This is for the family b/c I know they'd rather see Aiden :)

What happened to this girl?

I got out a huge tub of pictures from high school so I can start getting them in albums or photo boxes or scrapbooks or something. I haven't decided where I want everything yet. I found so many pictures that showed me just how thin and healthy I was back the. Honestly, I would have bet money that I was biggest girl in school. What in the world causes women to have such distorted images of themselves? I would pay to look like this now, although I'm not going to pay. I'm working hard the old-fashioned way. I know I'm in danger of being a diabetic which can lead to a bunch of other problems. It truly is a disorder that snowballs you, and it seems like it can cause everything in your body to eventually go bad. I can't afford that now I'm married and have a son. I need to be around for both of them. I must say though that it's been very tough to keep on the straight and narrow since I've had him. I love food, especially sugar. It takes everything in me to make the right choices. For the majority of the time I can make the right choices, but I really need to buckle down like I had to when I was pregnant. Honestly, that healthy eating made me feel so much better and gave me more enegry. Anyone who has or has had an unhealthy realtionship with food in any way knows what I'm talking about. I just want to get this healthy girl back. That means I need to burn off 60 pounds...*big sigh*. I really want to to it too since I'm going to be a nurse. I was to practice what I preach so to speak. Personally, for me, I would like to atleast be a picture of health if I'm going to work in health care. What if some day I have to sit down and talk to someone about healthy eating habits and exercise if I'm not even doing it myself? That's kinda like a respiratory therapist who's a smoker. Although I've come a long way, I still have a long way to go. You know what I'm loving about being a mom right now? Schedule! I think I would lose my mind of there was so schedule or routine or organization to my day. It's just nice that I know when Aiden takes his longest nap of the day and I know that he does best when he gets to bed at 10pm b/c then he sleeps till 5am. I want to get him to where he's in bed at 9pm, but we'lll get there. I really wasn't sure we'd ever get on a schedule when he was up all times of the night, but we made it and it's a great feeling! He's a great baby :) That's just a little something extra I've been thinking about. I must head on out now. He's crying for some dinner. Talk to y'all soon!

Let me start by wishing my handsome little man a Happy 2 Months!!! It blows my mind how fast time flies. He changes so much everyday. I've loved watching him change and grow. This morning he was a little jabber jaws for the first time and it was so cute :) I knew he had something important to say. Saturday we ate dinner at my mom and dad's house and after we were done eating my dad wanted to hold Aiden. My dad was directly across from me at the table. Aiden heard me talking and he turned his head to find his mama and then he just stared at me and it was so precious! I really can't remember what life was like before we had him here with us. I feel like I've always been a mother.

So, Jeff and I have 2 small dogs now that I love dearly. Last night they gave us a HUGE scare! Jeff is on the phone with his sister and looks into the kitchen and sees Maggie chowing down on D-Con. Talk about giving us a huge heart attack. We called the vet and he said that we had to give the dogs a certain dose of hydrogen peroxide to induce vomitting to get it out of their bellies. Well, Maggie's was nothing but teal colored D-con coming up....Daisy's was ok. So, we had to take them into the vet at 11:15pm. They got vitamin K injections and exams. Daisy is ok as far as we know. Maggie obviously ingested a lot. He didn't detect anything we should be worried about, so I have to give them vitamin K capsules everyday and watch them closely for bruising and a few other things. Thank God they've been ok. I didn't know what I would do if something happened to them. It had me in tears. The hardest part of this thing is keeping them still. The vet said we have to keep them (mainly Maggie) still and they have to lay down as much as possible. They're puppies! We got a pretty good system down today though so hopefully they get well rested and back to 100% soon.

Jeff has had Sat-today (Mon) off, so it's been nice to spend much needed time with him. I miss him when he has to work so much, but I'll do the same thing for him when I'm done with school so he can get done with school. We want to get it out of the way while Aiden is tiny. We just want to provide the best life we can for our children, and I hope we succeed. I'm confident that we will.

Well, I must head on out for now. It's only a little after 10pm and I'm ready for bed. I'm getting old! Love you all! Sweet dreams...

