"New Beginnings" My point of view!

First time mommy of 3

2014-07-07T20:32:00.001-07:00

I've recently had my third baby, and while I'm completely thrilled I find my self a little overwhelmed. I'm hoping this feeling is normal, is natural and that there aren't "super moms" out there that feel the opposite lol. Although I know we all have our "super mom" abilities, but this momma is feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of my mom going home and me being home with three little ones day in and day out. So tell me all you mommas... How do you do it? What "super mom" ability am I missing, and where do I find it? When it comes to caring for three little ones and keeping a house clean, not to mention homeschooling my oldest, its overwhelming. I know everyone will say "you'll get the hang if it", or "hang in there it gets better/easier". And while I appreciate those words of encouragement it sure doesn't make things any easier :) okay, okay I'm don't griping, I'm so thrilled to be blessed beyond measure with the beautiful, wonderful, amazing kids.

Busy Business!

2012-08-16T14:54:00.001-07:00

I feel as though I NEVER get on here, completely crazy because I ALWAYS have so much to say. I always have so much on my mind that needs to be spoken. Being a mommy of two little ones sometimes you don't get to be with friends or adults much for that matter. My babies are my life, and at that I am doing my best to raise the properly. Training them up in the ways they should go.

This is a picture of baby girl on her first birthday!

In just a few weeks I will begin working with my son (3 years old) in pre-school material. Looking forward to seeing him grow and change. At this point I am unwilling to release my babies into the secular school system just to have people of the "world" train them. Why should I do this when they have a perfectly good mommy at home to teach them? I guess I could be like some people and sit around the house, go to the gym and work out, go get my hair done, get my nails done, go tan ect..... Ha ha but i choose to spend my time at home with my babies teaching them and training them :-)

This is my love bug... He is so sweet!

In all of this I have tried to start a baking http://sconeme.webs.com/ business that I feel I have not been very successful in, I started it before I had my second baby, and when she came I got overwhelmed in the idea of trying to get my business off the ground. So now I think it is time for me to start working on it again! Actually there are two businesses I am working on call me crazy but these are my latest endeavors. Below are a few things I have been working on trying to sell these items. Such cute little scarves!

I love being busy, busy, busy... But trying to promote my small businesses is tough. I don't even know where to start. Praying for direction from the one who put these ideas in my head in the first place :-)

Since I became a mommy of two

2012-04-16T14:14:00.006-07:00

Little Miss "Em" and Love Bug "Ry" keep me on my toes. Needless to say there is NEVER a dull moment in my home. Between trying to keep up on laundry, keeping the house clean (which is NEVER easy or possible) potty training one, and working on getting another one ready for "table food", keeping their room clean. Having one who pulls toys out all over the place and neglects to put them back, or having another that just started crawling, and is pulling herself up on EVERYTHING then cries cause she can't get back down. Never, never a dull moment. What do I do in my downtime? Not sure I have any of that ha ha just kidding. I have recently taken up crocheting soooooo much fun. AND I started making jewelry, Earrings mostly. My main reason for learning to crochet was to make hats and such for my kids, I LOVE it! I taught myself, and am getting pretty good at it. Yes, yes I am proud of myself! So I decided to take a few pics so you can see all I've done!

First up, this is a hat I made for my baby girl!

Here is another hat I made for her :-)

Ahhhhh my first "granny square"
This hat I made for my niece!

Ahhhh this I love, keeps my coffee hot, my hands cool and my table CLEAN :-) Heavenly!

Now that you have seen some of my art here are a few earrings I have made... These are quite amateur I really need to work on my skill where jewelry is concerned, but hey everyone has to start somewhere!

Bracelet for my little girl!

Anyhow, this is what I have been doing in my downtime. Sometimes it's 30 minutes here, 15 minutes there. But I still get to do it, and I LOVE it. Hey everyone needs a hobby right? Mine just consists of making things!

Until next time....

Loving being a Mommy

New Beginnings = New Mommy

2011-07-21T06:21:00.000-07:00

I wrote this blog almost 9 months ago... just forgot to publish it!

