I am about to just breakdown at any given minute! For one I'm pregnant. That's should be reason enough, but I am so entirely stressed out. I'm going to go ahead and apologize before I blow off some steam. I just need to get some things off of my chest, so sorry for being in such a damper mood!
Ashlyn is a wonderful child........until you try to put her to bed at night and wake her up in the morning. She never wants to get up in the morning, so I've been putting her to bed earlier. She still won't go to sleep until after 10:00 each night. She sits in her bed and plays school with all of her animals. Even though I go in her room every 5-10 minutes with the same spill - "Ashlyn you need to go to bed because you aren't going to be a happy camper in the morning, and that makes mommy very upset.", she still WILL NOT go to sleep. Then the morning rolls around and we have world war III every morning at the Cody house. She won't get out of bed, she won't go to the potty, she won't brush her teeth, she won't get dressed. Do you see a pattern here? It is beyond frustrating! It doesn't matter if I get up 15 minutes earlier or an hour earlier, it's still a battle with her EVERY morning, which makes me late and starts my day off terribly!
I feel like I've got a million things on my plate at this very moment.........................Christmas shopping, which I did get most of it taken care of on Saturday. Mom and I went to Gaffney for an ALL DAY shopping trip. I've still got to get Ashlyn a few more gifts and 2-3 other people, so I've really knocked most of that out. Thank goodness!
My car has about a bunch of small things that need to be fixed. My headliner is falling down, my brakes need to be replaced, I need new tires, my passenger side window is leaking. UGGGHHHH!!!! I just spoke to Britt, who is also annoying the pee out of me, and he got an attitude with me on the phone because I have ANOTHER screw in one of my tires. I have completely lost count of how many times this has happened to me. I honestly have the WORST LUCK WITH TIRES!!!!!!! Of course it's MY fault that this keeps happening. I mean I intentionally drive through construction sites on a daily basis to see how many nails I can run over!?!?!? I'm stressed, so you could see where his little attitude doesn't help the situation at all!
Then we've got the nursery that we HAVE NOT EVEN started on yet! That's going to be a nightmare because all of Britt's clothes are in that closet and in both dressers in that bedroom. We'll have to move all of his clothes to the downstairs closet, which means that we'll have to move everything from the downstairs closet to the garage in the basement. Now do you see why I'm so stressed?
On top off ALL OF THIS my husband is having an affair on me with a little girl by the name of GOLF! =) He lives and breathes it! On his free days, other than today and yesterday - honey, he plays golf, so I come home to a messy house nearly EVERY SINGLE AFTERNOON! I am so freaking tired of having to come home, give Ashlyn a bath, get my shower, either fix supper or pick something up to eat, pick up HIS mess, do the laundry, and a bunch of other crap. I barely have time to sit down and get off of my feet because it's time to go to bed. Oh and by the way I'm pregnant in case you forgot, because I'm pretty sure that he forgets that his wife is pregnant and could use a little extra help. I'm not trying to use pregnancy as an excuse to get out of doing something, but it wouldn't hurt for him to help me out around the house a little.
So now you see why I'm stressed to the MAX! I'm trying to just bite my tongue and be pleasant, but it's becoming nearly impossible! Again.........sorry for the foul mood, but I just needed to vent. I CAN'T WAIT FOR OUR GIRL'S NIGHT OUT! I desperately need it!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Proceed With Caution
Monday, December 10, 2007
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Ashlyn and Santa
Tonight we went to Marshal (where my dad works) with Polar Express Pics
True family photo.....
