Like a good neighbor state farm is there....with a pause button please!

Today my little baby has turned into a big girl! It saddens me to know that she is no longer my itty bitty baby! However I am so excited and happy for her becoming the independent little girl she wants to be! She sat up in her high chair today for the first time; she enjoyed a healthy bowl of formula and rice cereal! She actually ate it instead of spitting it out! It was adorable; later in the evening she took a sippy cup and at first she just chewed on it but then she realized she could get stuff out of it if she sucked on it! Her eyes crossed with excitement at this discovery! What a day; I don't know about my Tay Baby, but her Mommy is one tired girl! <3 <3 Sometimes I wish there were controls in life just like a DVD player has a little square for stop an arrow pointing left and right for rewind and fast-forward two little lines for pause and a sideways triangle for play....if only life were that simple! I just thank the good Lord for every second I get with my sweet girl, thru the spit ups, the colds, the poops, the blow outs, the snuggles and all of her firsts! I love her so much!

The PERFECT outfit

When leaving for a trip around town I always make sure I am all dolled up! I do my hair up really nice, with a pony tail holder and a headband, I do my make-up with some concealer to hide my dark circles under my eyes. I check my shirt to make sure my beautiful accessories are in place; spit-up is my accessory of choice! I put my pregnancy jeans on because I haven't had the time or money to buy new jeans for me; plus the stretchy parts help hide my post baby body! I make sure to grab my bag; preferably one that is as big as I can get; stuff it with all of my essentials; diapers, wipes, bottles, formula, a change of clothes for us both,chap stick and of course butt cream! Life as a Mommy has changed me so much! I have went from caring about the way I look to proudly sporting the Mommy look! I don't have time for me anymore; which is FINE with me! I love that it takes me longer to get Taylor ready then myself, she is the perfect accessory for me!

Unwanted Advice

When you have a child; you WILL get advice....LOTS of it! Some of it you will like and use some of it you will NOT! One thing that absolutely drives me INSANE is to receive advice that is SHOVED down my throat! For example: That I am a weirdo for buying Taylor a hippie teething anklet, why can't I be like a regular Mother and give her some Tylenol! I don't want to give my child drugs that she doesn't need! Why do you hold her so much? She should be independent! You shouldn't wear her in that thing...she can fall out don't you care about your baby? You should make her do tummy time even if she screams! Crying is good for her! I being the Mommy bought her an anklet because I don't want to drug her up regardless if it is just some Tylenol, it can damage her little liver. I hold her because I love her and I want to be close to her. She is SAFE in her wrap she is more safe up against me then in a stroller or car seat! Tummy time is only beneficial if the baby isn't burying their face down trying to commit baby suicide, if she is miserable then she is not going to stay there! Crying may be okay sometimes; but when she is sobbing to the point she is loosing her breath and taking down air that gives her gas and makes it worse SHE WILL NOT CRY IF I CAN PREVENT IT! Your not her Mommy stop trying to be! I love the way I raise my daughter because it is MY choice! I understand that people give you advice with their best intentions MOST of the time; but don't question my parenting...consider your thoughts before you judge! Because this Mommy Bear is starting to bite back.....HARD!

New Directions!

Everyone is growing up, getting married, having babies and buying houses! Well I guess we have already done 3 out of 4 of those. So we are looking at buying a house! Nothing special just something for us to call our own! I am nervous, excited, happy and sad. I feel like everything is happening so fast; but I love it! I love that Zach and I got married so young and that our daughter is here with us! All I can do is pray about the new directions on our path thru this crazy life! We have never been able to do what we want with our "home" because we have always rented! But; now our options are ENDLESS, we can paint the way we want and hang pictures where ever we want!! If we don't like a wall we can TEAR it down! I am so happy with my life as a Wife and Mommy and pretty soon I can add HOMEOWNER to that! I can't wait to have a dishwasher, I hate hate HATE hate doing dishes! I wish they made a laundry robot because I would SO buy one ha ha ha =). So if you read this; please help me pray, that the Lord helps us decide on this big adventure! <3 Thank you ALL <3

Mommy Addiction

Screaming, crying, slobbering, sobbing and red faced all of these words pretty much describe my sweet girl when I got home from the grocery store! I thought I would go to the store and have some Mommy alone time (whew whoo) and let Daddy and Daughter have some time together! When I got home I had a terrified screaming little girl and a shaken up Daddy! I had been gone a mere 45 minutes but; apparently in BabyLAND that is forever! I picked her up to try and calm her down and she looked over my shoulder and smirked at her Daddy like "HA HA HA Gotcha Daddy!"! I know she is to small to understand that Mommy isn't leaving forever but; it hurts my Husband and I's feelings that he can't stay with her! Since she was a month old she will not take a bottle from him; she rolls her tongue and gags herself! I know everyone say's " Well if she gets hungry enough she will take it!" I am so tired of hearing that! NO she will NOT I can almost bet you EVERY dollar in my bank account! Yes, she will take an ounce but; that is about it! She just screams, when she cries she swallows air which give her gas which in-turn makes her cry worse! So WHY make her cry? We have had to take her to the ER for screaming but it was just gas; so I pretty much know all of her gas triggers! I want my baby to love and need her Daddy but right now it seems as though she has an addiction! A serious Mommy addiction! I love being depended on for everything to do with her MOST of the time! But sometimes I wish Daddy could do it to!

Birthday/Christmas Gift

Hello my name is Blake and I am a plan a head aholic it has been 12 hours since my last plan was made!
I love to think ahead; which can be good or bad! I look at things and think oh that would be a good birthday gift for me or whoever or oh that would be good for Christmas! But; see I often forget and come up with like a hundred good ideas! But; this year I have pin pointed what I want! I want a shark steam mop with the vacuum on it! I am so excited; at first I wanted a dishwasher because what woman likes doing dishes? My other dish washer is broken or not home, Zach works a lot so ya know there isn't much time for him to do anything else ha ha ha ha. Anyways when I was younger I wanted computers, clothes, gift cards, hair stuff; but now that I am a Wife and Mommy, I want gifts I can use to help my day to day life easier!
When I live my day to day life it seems pretty good; but when I go back and read my posts I am like what? Really you wrote about your boring day? ha ha ha Nighty Night everyone!