SLEEP!!

We got some! All 3 of us! We were all in the same bed too! It was a fluke I am sure, but hey, we will take what we can get! It has been one of those, slow to get about mornings too, I really like those! Seriously I just had to take a small break in this to put Alli's clothes on. I have had them out, but she just now wanted them on. We still need to do her hair, but we aren't going anywhere right away.

Speaking of getting dressed, I hate it. I am in the period of time where my maternity clothes don't quite fit and my regular clothes are too tight. Ugh! I hate this phase, but it must be gone through. The more I think about it, the more and more I am glad that we have decided that 2 is the number of kids for us.

I got an A on my last assessment!! I was really nervous about it because I put it off until the just before it was due. It was the lowest A possible, but I really was not expecting it at all. It gave me a much needed boost in my confidence. Now I really need to get back in my groove and dedicate the appropriate amount of time to working on my practices.

Tonight we start the 13-week-course of Financial Peace University. Our church does what is called Monday Night for the Master. They do dinner at 6 and for us it is FPU at 630. They also do work around the church while the weather is cooler and it gets light early. When it warms up and stays light out longer, they go out into the community and do work. We are excited to be able to take part in it.

Last night Allisyn had a bad experience in the nursery. I think the main thing is she just didn't want to go. She sat on top of the slide the whole time. When we went to pick her up she was still sitting their crying. It was sad. I think part of the problem might have been the last couple of times she had gone, she knew some of the nursery workers. This time she did not know them.

Well, I think I am getting told that we are getting a start on our day! I am off to follow Alli-bug to see what the day holds!

Moooo!

We have hit the stage in Allisyn's development where we must really watch what we say around her. The other day I was having an early "I'm pregnant and fat" day. I told Allisyn that I felt like a fat cow. Her response, "Mooooo." Cute, right? Other things that are being said, "uh oh." It actually comes out like ahh oh, but it happens when anything falls or she drops or throws anything on purpose.

She also uses "NO" quite a bit. She even does the sign for it. Sometimes it is very hard not to laugh at her when she is suppose to be in trouble and she is trying to tell you "no." She is so serious about it. It is really comical when she is in another room and you here her saying "no." You can't help but go and see which cat is getting in trouble. Usually it is Tiger

She also likes saying "grape" before eating every grape. She likes saying "more," even when she doesn't really want more. She also like the word "mine." She really enjoys getting stuff that she knows is not hers and saying "mine," just for the reaction. She really doesn't like it when you have to take it away and tell her it isn't hers.

Life with Allisyn is always exciting and sometimes very tiring, but we wouldn't change much about it!

Isn't it sad...

when you have to go and read your previous post so you remember what you blogged about and where you left off? I usually have to do that, even if the unusual happens and I blog 2 days in a row! Anyway, Thursday night did not go as well as had hoped. I ended up getting up about 2 to sleep with them. Alli would not calm back down for her daddy, so I went back in and slept with them. I use the term "slept" loosely. Of course she wanted to be RIGHT on me or by me giving me very little room to move around. Which is not good because I really do have the need to roll around from side to side quite a bit. She prevents me from doing so and it causes and unhappy body most mornings. We are working on it though. Last night I slept with them and just shoved (not really shoved) her over when she got asleep enough. It gave me enough room to do a little more rolling around, but not much. At least we got to sleep in until about 9. Which is amazing because she was asleep by 930 last night!

The past 2 days have been pretty good. We had a lunch/playdate on Thursday. It was nice to get out and see some of my mom friends. One of them has 3 little girls and is due within the next week with her 4th. She is a super mom indeed. On our way back Allisyn and I picked up some stew meat to put in our stew. We took dinner to a couple in our class in our church who just had a baby. They now have 2. Their little boy is a few months older than Alli-bug.

Today, Allisyn and I just hung out around the house. We had a lazy start to our day, which was really nice for a lazy feeling mom. We had a lot of snuggle time. I love snuggle time. It makes me feel special! We took a later nap and were still asleep when Michael came home. Then he ran out to get milk. Allisyn wasn't too happy when he was not home when she got up, but he was home shortly after. It is so precious to see her get excited when he comes home!

