I'm Pregnant - And that is my Excuse!!!!

So I'm behind on blogging.... shopping for Christmas.... cleaning the house.... washing the clothes.... feeding my family.... Christmas Cards....and who knows what else! I'm pregnant for those of you who don't know. I'm about 9 weeks now and have been soooo tired. All I really want to do is lie around all day and sleep. I've been a little sickly, but mostly just tired. And running after Kate is not helping. Hubby is trying his best (I think) to help with dinner and with Kate. Still complains about me not cleaning though. I feel as though I'm in some sort of warp zone and I can't get out. I'm not sleeping well... wake up about two to three times a night and either have to pee or I'm realizing that I forgot to do something I should have done three days ago. Hence I am awake at 5 this morning blogging. It is Sunday people!!!!!

I already feel as if I'm being a not so great mom to Kate because I just don't feel like playing. Of course I feel like she has become a little more demanding lately, but that could be from me being tired. She has recently decided she is a little chef. She loves, loves, loves her play kitchen. She is constantly telling me she wants to cook me something which usually consists of peas and pancakes! I know, sounds gross to me, but the fact that she is making an effort is great and I don't have to pretend I'm cooking. Now only if she will learn to really cook! She is also testing me a lot lately. I tell her not to do something and she automatically does it anyways. She is very defiant. I'm guessing she gets this from her daddy. She also has a smart mouth on her too, which I will not completely blame her daddy but give him half credit. She wants to dress herself sometimes too, and thinks she knows what matches. It is like fighting her daddy who is color blind. We were almost late to MDO one day because we were fighting over whether her socks matched her outfit. Crazy I know! She is very excited about Christmas and Santa coming. We have seen him twice now and the second time she actually sat on his lap. I was so excited. She knew it was a photo opp because as soon as she got in his lap she gave her quirky little smile and screamed "Cheese". What a goofball! I will post pics of her on Santa as soon as I download them. I think that about sums it up. So if you get this and don't get a Christmas card, don't be mad. It is probably sitting on my counter. Maybe you will get it next year!!!!

OK, so I'm Behind

I know, I know. It has been awhile since I've blogged. And I've missed it. But I've been busy. I know we are all busy. But since my last blog we have traveled to Orlando and back and I've been trying to make bows and sleep mats for a Holiday Open House that my friend Sherry had at her house, so I haven't had a whole lot of free time.

Thanksgiving was great. We went to hubby's aunt and uncle's to eat and the whole family was there. The food was great of course. A cousin was suprised by her boyfriend who recently completed Army bootcamp. Plus we had a baby shower for another cousin. The next day we traveled to Brian's parents boat to stay with them. We had a great time as we traveled in the boat down the Intercoastal Waterway for a day. We saw dolphins and lots of pelicans and seagulls. Kate loved it. Here are some pics:

I think Chloe enjoyed it too. She adapted to boat life well as she joined in with the other dogs as they barked at all the boats going by. Anyways, it was a great trip except for when we found our car with a dead battery b/c Kate turned a light on in the trunk. The ride home was long and we were really tired, but glad that we went. It took me three days to wash the clothes and get everything back to the way it was before we left. I think it will be awhile before we really travel again!

Haircut #2

Hubby cut Kate's hair awhile back and he did a pretty good job, but her hair still just didn't look right to me, so I recently took her to a kid's salon called Sweet and Sassy. A lot of my friends from the MOMs group took their children and loved it so I decided we would try it out. It was so neat and she loved it. She kept admiring herself in the mirror and telling me she was soooo pretty! They even put glitter in her hair and a glitter stamp on her face and gave her a sucker. It was almost more than she could handle. Here are some pics to show you just how funny the whole thing was.

Gatlinburg Trip

This past weekend we went to Gatlinburg to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. We all had a good time, but it sure didn't last very long. Kate had a great time seeing everyone, especially her cousin Jackson. While we were there we took the kids up to see the chapel that hubby and I got married in. It still looks exactly the same. We also took Kate up to Ober Gatlinburg (I think that is how you spell it)on the Tram to look at the ice skaters and to see the live bears. She thought that was great. We took my Wii and everyone had a great time playing it. Anyways, here are some pics of our trip.

