life throwing curveballs...

You find in life that it occasionally throws you some curve balls! This year has been full of them!

So the new curveball thrown is my husband's company is closing down in 60 days. Might be bad news for some, but LUCKILY he has another job already lined up and basically waiting for him. Hopefully, it won't be as bad as the first time he worked there and it is better pay and better insurance. So all in all, it seems like it will work out just fine. Plus I am slowly getting the childcare up and running(ok so I have one more child along with Avery), but I have hopes of getting at least one more if not 2 more children.

On another good note, it seems that we will be getting a little extra money out of the deal! So we will finally be able to replace our kitchen cabinets that are falling off the wall and get out of some of this debt we have gotten into.(no easy way around it, unfortunately) so hopefully by the end of spring I will have a newer kitchen and be more debt free! sometimes good things do happen to me. Of course I do have my husband, son, and family, but money can be a VERY important thing to have around! So hopefully this will help us out tremendously!

adventures in shopping....

I decided today to take Avery shopping. Now normally he loves being outside the house seeing people and other things. who wouldn't right? well good thing my mom and my sister were with me! We got there fine, no problem. Plop him in the stroller and he was fine at first...but it didn't last long. The purpose of going was so I could go to Lane Bryant and use a coupon I had. he was absolutely MISERABLE! crying and whining.

So I take him out while I decide what to buy. He didn't want to walk around or be put back in the stroller. He was perfectly content in mommy's arms. So I go to pay for my stuff. Mind you that store has gotten ridiculously expensive, but I still shop there for certain items or when I need something special as I can always find clothes that will fit good. I hand the girl my coupon while holding Avery and says, "you can't use the coupon on clearance stuff." so she asks if i still want it, i say no. At this point my patience is running thin and I'm ready to leave, even though I haven't even been through half the mall. So i didn't buy anything there today...

Off to babies r us, to buy avery a harness so he can walk in the mall a bit more freely. I notice he feels very warm, so i pay through the nose for some motrin. give him the motrin and he continues to walk through the entire holyoke mall. no problem...he ate lunch and was a happy little baby again. took his temp tonight and it was 101 clearly he isn't feeling good. he has 4 molars coming in and a runny nose! poor baby. i told my mom those teeth better hurry up or i'll be pulling them through myself soon!

on a good note: i lost another 4 lbs this week, but never made it working out today as by the time i was able to eat, my head was pounding! but i walked the mall...so its better than nothing.

never did buy anything for myself today, no suprise there. didn't buy too much really. have to wait and loose more weight and then i can go shopping! YAY!

The things you forget...

so it has really only been a few short months since avery hasn't been on the bottle or formula. Or even taking more than one nap, but man does it feel like its been FOREVER!

I started watching an almost 9 month old today. Good thing he is very laid back, as mr. cranky pants reared his cute head! Over all the day went pretty well. But this little boy is still on a bottle and well Avery wanted it! I had to ask the mom when she called how often she gave him a bottle, I also think at this time Avery didn't have as many bottles. Plus I forgot to ask how long his naps are and mom and dad both have different answers! I will now be making up my own questionaire for parents to fill out with more information than what the state asks. That way I will know for sure, but is also different when its not your own kid.

Avery was always the easy going baby. Still is most of the time....except for these darn molars! He stopped the bottle no problem, switched to milk without a hitch, and is pretty independent for a almost 14 month old!(btw, where did my baby go?) I find myself comparing, even when I know I shouldn't and I know that each child develops at their own time. Still hard regardless...but I really hate when people compair avery to other kids his age...b/c it makes me feel like a I failed in some way. But I know that he is a smart and very good child. I don't know what I did, but hey it worked!

At least now Avery will get used to having another child around when we decide to have another one someday. It might take all week for him to get used to it, but I need to be up for the challenge! He gets a bit jealous when I change his diaper, hold him, or give him his bottle. I'm hoping by the end of the week, it will be nothing to him. Its hard to carry 2 22lb babies down or up the stairs. Then to figure out who is going into the crib first...aah the life of a daycare provider/mother. At least now I can make a little extra money and that will help us out! Plus I like this family, I've worked with them before at my previous job with their older son and maybe come school vacations or summer I will have him as well! Just some more money in the bank for us!

