Life Day by Day

Here are some pics I took at our house on Christmas...it is STILL snowing and is supposed to keep snowing all week. I think we have about 3ft of snow already. Craziness!

This is out our front door:


Our view from the dining room:


Our back yard:


I hope everyone is enjoying their snow too! :)

To do - I agree with Becki, it's addictive! :)

Take it EASY so that I don't get sick.
Work on Cian's stocking (finish it possibly?)
Put Rain on tredmill for at least 20 minutes

Well, Tim is feeling better. He seemed to turn the corner Monday night, and is all better now. Yesterday, however, I started to get a headache and was a bit queesy. I slept hard last night (in between feedings etc.) and am feeling okay this morning...just a little odd in the stomach. I hope that is as far as it goes! Cian has a lot of gas and is more sleepy then usual today, so I think he is fighting off his version of this stomach flu too. I am just glad that we will likely be completely over it by this weekend!

We have at least an inch or two of new snow, and it is still coming down pretty hard. It is cozy sitting here looking out at the snow swirling around the house and we're all nice and snug in our temperature controlled house! lol

It was so much fun watching Cian learn how to use his jumper yesterday. I put him in it and for awhile he just hung there with the occasional pirouette when he stood on one leg, but then suddenly - hop, hop, hop! At first he was real serious about it, then he started smiling and laughing as he would go and go. I'm glad he likes it so much and hopefully it will burn all the energy that boy has!

Speaking of Cian, I am almost done with Cian's stocking!! I just have to embroider and stitch on about a thousand leaves, embroider the name tag, and stitch it all together. Finally! It was much more detailed and involved then I thought.

Well, Cian is tired of swinging so I got to find him another activity. Have a great day! <3

Cian learned something new today! Check it out below - he loves it! Sorry in advance for our crappy camera...

Go shopping-Done
Work on Cian's stocking-Done (well, I worked on it a bunch :)
Do something with Rain
Call kennel to see if heated - if so, get Rain a kennel for this weekend -Done
Straighten house
Dishes -Done
Clean bathrooms
Start packing-Done

All this if Cian will let me of course.

I can't wait for things to go back to "normal". They haven't been normal for over 2 months and I'm sick of it. 'nuff said about that.

We found out that we STILL can't get our new car because the guy we're buying it from had his loan through a credit union who requires they keep the title...so now we have to wait for the title to ship from the credit union to us before we can register it and drive it. They said it will take 2-3 weeks for the title to get here. They said it is impossible for them to ship it faster. Joy. We started the process of buying this car at the beginning of November. Gah.

It's -4F outside right now! Brr.

Well, this is kind of a complainy blog, but that's all that's going on today. Talk to you later. <3

Today's To Do

Shovel snow
Work on Cian's stocking (almost done!! :D)
Exercise me and Rain
Bring family present over to Josh and Amber to wrap

It's nice to have a short to do list. :)

Poor Tim is fighting off a nasty stomach flu. I really, REALLY hope Cian and I don't catch it. He has a doctor's appt. this morning to get put on quarters, and hopefully they'll give him some idea on how to fix it. I wouldn't be surprised if they give him an IV to rehydrate him as he hasn't really drank anything for 3 days - and with a stomach flu he really needs to replenish!

It is beautiful and sunny outside. The snow sparkles so nice - I missed it so much in Georgia! I didn't miss the bone numbing cold though...it is currently 5F and not expected to get warmer then that, with a low of -10F.

Cian rolled from his back to his tummy for the first time on Saturday. He was spending some time on the floor, and I had just turned him onto his back as he was getting fussy on his tummy. I went to put Rain outside to play and when I came back, there he was back on his tummy! He's getting skillz. :P He likes to play with his feet now, and he is beginning to learn he can move himself around. It gets dangerous when holding him on you lap because he'll throw himself in the direction he wants to go and then shove at you with his arms and legs until he can get whatever it is he is going for. He reminds me of a dog when you hold them over water and they start swimming in air...he does the same thing! lol

I think I am all ready for this coming weekend when we're heading over to Oroville for our Christmas celebration. It will be fun! We're hoping to be able to spend a lot of time with both sides of our family this time since Tim won't have to get back to work until Tuesday!

Oh, we got a crock pot yesterday! I can't wait to use it. :)

Well, I better get going. I hope everyone is having a great winter day.
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Shovel walkway
Do laundry
Do dishes
Wrap presents
Go to library
Send off Netflix movies
Work on Cian's Stocking
Exercise me and Rain

Poor Tim is not feeling very well today. He has been throwing up all morning. I'm hoping it is food poisoning from some old fries he found in the fridge yesterday, and not the flu. After the last few days with Cian, all we need is a new bug.

