Can you believe it is almost Halloween!? Then, shortly after it will be Thanksgiving! Haylie is super excited for Halloween this year and Chase doesn't even know what Halloween is. I am not exactly sure what the agenda is for Halloween, but I wanted to make sure for someone to be home to hand out candy. I am thinking we will just go visit My Mom, My Brother/Sister In-Law and maybe My Dad/Dana earlier in the evening and then chill at home to hand out candy this year! Haylie is going to be a TCU Cheerleader and Chase is going to be a monkey!
I finally went to the doctor and got some answers! My labs came back to show all my cells are going back to normal and I'm 100% now in that area. I started taking a medication for the swelling/water retention/etc. and I have noticed some results, but not a major change. I decided to be oh so bright and take an extra dose the other night and that was a huge mistake! I had the results I wanted, but I also could not see 4-5 feet past my nose for 48 hours!! Yikes! I depleted all of my potassium and hurt my iron levels, too. I am back to normal again and am taking a couple of days off from the meds! Once the Enjuvia and Depo-Provera fully leave my system I should be in good shape. Apparently, once you stop taking the hormone pills (Enjuvia) your body goes insane and you will have weight issues for a while and lots of water retention so that is why I started the medication I am now taking! It is nice not spending $200 a month on meds, plus a depo shot every 3 months and being completely miserable. I spend $4 and am good to go!
Eric and I...and partially Haylie decided we are going to have another baby! As of Oct. 12th I am off of birth control and ready to start the motions. I am scared that it will take a long time or I may of become infertile thanks to the Depo-Provera, but I was given some hope from ladies taking it for many years and being pregnant within 1-3 months. If I cannot conceive I won't seek an infertility doctor. I believe if it is meant to happen, it will. If God decides that Haylie and Chase are enough for us I am perfectly content with that decision. I have 2 very amazing and in my eyes perfect children! I could not have asked for better than I have! They're simply amazing! I decided I wanted to start doing more crafty things and even more cooking at home. The week Eric is off we have been crazy slacking and eating out...which adds up! I want to spend as much time doing family activities and devoting myself to My Husband and Our Family. The holidays are near and 3 in a row will be Chase's 1st's with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I want them to be special for both kids. I guess I go all out with cooking, decorating, etc. because it is something I didn't really have. We always had a tree, lots of presents (given a few hundred bucks as My Brother and I got older) the same food every other family had, but nothing over the top with a ton of food (There was only 4 of us) and eventually lights weren't put up outside, because at the age of 8-9 My Dad didn't feel the need, because there were no "little" kids around the house, but it was something I still enjoyed and I want My Kids and their kids to always enjoy at Our House. I guess I want to be "that" Mom, but at the same time I don't want to be the type of mom who presents themselves that way, but are total wackjobs! I let the kids celebrate Halloween, I let them eat junk food (within reason), I let them have sugar, I let them explore, I let them get dirty, I'm not going green, I don't think High-Fructose Corn Syrup causes cancer and I let my kids have it, I don't force religion down their throats, I don't make them eat super healthy diet-like food...THEY'RE KIDS! They can only be a kid for a short time in their life before the stresses of adulthood take over!
I have also started to deeply think about ways to cut down on some of the wasteful spending we do. What do you do to save money? We will be eating at home and having dessert at home except maybe a couple of times a month. Eric gets 7 days off and during those 7 days we typically spend $25-ish for lunch and $50-$70 bucks on dinner. That is well over $500 at times close to $600 on JUST freakin' food!! I also cut down the random trips to the donut place..10 bucks a day adds up, too. I will also be finding crafty activities for us to do with Haylie and outdoor games for here at home. For Christmas we discussed buying the kids a swingset/playground type deal and a trampoline so we can cut down on some of the trips to the park. However, I am not opening a duckpond or inviting a ton of kids over so the park will still be necessary at times. The Kids will get clothes with each season, but not constantly every time I am out, because I've learned after cleaning closets to add in Fall/Winter clothes that BOTH kids had clothes/shoes never worn with tags or worn once and it was a big waste! I'll admit I've always been spoiled by my parents and now Eric the past few years and I need to get a grip on myself, too. I have been good about buying clothes, purses, shoes, jewelry, etc. I only have 1 unused purse w/tags and 2 pairs of shoes unused with tags at the moment. I will not buy unless I absolutely love it...no "I kinda like it, I can make it work" thinking anymore, because it gets me in big trouble! Hopefully, I can stick with it and see some positive change...and extra change for savings, hehe. SO, tell me...what useless spending have you or are you trying to stop?
