Chill-axing

WAY TOO MUCH TO CATCH UP!!!

2008-12-02T20:18:00.000-08:00

Ugh, I am such a slacker. I have missed posting about Michelle's birthday and a bunch more. But for right now I only have a minute to catch you fine people up on some stuff.

First of all, everyone is doing great. I think better then before, which I didn't think possible!

Everything is going so crazy right now! Mike has gotten a new job! He, and us as a family, were so ready for this change. The stress of the business and the hours were just really starting to get to us.

Other then more time with him, a major advantage to his new job is it is in Rochester!! So, on Friday, we will be living in Rochester again! It seems so crazy to say, and it really hasn't sunk in yet.

And finally, the BIGGEST news of today.... I had a dr's appt and ultrasound. Everything is looking wonderful. The baby is totally healthy. And more so, we know what the baby is! HE made sure to position himself perfectly so we could see. So Michelle is going to have a little brother. She has been saying that all along, so she is thrilled. According to her, his name is Baby Helicopter. I had no clue how we were going to tell her it was a girl, she has been so sure. But he really does look amazing. It was such a change from just a couple months ago. He is beautiful.

So, that is pretty much what is going on. It will be a crazy next few weeks, but awesome ones!

Tagged

2008-11-13T16:30:00.000-08:00

My sister Heath Tagged me, so....

4 Random Things I Like About Mike

1 - He is super funny
2 - We have a ton in common, so we are always having fun
3 - He likes sports(REAL ones, like baseball and football, lol)
4 - He is so incredibly sweet and thoughtful. He does things for Michelle and I all the time, without me even having to ask or hint to it.

4 Jobs I've Had

1 - Mama
2 - Waitress
3 - Uhhhhh, kick-ass person
4 - Super secret awesome awesomeness agent

4 Movies I've Watched More Than Once

1 - Moulin Rouge
2 - Guys and Dolls
3 - Mel Brooks movies
4 - Kevin Smith movies

4 TV Shows I Watch

1 - Law and Order SVU
2 - CSI (Original and NY)
3 - Family Guy
4 - Kitchen Nightmare

4 Favorite Foods

1 - Chicken massuman (Thai)
2 - Crab legs
3 - Sticky chicken
4 - Cheese

4 Places I'd Like to Visit

1 - Poland
2 - Ireland
3 - London
4 -Every state in the US, or atleast the ones with good MLB teams.

4 Things I'm Looking Forward to in the Coming Year

1 - Michelle going to school and turning 4
2 - Moving
3 - Being able to see people more
4 - Uhhhh, oh yeah, and having a baby!!!!!!!!!!!

4 People I Tag

1 - Jess
2 - Monique
3 - Brooke
4 - Sara

Dr's appt and another ultrasound

2008-09-29T20:31:00.000-07:00

Hello Dear Blogity Blog Blog reader. How are you? Doing well I hope. Long time since we have talked.

So, read any good books lately?? What about movies? Try any new recipes??

Well, sheesh, if you don't feel like talking, I guess I will just talk.

I had a Dr's appt today. Things went great. I am down 5 lbs, which I was shocked at. I feel like I am eating non stop and I haven't had one m/s. Oh well, I have it to lose, so nothing to worry about. Everything was pretty routine.

I had a super awesome ultrasound. The last one I had was three weeks ago(see pic in below post). I was so amazed at the growth. Three weeks ago we had a baby that looked like a diamond on a ring. Today, we had an alien baby, but still a baby! With a nice strong heartbeat. Michelle LOVED it. She kept telling everyone she got to see the baby in her Mama's tummy.

Things here are going great. I have been really tired, but other then that, I have been feeling great. We are getting ready for Michelle's birthday on Sunday. My baby is going to be 3!!! We have all of her presents, and we ordered her cake. She has requested a Spongebob cake, with a Tinkerbell candle. She also has Spongebob plates, Princess napkins, Backyardigans cups, and Blues Clues hats. What can I say, she likes a nice mix.

Anywho, I should be getting to bed. Hopefully next time you feel like talking more. LOL.

By the way, it says CRL by the baby's head, not GIRL. We won't know what Baby Whoseit is for another 10 weeks.

Oops, forgot the picture!!!!

2008-09-09T18:55:00.000-07:00

First ultrasound!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-09-09T18:49:00.000-07:00

Woooo!!! I am so happy!!! We had our first ultrasound today, at 6 weeks. Everything looks great. There is one baby complete with heartbeat! The tech was very happy to see a heartbeat, since it is so early, even if things were perfect, it is possible to not see the heartbeat.

I have another ultrasound in 2 weeks, just to double check that there is only one, and the heartbeat is still going strong!

My due date is May 4th!!!!

Michelle is so excited to be a big sister! She wouldn't let go of the ultrasound picture, and was telling everyone about the baby in Mama's tummy.

Because I do everything like my big sister.....

2008-08-24T15:41:00.000-07:00

Because I do everything like my big sister......

I am FINALLY pregnant!!! TWO (long!!!) years in the making, it has finally happened. I still can not believe it. I am ecstatic!! We have our first ultrasound on the 9th to see the heartbeat.... Or heartbeats as some people have been saying, haha.

