December updates

Well we are almost at the end of December. I feel like I have been so busy. For some reason I dont feel like I can blog if i dont post pictures. I cant post now but i will soon. So whats new? I got a PRN job with LifePath Home Health. I am still training. I have been working at the U on Sunday and Monday days and Tuesday nights. I sleep untill about 11:30 or 12:00 and go to the other job from about 1-5. I have been trying to work in a few thursdays but I hate asking Alice every thursday to watch Jacoby. Hopefully I can go on my own soon. Once I am done training I will do on call every other Saturday. I have been helping mom wrap and bake as much as possible. Between our schedules we haven't been able to get together much for christmas fun. Eric and his family were here this past weekend for their christmas. We exchanged presents and went to lunch and dinner. It was nice to have them here. I haven't seen the kiddos in 6 months. Skyler is getting so big and grown up. Dane never ages, cute as ever. Gabe loved having them here. They actually got along! Jacoby is still cute as ever. He isnt saying much yet. He points and speaks jibberish quite a bit. You can tell what he wants most of the time. His new things are vacuuming, dancing, giving kisses and drawing. Yeah, he picks up pens and scribbles. Too cute. We kept his first ever picture he drew and are putting it in his baby book. He had his first hair cut. He had a baby mullet and it needed a trim. Brian and I shaved it to about an inch long with brian's clippers. I kept some for his book and I got before and afters. We are pretty much ready for christmas. I went out in the snow today and finished up some gifts. When we got home, instead of his usual 3:00 nap, Jacoby decided to stay up so i got some wrapping done. I paid for that later on when he was grumpy as ever. Good thing i got done, otherwise I dont know when i would do it. We got our tree up and lights up inside the house. Brian attempted to put them on the house but he dilly dallied too long and a snow storm came. As for finishing the lights... well maybe next year. Our house is in complete chaos. I cant put ornaments on the bottom 2/3 of the tree due to Jacoby's curiosity and Suki's obnoxious need to play with them. One of J's and one of mom's presents aren't under the tree because Suki couldn't stop eating them! GGRRrrr. I will have to put them out xmas eve night. I am scheduled to work christmas from 7-1:00 but i am hoping to be called off. The money would be unbelievable but, come on, its christmas. I have managed to get out of it the past 5 years, why start now. I am loving the snow. It seems to be snowing more this year than last. I plan to buy jacoby a snow suit and take him sledding, on small hills of course. I haven't been sledding in the longest time. I love that I can go back to my childhood now that i have a kiddo. So, I am telling everyone this next little gem, in the hopes that the more people I tell I have to stick to it. Brian and I are going on a diet on December 26th and I plan to lose 30 pounds by my birthday, 6/11. That is 5 pounds a month. Totally doable. Hopefully the more people I tell the dumber I will feel when and if I fail. I am actually excited to eat better. All the junk I have been eating is making me sick all the time. I dont know brian's plan, I know he wants to lose quite a bit though. When he starts a diet he really sticks to it, he is very determined. Lets just hope this time we both stick to it and make it a part of life rather than a phase. Ill keep all 3 or 4 of you that read this updated. :) Ciao for now.

Changes...oh so many changes

Here are a few updates on whats been going on lately. I got a job with LifePath Home Health and Hospice. I will be working there PRN, mostly on weekends and evenings. Jacoby is learning all sorts of fun new things. He picked up a pen the other day and started drawing on some paper on the floor. He likes to play with the microwave, he has to press "start" when I'm heating up his bottles. He gives the cats loves and points to Suki when asked where she is. He is getting so fun, he makes me laugh every day. He has so many facial expressions. Also, we finally got our blinds in the kitchen. No more wondering if the entire neighborhood can see every move we make. They look great. I will post pictures soon.

Happy Birthday Jacoby!

Well Jacoby is a year old now! His birthday party was awesome. He had lots of guests, lots of presents and lots of cake! He is a very social little boy, he was in a good mood the whole time. I was a little worried that he might be grumpy. We love you pumpkin! Here are some pictures from his big day.











































So what else is new? Not much really. I didn't get the job as a personal nurse. It is actually a good thing because the more I thought about it, I don't think I could have done it for long. I am now waiting on a home health interview. That way it is local and I don't have to be gone for days at a time. Well im tired and can't think of anything else to say. Goodnight.

