First of all, I cannot cannot cannot believe it has been a year since I went into labor with my little precious baby girl. I remember every second of that night like it was yesterday. It was one of the most incredible nights of my life. Even though I didn't get the whole experience I was looking for (VBAC), it was still magical and incredible.
Tomorrow, my dream baby girl is 1 year old. And I am about to cry just typing it. She means SO MUCH TO ME. I am completely obsessed with her. I cannot imagine life without that little person.
A LOT HAS HAPPENED IN THAT YEAR.
HECK, A LOT HAS HAPPENED IN A MONTH OR 2.
I AM A BUSINESS OWNER.
I want to blog about everything so bad, but I have zeeeeeeeeeeero time for other things other than taking care of my babies and creating things for my new business.
I will take some time to write about it though, I promise. Next week lol
It's called Inspired by Ju. And if you haven't figured it out, Ju is Julianna.
SHE IS TRULY AN INSPIRATION TO ME :-)
check it out!
http://www.inspiredbyju.com/
Ok, sorry I havent been around.
I know I have a few loyal readers (they have told me lol) and I feel like I have let you down. But I am also sure you understand.
Happy cinco de mayo and happy mother's days to all the special mommies out there - and I KNOW A LOT!!!
XOXO
j
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February 2, 2011
I know, I am sorry I haven't called you, but...
I've been busy!
I know, I know. I am a stay at home mom.
And, common, how hard can it be to just grab the phone and give you a call, right?
It's not you, it's me. I promise.
I think about calling you sometimes. Some other times, I just forget to grab the phone to call anyone. Or maybe, just maybe, I get a little busy!
Want an idea of what busy means to me?
Here:
* And by posting this one-day journal, I hope no one judges me on how I mother my children. This is NOT by any means how I live my life every day. But just an idea of how one day at the Shelton househoold can be! Some days can be a lot crazier than others, that's for sure!
Ok, after waking up several times, to feed my baby girl and getting, what? 4-6 interrupted hours of sleep total, I am ready to start my day with my peanuts!
Nothing really planned today. Just another playful day with the kids. Daddy is gone again, so I just want to take it as easy as I can, so I don't get too exhausted at the end of the day. (if that is even possible)
I think it's safe to say that around 7:15 A.M, we are all up and at it.
They are both in bed with me by this time. (Jonathan is waking up now in the middle of the night to come cuddle up with me and fall asleep. Julianna gets to join us for her last feeding of the night, which is usually around 4 or 5 A.M.)
We stay in bed for a little while. They are both super happy morning babies. Lots of kisses. Lots of I love you's. Lots of tickles and giggles... I just love love love my mornings with my babes!
We can't stay in bed long, since Jonathan is now fully potty trained and we have to run to the potty pretty quick for his morning pipi!
So we do that.
Then of course, brush our teeth. Make the bed. Change Julianna's diaper. Take both of their PJ's off . Get them dressed. Get myself dressed. Talk to Jodi... etc etc....
Normal morning stuff for everyone. No big deal.
8:00 ish Come downstairs.
(*and of course, these are approximate timeframes*)
8:01 to about 10:00, is normally a busy time for me. I seriously do not get to sit down for a few hours.
8:01 - Let punky out. (She also needs to go outside first thing in the morning.) Let her back in.
(When we first moved here, I would take her out with both kids, wait till she was done and come back in. As you can see, that's NOT the case anymore! One word: Retractable leash! Put in on her, open the door, leave handle inside, close the door, wait for her to finish her business and stand in the door waiting for me to open it, open the door, take leash off! and Viola! It works for me!)
8:05 - Prepared breakfast for me and Jonathan. Today, boiled eggs, a banana and orange juice. Yep, I kept it simple!
8:10 - Fed Julianna her breakfast (yummy oatmeal, apple, vanilla baby food. She likes that!)
8:15 - Jojo is still hungry. "Momma! I want the red cereal". (meaning, Froot Loops. The box is red)
8:30 - Jojo made a huge mess with the cereal and milk and spilled it all over the table and floor. Cleaned it.
8:40 - Had to put the tablecloth in the washer. (that's how dirty jojo got it)
8:45 - Washed dishes. Sterelized bottles. Cleaned up the kitchen. All this, while holding Julianna 70% of the time. She can be a little clingy sometimes!
9:10 - Played a little bit with them on the floor. I loooove chasing after Julianna. I crawl behind her and she giggles as she crawls away from me. Soooo cute!!!
