Terrible 2's aren't suppose to start yet :(

Well it's official, Nathan has hit the terrible 2's. One day Nathan is a nice little boy that loves to listen to Mommy, and the next day he is hitting, kicking, and throwing tantrums. Oh boy, oh boy. I thought that I still had a few months to prepare for this stage. Now that I think about this maybe this isn't the terrible 2's yet and he will get worse, I am doomed. Oh my, I think I am going to climb in bed and sleep this stage away. I am just teasing. Actually, even though Nathan has been definately acting up it really hasn't been that bad, yet. His tantrums are actually cute, as he gets the big lip, lays on the floor, puts his head in his hands and cries. What does Mommy do? Well Mommy lays on the floor and cries with him, no I don't but somedays I would like to. I usually just walk away, if it is safe to do so, and boy does that make Nathan mad. He always looks up to see if I am watching and when I'm not the sobs really come. Still Mommy won't pay attention and he eventually forgets why he is lying on the floor and goes off and plays. He usually does this at home, but the other day he decided he wanted to test Mommy and did this in the busy mall, right in the middle of all the people trying to shop. It was hard letting him just lay there, and man I got some looks. I was waiting for someone to say something and I would have offered Nathan to them, but noone did. I hope this doesn't happen too often because it wasn't fun, and I keep telling myself that it is just a phase...or so I hope.

Darryl (Wayne's brother) has been living with us for the last couple of months and only has a few more days here. Darryl is taking his 3rd year welding course and is hoping to become a Journeyman this year, which is really exciting. We have really enjoyed having him live with us, but our food bill has tripled... hehe, just teasing Darryl. It's been fun getting to know him better, as Darryl and I are home for a few hours each day with only the kids. It's going to be nice getting my husband back because Darryl and Wayne LOVE sports and so every chance they get they are trying to do something sporty, whether it be on the playstation, or for real. It will be nice getting the t.v. back, that's right Wayne, no more hockey, just makeover, renovation, or food shows...hehe, just teasing.

We haven't even started our Christmas shopping yet.... ahhhhh.... Hopefully tomorrow we will start and finish it. Next year I am starting in January and then I will hopefully be done by November...hehe.

I hope that everyone is enjoying the Christmas season, and I hope you all have a Merry Christmas.

I am shrinking away!!!

Today a girlfriend and I went shopping. She wanted to get some Christmas presents, and I just went so that we could get out of the house. We were shopping around and she was looking through a sale rack of jeans and pulled out a size that was WAY too big for her (she is maybe a size 6 on her bloated days). I must have given her a what are you thinking look and she said that they weren't for her but that I should try them on. So I did. Well guess what they were too big, and guess what size they were, 34. WOOHOO!!!!

I should back track for a minute. I have been going to Weight Watchers for the last 6 weeks, and so far have lost a total of 10+ lbs. I knew that I was losing weight because most of my pants have literally been falling off of me, Nathan thinks it's hilarious to come up behind me and hang from my pockets, which makes my pants fall off. Not funny!! :) Anyways, I knew the inches were coming off but was shocked this morning when I put on a belt that I haven't been able to fit for the last 5 years, and I not only fit it but had to do it up to the 3rd notch.

Anyways, back to trying on jeans. So Carla went and grabbed me a smaller size, 32's and they didn't fit. So we sent the sales lady to get a 31. I thought for sure that they were going to be too tight but they fit PERFECTLY!!!, in fact I probably could have fit into a 30, but I didn't want to press my luck.

I am soooo happy right now. It has not been the easiest thing to do and I still have a long way to go till I am at my goal weight but this was MAJOR motivation.

For anyone that would like to lose a few pounds I would TOTALLY recommend joing Weight Watchers. It is REALLY easy, you just have to watch what you are eating but you still can enjoy the odd hamburger and french fries if you would like. I have tried TONS of diets and I LOVE weight watchers, in fact I don't even feel like I am dieting.

