Well it is about that time again. Time to update you all on the crazy goings on of the Newby family.
It has been a little over two months since I have posted anything on us so please bare with me while I try to update you all on the kiddos.
Kendrick:
Kendrick has been quite a handful the last few months. Last month he was diagnosed ADHD so we have been working with the transitions that the disorder entails. We have a great therapist that we see once or twice a month and she has helped us tremendously. On the 15th of this month, we went and spoke with a really good psychiatrist that started Kendrick on an extremely small dosage of medication to help calm him down some. We have had some good days and some bad days with it. It will be a long process of getting the right fit for him that just takes the edge off.
On the bright side, Kendrick will be starting preschool in August! I am one worried mama lol. I am excited for him and terrified for myself. He is my oldest, my baby boy. I can't believe that he is old enough to be starting school! I can't wait to go back to school shopping with him! hehe.
Okay, moving on....
Bryton:
Bryton is still experiencing some speech problems, but other than that he is doing extremely well. We plan to start working on the potty training in the next few weeks. As of right now he is taking that route the same way that Kendrick did when we started with him. Umm....I think that is about all on his update. Wow that looks very slim compared to Kendricks lol.
Sadie:
My baby girl turned 1 two weeks ago. I can't believe my baby is a toddler! It seriously amazes me how time flies by so quickly when you have little ones. Sadie is crawling everywhere, standing for long periods of time. If I could just get her to take a step on her own we would be in business. She has seven teeth, she can say mama, dada, bubba, hi, byebye, night night, and yeah. I am proud of my big girl! She loves everyone and everything, and I am amazed at how innocent and loving my daughter is.
The two adults are doing fine. I am working my butt off at work, and I am about a week and a half away from starting my two summer classes. Then I have a full spread of classes for fall and I will be even busier. I love staying busy and I love taking care of my family. I am about to have a week off with my kiddos and my two wonderful nieces Miracle and Lexi are coming to spend two weeks with me! I am hoping we can do some really awesome and fun stuff with them. It have been 4 years since I have had both of them under one roof!
The hubby is doing well. He has a full spread of fall classes coming up and he has been amazing in helping me keep things in order and reminding me not to stress out when I am ready to just crumble. I love my husband very much.
Well guys, I guess this as good as the update gets. I am exhausted after a very long day. We took the boys to the Mesker Zoo in Evansville Indiana. They had a BLAST! Mommy is extremely tired though lol. Okay, I guess thats it.
Everyone have a GREAT summer vacation and God Bless!
I'm a mommy, a wife, a sister, a daughter. I love my life, my kids are awesome, I have an amazing husband, and a family that has done SO much for me. I couldn't ask for a better life.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Its Almost Over!
So as I sit here on a Monday night severely procrastinating, as I should be doing some homework, I decided it was time for a Newby Family Update! I know everyone is on pins and needles waiting for me to post every 1-2 months...
We are a few short weeks away from the end of the Spring Semester, thank God!!! I thought it would never end. I am sad to say that I have done pitifully this semester due to lots of negative things happening in our lives that should have been avoided but weren't. Oh well, it is what it is I guess. I am contemplating whether or not to take the summer off and get a part time job that will help us in our moving fund. No decisions have been made yet though.
The kids are doing well. Sadie has mastered the art of crawling and has discovered there is more to the house than the living room and our bedroom. She made her way into the boys room this evening and realized that there were snacks and kids movies in there. She spent a good 30-45 minutes in their room snacking away at potato chips and watching Ice Age with Kendrick and Bryton.
Brytons speech is slowly improving. He still has a very noticeable lisp that I am somewhat concerned about, but I am still hoping it works itself out as he gets a little older.
Kendrick has figured out that he is "all that and a bag of chips" at the daycare. For the past couple of months I have been getting numourous reports of him being somewhat of a "bully". I have also had concerns raised to me by the director and his teacher of him having some type of Attention Deficit Disorder. I raised these concerns with his Pediatritian on Friday and we are setting up an evaluation. I am praying he is just a bully and nothing is seriously wrong.
Other than the crazy weather borne allergy stuff we are all doing well. I go to the doctor next week to discuss a preventative medication for my migranes as they seem to become more frequent and increasingly stronger. I think this is about the extent of the goings on at the Newby residence.
Time for me to go, the Hubby wants his computer back and keeps peeking over my shoulder waiting for me to be done :-)
See you around the same time next month!
We are a few short weeks away from the end of the Spring Semester, thank God!!! I thought it would never end. I am sad to say that I have done pitifully this semester due to lots of negative things happening in our lives that should have been avoided but weren't. Oh well, it is what it is I guess. I am contemplating whether or not to take the summer off and get a part time job that will help us in our moving fund. No decisions have been made yet though.
The kids are doing well. Sadie has mastered the art of crawling and has discovered there is more to the house than the living room and our bedroom. She made her way into the boys room this evening and realized that there were snacks and kids movies in there. She spent a good 30-45 minutes in their room snacking away at potato chips and watching Ice Age with Kendrick and Bryton.
Brytons speech is slowly improving. He still has a very noticeable lisp that I am somewhat concerned about, but I am still hoping it works itself out as he gets a little older.
Kendrick has figured out that he is "all that and a bag of chips" at the daycare. For the past couple of months I have been getting numourous reports of him being somewhat of a "bully". I have also had concerns raised to me by the director and his teacher of him having some type of Attention Deficit Disorder. I raised these concerns with his Pediatritian on Friday and we are setting up an evaluation. I am praying he is just a bully and nothing is seriously wrong.
Other than the crazy weather borne allergy stuff we are all doing well. I go to the doctor next week to discuss a preventative medication for my migranes as they seem to become more frequent and increasingly stronger. I think this is about the extent of the goings on at the Newby residence.
Time for me to go, the Hubby wants his computer back and keeps peeking over my shoulder waiting for me to be done :-)
See you around the same time next month!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Its Spring Time!
Hello Everyone:
I know it has been well over a month since I last updated all of you on the goings on of the Newby Family, but things have been extremely crazy and stressful I will admit I haven't had the time.