9:20 - Punky needs to go outside again. This time for a little longer, if you know what I mean. I let her out. Let her back in.
9:25 - Went outside, picked up after her and came back inside! ughhhh!!! I hate this!!! GROSS!!! And it was 2 days worth, since I didn't do it yesterday! I really grosses me out. But, gotta do what I gotta do.
9:30 - Took all the garbage out before the garbage truck passed by.
9:35 - Checked my email and facebook for a little. Yes, I guess I could've called you now. BUT, the kids are still trying to get my attention. I ignore them for a little. I am SURE you do NOT want kids screaming in the background while we talk, right? ha!
Plus! You are at work anyways. You would have not even answered.
9:50 - Grabbed myself a snack. And by snack, I refer to a Samoa Girl Scout cookie.
9:51 - Grabbed another one.
10:00 - "Mamma, I got pipi!" (meaning, he has to go pee) This can take over 5 minutes, since it's a whole process. Everything is "Mamma, I DO IT!!!" From taking his little spiderman undies off, to pushing the stool closer, putting his seat on the toilet, getting up there, doing what he went in there to do, flush the toilet, get down, put the stool back in the corner, put the little toilet seat back the hook that it goes in, put the underwear back on (I am only allowed to help with this), wash his hands, dry them and get him out of there.
(And if I do any of the previously mentioned, without his permission, forget it!)
10:15 - Grabbed another cookie!
10:20 - Nursed Julianna. Who decided to fall asleep while holding her. I knew as soon as I moved, she would wake up and she was too cranky for me to let that happen. She NEEDED her little nap. So I sat there, frozen, with her in my arms for a little while, while watching Kathy Lee and Hoda and Jonathan play with his little cars. (I love Kathy Lee and Hoda! They are so cute and funny)
10:50 - Julianna is up :-)
11:00 - Cut the watermelon up so I can give to Jojo next time he says "I am hungry".
11:05 - Put tablecloth in the drier.
11:10 - Checked on facebook again to see if there were any funny/interesting status updates... Nothing much going on! Most of them are about how cold it is and pictures of snow. Pretty impressive though.
11:33 A.M. - Jodi calls to check up on us, say hello and tell me he loves me.
11:33 A.M (as well) - Jojo decides he needs to know where his red screwdriver was. "Jojo! I don't know! Why don't you look for it?" "Momma, Momma, Momma!!! I CAN'T FIND IT!!!!" We couldn't find it. Jojo moved on to play with another toy.
11:33 A.M (yep!) - Punky decides she needs to go outside AGAIN! It's hard to ignore her, since she stands in front of the door and scratches it until she is outside! What is UP with this dog????
11:36 - Grabbed another cookie!
11:42 - Jonathan decides he "wants bread". I serve him a slice with peanut butter and of course "Grape jelly! Grape Jelly!!!".
11:43 - Julianna sees Jojo eating and starts fussing. Gave her a cracker.
11:54 - Watched the end of The Ellen Degeneres Show. I tivo it, so I am not worried about missing the rest.
12:00 - Time for Bubble Guppies. And if you are truly a stay at home mom and allow your kids to watch cartoons (from time to time, of course (cough, cough), you know who the Bubble Guppies are.
**Jonathan already knows that after Ellen, he is allowed to watch cartoons while mommy gets to pick up and clean around the house.
12:02 - Cleaning/organizing paused. My good friend, Ana Isabel, called me. She has an 8 month old baby girl too and we couldn't stop talking about our little dolls. (I haven't talked to her in a few months)
12:47 - Off the phone. Back to business. Julianna is bored. She needs some attention!
12:50 - Jojo needs to pipi.
12:54 - Punky is hungry or thirsty. She scratches the bowls and barks until served.
12:55 - Time for an afternoon snack. One of our favorites, a bag of Edamame.
1:00 - Jojo and I share some good quality time at the table eating and chatting. Julianna sits next to us with some peas and blueberries in her tray.
Julianna wants down
1:22 - Back on the phone. Nina calls. She has some good Gossip! hehe!
1:40- Our friends Natalie and Barbarita arrive!!! Jojo gets super excited! and so does Julianna!!
Timeto make a mess play.
2:00 - Tried putting Julianna down twice. Nursed her, rocked her... (u know the deal) As usual, she would fall asleep in my arms and as soon as I laid her down in her crib, she would wake up and start crying.
