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Why do I always seem to post on Monday?? Oh well, I guess it doesn't really matter!
So we had a fun weekend this week! Chloe got to take her first trip to the zoo! Well, it wasn't 'technically' her first visit, she went once at Christmas time her at about 4 months old, so that doesn't really count! We also went out and found a geocache, something we haven't done in a while!
So anyway the weekend did not start out well with a pretty dismal Friday. I get a day or so, sometimes as long as a week, once a month about that I just get downright depressed. I don't want to do anything, think my life is awful, I'm the worst mother/wife there ever was, etc. Its highly annoying. And while it's going on I don't WANT to be that way, I WANT to change and be happy but I just can't. Which makes me feel even worse. It's a vicious cycle! I don't remember doing this much before Chloe, is it residual PPD? Birth control? Just me being me?? Whatever, I just hate it. I've tried taking a low dose of zoloft a few times but I hate the 'spacey, far out' feeling it gives me. Ugh. And by a few times, I mean I have taken a pill once and then a few months later another, lol. Most of the women in my family suffer from depression and are on some sort of antidepressant, but I don't want to be one of them...
All that to say Saturday was much better! Lee had to work that morning but he was back by twelve. I decided earlier that day I'd like to take Chloe to the zoo, but we wanted to wait till later so it wouldn't be so hot. We are in the first week of summer and it is KILLING us with these high 90's. So we tooled around at home for a bit, Lee did some mowing, etc, then at 4 we headed out. We invited the in laws but only Lee's sister and older brother was able to come. I'm glad they did it was fun to have them!
So we put Chlo's car seat in the middle and they sat on either side with her. On we went! It was fun, though she didn't have as much fun as I thought she would. At the giraffe part she kept shaking her and and saying "no like it no like it" lol! She still had fun though. It was funny, all four of us were vying for her attention to experience the animals with her. We all wanted to hold her when she saw something new, etc, lol. I felt bad for Lee though she didn't want anything to do with him for some reason :(. She was good with the other two for a while but towards the end she wanted nobody but her mommy. Aw, ;).
Anway after that we headed on over to Dreamland and got some ribs! But it wasn't as great as it usually was, and I wasn't very hungry, so kind of bleh. Still fun though! Then on home! It was already after eight when we left birmingham, takes about an hour to get home from there.
Then Sunday! Listened to an awesome message at church, we are starting a series based of the Courageous movie. It was really good. Then we got some taco bell for me and hardees for Lee while Chloe took a nap in the back seat. (she wasn't very good in nursery and dad had to come rescue her, boo, she did something similar last week, I hope we aren't starting that again!! She has been so good in there for months now!)
Then we layed around the house for awhile until I decided I want to go geocaching. Lee was being lazy so it took me a bit to get him going but we finally got out of the house. We headed to Blount Springs, it was neat! There used to be a health spa and such there in the 20's, neat right?? It sure was stinky though! Chloe finally wanted something to do with her daddy so he toted her all around checking it out. The springs were in the middle of the woods.
After that we headed to the store and got some cheese dip for dinner and Chlo sat next to me for like an hour eating chips and cheese, it was so cute.
Well that is about it! Until later!
So we had a fun weekend this week! Chloe got to take her first trip to the zoo! Well, it wasn't 'technically' her first visit, she went once at Christmas time her at about 4 months old, so that doesn't really count! We also went out and found a geocache, something we haven't done in a while!
So anyway the weekend did not start out well with a pretty dismal Friday. I get a day or so, sometimes as long as a week, once a month about that I just get downright depressed. I don't want to do anything, think my life is awful, I'm the worst mother/wife there ever was, etc. Its highly annoying. And while it's going on I don't WANT to be that way, I WANT to change and be happy but I just can't. Which makes me feel even worse. It's a vicious cycle! I don't remember doing this much before Chloe, is it residual PPD? Birth control? Just me being me?? Whatever, I just hate it. I've tried taking a low dose of zoloft a few times but I hate the 'spacey, far out' feeling it gives me. Ugh. And by a few times, I mean I have taken a pill once and then a few months later another, lol. Most of the women in my family suffer from depression and are on some sort of antidepressant, but I don't want to be one of them...
All that to say Saturday was much better! Lee had to work that morning but he was back by twelve. I decided earlier that day I'd like to take Chloe to the zoo, but we wanted to wait till later so it wouldn't be so hot. We are in the first week of summer and it is KILLING us with these high 90's. So we tooled around at home for a bit, Lee did some mowing, etc, then at 4 we headed out. We invited the in laws but only Lee's sister and older brother was able to come. I'm glad they did it was fun to have them!
