad. You gave me the drive to change a few things, and get off my butt and do the work. Thank you. Karma will pay you back big time for that.

Love,

The girl with the cute little man in the freezer isle.


Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Friday, March 4, 2011

Day 4 : Favorite Outfit photo

Okay let me premis this by saying that almost nothing I own fits. I'm working on that but it is slow going. Needless to say this is an old photo. Prebaby. I love this dress. Its comphy, and flowy, and it goes great with flip flops.




Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Day 3: A photo that makes me happy.

This is hard because I have so many. So here's more than one. :)


The first photo is my brother, Jeremy holding Jack. It's hard to get Jeremy to smile, and if you look real close you can see him smiling at Jack.

The second picture is my fist ever trip to Disney.

The third photo is of my Jeep on the beach in the Outer Banks NC. It was so fun to go becah driving.

The last photo is what happens when Daddy feeds Jack.

Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Day 2 : What makes you uniquely you?

I'm the girl with chipped nail polish.

I'd rater be on the beach then anywhere else on earth. Even though I burn like a lobster in just a few minutes.

I grew up in a beach town because of this, I love the quiet solitude of a remote beach in the off season.

I'm the one who is partly invisable in public, but when you look you can really see her.

I am a decent cook.

I hate writing about myself.

I am crafty, artistic, and creative.

I secretly want to be a country singer, but I really don't sing that well. I mean I'm okay in the car, or shower or while cleaning the house... but not in front of people, who might have payed to see someone sing.

I want to learn to play guitar, desperately.

I have a very small, very close family. I live very far away from most of them. They mean the world to me.

I'm shy and quiet, till I decide that your an okay person. Then you'll never shut me up.

I have scares physcally and emotionally. The emotional ones are always worse.

I suck at spelling.

I dont tust or scare easlily.

I love taking pictures.

I someday really want to own a house. Mostly because we move every three years and I really want some place that is mine.

When I was growing up I had 2 goats, 4 bunnies, 3 cats, 1 dog, and alot of ducks and chickens. Not all at the same time though.

I will eat the whole container of icecream... so hide it from me please!

I have a drawer full of candles. I think its an upsesion now.

Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Day 1 : What age do you miss the most?

Jack is going to be 7 months old on the 8th of this month. Its scary. He's growing so fast. He's almost crawling. He's almost saying mama (AAAAAAHHHHHHHma!)

If I could go back to any age I think it would be that first week we brought him home. It was the safety of it. He spent 5 days in the NICU after an emergency c-section. I remember thinking if we could just get him home it would all be okay, and it was.


That's my baby, and that's his Daddy's thumb. He was born at 36 weeks, and was so tiny. When he was born he wasn't breathing. It was scary. It all was so scary.


This is me holding him on his first day home from the hospital. He was so tiny he fit in the palm of my hand. He wore preemie clothes for about 2 weeks. I put them all away yesterday and I cried like a girl because he was so tiny. He's orange because he had awful jaundice on top of everything else. He was so perfectly snuggly, and I just sat for hours holding him and sniffing his little head. It was the first time I let myself relax enough to enjoy being his mom. I stopped being so worried and was able to be happy.


This is Jack now. He's so big and strong and independent and stubborn. He's perfect.

Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

March blogging list.

Meghann at Bringing up Bumble came up with a list of things to blog about for the month of March. I haven't been so good at writing things lately, so I thought I would do this to get back in the swing of things. If your doing it too let me know so I can read yours. :)

I'm starting March 1st. Here's the list:


Day 1. I have a ____ month old and already I'm thinking, I'm going to miss him at this age. Have you felt that way, and what age do you miss the most?
Day 2. What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3. A photo that makes you happy
Day 4. Style 31. Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6. Your most embarrassing moment
Day 7. Do you believe in the "cry until he sleeps" method?
Day 8. Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)? Share, please!
Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10. What are some of your favorite MAC products, and what foundation/powder do you wear?
Day 11. Post a recipe. Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13. A YouTube video
Day 14. Style 31. Post an outfit pic!
Day 15. What do you wish for?
Day 16. How old was Carter when he started sleeping through the night and how did you do this?
Day 17. Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18. If you could, what would you tell yourself before you had your baby?
Day 19. Write about your significant other
Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.
Day 21. Write about your most vivid childhood memory. Post a picture of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 22. What did you do today?
Day 23. Who's your celebrity look alike?
Day 24. What is God teaching you presently?
Day 25. Style 31. Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26. What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27. Who are your favorite bloggers?
Day 28. Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29. Your day, in great detail
Day 30. What do you think is going to happen to you after you die?
Day 31. Your favorite quote

Friday, February 4, 2011

Chhh Chhh Chhh CHANGES!

So you might notice that some things look a little different around here. That is if anyone is still out there. (Hello if you are. :) ) I decided that some things in the blog needed to be different if I was going to keep writing here. So I changed the title. And the layout. Oh and the content. I was running out of things to post about so I decided that this had to be more than just a baby blog, because even I was getting bored. Don't worry; I will still post squeezable pics of Jack and updates. But I wanted to post about some things that I enjoy also, cooking and crafting, and anything else that catches my attention. I've been inspired by some of the great blogs I've stumbled upon when I should have been doing something else, like cleaning. I needed a sea change and I'm taking you along for the ride.