Third time worked (after letting her cry for 3 or 4 minutes! Broke my heart into one billion pieces, but I knew she was super tired and HAD to fall asleep sooner than later)
2:20 - Served everybody lunch. Chicken tenders, mac and cheese and mashed potatoes (the last two were leftovers).
2:25 - She is BACK UP! ugh! Stubborn little baby! Went and got her.
2:40 - Cleaned up the lunch mess.
2:55 - Jojo needed to go to the potty again.
3:00 - Took the kids to the playground (hoping Julianna would fall asleep in her carseat like she usually does. Didn't happen!)
3:30 - Got very cloudy, walked back home and played outside (and in the garage) with the kids for a little bit.
4:00 - Natalie and Barbara left. Vacuumed and cleaned up around the house some more.
4:30 - Brought the garbage back into the garage. Put clean tablecloth back on the table.
4:35 - Jodi called again.
4:40 - Cleaned a little more.
All while holding Julianna. She had not napped much and was very tired. Was going to be an interesting afternoon/night.
5:00 - Started cooking dinner. On the menu today: Tilapia and Asparagus.
6:00 - Ate dinner with the kids.
6:20 - Cleaned up all the kitchen mess.
Don't forget, all these tasks have to be performed while holding or trying to comfort and feed a cranky baby and allowing your "I wanna help you, 2 year old" "help" with everything you are doing.
"Yes Jojo, you can put that garlic clove in that gralic presser so I can squeeze it".
7:00 - Grabbed everything I needed and headed upstairs with both kids.
7:01 - 7:50 - More playtime! This is my hour of uninterrupted playtime with the kids. (Well, I do have ET on, so I may be listening to it while I try to teach Jojo the letter U, Z and X" (wink wink)
7:51 - Started getting the kids ready for shower time and cleaned up the mess in the playroom/den.
Gosh! these kids sure can make a mess in 2.7 seconds!! lol
8:00 - Shower time. Showered with both kids. I have a big enough shower to fit all 3 of us there with enough space for them to move around. The kids have fun. Me, hmmm, let's just say I am ready for Jodi to come back so I can shower alone! lol
8:15 - Me and Julianna are out of the shower. Jojo stays in playing until I am done.
After a few "Jojo! come out of the shower NOW's!, he finally comes out!
8:20 - Brushed our teeth.
Julianna is SO ready to go nite nite by now...
8:30 - Jojo is on our bed, laying down on daddy's side. I am in the rocker, feeding Julianna her nighttime bottle.
8:45 - Both kids are asleep. (I should insert a picture of my happy face here!)
8:50 - Transferred both kids to their "sleep quarters".
9:00 - ME TIME!!! AHHH!!!!
More girl scout cookies, my laptop, my butt on the couch and some reality show :-)
9:01 - Punky wants to go outside! ahhh!!! grr! Got up and took her out.
9:04 - Back on the couch! yes!
I stay up until I can't handle being up any longer (usually past midnight). Go upstairs, watch a little more tv and fall asleep.
(1:00 AM - Julianna is up!)
Now, you MUST add a few extra pipi breaks in there that I know I forgot to include and definitely, a few more diaper changes.
A few extra feedings for Julianna. (she finds so much comfort and gets so cuddly and happy when she is nursed! I can't help it, I enjoy it so much too! So, I still do it quite often.)
Tons of littlerequests demands from Jojo. (and I mean TONS!).
Lots of little "i love you" moments with them (yes, all day! everyday! hugging them, kissing them, tickling them! I can't do it enough! I better, I am a stay at home mom for a reason, right?;-) )
Many, many " Jojo! Share your toy with your Sister!", "Jojo, she was playing with that, that's not nice!", "Jojo! be careful with sister, she is right behind you! (since now Julianna follows him everywhere!), " What do you say? Say Please, please! Say Thank you Mamma!" .... etc etc
A few extra activities (some coloring, some running around, some playing hide and seek)
Constantly picking up little things Jojo leaves behind so that Julianna doesn't "eat" them.
A few little trantrums and time outs. (Although, I have to admit, Jojo has been doing great lately)
Making sure Julianna doesn't get hurt, now that she is NON stop.
And just some other everyday things that add up to the mix and make it even a lovelier day! ;-)
(And of course, today, taking pictures for this particular post.)
So yes, I ama little busy.
I am one to hate excuses, and this whole post sounds like one. But that's just the way my life goes.
