Baby Led Weaning

Today was full of lots of foods and messes. Addison is doing so good eating, but it will be so nice when she has a high chair. I had as much food on me as she did today.

 dinner time pictures courtesy of Christian. She ate no corn but she had fun with it.  

This is what it looks like when you oversleep. There is a teeny tiny spot on the other side of her that she lets me sleep on, right on the edge of the bed. Very sweet of her right...

 So the kids got to decorate the Christimas today. They had a lot of fun. But of all the years I have had Chester she has never messed with the Christmas tree. We haven't even had the decorations on for one day and she has already pulled ornaments off. This is going to be a long month.

Well I hope you have a good day.

I love you

Goodnight

bullies bullies everywhere

I cannot even begin to tell you how angry and disappointed I am with Lily. So their dad lets them go to the park on Sunday...well he's been letting them go alone (which I don't agree with, but whatever) anyway...so they get to the park alone. There are a group of kids there...Christian said like 2 or 3 boys and 2 girls. So Lillian decides it is a perfect idea to tell these kids that her little brother still wets the bed, and he has to wear pull ups to sleep in like a baby because he pees his pants. So now poor Christian is at the park with a group of kids picking on him and bullying him because of something his sister said. I couldn't even believe it. Well no body said anything while they were at their dad's about this incident. So I pick them up and we don't even make it home before Christian is telling me about it and how upset he was. I am so very upset with her...it is one thing to pick on your little brother, it is completely uncalled for to make him a target for other people. Needless to say she is grounded this week. She spent all afternoon in her bedroom. She got to come down for dinner and to visit with the family this evening then back to her room she went.

So I completely lost track of time tonight. I had no idea it was so late. I had the patriots game on and was cleaning and putting the lights on the kids Christmas tree and next thing I knew it was midnight.

It was good to see my grandfather today though. It is hard to believe he is almost 94. He doesn't look or act that old at all.

I love you and I miss you so much. Have a great day!

 who knew someone so tiny could have so much stuff. Excuse the mess I don't even attempt to pick it up until she is in bed.

much better now that she is asleep and I can put her stuff away, right?

But the kids did a great job picking out a tree...it's cute. I think it is just under 5 feet. When we got it home and Christian saw how small it was he was disappointed. "It doesn't touch our ceiling...we need a new one." I personally think it is perfect and it smells pretty.

Good night! I love you!

2 months

What a difference 2 months can make...

Same spot on the couch, exactly 2 months apart.

So Christmas shopping was a success today.
Addison was extremely good. It was pretty crowded though.

She was not happy that I made her stop eating to take a picture. You can barely tell but she has broccoli all over her face. She ate the tops off of them all. She loved it.

This little fatty. No one else gets to use the blanket or the pillows...

I am going to Jacksonville tomorrow for church to see my grandfather. His 94 birthday is on the 8th. So mom is going to see him and take him to lunch for his birthday. So I kind of invited myself...and Addison.

Have a good day love! I miss you and love you so much! Goodnight...

Command Strips

I officially HATE them! I am not trying to hang crap in this house ever EVER again. I think I may be the only idiot that cannot work with command strips. I cannot even tell you how many I sacrificed trying to hang Christmas decorations with the kids. They wouldn't stick to the wall....and I am not even lying Christian sat there and watched me. He said our wall is broken because they won't stick to it. Extremely irritating. So I gave up.

Then I decided I would work on another project that I have had all the supplies for, forever.

I am failing at my crafts lately :(
It's not a good night unless you burn yourself multiple times with the hot glue gun. The yellow one is the worst...the glue dried to my skin and when I pulled it off my skin came with it. The other 2 are just big blisters.

Mom wants to go Christmas shopping tomorrow since I will not have the kids. That should be interesting. I am not even sure if there is anything that I can order online. I really don't want to go. But I have to go eventually right...

Have a great day baby. I love you and I hope I get to talk to you later.
Goodnight.

Thanksgiving

Not too much to write since we got to talk so long today.

Poor Addison has such a hard time sleeping. I am sure I have created this tiny little clingy monster. She is fighting going to bed as hard as she can. She was ALMOST asleep a minute ago but I looked at the monitor and her blanket was over her mouth. So ofcourse I got scared that she was going to suffocate herself. So I went in there to move her blanket, woke her up, and now she is really mad.
I hate this, I hate making her fuss herself to sleep. This is the worst part about my everyday.