I am feeling pretty good. A little nausea, but so well worth it. Michelle is so excited to be a big sister, and always wants to look in my belly button to see the baby.

Michelle's big girl bed!

2008-07-25T11:31:00.000-07:00

*SOB.... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH.... SNIFFLE SNIFFLE!!!!*

Thanks for letting me get that out of my system....

My little girl is in a big twin bed!!!! Sheesh, I swear I blinked once, and time flew by! We still have some stuff to do for her room, but her bed is all done. She LOVES it. I can't wait to see how the room looks all complete.

Here is a slide show of pics I took real quick today:

Did I say one guinea pig????

2008-07-05T20:38:00.000-07:00

Quick post.... We added a guinea pig! I swear, they are the sweetest things ever. I wanted to show you the new one. AND they have names!!!!! Snootchie and Bootchie!!!

This rant is brought to you by the "letter" C...

2008-06-30T15:27:00.000-07:00

At the risk of sounding like a bad comic...

What's the deal with the letter C??? Does it have a purpose??? Every word with a C in it, the C is either making the K sound, or the S sound. It is an impostor letter. It serves no purpose. Why not get rid of it, and have a 25 letter alphabet. It's so lazy, mooching off the work of K and S. It needs to get a job! All the other letters have their own sound(or two!), but this one just copies. It is ridiculous.

And while we are on the subject of moochers.....

What the hell is up with grapefruit?? First off, the only way it is slightly edible is with... Oh, I dunno, a pound or two of sugar. And, if you are going to do that, why not just grab the sugar and a spoon and go to town.

My next issue with grapefruit... Why is it trying to mooch of grape's name?? You hear grapefruit and you think "Mmmmm, grapes are so delicious, so this must be twice as delicious since it is Grapefruit." . It is giving grapes everywhere a bad name.

So, on top of grapefruit being super shady, and a moocher, it is also the evilest of all fruits(not to be confused with broccoli the deadliest of all veggies). Lets say you get a delicious fruit salad(no, that isn't an oxymoron) and you take a bite of a delicious looking juicy red strawberry. What does it taste like you ask??? Bitterness. No matter how many delicious fruits(What?? No, I am serious, that is not an oxymoron. Yes, really.) you have in your salad, those two tiny pieces of grapefruit that were so carelessly added have attacked the other delicious flavors. The evil vile juice of the grapefruit, has seeped in and taken over the taste of your fruit salad. It is sad, really.

So, my advice to you, be wary of the moocher/impostor "letter" C, and of the evil grapefruit.

Blog-a-palooza pt 4: Because we don't have enough....

2008-06-29T20:04:00.000-07:00

Well, we have a dog, and 2 cats, and now..... A guinea pig!!!! Michelle has been asking for a hamster for a long time. Guinea pigs are cuter, cleaner, and more friendly, so we got a guinea pig instead. We are a random family, haha. So, here are, of course, some pictures of our yet to be named guinea pig.

Blog-a-palozza pt 3: Sandbox

2008-06-29T19:52:00.000-07:00

Michelle got a new sandbox a... Well, a while ago. Hey, I already apologized! Fine, you are right, I am sorry.

She LOVES it. We got her plain sand, and Crayola makes some awesome colored sand. So, she also has pink, green, and purple sand. And now some pictures!!

Michelle got a new sandbox a... Well, a while ago. Hey, I already apologized! Fine, you are right, I am sorry.

She LOVES it. We got her plain sand, and Crayola makes some awesome colored sand. So, she also has pink, green, and purple sand. And now some pictures!!

Yeah, I know that was a quick post, but Blog-a-palooza isn't done yet!!

New entry pt 2: Kings Island!

2008-06-29T19:33:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago we took an impromptu trip to Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati. Basically, we decided late Saturday to go, got the tickets and booked the hotel room, and left Sunday night when Mike got home. Everyone takes vacations like that. What? They don't?? Oh..... Moving on........

Anyways, it was AMAZING! The kids section is all Nickelodeon and Nick Jr stuff. Michelle had such a blast. Mike loves water rides, so he went on a bunch of those. Unfortunately, Michelle is such a tiny little one, there weren't a lot of rides she could go on. But she still had so much fun. And of course.... Some pictures!!!!

Did I say some pictures?? I meant a crap load!

New entry pt 1: Fishing and a haircut

2008-06-29T19:21:00.000-07:00

Sheesh, am I bad at updating, or what?? I'm sorry, Baby. You see... What had happened was..... Eh, who am I kidding, I got no excuse. haha.

So, part one of my Blog-a-palooza (oh, that sounds awesome. I am going to sell tickets to that tour. Any takers? No? Ok, maybe later.).... We took Michelle fishing.... Well, it was a while ago, but still. It is new to you! Unless you are my Dad, and then this is old news. Haha.

Anyways, Michelle LOVED fishing. We didn't catch anything, barely even a nibble, but it was still so much fun. She caught on super fast to what you are supposed to do. Before fishing, we stopped and got her haircut. Her hair is sooooooo long!!!! The ends were a little uneven, so it was just a tiny trim. She did wonderful!

Here are some pictures, of course!

