In my life...

I try to blog as much as possible, I do it as a sort of diary, something that I can go back to and re-read and remember the little things that are so easy to forget. Not that I forget the major things...but the when and the how. This is why I love to blog. Sometimes its just a place to vent, and that's okay too because it's like my own personal therapy session without having to sit on an uncomfortable chair and tell my thoughts to a stranger. Sure, anyone can read my blog - so technically I am telling millions of strangers that happen to come across this page...but its just different. I can't see those strangers! My life has taken some pretty exciting twists lately and there is so much I am proud of...so today's blog is about the happpenings in my life right now. Some of this has already been written about ad nauseum - but hang in there and enjoy the recap!

JR and I - We are accomplishing a dream. We are so excited that in just a couple of months we will be living in our first home. A home that we actually own. When we first thought about owning a home, we assumed that we would buy a house that we could live in for around 5-7 years and then we would build our own house. By some miracle, we were able to skip straight to building our own house! I can't believe that in around a month the house will be completed. It is a very very exciting time for us. We are nearing our 6 year anniversary, and our 3 year wedding anniversary and I have to say that I love him more today than I did while we were dating...or even on our wedding day. I hope that we continue to grow together and love each other more and more as the years go by. One thing that I can say about our relationship is that while JR may not have changed from the person he was when I met him, he has molded and conformed over the years, ans so have I. What I mean by that is that is that JR and I are the same people we were 6 years ago. We still see life in mostly the same way, but as time has gone by and we have become a couple and had children, some of the things have changed. We have molded to make family goals instead of just individual ones. I have learned not to harp on JR about cleaning or doing dishes or taking out trash...because it only causes more headaches, but I have learned to appreciate the times he does do it. When we first married - this was seriously our biggest battle. Our second was money and spending habits. I wont lie...we still argue about the cleaning and the money sometimes, but over the years I have learned to relax a little, and JR has learned to be more cautious. Anyway - so that is JR and I in a little summary...we keep trucking along, and there is no one on Earth that I would rather hold me, go to bed with each night, or wake up with in the morning.

Logan - Logan has been in school for 5 months now. It's only 2 days a week, but I have so much more confidence about him starting Kinder In the fall. He has learned so much in the small amount of time he has been in school and I am such a proud mommy! In the last few weeks alone he has learned his ABC's and is still in that discovery phase where he points out every letter on every sign we see! He is writing his own name which is pretty awesome. He has a little trouble writing other letters but that will come with practice. He loves numbers and is learning to add and subtract the little things. This isn't something he learns at school, but at home. I do things like tell him that I need 5 toys, I will hold 2 and ask him how many more I need and he will say 3. It's just the little things, but I am still so proud and I am really hoping this means he has his dad's affinity towards math! He is doing so much better about crying when things don't go his way...there are still some tears, but he is learning not to cry over everything. I am pretty sure that he is tender hearted as he seems to genuinely be upset when he hurts his sister on accident. I have learned to make sure that when he is in trouble to always tell him that I love him. When he does something on accident I am careful to tell him that I am not mad at him and I think this has really helped. The kid is also a whiz at computers. I can't believe the stuff he can accomplish on a computer! I also think it has helped him discern what letter is what instead of just learning a song. He can actually point out each one. I can't wait for him to learn to read! I still read to the kids at least 3 times a week and I am really happy that I have kept it up! Logan has really come out of his shell sinnce school stared so I am hoping his t-ball season this year will be better. He enjoys interacting with other kids now, which is really awesome, and at home he is content playing with his sister, or playing by himself which has helped tremendously when I am trying to get stuff done. He is an amazing big brother!

Landry - My sweet princess is growing up so fast. She talks so much, and I can't help but be proud of everything she does. She is still a momma's girl which I cherish, for I know it wont last! Don't get me wrong, sometimes I wish for just a moments peace, but I am pretty sure that is normal. Landry has accomplished a huge goal. She is almost completely potty trained in just a week! I can't believe it! She has pooped and peed in the potty. She had only 3 accidents this entire weekend, so now we are ready to move on to the next stage....learning to wear panties! I have put them on her a few times, but when I do, she usually has an accident. We will be working on that this week. I braved leaving the house with her not wearing a diaper this weekend. I made her potty before we left, and we just went to the new house to look around, BUT she still peed in her panties and shorts! OOPS! Once she learns the pulling down the panties stage we will move on, but I am still so very happy that she is getting it all down! Another thing she will have to learn in entertaining herself. She is pretty good about it if she has Dora on, but her brother has been her primary toy, and starting in the fall he will be gone 5 days a week, so I am hoping that it will open up her imagination a little so she can play with some toys or draw...she really likes to color!

I am filled with so much happiness right now, there are still some rocky turns here and there, but I have that feeling where everything is just coming together so nicely and I am just beaming with pride, and joy. And I have learned (from JR) to embrace the gifts we have right now...3 years ago I would have been chewing my nails waiting for the other shoe to drop. Now, I am enjoying the happiness with the knowledge that what ever comes, we will deal with it, we always do!

The house - driveway was poured today, and the painters were there. They painted on Saturday and today were working on touch - ups. Can't wait for the counter tops to go in!

Our Diet - JR is down to 282 so he has lost 15 pounds in 14 days...I hate that he gets discouraged, and that he wishes it was 20 pounds. He is still on a great track, I know he wants to lose more weight and do it even faster than he is...but I just want him to be healthy! I am at 125, so I have lost 5 pounds (even with my cheating ways! LOL) I am planning to start working out here pretty soon..I will probably wait and start on Feb. 1, so maybe I can put on a few pounds of muscle. I have to say that the best part of being on this diet is that I do have more energy - AND I dont have nearly as many digestive problems. We did cheat last night by having Subway...even though we still chose 6" healthy subs (well, JR did...I had a meatball sandwich with EXTRA ranch), it tore my tummy up, I think I have to ease into some of those choices!

So there it is, a summary of the happenings in my life right now, can't wait for the next chapter!