Life of A Princess! And another one on the way!

Lopsided,Broken coils,Pee stained mattress from 1999=$200.New bed 4 my owner=Priceless

2011-08-30T21:21:00.004-04:00

I'm trying to win a contest!! lol I know, Gross!

The 30 Day Shred

2010-04-13T15:40:00.004-04:00

I've decided to start "The 30 Day Shred", by Jillian. I'm going to update each day after my workouts!

Day 1- April 7th- WOW! First I have learned do not attempt this video unless you are wearing a bra :) Jillian kicked my butt, but it felt so good!

Day 2- April 8th-Still feels good, and I can feel the soreness already!

Day 3- April 9th- I'm starting to get the hang of this!

Day 4 & 5-April 10th and 11th-I cheated, I took the weekend off :-X

Day 6-April 12th-Feels good to be back

Day 7-April 13th-Wow, I'm finally sweating! :)

Day 8-April 14th-Moved onto Level 2-Wow! My response to Jillian, "Are you $%&@)* kidding me?" Note to self.Eat next time before you work out. I felt sick after the workout, and sore! :)

Tiana-Two Months

2010-04-09T21:09:00.000-04:00

Tiana Jean

2010-04-06T12:06:00.004-04:00

I'm back! Tiana is now 7 weeks old! She was born on February 12th, weighing 8 lbs 15 ounces and 21 1/4 inches long. She is such a good baby and sleeps and eats great! When she is awake, she is so happy and content. I am so blessed! Jalena loves being a big sister, and sometimes trys to help too much! Here are a few pics from the hospital.

Tiana, One Month

2010-03-12T21:05:00.000-05:00

Here is Tiana at One month old! At her check up she was 10 pounds 10 ounces!

40 weeks, 3 days!

2010-02-11T14:13:00.001-05:00

I am STILL pregnant! Apparently my body does not know how to go into labor, so I am having a c-section tomorrow at 3:30! I am soooo excited to meet Tiana, and so excited for Jalena to be a big sister!

40 Weeks, 1 Day

2010-02-09T18:38:00.002-05:00

I am now 40 weeks and 1 day pregnant! I am not dilated at all. I really wanted a VBAC this time, but its not looking too promising. Today I had a biophysical and NST, she passed both and is estimated to weigh 8 pounds 5 ounces, 1 pound bigger than Jalena was!! So here's the plan; If I don't go into labor by Friday I am scheduled to have a C-section Friday, the 12th at 3:30. I can not wait to meet my little girl! I am so in love already!

37 weeks!

2010-01-17T21:29:00.002-05:00

So, tomorrow I am 37 weeks! woo who! 21 days till I'm due! I have an appointment with my Midwife tomorrow and will be getting checked! I'm hoping I'm dialted some, but I'm not counting on it! I have to think positive though....

I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is flying by, I am so excited to meet Tiana. Lately I've had alot on my mind, espically how Jalena will react to the new baby. Jalena is like my little sidekick, we are always together, and I think she (and I) will have a hard time sharing Mommy. Whenever we buy something for Tiana, or I show her Tianas clothes, she says "no, Jalenas" lol...so yeah. I think it will be tough. Does anyone have any tips or anything to share on how to make the transition easier for her?

I Won!

2010-01-06T12:38:00.003-05:00

I am sooo excited, I won a giveaway from Mrs. Bushey ! She has an awesome blog which I have been following for a while now! The giveaway was for a crochet hat from Alexis' etsy site!

It was so hard to pick just one, but I picked.........................

The Hannah

Go check out her etsy site, there are some adorable hats there!

Did I mention, I'm so excited?! lol....

Christmas Pics!

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Santa!

2009-12-24T01:12:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I took Jalena to Bass Pro Shops to visit Santa! She was so excited! The whole way there she was talking about how she was going to sit on his lap, tell him ho,ho,ho , give him a high five and kiss him on his cheek! lol..well She did great! All he got was a high five and she sat just long enough for me to snap some pics!

Family Photos!

2009-12-13T23:46:00.002-05:00

We did some family shots today! Right before my Baby Shower!Here they are:

Too Long!

2009-12-07T23:38:00.003-05:00

It has been too long since I have posted!! I can never find time to sit down and write something, yet still find time to stalk other peoples blogs! Jalena has turned 2, and is definitely in her terrible 2's stage!! She is loving school, and talks so much! She adores her baby dolls, Elmo, playing Doctor, and reading books! Jalena is so excited to be a big sister! Miss Tiana is due February 8th! Yes, I'm pregnant! Very pregnant! lol, 31 weeks to be exact~! Yes, I am the only one who spends thousands of dollars on cosmetic surgery and then gets pregnant the next month! lol, We are ALL so excited and can not wait to meet Tiana!! She loves to sleep during the day and is very active at night, we must change that by the time she gets here!! I had my last day of work on Friday, that is if my leave gets approved, Jalena is going to stay in school Part time starting Monday, and I am looking forward to being a SAHM! That is for the next 5 months, then its back to work :(

I am going to promise myself to update at least 3 times a week, hey that will be my new years resolution! Got it!

Update

2009-06-11T17:35:00.001-04:00

Jalena had her surgery yesterday and was sooo good!! Surgery started at 8:30, by 9am the DR came out to tell us all went well. By 9:05, the nurse came to get us and said Jalena had just woken up..then by 9:30 we were out of there!! She slept a little on the way home, by the time we got home she was her normal self..you couldn't even tell she had surgery!! :) I am so proud of her!!!

I am alive! :-)

2009-06-09T13:21:00.002-04:00

Hi!! Yes, WE are alive! Sorry I have not posted in so long, things have been really busy here. After my surgery I had a hard time the first week...which I am glad to say that I am very happy that I had the surgery done. I have lost 24 pounds!! Still working on loosing more, but so far so good!! Work has been super busy lately, I used to check blogger about 5-7x's a day and now I am down to about 3x's per week!!!! lol..I've been taking on alot of other projects, in addition to my work, so thats what keeping me busy!! We also recently moved and have not had Internet in 2 weeks, which is driving me crazy!! lol...The new house is awesome..much bigger, alot more room for Jalena to run around. She is doing great, talking so much, even though she doesn't always listen, but I think we are starting "Terrible 2's" early! Tomorrow is her surgery for her tubes in her ears. She had a hearing test today and passed. I am excited for the surgery because it will be some relief for her. 10 ear infections in 10 months is just too much!!! Will update when I can....sorry for being a stranger!!!

update on surgery

2009-04-24T21:45:00.000-04:00

I had my surgery on Monday, the actaul surgery wasn't bad at all but the recovery has been HELL!!I am so misrable,emotional,uncomfortable,upset,angry at myself...shall I continue? I am so uncomfortable and swollen...they say it takes about 3 weeks for the swelling to go away.

I regret having the surgery and find it so sad how obsessed some women these days are with their bodies,that they would go to this extent. I do include myself in those "some women" but I was never really obsessed,I guess I just saw this as an easy way out.We are all beautiful, no matter big or small,overweight or skinny!

The last meal.