Birthday Thanks

Today is my birthday and of course Thanksgiving is coming up so I've been thinking about all the things I'm thankful for. Of course I have a lot to be thankful for after 29 years, so here goes:

1) My health - I am so fortunate to be healthy because I know a lot of people out there have a lot more problems than I can even image having.
2) My Mother - For having me, teaching me the difference between right and wrong, loving me with all her heart and soul and working so hard to give me the best life possible.
2)My Grandmother Rose - For helping to raise me, being one of my best friends, taking me on trips, and just loving me no matter what.
3)My Step-Father - For loving and taking care of my mother, and loving me and my brother like we were his own. For being crazy and helping us have fun no matter what. We owe him a lot.
4) My father, grandma Hazel and the rest of his family - For being such a close knit family and showing me that family is important
5) My Husband - For knowing the real me and still loving me no matter what. For giving me the most precious gift I could ever receive, my sweet little girl. For being the constant in my life and supporting me.
6)My Child - I never imagined I could love someone so much. I'm so thankful she is healthy and happy.
7) My family's health - I know some are healthier than others, but they are all in fairly good health.
8) My friends - I have some really great friends. They like me even though they know I'm a big wierdo. And they aren't scared to be seen in public with me.
9) Being in a stable position in my life - I really feel like I'm in a good place in my life and I can't imagine it being any better than this.
10)My In-laws - They are such a blessing. I'm sure they think I'm crazy but, they are supportive and have welcomed me into their family. They are also a lot of fun to hang out with.
11) My husband's extended family - They are all so wonderful. They have acted like I was a part of their family right from the beginning and I've been so fortunate to get to watch all the little ones grow up.
12) The experiences I've had thus far - because I think they have made me the person I am today.

I'm going to stop here because the kiddo is screaming. Hope everyone is having a great day!

Back from the Cruise

So I recently went on a cruise with my grandma and came back on Monday. It was a relaxing cruise and we had a really good time. I just wish Hubby would have come with me. That is a whole other story though. I needed the relaxation and just a break from Kate. I think sometimes you need a break from your child or children every now and then to get your brain on straight. I know I don't think clearly while chasing Kate all day! Anyways, I was so pleased that she was ecstatic to see me when I went to pick her up. The only problem..... she didn't want to leave her Nana either. Once we got home she seemed ok, but yesterday, she told me I was mean and that she wanted to go back to Nana's house and stay. Tough kid!!!! You have to live with me until I kick you out at 18!!!! Kidding. I know she loves me, but sometimes it hurts my feelings when she wants to be with someone other than me. I know that is selfish, but it is just the facts. Of course, when I'm frustrated with her I don't care if she wants someone besides me. Anyways, we are back at our regular schedule and now we have to get ready for school. I will post Halloween pictures of her a little later.

Pre-Halloween

We have been very busy lately attending several pre-Halloween activities. We also carved our own pumpkins. Isn't mine cool?

We went to trunk or treat at Joe Tucker Park. I just had to post this picture because I thought it was so cute. Daddy and his princess.

We also attended a Halloween party at Ross Bridge, held by the MOMS League that we are members of. She had a good time, but usually does when there is a table full of food that she has complete access to. Especially if it is junk food! Here are a few pics of her and her friends.

Other things that have been going on lately:

School Pics - She looked so pretty before I took her to school. She even stood still and let me curl her hair. I was so proud. Unfortunately, it was a nasty day with misting rain. Her hair looked horrible by the time we got to school. Good thing I took pics before we left the house! Here you go:

She loves school. She is learning so much there. She can almost sing the whole alphabet and she can sort of count to 11. She leaves out a few numbers here and there. She is also learning a lot of songs. She comes home everyday and sings to me. She has been singing Jesus loves me and The Lord's Army and she even sings the blessing. It is sooooo cute! The only drawback of her going to school is that they only let her sleep for an hour and she really really needs two. So, she is a grumpy old hornet when she gets home till she goes to bed. She still is asking why every two seconds and she is also making up really good excuses why she shouldn't have to do things. She has now decided that she would rather eat junk food than something healthy for all meals. It is a battle 24 hours a day to get her to eat something healthy. We really should have bribed her with something else while potty training, but what can you do?

I've been working temporarily for the past month for my old job but have finally completed the job so I can focus on Thanksgiving and Christmas and Sewing. Yeah!!!!

Yeah!!!

