Mother's Day Weekend

This way my first Mother's Day and I couldn't have been more excited to spend it with my own mother. My family for to come down for the weekend to visit and so we did as we always do, we stayed up really late being silly and having a great time!

That Saturday it was suppose to be rainy, but we decided to go fishing anyways. It was sunny and didn't seem so bad and we all really wanted to enjoy the warmer weather on the beach. It was Rhyker's first time to the beach which was so exciting and I was anxious to stick his little toes in the sand and water. We decided to walk over the restrooms before we headed down to the water and even though it was clear skies, out of nowhere it started POURING!! Me and mom where scrambling trying to shield Rhyker from the rain and trying to stop laughing as we are standing in the parking lot "stuck". There was a man in a truck watching..I swear he was getting a good laugh out of our reaction to the rain. Being as Skyler, Ethan, and dad had already went down to the beach we could see them running up. We all got back to the car, mom opened the van's trunk and tried to use that as shelter, but the rain was coming sideways and the 'shelter' didn't work. We all jumped in the car and as we are all laughing we realize my sister had just jumped in the trunk and closed the door in the scramble. The rain stopped almost as soon as we finally jumped in the car..go figure right!? 

When we finally got out we were all soaked (except Rhyker). We all walked down to the beach with hopes that the rain would be done for a while. It didn't rain the rest of the time we were there. We got to the sand and I put Rhyker's toes in it. He gave me the, "mom WHAT is this??" face! It was funny. I held his hands as I walked him into the water. He liked it all until I had the genius plan to write his name in the sand and sit him up to take a picture. He toppled over face first into the sand! *face palm* I felt bad, but me and my mom couldn't stop laughing. He didn't like the sand for a few minutes after that.

Nobody on the beach caught anything that day, but we all had a blast playing in the water and casting the line out anyways.

The next day we all just enjoyed each other's company. We didn't make it to church like we wanted because we stayed up really late the night before. It was so nice to be able to see my mommy and of course the rest of my family. All in all I had an incredible Mother's Day Weekend!

Oh, and I got my mom these beautiful orange and white roses.

Bouncy House Play Date!

               

On April 24, me and a close friend took our boys to a Bouncy House place. It was a fun little playdate before they leave on their journey to Madagascar! I am so sad to see them leave, but unbelievably grateful for the memories we've shared. :)

Quickly Filling Apartment!

Me and my sweet little family live in a 2 bedroom apartment and I work at Walmart. It's great until I end up bringing the store home.

I have always wanted an elliptical machine for home so I wouldn't have to go to the gym, but the one I wanted was $400. The other day at work I heard through the grapevine that all equipment was 50% off!! Immediately that elliptical was mine! I bought it for $188..what a steal!!

Today I went and picked it up as well as a GIANT beanbag chair. A really good friend of mine is getting ready to move to Madagascar so they are getting rid of basically everything! I have always loved beanbags, but this one takes it too a whole new level of excitement! It barely fit through our doorway. We had to do some major squishing, but I know Rhyker will love it as he grows as well!

I am so excited to get my house in order so that I can properly add these new items into my home.

On another note, my family is coming down to visit in 2 weeks! If you knew me you'd know that I absolutely LOVE my family! Nothing beats the times spent with them! I love seeing and hearing how much my siblings have grown (6 & 15). Plus, they love seeing how quickly Rhyker is growing up. It's such a special thing to see my son and his achievements/growth through someone else's eyes!

I can't wait for everything waiting in store for me. Family, fitness, and the journey my family is on. So much to be grateful for and so much to look forward too.

It's Raining Glitter! *Work Rant*

Remember when we were little and thought glitter was the coolest ever and made everything BEAUTIFUL!?

Yeah, well, let me tell you something. I HATE IT! It's horrible! It gets all over everything! It makes my face, hands, clothes, and all other parts attached to me 'pretty'.

