Someone Wants What YOU Have...

I came across this post from a blog I read (organizing junkie)...
It's a great reminder- you should read it :)

Go HERE to read.

Bath Fun & My Dates :)

this boy always makes me laugh
such a goober :)

We went to Mi Pubelo and Wal-Mart last night

I'm such a lucky girl to have these three handsome boys as my dates :)

me and my boys <3

(YES, B has on mardi gras beads, lol. my grandma just got back from New Orleans, where my cousin Laura lives and she sent them back for him, lol- and NO, I did NOT let him wear his hat backwards to Mi Pueblo and Wal-Mart, lol) :)

me and my hubby!

So- the guy came to look at our house today... he is supposed to let us know something within a week. He is for sure wanting to buy and wanting to close by April 30th (last day for the tax credit for first time home buyers). Yikes- that's SOON! I know he is so interested... I trust God will open the door if it's meant to be or close it if it's not.

1 month and Misc.

Corbin and Brycen :)

Ryan said "Are you taking the boyS?" When we were talking today...

never thought a plural word could make me so giddy!

It's still sinking in that I am indeed a momma to sweet brothers.

I am loving EVERY second of it.

Those middle of the night feedings? I look forward to them.

It's precious time I get to spend with the baby we prayed so hard for.

Every dirty diaper there is to change?

As weird as it is, they excite me.

EVERY.SINGLE.TIME.

It's a reminder of how we weren't sure we'd ever have another baby to parent.

I'm not taking any of this for granted.

I am living and breathing this sacred time at home with my boys.

At this time last year I wasn't sure this would ever be part of God's plan for our lives.

I am so grateful it turned out to be.

I miss Andon more than ever, realizing even more what we missed out on with him.

But I'm here to live, to love, and to enjoy every second with my sweet boys here.

I'm grateful for the promise of eternity with A... knowing I won't miss him forever.
We'll be with him one day.

I'm thankful for the wonderful big brother B is.

God blessed us with a cheerful, too smart for his own good, sunshiney, full of life boy.

He makes me smile.
He makes me think about my relationship with the Lord and how I think and see the world.

He makes me a better person

I want to be the best momma and wife I can be.

I want to be the woman God has called me to be.

Some days that feels impossible, but on a day like today,

a day with sunshine and warm air

it feels like I've got the whole world in my hands.

That I can be that woman.

totally random post... I really wasn't going to type much, just let the pictures speak for themselves... but it all came out... i'm good at word vomit like that ;)

baby boy #1 :)

silly boy-- he can always make me smile :)


Corbin got to meet his BFF Zane yesterday while the big boys were at pre-school.
Zane is my BFF Vanessa's little boy.
Corbin and Zane are exactly three weeks apart.
After listening to their momma's catch up on 6 weeks worth of stuff for 4 1/2 hours yesterday they probably think we're nuts (and they might be right!) :)


That's right, our little baby boy was 1 month old old yesterday (3-9-10).
I say this every week, but I can't believe he has been here for FOUR weeks!
He is still just growing growing growing!
He is completely out of newborn diapers and sleepers.
So he is now in size 1 diapers and 0-3 month sleepers and clothes.
I weighed myself and then weighed myself with him on Sunday.
Not sure how accurate that is, but he weighed apprx. 8lbs 8oz!
That means he had gained 2lbs since his 2 week check up!
At this rate he is going to be huge! lol
I measured him as well and he was 22 in. long.
He is staying awake for long periods of time in the mornings.
After his bottle 5:30am he is now thinking it's time to get up... but usually with a little snuggling he will go back to sleep :)
He is still such a good boy... only crying when he is hungry or dirty.
He loves swinging and sleeps in his swing most of the time for his naps.
When he is awake (if someone isn't holding him) he loves to lay on a blanket on the floor and watch B play.
His navy blue eyes have already lightened up quite a bit to a medium blue.
He looks so much like B did as a baby- I just can't get over it!




Also, could you pray for us?
We weren't sure what we were doing with our house selling situation.
We had just started discussing it again this past weekend.
We were on the fence about whether to put it for sale or wait a year or two.
The guy that came last spring... it was actually April of '09 to look and really wanted it, but wasn't sure of layoffs at his work? He was supposed to let us know in the fall, and we never heard anything, so I thought it was a dead end.
Monday evening my phone rang unexpectedly and it was him.
He is coming back to look Saturday and we already know he loves it.
Price details and some stuff to work out still... so could you pray for us?
thanks.

Sock Bunny & New Hair

Brycen w/ his sock bunny! We got the idea off of Ashley's blog! We had fun- thanks Ashley!
sock bunny :)

his cute lil' tail :)

Ryan has been working non-stop this week. Poor guy worked from 5am Sat. morning until 4am this morning. Needless to say, he is still sleeping! That was all after a very long week for him anyway! I feel so bad for him! The boys and I went to Wal-Mart on Friday by ourselves, and survived! i am very thankful for an easy-going baby!

