Not So Wordless Wednesday

So I am going to let y'all know that my little man has a stomach virus. He started puking last night around 9:00 and has fever. Poor baby, I'll keep everyone posted on how he is doing.
by the way, I had a paragraph written giving the nitty gritty but I accidentally clicked on something and of course erased the entire post...

Here is my first Wordless Wednesday Post. It won't be entirely wordless as I will have a caption explaining the picture. Enjoy!

I decided to take y'all waaay back to the beginning of mine and Michael's relationship...2005 ahh young love.

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Time Travel and Changes

Did I wake up in 1999? Nope, my husband is in the bathroom taking a shower, my baby is asleep in his crib and I am no longer the skinny little size zero I once was. So why is it that everyday when I look in the mirror I see the face of my 13 year old self? I. feel. so. gross. I guess my hormones are still trying to get back to normal and I am sure the 110 degree weather isn’t helping out much but c’mon! I thought I was done with oily skin and pimples for awhile…and I figure since I have the skin of a 13 year old, I should be able to whine like a 13 year old. It’s so not faaair!! Ok I’m done. Anyone know of a good soap or something that could clear up my normally somewhat oily but not too oily and sometimes dry right after my shower skin?

OK so I will wait but I am going to be changing the blog up a bit. I love reading other blogs and so I want others to love reading my blog as well! I am really wanting to do some kind of giveaway…I am thinking that I might give some lucky reader (like I have any) a free Discovery Toy. Depending on comments of course…I should probably wait until I have more readers to do something like this, it won’t be very hard to pick a winner if I only get one comment huh. So I want to do reviews and giveaways at some point and I had been thinking that I would like to do some kind of weekly post. After reading a few other blogs I think I will be doing a Wordless Wednesday, because I love looking at Lillie’s blog and seeing her pictures for that day and because I want to do some new reader content! Second I am going to have McFatty Monday. What is McFatty Monday you ask? McFatty Monday is a post on Mondays to inform everyone of my weight loss progress or lack there of. I was inspired by Blair from Heir to Blair who has lost over 25lbs since January. I want to lose 30lbs…of course I have posted this before and I have said time and time again that I will not procrastinate and wouldn’t you know it, life got in my face and distracted me! My thoughts are that if I were to do a post every Monday with progress or just to post about my struggles with it, I will have to try and my readers will expect me to be doing something…even if it is just 20 minutes around the block or swimming laps on the weekends. I will need support as I am not very good with self motivation unless you count the motivation to go grab cookies from the pantry. I would love any tips on foods or exercises that may have helped you or even just words of encouragement. I am hoping to get started with my McFatty Monday posts next week! I have also been contemplating having a recipe page on my blog. I am a recipe stealer and I would love to share my favorites with others…ahem, BeBe’s macaroni and cheese…and GiGi’s taco soup. Can you say YUMO! So those are my ideas!

I was reading Cleared For Takeoff, another great blog, yesterday and she had a post called Letters to Katie. Basically, the post was a letter or letters to her younger self! She got the idea from another blog and they did a “Blog Hop” where everyone wrote this same type of post and shared it so you could “Hop” to other blogs and read their letters. It was really neat, I wouldn’t have gotten any work done had I hopped over to the other blogs and read their letters. Anyway I have been thinking about writing my own, it really got me thinking about all of the things I would tell my younger self. I hope to have this posted soon so stay tuned!

I’m not sure if I have posted this little tid bit or not but my little kiddo has 5 teeth! Can you believe it? I keep saying I am going to stop nursing so I don’t get bit but I have yet to stop…I don’t think it will take much convincing when he bites down with 5 little chompers. The down side to his adorable new teeth is that he has had pain, fever and a cough from the drainage that teething causes. He has been super fussy lately and I know he hasn’t been sleeping well, so last night he was drugged…sounds bad huh. I gave him Tylenol for the fever and pain, teething tablets also for the pain and Benadryl to help with the drainage and coughing. Let me just say that I do not give my baby Benadryl for any reason but to help his cough and stuff but OMG! He slept ALL NIGHT LONG and I mean from 9pm to 7:15am when I had to wake him up! It was amaaaaazing…I slept so good! I hope he starts feeling better soon though because I really don’t like it when he doesn’t feel well.

So I am going to sound like a total dork right now but for those of you who don’t know, I am SO excited about Eclipse!!! I am going with a group of girlfriends to watch it tomorrow night and I can’t wait! My mother in law asked me if I wanted to go get a t-shirt from Hot-Topic to wear to the movie lol I said no but secretly I totally do! Did you know there is an actual Twilight Moms fan club…it is for us dirty mommas who think Edward and Jacob are super fine. I am not a member of said club but don’t think it hasn’t crossed my mind. Michael is also a Twilight fan but will not be going with the ladies to watch Eclipse…sorry honey; I really wanted you to go. He will be going on Friday at a much less crowded time I’m sure. So anyway I will be sure and have a little something in my next post about how awesome the movie was and how you should totally go and see it.