July 16th 2011 marked the birth of a new little soul into this earth. A soul I have been commissioned by God to guard and lead. She is beautiful inside and out :-) this 5 day miracle has brought such change into my home, yet I am at peace. She is the light of my world. And big brother is warming up so well to her. Little Em is already the type that wants to cuddle you and be held ALL DAY. Oh my what will I do with this? Trying to make sure that big brother Ry knows that even though mommy is spending all her time with little Em, that I love him big as the sky. I try to tell him all day long how much I love him. I hope he know this. Just waiting on things to settle down and get somewhat back to normal. Including my own recovery process. For some reason my body with each of my kids puts me through about 4 days of labor before the big event. Amazing what the human body can handle. Made it to the hospital in time for an epidural thank the Lord, not sure I could have done it with out that :-) call me a wimp, but when your body has already undergone about 4 days of intense contractions, it's time for some pain relief. And I gladly took it, in fact I was impatient and wanted it right then and there. That was probably one of my first questions.... "when can I get the epidural" lol. I was so fortunate to be one of these girls that had to push for 2 and a half hours nearing 3... *sigh* however in the end it was completely worth it.

Looking forward to the next several years of my life to see what it holds!

"My Point of View"

Ramblings!!!

2011-06-22T20:16:00.000-07:00

Yep, I'm 37 weeks pregnant, and I am oh so ready to have this little bundle of joy. Physically I am overwhelmed with being pregnant. This pregnancy has been so different from my first in so many ways. Let start with the first trimester. I was SICK every day. Any Momma out there knows that it's hard when you have a 2 year old and are sick everyday from being pregnant. My poor baby, he was lacking a proper mommy lol. Second trimester wasn't so bad but she moves way way more than my son did she is SO active. Even now at 37 weeks she is so active. My son was never THIS active.

We have about all our things in place for her arrival. It was a bit hard as we just moved about 3 weeks ago. So getting things set up for her to come is most pressing! But we are almost there. Things are looking up. Hubby and I are READY, READY, READY for her to come.

My little Ry, I'm not so sure he fully understands just what is going on. He really doesn't understand why he can't climb on mommy like he used to. Honestly I can't wait for this part of pregnancy to be over so I can cuddle, and love on my little man like I used to. Oh and play with him, without being afraid of him kicking me in the tummy and such. He is so amazing to me though. Honestly I have never seen a little one so smart :-) putting 4 word sentences together! I am a proud mommy. Raising him to honor God is our top priority. If we are praying and someone doesn't have their hands raised he will call out their name and say "PRAY" lol oh he really does crack me up!

All in all our family is just about ready for our 4th little person. Never thought I would be 25 and have two kids, but I just can't wait... I can honestly say there will be more babies to come! :-)

Babies, Babies and more Babies

2011-03-18T11:28:00.000-07:00

I started our small registry for Target, not that we expect to have a baby shower as we don't have more than a few friends here. But still it will be nice to receive some things ha ha. Most of what I have on there are things we didn't get for our son, and a few things that just wont work for a girl that worked for a boy.

Were super excited about this new little addition to our family, we are going to look at a toddler bed today for my son and hopefully pick it up. There is so much that still has to be done for us to be prepared for our new addition. Since our two little one's will be sharing a room, we have to rearrange the room, get my son a toddler bed with new bedding, get my baby girl a bed set (she is using my sons crib) oh yeah AND GET MY SON POTTY TRAINED! I thought it would be easier than this, however I just started yesterday. My little Ry is so smart, I just don't know how to get him to understand that when you sit on the potty you GO, lol. He will sit down and just look at me like I'm crazy, so I sit there and talk to him and tell him that this is where you go potty. NOT in your diapers. So far the only progress we have made is the fact that he tells me he has gone potty in his diaper... NOT ON THE POTTY. I know we will get it one day :-)

When someone mentions the word stress, we all automatically get a feeling, whether it be a good feeling or a bad feeling, we all feel something. Some people thrive under the pressure of stress, and others buckle under the pressure. No matter what we do, we all have a reaction.

So I guess by now you have figured out that I am probably stressed out, and you guessed right. Right now is a trying time for my little family, with another one on the way. Mostly because money is tight, and work is a little hard for a pregnant mommy to be to find. I have even been on an interview, and got the job, however when they found out I was pregnant, they decided I was not a good fit for the company. How did that make me feel???? It made me sad, knowing I can't offer any financial help to my hubby.

Now my hubby is a great man, and works very hard to make a comfortable life for my son and I, but when the rubber meets the road... there is still a lack of money. I'm not sure how I can help my hubby out where money is concerned because I am 6 months pregnant. *Sigh* Oh what can I do? The conclusion I have come to is.... I have to trust in God, He knows exactly where we are, and what we are going through. And He WILL see us through. For now we just have to make do and see what God does.

LONG TIME COMING!