Michelle's run

2008-06-01T12:19:00.000-07:00

In Wheeling(the town 20 minutes from me) they have a HUGE race every year. Last week, was the toddler race, the 5-12 year old mile fun race, the real mile race(the winning time was 3 minutes 50 seconds!!!). The next day is the huge 20 K race. There were people in from all around the world. It was crazy, I had no idea about any of this, haha. Michelle and I went with my friend Carri and her family. She has a little boy, Conor, who was born less then two weeks after Michelle. He is Michelle's best friend, it is really cute. Michelle ran the little toddler race, she had so much fun! She is so super fast, too! And now for the pictures!!!!

Outside fun!

2008-05-22T17:10:00.000-07:00

HAHA! I am updating before a month has passed. WOO HOO!!!! In your face In your face!!!!!

Anyways, now that that is out of my system.

Monday we ended up getting Michelle a very cool power wheels car. We also got her a real bike. So, of course, the weather has been super crappy since! FINALLY we were able to go out for a bit this afternoon.

She is a little freaked out by her car... I don't know why, but she seems to think Mama should be the one driving it. I don't know how she got that idea.... I might have gotten in to show her how she was supposed to press the button. Maaayyyybbbeeeeee....... But she still loves it.

We also got this REALLY cool sidewalk chalk. Basically, you use the chalk, then put on the 3D glasses, and it makes all of your pictures 3D. VERY cool. For Michelle.... Yes, that's it.... Miiichhhellllleeee.........

So, of course, about a billion pictures!!!

After all the playing.....

Ahhh, such a slacker!!

2008-05-17T12:48:00.000-07:00

Ahhh, I can't believe it has been so long since I last updated. I am such a slacker. I am not sure if anyone remembers me. I, of course, remember you.... Yeah, good ol' you.

A little over a month ago, we went to Cleveland for our yearly Red Sox v. Indians game. We always go there overnight, watch the game, and hit up the zoo or something. Two years ago we did the zoo, then game, and then the next day we went to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, and the Football Hall of Fame. The cool thing about that trip was seeing them filming Spider Man 3 right outside of our hotel. Well... Except being woken up at 7 am with them crashing cars. Still, very cool.

Last year we didn't have as much time, because Mike had his work family picnic during the day. Then we drove up to Cleveland, spent the night, then went to the zoo. After the zoo we went to the game, and had intended to leave early. But the Sox were up 1-0, so we stayed the whole thing. And got home at like 4, and Mike had to work the next day at like 11. It was still worth it though!

This time was awesome! We went up there on Monday with no real plans. We hadn't booked a hotel, and were kind of going with the flow. Mike had had some work issues, so we weren't sure how everything was going to work out. He ended up opening Monday so we could leave by like 1:30 to get up there. We made it with plenty of time. The entire time Michelle kept talking about seeing the Red Sox. She was so excited! She can recognize the Red Sox logo, knows atleast half of the players, and is just turning into such a fan. The game was the best baseball game I have ever seen. The Sox were done almost the entire game until the 9th inning when they took the lead, and ended up winning it. It was a very spiritual experience in the baseball world. Just simple, eloquent plays, executed so beautifully you lost your breath. Yes, I know, I am a proud baseball nut. It is just an amazing game. Michelle was awesome the entire time. Everyone kept commenting about how they were amazed a two and half year old could not just sit so good for that long, and in that temperature(it was about 30 degrees!) but how into it she was. It was very fun.

The only downer to that night was that our car got broken into. Nothing was taken, but my bank cards were in the car, so I had to cancel all of those. Pain in the rear.

The next day(we did find a hotel, by the way), we ended up going to the zoo. Michelle loved it. She is so into animals, so she was just in her glory. It ended up being the perfect temperature, very sunny, but a little chilly. So perfect for all of that walking around. When we were on the way home, we ended up seeing a sign for a Beni Hana. Beni Hana is a hibachi grill place where they cook the food right at your table. It was so unbelievably good! Mike and I keep talking about finding time to drive to Pittsburgh, which is where the closest one to us is. Mmmmm, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.

So that was the biggest thing lately. I promise to update with some of the other stuff later.

Gotta take a wicked yes!

2008-03-19T13:19:00.000-07:00

We got a wii!!!! I am so excited. We have been looking everywhere for one. I played it at my friend Carri's house a couple months ago, and have wanted one ever since. I think Mike thought I was nuts, since it is just a video game, but it is so much fun. My sister Jess' family has one, so while we were there, I got Mike hooked! He thought I was crazy wanting to play at night, but once he saw everything, he LOVED it. So, while we were out yesterday, we were looking for one, and had no luck. On a whim, we called a store down by Mike's work, and they had two of them! So, we were able to go get one.

Other then that, nothing new today. I love lazy days. All I have to do tonight is cook some dinner. I am thinking pirogies and kielbasa... With lots of yummy butter and onions.

My greeting card

2008-03-18T22:31:00.000-07:00

I took this picture at the butterfly exhibit at the children's museum. We are getting it enlarged and framed. Mike thinks it looks like a greeting card. I thought I would share it.

VACATION!!!!!

2008-03-18T21:34:00.000-07:00

Phew, what a week. Last night we got back from an awesome NY vacation. It is so crazy to think of that as being a vacation, since it still seems(as long as I have Mike and Michelle with me) like I am home there. It is hard to believe it has been over 2 and a half years since I have lived there.