But all in all today was a success. I was so super proud of my turkey it was delicious, and not dry at all. Even the kids ate it. That in itself is a success.

I couldn't handle it anymore. I had to go get her. I can't stand to listen to her cry like that. She is back in her crib now...still awake...but...not crying.

I love you baby! Have a great Friday! Goodnight!

tooth fairy is coming!

So I did the unthinkable tonight.

I pulled Christian's tooth out! I kept trying to get him to do it and he couldn't do it. So I tired a piece of floss around it and said ok here pull your tooth out. He tried to take the floss from me and I just pulled really hard. It was disgusting...UGH!
But...it's out. He has officially lost both of his bottom teeth now.


O and very sad moment tonight. It has been extremely cold here. Well you know Addison's room gets colder than any other room in the house. So in her very bottom drawer she has a pair of super thick pajamas. But they are 6 to 9 months so I always assumed they were too big. But it has been so cold I figured I could roll the sleeves up so she could stay warm. Anyway, I put them on tonight at bedtime. They fit her. :(
She is getting way too big, way too fast.

Anyway I hope I get to talk to you again soon! I miss you!
I am not looking forward to cooking Thursday, it's not the same without you here.

I love you so much!

A fail of epic proportions

So being crafty with the kids was an epic fail! EPIC! It wasn't even with just our kids either, the neighbors kids came over to be crafty as well. We tried multiple times and failed multiple times, and guess what...we're going to try again tomorrow too. LOL. I refuse to accept that we cannot master this craft!

My dentist appointment went well. I was in and out very quickly. I have another one in Dec, and 2 in Jan. :(

So in our area Publix just started their delivery service. I definitely think I am going to do that tomorrow. I have a lot I need to do and I have to go grocery shopping with all 4 kids (lily and christian's dad isn't getting them until the afternoon) well that sounds horrible. So I am going to try the grocery service and see how it works.

O man! I pissed Lily off today. LOL. It was hilarious. The man at the store was shocked. So we went to AC Moore to get the stuff for our craft today, and I kept telling the kids to stop touching stuff because they were going to break something. Well, you know how well they listen.So we were checking out and Lily was playing with these little magnets and she dropped one and it shattered. Well she is now the not-so-proud owner of a broken Santa magnet. I made her buy it. LOL. The man at the register kept saying it was ok, and I said no it isn't I warned her and now she is going to pay for it. Lily was mad...oooo she was mad. But I bet she is more careful with things from now on when she's at the store.

Anyway I am going to bed I am super tired tonight. I love you baby! Have a good day.

dentist

Appointment #2 is tomorrow :(
I really don't want to go.

Mom is coming to watch the kids for me tomorrow so I can go. Then we are going to try and find something semi fun to get into.

Today was fairly uneventful. We went to church, then the kids ran around outside like animals all day. I attempted to take down the Christmas decorations. Well I shouldn't say I tried...I was successful. But it was difficult.
But it is down now and I don't have to worry about it again until January.


Well I hope we get to talk to you tomorrow.

I love you and I miss you so much!
Have a good day!

Gainesville

Well I am happy to say that all of the kids did very well. I was worried about them. Especially walking to the stadium. But it was 1/4 of a mile to the stadium then around to the south end zone. They did perfectly fine. We got to our seats, nobody complained. They got water, and popcorn and were fine.

I think Lily enjoyed it more than anybody. Christian and Mason got bored. Lily had a blast. She was dancing with the band...cheering. She had so much fun.

The game was awful. They played like garbage and are extremely lucky that they won that game because they didn't deserve to win it.

Other than that today was fairly uneventful. I was so happy to get Addison back though. I kept having mini panic moments because I am not used to having her with me. Mostly when we were in the car. I would think I hadn't heard her in a while and look up to see her and she wasn't there.