2009-04-19T23:14:00.002-04:00

I have went back and forth about posting this, since I try to just use my blog to write only about my princess. But I thought it would be good for me to write it here. Tomorrow is the big day, the day that will change my life. I am having Smartlipo. (Click on the link to view the dr site and before/after pics, I will post an explanation of the procedure below!) I have been overweight my whole life, and have lost weight only to gain it right back again. When I was pregnant I gained 42 pounds, and then gave myself 9 months after having her to loose it. Well, I lost 50 pounds within her first year, only to gain 25 back in the past 8 months, how...I don't know! So I feel this procedure will help me, and give me the jumpstart that I need.

So for my last meal tonight, my last meal eating whatever the hell I wanted to, I got food to go from the Cheesecake factory,I even had a piece of cheesecake! It was too good!! Tomorrow I will begin my journey on loosing weight, eating right, and improving my health. I can not wait!

I have to be there at 10:30 and surgery will begin at 11:30, and should last 3 and a half hours! I will update tomorrow, and post before and after pics when I feel comfortable.

Here is an explanation of the surgery taken right from the Dr's website!

SA Bodysculpture uses a modified combination treatment solution. This is an advanced technique of permanently removing excess fat deposits in areas that are resistant to diet and exercise. It is called tumescent (which means to "swell") because the physician fills and swells the fatty areas to be removed with large volumes of special solution before the procedure. This solution completely numbs the area due to the effect of local anesthetic, therefore general anesthesia or heavy intravenous sedation is not required. At the same time, a substance called epinephrine constricts the blood vessels, reducing bleeding to negligible amounts. Fatty deposits are then removed using small straw-like tubes called cannulas connected to a large bulb syringe. It is called bodysculpture because the trained physician is able to artistically sculpt the body into a new shape using delicate instruments. Besides the obvious increased safety of the procedure being performed totally under local anesthesia there are other significant benefits. You can cooperate with the physician by changing position so the areas can be more easily seen and multiple areas can be treated during the same session. Plus the finer instruments that are used in the tumescent bodysculpture technique allow the physician to target specific areas with accuracy and control never before possible.

Random Picture Challenge

2009-04-18T15:04:00.002-04:00

Random Picture Challenge

Brought to you by...

APRIL 2008 or 13th folder

42nd picture or 4th if you don't have that many

This is Jalena Christmas eve of 2008. In her Christmas PJ's.

Alphabitty Moments - the letter H

2009-04-16T22:26:00.003-04:00

"H" is for Happy!

Now head over to MamaBear's blog, and join in on the fun!!

Easter Egg Hunt!

2009-04-11T17:53:00.003-04:00

Jalena loved it!! She did such a great job collecting all of the eggs and putting them in her basket!!!

Alphabitty Moments-Letter G

2009-04-09T22:19:00.002-04:00

"G" is for Grandpa!!

Jalena and her Grandpa (AND Grandma -I just don't have a pic of "Gah" and J on this computer!) are Best Friends! Jalena loves hanging out with them!

Alphabitty Moments - the letter F and A-E

2009-04-03T22:43:00.004-04:00

So there is someone in the blog world who I'm sure everyone knows! MckMama! Well I really look up to her, admire her parenting skills, and her strong faith. Her Best friend MamaBear has been so sweet to coordinate all kinds of help for MckMama while Stellan is in the hospital.

So I came across MamaBears blog, and decided to follow her on her weekly blog carnival....

The letter for the week is "F".

"F" is for Footie Pajamas!!

Since this is new to me, I've decided to catch up on the letters I've missed the weeks before!

"A" is for Art Work!

"B" is for blue tongue! Which we sent a pic of to Abby!

"C" is for Christine! ME!

"D" is for Dinsoaur!!

"E" is for My EVERYTHING!!

March pics.

2009-03-30T22:21:00.002-04:00

PLEASE PLEASE PRAY!!

2009-03-25T17:44:00.001-04:00

Lost.

2009-03-19T10:19:00.003-04:00

I've been so lost from the blogging world. Just lost with my blog, not lost from stalking everyone elses, that is still a ~~hourly~~ daily chore for me!Lately I have no motivation to write anything! I have been busy at work, the 2nd and 3rd week of each month is really hectic for me, to complete my work on time.(By the end of the month). Jalena is doing great! She is talking SO much and repeats everything! She is just so smart! this morning she had a hearing test to see if her frequent ear infections are affecting her hearing! Nope, she did great! Then I took her to school. I have the day off today, so I am catching up on cleaning and Laundry! I have some pics to upload from my camera, which I will do later.

Jalena fell last week and chipped her front tooth, She cried for a minute, ~~but Mommy is still crying about it!~~ It is just a small piece, but still very noticeable, good thing they will fall out. I called the Dr shortly after and they told me not to worry that tooth will fall out when she is 4 or 5 ~~What? 4 or 5? Thats like a really long time, don't worry?~~ I had a chipped tooth when I was younger, ~~well still do~~ its just covered with a crown now, and it was the worst! Kids can be so mean! Anyways, I'm off to organize my coupons while I wait for the wash to finish. Just wanted to check in to let you know we are still here!

Walgreens run.

2009-03-09T21:43:00.002-04:00

I am so excited! I feel like I just robbed Walgreens! I just got $57.25 worth of stuff and only spent $20.98!! I am sooo happy lol...I recently started to see all these different blogs where these ladies would save so much money, I've become addicted to coupon clipping! And I am so proud! lol...see the pics below to see what I got.

Our Disney trip.

2009-03-04T21:41:00.004-05:00

Soo..we are back, from the vacation from Hell! Keep reading to find out why, the picture below here is me and J on the way to the hotel . We stayed at this hotel because I found a great package on ebay for $79.00 for 3 nights, plus 2 Disney tickets, I only had to attend a ~~3 and 1/2 hour presentation that was high pressure, annoying, and I could not wait to get out of!~~ 90 minute no pressure timeshare presentation. Now for the hotel, Which was not as nice as the pictures! First hotel room smelt like mildew, the second one smelt like cigarette smoke, and the third one was ok.

Well, we checked in on Sunday. Jalena had diarrhea all week, which I assumed was from her antibiotics, from her ear infection. Well, she woke up Sunday night/Monday at 1:30 in the morning, throwing up. Went back to sleep, still had diarrhea in the am though. So Monday I went to that presentation, then we went to the Outlet mall, I started to feel sick, was in the bathroom there , experiencing the wonderful side affect of the stomach flu, begged to go back to the hotel, where I slept a few hours then was throwing up. Then on Tuesday we had plans to go to Disney World, but the boyfriend was sick and was experiencing the stomach flu, so every day it was one of our turns. But, he was definitely a trooper, and came with us! He did have to take breaks on the bench, and in the bathroom, but he was great! So we had a great time in Disney, it was freezing! It was in the 40's and my Floridian self, was wearing sandals, and was soo cold!

Here we are waiting for the ferry boat!

Jalena and Daddy waiting on "It's a small world"ride.

Definitely meeting the Princesses' was our favorite part. Jalena was in awe when she met Belle.

SO that's it, we are finally home. I don't go back to work till Monday, which is going to come too fast!! Tomorrow I have lots of unpacking to do! It is nice to be home though. It was fun going to Disney, but a horrible trip because we all got sick!

Stressed out.

2009-02-26T22:46:00.005-05:00

Ahh..So I've been lazy at posting lately. I just haven't had the energy. ~~I hope I'm not the only one that gets like that sometimes.~~ But I have been sick, busy with work, busy with a sick baby ~~big girl, who I will always call my baby.~~ And stressed out. I'm having problems with some teachers at Jalenas school.

