Thank Goodness!

So, yesterday was going not so well. I was just frustrated and all that fun stuff. Well, come afternoon one of my friends called me, my closest friend was in a bad car accident with her kids. I immediately was freakin out. I had my kids and my nephews or else I would have taken off straight to the hospital. So, here I was at home, not knowing if everyone was ok or not. Well, I texted her hubby asking if everyone was ok. I knew I wouldn't hear from him right away, but I knew he would get back to me whenever he was able to. Finally I heard back and the kids were getting released and my friend was in xrays. Well, she gave me a call a little later on her way home. She didn't have anything broken, just really sore and bruised up, but everyone was coming home.
What had happended was a lady ran the stop sign and my friend wasn't able to get stopped. Well, my friend ended up t-boning right into her drive side. The lady had her 2 granddaughters in the car with her and they were heading up to the hospital to see the girls new baby brother. Everyone was treated and released in that car too. My friends suv is totaled, but her and her kids are ok. That just really puts things into perspective, you just never know how easily and quickly things can happen. But God was watching after everyone and everyone came out fine, just sore.

Playing together

Here is a pic from the weekend. Chase is all over the place and pulls himself up on anything he can get a grip of. This is Emma and Chase playing with the kitchen. It was just so cute!!! He also stood up for about 5-10 seconds before he fell. I have a feeling walking is just around the corner, a very short corner!!

On a Roll!

Ok, so my Mr. Chase has made some advancements in the last week. He is now crawling AND pulling himself up on stuff! No, he didn't give me any time to adjust to the crawling before he started pulling himself up on stuff. He did both in a matter of literally 3 days. Boy oh boy is he on the move now and into EVERYTHING!! lol My baby isn't a baby! Oh and I mentioned about a 3rd tooth going to make an appearance soon, well it did, but not the tooth I thought was going to come thru. He cut another bottom tooth and he has 5 more white bumps on his gums, yes you read right, 5! Doing things slowly isn't his style. He is growing fast, so why not do everything fast. All this news is great, but do you know what is AWESOME??!! The past 2 nights I have gotten 8hrs of straight sleep, yes 8hrs!!! I AM THRILLED!!! I don't know what finally kicked in, but he has slept the past 2 nights and I've been waking up so refreshed!! I am in much need of this sleep and I am so thankful that I am getting it!!! Hip Hip Horray!!! So there is my awesome and exciting post!! Back to chasing that baby on the move!! lol

Mom Swap

Ok, so I have been addicted to craigs list and ebay lately, trying to find some cute clothes for myself. Then last night I got to thinking. Who doesn't have clothes in their closets that don't fit them anymore. Well, I'm thinking about having a mom swap. Where us moms and even if you're not a mom, you can bring your clothes to sell or swap for something else. I just want some opinions on whether you think this is something that would go good? Is it something you would interested in doing?? Just an idea, b/c I am so wanting some clothes!! I think when I am in Columbus for my niece's birthday party, I will be visiting Plato's Closet and for you Columbus people, do you know of anywhere better to go??