 Everyone was so tired they all went right to bed tonight...it was awesome!I am so tired. I had so much I wanted to do tonight too and all I can think about it taking a shower and going to bed. I can vacuum tomorrow right!? Yea I thought so too.
OOOOO But Whiskey apparently had separation anxiety while we were gone. He ate everything he could his teeth on. He ate all the kids Thanksgiving crafts. Just pieces of stuff everywhere. He ate a grocery bag. Pretty sure the grocery bag had something in it but I can't find it so I am assuming that got completely ingested. It was bad. I had a feeling it would happen though, he was kind of crazy this morning. Plus he hasn't been alone for that long in 6 months or more.
Who knows but Lily was mad at him. So I had that mess to clean up.

Well I hope you have a good day and that we get to talk to you soon. I love you so much!

Bok Choy

I am never eating bok choy again. It is an evil leafy green and I hate it. Never ever again will I allow that to come in this house. I emailing local fare tomorrow and asking them to never EVER give it to us again. I thought I would be slick and make it a new way. It had great reviews. BLEH! Not from us. Everyone made the same face when they tasted it...but everyone tasted it.

 this is what it looks like when you let your kid help cook. I said (maybe I should have been more clear) I said drain all of the water out of the beans and let me know when you're done. I turn my back and I hear beans hitting the sink...I turn around and he drained all the water out. So...we did not get to use the black beans tonight. LOL. Poor guy he was upset. I tried to tell him it wasn't a big deal but he was upset about it. But dinner tonight was a complete bust. Nothing I will be able to make again. No body liked my rice (except me), Lily liked the chicken, no body liked the bok choy. Christian literally ate nothing. Nothing. He tried everything but he ate nothing.

Such a happy girl today. I bet she will be happy when she can sit up. The first thing she does when you lay her down is flip over and try to scoot away. She doesn't go very fast though and most of the time she goes backwards.

So Lily's lunch was good. It was cute. They made hats, necklaces, and moccasins. I recorded their little presentation. I will try and put it on youtube tomorrow.

Sometimes kids suck! I am really hoping he was just tired. But I was putting the kids to bed and I told Christian he needed to pick up his dirty clothes and put them in his hamper. He lost his mind...like literally...I think he literally lost his mind. He freaks out and says he wishes he was dead that way he wouldn't have to live with me anymore. He hates me and he wants to go live with his dad. He would be happy if he never had to talk to me again. From...Christian...I never thought I would hear that from him. Lily, yes maybe. But not Christian. Because I asked him to pick up his dirty laundry...
I just turned out his light, closed his door, and left. It's very upsetting. Kids suck...

Sorry I missed your call today. I was really disappointed. I was in the school. I miss you so much and when things like tonight happen I really wish you were here. I love you! I hope you have a good day. 

Dr's appointment with an infant

Well...it was interesting. She did just what I thought she would...she made us miserable. LOL. She screamed the entire time...the whole time. Then before we even got out of the building AFTER my appointment...she fell asleep.
This kid here...

But you will be happy to know that I have a healthy heart...and I do not have low blood sugar issues. That was nice to find out. However...I have what is called Orthostatic Hypotension. WHAT?! Apparently that is what has been causing all my issues and a lot of the symptoms resemble hypoglycemia. My dr said it sometimes occurs from your body not having enough sodium. He said to either find a way to add more sodium to my diet or to start taking salt tabs. BLEH! I wonder if salt tabs actually taste like salt...do you know? Because that sounds awful.

So the thanksgiving programs are tomorrow. The kids are so excited they cannot stand it. Christian's sounds like it is going to be really cute. Lily hasn't said much about hers. She did say they made costumes. But that's it...

That face! I swear she is just so freaking cute!
We are working on structured nap times...it is hell. Absolute hell. She usually sleeps after the gym so I am working on moving her morning nap to 11. That way I know we are home and I can lay her down at 11 to nap. The one we've actually succeeded on is her 330 nap time. We are always home by 330. Today I laid her down and she cried until 345, but then she fell asleep and slept until almost 430. I believe she would have slept longer but the kids accidentally woke her up. I am debating on her evening nap. Because...she slept all night last night and she skipped her evening nap. But she took her evening nap tonight so we'll see if she sleeps all night tonight.
Its amazing how well I can sleep when I don't have her all curled up in my chest.