WARNING: This is long, if you make it to the end, and have any comments, THANK YOU! I appreciate it. I hope the story is not too confusing!

Where do I start? Ok, Jalenas teacher is Ms. K-(whom I love! she is great with Jalena, and Jalena loves her!) she is in the 1 year old class. Well around 3:00 every day all of the 1 year old kids go into the 2 year old class to play. I usually pick up J around 4:15. So she spends a little over an hour in the 2 year old class playing, with her teacher Ms.K and the 2 yr old teacher Ms.R. Well Ms. R is a nice lady, but has a problem. She yells. And I have walked in on her yelling at a kid (differnt kids) about 6 times now, my mom has noticed it, and so has another parent that I'm friendly with. Now when I say Ms. R yells, I mean she yells when the kid is 2 feet in front of her, like an angry yell. I can compare it to the type of yelling I would do if Jalena was about to run in the street, or touch something hot. The type of yelling that is not called for, especially when you are only the teacher, and the kids are 2 years old. I just think it is totally uncalled for! So I said something to the director, for the 2nd time! I expressed my concerns and told her that I did not want my daughter yelled at like that (I haven't caught her yelling at Jalena, but I wanted to make sure it would never happen), and something had to be done! So supposedly they talked to the teacher, or shall I say obviously. Now when I pick up J from school, I go to Ms. R's class, before I said something to the director she would always say hi, and say "Jalena, Mommy's here!", and every time she would say "Bye, Jalena!", well not anymore! When I walk in the room, she looks the other way, acts as if I'm not there, and never says bye to Jalena. Now, there are two 2 year old teachers, the other one is Ms.S. She teaches the "older" 2 year olds! So, in the morning when I drop Jalena off at school Ms.K is not there yet. So she stays with Ms.A (Ms.A teaches the big kids, 5-8th grade) & Ms.S. Well every morning, Ms.S would say Good Morning, we would talk, laugh, and were really friendly with each other, oh and she would say hi to Jalena. Nope, not anymore! I'm assuming that since Ms.R and Ms.S are the 2 year old teachers, they probably are good friends, and talk. So therefore have formed an alliance against me! Well,It's been 3 weeks since I said something to the director. I said Good Morning to Ms. A and Ms.S 2 different times, and Ms. S did not respond. Well, last week I was asking Ms. S and Ms.A a question about school lunches, and Ms.S did not look at me, was rolling her eyes, and was staring at the wall. ~~Can you say immature @$%&!~~ SO I just ignored it. I got really upset on Monday, we were running late, and when I got to school Ms. K (Jalena's teacher) and Ms. R (the yelling 2 year old teacher) were in J's classroom, when I said "Good Morning" to both of the teachers, Ms.R ignored my comment, and walked right past me. So I went to the director AGAIN, in tears this time, and told her everything that has been going on, basically she said it was BS and was going to talk to the other Director, the owners daughter. I got upset because I don't want my daughter mistreated because her mom is a bia! I only had the kids best interest, and emotional well being in mind. There are other ways to discipline, you don't have to yell like that! I don't think that the teacher(s) will mistreat her, but not saying Good Morning, or bye says alot. Oh, did I mention, when my mom has picked up Jalena 2 times this week, Ms. R has said bye to her! So it goes to show you they just don't like me! Well....Jalena will be 2 in 8 months, ~~wow, I can't believe it!~~ yeah 8 months is a long time, but its really not! And I will not let my daughter go into either of those "beasts" class rooms, especially with the attitude they have! I should not have to feel uncomfortable bringing my daughter to school, I pay so much for her to get good care, and have been so happy with her infant, and teacher now. I don't want to switch schools in the near future, but I might have to.

So that's what I've been soo stressed about the past few weeks!

But...I do have something I am looking forward to, and can not wait!!

Free Disney Tickers

Yes, ONLY 3 days!! WE are leaving on Sunday around 1 and will be home on Wednesday afternoon! I can not wait!

I am on vacation from work until March 9th! I got my hair done yesterday, went shopping today, and have a nail and pedi appt tomorrow! I love doing things for myself, which I dont often get to do, so the past few days have been wonderful!

Bad Blogger!

2009-02-24T21:46:00.002-05:00

I've been such a bad blogger lately, I know I havent posted in a while, ~~I didn't even do Not Me! Monday this week, so you can tell I've been out of it!~~ but wanted to let everyone know I am still alive! I've been really busy with work, and Jalena is sick, again, with a double ear infection! My vacation from work starts tomorrow at 12! And I dont go back till March 9th! Disney World here we come!! :-) I will do a real post tomorrow! Goodnight!

2 years ago today...

2009-02-18T00:01:00.000-05:00

Today is a special day for me, and I get tears in my eyes as I am typing this. On February 18th 2007, I found out I was pregnant with Jalena. It feels like just yesterday. I had went out to the Olive Garden with my best friend. I was joking with her that maybe I shouldn't drink any wine because what if I was pregnant. I wasn't serious, I think it was just wishful thinking. My period was due that day. She said she had an extra test at home, so maybe I should just take it. So we went to her house, I took it, and there was a faint line. Oh gosh, I remember this like it was yesterday, the feeling that came over me when I thought I could be pregnant. So we rushed up to Walgreens to buy another test, I went in her bathroom, peed on the stick, then said ok I am going to leave it on the counter, and then go in her room, wait a few minutes then check it. So a few minutes go by, and I went in the bathroom and I saw 2 lines. I was ecstatic. I ran in her room and jumped on her bed, practically jumped on her.I was so excited! I can not believe it has been 2 years since I became a Mommy. I love being a Mommy, and would never trade it for ANYTHING in the world. I am so in love with my little princess! Ah here come the tears!lol.

I LOVE YOU Pooey!!

Blog Makeover

2009-02-16T23:22:00.001-05:00

This sweet Mommy was soo sweet and designed me a new header! I absolutley LOVE it! Thanks again B for taking time out of your "me" time!!

Not Me! Monday

2009-02-16T00:05:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Here are some things I did not do this week.

I did not drive around a little longer today just to get Jalena to take a nap.

I did not just get up to get a bowl of fruit loops, I've stuck to my diet this week, NOT!

I did not recently find a new love, my Nikon D40.

I am not sending Jalena to school today, even though I have the day off from work. It's not a heavy duty cleaning day, Stanley steamer and all!

Nikon D40 Pics!

2009-02-15T23:23:00.001-05:00

So I haven't had much time to study the book for my new camera. So I've just been playing around with the different settings. Here are a few of my favorites!

Our Weekend.

2009-02-15T22:50:00.006-05:00

I've been a bad bloggie! I've been under the weather the past week so I havent posted much! Here is our weekend!

Valentines day! The BF came over and brought me beautiful roses and choclate!

Then at night, I surprised him and made dinner for us.Well,I made him curry goat, and myself curry chicken. My mom was kind enough to watch Jalena for me ~~for the whole night!!~~ , so around 8 I went to his house. We talked about going out to Dinner, so when he went to go take a shower, this is what I did.
I set the table, lit the candles, and then shut off the lights. When he came out of the shower, he was definetly surprised! Everything went great, we had dinner then watched a movie! Even had red velvet cake for desert! The rest of the night went just as good, but I won't get into details on that one!
Then today we went to a baby shower. Here are some pics!

