"I Will Never"

I'm sure everyone can relate... when we're younger and things don't go our way with parents we always used to say " I will never do that with my kids." Boy was I wrong. Obviously, the apple does not fall far from the tree because I have followed in my mother's footsteps. Let me give you a walk down memory lane before I go any further.... My mom was a stay at home mom, and a wonderful one she was. So, because of this I was very loved, nurtured and some people might say down right spoiled. For example, I was on the teet until I was three. Yes, Yes I was. I'm not ashamed to say it, sorry if I just embarrassed you mom, but I was. This was the first "I will never" for me. When it came to breastfeeding for me, I got very discouraged by my lactation nurse which caused me to give up on it before he was even 3 days old. However, I did pump for a month. Whoo, what a chore! So I stuck to my word on that one. When I was younger, around 3 or 4, I LOVED to go shopping with my mom --- still do. In fact, I loved it so much that I would hide in the clothes racks, wander away from my mother and not answer when she would call my mom. Well, I would when I could tell her voice get very upset. So, I got put on a leash. Yes, you heard right.. I was one of those kids on a leash, who I'm sure we all stare at when we actually come across one of those "kids." Again, my second " I will never". My leash didn't last long as I learned very quickly how to "unhook" myself. There went that idea. Luckily, I haven't had to leash my child yet since he's only six months old, but I plan not to either. Now, for the reason why I made this specific blog.... "I WILL NEVER LET MY CHILD SLEEP WITH ME." I had the occasional "sleepover" with mom and dad in their bed, late into teens.... HA Joke.. more like 8. :| Anyways, I vowed not to start the habit with my child because I saw how often I wanted to sleep with my parents. I didn't want to start that! Well, I did. Now, I'm afraid I'm the reason for my son's new sleep pattern. At two months, he started sleeping through the night. That has vanished, along with my sleep, the past couple of weeks. I don't knwo if his lack of sleep is teething, hungry, wet or just down right temper tantrum because he realizes that he's not in mommy and daddy's bed. I know he's only 6 months old but they know, right?!!?! I believe the reason we started this habit was because we recently got a roommate who sleeps in the room next to Peyton. I think Jake and I's thoughts were " Dont wake up Mario, bring Peyton in our room." I think the habit just stuck. With last night's episode, us barely sleeping, I think I'm banishing this co-sleeping habit before it becomes worse than it already is. With the lack of sleep we got, I'm surprised I'm actually able to function at work. Oh yea, it's called Coffee. On a lighter note... THANK GOD for grandma's as my mom has volunteered to watch Peyton overnight so we can sleep the whole night through! Thank you mom, you are my lifesaver--- in more ways than one! =)

Moral of the story kids.... NEVER SAY NEVER. You most likely won't follow through with that.

Much love

My First Time

Well... this is my first official blog. I've never done this sort of thing before but I'm going to test it out... see if I like it. I'm not the best writer in the world so forgive me if my grammar is not correct; spelling will be though! I decided to start writing a blog to help me vent or get things of my chest without having to do it to people. I apologize for those who've been a victim of my "rants". =)

Today has been a little bit of a roller coaster. This morning started off great, as usual, get to wake up with my precious little boy, Peyton, get ready for work and talk to my mom on the phone. This is my morning ritual. There is not a day that goes by that I dont talk to my mom. Thank God for her! She is my rock-- besides God and Jake! Anyways, back to rants... I'm sure most of you know [whoever is reading this blog] that about 2 months ago we had a "pool" in a front driveway. Water was gathering in the front and it wasn't because of the rain. "Uh-oh" was all I could think. We had the plumbers come out yada yada yada... $1000 later we found out we had not one BUT two leaks under our driveway. The best part about that was, that they figured out the second leak as they were finished with the first --and they were done for the day. To make a long story even longer... we were stuck not only with a $1000 plumbing bill but with an outrageous water bill. The city of Carrollton lady said for us to get bring up a receipt showing the work was paid for and they would reimburse us for the water. WRONG. Jake took the paid receipt up to the C.O.C and they said they couldn't reimburse us at this time because ALL of the work was not done. Yes, the plumbers wrote on the receipt that there was still more work to be done but it was up to the homeowners discretion when they would finish the work --- which will be another $500. So, point of that story ... we had to pay a $130 water bill today when they are normally $45. BLAH.

On to better news........ drumroll please......brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr [that was a drumroll if you didn't know] JAKE GOT A NEW JOB!!!! I couldn't be happier for him. After 8 months of unfulfilled promises, Jake decided to look for a new job. We'll find out the exact date of employment in a few days. He will be working in a bank, not sure the position, but at First Convenience Bank in Walmart. We know that bank won't be going out of business anytime soon!! The managers were really impressed when interviewing him. They immediately hired him on. It makes me feel good , and I'm sure Jake as well, for someone to appreciate him and the hard work that he puts out. He's felt very unappreciated with his current employer so I think this will be a big esteem booster! It's currently a part-time job [with a minimum of 30 hours and max of 35], but they said they were going to get him on the "fast track plan" which should move him up within a month. I'm a little skeptical of promises like these since this was the issue with Chipotle. Even with him being part time, the pay is still better with a chance of getting commission for new accounts opened, and the hours are SO MUCH better. I'm so excited to be able to spend more time with my husband during the evenings. Of course this means I'll be spending less time at mom and dad's for dinner but YAY my husband will finally be home [@ nights] 7 out of 7 days. Wow, what a change!!!

Well, this concludes my first blog... I hope all the readers enjoyed it. If I have any readers!!

Much love!!