08 August 2013
Life in pictures.
This is what life looks like when you have a husband working Midnight shift in the hottest part of summer. Staying mostly inside! Playing with our toys, our most beloved, Ipad. Getting a drink while outside, because it's hot. And my favorite is snuggle time with my little snuggle bunny, or bunnies.
01 August 2013
Lazy Anna is lazy.
Okay, so my desire to keep up on my blog has almost non-existant. Whoops.
About the middle of last month, the kids, and more specifically, Wilson, contracted a really nasty bug.
We didn't realize Wilson was sick yet, until he stood up on the couch, with our Ipad in his hands, and then threw up all over it, and the couch. Lucky for us, we invested in a Survivor case for our Ipad. And thank goodness. Because he heaved all over it. That was a late night. Staying up having to bathe and change Wilson and put him to bed, take apart the ipad in it's case and clean the puke off it, and try to clean the couch. Little did I know, this would be the beginning of almost 3 days of hell.
And when I mean hell, I mean diarrhea. Just.non.stop.
On the worst day, Wilson had 5 baths. In one day. He would cry and ask us to give him a bath instead, because his bottom was so raw from pooping. He also refused to drink Sprite or Gatorade, or water. Just wanted milk. Which I was not going to give him, after his puke-fest the previous night.
Callie wasn't at bad. At first. I thought she wasn't going to get sick at all. But on the second day, she had the diarrhea as well. They both finally stopped on the 3rd day. I'm lucky we had just bought diapers, because we went through so many in just those 3 days.
I'm sure one day, I'll look back at this poop-ageddon, and think "I remember the poop-ageddon of 2013. It was hell."
So that was about 2 weeks ago. Now on this fine August 1st. We learned really wonderful news. Back in July, (Andy was a boss and took his Staff Sergeant test on like the last day you could test.) Andy took a test that if he did well on, would make him move up in rank.
Well, this morning, we found out that he indeed passed it! So our journey in this military life is now having a new chapter in it. One in which, Andy will soon be given more responsibilities.
I'm nervous to see if our orders to Florida gets cancelled though. I have heard about that happening, and am nervous as to what the military is going to have in store for us. Hopefully, nothing changes and we will still make our way to Florida.
At some point, maybe I should try to blog a little more.
About the middle of last month, the kids, and more specifically, Wilson, contracted a really nasty bug.
We didn't realize Wilson was sick yet, until he stood up on the couch, with our Ipad in his hands, and then threw up all over it, and the couch. Lucky for us, we invested in a Survivor case for our Ipad. And thank goodness. Because he heaved all over it. That was a late night. Staying up having to bathe and change Wilson and put him to bed, take apart the ipad in it's case and clean the puke off it, and try to clean the couch. Little did I know, this would be the beginning of almost 3 days of hell.
And when I mean hell, I mean diarrhea. Just.non.stop.
On the worst day, Wilson had 5 baths. In one day. He would cry and ask us to give him a bath instead, because his bottom was so raw from pooping. He also refused to drink Sprite or Gatorade, or water. Just wanted milk. Which I was not going to give him, after his puke-fest the previous night.
Callie wasn't at bad. At first. I thought she wasn't going to get sick at all. But on the second day, she had the diarrhea as well. They both finally stopped on the 3rd day. I'm lucky we had just bought diapers, because we went through so many in just those 3 days.
I'm sure one day, I'll look back at this poop-ageddon, and think "I remember the poop-ageddon of 2013. It was hell."
So that was about 2 weeks ago. Now on this fine August 1st. We learned really wonderful news. Back in July, (Andy was a boss and took his Staff Sergeant test on like the last day you could test.) Andy took a test that if he did well on, would make him move up in rank.
Well, this morning, we found out that he indeed passed it! So our journey in this military life is now having a new chapter in it. One in which, Andy will soon be given more responsibilities.
I'm nervous to see if our orders to Florida gets cancelled though. I have heard about that happening, and am nervous as to what the military is going to have in store for us. Hopefully, nothing changes and we will still make our way to Florida.
At some point, maybe I should try to blog a little more.
08 July 2013
New toys!
Goodbye, small wooden train table. You were cute, but this new Step 2 train table is what's up now.
Wilson is in love with his new table. A table in which, I don't have to constantly fix the tracks, because they are BUILT IN!
My sanity is somewhat restored, though it may never be fully regained.
In the background, you can see another toy, that had to be put together. And that will be Callie's favorite toy. She absolutely loves cozy coupes. Any time we've gone over to friend's houses, and they have one, she immediately goes over to it.
Next up on my big ticket toy item, is hunting for a doll house. Hopefully our next house has enough room!
