Monday, April 27, 2009
Pictures
Our computer is still down. no pictures...no videos...i have so many i want to show you but for now we are out of luck. I don't like putting them on the laptop. So you will have to wait. Hopefully by next week when i am done with school i can upload a bunch of them, if we get the desktop fixed by then. Yesterday we went to sunshine park and all along the river walkway and took some pictures of the kiddos. Instead of forking out hundreds of $$ for Grant's 15 month pics i figured i coul take them and print them out for everyone. I haven't seen them yet except on the camera but i have over 250 pics so i am sure there has to be some cute ones. Hailey took amazing pics..i love it!! You'll see them soon enough, i promise!!
Sun shiny day
It's a bright, bright, bright sun shiny day!! I have been out enjoying my family for the weekend. Lots of special time just talking to my kiddos, taking pictures(soon to come), playing at the park, and getting some sun(burn). The sun is shining and my spirit is high! I am very excited for my last week of class to hurry and get over and finals to quickly pass next week. Meaning that my kids will have more undivided attention and more time for what makes us happy as a family.
I have decided to make my family happy i need to cut out the computer some. I spent so much time being wrapped up in my "virtual world" and my bloggers lives that i was letting mine go just a little. I am busy enough without all my blogs and social websites. Spending hours looking at them only takes away from my family and what little precious time i have every day. I have learned so much from my bloggers stories and the balancing act their parents have to do.. and i will never stop reading, but i have to live my own life.
I am so thankful for my health, my husband's health, my children's health, and all the the joy they bring to me. Over the past couple of weeks i have been working on strenghtening my marriage and relationship with my husband and children. It seems like sometimes we are so used to doing things seperately that it becomes the norm and it can be difficult to get back to the four of us for family time. Turning off the TV and getting out and spending time together. It doesn't have to cost money it just needs to be us together...and only us!! I miss my husband vey much...before kids we spend 24-7 together and now it seems like a struggle just to get a minute together. We are both consiously trying to make time for togetherness both with and without the kids.
School has taken up so much of our time that i feel like every second i am either studying or doing housework that i couldn't do because of school. Relax time is rare...but i have decided i can skim some time away from the internet and use it for my family time. I was using the computer to wind down or relax instead of spending it with my family. For the past two weeks i have been checking emails only once a day or less and it is amazing how much more i am getting accomplished and how much more connected i feel with my husband and children. I am a stay-at-home mom but rarely do i have/make time to just spend enjoying my children. I miss that one=on-one time and know that my children crave it.
I now have more time for my husband and children..time to play games, cuddle up and have family movie night, or go to the park and play. It is fabulous and seems to be really helping. I am trying to put them first and myself second. I think it is very important to make them a priority. I still want to take time for myself but just smaller pieces of my day. I want my kids to remember their childhood and all the times we did things together...i want them to remeber all the family gathering, games, jokes...togetherness!
Hailey and i volunteered on Saturday at the Rescue mission and served dinner. It was truly a humbling experience. After hearing their stories you want to do more. So many think of the homeless as crack heads and worthless people and that is not the norm..not at all! I was worried at first if it would be okay taking a 6 year old girl to a men's homeless shelter at night..in downtown...with all men...but it was so great to see how she did and the friendliness of all the men. When we first showed up the men were listening to church and worshiping...the music was wonderful to hear. It made hailey's eyes light up!
Then once we started serving dinner the men were very excited to see a child there helping They truly appreciated it and seemed like for a second they forgot where they were. They said "thank-you" and hailey said "your welcome" ..and some small talk also. It was hard for me seeing that when the food ran out the people were still hungry and we had nothing to give them. One of the servers didnt clean the potatoes out of the spoon and one man was so upset about it..that could have been enough to fill his belly. We have decided that when ever we can we are going to take them dessert. We can't afford to feed them all but i don't see why we can't give them some brownies or cupcakes on occassions to make their day a little sweeter. It's gonna be a sun shiny day..i can feel it!
I have decided to make my family happy i need to cut out the computer some. I spent so much time being wrapped up in my "virtual world" and my bloggers lives that i was letting mine go just a little. I am busy enough without all my blogs and social websites. Spending hours looking at them only takes away from my family and what little precious time i have every day. I have learned so much from my bloggers stories and the balancing act their parents have to do.. and i will never stop reading, but i have to live my own life.
