I'm sure most of you have seen this video going around on social media, I did, and I had no idea what it was about but I kept seeing it shared, so figured it was good. I ended up watching it yesterday and ended up in tears towards the end. It is so spot on. I recommend watching if you haven't already. I watched this after my Husband I and I had a disagreement just hours earlier regarding me cooking dinner...which I am the only cook in the family, grocery shopper, dish washer, food prepared and meal planner. Welp, this video is perfect. I feel like I have given up so much of me the past several years - to play my role as a stay at home Mom - honestly I didn't feel it all until I became a FT stay at home Mom. I love being a Mom to my girls - but I would say I have given up about 95% of me to do this JOB and do it decently - I wouldn't say well because I feel there is a lot I could do better. I am anxious for the days I can shower again without having to do it while baby is napping - or finally just the past 2 weeks or so I can turn on YouTube kid videos for my girls and get them to sit in the bathroom while I get a shower. That isn't to say that a toothbrush that was perfectly fine won't get tossed in the garbage while I am showering - a kid won't run out of the bathroom to go create a giant mess in their bedroom, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB3xM93rXbY
I am not trying to complain but rather just state reality. I am anxious to get some of me back - hopefully soon - but I also know right now my girls need me and there is no one else who can play my part. So for now, it is how it is. Hard, exhausting, giving all of my attention and energy to everyone but me - Husband included.
On a side note - My Sister did have her baby last week - I was there for the birth and did do birth photography for her and her Fiance. I didn't watch as closely as I had when my first niece was born, but that was fine with me :) I got the pictures I needed to get, minus any personal images being included. The delivery was scary - my niece did not cry for 4 minutes after birth, she was just laying there still, not moving, they called NICU in and the nurses did do chest compressions for a bit. Babies pulse dropped to 60 at one point, which is when they started the CPR, chest compressions and oxygen. My Mom and my Sister's Fiance's Mom were both standing in the corner of the room I think not knowing what to do. I just kinda took over trying to comfort my Sister and her Fiance both while they were sobbing - thinking their child wasn't going to make it. It was pretty darn scary..... those little babies can be so fragile. She did stop breathing the following day and the only way my Sister and her Fiance knew was the baby's face turned blue - they ran and got a nurse who came in and flipped her over and smacked her on the back a few times until she took a breathe. So scary.....
Anyhow, I've got to get back to my job and get my girls lunch made. Take care all.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
SPRING!
Spring is here, but the weather today is summer weather! So glad for sunshine and time outside. We have been adjusting to my hubby's new job - schedule as a family. Trying to figure out when to start dinners, when to be quiet because of sleeping, etc. it's been fine though. For Spring Break last week we met up with some friends and one of the Mom's just so happened to be one of my hubby's new co-worker's wife, so it was nice to meet her and get to talk for a little bit. We went to a trampoline park place here in town - it was the girls' first time there and the photo below is Kyla (going down the orange slide) and Emma. Emma got ran into a few times and so she spent most of the time on my lap - she is pretty attached still, which is fine with me. She turns 2 in June. My baby's growing up - it goes by so fast. Which I like but I also don't like...
I've been getting busier with my photography business. I've had 2 shoots the past 2 weeks and have two more planned this month. I have a large family next. I will post some photos from the shoots I have taken. Kyla and Emma are about to get a new baby cousin. My Sister and her Fiance are expecting within the next few days. I am excited. I saw my first niece who is now 8 years old be born and it was amazing and freaky all at the same time. Since I never got to have my baby's normal (c-section) I am totally excited to see this again, and I will be doing birth photography for her, so that makes me even more excited I think. Such amazing moments.
How the girl's wake up their Daddy in the mornings.
Ky's new nose freckles. I thought they were so cute, I told her to lay down and let me take a picture. By the way, aren't her eyelashes amazing? They are so thick long and BLACK. She is a lucky girl!!
Ky's new bike helmet (and her gummy smile) - she rides her bike way too fast now down our long driveway, so this was needed. We have also been taking walks by the river - gotta get Mama's thighs back in shape :) We plan to go for a hike up a mountain here as a family soon. If all goes well I want to make this a weekly routine.
