10 Day You Challenge!

Yesterday I found this awesome new blog called Getting it right @ 30 where she's participating in the 10 Day You Challenge! Since I'm starting over with this new blog I thought it might be a good way to get me back into the swing of things. 

Day One...1 Picture

This one is actually a hard one. I take so many pictures of my family and friends it's borderline ridiculous! lol. I just hate to actually BE in the pictures!

Cincinnati Ohio 2011





Even though this picture is about a year old and it's one that has my ex in it, it's still the first family vacation we had ever been on. Plus our best friends were with us on this trip. We had an amazing time visiting the Cincinnati Zoo and Magic Mountain. I have way more pictures than this but day one is only 1 picture...

The Joys of Motherhood

"Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop." From Babycenter.com

I'm up to 17 weeks on this pregnancy and I already feel huge! I know things happen faster with each pregnancy and this is my 4th one, but wow, this looks like a 5-6 month belly for my norm! My friends all tell me I'm still pretty small but since all of my other pregnancies were in a different state, my well meaning friends weren't around for the other three. I wish I had belly pics of the other pregnancies so I could compare them.

Wow my bathroom mirror needs cleaned! lol

On a positive note, my morning sickness is gone and the headaches are a little more bearable. I'm still pretty tired but then I do have four other kids to raise! That would tire anybody out! lol. Although, I can't take all the credit. J, father of the baby, and Dani, our awesome friend, roommate, and honorary Aunt to the kids, are both wonderfully great helps. They both really do help make things a bit easier on me.

Now, if I could just convince my two year old, Holly, to be a little less glued to my hip. I don't know if it's separation anxiety or something else. She does fine if she goes somewhere with J or Dani without me but when she's with me she's closer to me than my shadow. I love her to pieces and adore spending time with her, but she does get a little ridiculous at times. I can't go pee, sit alone, cook, clean, leave the room or anything without her. I know I need to do something to help her through this, especially with another baby on the way, I'm just not sure how to go about it. Hunter was 2 years old when I had Holly and while he definitely loves his Mama, he wasn't as glued to me as Holly is. It wasn't very difficult to help his adjust to his baby sister. Holly loves babies but I can see where breastfeeding the new baby might be a problem.

I remember after Holly was born, Hunter would sit next to me on the couch while I fed or just cuddled with Holly. He loved to rub her head and give her kisses! I actually taught him his colors sitting like that using the colored hearts on Holly's onsie. It was so cute! Sitting that same way we practiced drawing and recognizing shapes using one of those little toys where it has the magnetic pen attached and you slider the lever to erase it. They both love those toys and I can't remember what they are called!

Hunter and Holly as a baby.

Ahh, memory lane gets me every time. Now I just want to sit and snuggle with both little monster babies! On that note, here they come yelling at and tattling on each other! lol. The joys of motherhood!

Facebook posts that made me giggle!

I'm still, slowly, working on saving everything from my old blog so that I can dedicate some serious time to building this one. In the mean time I thought I would entertain you with a post from my archive.

This was so much fun! I'm going to have to do this kind of post more often. Some of these are mine and some of them are borrowed. If you recognize your own Facebook post on here, thank you. Hope they make you giggle too.

filling out Jordyn's paperwork for her eye doctor appointment later. Under occupation, do you think I could put "pain in my ass"? lol

You know it's not a good sign when Hunter walks in the room and for no reason says "Mommy, me and Holly are being good."

This day has just started and if I hear my kids tattle on each other for some stupid little thing, one more damn time, I'M GOING TO SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many days duct tape would be my first choice, but I've had to learn to use restraint! lol

Well as much as I love my quiet time, I'm almost too tired to think. But don't worry, you won't have to miss me for long. I'll be back and refreshed in the morning! lmao. Good Night all! :)

You know, I've noticed that one half of my fb profile looks like a family reunion and the other half looks like a high school reunion! lol

What a lunch time dilemma, I had to choose between soup or a Reese's cup, sigh, I was good this time and picked the soup. But I have a date later with the Reese's! lol

One day, while going to the store, I passed by a retirement home. On the front lawn were six old ladies lying naked on the grass. I thought this was a bit unusual, but continued on my way to the store. On my return trip, I passed the same retirement home with the same six old ladies lying naked on the lawn. I went inside to talk to the Home Administrator. 'Do you know there are six ladies lying naked on your front lawn?' 'They're retired prostitutes, and they're having a yard sale

You know it's going to be a long day when you have to fight with the coffee maker and the coffee maker wins;/

This for MY WIFE>>>>JOIN FACEBOOK ANONYMOUS< YOU NEED HELP THE REST OF US OUR TIRED OF SUFFERING!!!!!!!!! REMEMBER< WE LOVE YOU>>>

needs some nighttime, sniffling ,sneezing, coughing ,aching, stuffy head ,fever.... I can't feel my lips and I think I just peed the bed medicine

I think Facebook slogan should be"Helping people stay connected when the restraining order doesn't include the Internet:)

In case of emergency, exits can be located at the log out, delete, deactivate, hide, and block features. Thank you for flying with Facebook

A woman needs
a man who protects her,
a man who never lies,
a man who spoils her
and she needs to keep these men from finding out about each other

Had you running through my mind constantly...till I tripped your ass......

I really am quite normal. I swear! It's just the crazy little bitch inside me gets out to play a little too often.......now back to what i was doing I'm painting a blue square in the backyard, so google earth thinks I have a poo1!

Wife finds her husband up alone at night. She watches him wipe a tear from his eye. "What's the matter?" Husband says, "Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only 17?" The wife touched at him caring says "Yes, I do."You remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car and shoved a shotgun in my face and said, "Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail for 20 years".I remember" she replies softly. He cries "I would have gotten out today!!" lol

i like to go up to random people at Wal-mart and say "oh hey i remember u, u were my friend in preschool...... its"hilarious to watch them play along

Astronaut Barbie for $19.95 and Divorced Barbie for $265.95. The amazed father asks:'It's what?! Why is the Divorced Barbie $265.95 and the others only $19.95?' The annoyed salesperson rolls her eyes, sighs, and answers: 'Sir.., Divorced Barbie comes with: Ken's Car, Ken's House, Ken's Boat, Ken's Furniture, Ken's Computer, one of Ken's Friends, and a key chain made with Ken's balls.

Some people are as big a disappointment as a vibrator with dead batteries.........

WELCOME TO FACEBOOK... The place where people add you as a friend & walk past you in the street. Where relationships are perfect, affairs are started, & liars believe they are telling the truth. Your enemies visit your profile the most, yet your friends & family block you, & even though you write what you are really thinking, someone always takes it the wrong way, & people think your status is about them...

Getting organized

It's taking me longer than I expected to save everything I've posted from my previous blog onto my computer so that I can delete that blog without losing all of my writing. I'm considering putting some of those past post on this new blog as well. I'm just not sure how I want to go about it. I think the worst part about all of this, is starting over. Following the same blogs all over again, in addition to new ones. Getting people to follow me as well. And honestly, I know my other blog was modest in comparison to others, but I worked hard on it and I was really proud and happy to watch my number of followers increase and the total page views. I feel like all the hard work of the past year is just being flushed down the toilet. I've thought a few times about just giving up all together but in the end that just lets "him" win by taking away something I really enjoy. So I guess I will just keep pushing on trying to get everything organized and hopefully get back to some decent writing.