A Little Update

There is so much I could blog about I actually get overwhelmed just thinking about blogging--which is partly why I only do it once a month.  I’ll just stick to the basics for now because it’s quick and easy. Our family is doing really well! Mike is working his bum off at work, school, and at home. I seriously don’t think I could have gotten any luckier. I never hear him complain that he is tired or that he “just needs a break” (which is something I find myself sometimes saying) even though he gets about 5-6 hours of sleep a night on average, wakes up at 5:30am and doesn’t get home until around 4:30-5pm. He is always ready and willing to handle Braelyn or to just sit in her room and play all night. Somehow he always finds a way to give Braelyn and I the love and attention we miss having when he’s at work or school. Not to mention he lets me control the remote, he watches chick flicks with me and doesn’t complain (maybe it’s because he likes them lol), and constantly tells me he loves me. To say that he spoils us is an understatement. Aw the newlywed life.

I’m doing really well too. I love all of my classes this semester, and I’ve been getting the best grades I’ve ever had. This whole “not working while in school” thing has really proven to be the right decision. Last semester I was on the Dean’s List and I’m hoping to be on it this semester as well. At the rate I’m going I am planning on graduating next spring, but it depends whether or not I’ll be able to take classes this summer—which depends on financial aid. If I don’t take classes this summer, I’ll either be enjoying doing nothing with B or I’ll be working part-time. Right now I’m hoping for a job with Apple as at At-Home Advisor, which means you work from home as a tech support/customer service rep. I don’t want to work nor do I have to work, but this job would open so many doors for our family and me. They offer benefits from day one and only require 20 hours per week (which is almost unheard of) we have individual coverage right now and it is pretty expensive so that would help save a lot of money. Plus, it would help me get my foot in the door for technical writing, which is something I hope to do with my English major someday. There are a lot of other good things about having the job, but I won’t bore you with those details. Other than all of that going on in my head I’m also trying to be the best mom and wife I can be, which I struggle with every day. I am trying desperately to get into running, but I’m starting to think I’m just not a runner. It’s been months since I started and I still have knee problems. I’m attempting a 5k early this summer, and that will help me determine whether I think I can do the half-marathon in August. I’m doing weight-watchers right now and I’m really getting into it. I love making healthy life-style changes and I feel like I’m on the right path to permanent weight loss. No more of this up and down crap I’ve been dealing with for the past couple of years.

Braelyn is growing and growing! She is now 18-months and continues to make our lives more fun and interesting everyday. Here are some of her favorite things that she’s doing and saying right now:

Word: “Woah” She says this all the time. Usually it’s when she almost falls but catches herself, and that happens often. She also loves “uh-oh”

Activity: feeding her dolls, monkeys, and other stuffed animals, and saying “yummy, yummy, yummy” while she does it. She also loves putting random stuff into bags. The other day Mike couldn’t find his car keys, the first place I looked was her room. On the floor was a bag with a bunch of stuff in it and what was inside? His keys. I like to say she’s learning to organize. :) She also loves jumping!

Person: Daddy. She lovesher daddy. During the day she picks up my phone, puts it to her ear and says “hi dada” and no I didn’t teach her that nor did I tell her to do it. It's okay, I love him too. :)

Game: Hide and seek, she especially loves the closet because of the sliding doors

Noise: “meow” she recently learned how to make this noise and is obsessed with it! My daughter can speak dog, cat, monkey, and recently “bear”. She growls at you and sometimes put her hands in the air too. Oooo Scary!!! :)

Food: boiled eggs, also avocado. You’d think with how much protein this girl gets she’d be bigger, but no.

Book: there’s too many, she loves to read! I think right now her favorite is “The little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear”. Kinda a random book but she always wants to read it more than once. She also likes “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. 

Song: Bushel and a Peck, I also sing Taylor Swift's "Never Grow Up" and that always calms her down. 

She can say dada, grampa, gg (for aunt gracie), no, ya, yes, kitty, mickey, doggy, up, dow (down), yummy, and I can’t think of the other words at the moment but I know there’s more. Oh, she’s still signing “more” and “all done”, but we’re working on getting her to actually say them. Oh well, the signing is adorable so I’m in no rush.

We’re loving life right now and are trying to enjoy the moment, even though we are so excited for the summer because Mike will be ALL done with school and we are moving out! Yay! We sure miss having a place of our own.