Well I am at work and I am typing this in an email to myself…so I guess I should go get my lunch and then get started on my “week long” project. I’ll have to zone out a lot in order to drag it out all week. Thanks for stopping by!

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Wave Bye Bye!

Sorry I haven't posted lately, I've been so distracted lately! It's not like I have been super busy or anything, I've just been spending time with Michael and Parker.

I found out today (in an email that was sent 5 days ago...) that out of my team leaders group, I have the top sales this month so far! Only $186 left to reach my month goal! If I get that last $186 in sales, I will get a $75 bonus, and I WANT that bonus! I am having a party on July 10th in Houston (FEEL FREE TO COME) to kick off my second month and hopefully reaching that goal as well! Costa Rica here we come...maybe ha-ha!

Parker is the smartest baby ever! I am sure all moms say that but I am convinced that Parker is the smartest. I started trying to teach him how to say "bye-bye" and wave, I was thinking that it was going to take a while but on Monday I took him to daycare and when I waved and said bye-bye he did too! He waved and said something more like "baaa" but I'll take that! now he says "baa-baa" when he waves, it is so exciting! Parker is also getting braver when it comes to standing up...he will pull up on whatever he can and then take one hand away. I am constantly watching him because he has taken both hands off and fallen down but I think we may be getting close to having a walking, talking baby!

Well, I know this post was just kind of an update so maybe sometime this week I can sit down and write a post when I am not so tired and when Parker is not screaming in the background! You just thought he was happy all of the time :)

Good night!

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Pictures

Parker had is picture taken on Sunday! They turned out ADORABLE! Callie, a friend from work, took them and I think she did a great job! Here is a link to her blog :)

callieannphotography

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First Zoo Trip, First Canton Trip and Swimming!

First of all! Here are a couple of pictures of Parker's first trip to the zoo in April! GiGi, Sean, Jennifer and Kyleigh came for a visit that weekend and went with us!

This next picture is from Parker's first trip to Canton. Poor baby started running fever a few hours after we got there so we had to leave early but it was a good time.

These last two pictures are from yesterday, we went for a swim and I got some really good pictures! Aunt Donna and Destiny came for a visit Friday and Saturday so they got to see Parker in the pool. I'll have more pictures of this weekend soon...these took an hour to upload.

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from Glasses to Homecomings!

I’ve been meaning to post for a couple of days now but of course I got distracted…no surprise there! There hasn’t been too much going on around here lately, just normal things. Michael and I went to the eye doctor last week and we are both getting new prescriptions. Michael is getting bifocals, which is going to be great for his job but he has been getting teased about it since he told everyone. I didn’t get new glasses, I just kept my old frames that I love and got new lenses but Dr. Bouge said my vision is getting better! I’ll never be able to not wear glasses, I’ve had to wear them since I was three, but at least I know my vision is improving!

Parker had his nine month shots on the same day as our eye appointment. I was so proud of him, he didn’t cry at all! He did fuss for a second but after that he was just fine. I was most surprised that he didn’t cry when they pricked his finger to get some blood for his iron test. He cried every other time he has had it done, I guess he is getting tough!

Parker is starting to get a little bit of separation anxiety which I am told is normal for this age and that the phase will pass. I saw its full force on Tuesday. I had to go back up to daycare about thirty minutes after I dropped him off because he needed diapers. While I was there I picked him up for a minute and was talking to him and giving him kisses and when I put him down he started balling. I don’t mean fussing, I mean crying BIG tears…so like any mom, I picked him back up and told him it was OK, but that Mommy had to go back to work but that I would be back in a little while to get him. I put him down on the floor and walked pretty fast out of the gate which he crawled to at lightning speed, crying all the way. I couldn’t look, I just kept on walking...no mom likes it when their baby cries, ESPECIALLY when he is crying “MAMA! WAAAA MAMA!” It took all I had not to go get him lol. I am such an enabler. So I got back to work and the day went by pretty quickly and when I got there he was all smiles. He does the fussy crying thing anytime I leave his sight, I hope this phase is fast.

Sunday is Father’s Day! Michael got his first Father’s Day card yesterday; it was from my Granny Shayne. I almost cried…I know I am such a goof, it was so sweet though! She wrote “Love, Granny Shayne” ha-ha not “Have a Happy Father’s Day, Shayne” I guess I knew she would, she is so sweet! I love my Granny Shayne. So anyway we have no plans to “celebrate” we’re just going to spend time together and go visit T-Paw. I told him the day is for him to do WHATEVER he wants to do so we’ll see.
Sunday afternoon, with Michael’s permission, a friend from work is taking some pictures of Parker! I am SO excited! We can never have too many pictures of our little man. I will post when I get them! She will also be taking Parker’s first birthday pictures which I think are going to be super cute!