My selfie :) My Hubs and I have a joke about the "Selfie" Chainsmoker's song.... so this is my selfie for today.
I've been getting busier with my photography business. I've had 2 shoots the past 2 weeks and have two more planned this month. I have a large family next. I will post some photos from the shoots I have taken. Kyla and Emma are about to get a new baby cousin. My Sister and her Fiance are expecting within the next few days. I am excited. I saw my first niece who is now 8 years old be born and it was amazing and freaky all at the same time. Since I never got to have my baby's normal (c-section) I am totally excited to see this again, and I will be doing birth photography for her, so that makes me even more excited I think. Such amazing moments.
How the girl's wake up their Daddy in the mornings.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Article/Funny Things Kids Say
Not much has been happening lately, but I read an article early this morning that I thought was awesome and worth sharing here. Read this - isn't long, but great message, speaks truth >
http://iaminhim.com/blog/?p=167
Kyla is still doing her preschool and ballet. Everything is going well, I have been slacking in making her wear her prosthetic every day, but she does wear it for ballet and actually I am finding that ballet is a great activity for her to be in because it is so much with the arms that it forces her to think about how to do what she needs to do with it - rather than just at home, where she stands in front of the tv and does nothing with it.
It is funny how different children can be; Kyla is addicted to TV (if I let her be) and Emma hardly notices it even exists.
Kyla has asked for a "pet" just recently. I told her that she already has a pet - two dogs - but she said no that isn't what she means and now she wants a fish. I picked her up from preschool yesterday and saw they have some kind of bug, 'stick bugs' and they look to be pretty maintenance free. I tried to talk her into getting some stick bugs for home, but she is insistent on a fish and has already named it, 'Bubbles the Fish.' Haven't even bought the thing yet, but it already has a name :) The things Kyla says are so funny. I actually got in a bit of trouble the other day when I went to pick up Kyla from school, her teacher tells me that Kyla said a bad word today, she said "my dogs chewed up my toy and my Mom says 'those damn dogs!' Which I have said a few times before and of course we all laugh when shes says it, so then it sticks - those little sponges soak up everything, the good and the bad! Before we had kids our dogs were super spoiled - now that we have kids they are sometimes just more of a headache - actually most of the time this is the case, although now that Emma is not a baby and not so needy, the dogs have been being more OK lately. Anyhow - I was like "oh ya, I did say that....sorry..." hahaha, I wasn't even really sure what to say, poor Ky getting in trouble because of things I said. I was just hugging on Kyla and she says "Mom, I love you so much, like as much as 11 years" hahaha, OK, thank you I guess.
Emma and I visited my Grandparents this morning while Kyla was at school. I have the best Grandparents ever, they have always been the best, can always count on them, super nice/happy couple, truly show what love is in a marriage - my Grandma probably reached out for my Grandpa's hand to hold at least 3 times while I was there - so cute! They are getting up there in age, my Grandpa is 88, he is doing pretty good still, although my Grandma isn't doing as well. Love them so much - I hope my kids have that when they are my age. I lost my other set of Grandparents just before I graduated high school, although they were just as amazing, although I didn't get to spend as much time with them as I have my Dad's parents.
Need to get going. Hope everyone is doing well. ~ Amber
http://iaminhim.com/blog/?p=167
Kyla is still doing her preschool and ballet. Everything is going well, I have been slacking in making her wear her prosthetic every day, but she does wear it for ballet and actually I am finding that ballet is a great activity for her to be in because it is so much with the arms that it forces her to think about how to do what she needs to do with it - rather than just at home, where she stands in front of the tv and does nothing with it.
It is funny how different children can be; Kyla is addicted to TV (if I let her be) and Emma hardly notices it even exists.