Oh well, everything seems to be working itself out and things are slowly going from insane back to crazy like it usually is around here. Lets see, where do I begin? Hmmmm....
Kendrick:
My wonderful oldest son has developed the art of standing on his head and climbing up shelves to get what he wants lol. He is 3 1/2 going on 20 I swear. He has also developed an attitude that is out of this world! I am trying to work with him on it but we haven't had a whole lot of success yet. Otherwise he is growing like a weed and developing as he should. He LOVES school, even on the weekends he wants to go to school and gets mad at me when I tell him he can't. Right now he is pretending to be Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, and truly believes he can fly if he wants to. I love my imaginitive little boy, and am doing my best to let him explore and create with that imagination.
Bryton:
My beautiful red headed child, after eight long months, finally got a hair cut. Cutting off all of his cute curls was hard for me. He is still handsome though hehe. Bryton has slowly started showing an interest in potty training in the last week or so. But he has the same fear of the toilet that Kendrick had when he started potty training. Our goal with Bryton is to have him potty trained by his 3rd birthday (in October). He is doing really well in daycare. His teacher has them doing all kinds of arts and crafts and he is always bringing stuff home for Mommy to put up. He is speaking really well but he has a little bit of a speach problem that has me a little concerned. I'm hoping it is just a phase, but if it doesnt start to go away within the next couple of months as he grow I believe we will be asking the doctor for some advice on clearing up his speach.
Sadie:
My Sadie bug is 9 months old! In the last month she has gotten three teeth, she has started crawling, and she is starting to eat some table foods. She is sooo big! Sadie is very well liked at daycare by her teacher, and she always has a smile on her face when she goes in. She loves to be around the other babies and to play all day. I can't believe that in 2 1/2 months Sadie will be 1 year old! I am starting to think about what theme to do for her big birthday bash! Trust me there will be plenty of pictures posted on facebook when that happens.
The Adults:
The hubby and I are doing well. Working really hard on school and the other activities we are apart of. We went through a very stressful situtation a few weeks back and we are working on being closer as a couple. :-) Life is good right now and I thank God everyday for that.
I have completed one of my classes for the spring semester early. I am very proud of myself for that. There are only a few short weeks left of the spring semester left and then we move on to the summer semester. I swear we live at school more than we live at home! lol. It's okay though, we are working towards our dreams and I will spend as much time at school as I need to to be able to get what I want to accomplish done.
Well I do believe that this is a pretty good update. I don't believe I have forgotten anything. I hope everyone enjoys their wonderful spring as we will.
I know it has been well over a month since I last updated all of you on the goings on of the Newby Family, but things have been extremely crazy and stressful I will admit I haven't had the time.
Oh well, everything seems to be working itself out and things are slowly going from insane back to crazy like it usually is around here. Lets see, where do I begin? Hmmmm....
My wonderful oldest son has developed the art of standing on his head and climbing up shelves to get what he wants lol. He is 3 1/2 going on 20 I swear. He has also developed an attitude that is out of this world! I am trying to work with him on it but we haven't had a whole lot of success yet. Otherwise he is growing like a weed and developing as he should. He LOVES school, even on the weekends he wants to go to school and gets mad at me when I tell him he can't. Right now he is pretending to be Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, and truly believes he can fly if he wants to. I love my imaginitive little boy, and am doing my best to let him explore and create with that imagination.
My beautiful red headed child, after eight long months, finally got a hair cut. Cutting off all of his cute curls was hard for me. He is still handsome though hehe. Bryton has slowly started showing an interest in potty training in the last week or so. But he has the same fear of the toilet that Kendrick had when he started potty training. Our goal with Bryton is to have him potty trained by his 3rd birthday (in October). He is doing really well in daycare. His teacher has them doing all kinds of arts and crafts and he is always bringing stuff home for Mommy to put up. He is speaking really well but he has a little bit of a speach problem that has me a little concerned. I'm hoping it is just a phase, but if it doesnt start to go away within the next couple of months as he grow I believe we will be asking the doctor for some advice on clearing up his speach.
My Sadie bug is 9 months old! In the last month she has gotten three teeth, she has started crawling, and she is starting to eat some table foods. She is sooo big! Sadie is very well liked at daycare by her teacher, and she always has a smile on her face when she goes in. She loves to be around the other babies and to play all day. I can't believe that in 2 1/2 months Sadie will be 1 year old! I am starting to think about what theme to do for her big birthday bash! Trust me there will be plenty of pictures posted on facebook when that happens.
The hubby and I are doing well. Working really hard on school and the other activities we are apart of. We went through a very stressful situtation a few weeks back and we are working on being closer as a couple. :-) Life is good right now and I thank God everyday for that.
I have completed one of my classes for the spring semester early. I am very proud of myself for that. There are only a few short weeks left of the spring semester left and then we move on to the summer semester. I swear we live at school more than we live at home! lol. It's okay though, we are working towards our dreams and I will spend as much time at school as I need to to be able to get what I want to accomplish done.
Well I do believe that this is a pretty good update. I don't believe I have forgotten anything. I hope everyone enjoys their wonderful spring as we will.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
A New Year
Hello my dear friends and family. I know it has been ages since I have posted any updates but let me tell you it has been absolutely insane the last couple of months! Midterms and finals and working and kids and spouse! We have been running around like crazy!
Well, let me fill you in on everything that has been going on.
After a long first semester we survived by the skin on our teeth! I do have to brag and say that I made ALL A's my first semester and I am very proud of myself for an awesome comeback after 5 years of no school haha. The hubby did okay, although I dont think he was truly prepared for the culture shock of being back in school like I was. Thats okay, he will ROCK spring semester and keep his head high!
Kendrick and Bryton are loving daycare and doing extremely well. They are learning so much and getting so smart and before we know it they will be smarter than their parents haha.
Sadie started daycare the week after Christmas. Of course I went through the typical "my baby is starting daycare" freak out lol but Sadie is doing great in daycare! I am very excited and proud of my three beautiful children and all they have learned and experienced in the last year. I am proud to be their mother.
As the new year begins, so does a new semester, a new learning experience, and new chapter in our lives. I hope and pray that this year brings lots of wonderful things and few obsticles in our careers and lives.