01 July 2013
Meal Planning
I made a facebook status about meal planning for 2 weeks and it caught some interest. So I thought I'd hop over here and share what meals I will be making for the next two weeks.
I switch it up every 2 weeks and try to make something different. Making dinners with Andy on swings is a little tougher, and a little lonelier when eating. But we normally always have leftovers, and since Andy isn't home, I basically pack up what would be his portion, and he takes it into work the next day. So we save money by him not eating out all the time.
It's crazy how fast money can just disappear when one eats out everyday for a meal. This has helped us cut back on a lot of extraneous purchasing, we haven't been eating fast food as often, although on his days off, we will hit up a fast food place.
Luckily for me the kids will eat everything, except for the Stuffed Pepper Soup. Last time I made that one, neither of them would eat it and only ate their bread. So we will see how this time goes.
- Monday: Stuffed Pepper Soup and a loaf of french bread
- Tuesday: Taco Pasta Bake
- Wednesday: Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Thursday: Leftovers
- Friday: Doritos Bake
- Saturday: Baked Penne
- Sunday: Easy Chimi Changas and Spanish Rice
- Monday: Mac n' Cheesy Chicken Stuffed Shells and veggies.
- Tuesday: Pulled Pork Sandwiches and Pasta Salad
- Wednesday: Tater Tot Casserole
- Thursday: Leftovers
- Friday: 3 Envelope Picante Roast and Mashed Potatoes
- Saturday: Pot Roast Sliders -using Friday's left overs.
I switch it up every 2 weeks and try to make something different. Making dinners with Andy on swings is a little tougher, and a little lonelier when eating. But we normally always have leftovers, and since Andy isn't home, I basically pack up what would be his portion, and he takes it into work the next day. So we save money by him not eating out all the time.
It's crazy how fast money can just disappear when one eats out everyday for a meal. This has helped us cut back on a lot of extraneous purchasing, we haven't been eating fast food as often, although on his days off, we will hit up a fast food place.
Luckily for me the kids will eat everything, except for the Stuffed Pepper Soup. Last time I made that one, neither of them would eat it and only ate their bread. So we will see how this time goes.
29 June 2013
Floridays are coming our way!
Finally, after MONTHS, of wondering where the heck were Andy's orders? We have finally orders, and while they might not be the most amazing orders ever. It is one of the places of the possible 6 that we were hoping for.
Sadly, no European or Asian travels are in our horizons, (yet) but we will be moving to Florida, the Sunshine state!
Eglin AFB to be more exact. I enjoyed getting to live on the Gulf when we lived at Keesler, and I'm sure I am going to enjoy living there again, especially now that my kids don't hate sand!
On a funny note, here is how our day went: I woke up, surfed facebook, saw that one of the people Andy was grouped with for getting orders, posted a status about going to North Carolina. I, then freak out, run upstairs, wake Andy up.
"BABY! I THINK THE ORDERS CAME OUT!" -Me
"For waking me up, I'm going to take my sweet time telling you where our orders are going to be." - Andy, and then he goes back to sleep.
"OMG WAKE UP! YOU NEED TO GO AND CHECK AND TELL MEEEEEEE!"
*snore*
About an hour later he got up and ready and went and then called me.
"Well baby, we didn't get our number 1. So where do you think we are going?" -Andy
"We are going to Nebraska." I said this very sadly.
"No, not going there, where else do you think?" -Andy, amused with my negativity.
"We are staying here at Barksdale." I said this even more sadly.
"No, we aren't we are definitely moving." Andy, still amused.
"We are going to North Carolina?" Now I'm just confused.
"No baby, we are going to Florida!" - Andy is clearly exasperated with me.
"OOOOOHHHHH! YAY! WE GOT OUR SECOND CHOICE!!!!" Me, actually relieved and happy again.
So now, we are trying to figure out what is going to happen from here, Andy is supposed to go TDY and get training for 2 months, and then out process, but since we are supposed to be moving in December, there may not be enough time to get everything done, and we may be following Andy TDY enroute PCS mode. (I don't know what the technical term for all this military jargon would be) but basically, we would pack everything up here, outprocess out, go down with Andy to his training site, live in a TLF for 2 months, then when he is done, we would all go to Eglin together.
I don't know for sure yet if that is actually going to happen this way, so we shall see in the coming weeks, what exactly the plan is!
Sadly, no European or Asian travels are in our horizons, (yet) but we will be moving to Florida, the Sunshine state!
Eglin AFB to be more exact. I enjoyed getting to live on the Gulf when we lived at Keesler, and I'm sure I am going to enjoy living there again, especially now that my kids don't hate sand!
On a funny note, here is how our day went: I woke up, surfed facebook, saw that one of the people Andy was grouped with for getting orders, posted a status about going to North Carolina. I, then freak out, run upstairs, wake Andy up.