On top of that, have you ever seen black glitter? The effects of black glitter are way worse (in my opinion) than any other color of this vicious accessory. Black glitter doesn't always 'sparkle'..no no..it also plays like dirt on your face. SO not attractive!

Anyways, I was folding shirts today and when I went to brush off all the glitter from my shirt, it basically poured off as if it was a terrible rain shower of glitter.

*rant over*

Tigger Johnny Jump Up!

Saturday (April 14, 2013) I put Rhyker in his Tigger Johnny Jump Up. I had only previously put him in it once before which during that time he just sat there smiling at me because he didn't know what to do.

This was the first time he figured it out and had a blast!! He was going in circles (and trying to find me over his shoulder when his back was to me). He was kicking and 'jumping' and laughing and smiling. It was a wonderful thing to watch. I absolutely melt in the joy of playing with my son. I love him so much!

Mommy Badge!

So, if I hadn't already achieved my official mommy badge then I did yesterday!

I had just fed Rhyker his bottle and some mangos. He had never had mangos let alone any fruit prior to that feeding. He LOVED them. I had changed his butt and everything was great. We were sitting there cuddling while daddy played his game. Little did I know that I was going to have a new story to tell in a matter of minutes.

Like I said, we were cuddling. Face to face. I felt a warmth on my arm that was proceeding down my arm. Being that he had just ate, I assumed it was just spit up and wasn't too worried about it. To my surprise I moved him slightly to the right and there, on my arm, was really nasty liquid green poop!!

It didn't come through the side of the diaper either, no no, it decided to attack from the top of the diaper whereas to make sure it got my shirt and my arm. The worst part of the whole thing was that Rhyker was smiling at me, my sweetheart was frantically trying to get paper towels, and I couldn't stop laughing!!

I think it could be safe to say those mangos went straight through him. It was an interesting way to end the night. Rhyker went to sleep shortly thereafter.

:)

Busy Lately

It's been quite a busy few days. I have been working a LOT lately!

Yesterday was my busiest day thus far! I got an hour and a half of sleep the night before, worked from 8-5, went grocery shopping from 5-6:30, put everything away till 7, picked up my sweetheart from work, went back to the store to get WIC because I forgot it was the expiration day, and then spent the rest of the night spending time with family!

Today was FINALLY my day off!! I had worked a whole week (7 days) straight! Rhyker woke up round 11:30am and had a rough day after that. He has had a really weird rash on his little booty lately..it's been bleeding. Ointments aren't working and I'm hoping it will go away soon. I'm really not sure what else to do except call the nurse. Anyways, He was fighting sleep and didn't finally go down till after 7pm. That's a really long time for him to go without a nap!

However, in that time he was pretty cute. I just adore his smiles and coos and even when he drools all over my hand trying to gnaw on my fingers! I also put him in the Tigger Johnny Jump Up today for the first time! He wasn't exactly sure what to do in it, but he managed to do a few circles and he thought just smiling at me was pretty fun. I thought it was really precious, especially when he would turn half way and his back would be to me, he would still be trying to look at me over his shoulder.

Aside from that I didn't really wanna do anything today. I did workout and start my Hip Hop Abs Challenge (which I talked about in my previous post), but I mostly caught up on shows and played with my son.

Waiting for my sweetheart to get home so we can play Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Sweet Dreams!!

Sick Days

So, like I said in my Easter post, my sweet little Rhyker is sick. Last night he had a 102.1 temperature. I gave him a bath and tylenol to help bring down his fever. He went to sleep and when he woke up I repeated those same steps. 

After his afternoon nap I gave him more tylenol. I wiped his poor little nose and the snot was brown (sorry TMI) and his eyes were very watery and leaking fluids. After feeding him and letting the tylenol kick in for 20mins I decided to check his temperature. It hadn't gone down. Poor guy had a 102.6 temperature. He was a little ball of fire!

I gave the nurse hotline a call and they said to give him saline drops for his nose. (2 drops in each nostril, count to 20 and suck the snot out.) They also instructed me to continue with the tylenol every 4hrs and get a cool mist vaporizer for his room.