This isn't a very long update but I believe it about covers everything for now. I shall try to update monthly with all of the new and wonderful experiences that the family embraces.
Keep the Faith!
Well, let me fill you in on everything that has been going on.
After a long first semester we survived by the skin on our teeth! I do have to brag and say that I made ALL A's my first semester and I am very proud of myself for an awesome comeback after 5 years of no school haha. The hubby did okay, although I dont think he was truly prepared for the culture shock of being back in school like I was. Thats okay, he will ROCK spring semester and keep his head high!
Kendrick and Bryton are loving daycare and doing extremely well. They are learning so much and getting so smart and before we know it they will be smarter than their parents haha.
Sadie started daycare the week after Christmas. Of course I went through the typical "my baby is starting daycare" freak out lol but Sadie is doing great in daycare! I am very excited and proud of my three beautiful children and all they have learned and experienced in the last year. I am proud to be their mother.
As the new year begins, so does a new semester, a new learning experience, and new chapter in our lives. I hope and pray that this year brings lots of wonderful things and few obsticles in our careers and lives.
This isn't a very long update but I believe it about covers everything for now. I shall try to update monthly with all of the new and wonderful experiences that the family embraces.
Keep the Faith!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Update on the Newby Family
I know it has been forever since I posted anything but I have been SO busy since school started.
Kendrick and Bryton are really enjoying daycare! It feels like every time I pick them up they get smarter and smarter and grow more and more. I miss being able to spend every day with them but I am very pleased with the care they are getting at the daycare and would recommend it to any one who is in need of one! Kendrick is fully potty trained (except throughout the night time) and Bryton thinks he is ready to start potty training. I love my boys they are so smart and cute and have such great imaginations. Brytons 2nd birthday is in two weeks! EEK! I can't believe he is going to be 2!!!
Sadie is HUGE now! She is such an angel, and a good baby! Her Great-grandma Dot usually watches her throughout the week (and sometimes on the weekend lol). Its good for Grandma Dot to be able to enjoy Sadie like she has been. Mom gets her usually one day a week depending on what all is going on and if Grandma has plans. She will be 4 months old on the 10th! Before we know it she will be a year old and running around with the boys!
Leslie is doing well. He is working weekends at a Bar and Grill called "the Watering Hole" He is a cook and he enjoys it. He is also the student worker for the guy in charge of the HCC T.V. channel on cable. He is learning to be the camera man and he is being learning how to direct. He is really enjoying it. He is doing really well in school and even though I know I don't tell him enough I am very proud of him for sticking with it and getting into some stuff that he enjoys doing. I don't know grades on tests or anything (cause he hasn't told me lol) I just know he is doing really well and I am proud of my hubby!
I am working my butt off! It seems like a lot in one day. I get up and get everyone ready, take the boys to daycare and Sadie to Grandma Dots, then I go to class and the rest of the day is reserved for homework and running errands. Sometimes the hubby and I get to sneak away from a nice lunch just the two of us and catch up on our week which is wonderful! I have a little working gig once a week I go to Walgreen's and work on some greeting cards for Papyrus Recycled Greeting (owned by American Greetings) its a fun little job and I enjoy it. Starting Monday (Oct 4th) I am going to be working at the college in the admissions building helping people with computer questions and helping people register for their classes and such. Its going to be great! I can not wait to be back in the working field! And I will get to be around PEOPLE!!!! WOOHOO! I am excited! So far (keeping fingers crossed) I have made ALL A's on my tests! I am so incredibly proud of myself! I really didn't think I was going to be this good lol but I always manage to surprise myself hehe.
Another crazy thing that has happened. Our Landlord came over a few days ago to discuss a leak we had and we were talking about when our lease will be up and he offered to SELL us the house! I was floored!! I couldn't believe what he was offering. Whether we will buy it or not I don't know, we haven't talked about it as much as we should and we haven't talked to the landlord since he made the offer. It was incredible though. I would LOVE to own this house. I absolutely LOVE it. It only needs a couple of minor things done and one major thing done to it to make it more energy efficient. I don't know, it is an amazing offer and the price is great I just don't know if we could really afford it. Oh well, if this is what God wants for us it will all work out.
Well I think that's all the news and updates on the Newby Family. I am going to try and do if not a weekly, a monthly update kind of like a newsletter deal to let everyone know how we are doing and whats new in the world of Newby!
Every one take care and have a good weekend!
Stephanie and the Peanut Gallery!
Kendrick and Bryton are really enjoying daycare! It feels like every time I pick them up they get smarter and smarter and grow more and more. I miss being able to spend every day with them but I am very pleased with the care they are getting at the daycare and would recommend it to any one who is in need of one! Kendrick is fully potty trained (except throughout the night time) and Bryton thinks he is ready to start potty training. I love my boys they are so smart and cute and have such great imaginations. Brytons 2nd birthday is in two weeks! EEK! I can't believe he is going to be 2!!!
Sadie is HUGE now! She is such an angel, and a good baby! Her Great-grandma Dot usually watches her throughout the week (and sometimes on the weekend lol). Its good for Grandma Dot to be able to enjoy Sadie like she has been. Mom gets her usually one day a week depending on what all is going on and if Grandma has plans. She will be 4 months old on the 10th! Before we know it she will be a year old and running around with the boys!
Leslie is doing well. He is working weekends at a Bar and Grill called "the Watering Hole" He is a cook and he enjoys it. He is also the student worker for the guy in charge of the HCC T.V. channel on cable. He is learning to be the camera man and he is being learning how to direct. He is really enjoying it. He is doing really well in school and even though I know I don't tell him enough I am very proud of him for sticking with it and getting into some stuff that he enjoys doing. I don't know grades on tests or anything (cause he hasn't told me lol) I just know he is doing really well and I am proud of my hubby!