So we put Chlo's car seat in the middle and they sat on either side with her. On we went! It was fun, though she didn't have as much fun as I thought she would. At the giraffe part she kept shaking her and and saying "no like it no like it" lol! She still had fun though. It was funny, all four of us were vying for her attention to experience the animals with her. We all wanted to hold her when she saw something new, etc, lol. I felt bad for Lee though she didn't want anything to do with him for some reason :(. She was good with the other two for a while but towards the end she wanted nobody but her mommy. Aw, ;).
Then Sunday! Listened to an awesome message at church, we are starting a series based of the Courageous movie. It was really good. Then we got some taco bell for me and hardees for Lee while Chloe took a nap in the back seat. (she wasn't very good in nursery and dad had to come rescue her, boo, she did something similar last week, I hope we aren't starting that again!! She has been so good in there for months now!)
Then we layed around the house for awhile until I decided I want to go geocaching. Lee was being lazy so it took me a bit to get him going but we finally got out of the house. We headed to Blount Springs, it was neat! There used to be a health spa and such there in the 20's, neat right?? It sure was stinky though! Chloe finally wanted something to do with her daddy so he toted her all around checking it out. The springs were in the middle of the woods.
After that we headed to the store and got some cheese dip for dinner and Chlo sat next to me for like an hour eating chips and cheese, it was so cute.
Well that is about it! Until later!
Well its a dreary monday morning at work, not much going on, and I felt the need to blog!
Had a pretty decent weekend, although I was a little disappointed in how mothers day went. Nothing really special for me. Was at church from 8:15am to 1:30pm, then we went over to his mom and dads until 7 or so. Had to let the dog off the runner, then Chloe was getting extremely ill. (she had a very short nap and she has a molar coming in giving her trouble) So we went in to try and get her to eat, no go, and Lee had to take her outside and swing on the porch to get her to stop screaming and go to sleep. Sigh. Then I couldn't find anything to eat (I was wanting to go OUT that night but that didn't happen) so that made me madder, and finally I made us two egg sandwiches and went to bed. So, not a great day. Oh well. I did get a nice card from Lee that said he would take me to Olive Garden or Red Lobster to eat and then to see the Hunger Games, whoo hoo! Maybe we can go this weekend. Although I just thought, we have my neices grad party on Sat and then Sunday is her Graduation. Hm, so we might need to do it this week some time.
Saturday was pretty fun though, we went over to my mom and dads that night for my dads birthday. I got four papa johns pizzas and made him a three layer white on white cake. It was a big hit. We also watched our infamous House Boat Trip video AGAIN, for like the 4th time, haha. Still awesome. I cant believe its been 7 years. CanNOT believe it!
So I mentioned a dog! Yeah, Lee finally talked me into another one. You might remember our schnauzers, Bowser and Missy? Well we gave Missy to Lees cousin, then Lee accidentally ran over Bowser a few months ago :( That was awful...
Anyway, meet Max!
He is a 9 month old American Bulldog. We rescued him. He seems to be a good dog, needs a lot of training since NONE was done on him. But hes sweet. Still, another dog was not something I had to have. Its just another hassle, something to worry about, feed, take to the vet, etc. -_- But I knew Lee wanted another one, so whatever. He is having a lot of fun teaching him to fetch a frisbee.
So, Chloe is doing good. She has been a bit cranky these few days but I think its that molar coming in. She is saying so many phrases now, so funny. She can basically copy cat anything you say. Here's a few:
1. There she is!
2. Its just a
3. I dont know
4. Hold on
5. Just a minute
6. Happy birthday to you (comes out more like happy to to you in a cute sing song voice, lol)
She also went on her first boat ride last weekend! She wasn't too sure about it. She had a life jacket of Lukes on that didn't fit real well and it kept her kind of boxed in around her head, lol. So she just SAT THERE, didnt say a word, move, etc, it was kind of sad! Lol, I finally took her down in the cabin to change her clothes and after I took it off she started moving around and talking, lol! I remember when she was little and I held her ears for fireworks she would be really still. I guess the way to get her to go limp is to hold her head still! Hopefully she will do better next time in her own life jacket and have more fun.