2010-12-02T14:51:00.000-08:00

I have been so busy there has been no time to post on here. Crazy stuff has been going on. I have recently started on a business venture. When I was a teenager I worked at a tearoom. During my time there I learned a lot about the culture of Great Britain. I grew to love England and will one day visit there. However one of the many things I learned about in this period of my life was Scones. And that has been my own "little" business venture. The name of my business is "Scone Me" although at this time I am not fully pursuing my venture in the near future I will be going full steam ahead.

Another reason I have not visited my blog is because I recently found out that I am pregnant with baby number 2, so far this has been a very trying pregnancy. :-) But as we all know us women always make it through.

So I offer my apologies, I had a friend tell me a few months ago that I NEEDED to post ha ha life has just been a tad busy.

Happy Holidays to all. May this be the best year yet!

Growing UP!

2010-06-27T18:50:00.000-07:00

My little Ry's room shows signs of a toddler, we now have a little table with chairs, a little rubber puzzle rug, and a castle that he recently got for his birthday in his room... My little man is growing up. The only thing in his room that still resembles a baby is the fact that he still has a crib instead of a toddler bed, which he will have for a bit longer I hope. I have resolved when he decides to be a little acrobat and climb out and over the side rail of his crib his bed will turn into a big boys bed.

His newest word is MINE! That is all I hear all day long... Mine, mine, mine! If I have a toy of his it's MINE! Goodness I can't say that I am super excited about this faze lol. He is also starting to throw a few temper tantrums hmmmm not sure this is a good thing. He gets in trouble when he throws them. Tell me, what are some of the things you have done to curb the throwing of the tantrums?

We just came back from week long vacation in South Carolina, it was great fun! I loved it, but I missed home so much. I am a home body, home is where I belong, even when I go to work somedays I long for my home. Oh just to be home!

My son is growing SO fast, it is so sad to watch, although I am enjoying every minute of it, I hate to see it happen... Where is the little baby I once held so close? He is growing into a big boy TO FAST!

Birthday Girl!

2010-06-16T21:29:00.000-07:00

So if some of you did not know today was my birthday, and has been the most amazing birthday yet... Almost everyone I love was here it was an amazing day, I'm just tellin' ya lol. When I went to work I got a birthday cake :-) I work with some amazing people... Then I get home and had a present from my dad :-) that was nice... My son and I took a short nap, however when my son woke up he took off his diaper and went tee tee all in his bed :-( guess its time to potty train... The biggest down side to this was that I don't have a washer and dryer so I had to take his bedding to my mom's lol. Then we went out to dinner for my birthday... My momma surprised me with my traditional lemon cake that she makes for me every year, however most years I have to ask for it, this year she just surprised me with it, I didn't even have to ask for it. I opened my birthday presents, one of which my sister-in-law made me a book of my sons first year, I about cried lol. Then my momma told me my big birthday present was in her car so we went outside and to my surprise my mother-in-law sent me her CAR for my birthday :-) I feel absolutely loved today. I knew they were sending a car however it was going to be a two door 93 nissan sentra, what I got in its place was a 02 mazda tribute.... AMAZING DAY! Then to top it all of, I get home and my hubby bought me an espresso machine to make lattes with! Then I got to talk to one of my best friends...

Ok so now that i have told you about my amazing birthday, do any of my readers have any thoughts on how to potty train, my baby boy is only 14 months old... But it is evident with how many times he has taken off his diapers he is about ready to be trained so any help would be great thanks :-)

Eating...!

2010-06-14T20:00:00.000-07:00

So anyone that has children knows that babies go through the stage where EVERYTHING goes in their mouth... They could stick the most nasty thing in there mouth and not have a problem with it at all. I have heard SOOOOO many stories of little ones putting some crazy things in their mouths, or even eating it lol. So today I went over to my mom's house to look for a few things, and it was just my son and I there. I was walking around looking for the things I was there to find, while my son played around. He reached up on the table and got a box with Santa on it, so my original thought was the box was harmless... So I went on about my business, a few seconds later I hear my son gagging... So naturally I turned to look at him and his little face was red and his eyes were all teary from gagging. So I stuck my finger in his mouth and tried to get whatever it was out. However in the process of doing that my son swallowed it... I later learned that he had stuck in his mouth a crayon and swallowed it :-( I felt so bad... This is the FIRST thing that my son has eaten like that, that I know of. He seemed happy and normal the whole day, so my guess is it didn't hurt him!

It's DONE!

2010-06-13T06:51:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my sister-in-law she has done an amazing job... I love it! I hope you guys enjoy my new layout as much as I do... There are plenty of pictures of my little family up here so take a look, since I know a few of you have been asking about them. So in conclusion to my little post here THANK YOU SISTER FOR TAKING CARE OF ME ;-)

Enjoy all!