Its been a while

Well sorry it has been so long since I last posted something. Life has been busy. Some news on Jacoby. He is walking!! Also, he waves b-bye! He is getting so big so fast. He is having his birthday party next weekend. We have invited both sides of the family and some friends. I cant believe already a year ago I was taking a walk on Halloween night hoping he would decide to come meet us. Now here we are again. So, what else is new? I am still waiting to hear on a second job that I am trying to get as a personal nurse. It would give us enough money to save up for some much needed home improvement and vacations. Brian is just working and helping me out with Jacoby. Our schedules tend to overlap a bit so we try to get some family time in here and there. Who's idea was it to have to work for a living. Not cool guys. Jacoby is really sick right now. He has had this horrible cold for about a week. We have been putting him in our bed at night while he is sick with the humidifier. We thought it was working but his cold is still hanging around. Poor guy. Here are a few pics of the last month or so.













































Well thats all I have to say for now. I will keep you updated on the job. Cross your fingers.

Long Nights

Well the move has totally messed up Jacoby's sleeping schedule. I think he is terrified of his room. He never slept in our bed at the old place except for when he was about 2 months old. He would sleep in his crib all night until about 6:30 in the morning. Now he actually has a bedtime but he only stays in his crib until about 1am then I have to put him in bed with us, which Brian does not like one little bit. He doesn't want to have a 6 year old sleeping with us, and I agree. I want so bad for him to get back in his crib but the poor thing just won't lay down and go to sleep. One night I was determined. I actually had to work the next day but I thought I would give it a try. So, I put him in his bed and sat on the floor next to him, trying to calm him. He was screaming but more of just a boycotting scream LOL. He knew if he screamed long enough mom would come to the rescue. I finally layed down and just let him scream. It doesn't bother me as much if I am in the room with him, but leaving the room and closing the door breaks my heart. I made it about 1 1/2 hours and then I put him in bed with me. That little stinker knew mom would give in. Hey, it was 1:30 in the morning. I only got about 3 hours of sleep. I couldn't just lay on the floor all night. Well then when I actually had a few days off, Brian thought it would be a good time to try again. The poor little guy got a cold and I couldn't let him cry all night. He needed some loves. So, again to mom and dad's bed. I love sleeping with him and cuddling him, but at the same time whenever I hear a noise I think that he fell off the bed. The other night he tossed and turned so much and he hit his head on the headboard. I woke up in a panic, but he only cried for maybe 3 seconds and fell back asleep. We will try again for next week. Why does this have to be so hard! I know he won't remember it, but it is such a sad thing for me. We had him good to go at the other place, then the stupid move messed it all up.

New this past couple days, he is starting to miss mom when I leave the room. I don't know if it is the cold or separation anxiety but I will literally turn the corner and he will start crying. He has to be able to see me or he freaks. Tonight when I left for work, he actually cried and I peeked through the window and he was staring at the door. :( My poor little guy. I wanted to run in and give him more loves. I hope this phase passes soon. I can't handle it.

Happy Baby

I just thought I would put up some pictures of my adorable boy. He is so happy and I love him so much! He makes Brian and I so happy. He is the best thing that ever happened to us! We love you little J!!

Finally....

Ok, so I have put up some pictures of our house. It is only a few and only the living room and kitchen. Those are the only places I have looking decent. The other rooms are still too messy to show. These are of the living room, hall and kitchen. Don't you love the berries on the kitchen wall? Those are going to go. Everything is going to be painted. Our carpet is only about 3 weeks old. Our entertainment center that we had at the other house pretty much fell apart when we took it down so we are going to buy a new one eventually. We still don't have any sort of cover on our windows in the kitchen. Every night we feel like we are being watched. I want to put shutters in there but cant right now so we are just dealing with it until we can get something up.

So, sorry thats all I have for now. As soon as I clean up a little more I will post again.

What's new?

Hi all. I haven't updated for a while. So, we are getting settled in the new house. I would like to start painting. I may be getting a second job here soon where I would travel on weekends once a month, so if that happens we can get our hardwoods done soon. I would really like to start painting as soon as possible. I have taken a few pictures of the inside, I am slacking because in order to put pictures up I have to clean. I promise I will get them up in the next few days. As far as little J, he is on the move like crazy. The poor little guy is all banged up. Bruises galore! He is getting more daring and lets go of what he is hanging onto when he is standing. He is sure getting a cute personality though. He loves peek-a-boo and when grandma Tammy sings Farmer in the Dell. Nothing is new with Brian and I. We are still just working and trying to get a day together here and there. We just celebrated our 3rd anniversary. We should just call buying the house our anniversary present, but we did go to dinner at my favorite restaurant, Z Tejas. We are working on getting a sweet jogging stroller with an Ipod hookup at Shopko, until then I have been using the regular stroller for walks and running. He likes when I run and he goes fast. He gets all excited. He is such a sweetheart. This is all there is for now. B-bye

We're home!