His job has been going pretty well. He was told to just jump right in and start asking questions to start learning. He was a rover today, which meant he was out on the floor answering questions from doctors and nurses. I think he like it more than he let on. He got some scrubs from the hospital, but we don't think the pants are going to be long enough! We may have to go buy some this weekend for him. I think he is looking forward to being able to wearing scrubs.

He is off for the second weekend in a row which will be nice! Not sure what we will be doing, but that is ok! Well, I'm off to see where my family disappeared to. They left me in the living room alone.

A Good Night's Sleep!

Well, we tried something different last night. I slept in the guest bed by myself and Allisyn and dad slept in our bed. It went really well. She only woke up once to have her diaper changed then went right back to sleep for him. It must be a momma thing that she has to be on me or curled up right next to me all night. This morning when I got up to go to bed with her she did ok until Michael got into his noisy drawer. Then she fussed a little and found mom and stayed curled up right next to me until we woke up. We are going to try it again tonight.

Michael started his new job Monday. He seems to like it pretty well. He hasn't really done much. He went to orientation on Monday. It was long and boring, but it something that must be done. It was such a beautiful day on Monday that Allisyn and I made it to the zoo! We were there for about 2 hours and I was worn out. I was so looking forward to a nap, but no. Allisyn took a power nap on the way home and did not go back down. I wanted to cry because I was soo tired. I was so glad when Michael got home.

Tuesday was a good day. It turned cold again, so we stayed inside. It was kind of longer day because we woke up at 7. AAAACK!! I'm not a morning person, much less and early morning person. I was glad when she fell asleep in my lap in the chair around noon. We ended up napping in the chair, which was not real great. Luckily she was in a better mood when she woke up.

Today, I got a call from a friend, who was also our realtor. She was in a pickle and needed a short-term sitter for her little boy. He is 21-months-old. She said she would only take me up on it if we let her return the favor. Of course I was going to take her up on it. I couldn't leave her without a sitter, and having a return sitting is just great! It went really well! They got along really well. They had a few "mine" moments, but nothing too bad. It was a nice day. I had to battle Alli a little bit for a nap, but she finally went down. I did too!

Michael came home and we got some alone time to talk while Alli finished her nap. That doesn't happen too much! Then we got dinner ready (we actually made our own dinner!) and then we ate and went to Wednesday night class. Allisyn really loves her bible class and it is fun to see her excited when we go!

Michael should meet with his boss tomorrow and get an idea of what his schedule will be for the rest of the month. Hopefully he will learn some stuff so that he can actually do more than just check prescriptions. He is happier with his situation which is a big plus. I am soo happy he is excited about it.

Well that is our update for the past couple of days. It is kind of nice not having to wrap because Allisyn needs me! Right now she is playing a puzzle toy with her daddy. Priceless!

A night alone.

So the rest of Thursday went well. I think. My days all run together. We were very glad when Michael got home. Did I mention that it was his last 12-hour-day? Wooohooo! Friday he got up and went to work, did I mention that this was his last day with Williams? It was. We were all happy about it. His day was long, but he was glad to turn in his keys at the end of the day. That night I had a party with some friends. Michael and Allisyn went to Jenks to stay with some friends that we don't see very often. They stayed all night, which was really exciting because I got the whole house to myself! I slept sooo well. Michael said Allisyn slept really well too. We were excited because we thought it was the beginning of a trend.

Saturday morning they headed back this way and went to the OU basketball game with a friend. They didn't come home until almost 5 which meant they were away for home for about 22 hours. That is the longest Allisyn and I have ever been away from each other. I got our bills paid and our budget set up to cover the possible missing of a check as we switch over from a 1 to 2 week pay period. I also got some school stuff caught up. I had fallen behind. Thankfully we had gotten a weeks extension on our deadlines or else I would have been in trouble. I have my assessment almost finished. I just have to go over it a few more times.

So I got caught up on school stuff and by the time Michael and Allisyn came home, I was very happy to see them! Allisyn was pretty happy to see me too, but she still all about dad! She had gotten a shiner at the basketball game. She whacked her eye on a seat or something. It is pretty blue! Last night was not good for sleeping. We started out by trying to have her sleep in the guest bed, which is in the nursery right now, but it did not last as long as we had hoped. She ended up back in bed with us wanting to be attached to me. I do not sleep well at all when she does that. None of us got a lot of sleep last night.

