Yesterday I made Spaghetti with homemade meatballs and Garlic Bread. It all turned out very yummy. Rory has Saturday, Sunday and Monday off to spend with us. I am so excited! It is a rare event to have time together with out him leaving for work or school. Today, he went laser tagging with his little brother and when he got home I went and got a manicure and eye brow waxing with my sisters. It was lots of fun. Than, we went to my parents house while Rory and Keith played video games all night Logan showed off to Grandma Connie with his dancing skills. Now, we just finished Logans bed time routine and are relaxing with and enjoying eachothers company.
The house buying process is as stressful as everyone says it is. Right now, we have a cosigner but are waiting for some loans to go through for them before they can cosign. We will have close to $10,000 saved up by the end of February. With a cosigner, we wont need a down payment, which is part of the first time buyers program. So, with all of the money we have saved, we have decided to pay off Rorys car, his old school loan debts, and a years worth of car insurance. We owe right about $6,000 or less to Rorys car. Than, we will send about $900 for a years worth of car insurance and than we owe about $1,600 to his school loan. Once we pay his car off, that will raise my credit from 690 to in the 700's and his school loan being payed will also increase Rorys credit score. Whatever extra money we have will go back into savings. By September, if we have our house by than, we will be buying me a car since we wont have a car payment anymore! Yay!
We are going to be taking Logan to Petsmart tomorrow to look at the animals. He enjoys the simplest things, and we love being able to take him every where.
I am off to get ready, bye!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Weekly Goals
So we had our 20 week ultrasound a few days ago and everything looked great! He mentioned that she was one of the more active babies he has seen. I knew she had to be active, she moves constantly and I love it! Slowly, I have put on 3 and a half pounds, better than none. I am now measuring correctly. Every thing seems to be going well!
I achieved my weeky goal for last week. I made Chicken Cordon Bleu with green beans and a dinner roll. It was a hit! Rory loved it! I am super duper proud :) I have been doing very well with my resolutions as well.
My weekly goal for this week is to take Logan on atleast one walk and play at the park. Also to watch more carefully on the foods I eat with calorie intake in mind. I want to gain the least amount as possible this pregnancy. I need to watch more closely what I eat and how much of it I eat as well.
Tomorrow I am making spaghetti with home made meatballs. Hopefully taking Logan on a walk if the weather is good. Playing at the park a little would be nice as well!
Right now, Logan is taking a nap. He will probably wake up in fifteen to twenty minutes and hopefully eat some dinner than we will start his bed time routine. Bubble bath, teeth brush, cartoons or story with some milk and a small snack if he asks and than cuddles to bed. He is getting so big. He can open the fridge now, ohhhh great :)
I achieved my weeky goal for last week. I made Chicken Cordon Bleu with green beans and a dinner roll. It was a hit! Rory loved it! I am super duper proud :) I have been doing very well with my resolutions as well.
My weekly goal for this week is to take Logan on atleast one walk and play at the park. Also to watch more carefully on the foods I eat with calorie intake in mind. I want to gain the least amount as possible this pregnancy. I need to watch more closely what I eat and how much of it I eat as well.
Tomorrow I am making spaghetti with home made meatballs. Hopefully taking Logan on a walk if the weather is good. Playing at the park a little would be nice as well!
Right now, Logan is taking a nap. He will probably wake up in fifteen to twenty minutes and hopefully eat some dinner than we will start his bed time routine. Bubble bath, teeth brush, cartoons or story with some milk and a small snack if he asks and than cuddles to bed. He is getting so big. He can open the fridge now, ohhhh great :)
Monday, January 9, 2012
20 weeks
Half way there! Yay! I am so excited to have made it this far. Baby is always sooooo active, we love watching her transform my tummy into a punching and kicking bag. She kicks so hard now, and we can see when her little body moves across my belly.
Logan is a talker. Full on. He is so smart. He loves to sing, and dance! Right now he is OBSESSED with Lmfao Sexy and I know It. He makes us play it over and over and he dances on webcam. His newest words are apple, hate, and he will copy what Dora tells him to say like backpack, he will say packpack. He climbs on everything and I am waiting for the day he breaks a bone or needs stitches. He responds to the interactive cartoons and does it very well. He also sings along with his favorite movie at the moment, The Letter Factory. He says the sounds the letter makes. I am such a proud mommy. He loves helping me clean and gets me things when I ask. He no longer fights diaper changes, and love his bubble bath before his bedtime snack. He sleeps in his big boy bed in his own bedroom as well.