Well we are all moved in, kind of. We officially moved on Saturday the 1st. It took so long that we only got a few boxes unpacked and Brian got the game room set up. Thank goodness, we have one place we can escape the chaos. We spent all Sunday tearing out carpet from the living room, stairs and Jacoby's room. Brian stayed home with Jacoby on Monday in the mess and Tuesday afternoon the carpet guys are coming. Woo hoo! I will post before and after pictures. It will be fun to see what a difference nice carpet makes. Next to be improved.... the hardwoods. After the flooring is done we will have a livable house and will begin the painting segment of our home improvement project. Oh, and i will be getting a second job to support our journey.

Going..... Going.... Gone

Jacoby is crawling!!!... and climbing stairs. Wait, what? Climbing stairs? Yeah, thats what I thought too when I saw him doing it. This kid is going to give me a heart attack! How in the world am I supposed to get ready for a yard sale this weekend when my little 8 month old decides he wants to go hang out upstairs.... and he will get there himself! On a different note, the yard sale is this Saturday. I have a lot to do! Then official moving day is August 1st. We are going to try to get the flooring people out to do an estimate the day after we close. What a stressful part of life. Well here are some pictures of my little guy growing up.

Home Sweet -Soon To Be- Home

As promised I have a few pictures of our new house. I can only get the outside for now but as soon as we get moved in and settled (and the floors refinished) I will post the inside.

There's No Place Like Home

Brian, Jacoby and I will have a new house the end of this month, well new to us anyway. We found a cute little house near where we are now. Its about 3500 south and 1100 east. Its real close to Brickyard and that way we are still close to our favorite Sugarhouse Park! The thing we liked most about it is the location and the size. They recently added on an additional 1300 square feet and its mainly one floor except the bedrooms upstairs, which both have their own bathrooms. Soon after moving in we would like to replace the carpet and refinish the hardwood floors in the living room which, right now, is covered in ugly carpet. It is pretty much hospital white right now so we get to pick out our fun colors and get to work. It has a nice backyard with big trees and a really big tree in front. The neighborhood seems nice, its real quiet and we know there is a little girl next door already so Jacoby will at least have once close kid to play with. We are excited and scared, doubling your monthly housing cost is a scary thought, but we are willing to sacrifice. I will post pictures soon and keep you all updated.

Family Firsts

Jacoby had quite a day today. He went swimming in his little pool we bought him for the first time. He wasn't sure about it in the beginning but after a food break he was pretty excited. We lathered him up in sunscreen and sat him in the sun while the local paparazzi (me, steph and gabe) clicked away with cameras and video. After a much needed bath and nap, we were off to the last 4th at Sugarhouse park with aunt Steph and cousin Gabe. They kept his interest for about 5 minutes then the phone became the entertainment for the evening. The finale caught his eye though. We will miss our Sugarhouse tradition.

As for me and Brian, it is a good possibility we
may be getting our first house. We found a cute little home near our house now. I shouldn't say little because the main reason we are getting it is because it is a really good size. It will fit our future growing family well. It has a few good projects in it and that is what we are excited about. We plan to rip up the carpet and sand the hardwoods below and paint. We eventually want to stain the kitchen cupboards and put in new counter tops. The upstairs needs new carpet as well. We understand this will cost a pretty penny but we are very willing to sacrifice. We will find out Tuesday what they counter our offer with. Hopefully it will still be in our price range. I will keep you all updated.

The Last Supper

So here I am! I have officially started a blog, and to think just a few months ago I had no idea what a "blog" was. Well I figured I should start it because half of my immediate family is leaving us for Las Vegas this Saturday *tear*. Yes its true. Eric, Ginger, Skyler and Dane will be living in Las Vegas due to a better job opportunity. So we had our last dinner as a family last night until Thanksgiving. We did a Father's Day/my birthday/going away combo dinner. Since we won't be seeing each other for dinners and family events I thought this would be a good way for them to keep in touch with their loving family back in good 'ol SLC. My little Jacoby will be walking the next time we see them. We love you guys! We are sure going to miss you!!