I'm so excited. One of my friends and neighbors called me yesterday and told me she received free tickets to the Broadway show Phantom of the Opera and wanted to know if I would go with her. YES!!!!!! I've always wanted to see a show like this and hubby would never go to something like this, even though he said he had thought about buying tickets to this one and taking me. He lies...... Anyways, I'm going tonight and I'm pumped. We are sitting next to the orchestra so I hope they are good seats. I won't care b/c I'll be too excited b/c I'm there. And what does any of this have to do with Kate.... Nothing. I think I deserve a post or two of things just about me or hubby or anything random I want to talk about. Hope you have a great night. I'm sure I will!!!!!

Names Kate

Yesterday, Hubby was helping Kate go to the bathroom and when she was done, he said "alright kid, lets go." To which she replied...." Name's Kate!" At least she knows her name!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to a Pumpkin Patch in Hayden and it was crazy, but fun. Of course we took lots of pictures and we went on a hayride and we pet farm animal and Kate rode her first horse. I'm so proud of her. She wasn't scared at all. She kept screaming from the horse..."Look at me mommy, I riding a horse." of course while squealing profusely. Here are a few pics of our day.

I love you too much!

Most of the time my child drives me slightly insane. I think every mother can admit this. I love her with all my heart and soul and never thought I would feel this way about anyone, but I do. I made her and she is all mine. Well, of course I share her with hubby, but you know what I mean. I don't pretend that she is sweet and innocent all the time. Nor do I try to put her off as the perfect angel. I'm more of a tell it like it is kind of person. Most of the time I do it in a nice way though. Anywho.... the other morning I was trying to get ready for work ( yes, I am working on a temp. basis right now) and Kate came in the bathroom and asked me to hold her. This is a normal thing. She asks me to hold her and I say no. She asks again and I say, why. Most of the time she just whines and moans for me to hold her and throws a fit. But that morning she actually decided to respond with..... " Cuz, I love you too much!" I'm not normally a sentimental person in this regard, but my heart melted and I thought, ok, that is the sweetest thing I've ever heard. My response to her " Come here. I'll hold you b/c I love you too much too!" Aren't they sweet some times? I hope I never forget her saying this!

Halloween is Coming!

Happy October!

We are getting geared up for Halloween now and we've put out all our decorations (which aren't alot). Kate will be Cinderella this year and I'm sure she will be beautiful. She really loves Cinderella right now! I haven't taken a picture of her yet, but when I do, I'll post it. I have made her a Halloween dress and she looks really cute in it. Check it out!

Shortly after Halloween (the day after), I will be leaving with my grandmother to go to Mobile to board a cruise ship. I've never been on a cruise before so I'm really excited about it. Plus, it has been awhile since I've been anywhere with my grandmother and I love to spend time with her. She has been like a mother to me my whole life and I use to spend loads of my time with her before I moved off to college.

The next weekend marks my 29th year of life. Yes, it will be my birthday. Nothing exciting planned because the rest of the month is packed. The next weekend we will be traveling to Gatlinburg to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. My parents have rented a chalet in the mountains and my whole family will be going there. We will return on that Sunday because Brian has to work on Monday and then on Wednesday night we will load up the car and travel to Orlando to spend Thanksgiving with Brian's family. I'm tired just thinking about all the traveling we are going to do. I know Kate will love being with all of our family though and they will all love being with her.

Check out my other Blog

Well, it isn't just mine. A couple of my friends and I decided to start a blog and try to sell some of the stuff we are making. I only have the sleep mat up so far but there is more to come. If you are interested in any of the stuff you see (after I post some more stuff), let me know. The link is http://sewingdivas.blogspot.com .

Why, No and Where my Daddy Lives

Kate has recently picked up several things that I thought I would share or express my opinion on. If I tape her mouth shut beat her seem distressed you will know why now. Kate has been telling me no for awhile now. At first I don't think she knew exactly what it was for, she just knew it made me furious want to spank the fire out of herupset. Then she slacked up and didn't really use it all that much. Well, she has come back full force and uses all the time and grins while she says it. I tell her to do something... She says no. I ask her if she wants to go in time out or get a spanking... she says no. Then I say to do what I'm telling her then. She responds.... NO. Then I begin trying to bribe her. Does this work??? NO. She runs from me when I try to put her clothes on, shoes on, bathe her, fix her hair, drag her into the house when it is time to come in and she runs screaming NO!