This is NOT to say I don't love it. I do. I choose to stay home and have my days be filled with potty breaks, children screaming and a lot of picking up toys.
I love you anyways and I promise, once the kids are what? in school? I will get better at it... I will call you so much, you are going to have to block my number!
haha! nah! not me! But you get the point!
Thank you for not understanding me all these times when I told you I was busy and apologized.
I hope this helped.
I love you and talk to yousoon sometime!
J
I know, I know. I am a stay at home mom.
And, common, how hard can it be to just grab the phone and give you a call, right?
It's not you, it's me. I promise.
I think about calling you sometimes. Some other times, I just forget to grab the phone to call anyone. Or maybe, just maybe, I get a little busy!
Want an idea of what busy means to me?
Here:
* And by posting this one-day journal, I hope no one judges me on how I mother my children. This is NOT by any means how I live my life every day. But just an idea of how one day at the Shelton househoold can be! Some days can be a lot crazier than others, that's for sure!
Ok, after waking up several times, to feed my baby girl and getting, what? 4-6 interrupted hours of sleep total, I am ready to start my day with my peanuts!
Nothing really planned today. Just another playful day with the kids. Daddy is gone again, so I just want to take it as easy as I can, so I don't get too exhausted at the end of the day. (if that is even possible)
I think it's safe to say that around 7:15 A.M, we are all up and at it.
They are both in bed with me by this time. (Jonathan is waking up now in the middle of the night to come cuddle up with me and fall asleep. Julianna gets to join us for her last feeding of the night, which is usually around 4 or 5 A.M.)
We stay in bed for a little while. They are both super happy morning babies. Lots of kisses. Lots of I love you's. Lots of tickles and giggles... I just love love love my mornings with my babes!
We can't stay in bed long, since Jonathan is now fully potty trained and we have to run to the potty pretty quick for his morning pipi!
So we do that.
Then of course, brush our teeth. Make the bed. Change Julianna's diaper. Take both of their PJ's off . Get them dressed. Get myself dressed. Talk to Jodi... etc etc....
Normal morning stuff for everyone. No big deal.
8:00 ish Come downstairs.
(*and of course, these are approximate timeframes*)
8:01 to about 10:00, is normally a busy time for me. I seriously do not get to sit down for a few hours.
8:01 - Let punky out. (She also needs to go outside first thing in the morning.) Let her back in.
(When we first moved here, I would take her out with both kids, wait till she was done and come back in. As you can see, that's NOT the case anymore! One word: Retractable leash! Put in on her, open the door, leave handle inside, close the door, wait for her to finish her business and stand in the door waiting for me to open it, open the door, take leash off! and Viola! It works for me!)
8:10 - Fed Julianna her breakfast (yummy oatmeal, apple, vanilla baby food. She likes that!)
8:15 - Jojo is still hungry. "Momma! I want the red cereal". (meaning, Froot Loops. The box is red)
8:30 - Jojo made a huge mess with the cereal and milk and spilled it all over the table and floor. Cleaned it.
8:40 - Had to put the tablecloth in the washer. (that's how dirty jojo got it)
8:45 - Washed dishes. Sterelized bottles. Cleaned up the kitchen. All this, while holding Julianna 70% of the time. She can be a little clingy sometimes!
9:10 - Played a little bit with them on the floor. I loooove chasing after Julianna. I crawl behind her and she giggles as she crawls away from me. Soooo cute!!!
9:20 - Punky needs to go outside again. This time for a little longer, if you know what I mean. I let her out. Let her back in.
9:25 - Went outside, picked up after her and came back inside! ughhhh!!! I hate this!!! GROSS!!! And it was 2 days worth, since I didn't do it yesterday! I really grosses me out. But, gotta do what I gotta do.
9:30 - Took all the garbage out before the garbage truck passed by.
9:35 - Checked my email and facebook for a little. Yes, I guess I could've called you now. BUT, the kids are still trying to get my attention. I ignore them for a little. I am SURE you do NOT want kids screaming in the background while we talk, right? ha!
Plus! You are at work anyways. You would have not even answered.
9:50 - Grabbed myself a snack. And by snack, I refer to a Samoa Girl Scout cookie.
9:51 - Grabbed another one.