I just hope my baby will be feeling himself again soon. Until then, I have to get over my own little cold. We both got sick at the same time. Both woke up from a nap with it. :(

My nose thinks it's a waterfall and it's starting to do that oh so wonderful draining into my throat..can you say *COUGH COUGH*

I hate it! Here's for a quick recovery for us both!

Easter 2013

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.

Wish it wouldn't have rained today..kind of put a damper on the whole Easter Egg Hunt tradition.

Regardless today was a somewhat special day for our little family. I finally got to meet my sweetheart's biological dad. He lives in Oklahoma so visits are rare. It was so wonderful. He is such a loving and nice guy. He loved his grandson. It was the first time he got to see him.

We went to church service as well and we got to enjoy the company of other family members as well. (Even though we aren't married I look at his family like my own..especially since the closest family on my side is 2.5 miles away.) *sad face*

Me and Blue (my sweetheart as I call him) both had to work a little today so we didn't get to visit too long. However, since Blue had to be at work by noon, we went to eat where Blue serves (Ruby Tuesday) so that we could all visit just a little bit longer. It was fun. My little man did such a great job. He was calm and relaxed the whole time even though he was SO tired and hungry. (I didn't think we'd be gone as long as we were so mommy didn't bring food and bottles...oops!) 

After we both got off work we just ate and played Call of Duty: Black Ops II until Rhyker woke up. Poor little man woke up in a bad dream. He was fussing and slightly flailing for like 2 minutes before he finally woke up. He wasn't acting himself and he eyes were leaking and he kind of had crusties around his eyes, so I took his temperature and poor little guy is sicky. He had a 102.1 temperature. I gave him tylenol and fed him and he went back to sleep.

On a positive note, we started him on baby jar food today. He had carrots with his rice cereal. He LOVED it. It was the first food that actually had flavor. It was so precious watching him do his little crunches to get to the spoon faster! I just love it! 

Anyways..Time to catch up on some shows and then some sleep. Cuddle sesh with the boyfriend!! :)

Sweet Dreams

Date Night!!

So, I've been with my sweetheart for over a year now, and we have never been on an actual 'date'.

This past week when I got off work at night my love came and picked me up. Well, last night I didn't call him to say I was off work. I figured I could just walk home instead. I walk through the doors and guess who pulls up right in front of me as though by magic. My prince charming! :)

So I get in the car and as I'm putting my seat belt on he says, "wait, don't put that on yet". Confused I said okay. He then proceeds to tell me to take off my jacket. I do. The next request I was very confused about. He starts heading in a direction that isn't home and as we are headed through an intersection he tells me to take my shirt off..don't worry it isn't what it seems. I look at him confused and he says, "trust me". (Luckily I had on a tank top.) I took off my my work shirt and he hands me another shirt. Then we drove on and talked about our day.

Once we had got downtown by the mall (mind you it's after 10) he asks if I'm hungry. I was! We got something to eat and went to the theater. We saw the new G.I Joe movie.

The whole night was really nice. Very simple, but spur of the moment. It was a surprise and he thought of it on his own..not very common for him. :)

Plus, who can beat a little one-on-one time cuddling in the theater with your sweetheart and having a nice night out without your kiddo.

Now, I will tell you that as soon as we got home I rushed in the house to see my little man! He was asleep, but I woke him up to cuddle and play a little bit because I hadn't seen him all day.

I love my boys so much! I am truly blessed!

Happy Mommy!

:)

Event Overload!

Sorry for not writing in so long, but there's been so much going on lately! I don't even know where to start.....

I had my interview for Walmart not to long ago. I got the job! It's exciting, but hard being away from my son (just like I thought it would be). Good thing is I get to come home and shower him in lovin's! :) I am still in 'training' even though I've already done this job before. I am ready to start!