I am working my butt off! It seems like a lot in one day. I get up and get everyone ready, take the boys to daycare and Sadie to Grandma Dots, then I go to class and the rest of the day is reserved for homework and running errands. Sometimes the hubby and I get to sneak away from a nice lunch just the two of us and catch up on our week which is wonderful! I have a little working gig once a week I go to Walgreen's and work on some greeting cards for Papyrus Recycled Greeting (owned by American Greetings) its a fun little job and I enjoy it. Starting Monday (Oct 4th) I am going to be working at the college in the admissions building helping people with computer questions and helping people register for their classes and such. Its going to be great! I can not wait to be back in the working field! And I will get to be around PEOPLE!!!! WOOHOO! I am excited! So far (keeping fingers crossed) I have made ALL A's on my tests! I am so incredibly proud of myself! I really didn't think I was going to be this good lol but I always manage to surprise myself hehe.
Another crazy thing that has happened. Our Landlord came over a few days ago to discuss a leak we had and we were talking about when our lease will be up and he offered to SELL us the house! I was floored!! I couldn't believe what he was offering. Whether we will buy it or not I don't know, we haven't talked about it as much as we should and we haven't talked to the landlord since he made the offer. It was incredible though. I would LOVE to own this house. I absolutely LOVE it. It only needs a couple of minor things done and one major thing done to it to make it more energy efficient. I don't know, it is an amazing offer and the price is great I just don't know if we could really afford it. Oh well, if this is what God wants for us it will all work out.
Well I think that's all the news and updates on the Newby Family. I am going to try and do if not a weekly, a monthly update kind of like a newsletter deal to let everyone know how we are doing and whats new in the world of Newby!
Every one take care and have a good weekend!
Stephanie and the Peanut Gallery!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
School Days
Is it sad that I actually feel 23 now?
I mean having three kids to take care of on a daily basis (which I love) has made me feel so old and unattractive.
Since starting my classes yesterday, I actually feel like I'm 23 and not 83. I am loving it! I just finished my 4th class this afternoon and I am so ready for more classes tomorrow (even though tomorrow is just math).
The boys are doing good in daycare. Yesterday was really hard on Bryton because he has never been away from me like that. The poor thing did NOT like me last night after my night class (which he spent with his mamaw) until we gave him an ice cream sandwich lol. Nothing like a little sweetness to make a little one happy again.
Kendrick on the other hand LOVED going to daycare (or school as he calls it) when I dropped him off yesterday morning his class was outside playing. He took off as soon as he saw the swings and slides. I had to repeatedly ask him for a kiss before I would leave lol.
This morning Kendrick threw a little fit but not bad. I think if they had been outside again he would have been fine but thats ok. He needs to just get used to being dropped off in his room.
Bryton surprised me by NOT throwing a fit when I left this morning (could have something to do with the fact that he didn't see me leave the room lol)
Sadie spent time with Grandma yesterday and with her great grandma today.
I can't wait to go get my boys from daycare and love on them and make them a yummy dinner tonight!
This takes a lot of getting used to but I really think we will all benefit from this in the end.
Well thats all for today I need to buckle down and get some reading done. I have a 300 word essay due thursday on a bunch of random useless issues lol.
write more when I have the time.
Peace!
I mean having three kids to take care of on a daily basis (which I love) has made me feel so old and unattractive.
Since starting my classes yesterday, I actually feel like I'm 23 and not 83. I am loving it! I just finished my 4th class this afternoon and I am so ready for more classes tomorrow (even though tomorrow is just math).
The boys are doing good in daycare. Yesterday was really hard on Bryton because he has never been away from me like that. The poor thing did NOT like me last night after my night class (which he spent with his mamaw) until we gave him an ice cream sandwich lol. Nothing like a little sweetness to make a little one happy again.
Kendrick on the other hand LOVED going to daycare (or school as he calls it) when I dropped him off yesterday morning his class was outside playing. He took off as soon as he saw the swings and slides. I had to repeatedly ask him for a kiss before I would leave lol.
This morning Kendrick threw a little fit but not bad. I think if they had been outside again he would have been fine but thats ok. He needs to just get used to being dropped off in his room.
Bryton surprised me by NOT throwing a fit when I left this morning (could have something to do with the fact that he didn't see me leave the room lol)
Sadie spent time with Grandma yesterday and with her great grandma today.
I can't wait to go get my boys from daycare and love on them and make them a yummy dinner tonight!
This takes a lot of getting used to but I really think we will all benefit from this in the end.
Well thats all for today I need to buckle down and get some reading done. I have a 300 word essay due thursday on a bunch of random useless issues lol.
write more when I have the time.
Peace!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
I'm a Nerd
Well its official! I am a college student and I start my classes on Monday!!! WOOHOO go me!
I am so ridiculously excited its insane! I'm taking Pre-Algebra (blah) and Computers (which will be a breeze) and Human Services Survey which I have no clue about, its kind of like an introduction to my major, and Strategies for Academic Success, which is a mandatory class that I have to take. So I have a full schedule, tomorrow we go get our books and supplies and this weekend I get to do LAUNDRY lol.
The boys start their daycare Monday also, which is fun. I will probably cry lol.
My boys are growing up so fast, its sad.
Sadie went to the doctor today for her 2 month check up. She is 10lbs 13oz and almost 22in long. The doctor was extremely pleased with how active she is and how well she is holding her head up and everything.
We get to start her on baby food next month, and when she is 13lbs we start putting cereal in her bottles. Its crazy to think she is ALREADY ready for baby food!! It feels like I JUST had her still :-( It is insane how fast your kids grow up man. Before I know it she will be 1 and walking. ahhh I think I am going to cry now lol.
Well those are the updates....will write more when I have more to share!
Peace!
I am so ridiculously excited its insane! I'm taking Pre-Algebra (blah) and Computers (which will be a breeze) and Human Services Survey which I have no clue about, its kind of like an introduction to my major, and Strategies for Academic Success, which is a mandatory class that I have to take. So I have a full schedule, tomorrow we go get our books and supplies and this weekend I get to do LAUNDRY lol.
The boys start their daycare Monday also, which is fun. I will probably cry lol.
My boys are growing up so fast, its sad.
Sadie went to the doctor today for her 2 month check up. She is 10lbs 13oz and almost 22in long. The doctor was extremely pleased with how active she is and how well she is holding her head up and everything.