A little better
Terrible picture of Ashlyn and Santa since I couldn't use a flash. =(
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
The Polar Express
Sunday was a fun-filled day in Bryson City for a trip to the North Pole aboard the Polar Express. What a wonderful experience! We made the trip with Ashley, Jon, and Grayson. When we first arrived we went through the train museum. I was SHOCKED to see the price tags for some of these trainsets. We're talking in the thousands$$$!?!?! After the museum we got our tickets and headed to the car to get the kids in their pj's. It was finally time to board the train. Once aboard we were given hot chocolate and a chocolate covered marshmallow. We were off to pick up Santa. On the way to the North Pole the Polar Express was read to all of the children. We finally made it. Just seeing Ashlyn's face when Santa stepped onto the train made the trip worth every penny spent! Her eyes lit up and were as big as saucers. She couldn't contain her excitement. Santa stopped and visited with every child and gave each of them a special momento, a jingle bell, as a reminder of their special trip to see Santa Claus. The only downside was that we were instructed that we could take pictures, but we couldn't use a flash. Alot of good that does when you're on a dim train at 6:00 in the evening. Needless to say our pictures with Santa didn't turn out. =( That stunk! On the way back to the station we sang Christmas carols and were up dancing the Twelve Days of Christmas. It was a hoot! LOL! It was time to grab some dinner and head back down the mountain. I highly recommend taking a trip on the Polar Express next year! We thoroughly enjoyed it!
I'll try to post pictures from the trip when I get home this evening.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Inner Joy
Day 3 of Moriah's challenge...................What brings you inner joy?
Having a girls night out.
Hearing Ashlyn's laugh.
Sunsets at the beach.
Getting a phone call from a long lost friend.
Seeing your baby smile for the first time.
The list could go on and on, but these are just a few of the things that bring me inner joy.
Be You!
Gosh.........this is a tough one Moriah!
I am a neat freak who tries to be messy in order to get over my obsession with cleaning. And it's not necessarily the cleanliness that gets me fired up, it's the tidiness and things being out of order and that drive me up the wall! For example............I cannot sit down and relax at night if there is an object, like a toy or even a stray leaf carried in from outside, laying in the middle of the floor. I never used to be like this, but I have transformed into this obsessive person after having Ashlyn. I, unlike most, strive to be messy instead of clean. What is up with that? It's humorous to me now, but once I get home in the eveinings I am overwhelmed with STRESS if one thing is not put back into it's original spot, or an empty plastic cup has not been thrown in the trash. I literally can't relax until I've straightened the house up and swiffered the floors. So I'm clean, and I'm good at it, but I don't want to be SOOOO obsessed with things that I get my panties all in a wad over toys not being picked up immediately after Ashlyn's pulled them out. I need to get a grip, especially with a little boy on the way! This little guy is going to ROCK MY WORLD if I can't get over this little cleaning obsession before he arrives. LOL!
There are many many other things that make up who I am, but right now at this very moment, this is a huge part of me that I'm trying to overcome. So, today I'm a neat freak, but hopefully down the road I can turn into that messy person who drives me batty today! =)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Speaking of inspiration................
Lately I've been watching the show Jon & Kate plus 8. Have any of you ever seen it? That lady is a true inspiration to all mothers in this world! The show is definitely one of my favorites; I'm so addicted! They have twin 6 year olds and sextuplets that are 3! I don't know how parents of twins do it, but could you imagine having SIX 3 YEAR OLDS plus a set of twins!!??!!?? I mean this lady is a true SUPERMOM! She not only takes care of the kids 24/7, but she also does all that's possible to ensure that they have the healthiest and happiest life possible. She is such an inspiration to me. I myself find it hard to stay organized with one child, let alone 8. She cuts coupons and saves close to $100 each week on groceries. She spends close to $100-$150 dollars a week on food to feed the entire family of 10. I spend close to $100 dollars a week for just Britt, Ashlyn, and myself. Not only does she save money but she tries to buy the healthiest food possible for her family. She buys as much organic food as possible and cooks for her family EVERYDAY! The family do as much together as possible. They even take all 8 kids out to go Christmas shopping. I nearly lose my mind if I take Ashlyn shopping with me even if it's a short trip to Target and back. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW SHE DOES IT! She is AMAZING! If you have never watched the show you should definitely check it out.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
INSPIRED
I have been inspired by my wonderful friend Moriah (you may want to view her blog first http://www.moriahwedmonson.blogspot.com/ ) to blog each day up until Christmas. Each day she's going to post a different topic or different questions. This is going to be a tough, but fun challenge. Here goes nothing..........
I am learning more about life every day throug the greatest teacher ever.......my daughter.
I love my family.
I yearn to be the grown up that I've always hoped to be.