Jalena and Kaylee (My friend Kristen's daughter)

HORRIBLE pic of me, but I will add anyways!

My best friend Stephanie, she is studying to be a Nurse, and is always studying! Wherever we are! She will be done in December, and is going to make a great nurse, and I am SO PROUD of her! She truly does work hard!

Tonight we had the carnival at our church ~~or shall I say the church by my house that I grew up in.~~ Here are a few pics of us!

Me and J on the Merry-Go-Round

Pa-Paaaaa pushing Jalena.

Random Pic Challenge

2009-02-14T14:16:00.002-05:00

Random pic challenge!

13th picture folder

3rd picture

Jalena at the park! July 30th, 2008. She was 9 months old!

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Happy Valentines Day!

2009-02-14T02:54:00.002-05:00

Here is my princess on
Februrary 14th, 2008,
at 3 1/2 months.

And here she is today! At
15 1/2 months!Ahh time flys!!
She is growing up too fast!

2009-02-13T23:49:00.002-05:00

I am sitting here tonight in tears, I don't even know what to title my post. I came across a blog, upon my "blog-stalking", and can not seem to stop asking God "WHY"? I could never imagine.NEVER. I don't even know what to say. Please everyone who visits my blog, who reads this please say a prayer for this family. Please pray for this beautiful little girl , Veiyah and her family.

My week.

2009-02-12T21:58:00.002-05:00

I've had such a bad week! Sunday I started feeling sick, then by Monday morning I was having trouble breathing. I went to the hospital, they did an EKG and an x-ray of my chest. Everything came back fine. The Dr. said I have an Upper Respiratory Infection! It's really been kicking my butt!! He gave me Z- pack and steriods. I am finally starting to feel a little back to normal.

Yesterday and today I had some trainings to do at work, 5 different groups of 40 people. All of them went great, except for the last one, I have never felt so embarrassed, mad, upset, humiliated, etc. This one guy called me out and was basically bullying me, in front of everyone. I had no one to back me up, it was just a bad experience. You see, my job is a quality coordinator. I have to monitor calls for a large Bank, and provide feedback and coaching to improve the quality of the associates. So in the meetings today I was going over the main areas of opportunity. This guy decided that he didn't want to hear what everyone was doing wrong, he wanted to hear what are the positive things. If you have ever heard of the term "If it's not broken, don't fix it". Basically I am not there as a cheerleader to tell you what you are doing right, I am there to identify the opportunities, and coach on what the associates need improvement with. He did not get this. It was just a bad experience. I am already bad at public speaking, and then he put me on the spot. I wanted to crawl in a hole!

So tomorrow is finally Friday! Jalena is having a party at her school, I am going to try to make it! I made little valentines day treat bags and cute little cards for all of her classmates!

Then I am planning something special for the BF on Saturday. More to come on that!

The Rules of a Toddler!

2009-02-10T09:16:00.001-05:00

If it is on, I must turn it off.If it is off, I must turn it on.If it is folded, I must unfold it.If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, then spilled.If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared.If it is high, it must be reached.If it is shelved, it must be removed.If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed.If it has leaves, they must be picked.If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.If it is not trash, it must be thrown away.If it is in the trash, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown onthe floor.If it is closed, it must be opened.If it does not open, it must be screamed at.If it has drawers, they must be rifled.If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, monitor, ortable.If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied.If it is empty, it will be more interesting full.If it is a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon.If it is stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden inwithout protest. It must be pushed by me instead.If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.If Mommy's hands are full, I must be carried.If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.If it is paper, it must be torn.If it has buttons, they must be pressed.If the volume is low, it must go high.If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.If it is a toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth.If it has a faucet, it must be turned on at full force.If it is a phone, I must talk to it.If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.If it is not food, it must be tasted.If it IS food, it must not be tasted.If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water.If it is a car seat, it must be protested with arched back.If it is Mommy, it must be hugged.

Soo true! Almost every single one of those rules applies to my daughter!

Not Me! Monday

2009-02-09T13:59:00.002-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Here are some things I did not do this week.

I am not home sick from work, and was not in the emergency room with breathing problems this morning, to find out I have an upper respitory infection.

I did not do my diet at all this past week. So much for loosing 20 pounds before our Disney trip!

I am not having withdrawls from checking my dashboard on my blackberry, my mom is in New York for a few days and did not take my phone with her!

Jalena is not sleeping at her Daddy's house tonight, and I am not so much more in love with him for being such a big help to me, since I feel pretty crappy.

I did not win a contest this week for some good smelling tarts!!Go ME!

I did not start writting this Not Me! post 5 times today! To finally decide to finish it now!

I do not have anything else to talk about. Sorry in a blah mood, feel like crap! Next week will be better I promise!

Random pic challenge!

2009-02-07T16:22:00.004-05:00

It's Saturday, that means time for a Random pic challenge. This week's theme is go to your 10th picture folder and choose the 5th to last pic, so here is it!

Jalena on her birthday night, trying out her new princess couch that my friend Kristen got her! She loves it!

Now head over to this mommy's blog and play along!

And the winner is......

2009-02-07T14:03:00.004-05:00

HI girls! I finally got around to doing the drawing! This morning was a busy morning, Jalena had to catch up on her 12 month shots, so she had 2 shots this morning! Then we were outside playing, and went to the park!

So before I get started, please excuse my oily hair, no makeup ~~even though I did put lip gloss on, just for you all!~~ me in my pajamas ~~or shall I say one of my maternity shirts that I wear as pajamas~~ and also please excuse my stage fright in front of the camera ~~Don't worry! I will NEVER be a weather girl!~~ lol And the winner is...................................................................................................

Post #6

which is Candace , who has a cute little adorable girl named Gracie!

Congrats! And thank you sooo much to all of you that played along! This was so fun for me, but will be even more fun when I make it!

Candace, please e-mail me at Qtprincez21@aol.com ~~And please don't make fun of the e-mail, I was 16! and yes I did swear that I was a Cutie Princess!!~~ And let me know exactly what colors you would like!!

Tomorrow!

2009-02-06T19:52:00.000-05:00

I didn't have a chance to do a drawing for the winner! It's girls night out tonight...so I will do the drawing tonight when I get home or first thing in the morning tomorrow! Promise!!

Final Hours.

2009-02-06T12:12:00.003-05:00

I am going to be closing the contest tonight sometime after Jalena goes to bed! Stay posted! And I can not believe all the entries that I got, 27 holy cow!!!!!!!!!! lol...I never expected more than
5-10..thats awesome! ~~Even tho, I will never beat MckMama still very impressive to me!~~
I was supposed to have a GNO tonight to see "He's just not that into you!" but,not sure if we are still on, so hopefully If I don't go out, the winner will be posted tonight. I think I might make a video of me picking the winner! hmmm...should I?

I'm sure you all are wondering what's going on with my new toy..my Nikon D40. I have been playing with it, but am soo lost! I am hoping to be a pro by the time we go on Vacation! I will dedicate some time reading each night and play with it during the day!

Random 20!

2009-02-05T09:58:00.004-05:00

Step 1: respond and rework—answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.

