Seeing stuff like this on pinterest

Seeing these football brothers isn't helping the baby fever over here...just sayin'

That moment when..

you get a phone call that your child is sick and has to be picked up from school/daycare.
   
       It's one of the most annoying inconvenient aspects of working and having a child in daycare. If your child is sick you still have to pay for care, and if they have a fever your child can't come back to daycare for 24 hours! If for some reason your daycare has to close, you still pay them and your SOL for care that day. It's been such a nightmare trying to find back up care for these instances and it makes me want to be a SAHM even more.  
      
   Jace's daycare called me yesterday at work and let me know he had a fever of 102.6 and had to be picked up. I went and got him and took his temp, and yep sure enough he had a high fever. I gave him some Tylenol and took him to the pedi and of course by the time he got there his fever had subsided and the doctor said he looked fine (no ear infection thank god)!! He played like normal yesterday and went to bed at a normal time. This morning we wake up and he has a fever again, so no daycare for him we ended up dropping him with Grandma for the day. I'm assuming it's from the teething like the doctor said but I really hope his fever will stay down or else we're in trouble because we'll have to find back up childcare for tomorrow also. My plan for today is to let him rest and continue giving Tylenol every 4-5 hours until the evening when I may switch to Motrin because it tends to work better for fevers. Poor bubs can't catch a break he is always sick. I'll update tomorrow with how he's doing, nurse mommy should have him feeling much beter by then :) 

Give it a go? I think so!

I think we are going to give this month a try! We are supposed to be waiting to try and conceive but what the heart wants, the heart wants :) We go back and forth with it everyday but we really want a sibling for Jace by the time he turns 2. My estimated due date if we conceived this cycle would be October 28, 2013 which is the day after hubbys birthday. I think last month was the perfect break that we needed from the ttc madness (scheduled sex, opk obsessing, tww). I'm debating on if I want to use OPK's this month or not but I'm super stoked about trying again. I'm swaying for a girl also so we will be DTD a lot before O! 

Work out buddy!

    So I finally decided to accept my friend's offer to work out with her at the gym. She gets a free guest with her membership, so I figured why not? I really want to jump back on the exercise bandwagon and get toned by late spring. We're going to meet up this Sunday, which is perfect because that is the best day to start a new regimine.
   I came home yesterday and to my suprise my husband had cleaned up the house and it looked great! I was so happy to see that he's taking more initiative around the house! I got off work early yesterday and spent the afternoon watching OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) and rested for a little bit. Waking up at 4am and getting 4 hours sleep caught up with me and I was exhausted. Jace took a 3 hour nap yesterday from 5-8pm and I kept peeking in on him wondering if I should wake him or not. If he naps too long that will usually interupt his sleep pattern and he won't go to bed until 2am. Also, if I wake him and he's too tired he will be whiney and miserable, GAH! So, I decided to let him nap, and then I napped, and he actually went to bed at 11pm and slept until 10!! #Winning 

Operation:Declutter

I've been trying to find the time to deep clean and organize my house. We've lived there for a little over a month now and we still haven't unpacked some boxes and sorted through everything. It's hard keeping the house clean and organized with a toddler running around and a husband who is very filthy untidy. I'm going to set some goals for myself for the end of this week and just DO it! No more excuses...I want to have a clean organized home and actually be able to find things in my house lol. I've been finding some great organizational tips on pinterest and might actually try them.

My "to do" items for this week are:
-cleaning my bedroom
 -laundry
-vacuum (this is an everyday MUST with a toddler lol)
-sanitize everything (wipe down counters and toilet with bleach and pine sol)
-clean/organize Jace's room  (again, this is everyday)
-mop kitchen floor
- clean toilet
-reorganize my closet

       I haven't mentioned my diet or exercise because I've been eating everything in sight slacking in that department but as soon as the wench is over (AF) I will be back on plan with that also. Everyday is a day to start fresh and stay on plan. I CAN do this!

Jace pictures!!

I was going to remain anonymous about my son's name but I've decided to change my mind. Why you ask?

I decided that I can still protect him by only using his first name in this blog and I feel more comfortable refering to him by his name.

                                                   Jace
                                       September 17, 2011
                                         3 lbs. 8oz. at birth
                                      born at 32 weeks 5 days

His first birthday!

I love this little boy more than words can describe! He is 16 months old right now and he is walking, saying "mama" dada" "tata" "baba" and he loves Mickey Mouse and Spongebob. What a blessing he is!! He only stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks before they released him home to us, and that's when our life began. <3

Liebster Award!!

I would like to thank JustMe (probably my only reader lol) for nominating me for this award. It feels good to know I'm not talking to myself haha..So here it goes 11 things about me..

1. My favorite color is pink
2. My first car was a Volkswagon beetle
3. I got married before the age of 21
4. I had my son at the same exact age my mother had me
5. My aunt was in the olymics
6. My horoscope sign is a taurus (the bull)
7. I LOVE writing!
8. My husband and I are highschool sweethearts we even went to prom together
9. I want to have 3-4 children by the time I'm 30
10. I have a sugar addiction
11. We were married at city hall but we want to do a vow renewel for our 10 year anniversary

My 11 Questions


1. What color are your toenails painted right now? GREEN :)
2. Tell a story about a childhood birthday party.
My most memorable was my sweet 16! My parents rented a hall and a bunch of my family and friends came to celebrate. I worked on a dance skit with my cousins and we performed it for the family. It was so much fun, and I got my first car with a big red bow on top!  

3. What are you addicted to?
SUGAR! Pretty much anything sweet :P

4. Do you have any weird habits?
I pick at my fingers and peel the skin off when I'm bored...I know gross

5. Are you happy in your career? Job? Way you spend your days?
I hate my job!! I work in sales and customer service and it isn't pretty. I work 5:45am-3pm usually on weekday mornings and on weekends 2-12...it blows but my most important and fufilling job is being a mother to my sweet baby boy J <3

6. When did you meet your significant other? Were you too old? Too young? Just right?
We met at a park when I was about 15 years old, starting dating at 17 and we were married by the time I was 20. We were very young, but I wouldn't change things in a million years! Well, now you know how old I am :)

7. Describe your favorite item of clothing.
I love leggings, sweatpants, jeans (preferably spandex lol) you know, mom clothes LOL anything thats comfortable. I don't even wear a bra most days haha..

8. So, what's the point of a blog, anyway?
For me to document milestones and have it to look back on, meeting new mommy friends :)

9. What food describes your mood today?
Pizza...just an ordinary day

10. Where will you be when you're 45?
Hopefully debt free, happy with my career, working for myself, raising my kid(s) and going to games, graduations, etc. vacationing with my hubby hopefully we want to go to puerto rico some day!

11. So why are YOU responding to these questions?
Because I thought it would be fun and I really appreciate being nominated THANK YOU! :)

My 11 questions:

1. What made you want to start a blog?
2. What is your favorite season?
3. What is your biggest accomplishment?
4. Favorite food?
5. What are your fears?
6. What is your favorite hobby?
7. How has your life changed in the past 5 years?
8. Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?
9. What is your zodiac sign? When is your bday?
10. What is your favorite past time as a kid?
11. What is your favorite kind of car?

My 11 nominees: (Or my favorite blogs since I'm new to the blog world)

1. bits and peaces
2. guerrilla mom
3. Diana's weight loss journey
4. love and marriage
5. eat yourself skinny
6. skinnytaste
7. Our TTC Journey
8. Life.Love&Marriage
9. spunkysuzi working towards a healthier me
10. Adventures in divorce
11. plump nonfiction

I would like to thank all the above blogs for giving me something interesting to read while at work. Thank you, keep blogging! :)