Cleanest Floors Ever

I know I have more important things I need to be blogging about, but they all require editing and uploading pics...and frankly, I just don't feel like doing that right now. But what I WILL blog about is how clean my floors are now! I had some birthday money and invested in the Shark Steam Mop...and let me tell you, it was worth the $79 (or $99 if you think you need the deluxe version). But you know you have a million of those 20% off coupons so you could get it for less.

My floors have never been cleaner. It loosened up spots that I had been on my hands and knees scrubbing with harsh chemicals. I love this thing. It uses steam to clean and sterilize all floor types..and its safe on wood and laminate floors. And I love that all it uses is natural H20..no chemicals or cleaners at all. Makes you feel good that your children can crawl around on a really clean floor without licking up pinesol. (Yes, my son kisses the floor sometimes so I have that problem)

Anyways, just a shout out and product review. It costs a little bit to start, but just think..you wont have to buy floor cleaner or swiffer pads anymore! I love the Shark people!

Happy Birthday Brody Boy

I can't believe how fast this year has gone. It seems like just yesterday we were holding you in our arms for the very first time with tears in our eyes. You have been such a blessing in our lives over the last year...we can't even imagine our lives without you.

One year ago today, at this time (8:43am) I was sitting in a hospital bed, feeling good. The epidural was in place and pumping me some juice. I hadn't slept since 2 nights before so I was exhausted. Poor daddy was feeling pretty sick and trying to nap on that horrible couch thing. We had a long day in there as you prepared to make your way into the world. I had a meano nurse who griped at me for chewing on ice chips and she made me cry. It was not a fun day. But at 6:44pm everything got better. You were there. You came one month early..but you were there, safe and perfectly healthy.

Now, one year later, it seems like a blur. We've watched you learn so many new things...good and bad. You make the funniest faces and noises. You talk all the time, even though we have no idea what you're trying to say. You love other kids, which makes us so excited for you to meet your new sibling in July. You've taught us what it really means to depend on the Lord as you depend on us for everything. We love you so much Brody Boy! Happy 1st Birthday!

What's Your Guess?

I know that I am SOO far behind on my blogging. I have so much to update, but I just haven't had time to sort through Christmas and New Year photos. But I did want to put up a real quick post about the poll since we are one month out from finding out if we are having a boy or girl! So look to the right..there's a poll. So go guess! And I'd love for you to leave a comment as well to tell me what you think!

And I promise I'll update soon!

Lots of Firsts

Ok, this might be a really long post. I have lots to update..finally! Brody has had a lot of "firsts" the last few days! So I'll get right to it!

First of all, the SNOW! Hello, is this Texas? Well, yes, its perfect proof of the crazy weather in Texas. Because it POURED snow Wednesday..and will be in the 70s next week. Typical. It was so much fun though! We felt like we were on vacation!

Our Front Yard

Our Backyard

Trying to drive!

Brody and Matt getting snowed on

Snowball Matt's Snowman

Brody also had his first haircut on Wednesday. His hair wasn't outrageously long, but definitely needed a trim. He was such a big boy! He didn't even notice what Mrs. Amy was doing because he was soo interested in the bright pink brush!

Brody and Mrs. Amy

And here are just some photos with a couple other "firsts."

First fort with Daddy

First Spaghetti

Make It Go Away!

I haven't been outside since Friday. I haven't done laundry in over a week. My house is a disaster. And all I want to do is curl into a ball on the couch. My sweet son feels neglected and my husband has been left to fend for himself when it comes to dinner and clean clothes.

Someone PLEASE tell me how to make this "all day sickness" go away. Whoever named it morning sickness had no idea what they were talking about. It's horrible. If I don't eat, I need to puke. And sometimes if I do eat, I need to puke. The dr took me off prenatal vitamins and put me on a mixture of a couple of vitamins to hopefully help the nausea. Well, that didn't work. I drink tons of water and that actually seems to help some, and I am constantly snacking.

With Brody, I was on a medicine that took it all away. However, we changed insurances and it would cost me like $300 a month to have the medicine now. So that's not an option.

I know there are some gurus out there on home remedies for this thing. So start leaving your comments with all your ideas. Is there some magic herb I can take? I've read the entire internet (the entire thing!) and I only find the basics- eat small meals all day, drink plenty of water, ginger ale, take vitamins at night, etc.

Please help me!

Brody Has Something to Say

That's right! We're going to have another little one. We found out a little over 2 weeks ago but wanted to wait until I went in for a sonogram to announce it to the world. We are so excited! Brody and the new baby will be 18 months apart exactly...we are due July 21. We can't wait for Brody to be a big brother and to have a little playmate. We went in yesterday for the sonogram and everything looks wonderful. We saw a strong little heartbeat on a baby tucked safely inside my uterus. That was such a beautiful site.

This Thanksgiving we have so much reason to be thankful. We have a precious, mischievous 10 month old and another one on the way. The Lord has blessed our lives tremendously and we are so grateful.

We hope you all have a WONDERFUL, HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We'll keep you posted on the baby news and I'll post the sonogram pic soon.

10 Month Update

Brody is 10 months old today. I know I say this on every post about him, but I really can't believe how fast he is growing. He's getting to be such a big boy and do big boy things. He still army crawls all over the house. He has started getting up on his knees, but still never actually uses them to get anywhere. He's getting to be quite the climber as well. Last night, Matt just happened to glance down at him and he was climbing into the magazine rack. Then he got up on his feet and was bent over holding onto it! He's never even attempted anything that "danerous" before. We got so excited and started clapping. Then we realized we were encouraging him to hurt himself haha.

Today, I thought it would be fun to put him in the laundry hamper while I was doing laundry. He loved it! He just stood there holding onto the side like a pro! Like he's been standing forever. He would let go and just lean against it but never fell once. He probably stayed in there about 10 minutes just laughing and talking. I was so proud of him! I know, first time moms are such dorks! He's getting a ton of teeth. He's getting 2 more on the top and 2 more on the bottom, for a total of 8. These last ones are just now breaking through so he's loving that..lots of whining and fussiness. But he looks so stinkin cute when he smiles with all those teefers!

He is getting to where he won't eat baby food. He only wants food that we eat..which isn't always good because we don't eat very healthy. He loves mashed potatoes. That's got to be his favorite thing right now for sure!

I'm sure he's doing so many other things but I can't think of much more. We'll have another post next week..I guarantee it!