Ramblings

Ok, so I'm really not sure what all I'm gonna talk about here, but I just feel like blogging. Lately my posts have been so down and blah, so I figured I better put a happy one in. Let's start off with the kiddos.
Emma, she is rotten! But she is also so loving. She absolutely loves playing with her little brother and loves him so much. She hasn't been doing the best job at potty training and I'm not sure why, but we will just have to keep working at it. Sometimes talking to her is like talking to an adult. Her answers can be so grown-up sounding, it just amazes me. Speaking of talking, the girl never stops! I mean it, she talks non-stop and she doesn't always have anything to really say, she just talks. Which mom and dad said is pay back for me, b/c when I was little they said I never shut up either. lol She just amazes me tho, I just can't believe how fast she is growing up. In 2 1/2 years my little girl with be starting school!! With how fast the last 3 went, it will probably be here before I know it. She is just great and I love her so much.
Chase is Chase. He is crawling, backwards. lol He can go from his belly to sitting now. A lot of times when he wakes up I will walk in to find him sitting up in bed, it's just too cute. He has 2 teeth, with one getting ready to make an appearance any day and 3 more that are getting close too. I swear, he is just gonna wake up and have a whole mouth full of teeth. He is a really happy baby, he claps all the time. He also has a big appetite, he's a growing boy. I haven't weighed him lately or measured him, I just might have to do that today. He is still a huge mama's boy, but he still has him moments that he wants daddy too. He is just a joy to have and I love him to death.
Now to me, I FEEL GREAT!! How many people do you know that post about diarrhea?? Well, I don't have to anymore, I am going on 10 days diarrhea free!! Yes, you may be laughing b/c it does sound quite funny, but I am thrilled about it!!! I have more energy, not as tired (now the tireness is just due to the fact I get up with Chase). The only headaches I have gotten is sinus related. Oh and I believe I might have posted about my period being irregular, well, it made it's appearance. My system is probably just gonna take some time to adjust after having that horrible Yaz in my system for so long!! But all is good and I am feeling great!!
This month my niece, Kailey, is turning 10 (which is hard to believe). But I am going to make my way down to Columbus to throw her a makeover party. She is quite excited and so am I. My cousin Becky is going with me to help out with doing hair, makeup and nails. I can't wait and I have so many ideas. I'm even gonna try to make a cake, I'm just not sure what exactly I'm gonna make yet. I think I am also gonna do up some shirts that say something along the line of "Kailey's Birthday Bash '09" Then I thought about buying so sweat pant capris and thought all the girls could wear the shirts and capris for the party. It's just an idea and I'm still working on the details, I'm just too excited tho!!
Last night was great. We got the kids to bed. Matt and I drank some Sangrias and enjoyed the hot tub, it was so relaxing!! Then tomorrow night I am taking him out to eat at Olive Garden, he has been wanting to go there for a while now. I have really been wanting to do something for him. I was originally gonna buy him a wine fridge, b/c he has developed a new liking to wine, but then he got into making adirondack chairs (blogger isn't letting me upload the pic of the one he made right now). Which he doesn't have a table saw and has talked about getting one. So now I am thinking about getting him a table saw instead of a wine fridge. I don't really know which I'm gonna get, but I'm sure he'll be surprised and like either one. Anyways, I better get back to laundry and that. Just a off the wall post that is all over the place.

A new ME!

Okay, so I have been thinking about stuff for a while now and there are a lot of things that I would love to start doing. Now, I used the word love and you are thinking it is all of this fun stuff, but really it isn't all that fun, just stuff I wanna do. So here is a list of stuff I wanna do in no certain order:

• On Sundays, make 5 lunches, freeze them, so that Matt has a nice home-cooked lunch for work everyday that week.
• Wake up at 6am and walk the treadmill, take a shower, get dressed and do my hair.
• Make totally healthy meals. For whatever reason, I have had a strong desire to start fixing fresh veggies all the time. I want to make awesome meals, but I still want them to be fairly easy, b/c it always seems like both kids need me when I'm trying to make supper. lol
• Get my house done! Meaning, finish all the remodeling that isn't done yet.
• Get my house completely decorated from room to room.
• Get a better schedule of chores or daily tasks (whatever you wanna call them).
• Throw away the clutter and crap we don't need!'
• I would like to start getting up in the mornings and fixing Matt breakfast, but I don't think that is gonna start happening until Chase sleeps all night, b/c quite frankly, I try to get every minute of sleep possible. So, I guess I can probably put the getting up at 6am off for right now too.
• I want my kitchen completely organized, which is hard b/c I don't have much space in there. But Matt and I are looking into redoing our kitchen, which will give me more cupboard space and that.

These are just the things that I can think of right off the top of my head, but I'm sure as soon as I lay down to try and go to sleep I will think of more, that always happens. I better head off to bed and try to get some sleep, even tho right now is when I feel like cleaning and that, but I know I've gotta get some sleep or else I'll be completely whooped come tomorrow.

Health Update

Ok, so let's update on all my lovely side effects I was having due to Yaz. Well, let's see, I have been free and clear for a week now!!! I have my energy back(which has been for a while now), I feel like doing stuff and the big one...I haven't had diarrhea in a week now! I am absolutely thrilled!! Sounds so funny when I go back and read that line, but man it is exciting when you have lived with it for around 6 or 7 months. The only bad thing about it is I spotted for a week before I started my period, it had me worried, but it's probably just my body readjusting to not having the Yaz in my system. So I can def deal with that. I'm sure that I will become normal in just a matter of a month or so. Which, I'm thinking about going back on my old birth control, I didn't have any problems at all with the old stuff. I just want to be regular and know when I am going to be starting and not be on my period for a 7 or 8 days. So, I will give myself another week or so and see if I have any diarrhea and if not I think I will call the doc and get the prescription. I am so happy that I'm finally feeling good now, I'm finally back to myself!!