I feel excited about our growing family.
I understand that the house is never going to stay clean all of the time. I am the type that is usually right behind Ashlyn picking up any and every mess that she makes. What's the point? It just gets messy again. Why not let her enjoy her toys and enjoy her childhood instead of worrying about the house being tidy at all times. I want her to remember her childhood by playing with her toys and making messes, not remembering that she couldn't make a mess because the house had to be spic and span at all times.
I can't stand whiney children! (I'm with you on this one Moriah!) This is why I want the elf from the post below! =)
I trust too much.
I depend on people way too much! I would like to be more independent.
I show my emotions way too easily.
I think I'd like to get my real estate license.
I believe in God.
I don't relax nearly enough.
I could eat Italian food EVERY DAY!
I should bite my tongue instead of trying to argue with Britt all of the time.
I really want to finish school. Hopefully I'll be able to achieve this goal!
I see so much of myself in Ashlyn.
I hear Ashlyn whining as I type. =O
I smell a clean little girl. Ashlyn just had a bath and smells like her berry shampoo.
I touch my growing belly everyday. I guess it's a pregnancy thing.
I can do anything as long as I believe in myself.
I did turn into my mother.
I do thrive to be the perfect mother and the perfect housewife.
I am looking forward to adding onto my family. Adding a little boy to the mix is perfect! Life is good!
BRILLIANT!!!!
Why didn't I think of this? It is such a wonderful idea. I think that it would work perfect in my house since the only way that my 3 year old will behave is if I threaten to take her toys away, or better yet, now that it's Christmas I can threaten her with Santa. Love it!!!
The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition™ is an activity the entire family will enjoy. Based on the tradition Carol Aebersold began with her family in the 1970s, this cleverly rhymed children's book explains that Santa knows who is naughty and/or nice because he sends a scout elf to every home. During the holiday season, the elf watches children by day and reports to Santa each night. When children awake, the elf has returned from the North Pole and can be found hiding in a different location. This activity allows The Elf on the Shelf to become a delightful hide-and-seek game.
http://www.elfontheshelf.com/#
Thursday, November 22, 2007
HILARIOUS!!!
GIRLS...................YOU HAVE TO CHECK THIS OUT!!!!!!!!!!
I haven't laughed this hard in a long time!!! ENJOY!
=)
http://www.jibjab.com/starring_you/receipt/3263169
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Oh BOY!!!
Yep............that right.................we're having a little boy! We are thrilled beyond belief! Not that we wouldn't be thrilled if it were a girl, but adding a little boy to the picture makes it feel like the all american family. =) Honestly I would have been happy if it were a boy or a girl, but I know that deep down, even though he would never admit it, Britt wanted a little boy to play ball with and do all of the father son activities. Now Ashlyn and I can have our shopping outings while Britt and the little guy go golfing together. We are ECSTATIC! And Ashlyn, well she's been saying all along that we're having her a baby brother, and she was right! Now she keeps asking when "Zippy" is going to be here. She can't wait to meet her new brother! I've asked her what she thought about names other than Zippy, but she told me, "NO! We're naming him Zippy! That's his name!". All I have to say is BLESS HIS HEART if he gets stuck with Zippy for the rest of his life. =)
The baby measured about a week further along again. On Friday the baby measured 19 weeks and 4 days, so we're at the half way point. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has flown by! Now we have the nursery to decorate, so I'm sure that the next few weeks will go by in the blink of an eye.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
WARNING: MAJOR VENT SESSION IN PROGRESS!!!