We bought her a potty last week! I have sat her on it about three times now, no pee pee yet but she loves doing it, thinks its great fun. I have her help me pull her pants and diaper down and sit next to her on mine when I go and she thinks is so funny. I tell her okay, go pee pee! And she will laugh and shake her head and say no! in a funny voice, lol, not real heartening but hopefully she will get the hang of it soon. I don't think she will be real difficult. She tells us pretty much every time now when she has pooped, she says shoo shoo, lol.
I broke out the bikini for the first time a few weeks ago! I felt so awesome, it was great. I didn't look as toned as I wanted, but def okay to go out in it. First time ever!! Since then I have been eating pretty crappy so my lower stomach has that bit of pooch now that I don't like, again. Gotta quit eating so much! I wish I could get the tone of my upper stomach into my lower. Sigh. Hate that lower tummy fat! It wasn't as great as it could have been though because the husband did NOT approve. That caused some tension for a week or so. We still haven't really talked about it...we need to. I don't really know what to say though. I mean, ugh, really, really REALLY?? Does he REALLY want me to never wear one again? What bothers him so much about it?! Its not like I'm out there exibiting for anyone, it was just my bro and his wife and some friends we grew up with. Anyway, thats neither here nor there. I know I need to be submissive and do as he wants me to...just hard!!
Sort of in the same vein, we found out our love language at small group last Friday. Lee and I have the SAME top two! Thats strange for a couple! Our top two are Quality Time and Acts of Service. Then my next is Words of Affirmation, Lee is Physical Touch and Gifts tied. Kinda neat to find out! And very helpful to make our relationship better.
Well not much else going on! Ta ta!
Had a pretty decent weekend, although I was a little disappointed in how mothers day went. Nothing really special for me. Was at church from 8:15am to 1:30pm, then we went over to his mom and dads until 7 or so. Had to let the dog off the runner, then Chloe was getting extremely ill. (she had a very short nap and she has a molar coming in giving her trouble) So we went in to try and get her to eat, no go, and Lee had to take her outside and swing on the porch to get her to stop screaming and go to sleep. Sigh. Then I couldn't find anything to eat (I was wanting to go OUT that night but that didn't happen) so that made me madder, and finally I made us two egg sandwiches and went to bed. So, not a great day. Oh well. I did get a nice card from Lee that said he would take me to Olive Garden or Red Lobster to eat and then to see the Hunger Games, whoo hoo! Maybe we can go this weekend. Although I just thought, we have my neices grad party on Sat and then Sunday is her Graduation. Hm, so we might need to do it this week some time.
Saturday was pretty fun though, we went over to my mom and dads that night for my dads birthday. I got four papa johns pizzas and made him a three layer white on white cake. It was a big hit. We also watched our infamous House Boat Trip video AGAIN, for like the 4th time, haha. Still awesome. I cant believe its been 7 years. CanNOT believe it!
So I mentioned a dog! Yeah, Lee finally talked me into another one. You might remember our schnauzers, Bowser and Missy? Well we gave Missy to Lees cousin, then Lee accidentally ran over Bowser a few months ago :( That was awful...
Anyway, meet Max!
He is a 9 month old American Bulldog. We rescued him. He seems to be a good dog, needs a lot of training since NONE was done on him. But hes sweet. Still, another dog was not something I had to have. Its just another hassle, something to worry about, feed, take to the vet, etc. -_- But I knew Lee wanted another one, so whatever. He is having a lot of fun teaching him to fetch a frisbee.
So, Chloe is doing good. She has been a bit cranky these few days but I think its that molar coming in. She is saying so many phrases now, so funny. She can basically copy cat anything you say. Here's a few:
1. There she is!
2. Its just a
3. I dont know
4. Hold on
5. Just a minute
6. Happy birthday to you (comes out more like happy to to you in a cute sing song voice, lol)
She also went on her first boat ride last weekend! She wasn't too sure about it. She had a life jacket of Lukes on that didn't fit real well and it kept her kind of boxed in around her head, lol. So she just SAT THERE, didnt say a word, move, etc, it was kind of sad! Lol, I finally took her down in the cabin to change her clothes and after I took it off she started moving around and talking, lol! I remember when she was little and I held her ears for fireworks she would be really still. I guess the way to get her to go limp is to hold her head still! Hopefully she will do better next time in her own life jacket and have more fun.
We bought her a potty last week! I have sat her on it about three times now, no pee pee yet but she loves doing it, thinks its great fun. I have her help me pull her pants and diaper down and sit next to her on mine when I go and she thinks is so funny. I tell her okay, go pee pee! And she will laugh and shake her head and say no! in a funny voice, lol, not real heartening but hopefully she will get the hang of it soon. I don't think she will be real difficult. She tells us pretty much every time now when she has pooped, she says shoo shoo, lol.