Kyla has asked for a "pet" just recently. I told her that she already has a pet - two dogs - but she said no that isn't what she means and now she wants a fish. I picked her up from preschool yesterday and saw they have some kind of bug, 'stick bugs' and they look to be pretty maintenance free. I tried to talk her into getting some stick bugs for home, but she is insistent on a fish and has already named it, 'Bubbles the Fish.' Haven't even bought the thing yet, but it already has a name :) The things Kyla says are so funny. I actually got in a bit of trouble the other day when I went to pick up Kyla from school, her teacher tells me that Kyla said a bad word today, she said "my dogs chewed up my toy and my Mom says 'those damn dogs!' Which I have said a few times before and of course we all laugh when shes says it, so then it sticks - those little sponges soak up everything, the good and the bad! Before we had kids our dogs were super spoiled - now that we have kids they are sometimes just more of a headache - actually most of the time this is the case, although now that Emma is not a baby and not so needy, the dogs have been being more OK lately. Anyhow - I was like "oh ya, I did say that....sorry..." hahaha, I wasn't even really sure what to say, poor Ky getting in trouble because of things I said. I was just hugging on Kyla and she says "Mom, I love you so much, like as much as 11 years" hahaha, OK, thank you I guess.
Emma and I visited my Grandparents this morning while Kyla was at school. I have the best Grandparents ever, they have always been the best, can always count on them, super nice/happy couple, truly show what love is in a marriage - my Grandma probably reached out for my Grandpa's hand to hold at least 3 times while I was there - so cute! They are getting up there in age, my Grandpa is 88, he is doing pretty good still, although my Grandma isn't doing as well. Love them so much - I hope my kids have that when they are my age. I lost my other set of Grandparents just before I graduated high school, although they were just as amazing, although I didn't get to spend as much time with them as I have my Dad's parents.
Need to get going. Hope everyone is doing well. ~ Amber
Monday, February 10, 2014
Shriner's Spokane Visit/First Ballet Class
Lots of things happening lately. Kyla and I went to Spokane last Monday for her appointment at Shriner's, had to stay over night since it was at 7:45 am the following morning. I drove my little car in the snow and of course our hotel was just down from Sacred Heart so all that area around there is all hills. Where we live doesn't get much snow anymore so I'm not really used to driving it in and don't have snow tires or 4 WD...so needless to say we got going down a steep hill and I couldnt get stopped, luckily the other drivers knew to watch out for idiot drivers like me. The roads in Spokane are so horrible - whoever designed them did a poor job, so I also believe I went down a one-way going the WRONG-way twice... :/ But we did get to her appointment on time and it went really well. I totally forgot though that at these things, like Seattle Children's you always get bombarded with people who want to see your kid or hear what you have to say, medical students, directors, prosthetists, etc. so the nurses warned me that there were going to be a large group of people who came in to see us. I said OK, and then got nervous, but was like whatever, I can't get nervous, I have my 4 year old here, I'm the adult, just go with the flow. It's awkward especially having to do this appointment all by myself, but I was fine and it was kinda like me giving a presentation to 6 doctors/medical students all surrouding the room walls, but it went good and we are now setup with Shriner's and they will help all thru Kyla's years growing up with medical costs our insurance won't cover and out of pocket prosthetic expenses that aren't covered by insurance, which is awesome, but we do have to make an annual trip there, which is fine.
The two times I have been to children's hospitals, both Seattle Children's and Shriners are very humbling - there are so many kids there that have major, life threatening things going on, or are permenately handicapped for the rest of their lives, it is amazing to see the parents of these kids with them though - they aren't sad - they look happy. I remember the first time we went to Seattle Children's and I wanted to cry seeing the little kids that were obviously there for cancer and then I finally did end up crying once we were back in our room with the doctors - it was just overwhelming to see all of that all at once. I didn't cry at Shriners though, LOL definately not as severe children there.
I've done some more talking with our local community college and to sum things up it looks like I will most likely be heading to Spokane to live for a year to do their ultrasound program there. Lots to figure out but I will probably have to take the girls and my Husband and I will be doing a lot of commuting. I plan to start the pre-reqs here for the Spokane program very soon.
Other quick thing - I've got a 23 lb toddler laying on me like she is a baby while I'm trying to type.... Kyla had her first day of ballet class last Thursday - she LOVED it, did amazing and I was nervous before hand just because I didn't know how other kids would respond to her and treat her, if the other Moms would look at her like "why is she here type thing" but nothing like that happened at all. I did hear a little boy say "look at that girl, she has a broken arm" and the Mom was like "where? and said it wasn't a broken arm but a prosthetic..." was nice to hear her explain to him. People often times think her prosthetic is a cast - I don't know why, probably because it has the fabric and isn't flesh tone. I was surprised to find out that Kyla's ballet teacher is her same swimming lessons teacher from this past summer that let her sink to the bottom of the pool. I had no idea that her swimming teacher also taught ballet lessons, but go figure, it is the same gal. She is a good up-beat teacher and I believe an out of water venue is best suited for her. :) Anyhow Kyla is so excited to go back so we will see how this week goes, it's just an hour once a week until like the beginning of June, which is nice, a long activity for her to be a part of. I can't wait for her to perform, will be adorable.
