Spoke too soon!

Well you might of noticed I have not blogged in a while... that might be because I have been TIRED! I spoke way too soon. Our sweet little girl has determination and a great set of lungs. She is getting better, last night she screamed for 59 minutes and cried, "Mamaaaaaa." Zach was out at a soccer meeting to it was really hard not to go pick her up and hold her. I made it though.

The last week or so has been slow. Zach is still looking for a job, so please keep him in your prayers. We had a baby shower for Laura... she is STILL pregnant! She has been pregnant forever with sweet Elizabeth Anne. Tonight we had our monthly supper club and it was amazing... Jenn fixed the best meal, had a fun game (which I won, even better!), and the best hostess! She had everyone send her their favorite song... we had to then guess which song was who's, and burned everyone a copy of the CD with songs... GREAT IDEA for a party. (In case you are wondering mine is "When you say nothing at all.") (Skeet had both of the kids by himself and they had a ball.)

Zach is doing awesome on his new "Palio" diet... It is not really a diet, but a lifestyle and he has lost so much weight and inches with eating better and working out. Basically my kitchen is now filled with anything you can kill or grow and eat right out of the ground. Nothing processed. It really is not that bad, except I miss chocolate so bad. That is why supper club was that much better bc I ate and ate knowing we would not see that yummy food for awhile!

I am hoping to get some time tomorrow to download pictures and post... just wanted to send an update.

Breaking bad habits

I have to admit I am embarrased to say June has been sleeping in our room and in our bed for the last year... Yes, I know what all the books say and I did not do this with Wyatt and realize it is time for her to meet her crib in her room. I have put it off bc of the anticipation of a horrible, screaming night and waking Wyatt up all night long. (June holds her breath when she is mad, scared or hurt and will literally pass out, turn blue or go limp... it is the scarest thing for a mother.. but apparently a phase for toddlers and somewhat common. I have researched it, and talked to my Dr about it and it will last for a minute, but he assures me she will grow out of it and there will not be any brain damage. Just a sign of temper tantrums... ) Anyway, Zach always puts June down so he wrapped her up (we said a lot of prayers that she would sleep and not scream the minute she sees her pink room) rocked her, and put her in her bed... She slept all night long. Then last night was my night and she was up a few times, but not near as bad as I anticipated. Not to say it could still get worse, but we have done it.. she is in her bed. I do miss having her right next to me, but I know it is the right thing to do.

So on to the next bad habit to break... (I am putting it all out there. )Wyatt still goes to bed with a bottle of warm milk. He will be 3 in May. My Dr told me absolutly no bottles after 1 and here we are approaching 3. Wyatt is the best sleeper and never gives anyone any trouble about going to bed. All he wants is a bottle and a sassy (pacificer- another habit to break, another day!) I have felt like I need to pick my battles and if he walks in his room, goes straight to bed with a bottle then is it necessary to listen to him scream if I take it away? I mean his teeth are going to fall out anyway?! The funny thing is June hates her bottle and wants a cup.. boys and girls are so different.

Lets just keep praying June sleeps in her bed and starts to like her OWN room!

On a side note, on my 25 things below I mentioned my first kiss was Ellis Taylor. I found on Facebook through an old friend in JRH that he was in that miliary helicopter crash on A&M campus Jan 15 and was seriouly injured. I just wish him the best and hope he fully recovers..I just thought that was weird after I blogged that and then hear that news.

Tagged....

Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end, choose people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. I tried to tag people from very different parts of my life so there is not too much overlap!.

1. I am an only child
2. I am scared of heights
3. I love chocolate so much it I would be 500 lbs if I had no self control
4. I love being a mom more than anything
5. I love and appreciate my mom and dad the older I get
6. I used so much hairspray on my hair in Jr high for my "mall bangs" my hair fell out in clumps
7. My worst fear is something happening to my children
8. My first kiss was 7th grade... Ellis Taylor
9. My first love was in 10 grade... Jeramy
10. I have the worst circulation in my hands and feet, my husband hates my cold feet
11. I know every word to Dirty Dancing and Top Gun
12. I always thought the phrase "scape goat" was "escape goat" until my husband informed me otherwise
13. I used a spiral curling iron on my hair in the 5 th grade and it got stuck, I had to cut it out and wear a side ponytail for a year until it grew back.
14. I lip synced " girls just want to have fun " in the 3rd grade and won 2 in the talent contest.. obviously there was not much talent!
15. I grind my teeth all night and they are completely flat
16. I hate the dentist..
17. I have known my husband since the 9th grade.. he was a cutie then with long hair
18. I am blind at a bat without my contacts
19. I am a Vegas roulette player and love it! I seem to forget the chips are really money.
20. I throw like a boy
21. My grandmother is my role model
22. I love spending time with my friends, whom I am blessed to have
23. My favorite smell is new born babies
24. I love massages and to be pampered!
25. I have scene every episode of 90210 at least 5 times