When there is room

in the heart there is

always room in the

house.

Thomas Moore

Life is about to get very interesting. I've just been relaxing and enjoying my precious baby boy. I try to soak in every second with him b/c he's already going so fast. Tomorrow I go to my college to get everything going for me to start Oct 2nd. I think I'm ready. It's always scary and exciting at the same time when you're starting something new and different. I am ready to be done so I can be a nurse. I know I"ll be very happy with my job and find it very rewarding. I just want to help people and help make a difference. I've heard so many people complain about the care they've gotten in a health care facility, and I want to help change that. I know I have the heart for it. I just want to do well at my job. So, if you guys could keep me in your prayers then I would greatly appreciate it. My school schedule is going to be crazyy b/c we'll be having tests and quizzes almost everyday b/c it's a schedule where you finish one class in a month. That's why I'll graduate in Dec of next year. I am glad that I'm getting this all done while Aiden is a baby and before life gets too crazy with hockey practice and baseball games and school plays :)

Ok, I've been debating on whether to post this or not b/c it's an embarassing topic for any woman. I know as a stylist that many women get unwanted facial hair waxed. I must confess that I am one of those women. It's something no woman wants to talk about. A while back on The View they had a plastic surgeon on there who was talking about the laser hair removal and one of the hosts asked why unwanted hair is such a common problem now. He said it's from the hormones put in milk and chicken. It's causing hair to grow on our lips and chin and everywhere! When I was first pregnant the Dr had every level of everything checked in my blood and all of hormone levels were perfect, so I thought....Why am I getting all of this hair. Well, when I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes I was told to not drink milk b/c it raises the blood sugar of pregnant women with GD. Wouldn't you know that since I haven't had milk my hair has stopped growing. I told another woman about this who I knew had the same problem. She has stopped drinking milk and switched to organic milk and it's stopped for her too. Let me just say that organic milk is expensive but man oh man does it taste fresh! It's awesome! Anyway, who knew those hormones could wreak such havoc on one's face? So, to any lady out there who is having the same problem....I hope this helped.

I must go now and watch the America's Next Top Model premier that I tivo'd. I'll live out my dream vicariously through these girls. Have a great night everyone, and as always, I send my love :)

Daisy Loves Aiden :)

Behold the child, by nature's kindly law

Pleas'd with rattle, tickled with straw.

Alexander Pope

I'm not really sure if I understand this quote, but there it is :/

I need to catch up!

Babies come into our earth to bring us a fresh breath of heaven!



Lullaby and goodnight
With lilies of white
And roses of red
To pillow your head:
May you wake when the day
Chases darkness away



You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
Jimmy Carter

Meet Daisy...poma-poo #2

Yesterday Jeff and I added a new member to our family. Here is Miss Daisy Mae. Her name was Gidget, but Jeff liked Daisy and she answered to it right away. We went to my cousin's house for a get together b/c some family was here from Florida. Maggie's mom had another litter of puppies and we ended up coming home with this little darling who is Maggie's full sister. I wasn't planning on coming home with her, but Jeff is a softie :) I just love her! She is so cute and so curious about everything. She's adjusting to her new life in our house very well. Hopefully the next picture you see of her will be after I've taken her and Maggie both to the groomer!

Cute quote!!

I never knew, until there was you, that kissing booboos was important to do!!

Quote for today

He will turn the hearts of parents

to their children and the hearts of

children to their parents.

The Book of Malachi

What a week!

Here's a picture of my son holding chocolate covered peanuts. I didn't have an extra hand to carry them, so I laid them in his carseat and he put his hand over them like they were his. With the appetite this boy has I'm sure he can't wait till the day he can eat some chocolate covered peanuts....and some steak with daddy :)