Second Word. Why? I don't know who she learned this from, but if you know who taught her this, I wanna know b/c I want to strangle them personally thank them for my recent grief! I am pretty sure she says this 500 times a day. I can't answer with the correct answer to make her happy. It is just continuously... Why? Let me give you an example:

Me: Kate, let's go get a bath.
Kate: Why?
Me: Because you played hard today and your dirty and we have to get you clean before you get in the bed.
Kate: Why?
Me: Because we don't want to get your sheets dirty.
Kate: Why?
Me: Because then you would be sleeping on dirty sheets.
Kate: Why?
Me: Because you slept in the bed dirty. Now get in her and let's take a bath.
Kate: NO! (proceeds to run away)
Me: Get in here or no books tonight.
Kate: NO!
Me: Then get in here.
Kate: NO.
Me: (dragging child into bathroom)we are going to take a bath now whether you like it or not

You get the point. I could go on and on.

I also wanted to add to this post something Kate and I had a discussion about yesterday that I thought was so sweet, funny and interesting. We went to eat with our friends Terra, Brantley and Braydon and on the way to the restaurant she said, "Where's my daddy?" and I said at work. Then she asked me where Brantley's daddy was and I said at work in Mobile. She then asked me why he was in Mobile and I said "That is where her daddy lives." and she responds...."My daddy lives at my house!"
I just thought that was so cute and funny. I'm so glad that she has a daddy that is a part of her life and that she understands this. I can't imagine her without Brian as she misses him everyday and loves to play with him and help him fix things. She already knows specific things about him because last night she asked what daddy was doing and I told her he was watching TV and she said "watching baseball?" and I laughed and said "yes baby, he is probably watching baseball." Wow, aren't children amazing? And exhausting!

First Haircut

This weekend Brian gave Kate her first haircut. She needed it because her hair was really stringy at the ends and it always looked like I didnt' comb it. We talked her up about it and she was really excited about it. She stood as still as a two year old can and when we were done, she was estatic. She kept telling us that she looked pretty! She looks so grown up to me now that it makes me sad to think that she is no longer a baby, but truely a little girl.

Updates on Kate

I am amazed at what a two year old can comprehend and put together. Tuesday I took her to school and when we parked in the parking lot to get ready to go in, she said "I not go in!" Of course, I said why. She responds with " Nursery probably nasty." I ponder this for a few seconds and giggle and say... "I don't think the nursery is nasty baby. I'm pretty sure they clean it every day." And her response is..... "No, Nursery probably nasty. I not go in. " Eventually I did talk her into going in. I told her we would check it out to make sure it was clean. Who taught her to say this??? I don't think I did, but maybe I did and just didn't realize it.

Potty training is almost complete. I'm almost sure I could let her sleep at night in panties and she wouldn't have an accident (b/c her diaper is dry when she wakes up every morning). Maybe it is just me that is holding her back completely. She wears panties all day and really never has an accident. It just boils down to laziness. I'm scared she will have an accident at night and in the morning I'll have to clean up pee and the thought of having to do that first thing in the morning just doesn't sit well with me. I'm now pondering whether to put a potty in her room in case she wakes up and has to go and maybe this would keep her from waking up and screaming my name in the middle of the night or opening her door after she goes to sleep so she can get to a potty. The problem is that 1)I'm scared she will fall in the potty and drown or 2) she will be so sleepy and think she needs to come get me and then fall down our stairs. And she doesn't know how to get toilet paper on her own. I always get it. She does wipe herself, except if she makes a stinky. But I know the whole roll would be in the toilet if she got the paper herself. Then the toilet would overflow and I don't even want to think of what would happen after that. So that is my problem right now.

Kate still loves her babies and plays with them constantly. She wouldn't leave for school this morning until we had strapped one of her dolls into our second car seat. She tells me to be quiet all the time b/c her babies are sleeping and she loves trying to put shoes on all of them.

So that is all I can come up with for now. Hope everyone is doing well!