"BABY! I THINK THE ORDERS CAME OUT!" -Me
"For waking me up, I'm going to take my sweet time telling you where our orders are going to be." - Andy, and then he goes back to sleep.
"OMG WAKE UP! YOU NEED TO GO AND CHECK AND TELL MEEEEEEE!"
*snore*
About an hour later he got up and ready and went and then called me.
"Well baby, we didn't get our number 1. So where do you think we are going?" -Andy
"We are going to Nebraska." I said this very sadly.
"No, not going there, where else do you think?" -Andy, amused with my negativity.
"We are staying here at Barksdale." I said this even more sadly.
"No, we aren't we are definitely moving." Andy, still amused.
"We are going to North Carolina?" Now I'm just confused.
"No baby, we are going to Florida!" - Andy is clearly exasperated with me.
"OOOOOHHHHH! YAY! WE GOT OUR SECOND CHOICE!!!!" Me, actually relieved and happy again.
So now, we are trying to figure out what is going to happen from here, Andy is supposed to go TDY and get training for 2 months, and then out process, but since we are supposed to be moving in December, there may not be enough time to get everything done, and we may be following Andy TDY enroute PCS mode. (I don't know what the technical term for all this military jargon would be) but basically, we would pack everything up here, outprocess out, go down with Andy to his training site, live in a TLF for 2 months, then when he is done, we would all go to Eglin together.
I don't know for sure yet if that is actually going to happen this way, so we shall see in the coming weeks, what exactly the plan is!
15 June 2013
Cute story about Wilson.
This past Wednesday, I took the kids out for the afternoon to give Andy some time to study for Staff Sgt. Test.
We stopped at Cullen park and it was really hot and muggy because it was like four in the afternoon and there was hardly any shade.
The kids didn't really want to play very much because it was just so hot and as we are getting ready to leave Wilson ran over to this big tree and he noticed that there was a hole in the base of the tree and he would not leave it alone he was so entranced by it.
As I got closer he started to tell me he was saying "Mommy, mommy Totoro sleeping! Totoro lives in tree. Where are you Totoro? He sleeping. Come out, come out wherever you are!"
It was super cute watching him do that and speaking fairly well. The only thing was, I was a little nervous about if there was some wild raccoon or snake in there, so I had to go in there and check it out make sure that there wasn't anything that would attack him. But he was for sure certain that Totoro was living in that tree.
07 June 2013
Callie at 18 months.
Today Callie had her checkup! I have been a little worried about her weight, but she gained weight, and actually climbed up the chart scale. So mommy is happy to hear that.
At 18 months:
your child is 23 pounds, and that is
at the 28th percentile for weight.
your child is 32.5 inches, and that is
at the 70th percentile for height.
your child has a head circumference of 18.9 inches, and that is
at the 85th percentile for head circumference.
your child is 23 pounds, and that is
at the 28th percentile for weight.
your child is 32.5 inches, and that is
at the 70th percentile for height.
your child has a head circumference of 18.9 inches, and that is
at the 85th percentile for head circumference.
So right now she is tallish, and skinny, with a big head! And this I know! I have lots of tops that I have a hard time getting over her big head!
We had to wait about 20 minutes to get her immunizations, so we walked around.
I know looks aren't everything, and I hope Callie will grow up and not be obsessed with her looks, but seriously, almost everyone commented on how beautiful she is.
Of course, had she been screaming and fussing, I doubt I would've gotten as many comments. But, she was happy to be walking all around and smiling and saying "hi!" To everyone.
Sadly, Callie had to get 5 shots today, and it was so sad! I had to keep from crying too much myself, but I HATED hearing her scream from the pain.
You know your children's cries, and there have only been very very very few times you hear these cries. I hate the look like "mommy, why is this happening?!"
Ugh, just breaks my heart! But it's over, she got a lollipop and even told everyone "Bye-bye!" So I know it wasn't that bad.
She came home and ate, was happy, took her nap, played a lot more. And in general, was a good girl today. Luckily, no adverse reactions, and no fever!
Wilson got to have some Daddy time today as well! He and daddy went to the pool and swam for a couple hours. Daddy has been studying for a test to hopefully move up in rank. So he took some time off and it has been nice. When he goes back to work after the test, we will be a family trying to survive the dreaded "swing" shift which is 3pm to 11 pm. But since we live out in the boonies it's more like 230 pm to 1130 pm. And on pt days, it's like 1130am-1130 pm.
This shift really sucks for us as a 1 car family. And it's really hard on me as a parent, I almost feel like I get no break. So 2 months of it to go. *sigh* I think this shift would be hard for older kids too, basically it's just not a good shift for a family. It's a poopy shift.
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