Step 2: tag—four other un-tagged people ~~this is the one I changed, from 8 to 4~~

.1. What are you wearing right now? black knee high boots, black skirt and purple sweater, with my black and colorful polka dot scarf

2. What's the last thing I read/ are currently reading? Love and Respect

3. Do you nap a lot? HA! I wish!

4. Who was the last person you hugged? Jalena when I took her out of her crib this morning!

5. What's your current obsession/addiction? lol..Blogging! But now I think it will be my Nikon D40!

6. What is your favorite moment of the day? Picking up Jalena from school, but then I must say I love my "me" time after J goes to bed!

7. What websites do you always visit when you go online? My Blog, the blogs I read, Target.com, CafeMom,

8. What was the last item you bought? Lemonade @ Chick-Filet this morning!

9. What is your most challenging goal? Definetly... losing weight

10. If you could pick up and go away tomorrow where would you go? Jamaica, to see the BF's family!

11. Favorite Vacation spot? Cruise!

12. Say something to the person who tagged you: She is so sweet! Has adorable kids, and I just won a contest from her blog!

13. Name one thing you just can't resist no matter how bad it is for you: Coca-cola! I'm addicted!

.14. What is your favorite item of clothing? hmmm...prob my knee high boots!

15. Favorite pair of shoes you keep going back to over and over, even though your closet is over flowing with a zillion others?! lol. no favorite, maybe my black heels with the bow on the front

16. Name one thing you can not live with out: my daughter

17. If you could have any other job besides your current job, what would it be? Criminal Defense Lawyer or Special Education teacher

18. What's your favorite drink from Sonic? WE don't have a Sonic here :-(

19. Name the last naughty thing you caught your kid(s) doing: She takes all the toilet paper off of the roll when ever she is in the bathroom!

20. What is your favorite Make up? Definetly all things Mac!

I tag:

1. Stephanie

2. Crystal

3. Candace

4. Kristine

Waiting.

2009-02-04T12:51:00.003-05:00

Have you ever waited for a package and thought you heard the UPS guy 10 thousand times? Ughhh hurry up and get here! This is what I'm waiting for, it says its in transit to be delivered today!

And thank you to my bloggy mommy friends Kristine and Gracie's Momma for helping me do cool tricks to my blog to make me it look cool!

50th post! Blogging Giveaway!!

2009-02-02T00:35:00.002-05:00

**UPDATE Friday Night 1:32am**The Giveaway has ended, I will post the winner sometime tomorrow!

Yay to me! I have made it to 50 posts! And I must say that I am quite addicted to this blogging life! Just wish I had more exciting things to post about sometimes! lol...So, in honor of my "50th" post, I am doing a giveaway!

My giveaway is for an adorable customized hair clip holder! You let me know the letter you want, and I will even coordinate the colors to match the room!And...as an extra I will throw in some hair clips too!!

Here is one I made for my daughter last week:

All you have to do is leave me a comment below, let me know what letter you would like and what design or colors, and for an additional entry....follow me! and.... For a third entry you can follow me on Twitter! Just make sure you leave an additional comment letting me know you did!!

Good Luck! I will announce the winner on Friday February 6th! If you don't have a blog please leave your e-mail address with your comment! Thanks!

If you don't have any girls, think of a friend, sister, neighbor who would love to have one for their princess! Next Giveaway I promise not to discriminate!

P.S.-This giveaway is only open to the U.S.!

Serious.Life.Magazine

2009-02-02T00:01:00.000-05:00

I wanted you to know about this publication I’m a part of called Serious.Life Magazine. They just published the February issue today, and I am in their Featured Blog Directory. It’s a very high quality magazine… you’ll really like it.

The magazine includes a lot of great content from bloggers you’ll appreciate, as well as great features, photos and other content. The magazine is owned and published by a family who have seven kids, three adopted and one who has Leukemia http://www.blogger.com/www.riggsfamilyblog.com. The magazine gives away a bunch of ads to charities and ministries. Besides great articles on interesting people, there is a lot about family, adoption, personal finance, spiritual life, humor… all sorts of “life” topics.

Again, the subscription is free, and I know you’ll enjoy the magazine, so take a minute to check it out and sign up to get future issues. www.seriouslifemagazine.com

Not Me! Monday

2009-02-01T23:00:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Here are some things I did not do this week.

I did not cheat on my diet yesterday, and eat ribs and cheese and bean dip! My dad said Superbowl Sunday is a holiday, so it's ok to cheat!

I did not recently become addicted to blogging, and I definetly do not check my dashboard about at least 8 times a day at work, and at least 10 times a day on my blackberry (definetly not at red lights on my way to and from work!)

I am not SO excited for our Disney World trip! 28 days and counting!!

Free Disney Tickers

I did not recently make a great purchase and am not super excited for it to get here! I feel like a little kid on Christmas waiting for Santa!

I am not hosting my first blog giveaway! Check for it! On my 50th post! Which will be done today!!

What didn't you do this week?

A first.

2009-02-01T11:36:00.001-05:00

This whole sleeping through the night thing is really really working out for us! Last night Jalena slept from 8:30 pm-9:10 this morning!! I don't think she has ever slept that long!! It feels so good to get "uninterrupted"sleep. I forgot what that was like! I have so much more energy and patience throughout the day.

Fireproof.

2009-02-01T11:29:00.000-05:00

So last night the BF and I watched FireProof. What an awesome movie! It has such a great message. I would definitely recommend it to ANYONE! It conveys a positive view of the importance of relationships and illustrates what it takes to turn a "relationship on fire" to a relationship of "love and respect". And definitely a tear jerker!

Watch for it!

2009-01-30T21:47:00.001-05:00

I've decided for my 50th blog post I am going to have a giveaway! I can't wait to get there! Watch for it!!

Fav Foto Friday

2009-01-30T21:06:00.000-05:00

Jalena before school, ~~Mommy gave her a toothbrush so she can try to keep her busy and happy so she can finish getting ready~~ brushing her teeth.

Again!

2009-01-30T07:50:00.000-05:00

Jalena slept through the night again! Wooo whooo!!!

Soo excited!

2009-01-29T23:06:00.000-05:00

I have offically booked our vacation! We are going to:

Disney World!! I am sooooo excited! lol....WE are leaving Sunday March 1st and returning Wednesday March 4th.

Please.Please.Please

2009-01-29T21:16:00.000-05:00

UPDATE 1/30/09: Tuesday passed away today. Please continue to pray for the family for peace and strength.

Please pray for this family and beautiful Tuesday:

This Mom just found out today that her daughters cancer doubled in size, and is horribly aggressive and no longer chemo sensitive.

I could never imagine.

Please PRAY!

She did it!

2009-01-29T08:31:00.001-05:00

It worked!! Jalena slept through the night!!!! Wow! lol...But I think the couch is going to look pretty comfortable for the next few nights, ~~not really, I will be seeing the chiropractor later today!~~ But in fear that she will wake and see me! I'm so proud of my princess!! This is probably the 5th time in her whole life! (15 months) that she has slept through the night! 9:00 pm-6:50 am! wooo whoo!

C.I.O. Update Night #2

2009-01-28T08:04:00.000-05:00

So last night Jalena went to sleep around 9:00. I slept on the couch, alllllll night! :-) She woke up around 12:30, cried for 5 minutes, then went back to sleep till I woke her up at 6:45! Huge improvement, obviously because she didn't see Mommy in the bed next to her, and scream for me to pick her up! Hopefully tonight is just as good!!

C.I.O.