Yesterday the boys and I and my mom went to Owensboro. My mom and I had to get our hair done and B went and played w/ our great family friends that live down there! After Liv was done w/ our hair we went to eat and did some shopping and got to visit w/ all of them! it was so much fun, I miss them so much since they moved back to KY a few years ago. We do still see each other quite often though thankfully!

Erin (Hamilton) Bleemel and Mattie! She's the oldest of the three sisters of my mom's best friend. That's her husband Matt. Brycen lovessss his Auntie and Uncle (matt's a big farmer!). Brycen told Matt he had to hold Corbin so they could be best friends like him and Brycen are best friends. It was SO cute! This picture melts my heart- we are so lucky to be blessed w/ this sweet family as our "family". i didn't get pictures with everyone else though :(

New haircut! I am sooo happy! I got NINE inches cut off! Wowzers!

I feel so much better with it short now though!

Today we are just hanging out around the house. B is hoping his daddy gets up soon to play! He hasn't seen him since Thurs. night b/c of Ryan working so much so B is ready to play with him!

Show Us Your Life- Typical Day (on Maternity Leave)

I haven't done a blog carnival at Kelly's for a long time! I read quite a few of them today and it's so interesting to me to see how other people spend their days! My days are quite different right now then a "normal" day since I'm home on Maternity Leave. I LOVE being home w/ my boys and am already dreading going back to work (even though I love my job!).

4:30-5am- get up to feed Mr. C, tell Ryan to turn off his buzzing alarm ;) when C is done eating I go back to sleep 'til about 7am (such a luxery of being on maternity leave!).

7am- get up and put my contacts in, brush my hair, etc. on (Tues. and Thurs. I get B up and dressed and ready for pre-school) if it's not a preschool day I wash bottles, unload the dishwasher, whatever needs done in the kitchen, usually C is up and ready for a diaper change and another bottle (between 7:30 and 8), if it is Tues. or Thurs. I drop B off at pre-school, come home feed C, and then do the kitchen stuff.

8:00-8:30am- when C is done eating he goes to sleep (usually in his swing) and I take a shower (if B is home he watches Handy Manny on DVR while I shower and he eats breakfast) and empty trash cans (i can't stand full trash cans, i'm a little ocd about it), clean the hall bath (b/c anyone with a little boy knows they need cleaned a lot!), and start the laundry. Then B and I usually color, play cars, play go fish/alaphabet cards, etc... whatever he wants to play usually. He usually gets bored of me and plays "worker man" or something to the likes of that... I usually get on the internet/switch laundry/etc.

11:30- Time to feed Corbin again!

12:00- Fix some lunch for me and B (if he is home). Lay something out for supper.

12:30- clean up lunch mess, do some other chores (whatever needs done), put laundry away, etc... play with B more, cuddle C- just enjoy our afternoon together.

2:30- feed Corbin again :)

3:00-4:00- I usually watch Dr. Phil (or the DVR'd one from the day before) :) he is my guilty pleasure, lol

4:00- start supper (normally, sometimes later, depending on Ryan's day and what time he will be home).

4:30- Ryan gets home on a normal day when he just works at the shop. We talk for a few minutes before he gets a shower.

5:00 (sometimes later)- eat supper... I love that we eat supper as a family every night... I want this to continue as the boys get older.

5:30- Usually Ryan feeds Corbin while I clean up the kitchen, but sometimes vice versa

6:00- Bath time for B (sometimes later)

6:30- we sit down to watch DVR'd shows while B plays- a lot of times him and Ryan play Lincoln Logs or something like that for awhile first

8:30- C eats again :) cuddle w/ C and B

9:00- B's bedtime routine- allergy medicine, potty, brush teeth, read book, prayers

9:30- I wash bottles and get ready for bed, I usually try to go to bed then. Ryan always stays up later anyway and so he gives C a bottle around 10:30 normally

1:30-2 am up to feed C and back to sleep :)



My day is a lot more relaxed on maternity leave and I LOVE IT!

Random Pictures

3 Weeks

It just makes me want to cry that the time is going so fast!
Mr. C is growing like a weed! He eats A LOT and it shows!
He is far from the scrawny lil' babe that he was when he was born!

Pretty lil' boy!

I can't seem to capture a good picture of the blue of his eyes... they were navy when he was born, they have lightened up a bit in the past week or so.

such a long boy!

I just can't imagine life with out this little guy! I just can't stop kissing on him and cuddling him!

Brycen is the best big brother! He will walk by Corbin and say, "ohhh I just love him toooo much". It's sooo sweet! I am enjoying every second with my two boys!!