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
10.07.10
We survived My Grandparents visiting without a single glitch! Haylie didn't runaway screaming like a crazy person was after her and actually enjoyed them...However, they were traded in for "Stinky Wayne" rather quickly. Haha. Haylie is doing well and as much as she loves Summer I think she is ready for the change of pace with the weather, too. She likes that we can go outside, feed the ducks, go to the park, etc without having to wait until the evening....plus, she likes helping Momma bake! Eric's next week off we're supposed to go ride the little train in Forest Park and we're thinking about the zoo if we don't wait and go for "Boo at the Zoo." We want to go back out to Fossil Rim since neither of the kids have been and check out the Fort Worth Nature Center, too. It is so neat she is finally at the age where she thoroughly enjoys things and can let you know how much they meant.
Chase is still getting his chompers in. We have FOUR now!! Yay!! He has 4 all on bottom so hopefully the 4 on top come pretty soon. He goes back to the pediatrician in November and I am scared to even think about how tall he is and how much he weighs. He was already in the 90th percentile on height at 6 months and now no one believes he just turned 8 months old. Haha. He definitely grew fast. Sissy Bear (My Niece Alyssa) turns 1 this weekend so before I know it Chase will be turning 1, too.
Eric's 25th Birthday was really nice with a ton of food...and a ton left, lol. However, next time we do fajitas with THAT many people I will be buying them and not busting my butt in the kitchen making them. He had 3 cakes and all 3 were pretty much gone by that night. Apparently, I need to open a bakery and a restaurant according to some people. I don't think I'd ever do it though. It would ruin the fun in it for me and I'd go from loving it to hating it really quick! I want to learn to get better at decorating cakes, cupcakes, cookies, etc. I made a UT cake one time that turned really well....until it was picked up the wrong way and cracked!
I am doing great...although not looking forward to going to the doctor next week..Hopefully, we figure out something though. The swelling has started to act a fool, lol. Some days I look normal..I'd say thin, but we all know there is nothing thin about me! Other days I look about 7 months pregnant and absolutely nothing fits and what does I don't wanna wear. I'd like to go run/walk now that it is cool outside, but I can't until I get cleared from the doc.....he better give me lasik's, find a problem and clear me on the 12th or he is going to get an earful! He's delivered both kiddos, always treated me, etc and this past month I have gotten the WORST service from his nurses, EVER. I've always bragged on his office and him and now I am thinking about changing doctors, but I still really like him as a doctor.
Well......until next time!
Chase is still getting his chompers in. We have FOUR now!! Yay!! He has 4 all on bottom so hopefully the 4 on top come pretty soon. He goes back to the pediatrician in November and I am scared to even think about how tall he is and how much he weighs. He was already in the 90th percentile on height at 6 months and now no one believes he just turned 8 months old. Haha. He definitely grew fast. Sissy Bear (My Niece Alyssa) turns 1 this weekend so before I know it Chase will be turning 1, too.
Eric's 25th Birthday was really nice with a ton of food...and a ton left, lol. However, next time we do fajitas with THAT many people I will be buying them and not busting my butt in the kitchen making them. He had 3 cakes and all 3 were pretty much gone by that night. Apparently, I need to open a bakery and a restaurant according to some people. I don't think I'd ever do it though. It would ruin the fun in it for me and I'd go from loving it to hating it really quick! I want to learn to get better at decorating cakes, cupcakes, cookies, etc. I made a UT cake one time that turned really well....until it was picked up the wrong way and cracked!
I am doing great...although not looking forward to going to the doctor next week..Hopefully, we figure out something though. The swelling has started to act a fool, lol. Some days I look normal..I'd say thin, but we all know there is nothing thin about me! Other days I look about 7 months pregnant and absolutely nothing fits and what does I don't wanna wear. I'd like to go run/walk now that it is cool outside, but I can't until I get cleared from the doc.....he better give me lasik's, find a problem and clear me on the 12th or he is going to get an earful! He's delivered both kiddos, always treated me, etc and this past month I have gotten the WORST service from his nurses, EVER. I've always bragged on his office and him and now I am thinking about changing doctors, but I still really like him as a doctor.
Well......until next time!
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