2009-01-27T21:21:00.001-05:00

So my soon to be 15 month old daughter still doesn't sleep throught the night. She has recently been waking up 3 times a night. And WILL NOT go back to sleep unless she has a full (10oz.) bottle of milk. With that being said, my daughter DOES NOT need 30oz. of milk in the middle of the night, So last night she went to sleep at 8:30 then was up at 11:30, and would not go back to sleep. Finally I put her in her crib, and went to the couch (We share a room). Now, let's just say that she cursed me out for a good 30 minutes. So tonight is offically night 2 of C.I.O ~~Yes, I did just say that (insert sad face here)~~ I have the video monitor set up, so I can watch her all night long, of if she's crying too long, I can go rescue her.

Does anyone have any good night time tips? We both need sleep.

Random pic.

2009-01-24T14:33:00.000-05:00

So this weeks random pic challenge is brought to you by.....

..................go to your August 07' pictures folder and show us your 30th picture::Here is mine::

This is me and my sister @ my baby shower!!

Contest Anyone?

2009-01-23T23:02:00.000-05:00

So..I was feeling rather crafty tonight, and went up to Michaels, the craft store....And decided to make a hair clip holder. I made one for Jalena and one for my best friends daughter, Kaylee. Here is the finished product:

It was so much fun making them! lol..Painting made me feel like a kid again. I was actually thinking of having a little contest ~~nothing MckMama size~~, just something small, and was going to giveaway some babylegs, that have gone unopened...but now I'm thinking of having a contest and I can make one of these for your little one's hair bows, or if you don't have a girl..then maybe for someone you know? What do you all think? Anyone in? If I have enough people who will participate, say like 5-10.Of course the more, then better, ~~but I'm saying 5-10 because well, I don't have much blogging buddies! lol~~ ...then It's a go.. Let me know, and I will think of what kind of contest to have to give away one of these adorable clip holders!

My daughter.

2009-01-23T21:45:00.000-05:00

Soo yesterday I got another lovely phone call from Jalenas school. It was 9:25am, I dread any phone call from the school. I knew it was either she was sick, or she got hurt and they called just to inform me. NOPE! Neither. She recently has picked up on a wonderful behavior. Biting! Yes, my daugher bites. This was the second time in 3 weeks, the first time I was hysterical..yesterday not so bad. Just disapointed. They call me to tell me, she went up to another kid, who was doing nothing to her, and bit her on the hand. They redirected her told her "NO Biting!" and she got "time out". After some thinking, I think I am going to request to see the tape from yesterday morning, to see what really happened. Not that I think my child is perfect ~~like her Mommy~~ and could not do this, but I need to confirm that my child really is a Pit bull, and recognize my fears that she is not the Princess I think she is!

Really, I know children do bite, and it's a stage. But I would like to see it for my own eyes.

Signature

2009-01-23T15:12:00.001-05:00

I'm moving up in the blogging world! Now I have a signature!! lol

41 Degrees!

2009-01-21T20:13:00.000-05:00

This morning as we left the house it was 41 degrees and freezing! Espically when we are used to 85 degree weather! It was soo nice! Here is Poo in the morning when we were leaving for school!

And this is after school, when we got home!!

Please Pray!

2009-01-19T22:00:00.000-05:00

There are a few babies that need our prayers. Here are their blogs, please pray.

Not Me! Monday

2009-01-19T21:46:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I did not start potty training my 14 month old! And she did not go pee pee on the potty 2x's already!

I certainly am not about to go shopping on Target.com just because I didnt have time to go to the actual store this weekend, and won't have the time until next weekend!

I did not have a girls night out on Friday for my BFF's birthday, then eat leftover birthday cake for breakfast on Saturday morning.

I did not go to Lion Country Safari on Sunday and almost pee in my pants at how close I was to these animals!

And last, I did not have a wonderful weekend! and enjoy my time with my princess sooo much!

Random Pic!

2009-01-17T11:52:00.000-05:00

Here is Jalena staring at her cousin Greg, at my moms house! She was about 4 months!

Now..You go visit your January folder and share with us your 8th pic!

Then go to http://4littlemen.blogspot.com/ and put your info on Mr. Linky!

Baby? or Big girl?

2009-01-15T21:43:00.000-05:00

Today was such a fun afternoon! I picked up J from school, we stopped by my friends house to say hi! Then came home had dinner, then colored! Here is J hard at work!

Tonight after bath time!

So while I was Christmas shopping I came across something that I knew would be valuable for us in the next few months. I decided to take it out now, to get Jalena used to it. I now show you her new favorite "toy":

She loves to sit on it, I always let her sit for a few minutes before bath time, and yesterday she even went pee-pee! :-) So now I ask, baby or big girl?

Productive weekend.

2009-01-11T22:37:00.000-05:00

We had a great weekend! Very productive! Friday I picked J up from school and we hung out outside all afternoon playing, although when she kept trying to run into the street I decided to take her to the park.

We went to the park @ 5:30, at 5:40 the Park Ranger closed the park, I was very upset and protested that the park didn't close till 5:45, and we still had 5 minutes, needless to say..I didn't win! So we left, and Daddy came over.

One of Jalenas favorite foods:: CARROTS! I told Jalena let's go sit in your highchair, we can put the carrots on your chair, and that is exactly what she did! lol

One very excited little girl, to be eating her veges!

Jalena's new obsession...

ICE!

Only problem is when she is eating it, we go through alot of shirt changes!

Saturday afternoon Kristen and I took the girls to get icees...here they are! Best Friends like their Mommys!

Oh, I hit publish and forgot to mention, my highlight of the weekend, I got to sit at the Dr's again, on Saturday morning! J has another ear infection :-(

Have a great week!

Random May pic.

2009-01-10T16:14:00.001-05:00

Since I am a ~~Stalker~~ Blogger, I've found a few blogs that I grew a liking too, here is one of them:

Soo.. that Mama's instructions are to post your 21st picture from your May folder. Here it goes:

My princess cheesin'! lol....so cute!

I hate the flu!

2009-01-07T16:21:00.000-05:00

So Jalena was home throwing up Monday, yesterday I worked till 6, and my Mom picked up J from school. I was 2 minutes away from my house, and my mom calls me to say she is thowing up. 20 minutes after I get home, its my turn! I was up all night vomiting. Then this morning my sister and dad get sick. This flu totally stinks, its so nasty!

Bad day, Good Night!

2009-01-06T14:37:00.001-05:00

Sooo yesterday I was really sick, so I decided to send Jalena to school, go to the doctor, then go home and rest all day. So thats just what I did. Except I got to have my little princess at home with me! Just as I got home from the doctor, I got a call from her school saying she was throwing up! So I rushed to get to her, took her home, and took good care of her! She threw up a few times, but with a nap and some Pedialyte she was Allllll better! As for me, I felt better too!

Now, for the good part!.................................................................................................................................

Jalena slept from 7:30 pm- 6:00am!! did not get up once!! I of course did, checked on her about 5 times, but she finally slept through the night, now lets see if this is just a fluke or if she can do it again tonight!!

Not Me! Monday

2009-01-04T21:51:00.000-05:00

Early edition.

