Friday, November 29, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving 2013!


 Spider-man is still hanging around are house 3 weeks after Halloween :)
 It has been SO cold! And we had family pictures scheduled and it started snowing the second we walked out the door! So the photographer canceled and Finley was so SO excited to play in the snow! (this is what are back yard looks like in the winter...no green left)
 This is how he colors for grandma and grandpa...doesn't look comfortable to me.
 Finley says: "There are so many bubbles in this world!!"
 I made Thanksgiving dinner today since I had to work on actual Thanksgiving (which was the worst experience ever...no supervisor, short 1 nurse and 2 techs/CNAs so I had THIRTY patients! My feet and back have never hurt so bad!!!)
Our attempt to a self-timed family photo :)  Miss everyone and cant wait to see ya'll in TWO 2 TWO weeks!!

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Vera 6 months



This little cutie is 6 months old today!! I cannot believe how time flies! She has been such a joy to have in our home.  Finley loves her to pieces.  I always hear him saying "Hi sugar-sugar.  I love you, sugar-sugar."  He's always wanting to take care of her and hold her.  And Vera loves him back.  She always gets so excited watching him run and make noises.  She thinks he is the funniest thing she has ever seen ha.  Vera also loves her daddy so much.  She is always looking around for him and tries to talk to him and gives the biggest grins to him.  She is just such a happy baby.  I stopped breast feeding this week, which is always a love/hate situations.  However, I think that is what helped teach her to sleep through the night!  The last 2 nights she has slept 9-10 hours and I have loved every minute of it!  She has also started eating baby food a few weeks ago.  Green beans was her first taste of food and she wasn't too thrilled.  She has also had carrots, squash, spinach, pears and peas.  She is still learning how to eat from a spoon and likes to make mess.  She still isn't a huge fan of bath time but she is getting better.  My favorite thing she does lately is make a little squishy face.  It's the cutest and I haven't caught it on camera yet but she opens her lips to where you can only see her gums and closes hers tightly and squishes her nose haha that's the best description I can give, but she does it when she thinks something is funny or when she throws a tantrum.  She throws some good tantrums too.  She arches her back like crazy!  Vera is also a very mobile little girl.  She has learned to get to anything she wants by rolling and scooting and reaching.  And she sits by herself! (as you can see!)  I just can't believe how much she does already...shes grown so much!  Her check up is next week so we will see how she really has grown!  Happy 1/2 Birthday Vera!



***side note*** Finley Says**
Finley has learned to spell his name and he is so proud of himself.  He loves to tell people his name and often throws in an extra "e".  F-i-n-e-l-e-y  that's my name!
He also asked how to spell Vera's name and I told him, and his response- "B-e-r-a, that spells Bera!"  Well, yes Finley it does...but her name is Vera...with a V.  Someday he will hear the difference- hopefully!
In our little bath routine Fin likes to be picked up in his towel and shown to me (or Luke, depending on who got him out of the bath) and we always say "wow, look at this boy! He is so big"  Anyways, tonight I got him out and he said "take me to dad so he can see this boy!"  I did, but Luke started talking about something and Finley yelled "Look at this boy! Look how big he is!"
He really is growing and learning and has never ending questions...he asks "why?" about a billion times a day. Be prepared.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

There's a whole in our pocket...

Emotions are pretty high right now....but such is life. Here is my rant and you dont need to bore yourself by reading this...just writing my feelings away. On 10/31/13 I was rear ended on the high way and the insurance claimed Luke's truck at a total loss.  I got a rental car on 11/4/13 and found a new car on 11/6/13. We bought a car under the price we got for the truck hoping to save the money for emergencies. Then today we take the rental back and Enterprise claims we made a dent in the rear quarter panel.  Luke and I have no idea how it got there- I can't even see the dent..I guess I need a new eye prescription.  We don't know if it was there prior because we got the car in the night and you would have never been able to see it in the dark. So we got charged $500! Several arguments with management and our insurance agent and still..no luck. On top of that, even when you buy from a private owner you have to pay 9.5% tax in TN...so there goes another $300 for registration. I am mad, sad, frustrated and then Luke says, "well, we have our health. Except your teeth..."  Yes, I have a 2 broken teeth since I have had Vera and my mouth has been so sensitive ever since and no dental insurance for us :/.....  I also stopped breastfeeding today since my supply is less than Vera's demand and it temps her to co sleep in my bed! I need sleep! So hopefully this will help break her habit (that I created)

On the bright side:
We have new car.
Finley loves the dentist and has no cavities and has brushed his teeth 5 times since we got home from there.
Vera is happy. Growing. And always happy.
We get to be in Arizona in one month!
Luke is passing his classes.
I have a job.
We live in a wonderful house.
We have an amazing family.

I guess I need to continue to focus on the positives. 
Here's the new car: