Happy Belated 2nd Birthday Jacob!

I now have a 2 year old. It doesn't feel like he should be that old yet. Jacob didn't really get a birthday party. On his birthday we drove to Roosevelt and went to the community Christmas party. All he wanted to do was hang on his grandma and grandpa. On Monday Auntie Susan came over and he opened his presents, made cookies, and watched "Shrek the Halls". It was a nice quiet little birthday party.
I am in the Christmas mood but it's still coming too quickly. I have tons of gifts to buy. The house is decorated but I still need to clean it so it actually looks good. I love this time of year and I wish it wouldn't fly by so fast.
Ryder is growing up to fast. He is trying to babble and has started giving us little smiles. He is almost 11 pounds! We are still really struggling with feedings. The one thing I regret is not working harder to breast feed him. I think that would have prevented most of his tummy aches and my sleepless nights.
Jacob is getting whiny so I am thinking it's time to sit down and watch some ER until he falls asleep. After he is sleeping I need to get some deep down cleaning done around here.

"and then there was this time I called the ambulance because I got an artificial nail stuck up my nose..." -- A very lovely psych patient.

Thanksgivingg with family.

I am thankful for big families with lots of food...
I spent Thanksgiving morning with David's parents and the evening with the rest of his extended family. I ate way too much! I had two big dinners with lots of snacking in between and it all tasted oh so good!
I love being close to David's family. I grew up being close to my mom's side of the family and over the years we have just gotten closer. Now that I met David's dad's side of the family, and forced myself to get to know them, I have become close with all of them. Life is so much better with family.
Thank you LORD for the love of family. Amen

Happy 1 Month Birthday Ryder!

I have been a mom of two boys for a whole month! Ryder turned one month old today. We celebrated with donuts. Happy 1 month birthday Ryder!
I am back to work now. I probably mentioned this before but I accepted a job at Family Medicine Associates. They are part of the new Aurora medical park. I absolutly love my job! The people I work with are great and the building is nice and new. Starting December 1st I will be working for a new ob/gyn. I am setting up that part of the clinic right now. It's fun to have almost total control of setting up the office the way I want it. To top it off Jacob and Ryder are doing great at daycare!
Jacob is getting craby so I think it's time to find him something constructive to do. Ryder is getting fussy and there is nothing I can find for him to do, so I guess I will have to deal with it.
Loving your job makes the paychecks that much sweeter...

Happy Veteran's Day!!!

I want to thank all the veterans out there this evening. A special thank you to the veterans who are again in Iraq for another tour. I also want to send out a personal thank you to the guys with 1st Cav that were in Iraq from Oct 2006 - Jan 2008... Thank you David, Merv, Drew, Jonny, Fred, Brock, SSG Rivera, Allen, Chris, Byron, and SSG Addison. You guys are my heros!
My husband sacraficed a lot for this country. I am very proud of him and love him so much for everything he has done for me, his family, and his country.

Veterans are awesome!

I actually want to go to the gym.

I never though I would say this but I am looking forward to being able to start working out. I want to see how good of shape I can get into. All I really want is to lose the flab I have hanging from my mid section, lose the "love handles", get my butt into shape, and get my thighs into shape. I really don't need an arm workout because carrying a car seat and Jacob is workout enough for my arms. My weight goal is to stay under 130 pounds. I only have 3 pounds to go to meet that goal so weight isn't a big concern at the moment. That will be a concern after the holidays.
Speaking of the holidays... I want to put my Christmas tree up! I am in the Christmas mood and it's driving me crazy that I will look crazy if I put my tree up now. I want to start Christmas shopping now but we really don't have the money to do that yet. I think I will have to settle with just watching Christmas movies.
Ryder is a great addition to our family. It feels like he has been with us forever. He has some issues with being gassy, but we still love him.
Jacob is still a trouble maker. I have noticed if he finds something he enjoys doing it will keep his attention for a long time. The hard part is finding activities he enjoys.
I was just thinking about my life and I think I am now a grown up!?. I have 2 kids, a husband, a dog, a house, and a job. Isn't that what makes a grown up? How scary... Where is the pause button!
"Go PAY!!!" -Jacob (Translation: "Go Play!!!")