10:00 - "Mamma, I got pipi!" (meaning, he has to go pee) This can take over 5 minutes, since it's a whole process. Everything is "Mamma, I DO IT!!!" From taking his little spiderman undies off, to pushing the stool closer, putting his seat on the toilet, getting up there, doing what he went in there to do, flush the toilet, get down, put the stool back in the corner, put the little toilet seat back the hook that it goes in, put the underwear back on (I am only allowed to help with this), wash his hands, dry them and get him out of there.
(And if I do any of the previously mentioned, without his permission, forget it!)
10:15 - Grabbed another cookie!
10:20 - Nursed Julianna. Who decided to fall asleep while holding her. I knew as soon as I moved, she would wake up and she was too cranky for me to let that happen. She NEEDED her little nap. So I sat there, frozen, with her in my arms for a little while, while watching Kathy Lee and Hoda and Jonathan play with his little cars. (I love Kathy Lee and Hoda! They are so cute and funny)
10:50 - Julianna is up :-)
11:00 - Cut the watermelon up so I can give to Jojo next time he says "I am hungry".
11:05 - Put tablecloth in the drier.
11:10 - Checked on facebook again to see if there were any funny/interesting status updates... Nothing much going on! Most of them are about how cold it is and pictures of snow. Pretty impressive though.
11:33 A.M. - Jodi calls to check up on us, say hello and tell me he loves me.
11:33 A.M (as well) - Jojo decides he needs to know where his red screwdriver was. "Jojo! I don't know! Why don't you look for it?" "Momma, Momma, Momma!!! I CAN'T FIND IT!!!!" We couldn't find it. Jojo moved on to play with another toy.
11:33 A.M (yep!) - Punky decides she needs to go outside AGAIN! It's hard to ignore her, since she stands in front of the door and scratches it until she is outside! What is UP with this dog????
11:36 - Grabbed another cookie!
11:42 - Jonathan decides he "wants bread". I serve him a slice with peanut butter and of course "Grape jelly! Grape Jelly!!!".
12:00 - Time for Bubble Guppies. And if you are truly a stay at home mom and allow your kids to watch cartoons (from time to time, of course (cough, cough), you know who the Bubble Guppies are.
12:02 - Cleaning/organizing paused. My good friend, Ana Isabel, called me. She has an 8 month old baby girl too and we couldn't stop talking about our little dolls. (I haven't talked to her in a few months)
12:47 - Off the phone. Back to business. Julianna is bored. She needs some attention!
12:54 - Punky is hungry or thirsty. She scratches the bowls and barks until served.
12:55 - Time for an afternoon snack. One of our favorites, a bag of Edamame.
1:40- Our friends Natalie and Barbarita arrive!!! Jojo gets super excited! and so does Julianna!!
Time
Third time worked (after letting her cry for 3 or 4 minutes! Broke my heart into one billion pieces, but I knew she was super tired and HAD to fall asleep sooner than later)
2:20 - Served everybody lunch. Chicken tenders, mac and cheese and mashed potatoes (the last two were leftovers).
2:25 - She is BACK UP! ugh! Stubborn little baby! Went and got her.
2:40 - Cleaned up the lunch mess.
2:55 - Jojo needed to go to the potty again.
3:00 - Took the kids to the playground (hoping Julianna would fall asleep in her carseat like she usually does. Didn't happen!)
4:30 - Brought the garbage back into the garage. Put clean tablecloth back on the table.
4:35 - Jodi called again.
4:40 - Cleaned a little more.
All while holding Julianna. She had not napped much and was very tired. Was going to be an interesting afternoon/night.
5:00 - Started cooking dinner. On the menu today: Tilapia and Asparagus.
6:20 - Cleaned up all the kitchen mess.
Don't forget, all these tasks have to be performed while holding or trying to comfort and feed a cranky baby and allowing your "I wanna help you, 2 year old" "help" with everything you are doing.
"Yes Jojo, you can put that garlic clove in that gralic presser so I can squeeze it".
7:00 - Grabbed everything I needed and headed upstairs with both kids.
7:01 - 7:50 - More playtime! This is my hour of uninterrupted playtime with the kids. (Well, I do have ET on, so I may be listening to it while I try to teach Jojo the letter U, Z and X" (wink wink)
Gosh! these kids sure can make a mess in 2.7 seconds!! lol
8:00 - Shower time. Showered with both kids. I have a big enough shower to fit all 3 of us there with enough space for them to move around. The kids have fun. Me, hmmm, let's just say I am ready for Jodi to come back so I can shower alone! lol
8:15 - Me and Julianna are out of the shower. Jojo stays in playing until I am done.