Construction!

2010-06-12T07:40:00.000-07:00

Forgive me, my blog is under MAJOR construction, my sister is making it B-E-A-Utiful for me! She is absolutely amazing at this kind of stuff... She is in the middle of personalizing the layout you see on my page now! Thank you for you patience, it will be pretty soon enough...

Mosquito Bite

2010-06-10T16:40:00.000-07:00

My son and hubby went out to a friends house last night while I was at work... They came to see me at work later and my baby boy comes in with 3 HUGE Mosquito bites... I felt so bad for him, he had one on his eye, one on his cheek, and one on his leg. This morning we woke up and the little bite on his cheek got bigger. Since we moved I don't have any rubbing alcohol to put on it...

What are your suggestions? How do you handle mosquito bites? They were not out long so I'm shocked he got so many!

Rewards!

2010-06-10T06:22:00.000-07:00

I ALWAYS try to reward my boy when he does something right. Example: Every day it is a constant battle to get my son to sit down when he is in a chair or on the couch, mind you he is only 13 months.We have a special chair for him that he can crawl into, I think that when he is in it he feels like a BIG boy, he loves it.

However he has a habit of standing up in his chair all the time. So when he does we tell him to sit down, and when he listens his obedience is followed by a "thank you". When he began picking up words and saying them one of the first "phrases" he said was Thank You, even before he said momma. In return I feel very rewarded that my son says thank you when he is given something.

I am amazed how fast babies learn things, and what they pick up from the people around them. Babies are amazing little people, and I feel honored to be a mommy to one of the most amazing babies :-)

First Time

2010-06-09T22:17:00.000-07:00

A few days ago, I had a friend tell me I should start a blog, wondering what I should write about I simply asked her... "And what would I write about?" At this point she told me I should write about being a first time mom, and so that is what I have set out to do. I will write about all the cute, silly, funny little things he does, and all the dumb, stupid things his momma does... Hopefully in all of my writings I will not bore you...

So for my first blog I would like to begin to tell you about my pregnancy with this little miracle. I conceived him in August, at this time I had been married for 7 months... Probably a little to soon to get pregnant, but we "thought" we were ready, I can see now that more thought should have been placed into that idea. Although I had a fairly easy pregnancy, compared to most it still had its ups and downs. Near my last few weeks it is easy to say I was not a happy camper, being uncomfortable, and in pain almost every day and night was no where near fun. My doctor had set an inducement date, it was going to be the week he was due. However my little man had different plans for his mommy. Four days before I found my self in labor and delivery, my contractions started. Fairly mild I didn't think anything of it. But as the hours and days progressed the contractions began to grow stronger and a bit longer. For about two days they were pretty consistent at 5 min apart. Mind you I called labor and delivery three times and was told they needed to be at least 1-2 minutes apart, and to take some tylenol and rest Hmmmmmmmmmmm. So I did not go into the hospital, I did not want to be confined to a bed nor did I want to be sent home due to a false alarm. So I waited, finally at 3 am Monday morning my contractions had just enough pain to make me cry, so I told my wonderful loving hubby I needed to go to the hospital, when I got there I was checked and told I was at 9 1/2 centimeters. I was so excited until the nurse asked me why I was happy, cause it was to late for an epi... That made me a little more nervous, although the nurses were so sweet and quite reassuring they told me if I made it this far the rest would be a breeze. The doctor made it into the room and I was given pitocin I have no clue why I needed that since I was at 9 1/2 centimeters, but I'm not the doctor... That is when the contractions got completely unbearable, I felt like I couldn't take it anymore, I had NO pain killer in my system. While the doctor was in the room he told me I would have to have an emergency C-section... I was a little bummed to have come as far as I did and have to have my baby taken that way, but I was so happy it was going to be over and I would have some meds in my system. It turns out that my baby boy had his foot tangled in the umbilical cord and every time I had a contraction his heart rate would drop... All I can say is THANK GOD FOR DOCTORS! There were two downsides to me having a C-Section, I don't remember having my baby at all because of all the meds that were in my system, and the recovery killed me. That, and only that is the reason why having another baby scares me... I hated the pain of the recovery, not being able to hold my baby close, and not being able to affectively nurse him. I believe this is because I am such a petite girl that it hurt so bad to nurse and such. I went home, got healed up and now we are a year down the road, and this has been the best year in my whole life, nothing tops this. My baby boy is my everything, I have truly been blessed with my little Ry!