I am so thankful for my health, my husband's health, my children's health, and all the the joy they bring to me. Over the past couple of weeks i have been working on strenghtening my marriage and relationship with my husband and children. It seems like sometimes we are so used to doing things seperately that it becomes the norm and it can be difficult to get back to the four of us for family time. Turning off the TV and getting out and spending time together. It doesn't have to cost money it just needs to be us together...and only us!! I miss my husband vey much...before kids we spend 24-7 together and now it seems like a struggle just to get a minute together. We are both consiously trying to make time for togetherness both with and without the kids.
School has taken up so much of our time that i feel like every second i am either studying or doing housework that i couldn't do because of school. Relax time is rare...but i have decided i can skim some time away from the internet and use it for my family time. I was using the computer to wind down or relax instead of spending it with my family. For the past two weeks i have been checking emails only once a day or less and it is amazing how much more i am getting accomplished and how much more connected i feel with my husband and children. I am a stay-at-home mom but rarely do i have/make time to just spend enjoying my children. I miss that one=on-one time and know that my children crave it.
I now have more time for my husband and children..time to play games, cuddle up and have family movie night, or go to the park and play. It is fabulous and seems to be really helping. I am trying to put them first and myself second. I think it is very important to make them a priority. I still want to take time for myself but just smaller pieces of my day. I want my kids to remember their childhood and all the times we did things together...i want them to remeber all the family gathering, games, jokes...togetherness!
Hailey and i volunteered on Saturday at the Rescue mission and served dinner. It was truly a humbling experience. After hearing their stories you want to do more. So many think of the homeless as crack heads and worthless people and that is not the norm..not at all! I was worried at first if it would be okay taking a 6 year old girl to a men's homeless shelter at night..in downtown...with all men...but it was so great to see how she did and the friendliness of all the men. When we first showed up the men were listening to church and worshiping...the music was wonderful to hear. It made hailey's eyes light up!
Then once we started serving dinner the men were very excited to see a child there helping They truly appreciated it and seemed like for a second they forgot where they were. They said "thank-you" and hailey said "your welcome" ..and some small talk also. It was hard for me seeing that when the food ran out the people were still hungry and we had nothing to give them. One of the servers didnt clean the potatoes out of the spoon and one man was so upset about it..that could have been enough to fill his belly. We have decided that when ever we can we are going to take them dessert. We can't afford to feed them all but i don't see why we can't give them some brownies or cupcakes on occassions to make their day a little sweeter. It's gonna be a sun shiny day..i can feel it!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Grant
My baby grew over 4 pounds since his 12 month ckeckup!! Grant is now at 23.4 lbs. yeah! I was very excited to say the least. He hadnt gained weight since basically October....and with his new ear tubes he is growing amazingly! He is sleeping and feeling better!!
His appetite has been ravinous...sometimes taking up to 10-12 oz. per feeding!! Before i was lucky to get him to take 4-6 oz at a time! I am still having a hard time getting him to eat many table foods but i have been trying to get off the formula as much as possible. We are giving him 1/2 whole milk and 1/2 formula during the day and then formula at bedtime...as he starts getting used to table food we will wean him down and finally start getting rid of the bottle.
I have been working hard on getting him to use a sippy cup during the day and only give him bottles when he lays down. BUT i know i need to get rid of the bottle 100%...hailey was cut off at 1 year but i know his situation is a little different...she was healthy and loved table food and had no problem transitioning. She was a booby baby not a bottle bay so it was easier for her. Also it is my was of keeping him a baby longer!! (:
If you have any suggestions on how to get him to not be so picky with table food please give me some tips?? He loves fruit, cheese, peanut butter and crackers/breaqds/cereal. Also he loves chinese..noodles, crab, shrimp.... BUT many vegetables or meats i make everyday he will just spit out. It is hard to find quick foods i can feed him without having to give him the same things over andf over again. I want him to eat healthy without lots of processed foods. I hate toddler meals and stuff like that with lots of sodium or fat...i really need some ideas if i want to get him eating table food at every meal. What do i do??
His appetite has been ravinous...sometimes taking up to 10-12 oz. per feeding!! Before i was lucky to get him to take 4-6 oz at a time! I am still having a hard time getting him to eat many table foods but i have been trying to get off the formula as much as possible. We are giving him 1/2 whole milk and 1/2 formula during the day and then formula at bedtime...as he starts getting used to table food we will wean him down and finally start getting rid of the bottle.