My New Creation

I've recently taken a sewing class with my friend Sherry and learned to make a "Mixed Up Lucy" and thought I would share it with the few of you that actually look at this blog. I am again amazed at my crafty ways and can't wait to make her another! That is after I make another sleep mat. If you didn't know, I am now (along with my friend Terra) making sleep mats for other people. Selling them of course and hope this will prove to be profitable. Of course right now it is not. If you haven't seen the one I made Kate, look below. Another creation I am really proud of, of course! Brian knows I am obsessed already because he caught me looking at different parts to put on my sewing machine and reading all kinds of stuff on my machine and different machines on the internet. Plus, I have a room full of stuff that I am planning on making. Thank God we have a spare room that has no purpose right now!!!! He even told me to make it my sewing room..... I think it is b/c he is tired of me covering the kitchen table and the countertop with all of my "supplies". So here it is. If you want me to make you or someone else's kid one, let me know. I'm feeling craftly!

Kate in the dress. Yes it is too big, but I thought the smaller size was going to be too small. I was wrong! But she still looks cute.

Dress without Kate. Thought you'd like to see it fully. Isn't it pretty???

Close Up. The colors turned out great.

And even a ruffle. I had to show this because it took me about two hours to make the stinking ruffle and to attach it to the dress!!! But I'm glad I did it. Ok, I expect some great comments from you people!!!!

How Time Flies

Today I was talking to a friend of mine and we were reminiscing about when our kids were infants, from the time they were born till now and how much they have changed. It seems like just yesterday I brought my little killer sweet angel home. From the first day we brought her home with us she has been screaming her head off the quietest baby and such a eye opener blessing to us. Yes, we lost our late night partying and hanging out with friends, basically doing anything we wanted youthful activities, but it was worth it. She is the best thing that has ever happened to us even if some days I wonder why God is punishing me. So I thought I would share some pics to show you how much our little one has grown and changed. It has been a miracle she made it alive to see this point such a blessing to see her grow and learn over the last two years and I can't wait to see how much longer she will survive how much she changes in the the future.

Kate and her Friends

Kate loves being with her friends. She asks about them all the time and tells me on a daily basis that she wants to go play with friends. Most of the time she ask for them by name. Brantley is one of her best friends, even though they fight like sisters, and they hang out a lot. Here is a pic of them swimming.

People have even mistaken them for twins! Brian did a great job with both of them in the water and was such a good daddy to both of them while swimming. Kate and her friends love to go on the "big boat" as she calls it and swim all day in the lake. She even says she wants to ski. Can you imagine a two year old skiing? Me either, but she says she wants to. We are looking into buying a two person towable so I can ride with her so she can say she skis. I'll let you all know the outcome of that.

Learning Songs and Telling on Teachers (I think)

Kate has attended MDO for about four or five times now and I think she is really starting to enjoy it. Yesterday I dropped her off and she didn't even cry! I know that they have a craft project which she gets to bring home and I proudly display on the refrigerator and they sing songs and play outside and Kate also said they dance. For the past week she has really been singing up a storm and I could not for the life of me figure out what she was singing, but I was sure her daddy taught her the song. This being because she was going around singing what I thought to be...."I a farter, I a farter!!!" So you can see why I though Brian taught her this. It was so funny and Brian swore he didn't teach her this, so after contemplating where she learned this, I started asking her about it. Never could get a straight answer. So yesterday a friend of mine's child was singing a song that sounded much like what Kate was singing except with different words, and it finally came to me..... she is singing God the Father. Except she misunderstood. So now we know.... and knowing is half the battle.... GI Joe. :)

On another note. I asked Kate before going to school if she was excited about going and she said no. I promptly asked her why and didn't she like her really nice teachers. She responds "NO". So I'm curious. Why don't you like your teachers I ask her. And she responds.... Are you ready for this..... "They bite me!" So you know I'm laughing and I repeat what she says and she nods that yes they bite her. I tried to assure her that her teachers are not biting her, but she was quick to tell me that they did too. So our storytelling begins. I can't wait to see what she makes up next!

Swimming and Cousins

This past weekend we went to Smith Lake to celebrate Labor Day with family. And to celebrate my stepdads 50th birthday. Kate has become a little fish lately and her typical activities at Smith Lake usually go something like this.

• Run to the ladder on the dock.
• Climb down carefully holding the ladder.
• Hop up and down in the water while holding onto the ladder.
• Swim around close to the ladder.
• Then go up the ladder, find the nearest cooler and get a piece of ice out, stick it in her mouth then get another piece to go and close cooler.
• Run back to ladder and put extra piece of ice in front of ladder and proceed down the ladder.