This little boy has been eating a lot, and when I say a lot I mean A LOT!!!! He's on formula now, and an ounce of formula should last an hour on his belly. He's been eating 5 ounce every 2-3 hours. He's been so starving it's pitiful. Breaks my heart! So, last night I made him some cereal. It was thicker than how it would be in a bottle, but thinner than how it is when they start on solids. I fed him that with a dropper last night and then gave him 2 ounces of milk in a bottle , and he slept from 10pm - 5am! Woohoo! I just couldn't stand watching him be so hungry. If he's hungry, I have no problem giving him what he needs. I could tell a big difference in him today! 5 ounces lasted 4 hours and he didn't act nearly as desperate as before. I'm finally doing ok with not being able to breastfeed him anymore. He got 6 weeks of milk, and atleast he got that much! The pediatrician, who is a woman, said that she could tell I was having a hard time with not being able to breastfeed, so she told me that he can comfort nurse, so we do that since he's not eating from me all the time, so for example.....if he's just wanting comfort before bed I can nurse him and it makes both of us feel better. You moms out there know what that bond is like. There's nothing like it in the world. I'm happy I didn't have to give up completely.

We had a funeral today. It's made my week really hard b/c it's been on my mind on all week. I've been crying over it. My friend's boyfriend died and 2 small children are left behind. I just think of those kids and start crying. If you could, keep all of them in your prayers. Keep his mom in your prayers too. Now that I have Aiden I can look at it from a mother's point of view, and it's heartbreaking. This is a very rough time for them, and I just pray for their comfort and peace of mind.

Jeff has been working a ton. I can't complain too much b/c it's helping us get all of our debt paid off, and we need it now that I won't be able to work b/c of starting back to college. I know it's needed. He called me last night on his break and told me he had to work Sunday and I just burst into tears. I miss my sweetheart. He wouldn't have to work Sunday, but he's training for a new job where he works and he needs to be there. He goes in early for orientation tomorrow and he'll get off at 6pm, so we'll be able to do something and I can't wait. I love just spending time with him!

I've had so much on my mind this week it has just been hard to post. It's just been a sad week for so many reasons. I guess we all have tough times, huh? I can't complain too much though. I have a healthy boy with a healthy appetite, and I have a great husband who works hard to take care of us and who loves me. I don't need much else!

Do I believe I'm blessed? Of course, I do! In the first place my mother told me so, many, many times, and when she did it was always quietly, confidently...and I knew that anything she told me was true.
Duke Ellington


I happy family is but an earlier heaven
John Bowring

There are one hundred and fifty-two
distinctly different ways of holding a
baby- and all are right.
H. Brown

Never forget

I"ll never forget where I was when I heard the news. I was in beauty school and I had run across the street to get a morning snack. The ladies working in the bake shop had the radio on and I was listening while I was in line. Everything I was hearing sounded like some kind of made up story, and I wasn't sure what to think. I went back to school and told Randi and her mom and then we had an instructor turn our radio till we found the coverage, and we realized it was all very real. Such a tragic day! I watched the Primetime special on Thurs with all of the 4 and 5 year olds whose dads died that day and I bawled my eyes out through the whole thing. It is amazing though that the legacy of those brave men will live on in their children.

Slideshow!

I added a slideshow to the bottom of my page, so check it out!

Fantasmic!

This is my favorite show at Disneyland and I just wanted to share. The video doesn't do it justice, but it's entertaining all the same. We can't wait to take Aiden in the next year or two. It's a place we'll probably go every couple years or so. Jeff grew up going there since he's from California. I hope Aiden love it there and had fun as much as we do. If you've never been, it would be a great place to take your little one(s) someday!....ok, so I'm trying to embed it and it won't work, so here's the link. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRzvmXu5hoM

Sunday's quote...just in case I don't have time tomorrow

No rosebuds yet by dawn impearled match, even in the loveliest hands, the sweetest flowers in all the world - a baby's hands. Algernon Charles Swinburne

She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed whle raising them.

The happiness of life is made up of little

things - a smile, a hug, a moment of

shared laughter.

A new idea!

My life is uneventful and I don't have stories everyday, so I have an idea! I got a small calendar that has a quote about children and being a parent and being a mother everyday. I'll post the quote for the day on here. I always find them heart warming. So since I know mommies read my blog I'll share! Here's the one for today...