We got in Sunday night and spent the night and the next day at my best friend April's house. She has two boys(5 and 2) so Michelle had a ton of fun with them. We went out for a nice lunch, and then to Chuck E Cheese with them. It was great to be able to see them. I talk to April almost every day, for hours sometimes, but it still isn't the same as seeing her.

Monday night and Tuesday we spent at my sister Jess's house. Also, very fun. It was great to see Michelle and her cousin Moira(3) together. They were like best friends, laughing and playing. I got to spend some great time with the kids, although I wish I had a lot more time with them. They even got to sample some of my home cooking, chicken broccoli alfredo, with the alfredo sauce made from scratch. The best part was just sitting around and talking to them. It was so relaxed, and fun.

Wednesday we went to the Baseball Hall of Fame, which is like spiritual experience in itself. It is an excellent reminder of what the game is, and how pure it is. Mike had never been there before (I know, how can that be?!?!?!?! He lived in NY for like 2 years, it is just nutty!) so it was really awesome to not only see all of the stuff myself, but also his reaction to seeing it for the first time.

Thursday we went to the children's museum, which is unlike anything I have ever seen anywhere else. Michelle(and Mike and I!) had a blast. Then Mike cooked an amazing dinner at my parents, so it was a relaxing night for me. Looking at butterflies!

Friday we took Michelle to go see Sesame Street Live. It was so fun! We have seen one before, about a year ago, but this one was just too cute, and Michelle LOVED it. She was so into it.

Saturday we went to the parade in the morning(St Patty's day of course.... Don't you notice my green font?!?!). At night we went to Crystal and Mike's(friends from my parents church) and had delicious pizza and wings. They have 4 adorable(and really well behaved) kids, so Michelle had a blast with them. The 2 Mike's, Crystal and I then went to go see Uncle Plum(an amazing local band). It was so great, and we had so much fun with them.

Sunday was church, then seeing Heath and the kids. I wish I could have seen Devin more, but it was still great to see the boys and her. The kids are getting so big!!!! Sunday night we had a nice dinner and cake, and then played a super fun game.

Monday we left and came home. It was so sad. Michelle kept asking for Papa. She was heart broken when we got home and Papa wasn't here. It has been rough.

Phew, that was long.

Why there are no pictures of Mike

2008-03-05T13:54:00.000-08:00

Some of you might have noticed there are no pictures of my darling husband on here. And there is a simple explanation for that.....

These are the type of pictures I get of him, IF I am lucky enough to even get one.

I hope you all enjoyed looking at his hat, haha.

P.S. Yeah, that is right, 3 posts in one day. I had a lot to catch up on... And a lot of time, haha.

Why it doesn't feel like the heat is working...

2008-03-05T13:33:00.001-08:00

I realized I have not posted anything about our pets, or Snugglemals as we call them. This is why we call the snugglemals. The two in that picture are Fenway(Or PupPup), who thinks she is a cat, and Other Cat, who thinks her and the dog are related.

We also have Snug Cat, named for her crazy snuggling. She is very sweet, and likes to hide in unusual places.... Like this!

Now the reason for this blog title.....

Other Cat likes to position herself in front of the heater, and hog the heat. Sometimes she is nice, and once the heat goes off, she will come see you and let you feel the warmth she stole.

It's been a while!!

2008-03-05T13:12:00.000-08:00

Wow, it has been a while since I have posted anything new. Things here are going well. We are getting ready for vacation next week.

Michelle still has her class, and she loves every minute of it. She is very adventurous, and loves climbing. Here she is in her favorite thing there

When she is not off on an adventure there, she is having adventures here. Her newest favorite toy seems to be the attachment for the vacuum cleaner. I guess she figures one of us should use it. She is also very into playing imaginary instruments. Sometimes I wonder what she is going to be when she gets older. She says she is going to have a farm, with cats, dogs, chickens, roosters, ducks, trains, boats, monkeys, lions, snakes, birds, pigs, dinosaurs, and a whole lot more. She is very into animals, and knows the sounds they make.

Here are some new pictures of her. I just got a new camera, so some of them were just me goofing around getting used to the camera. Her face is filthy in these pictures, it was right after dinner!

Messy Michelle!!!

2008-02-19T22:53:00.001-08:00

Hello...... You! Of course I remember your name. But I prefer to call you "Loyal Reader of my blog... bloggity blog blog!". Think of it as my pet name for you.

Today we had Michelle's class, and her messy me class tonight. It was awesome!! She had so much fun at class, and did a great job!! Today dealt mostly with colors and balance. The messy me class was so much fun. She got to use powder paint(which she then blew bubbled into to make finger paint), crayon rubbing for textures, she made play doh, paper machete, a volcano with the baking soda/vinegar thing, and a bunch of other stuff. She made an absolute mess of herself, and it was wonderful! It was so great!!!!

Look at this messy face!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michelle's first class!

2008-02-15T18:14:00.000-08:00

Michelle had her first class on Thursday! It went awesome!!!! She had a blast It was very interactive with the parents, so I didn't get pictures of the class.

Here are a couple pictures from before.... It looks like she is upset in the first picture, but she is actually saying "Oh Oh Oh Oh!!!" since she realized where we were.

