new years resolutions?

I heard the other day with all the new year hype that the number 1 resolution this year is to save more money. That is something I stide to do constantly. That got me thinking what my new year resolution should be? I really couldn't think of anything other then to try to do more then just keep my head above water. I know I got a lot on my plate for 2012 so to get a good handle on my work load and do it with a smile would be great. I do have an idea what 2012 holds for us. Here is the short list:

• Disneyland
• 2 year old Birthday
• WDW
• Visiting with daddy
• Big boy bed
• Potty training
• Mommy alone b-day vaca
• Crawling
• Home made food for all
• Lots of love and kisses
• Learning how to ask for help! 

Bring in it 2012 we are ready to rock this!

1 month old

Happy New Year! I am really going to try and be better about this little blog. I got busy prepping for this new baby and for Daddy to come home. Sylas was born on December 1st and is one month old today. My husband has been home for the last month and will leave again this week and I will have to come back to reality after this amazing fantasy world we have lived in for the last month.

This is my big 1 month old! He is very different then my first son and it amazes me everyday to see this new little person develop into his own person. He is still a bit of a night owl and i think i have it pinned down to the fact that at night it is too dark and quite for this kid. His birth was fast and he loves to eat and is gaining weight like a champ. Well time is flying by and I will need to feed the little monster and try to get some sleep here soon. Only 4 more days till it is just the little feet and I again...

Baby Bump update- 36 weeks

33 weeks 4 days, the boy and the bump photo shoot with joiedevivrephotography.com

I really can't believe how quickly this is all going by! It is really hard to believe that this little guy is going to be here so very soon and really could be any day. So according to my baby prep checklist here is what I got left to do:

• Put Birth Plan in writing
• Pack bag for hospital
• Buy car seat, new monitor and get swing back from a friend who is borrowing it
• Make birth announcement so I can just drop in a pic and the details and print them off quickly, and pre-address all the envelops so they are ready to go too!
• Get all clothes put away and organized

For some reason none of this worries me at all. My plan for going into labor is to call my family who is about an hour away and we will go from there. This baby will come when he feels like it and I just feel like child birth is a natural processes and there is nothing I can do to plan for this we will just adapt and over come when we get to that point. I guess this is what happens when you have been a military girlfriend/fiance/wife for the past 7 years and you live alone with a unpredictable toddler. Everyday is different and there are challenges and rewards all day long, we just keep moving our feet and moving forward to the next turn in the road. We are all happy and healthy and have many blessings in our lives, somehow we will figure this out together.

Baby Bump update- 34 weeks

"Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. " (from babycenter.com) 

Well that is a sobering fact, especially since my 1st was only 18.5in when he was born and 7lbs 1 oz! I guess this baby is really coming, only 6 weeks to go? I keep procrastinating thinking if I don't prep for the baby then it won't come for a while. We all know this baby is coming whether i am ready or not. So things I should do that I keep putting off would be getting a car seat, stroller adapter for car seat, write a birth plan, buy the plane ticket for Daddy to come home, getting all the newborn clothes hung up, setting up the cloth diaper service, and packing a bag for the hospital. I am sure it will all get done, for some reason I am just not too worried about any of it, I just know it will all work out some how. I did get my maternity pics done last Friday and I am so excited about seeing them! I just need to get motivated to get on top of all this stuff. That is hard to do when all I want to do is enjoy my little man before we are going to need to share our time. Even as I write this is still fully sink in that in about 6 weeks this little guy is going to be in my arms and my lap is going to be on hot commodity! I am sure there will be an adjustment period for us all, but again I am positive it will all some how work out. Some how we will buy groceries, go to the park, and our other activities I just have no idea how any of that will happen. I guess we will just keeping moving our feet…

708 stars to go

3 weeks down, 101 to go. We are well and getting into our routine and everything is going well. I am a bit tired chasing a toddler around all day everyday with no break is hard work with 28 pounds of "baby" added to me. I have been researching recourses for helping toddlers deal with deployments. There is a huge void in this department. Most resources are for school age kids and babies. My husband will be visiting us over the next 2 years probably every six months or so, but for the most part it will just be the little feet and I. So my older son will be between the age of 19 months and 3 1/2 years old and our little guy will go from birth to 21 months with out Daddy really being around. So the issues with school age kids are toilet issues, and communication/ behavioral issues and babies are just recommended to hear and se pictures and your spouses voice on a regular basis. Ok that’s great but what do you do with a toddler who cannot communicate or use the potty yet? I don't think you can have an issue with something until they develop the skills to do those skills normally, well for my age range that is not the case. Yet my older one is way past the baby stage and knows something in his family dynamic has changed and needs a bit more then pictures and tape recordings. We skype on a regular basis but I am still unsure about this and if in the future we will have consequences later on down the road? I will just keep on doing what I know is right and lovin’ on my babies enough for the 2 of us and hope for the best?

Baby Bump update- 32 weeks

716 stars to go

Well two weeks down and we are getting into our groove. We are keeping very busy around here. Now that fall has begun we have lots of fun planed for this month. So over the next 25 days Scott and I have 2 football games, 2 baby bump appointments, 2 kid birthday parties, maternity pictures, a baby shower, Halloween, all on top of our normal Stroller Strides, MOPS and preschool activities. So now we have no more time for anyone getting sick around here anymore. We are talking to Dada pretty regular on Skype now and Scott and is pro at it. He sits on my lap and say "dada dada dada dada" while the phone rings it is quite cute and the Daddy doll and all the pictures of him up in the house are great too. I guess when he comes home to visit we will see if all our hard work pays off. Some times I wish there was a right way to do this. With all that is going on I have been taking more time to be silly with my little monsters!