Start the process over again.

Sometimes she varies of course and will just swim around or try to jump off a float or ride in the paddle boat. She has also seen a cousin jump off the dock so she thinks she can too. But she doesn't know how. So I have to hold both arms and act like she is jumping in and just stick her in the water. Then she promptly swims right for the ladder and wants to do it again. I know she stayed in the water a good portion of the weekend. And the water was cold. But kids don't seem to notice things like that!

Her cousin Baby Jackson as she calls him was there too. He is such a cutie and such a good baby! He is five months old and Kate spent the other half of her time helping Aunt Erin take care of him. She loves loves loves babies! So of course I'm putting pics up of some of our fun!

First Day of MDO

I know I'm a little behind on this because she started last week but I've been gone and busy so here goes. Kate started MDO last Thursday and she said and I quote " I played hard, hard, hard." She also said she danced and sang and colored. So I think she loves it. Except for the part where I drop her off. She just does not like that. So after a bunch of screaming and crying I just have to walk out and not worry about it b/c I know she will stop. But man it is hard!!!! So here are some pics of her before we went to school.

To the left is the smiling picture and below is the serious look. If you know my child, you know the serious look!

Farewell to GiGi and Pepaw

Brian's parents are about to sail off into the wide blue yonder (really they are going to sail their sailboat to the Bahamas) and won't return until Kate turns 3. So I think it is safe to say that they will be gone awhile and Kate will miss them. She loves her GiGi and Pepaw and of course Shelby and Banna. I hate that they will miss all of the milestones between now and then, but this has been their dream for a long time. We wish them the best of luck and will miss them terribly. They will be in our thoughts and prayers as they make their voyage. We will see you at Thanksgiving (it is for sure now!!!) and hope to see you after Christmas.

My new creation

I've recently signed Kate up for Mother's Day Out and in preperation for the big day she was required to get a few things to bring there. One of them being a sleep sack. The ones they were selling at the church she will be attending were really ugly. And $30. Enough said. I just didn't want one and besides, my friends Tara and Rachel already made one for their kids. So Tara came over with the directions, and we made one. Well, it took two days with three screaming kids tearing my house apart. However, I am very proud of it and Kate loves it. I totally think that we could sell these things, but I would have to make them without kids around. Anyways, Here are the pics.

Here it is rolled up.

Here it is rolled out.

I know, I know..... you can't believe I made this! Me either. It even has a strap to carry it. Cool Huh???? I'd like to give a shout out to my very bestest friend Tara for helping me and listening to all my stupid questions. I guess this is just helping me to become a little Martha Stewart. Now all I need is to learn how to cook better and clean better and I'll be on my way. Everyone pray for me!!!! :)

What I know

I love trying to catch Kate doing things on video and this is just a short clip of some things we are working on. More to come....

Talking Back

I thought that I would have a while until I had to deal with Kate talking back, but I've recently figured out that I didn't have to wait. It is happening as I type this. Some of her recent spouts are:
I don't want to!!!!
Cuz, I want to!!!
No!! I don't want that!!!
But I want......!!!(chocolate milk, orange juice, snack, popcorn, candy, ice cream)

And of course, if she doesn't get exactly what she wants, she has started:
throwing things down on the ground
throwing things at me
throwing herself down on the ground
tearing stuff up

I usually ask her if she wants to go to time out, to which she usually says yes, so that isn't working really well. She has no fear of punishment!

So along with all that, she is just climbing on everything. She thinks it is really cool to climb up on our tub to get to my lotions and other bathroom stuff. She then proceeds to put lotion all over her and even in her hair. Which she says is shampoo and that she was just washing her hair!

She has also been climbing on our coffee table and the kitchen table. I'm not sure why all of a sudden she has decided this is cool, but if she doesn't stop soon, I may lose it! I can just see her falling and cracking her head open. I try not to worry too much about her, but this is something I'm just paranoid about. I'm sure she will come up with something even more dangerous to do tomorrow. I can't wait!!!!

I wanna baby Sistah!

Kate has been in love with babies for as long as I can remember. She gets so excited when she sees them and everytime we are around baby things she wants to sit in them or play with them. We went today to see a friend who had a baby about a month ago and of course, Kate was elated. She wanted to hold her and kiss her and put her in all the baby things sitting around the house. She found a baby doll and began to sit the baby doll in all of the baby's seats. So when it was time to go, she looked at me and said,"I wanna baby sistah!" And I replied..... Go tell your daddy!!!!!