I am not sick and feel like crapola!
I did not take Nyquil 1 hour ago, and am not wondering why the heck am I still awake?!
I did not stay in bed all day today!
I did not go to the mall yesterday with hopes to buy myself something, and only find things for the princess!
I did not get what felt like 50 tweets in a row from MckMama on New Years eve, and get accused of my "boyfriend" texting me, by my boyfriend!
I did not set a New Years resolution to start my diet on Fri, only to tell myself to start on Monday, and I am not freaking that tomorrow is Monday!

Now its your turn, head over to http://www.mycharmingkids.net/2009/01/not-me-monday.html and then do your Not Me!

Christmas.New Years eve.

2009-01-01T21:28:00.000-05:00

Long time no post!! lol.WE have been very busy, and I finally have a chance to update everyone!
Our Christmas was great! Jalena got too many toys! lol, Santa was very good to her! I'm a little upset though, I didn't get many pics, for some reason I was more concerned about getting everything on the camcorder. Even though that battery died 20 minutes into our 5 hour gift opening!

Here is Jalena checking out the tree..she was obsessed with the ornaments!

Her new favorite thing: BOOKS!The dollar section at Tar-jay does wonders!lol

Christmas day:dressed for dinner, then the movies!

She loves her new horse! It's cute..it interacts with the tv!

One of her favorites! Her princess table. In which she gets the chairs taken away daily, you ask why? See pic below!

Don't mind the mess, we haven't yet learned the "One toy out at a time" rule!

Another favorite...her princess tent! It's also Giga the cat's favorite, too!

Jumping on the horse!

Then it was New Years eve, Daddy and I went to Hollywood beach, walked down the strip looking for a restaurant to eat at! WE gave up after finding Joe's Pizza...in which was prob the 4th pizza place we saw out of all 7 restaurants we passed! Here is us in the car...

Mommy, before we left!

So that's it! Hope everyone had a good Christmas, and have a Happy and Prosperous new year!

xoxo

Dollhouse giveaway!

2008-12-29T22:05:00.000-05:00

You can win an adorable little doll house for your princess, just click on the website below and follow the directions!

http://baublesandbits.blogspot.com/2008/12/hooray-doll-house-giveaway.html

Jalenas School Christmas Party!

2008-12-23T21:40:00.000-05:00

So last week I went to Jalenas school X-mas party! Took the whole day off from work for 2 hours of fun! Here are some pics...

Jalena with her friends and a surprised look when Santa walked in!

She is getting soooo big!

Jalena and Santa!

Another surprised and excited look when she realized she was having donuts for breakfast!

WE She had a great time! And I'm sure enjoyed having her Mommy there ~~the one who has no life and gets all excited for these kind of things, the annyoning Mom from the class who shows up for everything~~ to take millions of pics!

Not Me! Monday

2008-12-22T23:30:00.001-05:00

Here are some things I did not do!

I did not take the day off on Friday just to attend Jalenas Christmas party at school!
I did not finish Christmas shopping, wait I really did not!
I am not off tomorrow! Yay!
I am not offically addicted to "Blog Following"!
I am not having a blank mind as I do my not me!

2008-12-18T22:25:00.000-05:00

I finally uploaded some pics from my camera! Enjoy!

Jalena and Santa!

Some of the many faces of Jalena! lol

Jalena and Kaylee at the Woodstock Festival (Arts and Crafts show)

Daddy and Mommy out on his birthday!

Yes, WE are JETS fans! lol

Hanging out at the park

I'm such a good Mommy helper since I do attend every holiday party!
Tomorrow Jalena has her Christmas party at school! And Santa is coming! And, yes I will be there! Of course I did not take off of work just to go to the 2 hour party, her teacher must think I'm such a good room Mommy, always attending all of the holiday parties to help, or maybe she thinks I'm annoying?!?! But at least I'm a cool Mom!

Wordless Wednesday!

2008-12-17T21:20:00.001-05:00

So, Jalena is obsessed with her Grandma! Its soo cute! So today I said to her "Grandma is coming home", and this is her reaction!

Too cute!

Not Me! Monday

2008-12-15T20:21:00.000-05:00

I did not have a dream last night about meeting MckMama (IRL) and her MSC hit it off with my OSC! And so did we! I definetly did not do that, who would dream about a blogger?

I did not cook breakfast, and dinner yesterday! I did not burn any of it either! I definetly am not a good cook!

I did not take Jalena to look at X-mas lights last night, and get tears in my eyes as she stared and said " Oooooohhhhh".

I did not go to the mall yesterday all by myself! and feel bad that I didnt have my princess with me when I saw all the mommies and babies waiting in line to see Santa!

I still do not have to finish x-mas shopping!

Thats it! Have a great week!

Jalena.....

2008-12-14T21:29:00.000-05:00

I love how you call me "Mam".

I love how you know all your body parts, and squint your nose when I ask "where's your nose?".

I love how you call Grandma, "Gah!".

I love how you get so excited when you see your friends at school.

I love how you grab my hand when you want to show me something.

I love how you ask for crackers and grab a bowl right when we get home from school, everyday.

I love how you say "oooooohhhhhhh" when you see the Christmas lights.

I love how you love your daddy!

I love how you look just like him!

I love how you blow kisses when someone says "bye", or "I love you".

I love how you dance and throw your hands up when Beyonces song "Single ladies" comes on.

I love how you run and hide when you have something you know your not supposed to have.

I love how you yell "accccckkkkkk" at 3:00am to wake me up!

I love how you say hi to the princesses' on the shower curtain everyday before your bath.

I love how you love to go in your doll stroller, even though you are way too big for it!

I love how you pull the cats tail even though your not supposed to!

I love how you drink out of a juicebox with the straw! Even when your finished and squirt it everywhere!

I love how you run to your high chair when I tell you its time to eat!

I love how you play with your puzzles, and sit and pretend to read your books!

I love how your favoite song is "If your happy and you know it", and you follow around perfectly!

I love how you laugh when I ask you if you think you are funny!

I love you how you are.

I love being your Mommy!!

She missed her Mama!

2008-12-09T07:53:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I had to work 12-10 pm, which means I took Jalena to school in the morning, and my mom picked her up and then put her to bed. Which means we did not get to see each other yesterday afternoon :-(

Well...she must of really really missed her mama! B/c I can not count how many times she was up last night..I am sooo sleep deprived. And I can't even tell you what it is that she wanted either..Finally it was 5:15 am, after being up for 45 minutes, I said this is not cool and put her in her crib and went in the other room to sleep.

She was fine, diaper was clean...full tummy...even had some Tylenol in case it was her teeth keeping her up.

Last night, I can' even explain how frustrated I was, actually annoyed is the word. I just wanted to sleep. This morning I am thinking about last night, as I sit here in my office struggling to stay awake..and definitely have my office door shut-too tired and not in the mood to greet everyone as they walk by!

But my feelings of annoyance and frustration are quickly turning to appreciation and gratitude. As much as I don't like my sleep interrupted-I am thankful that it is. Thankful for my baby girl. I think about the women out there that would love to have their sleep interrupted by a whining 13 month old..

I am so lucky to have my princess. I have truly been blessed. And realize in certain situations like this, I need to realize just how lucky I am.

Not Me! Monday

2008-12-08T09:43:00.000-05:00

Here are some things I did not do this weekend!