8:45 - Both kids are asleep. (I should insert a picture of my happy face here!)
8:50 - Transferred both kids to their "sleep quarters".
9:00 - ME TIME!!! AHHH!!!!
More girl scout cookies, my laptop, my butt on the couch and some reality show :-)
9:01 - Punky wants to go outside! ahhh!!! grr! Got up and took her out.
9:04 - Back on the couch! yes!
I stay up until I can't handle being up any longer (usually past midnight). Go upstairs, watch a little more tv and fall asleep.
(1:00 AM - Julianna is up!)
Now, you MUST add a few extra pipi breaks in there that I know I forgot to include and definitely, a few more diaper changes.
A few extra feedings for Julianna. (she finds so much comfort and gets so cuddly and happy when she is nursed! I can't help it, I enjoy it so much too! So, I still do it quite often.)
Tons of little
Lots of little "i love you" moments with them (yes, all day! everyday! hugging them, kissing them, tickling them! I can't do it enough! I better, I am a stay at home mom for a reason, right?;-) )
Many, many " Jojo! Share your toy with your Sister!", "Jojo, she was playing with that, that's not nice!", "Jojo! be careful with sister, she is right behind you! (since now Julianna follows him everywhere!), " What do you say? Say Please, please! Say Thank you Mamma!" .... etc etc
A few extra activities (some coloring, some running around, some playing hide and seek)
Constantly picking up little things Jojo leaves behind so that Julianna doesn't "eat" them.
A few little trantrums and time outs. (Although, I have to admit, Jojo has been doing great lately)
Making sure Julianna doesn't get hurt, now that she is NON stop.
And just some other everyday things that add up to the mix and make it even a lovelier day! ;-)
(And of course, today, taking pictures for this particular post.)
So yes, I am
I am one to hate excuses, and this whole post sounds like one. But that's just the way my life goes.
This is NOT to say I don't love it. I do. I choose to stay home and have my days be filled with potty breaks, children screaming and a lot of picking up toys.
I love you anyways and I promise, once the kids are what? in school? I will get better at it... I will call you so much, you are going to have to block my number!
haha! nah! not me! But you get the point!
Thank you for not understanding me all these times when I told you I was busy and apologized.
I hope this helped.
I love you and talk to you
J
January 24, 2011
To celebrate her daughter's birthday...
I wanted to spread the word a little more.
A friend of mine is celebrating her gorgeous daughter's first birthday soon.
To celebrate such a special day, she has decided to collect money for "The Joyful Foundation", an organization that sews personalized blankets for hospitalized kids.
She found out about it while she was in the hospital with her daughter herself, who was one of the recipients of such great gift.
Please go to theadamsfamily3.blogspot.com to read more about it and hopefully spread the word a little more and/or donate to this great cause.
Thank you and have a blessed day!
XOXO
A friend of mine is celebrating her gorgeous daughter's first birthday soon.
To celebrate such a special day, she has decided to collect money for "The Joyful Foundation", an organization that sews personalized blankets for hospitalized kids.
She found out about it while she was in the hospital with her daughter herself, who was one of the recipients of such great gift.
Please go to theadamsfamily3.blogspot.com to read more about it and hopefully spread the word a little more and/or donate to this great cause.
Thank you and have a blessed day!
XOXO
January 18, 2011
I am her now...
I remember thinking to myself "How do they do it?"
I would think of them as "heroes".
The moms, all alone, making everything seem so easy. Raising kids during the week by themselves and then anxiously waiting for Daddy to come home from work to spend the weekend with him. Everything was a routine and they had it all figured out.
The dads, working their butts off all week long. Being away from their kids and possibly missing out on some amazing things they do on a daily basis.
I always admired these people.
I always thought it would be too hard for me to do that myself.
I always said, there was NO way I could marry a pilot, a professional athlete or a businessman that traveled all the time...
I wasn't gonna become that wife!
Well, I did!
But it's NOT that hard. It's not my #1 choice. But we are making things work.
I do have my nice little routine with the kids, like the other moms. ;-)
And I do anxiously wait for Daddy to get back home to us....
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When Jodi and I were engaged, back in 2006, he was offered a promotion.
They offered him three times the salary, but we had to move to North Carolina and he would be gone weekly.
I did NOT like the idea.
So much that we ended up breaking up over it.