On another note we bought a new car finally last week! Our car ('97 Chevy Cavalier) was breaking down so much! The car didn't even want to turn left anymore. We broke down and bought a great car. We now have a beautiful. shiny, brand new 2012 Ford Focus SE 4D Sedan. Love it! :)

We also bought me new glasses that I desperately needed. They came in 2 days ago! It's so nice to finally really be able to see! The glasses I had previously were so old I couldn't even hardly read a license plate from the car in front of us (from the back seat of the car). Not good! I love my new glasses and I'm definitely excited to be able to see! :)

Lastly, my sweet little man is really growing up! I know I say that a lot, but being as he's my first there are those days when I just think. "Wow, look how grown up you're getting". He is almost 5 months old and is just now finally eating from a spoon. The first time I attempted to feed him (rice cereal) from a spoon I guess he was just to hungry to have any patience. He wouldn't close his mouth to intake any of the food, and he screamed till I gave him his bottle. Not the best of times. 

However, I had another go at it and he literally does crunches to get his food. He grabs his toes and pulls his upper body to the spoon. He also loves to try and grab the spoon and pull it to his mouth. I love the mess. It's such an exciting time. Plus, the crunches work his stomach muscles so maybe it'll help him catch up to his amazing strength in his legs! Other than that he has been trying to sit up and support himself. He does end of tipping over sideways, but it's so fun to watch. I love watching my baby learning new things. It's almost as if he gets so excited...like it's his new tricks! So wonderful! :)

I'm looking forward to introducing different foods. I can't wait to see what he likes and doesn't care for. Hopefully I'll be able to get some vegetables into his diet soon! I'll keep you posted.

Until then, I'll be enjoying my crazy busy, but oh so exciting life! Things are really looking up for my family! I love it!

Separation Anxiety??

So, I know in my last post I was so thrilled about this job offer. But I realized today while I was playing with my son that it's gonna be really difficult for me to be away from him for hours at a time. I am used to staying home with him all day, everyday; wherever I go, he goes!

I think I'm afraid to miss those very special moments..those first time moments in a child's life. My son is only 4 1/2 months old..there are so many things that he's about to learn how to do. I am so excited about it. I love being home and playing with my son, getting down on his level and teaching him how to play with his toys. I love that he talks to me in his sweet little coos and smiles at me throughout the day..no matter what my mood may be. He is so full of life and I love being around it. I love that all I have to do is sing to my baby and he will stop crying and smile and 'sing' along with me. It's the sweetest thing in the world!!

I have always felt this way but I just want to say to mothers..enjoy every moment with your child. Don't let one smile or coo go unnoticed. Play with your child and show them you love them with your whole heart.

I am learning what it means to be a strong mom and to help support and take care of my little blessing.

Job Interview!!

Welp, just as the title tells, I have a job interview on Tuesday!! I am so excited because as much as I love staying home with my son, I crave social interaction! My interview is at Walmart and I used to work there a little over a year ago.

Things have been a little crazy lately and since I am getting this job I may not be able to write everyday, but I am hoping to share with you as often as possible.

Now, as for me currently, it's late, I'm tired, and I'm going to bed. Sweet dreams, loves.

Laundry DAYS!

I know I can't be alone when I say I really dislike laundry days. And for my family it is literally DAYS of doing laundry!

We live in a small apartment complex so we don't have a dishwasher or washer and dryer outlets. SUCKS!! When it's time to do laundry the cheapest thing for us to do is go to my sweetheart's mom's house 30mins away. We usually wait till it's imperative that we wash our clothes before we decide to go. That being said, between me, him, and the baby, we can rack up quite the amount of clothes! By time we go it takes us about 2 1/2 DAYS to finish them all. It sucks, but we do get to see his mom and youngest brother in the process (which is always a pleasure).

Today, however, I am at his mom's house alone with the babes doing laundry. His brother is at school and mom's at work. That's all great and dandy except they have a fireplace and there is some kind of animal in there that keeps making noises...very creepy! 