Translation for the day

Today we were watching a video that Kate is obsessed with and she is starting to repeat things she hears on tv right after it is said on the tv. It is amazing that she can just say anything now. She really can carry on a full conversation. Sometimes I catch her having full conversations with herself. Believe me when I say they are very interesting. All kinds of different things are thrown in there. But I digress.... she was watching the previews on this video and one is of Beauty and the Beast. At one point in the trailer someone says... "Oh Beauty!" and killer runs up to me and says......"Oh Booty!" Thought I would die. Now I don't know whether I should let her watch that movie now until she can talk properly b/c I don't want people thinking I'm letting her watch Booty and the Beast. I can already see the dirty thoughts running through peoples minds. Oh yeah... that lady is letting her daughter watch porn!

Kiss my Heiney

Yesterday Kate was up to no good as usual and she was trying to balance herself between the couch and the coffee table (shoulders and arms on couch; feet on table). Of course she fell like I told her she would! Doesn't she know I know everything!!!! Kidding of course.

As soon as she fell, I knew it hurt because she had that look like "Should I cry or not??" Well, she got up and didn't cry but looked at me and said.... "Mommy, my heiney hurts." Which I responded " I'm sorry. I told you not to do that b/c you would get hurt. I hope you won't do that again." And then she looks at me with sad eyes ..... turns around and bends over and says "Kiss Heiney mommy. It hurts". Now I know that I usually do kiss boo boos but is this going over and beyond my mommy duties? I just laughed when she said it but I knew she was serious. So all I could think of was to tell her that I didn't think I would kiss her heiney but maybe we would just rub it to make it feel better. To which she replied... "No kiss heiney????" No baby I don't want to kiss your heiney. I'm sure this is not the last time in your life you will ever tell me to kiss your heiney, except I'm sure we will be calling it something else then.......

ER Weekend Blues

So this weekend was exhausting as we spent a good part of it in the ER. No, it wasn't for Kate thank God! Brian got a nose bleed on Friday night that we could not stop and so we ended up at the ER. Now as you all probably know, this is the the most wonderful place to be in the whole world!!!!! You would think that a nose bleed would be simple right???? So we get to wait in the waiting room for an hour or so..... I know not that long right???? I wouldn't have been so mad about it had there been a bunch of people there , but it was us and two other people. And on top of that, Brian is bleeding profusely into one of my washclothes and I'm running back and forth to the bathroom to wash the blood out so he won't bleed on the floor. Should've let him bleed on the floor. Maybe they would have helped us faster! I say this b/c as we are waiting, we are joking about it. I even suggested to Brian that if he felt the urge to throw up or anything to please do so on the floor. That might hurry the process up a little faster.

So while we are waiting this really skinny crackhead, I mean nice man comes over and hands us some paper towels and some laytex gloves. Are you thinking the same thing I am? What in the world do we need gloves for??? Brian and I are still trying to figure that one out. Does he need them to hold his own nose??? I of course asked him to wear them, but he refused. He is no fun!

So, we finally get back to our room and we wait again. Then the doc comes in and she is probably Brian's age and not very friendly. We go through the whole, hold your nose and breath through your mouth thing a couple of times and she finally decides that that isn't going to work... Really, Duh! Remember at this point he has been bleeding for about two and a half hours. So she procedes to cram these tampon things up his nose. I felt so bad for him. So the first time, she didn't think she got them in far enough. She decided this after letting him sit there for an hour or so. The second one she felt like she pushed in too far. I think we are on hour 4 now. And during one of this wonderful things, Brian is leaning over the sink bleeding to death and the crackhead, I mean nice man comes in to tell us that he used to have nose bleeds all the time and then he went to church one day and a woman prayed for him and told him to read one verse and he hasn't had nose bleeds since. Thanks man!!!! That is helping a lot right now. NOW GET OUT!