Some more pictures of Michelle at play!

2008-02-07T18:39:00.000-08:00

She climbed all the way up herself!!!

There were way too many pictures of Michelle to narrow it down to 5.

Michelle's new class!!

2008-02-07T18:21:00.000-08:00

Michelle has a new fun school! We found a place near us that is like a "gymboree" type place. The have open play every day for atleast 7 hours, and the kids can play as long as they want. It is so much fun!!! They had a little roller coaster, a ball pit, a "tree" climby tunnel thingy that leads to a blow twisty slide. They had tons of toys, lots of climby jumpy things, and kids music("In my frog boots, in my frog boots, I jump around in my frog boots!" haha, Jess, you know what I am talking about!). So we decided to sign her up for classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next 9 weeks. Included with the classes is 9 weeks of free open play whenever we want to take her. She has her first class on Tuesday! Later this month she has a messy me class where she will get to paint, and do crafts, and make play doh and all of that. It should be great! She had such an amazing time. she didn't want to leave! Here are some pictures!!!!!!

SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-03T18:39:00.000-08:00

Football is HUGE in our house. Mike and I are both really into football and baseball. Especially this year with the Patriots(Mike's team) being undefeated and in the Super Bowl, we were REALLY excited to watch. And, apparently, Mike has done an awesome job at training Michelle.
In case you can't hear, she is yelling "Go Pats Go Pats!!!!"

Here are some more pictures of her, including some of her with her Tushy Monkey.

Tushy part 2 (Or the tush, the whole tush, and nothing but the tush)

2008-02-02T14:13:00.000-08:00

In looking over my blog, and realized that the title of yesterday's blog title is not fitting of the blog. I blame the mac and cheese, I was too distracted to tell the tushy story. So on to the tush...

My mother in law sent Michelle down a sock monkey she made for her. You know the ones, with the "lips" on the butt. So, Michelle, being the mature and sophisticated two year old she is, starts laughing hysterically about the monkey's tushy! And so she has named the monkey.... You guessed it.... Frank. No I am kidding, it is Tushy. Which has made the house extra entertaining when she says "Drink your milk Tushy" or "Time for night nights Tushy!"

So, I hope everyone and their Tushies are having a great weekend!

TUSHY!!!!!

2008-02-01T19:33:00.000-08:00

It has been a while since I have blogged(bloggity blog blog) partially because I am lazy(yes, too lazy to move my fingers and type stuff.... Hey, thinking takes a lot of... thought!), and partially because nothing too interesting has happened.

On Monday, we took Michelle to breakfast at a delicious dinner near us. I took some great pictures with Mike's cell phone.... I remember when phones used to only be on cords, camera's took 8 hours to take a picture.... Ok well maybe not that long, but still.

Now, if you will excuse me, I have homemade mac and cheese waiting for me.... Mmmmmm, can you see the drool? My sister Jess gave me the recipe, and it came out so good. Now if only I can hire her to bake me cakes and cookies daily, I am totally in business!!!!

<~~~~~I love this picture... She is about to come after my pancakes!!!!

Play dates and fertility meds!

2008-01-25T12:50:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, Michelle had a play date with her friend Conor. He is the son of my friend Carri, and is only two weeks younger then Michelle. We get together a lot and hang out, normally at her house, since she runs a day care, and has a couple of babies she watches. So we had a blast. Michelle loves playing with Conor. They are so cute together. I also got to try a Wii for the first time. man, those things are so cool. I told Mike I wanted one for Mother's day. It is such a fun work out! I am a huge video game nerd, I know.

The other exciting thing is I started my fertility medicine today. I take it until Tuesday. I am very excited, and nervous. It is a big step forward, so I am happy!!!

Well, someone is asking me for snuckles, and I can't resist that offer! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Bowling!

2008-01-22T20:13:00.000-08:00

Today was an awesome day! I had a Dr's appointment today, and I got fertility meds!!!! We have been trying so long, and my body was not cooperating at all. So, finally, all of the changes I have made seems to have made a big difference! It is so exciting to know that there is a good chance of something happening.

After the Dr, we took Michelle bowling for the first time. It went so amazing. We expected the worst, like not being able to finish a full game, but we got through 2, and probably could have done a 3rd had it not been for wanting to get home cause of bad weather. It was awesome since she had gotten up at 9:30, which is really early for her, and she hadn't had a nap. She seemed to have a ton of fun, and she caught on very fast. She even knew when it was her turn, or Mama or Dada's.

I am going to try to add some pictures. Sorry for bad quality, I forgot my camera, so we had to use a disposable.

Good Life

2008-01-20T00:15:00.000-08:00

Yes, it really is after 3 AM when I am writing this... lol. To me, it is still really early. Thank goodness Michelle sleeps in until 11 or later still. Well, sometimes she gets up about 10, but still.

Anyways, this is going to be a serious entry. I know, shockingly, I can be serious! Sometimes I forget.

