I am a mother of a wonderful little girl named Brooklyn and the cutest little man named Braxton and also a wife to a great man named Dave. We are learning to be new parents and having lots of adventures along the way. I would like to be able to look back on my blog and remember our family times and all the craziness of being parents. I hope that you will enjoy reading all about our soon to be family of 4!
A few weeks ago Micheal's was having a great sale on finger paint and water colors. Since they were only 99 cents a bottle I got a few for Brooklyn. Even if she didn't like it now she would like it in the next few weeks, I thought!
Since J was haning with Grams this weekend (Shannon & Doug away...don't ask where. It was another state...the one with the arch. I don't know why I can't remember.) and hanging out with us too, I thought that it would be a great time to get messy.
Here are the pics.....Enjoy!
Yum-o .....non-toxic paint! Better than breastmilk!
I can't believe that it has been so long since I have updated....Things are crazy right now, so bare through this post. **Brooklyn is turning 1 in 10 days, that is less than 2 weeks from now. I can't believe that she will be 1... The thought of this is just completely foreign to me. Almost like I haven't been watching her this year and I just met her a few ago. I can't think about her turning 1 for too long because I tend to start obsess about her going off to college, getting married, and not being my little girl anymore. Ugh...stop think thinking about it. Dave is ~so~ excited about her getting bigger. I wish that I thought the same way that he does. He is looking at all the cool and interesting things that she is starting to do instead of looking at it like she is never going to do them again. Don't tell him that I said that though. **Breastfeeding is getting harder and harder as Brooklyn gets closer to 1. I think that I am drying up or Brooklyn is not as interested or maybe some of the both. Either way, I have had to start giving Brooklyn some Organic Whole Milk in addition to nursing her. She is almost down to 3 nursings a day instead of the 4 that she has been having for about 6 mths. I can't believe with all the problems that we had in the beginning that we are getting closer and closer to our 1 year milestone. If you have never breastfed then you might not understand but if you did (even for a short time) you understand. LOL **Tae Kwon Do is going well. I have my first of 3 belt testings on Wednesday. This will be the first step in getting my black belt. I can't believe that in about 4 mths I will be a black belt. A black belt! After more than 2 years of training, getting knocked up, going on bed rest, and coming back after having the baby I will be a black belt. Freakin awesome. I wonder if I will have to register my hands as 'deadly weapons'. That would be so cool! **Brooklyn and Dave both have Hand-Foot & Mouth. HA! Brooklyn is totally fine with it and isn't really complaining about anything. Dave on the other hand- he is a little concerned about the pain that he is going to be in. Several times this evening I caught him checking out the palms of his hands and using his tongue to check his lips and inside his mouth. Every time I just chuckled and smiled at him. I think that he thought that it was funny but was still a little nervous. He went to bed early this evening, I think that he didn't want to think about it anymore tonight. **Brooklyn has her next well baby visit on the 3oth of this month....I will update weight, height, etc after that appointment. Let me just tell you that Brooklyn is huge and I would not be shocked if she tipped the scales at 22lbs. At the MedExpress today she was 23+lbs with her cloths on and a new diaper. My guess is about 22lbs. 7 oz. Any other guesses. **We have been having some problems with heat rash while she is sleeping at night. For this reason we have had to use prefolds during the day and a sposie at night. I was a little worried to go all prefolds but they have not been bad at all. They clean up great, don't smell bad while in the bin and they fit under her clothes so trim. LOVE THEM... Well that is all for now, I will be super busy next week getting ready for the First Birthday party on Saturday. If you are coming and haven't RSVPed yet, get on it already! It should be fun and the food is gonna be super yummy! Later Gators!
If you know me, you have heard me talk about my September Mom's Group that I ~love~. We met on Fertility Friend when we all became pregnant and due in September of 2007.
They are a group of women that, put simply ROCK. We are always supportive, honest, and kind to each other. During our pregnancies and throughout the past year of our babies lives we have really grown close.
After trying to figure out how/when/where to meet someone said that we should write to "Ellen" and see if she will bring us all together. Everyone loved the idea, so we put together a video montage of everyone and their little ones to send to her.
Here it is....
So, if you know anyone that has ~any~ connection to Ellen please pass this along to her. We can't wait to see what happens with this....maybe it will actaully happen and I will be able to meet this group of women that I have grown to call family.
We are SO excited to start off this WVU football season today....Kick of is at 3:30, so if you are anywhere near a TV you should watch it. This is just to get you excited... ***this is from last year but is still awesome, I will update when 6'6 240 puts the new one on youtube***
I have been tagged! Oh crap I forgot the rules....looking up rules...please wait....
I am back!
The Rules:
1. Post the rules on your blog. 2. Write 6 random things about yourself. 3. Tag 6 people at the end of your post. 4. If you're tagged, DO IT and pass on the tag.
Here I go:
Random thing #1- I don't like loud noises when it is dark outside...it's just creepy.
Random thing #2- I am crazy excited about the new series of 90210 that will be coming on in less that 2 weeks. Woot...
Random thing #3 - I can't eat melted icecream...it grosses me out.
Random thing #4 - When I am at the movies and have to use the bathroom, I check ~all~ the stalls before choosing one. I have to make sure that there is no one that is going to get me.
Random thing #5 - I get nervous before every softball game. I want to make John proud, I guess! LOL
Random thing #6 - I think that only 'cool people' get tagged, so now that I am tagged I feel 'cool'!
Alright, who to tag? who to tag? who to tag?
1. Trieva - you need to update anyway. 2. Shannon - You should start a blog, I am sure that you have lots of funny things to say. 3. Christina - You know you wanna be one of the cool ones! LOL 4. Heidi - I would love to hear from you too! 6. Leslie - Yeah, you too!
Thank You- Aunt Shannon, Uncle Doug and Cousin J for my super cool swing set. I really love it! I like that I can swing in it AND look around at the same time. I am a little scared of the slide still, but Mommy says that I will grow into it sooner or later. I also like getting on top of the playgym part and looking down. I am so tall up there.
Here is a video of me that my super cool Mommy took of me....
Hi - I am a stay at home mom. I have a great life. A wonderful husband, a recently 2yr old girl named Brooklyn (who is knee deep in the terrible twos) and a new addition Braxton that is almost 3mths old. Life is good but I am still looking for something that I can call my own. And you lovely people get to go along for the ride. I hope that you enjoy!