Onto the third tampon shoving. I think my husband is going to die now because we have been here for a long time and he is still bleeding. So this time she thinks she has shoved them to the proper place if you will. And she says she is going to call an ENT because he has a really stubborn nose bleed. Really? You think? Then the ENT doesn't want to get his lazy butt up and come in the middle of the night for a nose bleed so he tells her to let us sit there for a couple of hours and if the bleeding isn't horrible to let us go home and come back to the ER on Sunday for removal of the tampons. Of course we didn't know all this until she came back to the room after leaving us saying "I'll be back in a sec... I'm going to call an ENT and see if he will come up here and take a look."

So now Brian can't breathe through his nose, it hurts to swallow and his head is pounding. And then I have to wake up at 6 in the morning to lay sod by myself. Thank goodness for friends. Terra came and helped me and it went fairly quickly. That night neither one of us slept well and Brian woke me up at 4:30 Sunday morning saying we had to go to the ER to remove the tampons b/c he couldn't take it anymore. So we went and no bleeding. We were home by 7 and went straight to sleep. Thank goodness my mom took Kate home with her so we didn't have to take her with us.

I know this didn't really have anything to do with Kate, but I figure I can add some extra stuff in every now and then! Hope you had a better weekend than we did.

My First Pillowcase Dress

I'm ecstatic b/c I finally made my first pillowcase dress (with help from Kimberly of course) and it is perfect if I do say so myself. I'm so proud! I have gloated about it ever since I finished it yesterday afternoon. Is it wrong that I want to show it to the world? I can see it now. People will be begging me to make them one and it will get to the point where people will fight over them and it will go to the highest bidder and I will be rich and famous. OK, so I'm over excited. I can dream can't I?

Of course now that I have made something presentable, I now am imagining making all Kate's clothes and maybe some of mine, but I do this with every hobby I pick up. I get over excited like a kid in a candy store and buy tons of stuff just to realize that I'm not that great and then the ton of stuff just gathers in yet another corner of the house. I have had to start hiding this stuff from the hubby though, b/c he knows that I'm obsessive about things I think I'm going to love. I can never do anything in the small way, if you know what I mean!

Not now! I'm busy!!!!

Today I was feeding Kate lunch and she was throwing stuff all over the place and telling me things, that I am still not sure what they were and she started buckling herself into her booster seat. I tried to give her a bite of something and she said... Not now, I'm busy!!!. Stunned, I asked her what she said and she looked at me with a stupid look like gosh mom, why can't you listen, and said "Not Now, I'm Busy!!!!". So there you go. She's busy!

On another note, we worked on potty training today and she did have one accident, but she had more progress than not. She is wearing cute little Elmo panties so I constantly have to remind her that if she pees or poops on Elmo, he will cry! So we don't want to upset Elmo. Other than these two things, she hasn't done anything exciting. If she decides to do something worth blogging about, I'll let you know.

What doing?

So this is our new saying. I don't mean she says this every so often..... it is more like every 5 seconds. It doesn't matter if I tell her what I'm doing either! She continues to ask. I think a vein exploded in my head yesterday because she asked so many times, I thought I would die!!!! I don't know if I will make it through the Why? stage. I may just go ahead and shoot myself......

On another note.... why do kids continue to scratch and pick at mosquito bites until they bleed and then once you put a bandaide on they pull it right off and ask for another. Another vien exploding. I think I will buy stock in the bandade market!

Note Three: Why is it that she loves to watch other people go to the bathroom and cheer for them and then talk about how they pee pee and poo poo in the potty, but the light isn't going off in her cute little head that "hey, I could do that too"! I mean, isn't my bribbing her with ice cream and a choo choo train not good enough. Man, I'd be pooping all the time if someone bribbed me with something. Maybe I'll just start peeing on myself and see if Brian will bribe me with something. Wait a minute, that didn't sound right! Well, you all know what I mean.

I do get a little aggravated at her but I know she is a pretty good kid. I know she is loving and sweet and has the funniest personality. It is when she hangs out with other kids that I get that warm feeling about her because she usually acts pretty good. I think it may be because she loves to observe what others are doing that she kind of settles down and isn't so "spastic" if you will. I'm not saying she loves to share, but what 2 year old does? Heck, I don't like to share, and if you don't believe me, ask my husband. He knows.

I'll leave you with this interesting fact for the day. I went out with some of the girls last night and left Kate with Brian. Before I left, he was teaching her something and I just thought, that won't last long. It is just funny for now. Well, this morning I asked her what she wanted to eat and she responded in a low manly voice "Nuts". Thanks Brian!!!!