I have some very happy news!! My brother Robert is coming home!!!! He is officially a civilian and veteran! I am very happy that he is coming home; we all missed him like crazy the last 4 years. He will be home next month and everyone up here in Lufkin will get to meet him at Parker’s birthday party!

Well I think that’s everything for now!

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Nine Months

My little stinker is NINE MONTHS OLD! I can't believe it! He weighs 22.7 pounds and is 30 inches long. Here is a picture taken of him today at the doctor's office and one of Parker standing up.

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A Little of Everything

I’m in a funk today…not sure why, maybe it’s the weather. Maybe it’s the fact that no matter what I do it never seems good enough. I knew we were going to have a tough time financially when we decided to have Parker. I knew that I needed to get a better paying job, so I did. I transferred to Diboll and ended up loving my job here, the pay isn’t much more than I made before, but it is more all the same and how often do you find a job you actually don’t mind getting up to go to? I have been job hunting for a few months now, unsuccessfully; I’m not going to lie. I haven’t really been looking as hard as I could, but I AM looking. I found a TON of jobs that I know would pay great but I’m not qualified for them and the ones I am qualified for I didn’t get any interviews for.

I am selling Discovery Toys now, which I am actually very excited about! My first party was last night and I have to say that even though only two people showed up for it (my momma in laws) I did well, I made around $50 in commission. I was happy about how it went and considering the nasty weather and it being a Thursday I wasn’t very surprised about the turn out. Of course I knew Delana and Belinda would come, which I am so thankful for. They also agreed to host parties of their own which will help me out a lot, I know their friends would be more comfortable going to a party at their home instead of mine. Anyway so I am looking forward to my second party on Saturday and hope that the turn out is good since it is the weekend. I am also trying to get a couple of parties in the works in Houston this month one for a friend which she will host and the other a Mystery Hostess party in which I will do a big drawing and the winner gets all of the hostess benefits.

It’s not like I’m not trying here…

So I’m sitting at work, wishing I was in bed because I am in such a cruddy mood. Parker didn’t want to get out of bed either but once he was with Cayne at daycare, he was all smiles.

I guess I will take this time and catch everyone up on the goings on of our little family. We haven’t done a whole lot in the last couple of weeks but I have some pictures and videos that I wanted to share. Since my last post, Parker has done some pretty neat things! He can clap his hands, which he does whenever he is happy or when we sing “If You’re Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands!” You can see it for yourself below.

I thought I could add a video on here...guess not!


OK I just want to add a side note, I am typing this at work on Microsoft Word and it is telling me that in the following sentence “If You’re Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands!” that I should change “You’re” to “You is” so that would make the sentence “If You is Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands!” Wow…that is all I can say.

Parker has also turned into a scooting machine! He is still trying to figure out how to crawl on his hands and knees and has actually crawled a couple of steps (I guess is how you’d put it) and after that he looks up, makes a pitiful noise like he wants to say “help” and then drops onto his belly to army crawl to his destination. He is quick too! He has been half naked all weekend/week and has a red rash on his belly which I think is from all of his scooting. I call it his road rash ha-ha. Along with the “crawling” he is also pulling up. He of course only pulls up on the unsteady and dangerous things, the TV trays, the fireplace, a wooden box with VHS movies in it. The first thing he pulled up on was the coffee table. I was so excited that he had done it, I didn’t think about the fact that he was heavier than the table. I didn’t realize until I saw the table slide backwards and saw Parker lean forward and then fall to the side, bumping his chin on the corner of the table and bonking his head on the floor. This all happened about a foot from me of course. So as soon as it happened, I was there picking him up and kissing the boo-boos and checking him for damage. Let me just say that Parker is all boy, he cried for a few minutes I think more because it scared him than anything else and then he was done. I put him down and he went right back to it! So needless to say we have moved the coffee table out of the room.

When Parker got his tubes last month I thought, thank God! My baby will finally get a break from being sick! Well as luck would have it, even though it is 100 degrees outside, Michael got strep throat last week and because it was inevitable for it to be passed on to everyone in the house…Parker got it too. On Saturday night when I woke up to him crying, he was so hoarse and was coughing pretty bad so I knew that he probably had strep. Michael felt terrible about it but there wasn’t anything any of us could do. So we took him to the doctor and got him some antibiotics on Tuesday. I am glad to say that his fever is GONE and I hope the cough is on its way out also. While we were at the doctor’s office they weighed and measured him, he is 23 pounds and 29 inches. He isn’t going to be happy on the 10th when he has his shots!

I can’t believe my baby is going to be 9 months old next week…He’ll be one year old before we know it! I have to admit that I have already started getting his birthday party plans together. I have the invitations and decorations picked out and I have an idea of how I want the cake to look so I just need to get everything ordered and make my guest list and that kind of thing decided.

Well I guess I should get back to work! I will post again soon.

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