Other quick thing - we've had snow here recently and spent the past two days going sledding with the girls and some friends yesterday. Lots of fun.
The two times I have been to children's hospitals, both Seattle Children's and Shriners are very humbling - there are so many kids there that have major, life threatening things going on, or are permenately handicapped for the rest of their lives, it is amazing to see the parents of these kids with them though - they aren't sad - they look happy. I remember the first time we went to Seattle Children's and I wanted to cry seeing the little kids that were obviously there for cancer and then I finally did end up crying once we were back in our room with the doctors - it was just overwhelming to see all of that all at once. I didn't cry at Shriners though, LOL definately not as severe children there.
I've done some more talking with our local community college and to sum things up it looks like I will most likely be heading to Spokane to live for a year to do their ultrasound program there. Lots to figure out but I will probably have to take the girls and my Husband and I will be doing a lot of commuting. I plan to start the pre-reqs here for the Spokane program very soon.
Other quick thing - I've got a 23 lb toddler laying on me like she is a baby while I'm trying to type.... Kyla had her first day of ballet class last Thursday - she LOVED it, did amazing and I was nervous before hand just because I didn't know how other kids would respond to her and treat her, if the other Moms would look at her like "why is she here type thing" but nothing like that happened at all. I did hear a little boy say "look at that girl, she has a broken arm" and the Mom was like "where? and said it wasn't a broken arm but a prosthetic..." was nice to hear her explain to him. People often times think her prosthetic is a cast - I don't know why, probably because it has the fabric and isn't flesh tone. I was surprised to find out that Kyla's ballet teacher is her same swimming lessons teacher from this past summer that let her sink to the bottom of the pool. I had no idea that her swimming teacher also taught ballet lessons, but go figure, it is the same gal. She is a good up-beat teacher and I believe an out of water venue is best suited for her. :) Anyhow Kyla is so excited to go back so we will see how this week goes, it's just an hour once a week until like the beginning of June, which is nice, a long activity for her to be a part of. I can't wait for her to perform, will be adorable.
Other quick thing - we've had snow here recently and spent the past two days going sledding with the girls and some friends yesterday. Lots of fun.
Skating at Rollarena for her cousin Averi's birthday party.
Kyla is a dare devil sledder - she likes to go down backwards on her knees, or flat on her tummy with her eyes completely closed.
Ready for Superbowl party at our friend's house - go Seahawks!
Isn't her leotard so cute? I loved the bow on the back and the attached ballet skirt - keeps her a little more covered up than the other leotards they had to chose from at the ballet shop. And her bun in her hair....
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Things
I'm in between a fire station preschool trip earlier this morning, dropping Kyla off at school after and needing to leave in about 20 minutes to go back and pick her up. Field trip was fun, but the boys were more into it than the girls :)
I've since finished all of the trilogy of the Fifty Shades of Grey books and finished another romance novel, Hopeless - which was OK but not comparable to the Fifty.
Kyla and I are going to Shriner's Hospital in Spokane soon and I've begun planning for that trip. We will stay overnight at the Shriner's lodging at the hospital since her appt is at 7:45 in the morning and I couldn't get an appointment any later in the day for her. This is to get her setup with Shriner's so that in the future when she has prosthetics made and our out of pocket is 1100 like this last one, Shriner's will cover that for us, which is so nice - that is what they are there for. So this is for her to get setup with the hospital. Thankfully my Mother in Law is staying with Emma so I don't have to manage both girls out of town and dr. appointments all by myself - so thankful, just less headache for the trip.
