Updates Updates Updates

Wow! It's been forever since I've posted anything worthwhile. Here goes...

Haleigh and I are going to visit her pre-school tomorrow morning! I am so excited for her to go to school. Our sitter will take her two days a week, and she gets to play and learn for 3 hours. Unfortunately, she is the only kiddo at the sitter that is going this fall, so she'll have to make some new friends. But I am excited for her to do just that, and get away from the attitudes she's been picking up from the older girls at the sitter.

I've decided I don't want to renew my lease in my little cave-apartment in October. So I'm on the hunt for a good bank and to find the perfect little house with a little yard for the kiddos. Maybe a dog. (If you know where I work, don't be scared... I only want ONE dog.) But I need to get moving on it! Banks call me back!

Hayden turns one year old next week, and he's THISCLOSE to walking. He pulls up and cruises really well and even gets up on all fours like a bear-walk. He babbles like crazy, repeats a lot of sounds and short words (fan, mah, dah, ooo, yay!), and points at everything so you tell him what it is. That makes him smile so big. His only sign is "more" but he doesn't do it unless you remind him - mostly he just points and grunts for what he wants. Poor baby can't figure out a sippy cup (we're done with formula and bottles), but he LOVES straws. He eats anything and everything now, with his four teeth (two on bottom, and top fangs, my little vampire), even in the car. Haleigh takes cereal and a juice box for the drive to the sitter every morning, and Hayden's been super jealous of that lately. So I gave him his own bag of puffs, which he promptly dumped out on the seat between his legs and ate every one.

Still having trouble with his sleeping patterns... he thinks going to bed at 9 is a NAP, and wakes around 11 ready to play. No idea what I'm doing anymore with him, we just get through one night at a time. I moved Haleigh's bed into my bedroom to see if I can let Hayden fuss and put himself back to sleep without worrying he'll wake her. Hasn't worked yet.

We've been going to the park after dinner a few nights a week when it's not too hot, and swimming at my parent's on the weekends. Kids love the swings and the baby pool :) Had to fish Hayden out this past weekend though, he put his face in the water accidentally, freaked out, flipped over onto his back and just laid there, his little face peeking out of the water. He was fine, a little upset, but Haleigh started laughing at his wet head and he was giggling again in no time. They play so well together!

That's all I've got at the moment... I should get back to work ;)

Sick x 3

All 3 of us are fighting this fever/cold/ear infection thing. H1 is supposed to have surgery Friday for her tonsils/adenoids/tubes, and I so hope it will still happen with her being sick. It's the only thing that's going to help her not get sick anymore!

Ugh I can't write anymore :(

Magic Bullet - the blender!

I made chicken quesadillas for H1 tonight and they were a big hit! I blended the velveeta and fajita chicken longer than I should have, but it was good for her because she didn't know there was meat in it then. She's had an issue with texture lately and has turned extremely picky on me. But I sauteed? the mixture between two tortillas with some butter spray, and cut it with a pizza cutter. She ate the entire thing. Success!

Then after she went to bed I made a yummy chocolate milkshake. I love it!

Welcome

I've decided to start this blog at the beginning of 2008 to journal my struggles and successes with

1. losing weight
2. getting my family to eat right
   
3. eliminate my debt so I can purchase a home in 2009
   

It's not going to be easy, but it has to be done. So! Stay tuned for hopefully frequent posts, on everything from my debt and budget to my kids and what we eat for dinner. It should be interesting!