Nathan's sick :(

Last night was a bad night, Nathan was up almost every hour. He would start screaming until I wrapped him in his blanket and snuggled him up. We played this game all night which was not fun. I thought that maybe he was having bad dreams again, but this morning he was acting really weird. When I was getting ready for work, Nathan wanted to brush his teeth. I gave him his toothbrush and next thing I know he is laying on his belly on the floor brushing his teeth. I thought that maybe he was just tired. (You know how it is when you are a parent, everything is a guessing game.) I took him to the babysitters house, and I guess he slept the whole time he was there. We came home, had some oatmeal with berries in it(which he ate all of it), and then went and snuggled on the couch. He still didn't seem quite right. Then it all went downhill. He starting throwing up all over me, Iliegh, the blanket, floor and couch. Iliegh was funny, she let out a little scream and said "Auntie, Nathan threw up purple stuff on me."(The berries made everything purple) She was not very impressed, but kept trying to reassure Nathan that everything was okay. After cleaning all of us and the other stuff up, I wrapped Nathan up, gave him some Tylenol and put him to bed. Oh the joys of being a Mom. :)

Thanks to everyone who has written back and responded to this blog. It is fun hearing back from you. I hope you all have a great day.

The Nightmares have begun.

Well Nathan is officially a toddler, as the nightmares have begun. Last night on our drive back from Wayne's Mom and Dads, Nathan would fall asleep and then wake up screaming and in a panic. Once Wayne got him calmed down Nathan would tell Wayne "Tary (scary) Daddy, Tary" Wayne would ask what was scary and Nathan would say "Daddy Tary, Tubbies(teletubies which I think all of us would agree are scary) Tary, Mommy Tary, Darryl Tary, etc etc." At first it made me feel bad but then I realized that he is probably just dreaming and doesn't realize what's going on. I am not looking forward to this new phase that we get to go through and being woken up at nights again.

Karalee(my sister) got a new job which she will be working from 8 am-4pm, Monday-Friday. We are pretty excited since she was working many different times even till 10pm, and weekends, and it was hard on little Iliegh being apart from her mom so much. I have been watching Iliegh for Karalee, and having our nights and weekends to ourselves will be nice again too. Not saying that I don't love Iliegh to death but it is hard having 2 kids under 3 in the house. It's been really good for Karalee to move back here. She has been living with my parents since she had Iliegh but decided that it was time for her and Iliegh to become their own family. Karalee is such a strong, courageous woman. She has kept her head up high while going through all these hard times and I have been really proud of her. It has been really neat watching her grow up, and seeing what an amazing mom she is. I am amazed at what she is doing, because I can't imagine being a single Mom, it is hard enough being married and having a kid. But she always seems to be keeping her cool. What a woman.

Only 36 days till Christmas... .woo hoo I can't wait. We have drawn names already for gifts and I have... haha, you thought I would tell didn't you, well you will just have to wait and see. I have some really good ideas in mind of what I am going to give everyone. I love Christmas time. I love the smells, the lights, the music, the madness, the buying gifts, but mostly I love that it is a special time to remember our Savior Jesus Christ. I hope that in all the madness that is happening this Christmas that everyone can make a special effort to remember Jesus's birth.

I wud you!!!

I just LOVE being a Mommy. Nathan is such a wonderful little gift that I have been given from Heavenly Father. We went through so much heartache trying to get pregnant with him and sometimes I forget how grateful I should be being his Mom. This morning when we were climbing off the bus, I said "Nathan, I just love you so much." He smiled his cheesy smile, and I went down the steps. In a quiet little voice I heard Nathan say, "I wud you". My heart just melted, I don't even think Nathan knew what he was saying but hearing those words come out of his mouth was such an incredible feeling. Once we got inside we were listening to some music and Nathan came over with a book "Bu, Mommy?", next thing I knew he was wiggling around in my lap trying to get comfy. It's moments like these that help me to remember what I have been given. Nathan is sleeping right now, but when he wakes up I am going to cover him in kisses and hugs.... hehe... I can't wait.

Testing

I am just testing this to see if it does what it says it will do.

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Well I decided since Wayne has a blog that's mostly about him( http://wayne-84.livejournal.com/ ) I figured it was time for our family to have one. Since most of our families don't live around here and don't get to hear or see the changes in our family, I thought it would be fun to have this blog and keep people updated on our lives.

This blog will probably mostly be about Nathan because well........ Nathan is a lot more fun and cute than Wayne and I.

I hope that you all enjoy coming along with us on our adventure in life.