A Year Ago Today!

We found out we were pregnant! Although we didn't know it at the time, I was baking my sweet baby girl. I love her so much and wouldn't trade her for another. I can't believe how fast time goes by. It's amazing to think that it has already been one year since I peed on that stick one August morning. Our lives would forever be changed and the challenges that lied ahead were yet to be unknown. What a miracle life is...I feel so blessed to have the ones I have in it.

Weight Loss Cont.

So my first goal of 5 pounds weight loss in 15 days came and went and I didn't succeed. I was 3 pounds away from the number I wanted to be at. But, in all actuality I did end up losing 5 pounds in 15 days, but when I got on the scale for a weigh in, at the beginning of my 15 days, to my surprise I was up 3 pounds. So, not only did I have to lose those 3 pounds but I also wanted to lose 5 more on top of the 3, sigh. So all and all I did OK, even though I didn't get to the number I wanted to be at, I still lost the 5 pounds. I still feel better then ever (energy wise) and I'm excited to see where this road leads. Hopefully it will continue on the path or weight loss!

If you happened to miss the first half of weigh loss click here!

Mr. Big Boy!

Rayce has now graduated into a big boy bed! While he was away with Noni for the weekend we went out and got him this cool new race car bed. Of course he thought it was the coolest thing ever and he just adores sleeping in it. His first night in it, daddy laid with him until he fell asleep, and he stayed in the bed the entire night. The following day he stayed in his room and played in there for a good majority of the day. This is almost unheard of, for Rayce. His second night in the bed he went to sleep all by himself and stayed in it the entire night as well. I think it's safe to say, Rayce loves his new bed. He had no problems giving up his crib to his sister!

4 Months Old!

My little lady will be 4 months old tomorrow! Can you believe it? My, my how time flies! She's such a joy to be around these days. She's still quite the talker but most of all she loves to laugh and smile. She still not rolling over but she recently discovered her feet and she just loves to play with those. She also loves to play on her activity mat with all her toys and especially loves it when her brother gets down there with her.

She still has her days when all she wants to do is cry but for the most part, I think that is all behind us now. She also had a set back with her reflux issues, and as a result she is back on her medication. I'm OK with that...I mean, if she's in pain and needs it then so be it! Trust me she's much more pleasant to be around while on her meds.

We are all still trying to adjust to being a family of 4. I'm not sure how long it will take but for right now it's an everyday work in progress. Dividing attention between 2 kids is definitely a challenge, but well worth it at the end of the day!

Microwave NO MORE!

Rayce thought it would be a good idea to stick on of his cars in the microwave this morning and turn it on. As sparks flew and I watched in horror I thought the thing was going to explode. I was sure he was going to die. I was feeding Rayna so I couldn't act fast enough so all I did was yell, "no Rayce no!" It was seriously one of the craziest light shows ever, and after the 5 seconds was over we held each other tight and just shook.

Then he glances over at me and says, "Momma my car, it's broken!" I replied, "yes son, you broke your car and you can't do that ever again." (only it didn't sound that nice) "That's a No, no, no!" He goes, "Yes momma, it's scary."

I am seriously at my wits end. Not in a way that I want to give up but in a way that I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm frustrated, it's frustrating. Nothing is going right, I'm being pulled in all sorts of direction and I can't keep up. Something has got to give, these kids are running me ragged. All I ask for is a few uneventful days...PLEASE, pretty please!

Becoming more Aware!

I love how alert Rayna is now. She spends more and more time awake and she loves gazing at her toys. I bought her this cool activity mat at a yard sale for $3 and she absolutely loves it. It amazes me how much more alert she is than Rayce was at this age although, she isn't quite as mobile as he was. Rayce was already rolling at this age. It's crazy how much each one of your kids differ from the other. Rayna is also a lot more vocal then Rayce was. I think she's gonna be a talker, or even a singer at that. She loves to babble and well, cry but we all already knew that. I love this stage! This is where things get more exciting everyday...

Visitors from Home!

On Saturday Rayna met her grandma Hayden for the first time! I'd like to say we all had a great time, minus us being late because Ray forgot the propane. (wink, wink) Overall I think our little get together turned out a-okay! We got a few great once in a life time pictures to share with the kids when they get older, as well as some adult time playing a few games. Everyone was beyond pooped the next day but that's OK, because it was a great time!