We have what I would guess is about three inches of snow and it is still lightly snowing out there. Rain is wearing her pretty blue coat and is enjoying running around in it. :)

Well, Cian is not a content boy so I better go entertain him.
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I am going to "borrow" an idea from Michelle's blog and share my to-do list with you all. I think it's a great idea because it really gives me a feel for a persons day to see what their goals are. :)

Do laundry
Go grocery shopping (get humidifier and Vicks babyrub!)
Do dishes
Organize and store maternity clothes
Work on Cian's stocking
Exercise
Make appointment to get Rain spayed

Poor Cian is fighting off a nasty cold that is trying to turn croupy. He has the deep growly sound in his chest along with a runny/stuffy nose and cough. I feel so bad for him because he is so miserable and when he cries it just makes it worse. He is such a little trooper though. Last night we were up...well...several times and he would be fighting to breathe, crying, and so, SO sleepy - but then he'd look at me or Tim and try valiantly to smile at us. It broke our hearts even worse then the crying. Poor guy.

Fog rolled in last night and is still hanging around creating a coat of frost on everything. Rain still doesn't quite understand ice and made a very good display of that ignorance this morning when I let her out to go potty. The cement patio out our back door was slick with ice, along with everything else, and when I called her to come back in, she charged across the yard with her usual gusto - planning on slowing just enough to maneuver around our BBQ, up the stairs and into the house. Well, like I said she does not understand ice yet and that was the one flaw in her plan. She put on the brakes when she reached the patio and proceeded to slide headlong into the BBQ - toenails desperately searching for purchase on the slick cement. After making a big crash and a sprawling scramble away from the offending BBQ, she carefully, and a bit more humbly, walked into the house. I couldn't help but have a good chuckle at her expense. :)

Here is a pic we took of Cian admiring his first Christmas tree. Our camera it terrible so the quality isn't great, but you get the idea.:)





Well, Cian is awake and needs a diaper change. I'll talk more later when I get the chance.
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So much has happened that attempting to put it all into a blog is intimidating. Therefore, I have been putting it off. I realize this is completely counter-productive as it only causes more events to pile up!

To start off with - Yay! I am so excited to be an aunt again! Little Brooke is beautiful and, in my opinion, looks JUST like her momma. :) It was half scary, half funny to get a call from Josh at 5:50 in the morning asking if he could drop off the boys since they couldn't get a hold of their pre-arranged babysitter, then sit waiting for 30 or so minutes with no boys showing up and having heard sirens in the not-too-far distance. What a great story that Brooke will have for the rest of her life. :)

Cian is changing everyday. He is almost 4 months old now and can sit up with the boppy for assistance. About a week ago he discovered his toes and now likes to play with them. It's cute to watch him learn new things. :) He has decided he likes buttons and will lung for the keyboard when we hold him at the computer and he definitely has an affinity for boxes of any size or color. We are hoping to get a stationary jumper for him as he LOVES to hop. When he is in the right mood he tries to copy sounds and faces we make. Fun, fun.

ALS is almost over!! :D Tomorrow evening is graduation. I am SO looking forward to life returning to normal after nearly 6 weeks. Graduation should be interesting too - it is semi-formal so it is a fun chance to dress up all fancy with Marcela coming over to babysit Cian for us. Mom and Dad are going to be coming over as well, so that will add a special touch to the evening. :) I am so proud of how Tim has done in ALS. There are 3 awards that they give out at the end - leadership, academic, and some fancy one that I can never remember the name of. What is really neat about it, is that Tim is one of the 3 they interviewed for the leadership award, one of the top 2 in the running for the academic, and it is rumored he is very likely to get the fancy one, which is the top award. What a good job he has done. I can't wait to hear if he wins any of the awards!

Another bit of news is that I got a car!! :D Actually it is an SUV. A 2003 Ford Escape. We are waiting for the title transfer and then I can take it home. It will be SO nice to be able to go places and do things by myself again...like a real grown up! lol. It is such a pain to have to wait until Tim gets home just to be able to run to the store and get milk or bread, or not be able to join MOPS or go to the library. A whole new world will open up. :)

I have been keeping busy keeping Cian busy and with keeping the house in order. Last night I started decorating the house for Christmas, and I'm hoping that this weekend we can get a Christmas tree. I have also undertaken the project of making Cian's stocking. I found a kit online at Joann's Fabric that is really cute. It's pretty time intensive, so every time Cian is down for a nap, I am busy sewing away. I can't wait until it is done- we'll have to take a picture of it.

This Thanksgiving was awesome. This is the fifth Thanksgiving we've had since we got married and the first with family. What a nice time. I made the turkey this year - my fifth! It's kind of a tradition for me now. :) It turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself. :P Now I just cannot wait for Christmas with family too!

Oops, Cian is waking up from his nap. I think that is a good general overview of what has been going on here since my last post anyway. :)