TFIT (or F)

I was praying last night it would snow. I love the snow, we had gotten our Chrstmas tree (although it's only in the garage drying from the rain it was covered in), the Christmas lights are up, and I was cozy inside. But my main reason for wanting snow last night...? I did not want to work today! I think my innerself knew what kind of day this day was going to be! We woke up late. AM has been waking up early everyday, like 6 or 6:30. Today I kept sleeping when Cory left and AM didn't wake up...neither did I, until I opened my eyes and saw light...uh oh, that's bad! It was 7:25, we leave about 8. So no shower...I only got to wash my face, brush my teeth, throw some mascara on, and clean clothes. AM was not happy with the rushing out of the house! All morning the kids whined and cried and he wanted up, so she wanted up, then he would cry, then she would want down, he didn't want to take his morning nap, he didn't want to play, she wanted everything she couldn't have. And then they ate lunch. Ahhh. They are playing together for the 1st time today with their toys, not things they're not supposed to have, no binky for AM to take out of his mouth and he's not even crying! I thought I'd blog with my 10 minutes of peace :) And around 1..they will both nap, and his will hopefully be long since it's his 1st! Then I will only have a few hours left and I can get on with my weekend! Hope yours is wonderful :) And Happy Birthday Tanya!

Patience and whatnot

I wish I had more today! These kids were testing me all morning, luckily they both napped this afternoon..and I got a 25 minute snooze in myself! I needed it. I thought I was going to fall asleep playing with them after lunch. Cory asks when he calls why I'm so tired....hmm chasing a crawling baby, a toddler, and I'm pregnant...why? I just don't know. (for those who've never been pregnant, you haven't felt the tiredness of pregnancy, maybe someday you will and you'll think back to this and how you didn't believe me or just didn't understand, but you will..I promise!)
I have been listening to Christmas music, all day, everyday, I love it. It makes me happy. Cory isn't such a fan :) haha! He makes me change the station in the car. Well the kids can't choose so Christmas music it is! Yeah for me!
This afternoon I was looking at AM and I can see so many different aspects from both of our families. It's like I see Cory and his side but it's hard to pinpoint exactly, the eyes or top part of her face maybe. Then I see so much of my side, particularly my dad's sister Lonna and her daughter, my cousin, Wendy. I see me too, but I think because she has brown eyes I see so many that aren't me. It just amazes me that you can make one adorable child and blend so many people, from such big families! It makes me excited to see what our next will look like, you know those families where one kid looks like the mailman or something. Like I have a family of cousins (the previously mentioned Wendy is the oldest), and the 3rd out of 4 has blonde hair and blue eyes when all the rest have brown hair and brown eyes. It makes me smile and I wonder what this one will look like. But I guess first and foremost I wonder, boy or girl? We should find out Mid January. Time will fly, but that day seems forever away!

Holidays and memories

I am so glad Thanksgiving is almost here! I want to have the day off work to spend with AM and C. I want to get dressed and go to my parents and eat yummy food. I want to hear football in the background as I help in the kitchen. I want to put AM in her pjs and watch her get really sleepy after playing with her cousins. I want to wake up Fri morning early, get coffee, and go Christmas shopping all day with AM and my mom.Then Sat we have Applecup and leftovers with Cory's family...it will be a great long weekend and I am thankful for my family and friends!
After reading Jazzy's blog, it made me think about all those fun memories made with friends throughout the years, but I have a different outlook I think. I don't see the memories as fading away, although I know many do, and I know friends grow apart and lives change. I just see those memories as absolutely wonderful, at least the ones that I feel really are wonderful, really are great memories worth keeping. There aren't the same opportunities now to make more like that, but there are opportunities to make new and different memories, shall we say "grown up" memories. Not to say we still can't have hilarious drunk laughing memories, that is still grown up to me :) They are probably fewer and far between b/c we have families and responsibilities, but they will happen, and they will stay in our heads and hearts I promise!

Finally!

So here I am once again! My phone was acting up and then it just wouldn't connect to the web or anything, no email, incoming calls weren't coming, but then they were. I called tech support this morning and you know what I had to do? Take the battery out...so simple. It works again! Sure makes you feel really smart :)
So, what's been happening...AM got her Christmas pics taken and they are adorable! Happy Birthday to Mandy last week! Tomorrow is my first ultrsound...excited, anxious, and praying there is only one :) Another of my friends is pregnant right now, just found out! So that's 3 I found out about since myself...so many pregnant people! 2008 will be the year of many babies, and baby showers! Jenny says it will be the year of the boy...we shall soon see!

A Family Trip

So Cory kept saying all summer that we should use some of our miles to go somewhere. I kept agreeing but everytime I looked online I just couldn't justify using 80,000 miles to go somewhere for just a weekend...we've been saving our miles for Europe and damnit I plan on using them and getting Cory there someday! But yes, life happens, kids happen, time goes by, but in this process, you build enough miles between the two of you, that you can have your weekend and Europe too! So this fall when Cory said we should go somewhere for a weekend before the baby is born, I said yeah I was thinking let's drive down to the Ocean for a weekend, and he said no, let's fly before you can't fly anymore. We discussed it more and he wanted to take AM to Sea World and he's never been to San Diego...I haven't been in years so it sounded like a great idea. After looking into it, we are only using 40,000 miles and we're going for a long weekend in January, so we're all looking forward to our family trip! And I think both of us are excited to take our little AM somewhere fun without her future sibling...it will be harder with 2 kids I'm sure. And this will be her trip for herself with mom and dad! Now I just need to figure out where we're going to stay, I'm being somewhat indecisive with the hotel situation! I'll take any suggestions if you have them :)

Hormones

For any of you who haven't read Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy, you need to. Whether you have been pregnant, are pregnant, plan on being pregnant, or even know somebody who is pregnant. Mainly I say this because of hormones. I read this book at the very beginning of my first pregnancy. This time, my daughter found it where we nanny, and funny enough, I was just pregnant when she brought this book to me from the bookcase (not her usual pick of the weird books these people have). So I decide to scan the book and I forgot so many things, and last time I had read it so early I couldn't relate to most of the stuff. Now looking back, oh I do remember, but not as clearly as I am experiencing them now. I am mostly experiencing the chapter titled Psycho Chick (Hormone Rage). Cory also does not seem to remember this phase because he dismisses everything related to pregnancy as an excuse of some kind....which if he would take a second to realize, that just throws me into an even deeper state of psycho chick. Needless to say, that's how the majority of our weekend spent together went. And I feel no need to apologize because I don't care if people want to think of it as an excuse, that's fine, but don't tell me that, you guys can keep your thoughts to yourself. I am pregnant and I am psycho and I am not sorry, I am hormonal. And I may be divorced soon! HaHa!

I cannot believe it's November

Where does time go? Wasn't it just summer? Halloween is over...that means Thanksgiving is coming and Christmas shopping, and all the holiday festivities...I can't believe it's all here again!
I was talking to my mom's friend last week that just had a baby and we had the same thoughts...you look at a newborn and wonder how they develop and grow so much over so little time. I can't even remember AM so little and unmoving and not the crazy little active girl I have now! It's just crazy how they grow. But it does make for a fun Christmas this year, I'm excited for her to really look at Santa this year and to see the excitement in her eyes with presents and lights and decorations. So much to look forward to!
Halloween went well, she did great in her costume, had fun trick or treating at grandma's work, grandmama's house and the neighbors! It was a good time :)
I'm looking forward to the weekend, hope you all have a good one!