I have been working hard on getting him to use a sippy cup during the day and only give him bottles when he lays down. BUT i know i need to get rid of the bottle 100%...hailey was cut off at 1 year but i know his situation is a little different...she was healthy and loved table food and had no problem transitioning. She was a booby baby not a bottle bay so it was easier for her. Also it is my was of keeping him a baby longer!! (:
If you have any suggestions on how to get him to not be so picky with table food please give me some tips?? He loves fruit, cheese, peanut butter and crackers/breaqds/cereal. Also he loves chinese..noodles, crab, shrimp.... BUT many vegetables or meats i make everyday he will just spit out. It is hard to find quick foods i can feed him without having to give him the same things over andf over again. I want him to eat healthy without lots of processed foods. I hate toddler meals and stuff like that with lots of sodium or fat...i really need some ideas if i want to get him eating table food at every meal. What do i do??
surgery and other random tidbits
It has been nonstop action around our house or weeks and i don't see any sign of a slowdown.
Hailey has started soccer and is still in girl scouts (Daisy's) so we have three meetings a week between the two. Keeps us very busy. But luckily all of her sports and activities end around the same time school ends...giving us lots of family time to spend together! I have her signed up for a couple of summer activities and camps but overall we are going to make it a summer of family activities. I will probably go back to work before next summer and i won't get much time with her...i want to take advantage of it all! We are also getting so close to our florida trip...middle of june...i just can't wait. The Easter bunny brought the kids sand castle buckets ans sand/water toys...such a smart bunny!
We are halfway done with the remodeling. Our room is basically empty now and we are going to get the caulking done later this week and then work on the painting over the weekend. IF we get it all done i can call the carpet place and hopefully get the carpet in early next week...how awesome it will feel to have all that done and pretty. Seven years we have been here and it has ben so ugly..now it will be fresh and new! WE ARE GETTING THERE....we have besically remodeled or repainted the whole house now and got it how we like it...then we want to move...it makes no sense does it?? But i will post pictures as soon as i get the project done(as long as we have the virus of the computer).
My mom went to the doctor this week and long story short she has gallstones and needs surgery. The bad part is she is in pain and they, the typical doctors are taking their precious time. She doesn't even have a surgical consult until Monday..then i assume surgery should be within a week but it is hard to say! I hate to see her in pain and know she isn't one to ask for help. I don't want to bother her constanly but i want her to know that i am truly her for her...i hope she will take the help if needed!
Also school has been keeping me busy. We are getting down to the end...two more weeks and we are done...wow what a relief. I am taking summer school for 5 weeks after that but it is only one class so it will be much easier to concentrate and get everything accomplished.
Our computer has a virus so we can't get on it until we get it fixed..i am using the laptop now. BUT all my photos go on our desktop and i am feeling really out of place using this! We do have photoshop now but it also is for the desktop computer and i havent installed it or been able to check it out...i am really excited to see what i can do with it...pics to come...someday!!
My son got his first shiner last night. Dady said he was playing in one of his little chairs and fell backwards busting the corner of his eye. Today it is starting to turn colors a little and is swollen but it won't be the last time he gets one i'm sure! But again i can't post a pic which really sucks!
The weather sucks also. It is cold again. I am ready for sunny nice days where the kids can play outside without being bundled up....or AT LEAST GET RID OF THE RAIN SO OUR BACKYARD ISN'T A RIVER. But blessings do come from all this. Our kids have had the chance to see the miracles of life over this Easter season. We have always had lots of birds in our backyard because of the trees and honeysuckle but this year we had some beautiful birds make a nest in a tree very close to our back door(it is a large sliding glass..so we can see the tree and nest very well at all times). They just laid their first egg on Easter sunday and we got picks of it. Very gorgeous blue egg. I assume they will lay more but we have been trying to aviod looking as much aqs possible. We know that if we touch anything we will scare the mommy and she wont come back to take care of the baby.
Hailey is fasinated and we have been trying to teach her a lesson about it. I have been teaching her about how we are born both the scientific way and God's way. She is very interested in it and loves watching the bird looking for food in our rain soaked backyard that is perfect for finding worms!! Good for them bad for us...then again if it wasnt for God we never could of had this miracle in the first place....such amazing things happen everyday.
Hailey has started soccer and is still in girl scouts (Daisy's) so we have three meetings a week between the two. Keeps us very busy. But luckily all of her sports and activities end around the same time school ends...giving us lots of family time to spend together! I have her signed up for a couple of summer activities and camps but overall we are going to make it a summer of family activities. I will probably go back to work before next summer and i won't get much time with her...i want to take advantage of it all! We are also getting so close to our florida trip...middle of june...i just can't wait. The Easter bunny brought the kids sand castle buckets ans sand/water toys...such a smart bunny!