I told him, that was NOT the family I wanted to have.
I was too needy and I wanted my husband there everynight with me.
I couldn't see myself doing it. NO matter how good the money was going to be, I did NOT care.
I wanted out!
We made up the morning after. We both cried too much and realized there was no way we could be without each other. Those few hours of being broken up were pretty hard for both of us. We made a decision. He would take the offer, we would move to NC and postpone the wedding until we could figure out if things were going to work out.
Well, the promotion never happened. And nothing changed. Thank God!
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Now, Fast forward to today.
Oh how things have changed!
My husband has been traveling A LOT. And I mean, weeks at a time.
Good thing is, things should start to slow down in a month or so.
His job DOES cover the whole state of Florida. However, his trips will be 1-2 or 3 (at the most) days. Plus, we can go with him. You better believe we are coming with him when he has to go do his training meetings in Orlando! Mickey and Minney, here we come!~
It's funny how unpredicatable life is, don't you think?
How you think you have certain things figured out and boom! you are hit in the face with changes you were not expecting.
One has to deal with the cards dealt. And fortunately, no matter how hard times have been recently, we have been very very blessed.
We have gone from having the "ideal life". Money rolling in, no debt (except my student loans), happy, planning our pefect wedding... Really, nothing to worry about. To having to stand in line @ the Medicaid office to be able to provide our kids with medical insurance, since his "great" job laid him off and with that, we lost all the medical coverage. To back on top with wild dreams of being millionaires and two amazing jobs with a lot of potential, to back to the bottom once again, where we had to even ask family and friends to loan us money to be able to cover our basic bills.
We have been through a lot. But we have been strong.
I can say with certainty, God has ALWAYS been there for us when we needed him the most.
WE ARE RICH in love. We are RICH in blessings.
My HUSBAND is here, close to our hearts and souls, no matter how much he travels, no matter how far he goes and for how long.
I will never be lonely and I will never complain when he goes away.
Well, sometimes I will, but I will understand and be grateful that he is traveling to provide us with the life we want.
I have become that mom! that wife! and I am proud of it now!
I am proud of myself and Jodi for indeed, making it work.
(something I would have never thought possible)
I am proud of my 2 year old baby boy and my 8 month old baby girl for being such great kids amongst all this "craziness"..
I am proud of my family, my TEAM!
There is nowhere else to go, but UP!
So, to all the mommies out there that do it day in and day out alone, I am happy and proud of joining your "club".
To all the daddies out there that do work hard to be able to bring home the bacon, I salute you. I know from Jodi how hard it is to be away from the kids and miss them like crazy. You guys are GREAT men and fathers and we thank you for doing this for us.
And to all those wives or husbands who have their spouses in the military, you STILL are my heroes!
Now THAT i wouldn't be able to do ;-)
Well, who knows now huh, but still :-P
I would think of them as "heroes".
The moms, all alone, making everything seem so easy. Raising kids during the week by themselves and then anxiously waiting for Daddy to come home from work to spend the weekend with him. Everything was a routine and they had it all figured out.
The dads, working their butts off all week long. Being away from their kids and possibly missing out on some amazing things they do on a daily basis.
I always admired these people.
I always thought it would be too hard for me to do that myself.
I always said, there was NO way I could marry a pilot, a professional athlete or a businessman that traveled all the time...
I wasn't gonna become that wife!
Well, I did!
But it's NOT that hard. It's not my #1 choice. But we are making things work.
I do have my nice little routine with the kids, like the other moms. ;-)
And I do anxiously wait for Daddy to get back home to us....
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When Jodi and I were engaged, back in 2006, he was offered a promotion.
They offered him three times the salary, but we had to move to North Carolina and he would be gone weekly.
I did NOT like the idea.
So much that we ended up breaking up over it.
I told him, that was NOT the family I wanted to have.
I was too needy and I wanted my husband there everynight with me.
I couldn't see myself doing it. NO matter how good the money was going to be, I did NOT care.
I wanted out!
We made up the morning after. We both cried too much and realized there was no way we could be without each other. Those few hours of being broken up were pretty hard for both of us. We made a decision. He would take the offer, we would move to NC and postpone the wedding until we could figure out if things were going to work out.
Well, the promotion never happened. And nothing changed. Thank God!
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Now, Fast forward to today.
Oh how things have changed!
My husband has been traveling A LOT. And I mean, weeks at a time.
Good thing is, things should start to slow down in a month or so.