I broke out the bikini for the first time a few weeks ago! I felt so awesome, it was great. I didn't look as toned as I wanted, but def okay to go out in it. First time ever!! Since then I have been eating pretty crappy so my lower stomach has that bit of pooch now that I don't like, again. Gotta quit eating so much! I wish I could get the tone of my upper stomach into my lower. Sigh. Hate that lower tummy fat! It wasn't as great as it could have been though because the husband did NOT approve. That caused some tension for a week or so. We still haven't really talked about it...we need to. I don't really know what to say though. I mean, ugh, really, really REALLY?? Does he REALLY want me to never wear one again? What bothers him so much about it?! Its not like I'm out there exibiting for anyone, it was just my bro and his wife and some friends we grew up with. Anyway, thats neither here nor there. I know I need to be submissive and do as he wants me to...just hard!!
Sort of in the same vein, we found out our love language at small group last Friday. Lee and I have the SAME top two! Thats strange for a couple! Our top two are Quality Time and Acts of Service. Then my next is Words of Affirmation, Lee is Physical Touch and Gifts tied. Kinda neat to find out! And very helpful to make our relationship better.
Well not much else going on! Ta ta!
So its been quite some time since a post! I know I'll regret later not having a record of my life at this time, and what Chloe is doing, so I am getting on here to do just that!
Well the present state of things in our life right now?
Financially: SUCKS.
Family As A Whole: Very Good.
Hubby and I's Relationship: Excellant!
Spiritually: Getting Better.
Physically: Great!
So starting with financially, yeah, we are in deep. Mortgage gets paid the VERY last day of the month, all our other bills are always 2 weeks overdue. Utilities are a month overdue. Sigh. And we aren't SPENDING MONEY! Maybe eat out twice a week, no more then 30 each time, usually in the 20's. No other sort of spending, maybe a $100 a week on misc things. Its awful! We keep scrambling to catch up and it never happens. Sigh. I've been trying to pay extra on the husbands truck but that only happened one month. If I keep paying $30 extra I can pay it off next fall, which is a year early. Then we can put that whole $120 onto our explorer and get it paid off early. That would be a relief!! We also are paying a $100 to mom and dad for our mustang we bought. They financed it for us basically for $8,250. Its a '71 Mustang convertible! Lee just loves it.
Financially: SUCKS.
Family As A Whole: Very Good.
Hubby and I's Relationship: Excellant!
Spiritually: Getting Better.
Physically: Great!
So starting with financially, yeah, we are in deep. Mortgage gets paid the VERY last day of the month, all our other bills are always 2 weeks overdue. Utilities are a month overdue. Sigh. And we aren't SPENDING MONEY! Maybe eat out twice a week, no more then 30 each time, usually in the 20's. No other sort of spending, maybe a $100 a week on misc things. Its awful! We keep scrambling to catch up and it never happens. Sigh. I've been trying to pay extra on the husbands truck but that only happened one month. If I keep paying $30 extra I can pay it off next fall, which is a year early. Then we can put that whole $120 onto our explorer and get it paid off early. That would be a relief!! We also are paying a $100 to mom and dad for our mustang we bought. They financed it for us basically for $8,250. Its a '71 Mustang convertible! Lee just loves it.
So along with at least a $100 in groceries a week, a $120 tithe a week, at least a $100 in gas a week and all our bills (cell phone, dish, utilities, mortgage, 3 car payments, car insurance) it is TIGHT every stinking week. I just wish we weren't behind, that would make me happy. And poor Lee works his butt off on side jobs all week and we still end up needing every bit of it just to get by. I feel so sorry for him. :( Plus we owe $1200.00 on our taxes this year, yeah, awesome right?? >:(
Moving on! Our little family is just great. We have so much fun together. I really couldn't imagine having another baby anytime soon, I love just the way we are. Chloe is our world!
Lee and I are doing well too, it takes work, but he makes it easy. They really don't make them like him anymore. He is darn near perfect, and the things hes not perfect in he knows and is working on. Love that man! Not only is he a great husband but he is a wonderful daddy. He takes such good care of Chloe and she adores him.
