Blessings :)

I just love weekends even though I was completely off when it came to my dates! I thought Sunday was the 18th, so of course I missed my best little (well he's not sooo little anymore ;) ) guy, Jack Shisler's, birthday party. However, we got to stop by yesterday and see him when Ross and I went on our "date". :)

My parents watched Blakes while Ross and I did a little shopping and stopped by the Shisler's house. It's so weird when Blakes is not with us, but it was nice to spend some quality time with my husband. :)

When we got back to my parent's house Blakely decided to eat a whole bowl of oatmeal, which meant she ate a whole jar of sweet potatoes and a whole bowl of oatmeal for the first time yesterday! I have to admit it is less stressful when she actually eats the food and doesn't just spit it everywhere. :)

I know my weekend timeline is kind of back words but I wanted to include that Kypton came on Saturday!! He is absolutely adorable! I am so proud of my best friend, Hollie and her husband, Dan...they're great parents!  We got to see him twice over the weekend and I even got to feed him last night. :)  Hollie asked me if I was ready for a second one, and I have to admit Kypton makes it awfully tempting...but for now, I just love enjoying my time with Blakes! ;)

Well, Thanksgiving is coming up and I am so very excited! On Wednesday we will head to my parent's and spend two days there, then head to Winterset to see all of the Rethmeier's/Livingston's/Mulder's. That's right they will all be there! :)  I told a friend yesterday that I can't believe Blakely will be celebrating her first Thanksgiving this week and before we know it Christmas! :) 

Okay, I know this is a weird way to end a blog but...for you mother's out there...how much would you spend on a super cute pair of Jeggings (jeans/leggings) for a 6 month old?? I broke down and bought a pair for Blakes and let's just say I spent more on them then I usually do on Rossy's jeans. :)  And does anyone know of place where I can get a cute pair for cheap!? 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday!

Brothers/Uncles :)

Today Blakely and I went to her 6 month appointment (still can not get over the fact that my daughter is 6 months!). The nurse informed us that she is in the 93 percentile for weight and 95 percentile for height (which jumped from 50 percentile at her first appointment ;) ) I am so thankful for a healthy and growing baby girl!

Blakes also received 3 shots today and of course, she cried when she first felt the prick of the needles so I was preparing myself, since I cried more than her when she received her first shots...the nurses had to offer me Kleenexes, for the worse, but all of sudden when I picked her up to comfort her, I hear this absolutely adorable giggle! Yes! A giggle! The nurse made some facial expression, by accident mind you, that Blakely must have thought was hilarious and seemed as though she never received 3 shots. I have to admit my 6 month old is far braver than I will ever be!

After her appointment we had lunch with my mom at her office and then met my brother, Cole and my dad at his office. After all of my dad's coworkers got their fix of a baby being in the office, Cole brought Jimmy John's to my house and we got to hang out for a while. It was a blast! It has been really cool seeing my brothers become uncles. Blakely loves her UC! (Uncle Cole)

I also talked with my brother, Taylor, on facebook tonight. I love the times we get to talk, probably because I miss him so much. I was fearful we were going to grow apart once he moved to NYC, but it is crazy how his move actually brought us closer together...or at least I think. ;) I am so proud of him and can't wait to see him for Christmas!

Finally, took some pics off our camera so here are a few from Halloween and hanging out with daddy :)

Cutest lady bug I've ever seen ;)

Two peas in a pod :)

Thing 1 and Thing 2 :)

So all in all it was a great day...now if only Kypton would grace us with his presence. ;)

Day 2 :)

Who would have thought, I would spend the entire day simply making a few meals, shower, completing two homework assignments, feeding (week old, almost brown bananas seem to be her fav...go figure?) and playing with Blakely, doing 3 loads of laundry (and it's still not all done :) ) attending class, and now blogging??  Well, now that I type it all, I can! ;)

Like I mentioned in my previous post, I am trying to find more productive and creative ways of spending my time. I was shocked when I decided to blog instead of watching my favorite T.V. show, "Bones" tonight. Maybe it's a step? I have to be honest, I have been looking forward to this time all day, probably because I find it somewhat therapeutic. :)

I am really looking forward to tomorrow morning for two reasons, Blakely has her 6 month appointment (not really looking forward to the shots) and my best friend is scheduled to be induced! We are sooo excited to finally meet her sweet baby boy and have already started praying the Lord watches over her, Kypton, and the delivery.

Ross and I have begun reading the book, "I Quit" before we go to bed and the first chapters have drastically changed the way I view life. Without writing a novel (haha no pun intended ;) ), the book empowers Christians to find healthy ways of quitting things in life. The first chapter is titled, "Stop caring about what other people think." so one can only imagine how the reading has rocked my world. :)

Well, Ross just came over to the computer asking what I was doing and I think it was his sweet way of saying hey let's hang out, so good night to you all! :)

Blogging?

I have been inspired by all of my family and friends who blog to begin this trend myself, however; I must be completely honest, what ultimately forced me to find a better way to spend my time was the moment I realized I spent more time watching mindless television than doing anything else in my life. Ross, my husband, informed me that on average Americans spend over 8 hours a week watching T.V. What could we do with an extra 8 hours in our week?? Well, I can tell you one thing, I could spend that time doing my homework, which I need to do as we speak. Therefore, this is going to be short, but I'm really looking forward to blogging more later! :)