The last couple days, I have been feeling really lucky. I try to not take for granted all that I have, but sometimes something happens that really makes you step back and truly see what you have. Both of my sisters played a big part in that. Heath writes a blog that I read. Her latest entry about being sick the last couple days, but still feeling lucky about how she doesn't have any serious health problems made me appreciate my families good health so much more. She also raised a good question of if any of us would ever donate eggs for people to have kids. Many of you know about my PCOS and that we have been trying to have another baby for the last year and a half. Her question made me feel grateful that we are not to the point in trying that we need to consider that. I am so young, and we have so much time/options to try. And, honestly, as much as I would love another 3 or so kids, I have Michelle, and she is so perfect and healthy, I don't feel like I am missing anything. When Mike and I talked and decided to start trying, I told him that it wasn't that I felt like I was missing anything, it was just that I loved him and Michelle so much, that my heart grew so much bigger, and there was room in it for us to have another baby. I know that sounds super lame, but that honestly is how I feel. And even if some days I get sad/depressed about how my body doesn't do what a woman's body should do, all I have to do it look around, and watch Michelle as she plays and smiles and laughs, and I remember all I have been blessed with.

My sister Jess keeps me positive. She also has PCOS, and the fact that she has 5 gorgeous kids, gives me so much hope. I can come to her with questions, or just to vent, or to laugh, and I know she will help. She makes me feel so lucky because I know that on days I am feeling sad, she has been through all of this before, only she went through it at a time when there wasn't as much knowledge. She really gives me so much hope. And she is freakin' funny (BUTTS!!!!).

I just feel so lucky for everything I have. And anything bad I went through is fine. I would do it all over again, a million times, if it meant I would have what I have now. I can't complain about the past. Had it not been for it, I wouldn'eat be who I am. People might think it is crazy that I am 21 and have been married for 2 years already. Or people might look down on me that I got pregnant at 18. But I would do it all again the exact same way. People search their entire lives for someone to love them the way they deserve to be loved. And I know I have that. I know it. This is the love, that 10, 2o, 70 years down the road, it will be just as strong. And I have such amazing influences and friends in my life. People I can talk to, and complain to, and laugh with and cry with. People that I can talk to until 3 AM, and talk twice a day, for like 2 hours (atleast) a time, and still have more and more to talk about. People that I can call with a quick question, and stay on the phone with for what turns into hours. Or that I can call and quote Family Guy with. And for all I have, I am truly blessed, and I hope that I have expressed my gratitude to the people that have helped me in my life.

"Here's to our problems
And here's to our fights
Here's to our achings
And here's to you having a Good life"

2008-01-17T13:11:00.000-08:00

ooooo0000000OOOOOOODear Diary,
I have such an awesome guy! He is like so Mint!! Right now I am listening to Bon Jovi, and Journey and trying to decide which one is more totally awesome... But they are both like so totally ♥tubular♥!!! ooooo000000OOOOO

That was my little day dream sequence. Sometimes while writing on the blog, I feel like a kid writing in a diary. Apparently I am 80's teen, since I can't seem to stop teasing up my bangs... They are HUGE!!! lol.

Here is my conversation today with Michelle:

Me: What is 1+1, Michelle??

Michelle: 2, Mama! My number is 2, too!!!

Me: What is 2+2??

Michelle: (giggling, but trying to look serious) Tutu, Mama..... DANCE!!!!!!! (starts do twirls everywhere)

I thought it was hilarious!

Hope everyone is having a great week!!!

MMMM kit kats!!!

2008-01-13T21:10:00.000-08:00

Well, it looks as though the Colts are out of the playoffs. And so I am filling the void with chocolate, more specifically, a delicious Kit Kat bar. Isn't chocolate amazing?!?!

So other then delicious chocolate, and crappy football, life is life. I am actually enjoying the cold weather. Michelle is not as pleased to not be able to go outside and play all the time. But she loves the "snuckles"(snuggles).

Ok well this kit kat isn't going to eat itself!

Amazingness of a 2 year old

2008-01-11T13:46:00.000-08:00

I am so amazed everyday at the new stuff Michelle is learning. She says so much that just cracks me up. This morning after nap she told me she needed a diapie change, and said it so clear. Then as we were walking into the living room she told me she was hungry. She will normally just bring me a diaper when she needs to be changed, but has never told me she needed a diapie change. makes me think she is getting ready to potty train more. I know she is going to potty train so fast, but I haven't wanted to start yet. I guess she is leaving me no choice, my baby is growing up. I just love this age she is at so much. She is still so little and stuff, but now she can tell me what she wants. We have a ton of conversations about animals and numbers. She also will tell Mike about how she had fun playing all day and what she ate. She also gets so cute concentrating on stuff. And still, as of now(knock on wood, and yes I really did just do that) there have been no signs of terrible twos!!!

Ok, enough of my shameless mama bragging. Things right now are fairly chill. Mike is working non-stop the next 11 days. I hate when he has no days off. But he does what he has to do so I can stay home, so I can't too upset. I still miss him, and based on Michelle asking 10 times in the last 5 minutes where Dada was, I am guessing she misses him, too. Although she does keep asking to go to his work and eat noodily cheese(mac and cheese) and corn that she might miss the food there, too.

The weather here is starting to cool off a lot. It is always slightly warmer here then NY, so we just enjoyed nice 70 degree weather. That has been REALLY nice to take Michelle out in. I try to go out for a walk everyday, but with the weather getting so cold it is hard to take Michelle out in. But with the great weather we have been able to go walking more. And Michelle has enjoyed being able to go play in the backyard on her swing set. I love the snow, so when it is cold and snowy I am happy. But cold and rainy, or cold and dingy is no good.