Mr. Cranky Pants!

can we say cranky pants? goodness....avery has some molars coming in and man was he cranky today! sorry he was so cranky girls! I finally gave him some teething tablets and then he was fine and dandy...should have thought of those before! I may be in for a long night...

I find when he is cranky it makes me even more tired and that is what I am now! doesn't help that I sometimes don't like being a girl...but we made it and shortly I will be warm and cozy in my bed!

can i please....

have more hours in the day? I had every intention of going on the elliptical today, but I know tomorrow is a new day and I've already done 3-30 min days this week! so WAHOO For me!! YAY! (i can be my own cheering section right?)

so I drove 20 mins to my dentist appointment this morning to get my permanent crown put on. I sit in the chair for 30 mins for a 15 min procedure for them to tell me that the crown is chipped and they will have to redo it! UGH...that means i have to go back in a week to get it in finally! mind you i had my son, my brother, and my mom all with me.

Avery was a cranky pants and I know why now...he felt warm this morning so I gave him some motrin. He always wasn't eating very much. Got up from his nap and he was burning up! Poor baby had a 102 fever and of course on the day that daddy isn't coming home until late. He ate some mac and cheese for dinner and some puffs. I gave him a bath, but he shiver through the whole thing so I gave him the quickest bath in the world. Then I rocked him for a bit, gave him more motrin and now he is off in slumber land...I miss the days of rocking my baby boy and wish it happend on days when he's NOT sick! but i love him just the same! I think he must be teething once again, as he has no other symptoms of an illness. Hopefully he will be better for his girlfriend on sunday, and that his girlfriend feels better too!

at least tomorrow is friday and one day closer to seeing my girls again! YAY!

still going strong...

on day 3! wahoo! its great and wonderful! have to thank my girls and joe for helping out on the operation...

I purchased a toning band tonight so I will start to use that next week and alternate it with the ellipical. the ellipical is going well and isn't so hard as it was the day before. just need to increase my calorie intake, b/c according to spark people i don't have enough...so we will work on that!

in other news...wait to i have other news? seems like this new operation is all i have on my mind! let's see...something must be going on in my life...

my son has been a total "cling on" lately. i think he is teething right along with gracie and wont' let me out of his sight! forget trying to eat or peeing in peace...that flew right out the window! but i love the kid and he isn't like this most of the time! today when daddy got home from work, he walked right out the door to him and then proceeded to screech and scream. He must have heard the echo over the lake. he thought he was funny. Then at applebee's he was a ham as always, screech a little bit, but was happy screeching. Then he walked all over target. I asked my husband tonight who this little boy was that was eating with us, b/c I had a baby, not a boy! He is growing just way to fast, although I do love this stage.

He likes to repeat what you do. If you stick your tongue out, he will stick his out. He barks and howls like a dog, which is pretty funny to listen to over the monitor on a sat. morning.

Tomorrow we get to venture out to the dentist to get my cap put on. Hopefully it won't take long as Avery is coming with me in the stroller. It will just make them go quicker...hey one can hope! well that is all in life of me!

day on down....

and a LOT more days to go! but i did very well I think for the first day! the weigh in was a nightmare, but i got through it with even more motivation!

Breakfast was 1 cup kashi go lean cereal, 1.5 cup strawberries, 1 cup lowfat yogurt.
Lunch was 2 cups of whole wheat pasta with 2 bites of sausage, kidney beans, green peppers, and onions, along with tomato sauce.

I worked out for 30 mins on the elliptical and even though it burned a lot I pushed through it only stopping a couple of times, but did NOT give up! this was a good sign.