Now your turn, blog 25 random things about yourself

Crossfit- Great Job Zach!

I have to mention I am very proud of my husband. He decided about 6 months ago to take control of his life and get healthy. He started training with Bryan and was addicted. I have to say Bryan is amazing... I got my mom going in the morning with us and she has become so much healthier, lost inches, weight. He really pushes you and wants you to succeed. He started doing a training called Crossfit (http://www.crossfitmidland.blogspot.com/) and it is an intense, fun workout that will allow you to see results. Here is Zach in the gym..at 6AM and looks great. It is hard getting up that early... but we both want to be healthier for the kids.

Blue Noodles

Spilling the noodles on the floor!

Acting like dogs... eating with their mouths.. glad I cleaned the floor!

Having fun

What a mess! I hope egg noodles are not bad for dogs...

Wyatt and June throwing noodles on each other.. June thought that was hilarious!

I always get great ideas from Jenn (McNeel), she is the best at coming up with creative ways to entertain the kids. Since we have been home bound for the past 2 weeks, I was looking for something different and fun. She told me yesterday that she put out several different kids of noodles and Brock played with them for over an hour and ran his cars thru them, made necklaces, and used his imagination. Well, I did not realize she did not cook the noodles, I ended up cooking Egg noodles and then for fun dying them blue. Sounds like fun.. and it was.. just a little messy! Definitely a better outdoor activity. The kids loved it, they acted like dogs trying to eat it, they got into a food fight with them, ran their cars thru them and sweet June tried to eat as many as she could. I figure if they dye goldfish then a few blue egg noodles will not harm her. The key to this is to have a dog... They are the best at cleaning food messes up. I look forward to warmer weather having the boys over and just making different colors of noodles for them in the back yard.. not telling how much fun they could have.

After egg noodles, we went up to Mom's office for easy entertainment and Bush's chicken. The kids were wiped out by 1 pm... great morning!

Supper Club

The Boys table

Notice Laura's belly.. our newest member Elizabeth Ann

(Holt is the daddy... not Ryan! )

The girls table

The supper club girls (Laura, Me, Mauri, Jenn, Janai, Darby)

I am fortunate to have wonderful friends. Once a month our supper club gets together at someones house for dinner and the rules are ...No kids! This all started about 6 months ago when we realized after having kids we never get to see each other and have an adult conversation. So someone mentioned this idea and it is wonderful.. everyone should have a supper club whether it is 2 members or 12! It forces you to get out of your house (or host ) and have a great time. We were the hosts this month and we did Mexican food. All the recipes were from Jenn and Sheri so they were delicious and I made the easy ones! I have a fear of hosting parties at my house, I am not sure why... but this was so much fun I want to do it again. (Oh and my mother in law helped with setting the table and making it look pretty! That was not me! ) I look forward to next month!!

Wyatt's Language

Wyatt loves to add things to his words.. I think he gets it from my dad.. but he has quite the imagination with his vocabulary. For example, Mommy is Mommy-mia, June is Junebugeeya, Papa is Popper, Brock is Misses Brockie, Locker is Cookeyia.. just silly things. He does it with all words and it has been really cute until lately... Instead of the -i-eyya add to everything he as started to us an "f" so it sounds like "Fuukeyya", I can promise he has never heard me say that... so I know he does not know it is a bad word, however, my mom looked at me like I was crazy the first time she heard him say it. He was sitting at her bar and yelling "Fuukeya Meema" over and over. I told her to ignore it bc the more attention you draw he will say it more but I hope we get off the "F" letter soon. I imagine Ms. Tonya and Ms. Martha will not think it is so cute or understand the story behind it. So we are going to start focusing on a new favorite letter tomorrow.. maybe an H or Z!