Well, she is telling me all about how a whale dives, splashes, swims, and blows air, so I think her and I are going to go pretend to be whales. Hope everyone is having a "splashing" good time!!

2008-01-07T18:06:00.000-08:00

Do you ever look around and see stuff you should be doing, but can't seem to work up the energy to get up? That is what I am doing now. I see a couple of Michelle toys I need to put back together, like her train tracks and house, but that stuff is like 5 steps away, and that is just 5 steps too far. I mean, I know they say that doing a little house work isn't going to kill me, but, I just don't feel comfortable taking that chance. So instead I will talk to you nice people. You, what a great person you are!

Things here are going great. Nothing really too new. I love this time, right after the holidays, when things mellow out again.

Well I guess I should get going and get some of this stuff cleaned up.... Or maybe I will just go grab a cookie.

Cookie won!

2008-01-03T16:26:00.000-08:00

I can not believe it is 2008!!! Where did the time go?!? 2007 was an awesome year though. On New Years eve, Mike and I were talking about our favorite things we did in 2007.

We took a lot of trips, including mine and Michelle's first plane trip in February, we went to Massachusetts. We flew again in August to Maine. In April we went to NY to visit my family, and my parents watched Michelle overnight so Mike and I could go up to Niagara Falls for the night. That trip, all of us kids, and the grandkids got together to take a family picture as a surprise for my parents. It came out wonderful, if not a little cramped with 7 adults and 10 kids! We went to Cleveland and went to the zoo and to a baseball game. It was great to see the Red Sox beat the Indians.

This year Michelle turned TWO! It is amazing how much she has learned that last few months. She is so fun, and super talkative. One of the best things we did was move into the house we are in now. We moved in February, and it is great. It is closer to Mike's work, and even better then that, the neighborhood is great. We have awesome neighbors, and it is a lot of fun during the Summer to just hang out with them, and watch the kids play.

Our New Years eve was fun. We had turkey meatloaf for dinner(YUM!) and just relaxed and watched tv. We ended up staying up until 5 am watching the movie Tombstone. I love that movie!

I have chocolate chip cookies calling my name(not literally, although.....), and a Michelle snuggled up next to me. Can life get any better? "Look at all the stars. You look up and you think, God made all this and He remembered to make a little speck like me. It's kind of flattering, really." From Tombstone, but it seemed fitting.

I hope everyone has a great 2008, and that they don't feel like a fart in a hurricane!

Quick edit, going to try to add our slightly after midnight video of Michelle on new years eve. We tried to keep her up a little late, but at 8:30, her normal bedtime, she said it was time for night nights and walked over to the gate. She is a woman that loves her schedule. So he ended up just waking her up at 11:55. The video is of her New Year dance.

Oh, I love a lazy Sunday!

2007-12-30T15:12:00.000-08:00

I love lazy Sundays. Mike was home today(woo hoo!!) and so we have enjoyed just relaxing. I just made noodle salad (shells, shredded chicken, tomatoes, black olives, muenster cheese, onion, and celery) and we are letting it sit before we start the chicken. So right now, I, obviously, am typing this, and Michelle is dancing around to Spongebob.

I am going to attempt to add some pictures on here. Woo hoo, it looks as though it is working. Here is a picture of Michelle at my sister Jess's house. And yes she is wearing a sock on her hand. That is just how she rolls.

Here she is opening Christmas presents. Notice how she just throws the paper over her head to get to the good stuff.

While I was writing this, I kept trying to day dream, but my mind kept wandering......

Hooray for Christmas!!

2007-12-25T13:51:00.000-08:00

Mmmmm, my house smells so good right now. We had sticky chicken for dinner, and the whole house still smells delicious.

Hooray for Christmas. We had such a great day today. I swear, this has got to be the best Christmas I have ever had. Michelle got a butt load of presents. Lots of cars, a book projector, some art stuff, a tinkerbell tent/sleeping bag/flashlight, geotrax, and a doll house. She definitely loves the geotrax and doll house best. The geotrax are so neat, they are little electronic trains. And the doll house has so many pieces and we got her a nursery addition. I love the fact that both the geotrax and doll house have so many additions you can but to add on.

Mike got all Red Sox and Patriots stuff. His favorite thing was a red sox watch. It is so nice and shiny. I love getting him fun sports stuff. He also got a microwave. It is shiny!!!

I made out quite well, too, I must admit. Right now I am typing all this on my new shiny laptop. Ohhhhh, shiny!!!!! I also got a down blanket, memory foam pillow, Simpsons Movie, headbands, hair claws, a straightener(Sooo nice!!), and a huge makeup set.

So, all in all, it was a great day. I love the age Michelle is at right now. She had so much fun opening everyones presents for us. It was so exciting. She laughed and wanted to play with everything right after she opened it, and then couldn't believe it when we had more presents for her. She thought it would just be one or two things. Right now Mike and I are just relaxing on the couch, and Michelle is sleeping. God, I love being able to sit on my tush and watch tv and do stuff on the computer. Does that say lazy or what??!!??