We get to start her on baby food next month, and when she is 13lbs we start putting cereal in her bottles. Its crazy to think she is ALREADY ready for baby food!! It feels like I JUST had her still :-( It is insane how fast your kids grow up man. Before I know it she will be 1 and walking. ahhh I think I am going to cry now lol.
Well those are the updates....will write more when I have more to share!
Peace!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Ramblings
Well one week from today my husband and I start school, I'm excited and a little nervous.
The boys will be starting daycare for the first time ever in their lives (aside from the nursery at church) and I am a little nervous about that my boys are quite spoiled and not used to being around other children their age (at least not a lot of kids their ages).
I am sure they will be fine as they love people and love to play. Sadie will be going to moms which I am not worried about at all hehe.
Tomorrow I go for my compass test that I have to retake so I can schedule my classes on Wednesday.
Wednesday is Sadie's two month appointment at the doctor. I can not wait to see how big she is and everything. We also go and schedule our classes and get our books and supplies. I am so excited to get a hoodie! The college hoodies are the most comfortable sweatshirts in the WORLD! I know its pathetic to be excited about a sweatshirt but what can I say? I'm a dork all the way around lol.
Thursday we go for Brytons hearing test to see if he still has fluid in his ear after his one and only ear infection back in May. If he still has fluid he will more than likely have to get tubes in his ears to drain the fluid and all that fun jazz. I am NOT looking forward to that :-/
Friday Sadie has to have her first set of shots, poor baby. Bryton also has to get one more shot before he can go to daycare. Shots are the worst part. I hate seeing my kids in pain, and having to be somewhat cold hearted so I can make it through them is horrible to me. Oh well, such is life!
As I said a very busy week ahead as the excitement is getting bigger about starting school, so is the nervous stomach lol. I know that to most people this doesn't matter, but I haven't posted in a while and really haven't had much to write about lately.
OH! I'm a dork!
Bryton is starting his potty training! He wont be 2 until October, and he has been watching Kendrick potty training and has decided that he is a big boy just like his big brother! I am so proud of him. He has gone potty four times in the last 4 days! Hopefully soon we will only be buying diapers for Sadie and that is a HUGE relief on the budget lol.
Well I think I have gotten down all of the new news and such. Thanks for reading my ramblings hehe.
Peace!
The boys will be starting daycare for the first time ever in their lives (aside from the nursery at church) and I am a little nervous about that my boys are quite spoiled and not used to being around other children their age (at least not a lot of kids their ages).
I am sure they will be fine as they love people and love to play. Sadie will be going to moms which I am not worried about at all hehe.
Tomorrow I go for my compass test that I have to retake so I can schedule my classes on Wednesday.
Wednesday is Sadie's two month appointment at the doctor. I can not wait to see how big she is and everything. We also go and schedule our classes and get our books and supplies. I am so excited to get a hoodie! The college hoodies are the most comfortable sweatshirts in the WORLD! I know its pathetic to be excited about a sweatshirt but what can I say? I'm a dork all the way around lol.
Thursday we go for Brytons hearing test to see if he still has fluid in his ear after his one and only ear infection back in May. If he still has fluid he will more than likely have to get tubes in his ears to drain the fluid and all that fun jazz. I am NOT looking forward to that :-/
Friday Sadie has to have her first set of shots, poor baby. Bryton also has to get one more shot before he can go to daycare. Shots are the worst part. I hate seeing my kids in pain, and having to be somewhat cold hearted so I can make it through them is horrible to me. Oh well, such is life!
As I said a very busy week ahead as the excitement is getting bigger about starting school, so is the nervous stomach lol. I know that to most people this doesn't matter, but I haven't posted in a while and really haven't had much to write about lately.
OH! I'm a dork!
Bryton is starting his potty training! He wont be 2 until October, and he has been watching Kendrick potty training and has decided that he is a big boy just like his big brother! I am so proud of him. He has gone potty four times in the last 4 days! Hopefully soon we will only be buying diapers for Sadie and that is a HUGE relief on the budget lol.
Well I think I have gotten down all of the new news and such. Thanks for reading my ramblings hehe.
Peace!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
An Eye Opening Experience
Today has been a great day and a great experience.
The hubby and I went with other people from our church to the Salvation Army and served lunch to the people who come there and stay there.
People of all ages, from very little kids, to senior citizins. Watching all the people line up as soon as our pastor said it was time to eat and come back for seconds and thirds until almost all the food was gone was just amazing.
In every day life people take things (like meals) for granted, we (myself majorly included) don't take time to appreciate everything and everyone around us.
There are people that are financially stable who don't have to think about where their next meal is going to come from or if they will have a bed to sleep on that night.
There are people who rely on the state and other foundations to help them with the same needs, a roof over their head, food in their kitchen, clothes on their back and things for their kids, like toys and diapers and formula.
Then there are the people and families that aren't so lucky to have either.
I told my husband as we left, if it weren't for our families helping us so much and being so supportive we would have been in that lunch line today.
God has truly blessed us with WONDERFUL and UNDERSTANDING families and I know we take them for granted, this is my way of saying that we love everyone and we are VERY thankful to everyone for what they do for us on a daily basis, and I hope that someday we can repay that kindness.
Just wanted to share this, don't take anything for granted, large or small, look at everything as a blessing and cherish it because in a moment everything could be gone.
Peace!
The hubby and I went with other people from our church to the Salvation Army and served lunch to the people who come there and stay there.
People of all ages, from very little kids, to senior citizins. Watching all the people line up as soon as our pastor said it was time to eat and come back for seconds and thirds until almost all the food was gone was just amazing.
In every day life people take things (like meals) for granted, we (myself majorly included) don't take time to appreciate everything and everyone around us.
There are people that are financially stable who don't have to think about where their next meal is going to come from or if they will have a bed to sleep on that night.
There are people who rely on the state and other foundations to help them with the same needs, a roof over their head, food in their kitchen, clothes on their back and things for their kids, like toys and diapers and formula.
Then there are the people and families that aren't so lucky to have either.
I told my husband as we left, if it weren't for our families helping us so much and being so supportive we would have been in that lunch line today.