I've also got Kyla registered to start ballet here in the next week or so, I don't even remember the exact day it starts, but it's soon and she is excited but I'm praying it will all go well and the girls will be accepting to her. I already discussed her situation with the Director and asked him to inform the instructor so that they are aware she will be using her prosthetic for classes, etc. I will be a nervous wreck for Ky on this day - I just don't ever know what to expect so hopefully she loves it and the girls are friendly.
We did family night at the Rollarena here this past weekend - I was so bored sitting at home and Greg had worked Saturday, done some things with his Dad Sunday and the girls have been sick for like the past 2 weeks - Emma had double ear infection and Kyla and I have just slowed worked thru our sickness, so I am just tired of being at home, so Kyla and I went skating together and Dad and Emma watched for the most part. It was fun and Kyla loves going there. She is finally to the point where she started skating all by herself without holding onto my hand. Luckily for her her cousin's having her bday party there again this weekend so she will get to practice some more. Her goal is to learn how to roller skate all by herself so that she can have her birthday party there this September.
Real quick - if you're a stay at home mom, this article is a must read: it sums up my exact feelings on a daily basis so perfectly. I struggle often with this job - more so than I imagined I would - it is so hard, I just keep telling myself it will get better which it has, but it is so funny literally a month ago I was telling my Husband I want to adopt soon - kids - but now I wonder what I was thinking, maybe I was just doing some crazy talk. Honestly I would love more babies, but I know in order to keep my sanity I can't do it - I think if I had more help from family I could probably do it and be happy but since I don't then I can't..... It is. that is kind of a side note to issues that are going on, but I think not having people I can trust with my babies makes it difficult - it is me or nobody, so adoption is probably not a smart idea....although I have always wanted to adopt since I was young - as far as me having more kids myself I just feel like my body is done - I've had 2 c-sections, I'm over 30 - which is when increase risks for things like down syndrome, etc. like double, so as much as it does make me sad since I love my babies so much I think baby days are over :( My Sis is pregnant and due in just a few months so hopefully can get baby fix that way. Anyway READ THIS ARTICLE... it's perfect - you love your job but you also yearn for more - read it -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glennon-melton/the-questions-that-will-save-your-relationships_b_4618254.html
Off to preschool....again :)
I've since finished all of the trilogy of the Fifty Shades of Grey books and finished another romance novel, Hopeless - which was OK but not comparable to the Fifty.
Kyla and I are going to Shriner's Hospital in Spokane soon and I've begun planning for that trip. We will stay overnight at the Shriner's lodging at the hospital since her appt is at 7:45 in the morning and I couldn't get an appointment any later in the day for her. This is to get her setup with Shriner's so that in the future when she has prosthetics made and our out of pocket is 1100 like this last one, Shriner's will cover that for us, which is so nice - that is what they are there for. So this is for her to get setup with the hospital. Thankfully my Mother in Law is staying with Emma so I don't have to manage both girls out of town and dr. appointments all by myself - so thankful, just less headache for the trip.
I've also got Kyla registered to start ballet here in the next week or so, I don't even remember the exact day it starts, but it's soon and she is excited but I'm praying it will all go well and the girls will be accepting to her. I already discussed her situation with the Director and asked him to inform the instructor so that they are aware she will be using her prosthetic for classes, etc. I will be a nervous wreck for Ky on this day - I just don't ever know what to expect so hopefully she loves it and the girls are friendly.
We did family night at the Rollarena here this past weekend - I was so bored sitting at home and Greg had worked Saturday, done some things with his Dad Sunday and the girls have been sick for like the past 2 weeks - Emma had double ear infection and Kyla and I have just slowed worked thru our sickness, so I am just tired of being at home, so Kyla and I went skating together and Dad and Emma watched for the most part. It was fun and Kyla loves going there. She is finally to the point where she started skating all by herself without holding onto my hand. Luckily for her her cousin's having her bday party there again this weekend so she will get to practice some more. Her goal is to learn how to roller skate all by herself so that she can have her birthday party there this September.
