Whata walk in the park....

We went for our daily walk to the park and took Preston on the swings. Oh the giggles and smiles that were on our gorgeous kids face! As the sunlight bounced off Preston's forehead, we had one of those moments where life seemed to slow wayyyy down in slow motion. You know, like in the movies where a precious moment is somehow half the speed of normal life? Well Preston and I had one. I'll never forget it either. He was sitting on my lap as we were going back and forth, fresh breeze, sunshine everywhere....his big blue 7 month old eyes looked into mine and told me how much he loved me. It was one of *those* looks. The proud, bonding ones. awwww that what makes my world go round. Little moments like that. Life is good.

I feel so violated!

Ebay sucks. Some jerk off from Germany hacked into my ebay account and started listing all these items to sell. The listing fees would be charged to my account thus I would have to pay for it. GRRRRRRRRR! I am sooooooo angry! Hopefully Ebay can straighten this whole mess out. So be aware all you ebayers!

It's all about Poop

I found out today that I'm gonna be an auntie for the 7th time!! My brother sent me a picture on my phone of their sonogram. I literally screamed and got goose bumps! I'm so excited for them to start their new adventure. No doubt about it, it's gonna be a very rude awakening for the both of them - but a good one at that. After becoming a parent, I just treasure life that much more. To see my brother become a parent, I just beam with joy. He's going to be a great dad and his wife, Kim, is the sweetest person. Now my brother must get over his fear of changing poopy diapers. I think it's different when it's your own kid. Perhaps it's that knowing you have to do it so you just do it. period.
I laugh at myself - I actually talk alot about poop. I meet other parents and the poop conversation always come up. 'My kid had the biggest blowout the other day!' 'He hasn't gone in 3 days!'.....You learn to just laugh about it. Perhaps I should write a book all about poop. Oh lord - can you tell I'm retarded from the lack of sleep???
Speaking of, I'm doozing off.....night.

I got cracked

Awww I love getting my back cracked. Josh and I went to the good 'ole chiropractor this afternoon. Wow! Every vertibre in my spine was out. It was an instant relief afterward. But now, I'm a tad on the sore side. I figure I've been out for so long that it might take awhile to feel normal again! Then again, after having a child, I don't think I'll ever feel normal again!

What ever happened to the good fashioned happy medium?

Well today Josh and I decided it was best for us to move closer to Madison. Josh has school there and soon I shall be employed there. Who wants the long drive? Not me! With these gas prices, we'll be shelling out a lot of money. Plus, the long commute does not sound appealing.
Stop #1....We saw this apartment on-line and it looks awesome...Right next to a lake, gorgeous views and huge rooms.....Reality...We entered the complex and it seriously looked like the projects. No water front views insight, Josh and I looked at eachother with shear disappointment. With curiousness in our minds, we went ahead and took the grand tour. The apartment smelled like cat piss and it was a wonderful view of the road. blahhhhhh...and the manager thought it was a steal for $850 a month! What! Yeah- we got the hell outta there.
Stop #2....On the internet, this next place boosted about a huge fitness center, great spacious apartments...we still had hope. Our first sign that this wasn't the place was the bitchy manager. She really acted annoyed to even show us an apartment. Of course, I just smiled, thinking 'kill her with kindness!' yeah that worked...umm not. So we entered the place....ok folks, you know that lime green '70's decor? yeah it was all over the kitchen. Along with cigarette burns on the counter, floors....I even found bugs all over the bathroom floor...ewwww!!!! As Josh began studying all the cracks in the wall, I made a dash for the door. Again, the manager thought this dump was a steal for $900 a month!!
Stop #3....This place was nice, I mean $1300 a month real nice. End of that story...too much.
Isn't there such thing as a happy medium????

Fly be gone

I killed that fly by the way.....he died a quick death via newspaper! grrrrr!!!!

Zombe

I'm tired. I forgot what a full night sleep was. I honestly can't remember when I got a full 8 hours straight. Even when I was pregnant, I'd get up 4 times a night to pee. And now my little peewee gets up 2-3 times a night - depending if he's teething or has an ear infection. My luck he has both at the moment. Poor kid! He's on his 2nd antibiotic because the first one didn't work. Sadly, I think this second one is failing as well. I feel horrible. He keeps batting at his ears and giving me that ' mommy I hurt' look. I give him pain medicine and lots and lots of loving. What else can I do? I just pray that this goes away soon. Having a child sick is the worst feeling. I know I'm having empathy pains for the little guy. So yet another trip to the doctor....

Skinny dipp'n Sunday

We went swimming today and Preston had his first skinny dipping experience. So freak'n cute. He LOVED it!

Shewwww fly shewwwwwwww!

So there I was... trying to enjoy some very precious sleep time with my 6 month old son, Preston....You see, I don't get much sleep. Preston gets up at least 2 times a night at the very least. Lately I feel like a walking zombe. Then again, don't all new parents feel this? Well unless you are the ones blessed with a child that sleeps 12 hours straight through the night....grrrrrr.....Not my case. I'm getting grey hair from the lack of sleep.
Anyway- back to my story. I was cuddled with Preston, enjoy an afternoon snooze. At the tip of my nose, I felt something tickling me. I scratched and continued my journey towards a much anticipated slumber. There it goes again, a tickle on my arm, then chest, then ...what the hell! It was a fly that just wouldn't stop attacking me. This fly reminded me of a WWII bomber swooshing in with high speeds. Before I could kill the little beast, it would use it's cat-like reflexes to fly away. Each time this asshole would land on me, all I could think of how much fly poop and pee would be on my body. EWWWWW! Gross. And then I began shielding poor Preston, in fear he was the next target. So here I am crouched around him, with a pillow over my head, covers surrounding our bodies, praying that sleep would someday find us. Well it did Preston but not me. Grrrrr...damn fly.
Here it is the next day and I spot that same freak'n fly...oh your ass is mine little insect.....

Part 4

May 17, 2005
This is the day the forever changed Josh and I's life....it was the day we conceived our baby boy.
5 weeks later, I started feeling achy and just not right. My first thought was 'oh God...where's the pregnancy test.' I got out of bed and pee'd on the stick. Not 5 seconds later....the 2 pink lines stuck out like sore thumbs. I just stared at that stick for what seemed like forever in pure disbelief. I ran to the bed and woke Josh up saying ' Honey! Honey! I'm pregnant." Josh replied " you always say that." He looked at my qwivering lip. I wasn't joking this time around. February 8, 2006 was the due date.
So we were having our honeymoon blessing. In October 2005 we found out it was a boy. Beyond thrilled, we decided to name him Preston William, after both of our grandfathers.
On February 7, 2006, after 16 hours of labor, Preston William graced us with his gorgeous self. Josh and I cried when we first saw him. He is the greatest thing to ever happen to us. Man, we know how to breed'm good! :)

April 2, 2005 - Wedding
So there we were....Las Vegas. No, no... no cheesy wedding ceremonies. Though the Elvis minister was tempting....we opted to have a sunset ceremony and reception on a golf course overlooking the strip. It was so beautiful. It was everything I'd dreamed about having. It was simple, yet very elegant. It was a pretty kick ass wedding considering I had only 4 months to plan this! Stressing - very much so!! But it was the best day of Josh and I's life. While we were saying our vows, the world seemed to stop and revolve around us. Nothing else mattered except our love for eachother. I can definitely say I married my soulmate!