Daily Blog - Toddler Teething Madness!

1:40 P.M

This poor kid! Last night i couldnt get him to go to sleep until almost 1 a.m, He usually goes to sleep at 9, latest at 10. Every time i would put him in his crib he would scream and scream and even growled a few times so i had no choice but to get him up , hold him etc. Even then he would break out in fits of whining and or crying. All that is after some ibuprofen. 

This morning we wake up and its right back to the whining, screaming fit throwing im going to stand under your feet and yell at you until you hold me , thing. Currently he is eating his lunch peacefully and i am PRAYING that nap time goes smoothly so i can clean the living room for the 3rd time today and possibly take a nice peaceful shower! Now its off to clean this little mac n cheese monster! 

3:20 P.M

After i got Jace cleaned up from lunch i started on the kitchen. He was into everything (including some batteries which he felt the need to put in his mouth )and thankfully he was getting tired. So at 2:15 i put him down for a nap and he was out!! Oh what a relief it is!! This momma needed a break, and a shower! So its 3 20 now and i got my shower, finished the kitchen, swept and mopped and cleaned the living room. AGAIN. 

On another note, something is wrong with our light switch in the bath room, its like stuck or something so we now currently do not have light in the bathroom :/ Its been acting up for over a week and i guess we should have done something about it then lol 

For the rest of Jaces nap i am going to sit here, yup, just sit. Probably watch some you tube videos or something.

5:30 P.M

Hubby just got home from work not to long ago. Jace slept almost 2 1/2 hours , i think he needed it! He is in a much better mood since napping and i enjoyed my alone time just sitting watching Doogie Howser MD and eating ramen lol. I love Doogie, actually i love all the older tv shows from the late 80s and 90s. 

Im so tired, i hope that Jace decides to go to bed at a decent time tonight. Geromy has called our landlord about the bathroom light switch because we think there is a short in the wiring which could cause a fire so i hope a electrician gets out here soon, plus we have no light in there right now and its about to get dark out , i for one dont want to attempt to pee in the dark LOL

8:30 P.M

Jace had his dinner and ate almost all of it! Its not very often that he does that so i was pretty thrilled. Its a rather uneventful friday night at our house - were watching Doogie Howser still lol The electrician hasnt called us yet so there still is not light in the bathroom , sigh. That midnight trip to the bathroom should be interesting. The living room is a mess again, in fact i am pretty sure the whole house is lol. Its impossible to keep it clean with a toddler. I give up! well not really, just until tomorrow when i start the process over again. Today i had some random thoughts about money. I wouldnt want to be rich. Im sure that sounds crazy but heres my thinking, i get excited to have new things. It gives me a great feeling. Just one of those things in life i guess lol if i were rich and could get everything i wanted when i wanted it i wouldnt appreciate what i had or even get excited about it because it would be nothing new to me. I just want to be content. Which i am most of the time. Ok so enough random thoughts. 

Today was my first go at the "daily blog". In the future they will be more eventful but today was just a first :)  I will still have other random blogs and such. 

Thanks for reading 

Brittany

Motherhood, Health and Life in general

Here i go with yet, another update blog lol But this time, its more of a general update , me, marriage, motherhood, health etc. 

Since having Jace my life has been completely different than it has ever been. To be expected, i know. Everything that i used to be, or that i thought was is now a distant memory replaced with a whole new person who lives to make her family happy. Being a mother is the most rewarding yet challenging experience ever. I am rewarded every single day by his smile, his giggles or getting to witness him learn something new. I am challenged everyday because it is my responsibility to make sure he grows up into a good person. Therefore i must be that good person i would want him to go up to be. At this age, teaching him right from wrong is a bit of a challange. Its like i know he understands but he doesnt all at the same time. I might as well put it out there, i am 100% anti-spanking. I do not believe in it what so ever so when it comes to discipline i have to find ways to teach him without resulting to hitting. I know that a lot of the time he does things just to get that reaction out of us and when he does he laughs. When he laughs it makes me wonder if he knows it was wrong and 2, it makes it hard for me to be serious and not laugh lol like i said, challenging. I know its a long road ahead!
Since having Jace my body has not been the same in any sense. My bp has remained slightly elevated. I still get swelling in my legs and despite the fact that when i left the hospital i was under my pre pregnancy weight, i have since gained a significant amount of weight. This could be caused by many factors, zoloft for anxiety, PCOS, lifestyle changes, Blood sugar issues. At this point I still do not know. For a few months i was very dedicated to cardio exercise and trying to eat healthier. In that time i lost a very little amount but sometimes even gained. It was frustrating to say the least and i guess at some point i gave up. I am now heavier than i was at the time i had Jace and heavier than i have ever been. I am not happy about it at all and am trying to find it within myself to jump back in. I know that i have to do it for me and my family and also so that i can continue to add to my family. (ill talk more about that in another blog)
Me and the hubby are doing good. we have def had our bumps in the road but as usual we always have overcome them and we always will. We are coming up on our 6 year wedding anniversary on april 25 , i cant believe how fast it has gone. Im hoping we will be able to do something special this year as i know we both need it so very much . Life has been pretty stressful at times this last couple years. But hey, what doesnt kill you makes you stronger right?
About a year ago i decided that i needed friends. LOL i really didnt have anyone local due to the fact that i was never really in a position to meet new people so i started a local moms group on facebook. Best thing i couldve done. Ive met so many wonderful friends and have had the rewarding experience of helping so many people in the process. Aside from being a stay at home mom and wife , thats what i do, I run a moms group. At this point there is somewhere around 140 members but that changes all the time. Recently i have decided to expand the group into something bigger, more of a community resource as well. I started a page which i hope will help local mothers find resources , advice and the friends that they need as well. I love helping people and one day i hope to make a big positive impact locally. I love what i do. I wouldnt change it for anything.
Now i need to get up and clean the house, a toddler tornado has totally destroyed many rooms lol. I also think he may be in the process of destroying yet another diaper as well. lol tmi much? Talk to you all later!
Brittany