O so get this. Brittany called me today. She says they aren't sure they are staying home for Thanksgiving now. Which is fine...not really that big of a deal. I mean it doesn't give me a whole lot of time to plan anything for me and the kids. But then she adds in that they will probably come up here and don't really feel like having Thanksgiving with their families. So they'll just come have it here. Once again...not a big deal...if I had more time to plan something. That is a lot of stress and grocery shopping that I did not plan for. So now I have no idea what I am going to do.

Well I hope you have a great day! I love you! I hope I get to talk to you soon. Goodnight.

what do you even do all day

The question that started a war this morning! Christian wants a new outfit for his Thanksgiving program on Thursday, so I told him if I had time today that I would go get him something. He says "what do you mean if you have time today? Ugh. What do you even do all day anyway"
Needless to say I did NOT go to the store for him today.
However I DID reorganize the pantry after I got back BJ's today. It feels fantastic and clean.

So I finally have my Dr's appt that I scheduled what...almost 2 months ago? I had forgotten about it until they called me with a reminder a couple days ago. So I was trying to get to bed early for that but that obviously is not going to happen.

So Addison bit Lily today. LOL. Lily screamed "OMG! SHE HAS TEETH AND SHE IS BITING ME" ummm well...move your arm then.

 This is her new toy. I had been wanting one for her because she plays in them at the y and at church and loves them. But I really didn't want to buy one. I didn't remember them being that expensive. But I found this one on FB and I really like it.

This was shortly after Whiskey chased Chester through the house terrorizing her. They both laid down and went to sleep together. AWWW they do love each other.

I hope you have a good day baby! I love you and I miss you so much!

meal planning in bed

Another night that I am going to bed fairly early. Well maybe not going to bed, but I am in bed fairly early. I need to plan my menu for the week. We had chili tonight. Lily and Christian loved it...so that was good.

So I had been wanting to get an exersaucer for Addison, but I definitely didn't want to spend the money on one...I don't remember them being that expensive. Anyway I found one on those fb sale pages that I got today. The girl was really nice and it looked nice and clean so that was good. Addison seems to love it so far, though we got it right around bedtime so she didn't get to mess with it much. Especially since I had to clean it before she could use it.

O so get this! I was supposed to put down a $50 deposit for lily's birthday party. Well I get to the skating rink last tuesday and they couldn't get my card to go through. So the girl told me not to worry about it, to just pay the full amount when I come in on Sunday. So I said ok and thought nothing else of it. So we have the party and I pay the full amount because the $50 wasn't paid on tuesday. So I check the kids account tonight...the $50 did come out of the kid's account on tuesday and I paid the full amount on Sunday. Dammit man! I don't want to deal with that crap!

Have a great day. I love you and miss you so much!

birthdays are done

Thank God! No more birthdays to celebrate until 2016!

I feel like today was really really stressful. The kids had fun, but it was loud and it was stressful. Addison wouldn't go to sleep so by the end of the party she was screaming. It was awful. Kids were falling everywhere...just everywhere. Trying to go somewhere? HeIre let me throw myself down on the ground in front of you. Seriously, I was skating with Christian and he saw a penny and he literally threw himself on ground so he could get his penny. "WHAT A LUCKY DAY...IIIIII found a penny" Seriously kid? You almost got ran over by 3 people...how lucky would your day have been then?

But they had fun. Lily is actually a really good skater now. I don't think she fell at all today. I saw everyone fall today except her. Alicia fell HARD. It was great...then this creepy man comes over and it trying to help her up. So I left her...she got mad.

But it was fun.

I love you. Have a great day.

St Augustine

I love St Augustine.
I don't know why, I don't think I would love to live there. But I love going there. I love walking around and looking at all the stuff. We watched a huge wedding walking into that big Catholic Church on the corner. It is just a cool place.
I am happy mom and Aunt Sandra decided to come with me.

O...so bad mom moment! I was driving home and mentally going over my check list for lily's party tomorrow. Well...as I'm checking things off it hits me...O CRAP! I didn't order her cake. So I call Publix and luckily they are always so helpful they said they would get it taken care of. That would have been awful. AWFUL! Could you imagine how bad that would have been. I would have lost my mom of the year nomination. LOL. But tomorrow should be interesting. Lily can skate ok...Christian cannot skate, I haven't skated in 8+ years. This might be disastrous. As long as no one breaks anything we should be ok.

It was good to talk to you tonight. I hope you have a good day today!