Yesterday, for dinner I made toasted turkey, ranch and swiss subs. Rory gobbled them down and LOVED them. Tonight I will be making Mizrithra pasta and Alfredo. :)
Tomorrow is our Ultrasound to check on our little girl and make sure everything is going well. I always get really nervous for these!
Well, off to put Logan down for nap, bye!
Logan is a talker. Full on. He is so smart. He loves to sing, and dance! Right now he is OBSESSED with Lmfao Sexy and I know It. He makes us play it over and over and he dances on webcam. His newest words are apple, hate, and he will copy what Dora tells him to say like backpack, he will say packpack. He climbs on everything and I am waiting for the day he breaks a bone or needs stitches. He responds to the interactive cartoons and does it very well. He also sings along with his favorite movie at the moment, The Letter Factory. He says the sounds the letter makes. I am such a proud mommy. He loves helping me clean and gets me things when I ask. He no longer fights diaper changes, and love his bubble bath before his bedtime snack. He sleeps in his big boy bed in his own bedroom as well.
Yesterday, for dinner I made toasted turkey, ranch and swiss subs. Rory gobbled them down and LOVED them. Tonight I will be making Mizrithra pasta and Alfredo. :)
Tomorrow is our Ultrasound to check on our little girl and make sure everything is going well. I always get really nervous for these!
Well, off to put Logan down for nap, bye!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Bad sickness
I have discovered a new addiction that is slowly taking over me. It consumes my thoughts, and when I see it or something relevant to it I get all shakey and excited. I am now addicted to coupon shopping :) My mom has always been an avid coupon shopper. For ten plus years she has been doing it, going to the store and spending less than half on her original order. She is one of those people you would see on Extreme Couponing, but before it was cool and popular! LOL! Rory and I would go make the shopping trips for her when I lived with her, and we DREADED it. I could never understand why she needed 300 packs of toilet paper and 1,000 bottles of laundry soap. To me, it was silly. Now that we live on our own and know the expenses of buying toilet paper once a week I totally get it, and I am totally hopping on the train! A few days ago we found coupons for $2.00 off any 12 pack of Charmin Toilet Paper. So than, we sat on those coupons for a few days waiting for an amazing sale. A 12 pack of Charmin is usually $10.00 and up. Well, once we seen them hit $5.99, we jumped on it! We went and got 40 packs. I bought seven, because in my tiny apartment there is not a lot of room! I spent thirty bucks on 7 12 packs (that is 84 individual rolls!) and a six pack of Bounty Paper Towels which we also got $2.00 of $6.00. Now, thirty bucks is usually what I would spend on two packs of toilet paper and maybe 2 individual rolls of paper towels. I am so excited! My mom and I are going to go atleast once a month and stock up on everything I will need while living in a house. Speaking of house, we applied for our home loan. So excited! My credit came back at about 690 and Rorys is at 615 ( which is great! Considering he started at 430 before my mom helped us clean it all up!) So now we wait! Well, off to the store, we are making toasted Turkey Ranch and Swiss sandwhiches before Rory has to leave for work. Adios!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Weekly goals
I know, I have been blogging like crazy lately! But, I have been thinking. I want to start weekly goals and achieve them. If I write them out and have to go back to them, they will be easier for me to do.
This week, I want to cook this meal for Rory and logan.
http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/2011/04/chicken-cordon-bleu.html
Rory loves chicken cordon bleu and this one looks so easy and yummy!
So, by next tuesday, I will cook this meal for us :)
This week, I want to cook this meal for Rory and logan.
http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/2011/04/chicken-cordon-bleu.html
Rory loves chicken cordon bleu and this one looks so easy and yummy!
So, by next tuesday, I will cook this meal for us :)
My Resolutions
I know, we all make them, and we all break at least one! Well, I would like to make mine simple enough that I can achieve them and add more after words :)
Here are a few that are most important to me. In no particular order!
--More Patience--
I would like to have more patience when it comes to, well, everything! I would like to not get so anxious when the house is a mess, or so upset when Logan is having a grumpy day and less irritable when I have a migraine. I would like to tell my feelings to Rory with out being a brat, because he listens and that is important.
--More Productive--
Since becoming pregnant, I have been either to sick, to tired, or my head hurts just to bad to do anything. I use to have the house cleaned when Rory would get home from work, but it has just been so hard these last few months. Luckily, I have an awesome hubby who doesn't mind helping me out and you will never hear him complain about it either. I use to take Logan on walks every day, and I would love to start doing that again, atleast on the days warm enough to do so. He is a lot like me and hates being cooped up in the house all day. I would like to start getting ready more for the day and feeling pretty.
