Life

Sometimes...life gets in the way of things we want to do with all it's CRAZINESS!!  Somehow I stopped blogging in September & never came back to it :(

Sooooo to catch up I'll give the QUICK highlights!

Carter got super sick more then once including ONE overnight stay at the hospital a semi-surgery (soooo scary!!  But sooooo thankful he's better now!!). TWO ambulance rides, (okay, one MIGHT have been unnecessary BUT I was freaked from the last experience!) 

Carter turned ONE!  Celebrated his first bday which I definitely want to blog about!  AND had the BEST time ever at BOTH his bday party 

& his actual birthday!  :)

We finallyyyyy told EVERYONE about baby #2 :D 

We found out baby #2 is a baby GIRL!!!!  :D!!!

We celebrated our THIRD year of marriage!!

Celebrated the husbands dad's 50th bday!  :)

Found out my closest cousin is ALSO expecting NOT only a baby ONE month before us BUT also a baby girl!  Eeek literally SO excited!!  (They're already gonna be BEST cousins!  They have NO choice!)

My great gma passed away :(

We celebrated Halloween 

& Thanksgiving

 & Christmas 

AND New Years!!!

Anddddd we're excited about the new year!  And to see what's in store for us this year and can't wait to welcome baby girl :)

Meltdowns don't always come from the baby

I'm positive any SAHM has the day where they just feel like NOTHING can go right...where you have a MILLION + 1 things to get done & can't seem to get 1 done?

This was especially true when carter was a itty bitty baby.  I would wonder how those moms keep their houses spotless, make a six course dinner, cookies for snack, and manage to have lunch with friends!?  Huh?  Where do you find the time??

Guess what I managed to do today?  A bunch of errands & a couple of loads of laundry!  Oh and I just realized that YES I filled the dishwasher but I DID NOT start it -.- and to think I was about to pat myself on the back!

I have noticed that the older carter has gotten the less things I get to do that I like, I don't craft, because I can't because carter will grab anything I'm working with since we don't have a "craft table or room" I don't get to sew because of the same.  I always wonder what it's like when people say "pop in a movie and enjoy some free time." Carter is probably the only kid in the planet that does NOT like TV!  I can get him to sit to watch a show Long enough for me to get into the shows & when I'm out he's usually getting into something not watching TV anymore.

The last couple of days Carter will NOT take a nap or go to sleep at night without CRYING for approx 1 hour!  -.- and he's in bed with me!  If I put him in the crib it's screaming bloody murder until I can't take it anymore and I go get him.  I have no idea what's up with him, but I can tell you I am one tired mama.  Mix that on top of me realizing that I haven't had the time or energy to do any of the "me stuff" I used to enjoy so much.  It's been a pretty bad couple of days.  I love to blog seriously.  I love when I can go back and look at exactly where I was at that exact moment & exactly what was going through my head!  PLUS I love connecting with my bloggy friends.

But where do I find the time?  I got my laptop out yesterday to work on Carter's 10 month post & he was standing on his tippy toes trying his hardest to touch ANY button he could!  It was hilarious BUT I had to put it away.

I'm sure you're gonna say "do fun things while its nap time" suuuuuure if carter would nap longer then 30 minutes after it took me 45 to get him to sleep :l  

I'm sure it probably sounds like I'm moaning and complaining about being a stay at home mom and that is NO where near my point AT ALL!  I am beyond grateful to be with Carter all day every day but 10 months later I'm still trying to find a balance, and I often find myself asking, will I ever?

I really hope so, I'm hoping the older Carter gets the more he will entertain himself & I'm hoping one day he'll be on a steady schedule of napping I mean a solid 2 hour nap every single day would be the most amazing thing ever!  :)

Wow!  Did that even make any sense at all?  Probably not, but ill leave you with this :)

I mean how can he possibly be getting this big?  And you know what?  Even though I have no time for me stuff, taking care of this dude makes it all worth it.

Sometimes...

Sometimes...

Well most days...

I really miss blogging.

I love that I can go back to a blog post & see exactly what I was feeling at that exact moment.