God has truly blessed us with WONDERFUL and UNDERSTANDING families and I know we take them for granted, this is my way of saying that we love everyone and we are VERY thankful to everyone for what they do for us on a daily basis, and I hope that someday we can repay that kindness.
Just wanted to share this, don't take anything for granted, large or small, look at everything as a blessing and cherish it because in a moment everything could be gone.
Peace!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
I Love My Kids!
Well, Kendrick has been pottying for 4 days now and has only had 2 accidents! I am so totally proud of my son! Part of me is hoping that Bryton will follow suit and go ahead and start potty training, but as I learned with Kendrick I will not push him, I will let Bryton tell me when he is ready to potty like a big boy!
Earlier this evening the boys and I indulged in pizza and a movie (Puss in Boots) they were so amazed at the grown ups in costumes I can still hear Kendrick saying "look at the cat! Its a kitty cat!" too cute. Just as the movie was ending the boys decided to play "ring around the rosey" without the song of course lol. I was just sitting there watching them spin around and around and then laying themselves on the floor undoubtedly to watch the ceiling spin, and I couldn't help but think how blessed I am to have such wonderful children.
Kendrick is smart beyond his age and can take just about anything apart lol. He is a brilliant child. Bryton is so innocent and sweet and has the most georgous grin you have ever seen on a little boy!
Sadie is a princess, who--I've been told--is starting to look more like me. Yay!! I was beginning to think I got cheated out of the gene pool in all of my kids lol.
I have been thinking a lot about my role as a parent lately because of all these parents neglecting their children and leaving their kids in the car in the middle of summer so they can go and do whatever they want and killing their child in the process. I am sickened by the thought that any one person can be so selfish as to do something like that to their child(ren). I will never understand (nor am I meant to I guess) what could possibly go through a parents mind that justifies these actions.
My kids are my life. Granted they drive me up the wall on a daily basis, but when they are off visiting a grandparent or other family member, even just for an afternoon, I miss them like crazy! I wouldn't trade the crazyness for ANYTHING in this world! I love teaching them, and watching them teach themselves, and watching their creativeness and their imaginations. Bryton, for instance, loves to play dress up, he is teaching himself to dress himself and watching that learning process is soooo darn cute! Granted he likes to put shorts on his head and he loves to wear mommy and daddys clothes but it is still a fun thing to watch. Kendrick is teaching himself to potty. Kendrick is extremely smart (as I have mentioned a million times lol) and only needs tiny nudges in the right direction, otherwise he teaches himself. Homeschooling him would be a breeze! Unfortunetly right now homeschooling isn't really an option as I myself have to go to school and get a career to help support these wonderful smart kids!
I have been rambling about my kids long enough for this time. I shall go and attempt to get my little smarty pants to bed it is wayyyy past their bed time!
Peace!
Earlier this evening the boys and I indulged in pizza and a movie (Puss in Boots) they were so amazed at the grown ups in costumes I can still hear Kendrick saying "look at the cat! Its a kitty cat!" too cute. Just as the movie was ending the boys decided to play "ring around the rosey" without the song of course lol. I was just sitting there watching them spin around and around and then laying themselves on the floor undoubtedly to watch the ceiling spin, and I couldn't help but think how blessed I am to have such wonderful children.
Kendrick is smart beyond his age and can take just about anything apart lol. He is a brilliant child. Bryton is so innocent and sweet and has the most georgous grin you have ever seen on a little boy!
Sadie is a princess, who--I've been told--is starting to look more like me. Yay!! I was beginning to think I got cheated out of the gene pool in all of my kids lol.
I have been thinking a lot about my role as a parent lately because of all these parents neglecting their children and leaving their kids in the car in the middle of summer so they can go and do whatever they want and killing their child in the process. I am sickened by the thought that any one person can be so selfish as to do something like that to their child(ren). I will never understand (nor am I meant to I guess) what could possibly go through a parents mind that justifies these actions.
My kids are my life. Granted they drive me up the wall on a daily basis, but when they are off visiting a grandparent or other family member, even just for an afternoon, I miss them like crazy! I wouldn't trade the crazyness for ANYTHING in this world! I love teaching them, and watching them teach themselves, and watching their creativeness and their imaginations. Bryton, for instance, loves to play dress up, he is teaching himself to dress himself and watching that learning process is soooo darn cute! Granted he likes to put shorts on his head and he loves to wear mommy and daddys clothes but it is still a fun thing to watch. Kendrick is teaching himself to potty. Kendrick is extremely smart (as I have mentioned a million times lol) and only needs tiny nudges in the right direction, otherwise he teaches himself. Homeschooling him would be a breeze! Unfortunetly right now homeschooling isn't really an option as I myself have to go to school and get a career to help support these wonderful smart kids!
I have been rambling about my kids long enough for this time. I shall go and attempt to get my little smarty pants to bed it is wayyyy past their bed time!
Peace!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
One Proud Mama
I just have to say, I am so incredibley proud of Kendrick! I never would have thought two days ago that he would already be going potty during the day.
Yesterday I decided on a whim to put him in some underwear and let him potty. He spent all afternoon at grandmas and every time I called and checked on him he never had an accident! I brought him home fed him dinner, put a diaper on him and sent him to bed (he hadn't had a nap yesterday) and this morning he got up, took his diaper off went potty and got his underwear and put it on. So we are on day two of pottying all day. I am so happy! Kendrick is such a smart little boy, I dunno WHERE he got being so smart from lol.
Right now Kendrick is standing in front of the tv wearing elmo undies and watching the animated Alice In Wonderland hehe. Bryton is sitting beside me with the evil grin on his face watching the movie too. Sadie is swinging away happily oblivious to anything around her. And I am trying to decide what to do around the house today. There is more laundry (surprise there huh?) that needs to be folded and put away, and my bed room is in a horrible need of orginization. So I don't know what I will do today. But I am off for now, going to watch Alice with the boys and enjoy the rest of the morning.
Peace!