Spiritually Lee and I are doing better. We are reading our bible more and really participating in our small group that we have on Fridays. We are going through The Five Love Languages right now in group and we all really are having fun with it. We love our small group anyway. The 3 couples that are in it besides us are just awesome, we are all really good friends! (which one of the couples is my younger bro and his sister who I am good friends with, lol)
So physically! Late last spring I started the couch to 5k which I culmulated with running a 5k in October. I stopped running after that because I wasn't losing the weight I wanted to. So this January Lee and I started doing some weight training every other day. That was going well and I started up running again and I am getting very happy with the results here about 3 months in. I've got some abs showing through even! My arms are really toned and my weight is almost where I want it. What I'm doing is 7 pull ups, 15 push ups, a few exercises on the weight machine for arms and legs. Then I do 15 squats with 15lbs on each side of a weight bar, after that curls with the same. Then I do some exercises with my 12lb or so barbell for my back. Then I move on to abs. I have 4 or 5 diff exercises for that. Then I'm done! I try to do it at least twice a week. I also jog about 3 times a week. I was doing HIIT, running hard for 30 secs and then jogging for 30 secs, but that gave me splints for the first time. So I'm starting slower this time with 1 mile jogs until I think I've built up enough for the pounding.
I've also changed my diet of course. I don't eat much bread or processed things, sweets. A lot more veggies and fruit, drink nothing but water (about 4 bottles a day) and just plain eating less. I'm taking vitamins as well.
My goal is to get bikini fit. You know, when you see the girl walking by in her bikini and your like, dang, wish I looked that good! Thats what I want. I even bought myself a motivation bikini, haha, its this one:
I'm hoping it will make my hazel in my eyes pop. Of course my little a's aren't going to look that good, but oh well! I also just got the top because I don't do waxing, haha. I'm still not sure Lee will let me out of the house in it, but we will see! ;)
I wish I had taken a before picture so I can put my after picture next to it. If I take one now it won't be near what I used to be. I'm also trying to grow my hair out again (its about shoulder length now) and I ordered contacts Monday, so I'm getting myself the way I want to be, slowly but surely!
So lets get to what baby girl is up to!
1. She is saying so many words now, pretty much can repeat anything you say. Favorite/popular words: No! Dada, mommy, daddy, Daisy, papa, nene, ride, help me, where, down, done, banana, juice, please, get you, love you (she just started this last night, so sweet!) see you, mow mow, bow bow
2. She can climb up on just about any couch now
3. She is eating: Pb&J, spaghetti, peaches, bananas, chips, hotdogs (if she sees Luke eating them), raisins, bread (of course!) anything sweet!, mashed potoatoes, cream corn, beans, refri beans, mexican rice, oats (her fav!), and I'm sure some others.
4. She loves walking around at work with me to write up cars and has to 'drive' all of them.
5. We are working on colors, she can say them but I don't think she knows what I'm saying they are
6. She is 21lbs and 12 oz, 32in long, 20 months in another week
7. She loves Daisy and now after watching me ride so much last week loooves riding her play horses
8. Actually she loves ANY sort of animal
9. She HATES bugs, oops, that might be my doing
10. She still loves being outdoors over anything. She'll play in the yard for hours.
11. She is wearing mostly 18 month old clothes.
12. We turned her car seat around about 2 months ago and she is a much happier camper
13. She loves riding in the mustang, even with the top down! (she likes going fast!)
14. She doesn't like the sound of thunder at ALL
15. She loves to sing and hear others sing
16. She likes reading books
17. She is getting hard to put to sleep at night, she wants to play still!
18. Shes sleeping from 9 or 10pm to usually 7:30am. Rarely wakes up at night, if she does she usually puts herself back to sleep
19. She takes 2 naps on Mon and Tues with Shirley, and usually only one with me.
20. Her hair is getting longer, but in front of her ears its still very short!
21. She still only has the two front bottom teeth and one huge molar on the back right. Two tops and the two next to it up top. So 7 total!
22. She loves shoes, probably because that means she gets to go outside
23. She loves carrying around things like its a purse
24. She hated baths in the big bath until I put her little bath in there and now she is happy
25. She started smacking when she blows kisses :)
Well theres lots more but that is the gist! I'm here at work right now waiting on her to wake up from her nap. She has been sleeping about 2 hours here lately which is awesome. She used to only sleep an hour. She's at about an hour and 45 right now. Hopefully she will make it for 2 because we have a busy afternoon! After work we will go with Lee to a side job and then we are meeting the girls from small group for cupcakes at 6. We just got a cupcake place in our town. We are big time! We're even getting a Starbucks! haha. What we were most excited about though was when we got a Five Guys. SO GOOD. Although I haven't been there since Jan because of my 'diet'.
Til later!
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