It's been so tough to get back into blogging after Mr Carter has arrived.  I feel like my days revolve around him, and when he's asleep I have a todo list of one thousand and one things to get done & I usually get one done before he's up again.

So many things have happened in such a short amount of time that i want so badly to blog about...

the annual family trip came & went and yes I almost killed a couple of people.

My birthday came and went & it was amazing the husband really made it special.  Which reminds me I never even blogged about my amazing Mother's Day the husband has really stepped up his game.

I know that EVERY TIME I blog now it's always me saying "I want to blog more" and I do!  I want to get into a routine of blogging & making it a point to do it because really I do love it.

But I still don't know where the blogging moms get the time.?  They must have more hours in their day or be better at time management or something because I can't find time (damn candy crush is probably taking the little time I do have) -.-

BUT can anyone else believe that summer is almost over?  & mr carter will be a whole year old in LESS then 3 months?!  To say I'm behind on planning his party is an understatement!

BUT to my defense I DID just plan an entire vacation for 30+ people AND have been tutoring & running carter to a couple different baby classes.

At 9.5 months old mr carter has officially gotten his first sickness -.- and to think I thought he was going to be a wonder child & never get sick oh boy was I wrong.

He had a fever for 3 days so I took him into the drs where they did blood work & X-rays :(  it was terrible & usually for all the bad stuff like shots the husband is there to take over so I don't break down crying but not yesterday, yesterday I had to do it all on my own :(( it was heartbreaking literally called the husband twice while we were at the dr for four hours crying (I'm a sissy, I know) but literally I can not see my baby hurting it makes my heart ache & the worst kind of ache too.  It's terrible & it really makes my heart ache more for those parents that's child are dealing with sicknesses on a daily basis it's such a terrible feeling in the pit of your stomach I could not imagine feeling it every day.

It reminded me of when we were admitted to the hospital with carter & there were babies that didn't get to go home for Christmas, so heartbreaking.

Okay, enough with the sadness.  Thankfully the doctors have hopefully figured out what's wrong with my baby and YAY today is the first day in two days that he hasn't had a crying fit so to me that's an amazing day :)

P.S. happy Wednesday friends and I'm going to add to my permanent "To Do" list - Blog! 

Time

You know when I was younger I would judge the passing of time by how close it was until a break from school, as soon as you started school you automatically start counting the days until your first day off!  Usually wasn't too long before Labor Day or at least thanksgiving because it was a FOUR day weekend!  But there wasn't something to tell me how fast time was going by, and really when I was young it took FOREVER for summer break to come again...am I right?

Now that I have Carter time has seriously gone so fast!  I KNOW I KNOW EVERYONE complains how fast time goes by once they have a kid really is true!  Ask anyone with a kid!  One of the first things you'll hear is "Enjoy it!  It goes faster then you know!" I could not even begin to tell you how fast these last 8 months have flown by!  Literally!  Like what?!  8 months!  ;( I mean I'm not complaining carter is so much fun!  He's crawling!  Laughing!  Getting into EVERYTHING!  And so alert and so much fun!  But as I sit here typing this I can't help but be sad thinking that I will NEVER in my whole life or his life be able to hold that little tiny baby again!  

I was at my grandmas house today & I was watching Carter in his walker and I said "man, I can't believe how fast 8 months has gone by" and she said "I know." Then I asked her "can you still picture my dad like that?  A little baby?  Can you believe that was almost 50 years ago?" Her & my eyes welted up thinking about it and then I said "I can't even imagine when Carter's a grandpa." Both of us in tears, and I totally didnt mean to make us cry but just as I am sitting typing with tears in my eyes I can't help but get sentimental thinking about time.  And just how fast it goes by.  I mean one day!  WAY WAY WAYYYYY down the road I will be a Great Grandma and I'm going to still be complaining about how fast time is flying by.

And I will be constantly reminding myself to enjoy my time!  Enjoy every moment I have on this earth because time is too precious to waste!

Bucket List

I have been thinking about this often, because people ALWAYS say, Oh that's on my bucket list!  Actually I started thinking about it when I heard about that 90 year old lady that went skydiving because it was on her bucket list, I realized that although there are LOTS of things that I would LIKE to do before I kick the bucket I haven't actually ever written them down, SO today I'm going to write down what I would like to do before I kick the bucket, and some stuff that I have already done, that would probably NEVER do again, or am glad I have done.