Yesterday I decided on a whim to put him in some underwear and let him potty. He spent all afternoon at grandmas and every time I called and checked on him he never had an accident! I brought him home fed him dinner, put a diaper on him and sent him to bed (he hadn't had a nap yesterday) and this morning he got up, took his diaper off went potty and got his underwear and put it on. So we are on day two of pottying all day. I am so happy! Kendrick is such a smart little boy, I dunno WHERE he got being so smart from lol.
Right now Kendrick is standing in front of the tv wearing elmo undies and watching the animated Alice In Wonderland hehe. Bryton is sitting beside me with the evil grin on his face watching the movie too. Sadie is swinging away happily oblivious to anything around her. And I am trying to decide what to do around the house today. There is more laundry (surprise there huh?) that needs to be folded and put away, and my bed room is in a horrible need of orginization. So I don't know what I will do today. But I am off for now, going to watch Alice with the boys and enjoy the rest of the morning.
Peace!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
To Be Or Not To Be
Okay, so I have been trying to keep myself busy today so I don't spend the whole day on my backside on this laptop. It is 2pm and I am desperately trying to get my kids to take a nap. Sadie has been asleep since 11 so I am expecting her to wake up at any moment. Kendrick and Bryton are fighting as usual over some kind of toy I am sure and I am trying my best to ignore the screams as I get my house in order.
Easier said than done.
So after putting away all the clean laundry and digging up all the dirty laundry to wash, I decided to clean out from under my couch, a task I have been scared to death to do but has needed to be done for a while--you never know what the kids will hide under the couch--I was pleasently surprised to find that there was nothing creepy crawly and no science projects were being administered under my couch.
After getting my couch cleaned out I had the hairbrained idea to rearrange my living room. In the process of moving my couch around trying to decide where I want it, I manage to get a HUGE scratch on my nice harwood floor. I start freaking out because we rent and my landlord is going to have a cow when he sees it! So if anyone has any advice on how to get a scratch out of hardwood PLEASE let me know! I am about half way done with my moving around and have to figure out where to fit everything else. I have a small bookshelf that stores diapers and wipes and such and the baby swing, which Sadie is sleeping in at the moment so I am not going to touch that right now.
After I finish with my living room, if I don't pass out because I feel a nap coming on, I am going to figure out a new storage system for all my husbands old VHS tapes, right now they are sitting in several boxes in my living room floor. Then after that I have no idea what I will do but I am sure I can find something. I need to have a yard sale, I have accumulated so many things in the year and a half we have been in this house that its one big storage building!
Who knows maybe I can convince my husband to do so.
Anyway, I must go for now, if I don't get up and start moving now I will fall asleep lol.
Peace!
Easier said than done.
So after putting away all the clean laundry and digging up all the dirty laundry to wash, I decided to clean out from under my couch, a task I have been scared to death to do but has needed to be done for a while--you never know what the kids will hide under the couch--I was pleasently surprised to find that there was nothing creepy crawly and no science projects were being administered under my couch.
After getting my couch cleaned out I had the hairbrained idea to rearrange my living room. In the process of moving my couch around trying to decide where I want it, I manage to get a HUGE scratch on my nice harwood floor. I start freaking out because we rent and my landlord is going to have a cow when he sees it! So if anyone has any advice on how to get a scratch out of hardwood PLEASE let me know! I am about half way done with my moving around and have to figure out where to fit everything else. I have a small bookshelf that stores diapers and wipes and such and the baby swing, which Sadie is sleeping in at the moment so I am not going to touch that right now.
After I finish with my living room, if I don't pass out because I feel a nap coming on, I am going to figure out a new storage system for all my husbands old VHS tapes, right now they are sitting in several boxes in my living room floor. Then after that I have no idea what I will do but I am sure I can find something. I need to have a yard sale, I have accumulated so many things in the year and a half we have been in this house that its one big storage building!
Who knows maybe I can convince my husband to do so.
Anyway, I must go for now, if I don't get up and start moving now I will fall asleep lol.
Peace!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Should Be Sleeping
Well, it is 12:17am and I should be in bed asleep because my kids will be up early, but for some strange reason I am wide awake. I am anxious about starting school in the fall. That is assuming I get to go. See, when I was 17 I went to college for a year, well kind of. I went to the classes when I felt like it and skipped out when I didn't feel like it. Now, because of my stupidity then, I have to go through a TON of red tape to be able to go back. I am waiting on the letter from the school after they consider my proposal for letting me go back. That one letter will determine my future. Its a scary thought, like "what if they don't let me go back?" I have attempted to go back a few times in the past, but when it came to the appeal I had to fill out I always found an excuse not to go to school right then and there. I was working or I was working and had kids to take care of, just crazy reasons to put off my education. Well I have decided this time that I can't afford NOT to go back to school. For a long time I could never decide what kind of career path to take, I am doing my favorite kind of career, I am a stay at home mom. But after lots of thinking and consideration I decided that I love kids and I want to help people and one of the best ways to do that is to be a Social Worker. So boom! That is what I am going to go to school for. So I am keeping my fingers crossed for the two weeks or so it takes them to consider my proposal in hopes that I can go to school this fall.
I have it all planned out. I will take morning classes, and the boys will go to a daycare and Sadie will go to grandmas. I want the boys to go to daycare so they will have a chance to interact with other kids their ages and be able to learn all at the same time. Sadie is too young to go to daycare so grandma and grandpa get to spoil her three-four days a week hehe.
I am especially proud of my husband for overcoming his fears and going to college this fall too. He is going for Criminal Justice in the Loss Provention field. He has been through a lot in his life and has never had the support that he has needed and craved to help him along and I have tried to convince him that he CAN do something with his life and that he needs to ignore all the negative things he had been told as a child/teen. I am very very proud of him for taking this step and I am excited to be going to school with him this fall! We are a couple of college kids with three kids lol.
Well I need to try and get some sleep, morning time comes awefully early with three little ones! Stay tuned to read about the saga of the letter from school.
Peace Out!
I have it all planned out. I will take morning classes, and the boys will go to a daycare and Sadie will go to grandmas. I want the boys to go to daycare so they will have a chance to interact with other kids their ages and be able to learn all at the same time. Sadie is too young to go to daycare so grandma and grandpa get to spoil her three-four days a week hehe.