I love you! I miss you so much! Good night

Once bitten...

Well those teeth...

They are here. She bit herself twice today. It was awful and adorable all at the same time.
Then...she bit me. AH! It was awful! 

 mmmmm peas. She liked her peas more than carrots.

I had a hard time getting her to bed tonight. Everytime I laid her down she would wake up and cry because i put her down. But if I held her she would sleep soundly.
I finally got her to sleep in her own bed. But I had to lay her down and leave her. She didn't cry thankfully, she looked around until she dozed off. But she fought it...hard.


I really wish this cold would go away. I felt like I was getting better...but now I feel worse than ever.

I was going to go to St Augustine tomorrow but now I don't know. I was supposed to go with mom and Aunt Sandra...changed plans with Jacee to go with them and then mom and Aunt Sandra cancel on me. So I was going to go by myself and Addison, but now I don't know. I really just wanted to get more olive oil...we are completely out. I can't remember the last time we had no olive oil in the house. I might go...I'll decide in the morning.

I miss you so much! I hope you have a great day. I love you so much!

in bed way too early

This is the earliest I have gone to bed in a very long time.

We didn't even go to church tonight, which I feel guilty about. But I feel really bad. Still no fever or anything, but throat is sore and I just feel drained.

So we are all in bed before 9pm. Which is strange.

I also forgot I am supposed to work in Christian's class tomorrow. I am going to have to send him to school with a note saying I can't come.

So all this week, and all day today Addison has put herself to sleep. It makes me happy and sad all at the same time. Every night since Monday she has taken her pacifier and gone right to sleep, and today she took 2 naps. She just fell asleep.

Sorry this is so short but I am really tired. Goodnight my love. I love you and I miss you so much! Have a good day

Exciting News

I don't have to set any alarms tomorrow!
Exciting right!?
You thought it was going to be actual news didn't you?

 No school means we had a more relaxed bedtime tonight. So Lily asked me to put her hair in curlers. She cried but in the she was happy with them. Hopefully her hair looks cute tomorrow and not all crazy.

This I got today. What a poorly written scam email. It amazes me that something can be written so horribly and people will still fall victim to it.

We finally get to turn our football equipment in. Unfortunately we have to turn it in tomorrow during church time. That was irritating. But I am going to try and go early and still make it.

But I hope you have a good day. I love you and I miss you.

lily's birthday

Today was a long day!

Lily said she had a good birthday though. She got exactly what she asked for which wasn't as extravagant as you would expect. She wanted a doll.
But all in all it was a great day. I am really having a hard time accepting the fact that she is getting older. :(

Well keeping the twins today told me something about Christian. He is a control freak, and apparently doesn't handle 2 toddlers well. At one point Blake disappeared into the front room, well I was feeding Addison so I couldn't go see what he was doing. So I sent Christian in there to check on him...next thing I know Blake is screaming running through the house with nothing but a diaper on and Christian is chasing him down trying to put his clothes back on him. He freaked because of the mess. He said "why are they so crazy? Do they ever calm down?" lol. It was quite funny. So I reminded him that he's the one that keeps saying we're going to have more babies. I said just remember how crazy 2 year olds are and babies turn into 2 year olds. He just rolled his eyes and walked away.

But I am really tired so I am going to go to bed. I love you and I hope you have a good day.

CUPCAKE WARS!!!

I am so super excited about Lily's birthday tomorrow. Mainly just excited for her to see her cupcakes! They turned out pretty cool! I had a lot of fun making them too. It's too bad I couldn't do something like that on the side. I had a lot of fun doing both kids cupcakes for their birthdays.

 not too bad for an amateur, huh. The worst part about doing stuff like this is I HATE cleaning the frosting tips. because the frosting is all jammed in them and it is horrible.

nothing else too exciting today. It rained most of the day which made the kids act like caged animals.

I love you baby and I hope you have a great day! I miss you so much!

Zoo Day

Today was so much fun! The kids were so good. It really does amaze me when I take them out now and I look around and realize how good they are. We did not do the train today and I feel like we were able to see more stuff. We saw everything except the monkeys and the florida exhibit...in about 3 hours. The tigers were my favorite...they were so cool. One of them was awesome. He was walking around and saw us up against the glass watching him and he walked over as close as he could and just watched us. It was great!