Bucket List

Go to the Super Bowl!!!  

It doesn't matter which one or where I just want to say at some point in my life, oh ya I went to that Super Bowl, sounds AMAZING right?  And I'd take my Dad with me, because really he is the one that confirmed my LOVE for football :)

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Go to Europe with the Husband

and make sure we go to England & Ireland because those are TWO places that look AMAZING that I have never been!

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Go on a Cruise to Alaska during Summer

We had actually talked about going to do this next summer, but with Carter coming we will see if it actually happens, if not we WILL do this in the summers coming, it sounds like so much fun and REALLY how cool would it be to see an iceburg in person right next to you??  PLUS the northern lights?  A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!

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Own a House

I can't wait to actually sign papers that say we OWN this house and for the NEXT 30 years we will be paying for it!  I can't wait to decorate it exactly how I want, and know that our kids can grow up there knowing that it would always be their home :)

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Road Trip Across America

OMG!!  I want to do this so bad, the husband and pretty much done this when he started trucking BUT not with a companion in tow, I think it would be so much fun once we have more kids or just Carter and take off in a motor home and drive all around the U.S. I haven't seen nearly enough states, I mean come on I haven't even seen the grand canyon!

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Have an teaching job that I LOVE

You would think that someone's bucket list would not consist of getting a job, but really I LOVE being a teacher and can't wait for ANYTHING to actually get a job teaching in a school that I love!

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Things that I've already completed :)
(and i just wanna brag about)

Go Skydiving

The Husband & I were just watching the Video of the day we went Skydiving and I had JUST turned 23 :O OMG was that really FOUR years ago??  I can't believe it!!  It was AMAZING and a CRAZY experience that I would PROBABLY NEVER do again, it was scary and anyone that tells you it wasn't is CRAZY!!   I plan to write a whole post about my experience, eventually.

Get Married

I always wanted someone to call my husband and someone to be able to build a life with.  I am so happy that the person that I have found is AMAZING and truly my soul mate :)

Graduate College

Completed in 2006 YAY!

Graduate with Master's Degree

Completed in 2011 and my whole family was JUST as excited to share in this life changing experience as I was, now if ONLY that Master's Degree would help me find a job! :l

Go on a Hot Air Balloon Ride

The husband & I like doing things that are different and fun, and when we went on our honeymoon we wanted to do something that was fun and different, so we went on a HOT AIR BALLOON ride around San Diego, and it was AMAZING!!!  So beautiful!!  LOVE LOVE LOVED it!!  (even if we did lock the keys in our rental car and were afraid that when we got back the car would be stolen, thank god it wasn't) 

99 Things!

helloooo, i found this cute little survery/life experience over @ Ramblings of a Brunette who was linking up wtih  Notes from a Newlywed I thought it was SUPER cute so of COURSE I had to join too!!  DUH!

99 things

Bold the things that you have done on the list

Started your own blog

(of course i mean where do you think you are?)

Slept under the stars

(I thought i would be so scared to do this, but I did it in summer camp one time, and it was AMAZING!)

Played in a band

Visited Hawaii

(I wish, SOMEDAY!)

Watched a meteor shower

Given more than you can afford to charity

Been to Disneyland

(of course, I do have a season pass!  LOVE IT there!)

Climbed a mountain

(the times I go hiking by my house count right?  I say yes)

Held a praying mantis

Sang a solo

Bungee jumped

Visited Paris

(my cousin took me when I was little and I LOVED IT!! Someday me & the husband will go!)

Watched a lightning storm

(it was in TEXAS and it was the CRAZIEST storm I had ever seen, we don't get those here in CA)

Taught yourself an art from scratch

(Does making cupcakes cute count?  if so then yes :D)

Adopted a child

Had food poisoning

(off the elote man one time, I didn't eat those delicious things for YEARS)

Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

(I have been to the statue of liberty and they wouldn't let us go to the top, they said they don't anymore so I think I got as close to it as I could, counts!)