Lipstick and Cancer!

Something to consider next time you go shopping for Lipstick......

This comes from someone who works in the breast cancer unit at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto From: Dr. Nahid Neman If there is a female you care anything about, share this with her. I did!!!!! I am also sharing this with the males on my e-mail list, because they need to tell the females THEY care about as well!
Recently a lipstick brand called 'Red Earth' decreased their prices from $67 to $9.90. It contained lead. Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.. The lipstick brands that contain lead are:
CHRISTIAN DIOR
LANCOME
CLINIQUE
Y.S.L.
ESTEE LAUDER
SHISEIDO
REDEARTH (Lip Gloss)
CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK
The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer. After doing a test on lipsticks, it was found that the Y ..S.L Lipstick contained the most amount of lead. Watch out for those lipsticks which are supposed to stay on longer. If your lipstick stays longer, it is because of the higher content of lead. Here is the simple test you can do yourself:
1. Put some lipstick on your hand.
2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
3. If the lipstick color changes to black, then you know20the lipstick contains lead.
Please send this information to all your girlfriends, wives, mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, nieces, or other female family members. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre. Dioxin Carcinogens causes cancer, especially breast cancer.

It's time to Spring ahead!

Ok, so this weekend is when we will be putting our clocks ahead an hour. I'm so not looking forward to that due to that is just 1 more hour of sleep that I will be losing. But on the positive, that means spring is that much closer and it will be lighter out longer. So, don't forget before going to bed Saturday night to set your clocks ahead that 1 hour!!

Just when you think all is good....

Ok, so first off let me say how I have my energy back and my desire to get up and do stuff. I have been feeling great that way; however, yes the big however. I am still getting the upset stomach after eating and diarrhea and gas. Now the diarrhea isn't after every meal, but hey if it is 1-4 times a week, I would say that is beyond enough. So, I am completely off all meds and still nothing much has changed with the lovely diarrhea. I am starting to get quite worried, I mean, if it isn't the meds I was on then what in the heck is it? I've thought about it possibly being the constant drinking of Mt. Dew, but really could that be it? I looked up online and some people say it could be a possibility, but my diarrhea only happens after eating and the ppl online say that it would happen after drinking it. So, what could it be? Then last night I really got to thinking about it. I started having problems the day after I had Chase. Could it be b/c of me going off of insulin, does your body have some sort of reaction to this?? Could Chase have screwed up my insides? His delievery was so easy and I mean easy, but even tho this is embarassing to admit (but it happened to my mom all 3 times) I guess I had a bowel movement while delivering him. Could this be a sign of something being wrong with my bowel? I really don't know and the unknown is so scary. So I think I will be calling the doctor today and see what she thinks, which will actually result in me going in and talking to her for 5 minutes and that will cost me $15. Man, I need to be a doctor. lol Anyways, I'm just sick of it all!! Sorry for the bitch session, but it's easiest to do it here.

Good Night Sweethearts

You know when you have one of those days. You almost have your youngest one to sleep for a nap and then the oldest one comes in yelling how she has to pee. There goes the almost asleep baby. Or you are attempting to fix supper with a 3 year old under your feet and a 7 month old crying b/c he wants held. Plus you got to add the fact of getting ready to start your lovely monthly gift and the PMS is coming on strong. You know those days, I don't care who you are, you have them. You know you just want to go outside and scream for a minute or just take off running and run all of that stress and frustration out. Well, I get those days, but those days are so worth it when I have come to realize one of my favorite things to enjoy at night. Yea, I like the quiet house after the kids are asleep, I like being able to talk "adult" talk with my hubby and I like not having to tell a kid not put that in their mouth or not having to change a diaper. But you know what I really love. I love after the kids are asleep and I go into their rooms and just watch them lay there asleep. Every night I think to myself, I can't believe they are mine. I can't believe these beautiful children are actually mine. They lay there dreaming away, so innocent, so beautiful. I snug them up to their blankies and just smile, for they are mine. I am so incredibly blessed and even tho I may get wrapped up in the daily things, every night I take those moments to appreciate what God has given me, my beautiful babies.