--Eat more healthy, cook more--
I love baking and cooking and I would like to do it more. I would like to eat out less and cook meals for my family. This goes along with being more productive. I want to have atleast three meals at home a week. I want to drink less pop, this is one I have already started. Pop in cans makes my morning sickness worst, so I usually only drink it from fast food places, so it will help to be cooking more so I won't have those to turn too!
--Date nights--
Since having Logan, Rory and I have cut back A LOT on going out on dates. We usually have date night ins which are a lot of fun, but I think it is important to have one on one times as well. I would like to have atleast one date a month with just Rory and I planned. I would also like to have family dates atleast once a month as well. Taking Logan to the park or bounce house, something we all enjoy.
--Buy our first home--
This one is important! I want to bring our new baby home to our home. Not an apartment. We would love to have it by May at the latest.
So thats them! I know they are very accomplishable and I know they will help better my life!
Here are a few that are most important to me. In no particular order!
--More Patience--
I would like to have more patience when it comes to, well, everything! I would like to not get so anxious when the house is a mess, or so upset when Logan is having a grumpy day and less irritable when I have a migraine. I would like to tell my feelings to Rory with out being a brat, because he listens and that is important.
--More Productive--
Since becoming pregnant, I have been either to sick, to tired, or my head hurts just to bad to do anything. I use to have the house cleaned when Rory would get home from work, but it has just been so hard these last few months. Luckily, I have an awesome hubby who doesn't mind helping me out and you will never hear him complain about it either. I use to take Logan on walks every day, and I would love to start doing that again, atleast on the days warm enough to do so. He is a lot like me and hates being cooped up in the house all day. I would like to start getting ready more for the day and feeling pretty.
--Eat more healthy, cook more--
I love baking and cooking and I would like to do it more. I would like to eat out less and cook meals for my family. This goes along with being more productive. I want to have atleast three meals at home a week. I want to drink less pop, this is one I have already started. Pop in cans makes my morning sickness worst, so I usually only drink it from fast food places, so it will help to be cooking more so I won't have those to turn too!
--Date nights--
Since having Logan, Rory and I have cut back A LOT on going out on dates. We usually have date night ins which are a lot of fun, but I think it is important to have one on one times as well. I would like to have atleast one date a month with just Rory and I planned. I would also like to have family dates atleast once a month as well. Taking Logan to the park or bounce house, something we all enjoy.
--Buy our first home--
This one is important! I want to bring our new baby home to our home. Not an apartment. We would love to have it by May at the latest.
So thats them! I know they are very accomplishable and I know they will help better my life!
Monday, January 2, 2012
A look at 2011!
Lets reminisce a little, shall we?
--January--
Logan was seven months and pulling him self up on the couch and furniture surfing. I got my dream lens from my hubby, 50mm 1.4. Started becoming more active in photo shoots and getting more business. Wore a double zero jeans! Woah! Logan was getting his 8th tooth!
--February--
Refinanced our car. Paid a years worth of car insurance. Bought a Mac Book Pro. Got the flu :(. celebrated Logans first Valentines day :) Took Logan to get his first build a bear. Started his Valentines tradition of getting one every Valentines.
--March--
Logan has started his first words, Dada, Mama, Gampa, and Papa. Down to 105 pounds!
Logan started standing by him self. Logans first hair cut! Logan reached 10 months.
--April--
Logan discovered his love for Toy Story and Sesame Street. Getting teeth # 9 and 10. Still hates socks and shoes. I was approved for Botox injections for my mirgraines! Logans first Easter!
--May--
Logan started getting his last 5 teeth at once :( Rory got a job as a security officer! My first Mothers day as a mommy :) First apartment! Logan can say byebye, caca, puppy, dog dog, ball and whats that? Logan turned 1!
--June--
Rorys first Fathers day as a daddy :). Bought new furniture. Became very baby hungry. Begged Rory for another. Denied. Logans first Dentist appt. Rory asked for baby #2, removed my IUD to try for another. Rory turned 23! Logan is now walking!
--July--
Fourth of July! Big fireworks and lots of yard fires. Logans first surgery for his mouth :(. First negative test. :( Logan is 14 months! Can tell us the sounds of A and B. He is a big climber and singer now! Big door opener too!
--August--
Became close friends with John and Tiffany. Logans first trip to the aquarium, he loved it! Logans first pair of real shoes. He loves them! Lots of negatives. :(. Celebrated Rory and I's 5 year anniversary! Finally ovulated for the first time in a long time. Celebrated my moms birthday!