Let me start off by saying - GET YOUR CRAP TOGETHER PEOPLE!!!! I am referring to my OBGYN office. First off they give me the run around on my blood pressure medicine. Then I have to do a 24 hour urine sample. This means that from my first pee in the morning to my first pee the next morning I have to catch the sample and put it into a gallon jug, store it in the refrigerator (I know.......YUCK!!!), and then bring the sample with me to my next visit. This particular lab only has to be done for people with high blood pressure, and since I have a history of high blood pressure, I was one of the lucky people who get to go through this lovely ordeal! It's not that bad, just more of an inconvenience than anything else, but after you've done it once you don't want to have to do it again. At my last appointment the nurse called me at work after my appointment because she FORGOT to tell me that my 24 hour urine sample came back incomplete...................whatever that means.......................so I would have to do it all over again. And by the way, "we need you to come back and pick up another container and have it sent back to the doctors office before your next appointment so that we can have your results back by your next appointment", which is this Friday. Since I work all the way in Denver I had Mom pick the container up on Friday, did the 24 hour thing on Saturday/Sunday, and had my lovely husband Britt carry my pee back up to the doctor's office this morning for me. Britt calls me this morning and says - "you're not going to be happy about this, but you have to be at the doctor's office no later than 4:30 today to have blood drawn." WHAT!?!?!?! They couldn't find my bloodwork, if they even did it, to go along with the urine sample that has to be sent in to the lab! UUUUGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am FURIOUS!!!! Why did nobody tell me until TODAY that I have to have more blood drawn TODAY????? I have already been poked and prodded about 5 times in the past 3 months from these people! So this week I will have to go to the doctor this afternoon for MORE bloodwork that I didn't even know about, go Thursday to a neurologist for my headaches, and go back to the OBGYN on Friday for my ultrasound. Get it together people!!!!!!!
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Pregnancy/Baby Update
I went back to the doctor on Friday. The baby's heart-rate was 140. It's getting a little lower each visit. We find out next Friday what we're having! HOW EXCITING!!!!!! I probably won't be able to sleep the night before due to the anticipation. I can't wait to pick out colors, nursery bedding..................that is if we have a boy. If it's a girl she's going to get shafted because she is going to get all of Ashlyn's hand me downs. The lucky boy will get all new everything! As for the names I think that we finally have them picked out.........for now anyway. They have a great possibility of changing before the baby arrives. =) For a girl - Chesney Adeline (not quite sure of the exact spelling yet) Cody, and for a boy - Walker Reid Cody.
The doctor measured my belly and told me that it was just the right size. Britt and I both chuckled. I told her that it was just funny to me because I feel like a cow. It doesn't help that EVERYONE, whether I know them or not, continue to tell me how big I am. I constantly hear - "That's going to be one big baby!", "Are you sure that there's only 1?", "Are you sure that they don't have your due date wrong?"!!! Now, coming from my friends and family it's ok to hear these comments, but to hear them on a daily basis from strangers and people who hardly know me, well it's really starting to give me a complex! I KNOW THAT I'M BIG! I wasn't this big when I was 6 months pregnant with Ashlyn! Give me a break people! I can't help that I am showing alot sooner since it is my second pregnancy! At least that's what all of the doctors keep telling me, and it makes me feel somewhat better about being so big. =)
This pregnancy has been wonderful besides the dreadful headaches that I've been experiencing. I talked to the doctor again on Friday about the frequent headaches and how terrible they are. She referred me to a neurologist. I have an appointment on November 15th. Hopefully we can find out the cause of these nuisances and help me find a way to keep them at bay. I really don't know why I haven't been referred to a specialist before, especially with my history of headaches the past couple of years. It's about time!
Things are good at home. Ashlyn is loving school. It's so funny that the same girl who would wake up crying and begging not to go to school now wakes up on the weekends crying and begging to GO to school! Too funny how things work out. It was hard on all of us in the beginning, but it was so worth all of the struggles in the morning those first few weeks. I can tell that she has already learned so much. Her teachers are WONDERFUL! I couldn't ask for a better preschool for her!
Ashlyn is looking forward to meeting her baby brother or sister. She went with us to the doctor on Friday and got the hear the baby's heartbeat. She's named the baby Zippy, and that name has stuck for about 5 weeks now, so I have a feeling that no matter if it's a boy or girl and no matter what the real name is, it will be baby Zippy to her. We've even starting referring to it as baby Zippy since we don't know the sex yet.
Can you believe that Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner? Time really does fly! I plan to have all of my Christmas shopping finished up by the beginning of December. Yeah right! I want to go to the Gaffney outlets one weekend and knock out numerous names on my list. If anyone wants to go with me I'd love to have the company. I'll probably leave Ashlyn at home so that we can shop til we drop. These outlets are the best around!