Real quick - if you're a stay at home mom, this article is a must read: it sums up my exact feelings on a daily basis so perfectly. I struggle often with this job - more so than I imagined I would - it is so hard, I just keep telling myself it will get better which it has, but it is so funny literally a month ago I was telling my Husband I want to adopt soon - kids - but now I wonder what I was thinking, maybe I was just doing some crazy talk. Honestly I would love more babies, but I know in order to keep my sanity I can't do it - I think if I had more help from family I could probably do it and be happy but since I don't then I can't..... It is. that is kind of a side note to issues that are going on, but I think not having people I can trust with my babies makes it difficult - it is me or nobody, so adoption is probably not a smart idea....although I have always wanted to adopt since I was young - as far as me having more kids myself I just feel like my body is done - I've had 2 c-sections, I'm over 30 - which is when increase risks for things like down syndrome, etc. like double, so as much as it does make me sad since I love my babies so much I think baby days are over :( My Sis is pregnant and due in just a few months so hopefully can get baby fix that way. Anyway READ THIS ARTICLE... it's perfect - you love your job but you also yearn for more - read it -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glennon-melton/the-questions-that-will-save-your-relationships_b_4618254.html
Off to preschool....again :)
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Potty Training Round 2
Emma has started to want to use the big girl potty. She likes to sit down attack the toliet paper roll so much that I eventually have to hide it, tear off the smallest pieces of TP, wipe, and flush. She hasn't actually gone to the bathroom yet but this is a good start. This picture I yelled at greg to come up and take was too cute not to share. This is her new smile for the camera face. Me and this girl have a special bond, I love her to pieces.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
More Christmas Stuff
A few days ago I said I would post a few photos from Christmas, but then the baby woke up crying and for some reason later this evening I decided I was going to download 50 Shades of Grey and I got caught up in that for a few days. LOL, I was like seriously addicted it to, couldn't hardly put it down until I finished yesterday morning. Not that some parts of it aren't a tad bit strange, but I think it appeals to lots of women because dudes just aren't romantic, or most aren't and the guy in the book is, so of course women want to read. There's that and the book ended with Ana leaving Christian and they are broken up said their goodbyes and she's sitting in her room crying. What woman can't relate to that kind of relationship in her early 20's? Most everyone can. The girl loves the guy - the guy is having a hard time getting past just the physical and admitting that he also is falling in love with her. So something most women can relate to. I know I'm about 5 years late on these books, not sure why I haven't read them before. I downloaded book #2 lastnight but I'm not going to obsess over reading this one...heck I do have Mom responsibilities. My hubs was so mad at me for spending several hours Sunday reading. What? I never read a dang book, so I didn't care. Anyhow here are some of our Christmas break photos. I forgot to mention (I think) that I have Kyla on a waiting list for a Robohand - or to discuss the possibility of getting her one. Actually what she would get would be a roboarm, since she doesn't have a portion of her wrist on her left arm. Google it, it's pretty awesome. 3D printers make functional arms/hands where the fingers (all 5 of them) move. And if you have access to a 3D printer, the cost to make this can be as cheap as $15, rather than the $1100 we had to put out after insurance covered 80%... It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. That is actually where they got the technologies to make these, I believe the guy who is in Seattle (a co-inventor) used to work on the sets of movies. So they have her on a waiting list and said to expect to hear from them in the new year, which is now...
I am still waiting to hear back on school. I'm getting tired of waiting, but I actually really really want to do ultrasound, so it's worth the wait. I am almost ready to give in and start working toward a medical assistant degree but I don't think that pays near as well and wouldn't be as interesting to me. I will keep checking and hopefully they will make a decision soon. I'm totally not a good just stay at home mom. I need to be doing something, contributing to the family - whatever. I do not think once my girls are in full time school I could just stay home and nothing else - not me. Anyhow here are the photos. Talk later.
Our Christmas card..obviously :) Photos taken/edited by me :)) (Emma was difficult to get to sit still)
Christmas cookies with Kyla.
Our tree minus a star or angel (I can never find one I like so have gone without the past few years).
Emma and one of her Christmas gifts. My sweet blue eyed unicorn.
Kyla bedazzled ;) in her Christmas jewelry.
Here is her prosthetic. The lever on the back of the hand, moves the fingers so they can pickup different things. Everyone asks why the doctor gave her a hispanic colored hand, lol...I have no idea and it's a good question, we go back to see him soon and I'm going to ask if we can switch to something more her skin color - it is off by several shades.