-I did not celebrate the boyfriends 35th birthday on Friday...and we did not have a wonderful night at J Alexanders and the Casino.
-We did not win $185.67 on the 2 cent machine!
-I did not stay home all day Saturday counting down the hours to Jalenas Nap time! B/c I did not get home at 5:15am! and my precious daughter did not wake up @ 7:05 am! Of course not...becuase she knows its the weekend, and she always sleeps in...
-I did not have dinner and cheesecake @ the Cheesecake Factory on Saturday night with a girlfriend, then eat the leftover cheesecake for breakfast on Sunday!
-I did not just eat Mcdonalds for breakfast!
-I do not have to work 12:00pm-10:00pm today :-/

Thats it! Have a great week!

Not ME!

2008-12-01T20:59:00.000-05:00

It's that time again!

I did not miss last weeks "Not me Monday" and have a sissy fit about it!
I did not just finish the apple pie from Thanksgiving, eating only the crumbles on top!
I did not take Jalena to the park on Sunday and have 10 anxiety attatcks when we were up in the treehouse! Never, because I am not a worry wart!
I DO NOT CHECK MCKMAMA'S BLOG ALL DAY WHEN I'M AT WORK!
HER BLOG IS NOT THE ONLY THING ON MY FAVORITES!
I did not turn 25 last week!
I am not obsessed with Christmas shopping for my princess, because she has NO toys!
I am not dreading work tomorrow...because I love my job!
I did not decide to start my diet again today, and most certainly did not fail when my friend at work ordered me an ET bagel with cream cheese..which I did NOT eat!
I did not say..."There's always tomorrow"!

I am not going to lay down now...I'm not tired!

That was NOT fun...I am NOT excited that I am going to click on publish post right now!

2008-11-30T21:49:00.000-05:00

Its been a long 5 days off! Now back to work tomorrow! It was so nice just waking up and having nothing to do, not have to rush in the am to get J to school, rush to get to work, rush to pick her up....etc...On Wednesday I had an appt @ my Ob-Gyn office, and Got to see my midwife who I miss sooo much! Jalena definetly did not enjoy being there as much as I did! Then She went to school to enjoy her thanksgiving feast there! I enjoyed some me time-can't even remember what I did though! lol...

Jalena spent thanksgiving with her dad's family. She had a great time! I did miss her alot though!

Friday we went shopping for Black Friday! It was fun..I must say that Jalena was soooo good! Except for the time when I was changing her diaper in the bathroom of the Pizza place we stopped at for lunch..and she peed all over herself! My fault! lol

Saturday we went to chick-filet for breakfast then went to the park with my best friend and her beautiful daughter, Kaylee.

Today we just hung out at home, now back to the grind tomorrow! Jalena is talking so much now..trys to imitate everything that I say. Her new words this week are Gig-ga (for Giga the cat), crak-ka (For cracker), and Cer-cer (For soccer). She is always calling for her Mama, and wants to hold my hand to go everywhere! She is such a joy. Every day I fall more and more in love with her! Oh How I LOVE being a Mommy!!!

Please Pray

2008-11-18T23:17:00.001-05:00

Please pray for this family, They were due to adopt a baby girl that was born on Friday, and now the birth mom is having second thoughts, and the baby is home with the birth mom. They are still waiting to see what the birth mom decides, My heart aches for this women Adrienne, who after 5 miscarriages, and adopting a son from Russia a year ago, has been dreaming of having a baby girl. Please pray everything works out for everyone involved.

http://our-journey-to-parenthood.blogspot.com/

"Not Me!" Monday

2008-11-17T23:16:00.000-05:00

*I certainly did not just work 10 1/2 hours and then rush home just so I can take a peek at my sleeping princess.

*I did not eat a granola bar, cookie, and cheetos for dinner, not me b/c I eat healthy..and Always watch what I eat!

*I did not forget to call Jalenas school today to check on her, nope...not me! I always check on her, every day at the same time!I never forget!

*I did not have an awesome weekend with Jalena and her daddy...

*I did not find Britax Marathons (cowmuflodge) on sale @ Target for $59.99, and order 3! Nope not me..bc I dont have a shopping problem, and I somehow will need all 3 in the future.

*I did not just rush home from work, to make sure I had enough time to do my "Not me Monday" before 11:59 pm, then curse out my computer bc it wasnt working...Nope..not me!!

*I did not recently become addicted to a few different blogs in the past few days, and check them 4-5 times during the day today...never..b/c I am not a blog stalker!

*I did not just have SO much fun doing this!

Oh yeah...........AND.........

*This is not my offical first "Not me Monday post"...

If you ever have some time and want to check out an amazing woman and her blog all about her family..check it out! Shes awesome! Her blog is such entertainment!! And I really Do NOT check her blog at least 10 times a day!! NEVER!

http://www.mycharmingkids.net/#null

Long time no post...

2008-11-07T21:42:00.001-05:00

So I've decided to come back to my blog, its been a while since I have posted. Since then Jalena has turned one!! See pic to the left. She had a great birthday! On thursday last week I went to her school to help them carve a pumpkin.It was fun!

Then on Friday I went with my little Minnie Mouse to school and they went trick or treating to each classroom.She did great! In afternoon they had a halloween party, with cupcakes and other junk!

At night we didnt get to go trick or treating due to the rain but we had a small party for Jalena.

She was confused that everyone was singing lol. Here she is with my best friends little girl, Kaylee.

Then.........on Sunday we had her princess party! Here she is. The party was great! I got a bounce house and clown, and everyone really enjoyed themselves!

Cake time!! Jalena, ME, and Daddy!

Us before the party.....

So It was a very busy week last week!! Now this week Jalena is sick again, with an ear infection. So, shes on antibiotics and seems to be feeling ok!!

Thats it for now. Be back soon!

Beach...

2008-05-22T10:43:00.001-04:00

I took Jalena to the beach with my friend Nikki, her daughter and her beautiful grandaughter!! We all had a great time and the girls we SOO cute together..Jalena kept stealing Sophia's toys!!

6 month dr appt.

2008-05-22T10:30:00.000-04:00

Jalena had her 6 month dr appt last friday the 16th. She weighs 21 pounds and is 27 1/2 inches long!! BIG GIRL! Dr. Lourdes says Jalena is doing great and is such a happy baby!! SHe only got 1 shot. we are going to seperate them due to her reaction @ the 4 month shots. Here are some pics.

Da Da

2008-04-22T22:38:00.000-04:00

So last night when I was feeding Jalena I realized she was making new noises, so I started saying Da-Da over and over again! She said it once, I ran to get my phone to record it, and I must of said Da-Da another hundred times, and she wouldnt do it. When I picked her up from school, her teacher said that she swore Jalena said Da-Da once today, then while at dinner tonight, she said it again!! Yaaayyy Jalena!!! We went to Cracker Barrel tonight, here are some pics. They have cute little rocking chairs outside and had to take some shots, but of course as I'm trying to get a good picture, the camera batteries die!

Baseball games....

2008-04-20T23:08:00.000-04:00

So last night we went to Johnnys last baseball game at BCC, now they play in the finals, and hopefully go to regionals. I had to bring the camera, Uncle Johnny insisted,lol, and had to wait till after the game, this is what I waited for...lol....too cute!

For my baby...

2008-04-17T12:57:00.000-04:00

Jalena is almost 6 months old. I wish I would of started this blog sooner. She is growing up so fast! I am going to try to update daily about all the little things she does to make my heart melt! :-)