Anyways, things are fairly well with me. Just a productive day today. :) 

Hidden Beauty

Dandelion on Fire

I soooo wanna do this! Isn't it just the prettiest thing!?!? I saw this picture and just knew I needed to add this to my bucket list!

Here's hoping I find a dandelion this summer to show off it's hidden beauty!

FITNESS!!

4 months ago I had my son. The entire time I was pregnant I was limited to the kind of activity I did because I ended up putting myself in the hospital for walking too much. (big bummer for me) Ever since my 6 week check-up I had wanted to start working out. I love the feeling after I workout! 

On my birthday this year (Feb. 19) I started going to the gym again. I was so excited. I even bought myself my favorite workout video, Hip Hop Abs, so I can workout at home when I can't make the gym. 

This morning I went to the gym (oh how I just adore 6am..). With losing an hour from Daylight Savings I was really feeling the time difference. It was gloomy and rainy and I had a headache. I got to the gym and had a fairly nice workout:

*Bike: 25 mins

*Arms-4 machines: 15 mins

*Tredmil (cool-down): 5 mins

*Stretches: 10 mins

I felt so great leaving the gym and had so much energy. It made me so glad that I pushed myself to get up and go. I can't wait to start seeing results from my combination of the gym and my workout videos.

I also found (not too long ago) some easy workouts you can do around the house. It got me excited to stay motivated and add more fitness to my life. It will make me feel so great.

Anyways, it's called the, Lazy Girl Fitness, and it's from a blog I found on Pinterest (LOVE this site..I always find great stuff here). I am planning on putting up reminders on my fridge, microwave, and stove to remind me to do those exercises! So excited! :)

Early Mornings?? Me??

I have never been a morning person. I am what they call a night owl so I see the morning as I drift off to sleep. However, for some reason lately I haven't been upholding that title like I used to. I had been staying up till 4/5am only to sleep for 1.5-2 hours and waking up ready to tackle the day. Then last night I CRASHED at 10pm and I've been up since 5am. Still there to see the sun rise. So unlike me. It's so boring in the morning while everyone is asleep. So this morning I decided it was a nice day so I would go for a walk. It was a much needed walk. I quite enjoyed it. I hope that it's a sign that today is going to be a good day. :) 

It's Monday, which means that my sweetheart only has to work for 4 hours..not bad considering its usually between 10-12 hours. My goal for the next 2 days is to rearrange the living room (FINALLY) and finish up a few dishes in the kitchen as well as vacuum the house.

My son is finally getting to the age of just about crawling. It's more of an 'army crawl' you could say, but he sure seems to be able to book it around. He has very strong legs so he has definitely learned to use them to his advantage. I can't believe he's already growing up so fast! It seems I just brought him home yesterday. (and what an exciting day that was!)

:D

ANYWHO....

I am just rambling on now and I think I hear my son, so have a great day!

A Good Day!

So today I went and got to visit with a friend I hadn't seen in a LONG time. It was nice to finally catch up again. So much had changed in our lives. I love reconnecting with old friends. It's so crazy looking back and seeing just how much we've grown in our lives. She is a beautiful housewife and I a stay-at-home mom. Each of us loving what we do. I am so blessed to know such a strong individual who is so full of the spirit. She has always been an inspiration. All in all I've had a great day. :)

The Beginning

Welp, here I am. I have been reading a blog lately from a friend of mine, and have been inspired to share my story with one of my own. 

I am a loving mom to a sweet little 4 month old boy and I have been with my boyfriend for a little over a year. We are a simple family, but I'd like to say we are a happy one too. I am a stay-at-home mom, so taking care of my son is my full time responsibility (and I wouldn't have it any other way)! I love waking up every morning to his smiling face looking up at me and his sweet little coos saying "good morning, mommy".

I hope that I'll be able to share meaningful moments and experiences as well as anything else I feel inspired to tell. I love the simple things in life and I hope that I can inspire others the way that I was inspired.