Here Kyla has some silly bands on her wrist from the doctor (are those what those are called?) and she is holding a binky in her prosthetic hand.
Me and my sweet baby just playing downstairs in the basement.
Me again almost ready for the Zion Christmas party...
And my girls visiting Santa. Emma is terrified of Santa. Poor thing. Kyla looks pale and washed out :( oh well, we still got the picture.
I am still waiting to hear back on school. I'm getting tired of waiting, but I actually really really want to do ultrasound, so it's worth the wait. I am almost ready to give in and start working toward a medical assistant degree but I don't think that pays near as well and wouldn't be as interesting to me. I will keep checking and hopefully they will make a decision soon. I'm totally not a good just stay at home mom. I need to be doing something, contributing to the family - whatever. I do not think once my girls are in full time school I could just stay home and nothing else - not me. Anyhow here are the photos. Talk later.
And my girls visiting Santa. Emma is terrified of Santa. Poor thing. Kyla looks pale and washed out :( oh well, we still got the picture.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone. We just finished all of our Christmases earlier this evening. Between my Husband and I's families we have several stops to make each year and usually several different days to celebrate. I took down our Christmas tree earlier today and Kyla cried and begged me not to take it down. I feel the same way about Christmas but am not as sad to get my house back in order.
We got Kyla's prosthetic just over a week ago. She likes it but doesn't like to keep it on for very long, so I have been setting a timer and she did wear it for almost an hour straight the other day without even complaining or asking me if she can take it off yet, which is really good.
She has been in some sort of weird phase lately where she has been pulling down her sleeve and just letting it dangle. Ever since she was a baby I have always rolled her sleeve up and she has been fine with it, as long as I roll it perfectly - she is very particular about how her clothes feel which is me exactly when I was a little girl. I remember my Mom putting me in pants that were too tight when I was little and I would flip out crying and pulling on them - Kyla got this from me, which is probably good since I am usually the one to dress her I can symphatize with her. But anyway lately she has been letting the sleeve dangle, so we keep asking her why are you doing that, why do you keep rolling it down? Her only answer and her answer always is that her arm is cold (which it never feels cold). So I think maybe because we have been talking of the prosethetic, she has been wearing the prosthetic, etc. she is a little confused on how she should feel about her arm. I know this is just a phase that will pass so I'm not worried about it. But I do tell her that I think she is making up that her arm is cold and tell her that she needs to be proud of how God made her and not hide it. Easier for me to say... and I know that. So I don't push it too much.
Anyhow we did all the Christmas stuff this year, light shows, Christmas Eve church service (which I have always loved since I was a little girl) Christmas dinners, family gift exchanges, etc. This weekend I planned a group sledding trip to a ski resort that isn't too far from us with our friends and kids. It should be lots of fun. Emma is old enough I think she will enjoy it.
I finally got a teenage babysitter and we used her for the first time about 3 weeks ago to go out to dinner with a group of our friends - something I also planned. I have been in the planning mood lately I guess. The babysitter was awesome - she is 16 and has 10 siblings so she knows how to care for kids, so we will definitely use her again, which is nice to have.
My Hubs has a new job and starts in about a week....I'm nervous, just hoping that it all works out and is good.... he has a good job now but he is in law enforcement and is just tired of being surrounded with criminals 24/7, he isn't a cop where he can just pick someone up and drop them off at the jail and be done with them, he is surrounded at work with them constantly. So we will see.....I'm just hoping it all goes well and he is happier and it works for our family.
I will post our Christmas card and a few pictures of Kyla's prosthetic shortly - baby just woke up and crying. Happy new year!
We got Kyla's prosthetic just over a week ago. She likes it but doesn't like to keep it on for very long, so I have been setting a timer and she did wear it for almost an hour straight the other day without even complaining or asking me if she can take it off yet, which is really good.