But we did manage to get up and get ready for Sunday school. Our young marrieds class is really huge and we are about to out grow our classroom. They still had the heat on, so I kind of got a little sick. We did not make it for worship this morning. I was soo tired and sick that I knew that I would not make it. So we came home and I rested most of the afternoon. Allisyn and Michael went out for a bit and came back when she was asleep. Then we all napped together.

Then we got up and went to church tonight. I was feeling a lot better. Allisyn was being very restless so she went to the nursery. Her Wednesday night teacher was one of the attendant's tonight. Allisyn really likes her. She was blowing her kisses when we were leaving. We also got signed up for Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. We are both really excited about going through this and hope that we learn how to manage our money the way God wants us too.

Right now Michael is playing basketball with the guys and Allisyn and I are hanging out at home. Thankfully he got a ride home so we did not have to take 2 cars. Allisyn is getting a bit of an attitude so I will wrap this up. She was playing so well and snacking on some marshmallows, but now she is need of my attention. I love being a mom!

18-month checkup

Today was Allisyn's 18-month check up. After a long night of us not sleeping well at all, I had prepared myself for a bad appointment. Allisyn did NOT want to wake up and get dressed. She finally got woken up to start chattering and things started looking up. This was the first appointment Michael has had to miss so I was not looking forward to it all. I was very surprised and happy to find out there were NO immunizations today!! YAY!!! The appointment went really well! She weighs in at 30 lbs 1.5 ounces. Measures in at 35 1/3 inches. Her head is 48 3/4 cm. She is above 97% in all 3 categories. We got the go ahead to switch her over to 2% milk. She was quite the chatter box and talked with her ped and the nurse like she knew them very well. Her pediatrician is quite pleased with her developments. She agrees a visit to a pediatric dentist as soon as we get out dental insurance would be wise. She also agrees that it would be mean to put her into gymnastics. If she fell in love with it, she would outgrow it and not be able to carry on.

One of her newest words is moooo! She loves finding her cows and talking to them. She is really in love with her new kitchen she got for Christmas. It is so cute watching her work away. Right now she is "vacuuming" with her vacuum. I also think she is filling up a diaper. That tell-tale sign of squatting and grunting is going on. So I am off to change a diaper!! Have I ever mentioned how much I love being a mom!?

Happy Happy New Year!

Well, we did it! We (all 3!) stayed up until midnight and rang in the new year with our class from church! It was a great deal of fun, but of course very tiring. Michael and I are so glad that we have a group of friends who have kids that we can do stuff with. We are the only couple amongst his friends who have kids so we cannot do things with them very often. We have a wonderful group of people in our class. There are quite a few of us pregnant too! The next baby is due in Jan, then one in April. Then 2 in May. Then 1 at the end of July and then us! There may be a few more in there, but I'm still not familiar with everyone in our class. We just had a baby born on Dec 20th, two right around Thanksgiving, one in October. It is a great group of young families!

We are really praying that this year is much calmer than 2007. We should have no major moves, or separations. Michael will turn 30 and we will add a new bundle of to our family. Michael will start a new job next week (Praise the Lord!) Other than that we are hoping for a calmer less money consuming year! The only two things that we really need to do, is to pull up the carpet and have laminate installed in the main living area, and to upgrade our car to a minivan. The way Michael and I both sit so far back there is not enough room behind the driver' or passenger's seat for an infant carrier. Sitting the baby right next to Allisyn in the middle is not an option either, so we are going to go with a minivan. I think Michael is less than thrilled, but I will be the main driver, so it is ok. That an the whole expense of a new baby, but hey, we can deal with that!

So far this new year has been very productive. We have shampooed our carpets and picked up a lot of our stuff! The carpets still need to be replace badly, but they do look a LOT better! Michael did a great job. I didn't do to much with the shampooer thing. Right now Micheal, with the help of Allisyn, is trying to tinker with our recliner, but it really isn't getting anywhere. We got a crappy chair that sits too far forward. You have to throw your legs up and your body back to get the leg rest to come up. It is not as comfortable rocking as we thought it would be either. We just got a lemon of a chair.

Well, I should see if Michael needs any assistance. I'll try to update again soon.