I had a small banana after working out, then 10 sour cream and onion rice cakes, and 1-100 calorie pack(i was craving the chocolate!)

dinner we had a big salad with chopped apples, craisins, and homemade dressing, along withe some VERY juicy turkey burgers. they were delish!

I even filled my water intake for the day, actually exceeded it! so it was a wonderful day over all! now time for sleep....thanks for all of the encouragement!

my husband is in love....

with someone besides me! (and our son of course!) We purchased a irobot roomba with out christmas money. Well it wasn't in stock at the store so we ordered it online. It came yesterday. He was like a little kid waiting for christmas...he jumped up from the couch and ran down the driveway to meet the Fedex guy! Then he just had to open it and plug it in. He has been using it ever since...he claims its the best investment we have ever made...

I wonder about him I really do.

BTW, I think he really wanted it so he didn't have to vac anymore! Now he wants the one that mops the floor!

Why?

Do they make healthy food so expensive? they say this country is VERY over weight, but then the price for this healthy food is extrodinarily high and it goes bad quickly! gosh, which would you rather, be healthy and be poor, or be fat and die? hard toss up if you ask me....

Do babies grow so fast? This time last year I was recovering from a c-section, attempting to adjust myself into motherhood full-time. Now I am cutting his hair, watching him walk, and beat me up! what the h-e-double hockey sticks happened? can I get my baby back...well sure I can by having another one! speaking of babies...there he is waking up from his nap! so I guess I will end this here and write more later!

Operation LMFA!

this title still cracks me up! You can find it under Complete blog on the right hand side of the page! it will explain it all! and if anyone wants to join feel free too! just let amy know that you would like to contribute!

So each week we will have a set of goals to complete, my goal this week is to use that "coat rack" in the office for something other than a coat rack. I was going to start today, but I somehow hurt my knee so its bothering me, but our weigh in don't start until Monday. So chinese food here I come....

I seriously need to loose weight. I have tried just about EVERYTHING, except increase my excercising. I have a feeling that this is my problem. So I am going to put that $800 dollar machine to good use and hopefully by the time I have to go to Jess and Aaron's wedding, I will be shopping for a new outfit with Amy.

I could use all the encouragement I can get! Make it positive as I need to get my a$$ in gear. Be hard on me when I don't loose the weight or when I cheat. Cheer me on from the sidelines when I make a good food choice, park a little further away from the mall, and buy only good for you foods. I will be the first to admit I do well for a while and then it slips away....but i want to be here to see my son grow up and have babies of his own(hopefully not for at least another 25 years). We also think Avery needs to be a big brother and it would be nice if I could shed some of this weight within the next 6 months or so, so we are able to do this!

Of course what will happen is that, I will work my a$$ off and my lovely husband who is rail skinny already will somehow loose weight(although im not sure from where). The most important thing is to get healthy and active. To set a good example for Avery and hope that he doesn't have the eating habits that I have. So far so good...

So I shall be posting EVERYTHING I eat EVERYDAY! I promise I won't lie because this is the only thing that will work! And hopefully by the end of March we will have good news! If anyone has any thoughts to the matter, healthy snacks, healthy recipes, want to be my excercising buddy, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!! I wish all my friends weren't so far away, but be with me girls! ill need you more now than ever!

Always Wear Clean Under Roos...

This blog and title is for Amy. She has been blogging for a while now and tells me I should too. So I've been racking my brain for 2 days now trying to come up with a name. Amy came up with this one...its perfect because it doesn't have to do with anything! Plus didn't your mom always tell you to well clean underwear?(or under roos as i like to call them!)

After all I am a mom now...for a whole 13 months and a week. Although if you count the almost 42 weeks I was pregnant its been a little longer.

Although, I was always the "mom" figure to my girls when we lived in an aparment in college. I was always cooking, shopping, and reading bed time stories to them. Ok so before you think that sounds "gay", childish, or just plain crazy, I really had to read outloud for a class I was taking. Gotta love being an education major!

So this ends my first blog on here...I have many more ideas floating around my head and if my son allows I will definately be writing more! Until then...