I'll close for now. I better get back to work........uggghhhh! Ta Ta until next time.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Balloon Fair
Monday, October 22, 2007
Fun at Tweetsie Railroad
Our little pumpkin
Funny family portrait =)
Ashlyn and Carly
On the train at Tweetsie
Carly and Ashlyn on the horses
The girls with their daddies
Ashlyn and Daddy on the race track
The girls with Jamie and Naynay (Renee)Wednesday, October 17, 2007
14-15 WEEKS
I went back to the doctor on Friday. Everything looked great. All of my labs came back with really good results. My blood pressure is still low, which is wonderful. The doctor measured me and said that everything is exactly the size that it should be. It's funny because I feel so much bigger than I should be, but given it's my second child I guess that's to be expected. With Ashlyn I didn't start showing until I was 5 months pregnant. It's a totally different story this time around. I've already gained 15 lbs, and I'm only 3 1/2 months into the pregnancy. I expected the doctor to fuss, but she didn't. She told me that I'll probably gain a good bit of weight in the beginning, and then not gain much at towards the end. I can tell a huge difference already in my appetite from the first trimester to my second. I was eating any and everything in sight a few weeks ago. I'm sure that's a huge reason for the drastic weight gain. Now I get full quicker and don't have a hungry hungry hippo appetite all day long. =) The baby's heart rate was a 152 on Friday. It had dropped from 167 at the first appointment. Maybe this means a little boy???? Who knows. I really and honestly don't care if it's a boy or a girl. A boy would be nice so that we have one of each, but another girl would be lovely too. Then we wouldn't have to buy all new clothes and accesories. Either way we'll be delighted to have another child in the mix. I'm so excited!!!! I'm just ready to find out what it is so that I can start on the nursery and all of that fun stuff! I'm almost tempted to wait until the birth to find out, but I know me, and I can't wait. I'm so impatient when it comes to things like that. I want to know so that all of the planning is already taken care of when he or she arrives. I know that you can go neutral on everything, but what fun is that? I want to go all girly or all boy!
I still haven't been sick a bit which is SOOOOO nice! I honestly didn't think that it was possible to be pregnant and not have that annoying morning, well I call it ALL DAY, sickness lingering around for 3 months. I have had some really bad headaches, but other than that it's been heaven. The doctor told me that if I was still getting the migraines at my next visit they would put me back on a daily migraine medicine that is ok to take during pregancy. It's just so hard to function when it feels like someone is in your head pounding the crap out of it with a sledge hammer! And what makes it worse is when NO ONE understands what kind of pain I'm in. Britt's getting better about it, but I really do think that most people think that I'm using the headache excuse just to be lazy. It's VERY frustrating! Normally I just break down and cry if and when I'm being blamed for laziness when I've worked all day long with my head pounding and all I want to do is lay down and shut my eyes for a little while. Oh it just pisses me off! Since we're on the subject................I have been extremely emotional throughout the entire pregnancy. I cry at least once every day if not more. There is a blog that I've starting checking on a regular basis. It's a little girl who has a terminal brain tumor. I would always check in weekly on her blog to see if they had posted any recent updates. When I had checked in last week there was some terrible news. That beautiful little 4 year old girl had passed away on October 6th. I was here at work when I read the devistating news. Thank goodness it was on my lunch break because the tears were flowing and wouldn't stop. Please check out her story http://www.smilesforsophie.com/ . Then on Monday when I was driving home from work I heard that Tim McGraw song "If You're Reading This" - Moriah you have this video on your blog. Love the song, but I just started boowhooing on the way home. And you can forget me having a dry eye during Grey's Anatomy or Private Practice. Britt just looks at me like I'm crazy because I'm bawling my eyes out over a stupid tv show. LOL! =)
All in all everything's well. I'm not complaining about anything because life can be much worse! Y'all keep thinking of some cute boy names. We've got the girls name all picked out, but we still haven't settled on a boys name yet. Get your thinking caps on.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Happy Anniversary to Us!
I can't believe that it's already been 2 years since we got married! Thursday, October 04, 2007
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
What's Wrong With This Picture?????