I am especially proud of my husband for overcoming his fears and going to college this fall too. He is going for Criminal Justice in the Loss Provention field. He has been through a lot in his life and has never had the support that he has needed and craved to help him along and I have tried to convince him that he CAN do something with his life and that he needs to ignore all the negative things he had been told as a child/teen. I am very very proud of him for taking this step and I am excited to be going to school with him this fall! We are a couple of college kids with three kids lol.
Well I need to try and get some sleep, morning time comes awefully early with three little ones! Stay tuned to read about the saga of the letter from school.
Peace Out!
My Crazy Life
Well, this is my first blog ever. I don't know how well this will work out, or if I will be able to keep it up but it is worth a shot.
Right now my two little boys are spinning around in the chair in front of me in the living room. They are daredevils when they are together, always running around and getting into things. My little Sadie is asleep in her bed after sleeping all night as far as I know. Daddy stayed up late so if she woke up he got her and he let me sleep.
I am jumping off here, let me tell you a little about my crazy life.
My husband, he is 23, we have been married a year and a half, and we have had our shares of ups and downs. He is sarcastic and funny, he has a temper that is out of this world, and he has the most beautiful blue eyes you have ever seen.
He is a character, but no matter what I love him and will love him until the day I die.
Kendrick is the oldest child. Although not biologically my husbands, my husband has been daddy to him since he was 4 months old. Kendrick is 2 1/2 and has dirty blond hair and green eyes. He is the spitting image of his biological father, and has the cutest grin. He is well manored but at the same time he is full of energy and loves to get into things. We are battling the great potty training monster right now, and so far we are winning. He is a wonderful helper with his brother and sister, and is always wanting to take care of them.
He LOVES musicals, anything with music in it he absolutely loves. He likes Songebob and Elmo and the Muppets.
Bryton is my youngest son, he is 1 1/2. The boys are 14 months apart, and though I didn't plan for them to be so close in age, I am happy that they are, they are extremely close to each other and love each other very much. Bryton has fire red hair and his daddys blue eyes. He also has his daddys dimples and looks just like him. He is slowly starting to show off his temper which unfortunately is a mixture of mine and my husbands. Bryton loves Spongebob and Elmo. He likes to dress himself when he already has clothes on which is quite funny watching him walk around with two shirts on. I wouldn't trade my boys for anything in the world.
Sadie: Finally, my little girl! She is a little over a month old and is an angel. She has dark blue eyes (don't know if they will stay that way or not) and brownish/blondish hair right now. She is starting to sleep through the night already which is awesome, and she has so much personality already its amazing. She is a very happy baby and I am so thankful and blessed to have her.
Last but not least, mommy. I am 23, and I am the youngest of four children. Two boys and two girls. I look like my mom and have my dads stubborness, well, maybe my dads and my grannys. I have auburn hair, which is finally showing up because I have dyed it once a month since I was 11. I am sarcastic in my own way and I have an attitude. I have put myself through a lot and I am trying to pick up the pieces and get on the right track. I am hopefully going to school this fall and majoring in Human Services, to be a Social Worker. I don't know how I will do it with three kids but I just have to believe that I can do it and make myself do it. I have a tendancy of not finishing things that I start.
Well, I think that is enough for now, I have to go make my rugrats some lunch.
Thank you for reading and I will try to post as often as possible. With the crazyness that goes on here, I should have some pretty interesting stories.
Right now my two little boys are spinning around in the chair in front of me in the living room. They are daredevils when they are together, always running around and getting into things. My little Sadie is asleep in her bed after sleeping all night as far as I know. Daddy stayed up late so if she woke up he got her and he let me sleep.
I am jumping off here, let me tell you a little about my crazy life.
My husband, he is 23, we have been married a year and a half, and we have had our shares of ups and downs. He is sarcastic and funny, he has a temper that is out of this world, and he has the most beautiful blue eyes you have ever seen.
He is a character, but no matter what I love him and will love him until the day I die.
Kendrick is the oldest child. Although not biologically my husbands, my husband has been daddy to him since he was 4 months old. Kendrick is 2 1/2 and has dirty blond hair and green eyes. He is the spitting image of his biological father, and has the cutest grin. He is well manored but at the same time he is full of energy and loves to get into things. We are battling the great potty training monster right now, and so far we are winning. He is a wonderful helper with his brother and sister, and is always wanting to take care of them.
He LOVES musicals, anything with music in it he absolutely loves. He likes Songebob and Elmo and the Muppets.
Bryton is my youngest son, he is 1 1/2. The boys are 14 months apart, and though I didn't plan for them to be so close in age, I am happy that they are, they are extremely close to each other and love each other very much. Bryton has fire red hair and his daddys blue eyes. He also has his daddys dimples and looks just like him. He is slowly starting to show off his temper which unfortunately is a mixture of mine and my husbands. Bryton loves Spongebob and Elmo. He likes to dress himself when he already has clothes on which is quite funny watching him walk around with two shirts on. I wouldn't trade my boys for anything in the world.
Sadie: Finally, my little girl! She is a little over a month old and is an angel. She has dark blue eyes (don't know if they will stay that way or not) and brownish/blondish hair right now. She is starting to sleep through the night already which is awesome, and she has so much personality already its amazing. She is a very happy baby and I am so thankful and blessed to have her.
Last but not least, mommy. I am 23, and I am the youngest of four children. Two boys and two girls. I look like my mom and have my dads stubborness, well, maybe my dads and my grannys. I have auburn hair, which is finally showing up because I have dyed it once a month since I was 11. I am sarcastic in my own way and I have an attitude. I have put myself through a lot and I am trying to pick up the pieces and get on the right track. I am hopefully going to school this fall and majoring in Human Services, to be a Social Worker. I don't know how I will do it with three kids but I just have to believe that I can do it and make myself do it. I have a tendancy of not finishing things that I start.
Well, I think that is enough for now, I have to go make my rugrats some lunch.
Thank you for reading and I will try to post as often as possible. With the crazyness that goes on here, I should have some pretty interesting stories.
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