I hope everyone is having a great day, eating lots of good food, and having fun. I am fresh out of witty and silly things to say relating to the topic at hand, so instead I will say this:

No matter how you shake and dance, the last few drops still end up on your pants....

Just something to keep in mind...

2007-12-22T15:39:00.000-08:00

Ok so I just checked the date and realized.... THREE days until Christmas. And as I write this, I survey the room I am in, and see HUGE pile of presents, still in their bags, and no where near being wrapped. But in my defense, the wrapping paper is all the way in the walk through closet's cabinet, and that is in the bedroom. WAY too far. I plan on wrapping, of course, but I prefer the frenzied last minute wrapping. That is what really gives me that wonderful Christmas feeling. Plus, I don't think a two year old will critique my wrapping skills(or lack thereof)... Although, she is a stickler for reminding you to say "Thank You' and "Your Welcome".

My Mom sent down a delicious package today. Filled with cookies and a cake. Mmmmm, cake. I have been good resisting eating them all, but sometimes you just have to accept defeat.... That is a lesson my self control should learn, especially since it seldom wins. But I am fighting the good fight. Except right at this moment, I am having trouble remembering why it is the good fight. Let's talk about something else, shall we....

Christmas is normally my least favorite time of year. But this year, I feel myself getting happier about it.... Dare I even say, joyous?? I think it comes with having kids. Now I am not saying that I am ready to go caroling(I don't even know carol...) or that I am decking the halls. I can honestly say, my halls are deckless. And I am not at all saying that I still don't want to stab those inflatable decorations, because, trust me, I very much so do. But I think the excitement that Michelle gets over the lights, the tree, Santa, Snowmen, and all of the general Christmas festivities must be rubbing off on me a little. She is so genuinely excited about the Holiday, and not the presents. Very innocent. I wish I could bottle that sort of raw and real excitement. She is going to be really excited once she sees all the toys we got her!!! lol.

As I finish writing this, the front of my shirt is covered in the crumbs of the brave cookies that gave their life. We both put up a good fight, but in the end my will power didn't have the strength to resist, and once that gave, the cookies stood no chance.

I am a copy cat!!!!

2007-12-21T17:36:00.000-08:00

Well, I guess I have decided to follow in my sisters foot steps, and create a blog. Although I can guarantee mine will not be as interesting, or make as much sense as theirs does. But it will contain a lot of music lyrics. Nothing I wrote, just songs I like. I thought it might be fun to try though, and see what the hub bub is about. Oh, and my blog title, "Chill-axing" is a mix between relaxing and chill. I like to say it a lot.

So back to what I was thinking in my head. Does anyone else do that?? Start a sentence in your head and finish it out loud. Confuses the hell out of Mike.... Ahhh, Mike... I am glad I brought him up. Or was it you?? Either way, one of us brought him up, and he is one of my favorite things to talk about. He is my wonderful husband of two years.

Do you ever look at someone and think to yourself "How did I get so lucky to meet you, by such a slim chance??"?? Well, that is what I have with Mike. He is 7 years older then me, making him 28. He was born and grew up in Maine, and by some random course of events, ended up in NY manager of a restaurant I was working at. It was not love at first site, quite the contrary. It was LOATHE at first site. But after about 2 months we started liking each other more, and a beautiful romance bloomed. Had someone told me that first time I met him, that I would end up indescribably happy married to him, with a 2 year old, I would have punched them in the eye. But life takes so many different roads, you never know where you are going to end up.

So on to my 2 year old... God, I love that kid. I remember being pregnant, and scared, wondering what being a Mom was going to be like. I knew I could handle the responsibility, but there is so much more to being a Mom. Did I have the love and the patience? Just what would it be like, ya know?? Well, on my birthday two years ago, I found out. I have never had such an instant bound and love with anything. I looked down at her, and any pain or fear melted away. And as time passed, I was surprised to find that I loved her more and more. It was like, instead of my heart being full, it just kept growing to hold it. Sorry, that was a little hallmarky, but you get what I am saying, right?? And now, at 2 years, and almost three months, she is the funniest kid, but so sweet. She rolls her eyes when people baby talk to her. She does knuckles(pounding the front of someone else's fist with her fist) with people all the time. She wakes me up in the AM by yelling "Good Morning Gorgeous!!!". She is everything and so much more then I ever expected from my kid. She can count to 17, count backwards from 8, and count to 10 in Spanish. The amazing thing to me is that she knows what she is saying. Like if she is counting, she can switch over to Spanish at the right spot. She is a smarty pants.

Did you enjoy all of that shameless bragging?? I couldn't help it, it is my job as a Mama.

So that bring me to now. I am listening to music and talking to... You. Good ol' you!!

I hope everyone enjoyed reading this. I will most likely be blogging more, about a lot of stuff, some important, some just random thoughts. I am going to end this on a beautiful poem written by one of the great thinkers of our time... Stewie Griffin.

Oh squiggly line in my eye fluid. I see you lurking there on the peripheral of my vision.

But when I try to look at you, you scurry away.

Are you shy, squiggly line?

Why only when I ignore you, do you return to the center of my eye?

Oh, squiggly line, it's alright, you are forgiven.