Never fear spoiling children making them too happy.
Happiness is the atmosphere in which all good affections grow.
Ann E. Bray

before a bottle

after a bottle

my beautiful boy

Well, I have beta blogger now and I just wanted to let those of you with blogspot know that I'm still faithfully reading your blogs....I cannot comment though b/c I have the new version and it won't let me. It says I'll be able to comment on any blog soon though. I feel bad b/c there's one mom with a blog I really want to talk to b/c we're having the same breastfeeding issues and I want her to know she's not alone and I'm going through the same thing :( This is frustrating!

Life has been very good around here these days. Saturday was awesome! I dropped Aiden off at my mom's house around noon and then I drove back to Findlay and Jeff and I got ready for our day together. We went out to eat at my favorite Mexican restaurant here in town and then it was off to Cold Stone for dessert! If you've never been to Cold Stone then find the nearest one to you immediately! Their ice cream is amazing. I had the peanut butter perfection made with the sweet cream ice crea,....Delicious! Then we saw Pirates of the Caribbean 2. I really enjoyed it! It's very entertaining all the way through. Then we came home and passed out till around 8:30am. It was so nice to have uninterrupted sleep. I felt very refreshed. It was great to get my Aiden back too. During all of that time I spent without him I felt like I should have been making a bottle or putting him down for a nap. I didn't know what to do with myself! I'm definitely a mom now!

We had a fun Labor Day. We were having our county fair, so we stopped by there. I don't know about anyone else, but I ate more junk than I needed to. The best part was the fresh funnel cake with homemade vanilla ice cream...mmmm! We watched some of the cheerleading competition, and I loved it! My dream was to be a cheerleader. I never tried out at my school though b/c we didn't have judges come in for the try-outs. The girls tried out in front of the high school and the student body voted. So, our squad consisted of staff kids pretty much. Girls like me didn't have a chance, so I didn't even try. Anyway, it was just a nice day to get out as a family, and the weather was beautiful! I love being outside now that it has cooled down!

I'm really thinking that fall is becoming my favorite season. I hate what follows fall, but I love the colors. I see the trees starting to change...I love the rich red, gold and orange tones. I got some pretty gold flowers to put out on our front porch and I put up our fall wreath. Next I'll put our scarecrow and pumpins (fake decoration ones) out. I love the comfortable temperatures, and I love wearing jeans and sweaters. It's a cozy time of year.

Not much is on the agenda for this week. I think Sunday after church we're going to go to Cedar Point (voted America's best amusement park for 7 or 8 years in a row). Stop by if you're ever in the area. It's a good time! I love going there and they have the best rides. This time of year everything is decorated for Halloween and they have people in costumes all over. I can't wait to go! We would have gone earlier this year, but I had Aiden in my belly :) Now he can enjoy it with us....kinda.

Social time!!!!

Could being a mom get any better? I just wake up everyday so content and very please with where my life is. Today we took Aiden to the Dr for his one month check-up and we have a healthy boy! He is 8lbs. 4oz. and 20 and 1/2 inches long. The Dr was very pleased with his growth and she's very pleased with his appetite! He's a strong and healthy boy and I couldn't be happier :)

I just got home. The youth pastor at our church lives one street over, so I went over and had dinner with him and his wife and a couple of other married couples from church. After we ate we played UNO Attack. It was just so nice to get out and be around adults and laugh and have a good time.

Tomorrow is a big day! My mom is going to keep Aiden all day and keep Aiden all night. So, Jeff and I are going to go out to eat and then to the fair and then to a movie. After that we get a full night's sleep and I can't wait!We really only get up once a night, but uninterrupted sleep will be grand! My mom is so excited! She's been wanting to spend a whole day with him, so I know she'll have fun with Aiden and I know that Aiden will enjoy all of the love from Mammaw and Pappaw. Since I don't have any grandparents around anymore (neither does Jeff) I realize how important that relationship is, and I want Aiden to spend time with my parents and Jeff's too when it's possible. I just want him to soak in all the love! I'll miss him tomorrow, but I know that couple time for Jeff and I is important and so is a full night of sleep. I know he's in the best hands, so I can't worry.

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend. I know I will! See ya next week!