She has been in some sort of weird phase lately where she has been pulling down her sleeve and just letting it dangle. Ever since she was a baby I have always rolled her sleeve up and she has been fine with it, as long as I roll it perfectly - she is very particular about how her clothes feel which is me exactly when I was a little girl. I remember my Mom putting me in pants that were too tight when I was little and I would flip out crying and pulling on them - Kyla got this from me, which is probably good since I am usually the one to dress her I can symphatize with her. But anyway lately she has been letting the sleeve dangle, so we keep asking her why are you doing that, why do you keep rolling it down? Her only answer and her answer always is that her arm is cold (which it never feels cold). So I think maybe because we have been talking of the prosethetic, she has been wearing the prosthetic, etc. she is a little confused on how she should feel about her arm. I know this is just a phase that will pass so I'm not worried about it. But I do tell her that I think she is making up that her arm is cold and tell her that she needs to be proud of how God made her and not hide it. Easier for me to say... and I know that. So I don't push it too much.
Anyhow we did all the Christmas stuff this year, light shows, Christmas Eve church service (which I have always loved since I was a little girl) Christmas dinners, family gift exchanges, etc. This weekend I planned a group sledding trip to a ski resort that isn't too far from us with our friends and kids. It should be lots of fun. Emma is old enough I think she will enjoy it.
I finally got a teenage babysitter and we used her for the first time about 3 weeks ago to go out to dinner with a group of our friends - something I also planned. I have been in the planning mood lately I guess. The babysitter was awesome - she is 16 and has 10 siblings so she knows how to care for kids, so we will definitely use her again, which is nice to have.
My Hubs has a new job and starts in about a week....I'm nervous, just hoping that it all works out and is good.... he has a good job now but he is in law enforcement and is just tired of being surrounded with criminals 24/7, he isn't a cop where he can just pick someone up and drop them off at the jail and be done with them, he is surrounded at work with them constantly. So we will see.....I'm just hoping it all goes well and he is happier and it works for our family.
I will post our Christmas card and a few pictures of Kyla's prosthetic shortly - baby just woke up and crying. Happy new year!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Thanksgiving 2013
I have a few minutes this morning so figured I'd do an update. We were out of town last weekend at a friend's cabin in Hunters, WA. Middle of no where really, it's the 2nd time we have been up there over the past few months. Our friend, actually he's like my Husband's brother but not has several acres of land and a little cabin he is completely redoing. We had fun, Greg went out hunting 3 times while we were there so me and the kids just kinda hung out at the cabin with our friend's kids doing camp fire, taking small walks, watching movies, etc. It was kinda nice to get out of town again. I'll attach a few photos. Other than that, not much has been happening. We are apparently supposed to get a decision this week back from insurance on whether or not they have determined that Kyla's prosthetic is "medically necessary." Sooo ridiculous. I'm not sure how much more medically necessary she could be to have one, but whatever we will go along with whatever they decide and if they decide it isn't medically necessary we will just wait until January when we have an appointment at Shriners in Spokane, WA to have them help us get her what she needs. My Husband is in the process of getting a new job, which is still under wraps but we will see. I am hoping it will be for the best and be better for our family. I've been doing quite a bit of photo shoots but recently have none until the end of December, which bums me out a bit because I like doing them, I am sure I'll have more people schedule but for right now that's all I have. I'm still learning though all of the time, different ways of shooting to give me different effects. Anyway this week is Thanksgiving and I'm cooking the meal for our family. It'll be like 5 adults and my two kiddos, not too bad, I can pull it off, have several times before but I've always had my Sister to help cook, not this year, so it's just more stress I'd rather not deal with. :) I took a few hours yesterday out of the house to just be by myself. Sometimes I just have to get away from the kids and out of the house for a bit just to stay sane. I'm with them by myself almost the entire week except a few hours in the evenings when Greg is home so I need this time every once in a while and I don't take it near enough. I might do it once every 2 months or so. Anyhow hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving holiday. Hopefully next time I post we will HAVE Kyla's prosthetic to take home.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Oceanside Oregon Trip
We are back from a vacation finally! We went to again my favorite place but this time rented a house in Oceanside, Oregon. It was amazing the view was ridiculously beautiful. It rained a good amount of the time so we were stuck inside quite a bit but that was actually nice. Made for long quiet days. Again like I always say, I will move to Tillamook someday. The valley views there are beautiful a
nd the ocean is like 15 mins away. Thankfully my Dad feels the same as me and is now looking to buy land and eventually build in Tillamook. Yes!! I love the farm quiet life there.
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