Grown your own vegetables

(jalapenos & habaneros, I HELPED)

Seen the Mona Lisa in France

(could not get too close to it, but really i don't know what is so great about it?  It's just a painting)

Slept on an overnight train

(i've slept on a train overnight)

Had a pillow fight

(of course, who hasn't?  Actually the husband tried to start one the other day, and ended up spilling his drink all over the google TV)

Hitch hiked

(HELL NO!  I'm a HUGE believer in STRANGER DANGER)

Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

(duh, but not recently)

Built a snow fort

Held a lamb 

Gone skinny dipping

Run a Marathon

(probably never will, I don't think I'll EVER like running that much)

Ridden in a gondola in Venice

(AMAZING!!  Another thing for me and the Husbands bucket list)

Seen a total eclipse

Watched a sunrise or sunset

(we actually got up super early one day we were on the cruise just to see the sun rise and it was so pretty, I don't think I've ever seen it like that before, ESPECIALLY because it was coming right over the ocean!)

Hit a home run

Been on a cruise

(it was so much fun, I just wish I didn't get so motion sick all the time)

Seen Niagara Falls in person

Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

Seen an Amish community

Taught yourself a new language

Had enough money to be truly satisfied

(i wish)

Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

(LOVED)

Gone rock climbing 

(at summer camp, but I don't think I could do it again, kinda afraid of heights now)

Seen Michelangelo’s David

(It was pretty amazing)

Sung karaoke

(ridiculously bad)

Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

Visited Africa

Walked on a beach by moonlight

(back when the husband was romantic he took me, it was so cute)

Been transported in an ambulance

Had your portrait painted

(my parents got me & the husband one for Christmas a couple of years ago, and it's my favorite thing I own!  Can't wait to get the same guy to do the babies picture)

Gone deep sea fishing

Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

(AMAZING)

Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

(we again weren't allowed to go to the top)

Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

Kissed in the rain

(not like the movies show it)

Played in the mud

(when I was younger we used to love making mud pies)

Gone to a drive-in theater

(the husband and I were just talking about how we need to go again soon)

Been in a movie

Visited the Great Wall of China

Started a business 

Taken a martial arts class

Visited Russia

Served at a soup kitchen

Sold Girl Scout Cookies

(my dad would always be my best customer!)

Gone whale watching

(i got sea sick on the way back)

Got flowers for no reason

(when the husband was trying to woo me, again before we got married)

Donated blood, platelets or plasma

(twice and I passed out BOTH times, so I don't give it anymore)

Gone sky diving

(a couple of summers ago, and although it was an amazing experience, I dont know if I'd ever do it again)

Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

(it was so creepy, but made it that much more real)

Bounced a check

Flown in a helicopter

Saved a favorite childhood toy

Visited the Lincoln Memorial

(I want to go back!)

Eaten Caviar

Pieced a quilt

Stood in Times Square

(and ate there too at Bubba Gumps over looking it!  I LOVE NY!)

Toured the Everglades

Been fired from a job

Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

Broken a bone

Been a passenger on a motorcycle

(once just around the block)

Seen the Grand Canyon in person

(soon!)

Published something

(my blog says PUBLISH, so YES :D)

Visited the Vatican

(and it was HOLY YEAR so it was SOOOO crowded & HOT!)

Bought a brand new car

Walked in Jerusalem

Had your picture in the newspaper

Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve

Visited the White House

(as close as we could get)

Killed and prepared an animal for eating

Had chickenpox

(my sister was just born and I couldn't go home to see her)

Saved someone’s life

Sat on a jury

(it was a lameeeee one & the people that were on the jury with me were super dumb!)

Met someone famous

Joined a book club

Got a tattoo

(several)

Had a baby

(in October I will have)

Seen the Alamo in person

(I didn't even know what it was at first)

Swam in the Great Salt Lake 

Been involved in a law suit

Owned a cell phone

(obsessed with the iPhone)

Been stung by a bee

(in the foot!)

45/99

not toooooo bad! but, I was hoping for at least 1/2! 

P.S.  I hate blogger for making this post look so lame!!!