See! How cool is this guy!? He hung out with us for a long time, but then some guy and his kids walked in and he freaked and ran off. 

 This one is probably my favorite of all of them.

 Hopefully they were napping and we didn't observe dead kangaroos

This is what it looks like when you run your family into the ground. They were all so ready to go. 

I think I like going later in the day now that we have been. There were so many animals right up on fences so we could see them. I have a ton of pictures. I will put more up later.

 Whiskey was not happy about that dog being on his tv. He was growling and freaking out over it. He has been unusually alert and territorial lately.

 She holds on to me when she sleeps. I think that's so she knows I can't go anywhere.

 First day of practice.

Have a good day love! I love you so much and I miss you!

service day

Well that was an interesting way to start my day. But I got my car all serviced and everything. Apparently nothing was wrong with my cruise control...I took it in, the guy said he was going to look at it, and now it works perfectly. He said he never had an issue getting it on. But when I got there it wouldn't turn on and I showed him...I leave and it's fine. Stupid car!
O well at least it works now.

Today went by crazy fast. I was not at the house at all today. By the time I got home from getting my oil and stuff done I had about 45 min before I had to go get the kids. The drive to go get Mason wasn't bad...it was the drive back that sucked. UGH! I hate Jacksonville traffic. But we got here and they immediately went over to the neighbors house and came back right before bed, so I didn't really get to see anyone but Addison this evening.
OOOOOOMMMMMMGGGGGGG! That reminds me! :(

 So...tonight I sat her on her mat to play and walked away. Well she was pulling toys out of her basket and then it got quiet. I walk in there to check on her and she had scooted all the way over to Whiskey and was picking at him. Gone are the days where I can sit her down and she will still be there when I get back. Guess now I have to make sure I keep the floors EXTRA clean since her face will be all in them.

Tomorrow is Lily's first practice day for Davis. She is excited....I am excited I just get to drop her off and leave. HA! Then after practice we are off to the zoo. It will be nice to do something that doesn't revolve around sports or a schedule,  but man I planned it right in the middle of the football game :(

Well I hope you have a good day. I love you and I miss you

Tooth Fairy

https://youtu.be/0ed4R4ucu8I

so Christian finally lost his first tooth. It's been loose for forever! I didn't even have to pull it out. So that was exciting. He was really excited about the tooth fairy coming to see him tonight.

 Whiskey said you don't care if he lays in the bed while you're gone.

 So this was...interesting. The lawn care guys came by today, and I thought it was really cool that they pulled all the weeds out of the flower beds. I thought it was even cooler they left big piles of weeds all over. I was so excited to get out there and pick them up.

She is trying to sit up so bad. She isn't quite strong enough, and the pic is so blurry because she was all over. I couldn't get her to sit still long enough to get a good picture.

I am going to pick Mason up tomorrow afternoon. So that is exciting. I still haven't told Lily and Christian yet...they are going to be so excited.

But I hope you have a good day. I love you.

Kindergartners...

So I can honestly say working in Christian's class was so much fun. Addison slept most of the time we were there. Those kids are so stinking cute. I cannot handle how adorable 15 kindergartners are. I did some testing with 2 little boys and I swear if their voices were any sweeter I would have exploded from all the cuteness. HAHA. But that definitely made up my mind I am changing my major. Now I have to be a kindergarten teacher.

I am sorry I missed you today though. I tried to call you back hoping I was not too late. But I guess I was. I definitely was hoping to talk to you. Hopefully soon. I miss you so much!

Not too much else happened around here. We went to church tonight, so that was nice. Christian was off the freaking walls tonight. I am not sure what was going through his brain but I was glad to have that hour break...lol. He was crazy. My class is over now though so I am not sure what I am going to do every Wednesday now.

Addison's teeth are so close to being out. Hopefully they come out soon. Both of her bottom ones.

I have an appointment Friday to get my car serviced FINALLY...my cruise control doesn't work at all anymore. Hopefully that is something simple to fix but I still need to get my oil changed. Whoops! I am doing it Friday...promise!

But I love you baby! I miss you so much! I really hope I can talk to you soon!
I cannot wait until you can come home!I love you and have good day!