His job DOES cover the whole state of Florida. However, his trips will be 1-2 or 3 (at the most) days. Plus, we can go with him. You better believe we are coming with him when he has to go do his training meetings in Orlando! Mickey and Minney, here we come!~
It's funny how unpredicatable life is, don't you think?
How you think you have certain things figured out and boom! you are hit in the face with changes you were not expecting.
One has to deal with the cards dealt. And fortunately, no matter how hard times have been recently, we have been very very blessed.
We have gone from having the "ideal life". Money rolling in, no debt (except my student loans), happy, planning our pefect wedding... Really, nothing to worry about. To having to stand in line @ the Medicaid office to be able to provide our kids with medical insurance, since his "great" job laid him off and with that, we lost all the medical coverage. To back on top with wild dreams of being millionaires and two amazing jobs with a lot of potential, to back to the bottom once again, where we had to even ask family and friends to loan us money to be able to cover our basic bills.
We have been through a lot. But we have been strong.
I can say with certainty, God has ALWAYS been there for us when we needed him the most.
WE ARE RICH in love. We are RICH in blessings.
My HUSBAND is here, close to our hearts and souls, no matter how much he travels, no matter how far he goes and for how long.
I will never be lonely and I will never complain when he goes away.
Well, sometimes I will, but I will understand and be grateful that he is traveling to provide us with the life we want.
I have become that mom! that wife! and I am proud of it now!
I am proud of myself and Jodi for indeed, making it work.
(something I would have never thought possible)
I am proud of my 2 year old baby boy and my 8 month old baby girl for being such great kids amongst all this "craziness"..
I am proud of my family, my TEAM!
There is nowhere else to go, but UP!
So, to all the mommies out there that do it day in and day out alone, I am happy and proud of joining your "club".
To all the daddies out there that do work hard to be able to bring home the bacon, I salute you. I know from Jodi how hard it is to be away from the kids and miss them like crazy. You guys are GREAT men and fathers and we thank you for doing this for us.
And to all those wives or husbands who have their spouses in the military, you STILL are my heroes!
Now THAT i wouldn't be able to do ;-)
Well, who knows now huh, but still :-P
January 7, 2011
Ten! Nine! Eight!!! SEEVENN!!!!....
SIX! FIVE!!... Well, u get the point!
Although is not new years eve anymore. But I am doing the countdown right now. Just so I can kinda make my one resolution.
Yes, just one!
I mean, I have a few things I want to accomplish this year. U know, the loosing baby weight, the paying off bills... But I dont want to even call them resolutions. Those are just things that WILL happen ;-)
But back to my one resolution. Want to guess what it is?
(wish I could know if u are actually guessing something. Feel free to leave a comment on what u thought it was... if you thought of one...)
Well, it is to make a little more time to get on here and BLOG! :-)
I feel so horrible, because I have the best intentions. And for those who know me, I wear my heart on my sleeve and I looove to express my emotions. I love to write about the things that I am passionate about. But life just gets in the way of me and my blog and I don't get to do it too often.
So, there!
(Gosh, I better make sure I really do get more active here, or it will make me look like a looser. U know, with that being my one and only resolution..)
Ok, I didnt say how long they had to be. So I gotta go!
Watching tv w my husband now :-)
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!
and here! here's a pic I took of my pretty little princess yesterday, on her 8th month birthday!!
Although is not new years eve anymore. But I am doing the countdown right now. Just so I can kinda make my one resolution.
Yes, just one!
I mean, I have a few things I want to accomplish this year. U know, the loosing baby weight, the paying off bills... But I dont want to even call them resolutions. Those are just things that WILL happen ;-)
But back to my one resolution. Want to guess what it is?
(wish I could know if u are actually guessing something. Feel free to leave a comment on what u thought it was... if you thought of one...)
Well, it is to make a little more time to get on here and BLOG! :-)
I feel so horrible, because I have the best intentions. And for those who know me, I wear my heart on my sleeve and I looove to express my emotions. I love to write about the things that I am passionate about. But life just gets in the way of me and my blog and I don't get to do it too often.
So, there!
(Gosh, I better make sure I really do get more active here, or it will make me look like a looser. U know, with that being my one and only resolution..)
Ok, I didnt say how long they had to be. So I gotta go!
Watching tv w my husband now :-)
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!
and here! here's a pic I took of my pretty little princess yesterday, on her 8th month birthday!!
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