We are halfway done with the remodeling. Our room is basically empty now and we are going to get the caulking done later this week and then work on the painting over the weekend. IF we get it all done i can call the carpet place and hopefully get the carpet in early next week...how awesome it will feel to have all that done and pretty. Seven years we have been here and it has ben so ugly..now it will be fresh and new! WE ARE GETTING THERE....we have besically remodeled or repainted the whole house now and got it how we like it...then we want to move...it makes no sense does it?? But i will post pictures as soon as i get the project done(as long as we have the virus of the computer).
My mom went to the doctor this week and long story short she has gallstones and needs surgery. The bad part is she is in pain and they, the typical doctors are taking their precious time. She doesn't even have a surgical consult until Monday..then i assume surgery should be within a week but it is hard to say! I hate to see her in pain and know she isn't one to ask for help. I don't want to bother her constanly but i want her to know that i am truly her for her...i hope she will take the help if needed!
Also school has been keeping me busy. We are getting down to the end...two more weeks and we are done...wow what a relief. I am taking summer school for 5 weeks after that but it is only one class so it will be much easier to concentrate and get everything accomplished.
Our computer has a virus so we can't get on it until we get it fixed..i am using the laptop now. BUT all my photos go on our desktop and i am feeling really out of place using this! We do have photoshop now but it also is for the desktop computer and i havent installed it or been able to check it out...i am really excited to see what i can do with it...pics to come...someday!!
My son got his first shiner last night. Dady said he was playing in one of his little chairs and fell backwards busting the corner of his eye. Today it is starting to turn colors a little and is swollen but it won't be the last time he gets one i'm sure! But again i can't post a pic which really sucks!
The weather sucks also. It is cold again. I am ready for sunny nice days where the kids can play outside without being bundled up....or AT LEAST GET RID OF THE RAIN SO OUR BACKYARD ISN'T A RIVER. But blessings do come from all this. Our kids have had the chance to see the miracles of life over this Easter season. We have always had lots of birds in our backyard because of the trees and honeysuckle but this year we had some beautiful birds make a nest in a tree very close to our back door(it is a large sliding glass..so we can see the tree and nest very well at all times). They just laid their first egg on Easter sunday and we got picks of it. Very gorgeous blue egg. I assume they will lay more but we have been trying to aviod looking as much aqs possible. We know that if we touch anything we will scare the mommy and she wont come back to take care of the baby.
Hailey is fasinated and we have been trying to teach her a lesson about it. I have been teaching her about how we are born both the scientific way and God's way. She is very interested in it and loves watching the bird looking for food in our rain soaked backyard that is perfect for finding worms!! Good for them bad for us...then again if it wasnt for God we never could of had this miracle in the first place....such amazing things happen everyday.
Monday, April 6, 2009
No time
I have been a very busy lady lately and haven't been posting...but i have been reading alot of blogs lately! So much heartache and places to pray! I have been trying to spend more time with my children and thank God for how healthy we all are. We have finished Grant's room but i haven't had time to post pics..they will come soon.
Also we have pics from the Easter egg hunt over the weekend but again no time to edit so they will probably not be posted until after Easter.
I have signed up for spring and i am taking 5 classes but only 13 credits...then only one more semester and i am finished! I am soooo ready!!!! It can't come soon enough..but then i realize as ready as i am for school to be finished that means i must find a job...i am actually excited about this opportunity i love to work but then i musty leave my kiddos!! Daycare/preschool and no mommy all day long!!! I am sure they will do fine but the thought of a stranger watch ing them is heartbreaking...i have never wanted it that way but for us to be able to move and give the kids more opportunities that is what must happen. I know it is best in the long run but for now it is breaking my heart to even think about it...
I will post again soon...hopefully with some info a little more intersting than this!
O yeah and grant learned how to say baby yesterday! So sweet!
Also we have pics from the Easter egg hunt over the weekend but again no time to edit so they will probably not be posted until after Easter.
I have signed up for spring and i am taking 5 classes but only 13 credits...then only one more semester and i am finished! I am soooo ready!!!! It can't come soon enough..but then i realize as ready as i am for school to be finished that means i must find a job...i am actually excited about this opportunity i love to work but then i musty leave my kiddos!! Daycare/preschool and no mommy all day long!!! I am sure they will do fine but the thought of a stranger watch ing them is heartbreaking...i have never wanted it that way but for us to be able to move and give the kids more opportunities that is what must happen. I know it is best in the long run but for now it is breaking my heart to even think about it...
I will post again soon...hopefully with some info a little more intersting than this!
O yeah and grant learned how to say baby yesterday! So sweet!
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