--September--
Logan is now officially weaned. His love for music is growing a lot now! Using cups great, no lids. Big vocabulary! Crackers, cookie, drink. Positive test! Pregnant with #2! Logan loves the park and stroller walks! Rory finished his phlebotomy class! Morning sickness has begun.
--October--
First Ultrasound! 6 weeks along! Same due date as Logan! Saw babies heart beat! Found out I have strep b. Craving Rootbeer popsicles. Took Logan to Petco to see the animals, he loved it! Logan sings twinkle, twinkle. :). Chinese predictor has predicted a girl. Rory brought me home dinner, love note and flowers :) Logan has hit his terrible twos. Morning sickness getting a lot worst. Monkey costume for Logan :). Logans first time trick or treating, and he loved it!
--November--
Karley and Lukey moved back home! Decided to start the house buying process. Heard our babies heartbeat for the first time, 159. Rory now works and goes to welding school full time. Bad migraines are staying and blood pressure has been high. Got Rory and I's Christmas presents early. Rory the Ipad 2 and me the Cricut Expressions 2. Love them both!
--December--
Baby is now moving! Rory can also feel it kicking sometimes. Logan kisses belly lots now!
Doc now worried that I am not gaining enough. Logan hates his diaper and has tried the toilet a few times. Found out we are having a little girl! Celebrated my birthday! 20 years old! Logan had a great Christmas! Extra spoiled! Great New Years eve as well!
--January--
Logan was seven months and pulling him self up on the couch and furniture surfing. I got my dream lens from my hubby, 50mm 1.4. Started becoming more active in photo shoots and getting more business. Wore a double zero jeans! Woah! Logan was getting his 8th tooth!
--February--
Refinanced our car. Paid a years worth of car insurance. Bought a Mac Book Pro. Got the flu :(. celebrated Logans first Valentines day :) Took Logan to get his first build a bear. Started his Valentines tradition of getting one every Valentines.
--March--
Logan has started his first words, Dada, Mama, Gampa, and Papa. Down to 105 pounds!
Logan started standing by him self. Logans first hair cut! Logan reached 10 months.
--April--
Logan discovered his love for Toy Story and Sesame Street. Getting teeth # 9 and 10. Still hates socks and shoes. I was approved for Botox injections for my mirgraines! Logans first Easter!
--May--
Logan started getting his last 5 teeth at once :( Rory got a job as a security officer! My first Mothers day as a mommy :) First apartment! Logan can say byebye, caca, puppy, dog dog, ball and whats that? Logan turned 1!
--June--
Rorys first Fathers day as a daddy :). Bought new furniture. Became very baby hungry. Begged Rory for another. Denied. Logans first Dentist appt. Rory asked for baby #2, removed my IUD to try for another. Rory turned 23! Logan is now walking!
--July--
Fourth of July! Big fireworks and lots of yard fires. Logans first surgery for his mouth :(. First negative test. :( Logan is 14 months! Can tell us the sounds of A and B. He is a big climber and singer now! Big door opener too!
--August--
Became close friends with John and Tiffany. Logans first trip to the aquarium, he loved it! Logans first pair of real shoes. He loves them! Lots of negatives. :(. Celebrated Rory and I's 5 year anniversary! Finally ovulated for the first time in a long time. Celebrated my moms birthday!
--September--
Logan is now officially weaned. His love for music is growing a lot now! Using cups great, no lids. Big vocabulary! Crackers, cookie, drink. Positive test! Pregnant with #2! Logan loves the park and stroller walks! Rory finished his phlebotomy class! Morning sickness has begun.
--October--
First Ultrasound! 6 weeks along! Same due date as Logan! Saw babies heart beat! Found out I have strep b. Craving Rootbeer popsicles. Took Logan to Petco to see the animals, he loved it! Logan sings twinkle, twinkle. :). Chinese predictor has predicted a girl. Rory brought me home dinner, love note and flowers :) Logan has hit his terrible twos. Morning sickness getting a lot worst. Monkey costume for Logan :). Logans first time trick or treating, and he loved it!
--November--
Karley and Lukey moved back home! Decided to start the house buying process. Heard our babies heartbeat for the first time, 159. Rory now works and goes to welding school full time. Bad migraines are staying and blood pressure has been high. Got Rory and I's Christmas presents early. Rory the Ipad 2 and me the Cricut Expressions 2. Love them both!
--December--
Baby is now moving! Rory can also feel it kicking sometimes. Logan kisses belly lots now!
Doc now worried that I am not gaining enough. Logan hates his diaper and has tried the toilet a few times. Found out we are having a little girl! Celebrated my birthday! 20 years old! Logan had a great Christmas! Extra spoiled! Great New Years eve as well!
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