I just wanted to post a quick update. M and I had walking pneumonia which we are pretty much over with thanks to wonderful medicine. Unfortunately L got it Monday night when I was so hoping she wouldn’t.

Ever since she got RSV at 2.5 months old, it really did a lot of damage to her lungs and she just cannot fight things off well. We took her in Tuesday and they started her on medicine and breathing treatments ever 4 to 6 hours.

We took her back in today because we noticed her cough was not getting any better and she was really pale. When we got there her oxygen level was only 89 but by the time we left it was 95. They have put her on a new steroid that will go in her breathing machine and a new medicine, on top of her breathing treatments every 4 to 6 hours. They believe now, it has worked itself into full blow pneumonia :(. Just say a prayer for her that we can get this under control here at home and she will not have to be sent to the hospital. I have faith :).

Believe me, I have lots to share with you all of changes we are going through so stay tuned. 2009 WILL BE A GREAT YEAR despite the sickies!

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Everyone knows that children need projects to keep their little minds occupied. Sitting in front of a TV all day will do little to help your child grow as a person. It’s important to find projects that you can participate in with your child on a regular basis to help nurture their growing minds. With that in mind, it can sometimes be difficult to find activities that the whole family can enjoy that aren’t expensive or hurtful to the environment. Not to worry, there are plenty of activities that the whole family can benefit from that are cost effective as well as eco friendly.

No matter what the age, no one likes cleaning up after themselves and others. Chances are your child isn’t above leaving his or her toys scattered around the house. Why not help make organization fun? Build storage bins and toy boxes out of recycled and found materials such as cardboard and wood. Even if you’re not particularly handy, there are hosts of tutorials online to help teach you how to construct eco friendly furniture. You can even use arts and crafts books to create eco friendly toys to store in your new toy boxes.

Consider growing a garden. Tilling soil, planting seeds, and maintaining a family garden is a great way to spend time with your family while also helping the environment. Your child will also learn the value of patience as they watch their seedlings blossom into flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Seeds are usually inexpensive and dirt is free! A garden is a wonderful opportunity to help teach your child the importance of nature as well as the benefit of a hard day’s work.

Now that you’ve grown vegetables and herbs with your family, why not put these items to use? Teach your son or daughter how the fine art of cooking, while supervising them of course. Knowing your way around a kitchen is an invaluable lesson for any person to learn and the sooner the better. Share your family recipes with your child and they will relish the chance to participate in a grown up activity such as cooking with their parents.

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These past few months, I have really put in some hours working to help keep our family afloat. Even though I have been a work at home mom since early 2003, it doesn’t mean we are eating bon bons all day ;). You are actually trying to keep up with work and your family. So essentially it is two full time jobs.

Well this weekend, was my full weekend off. I shut off the computer from reality and just spent time with my family. I stayed away from the computer so I would not get sucked in. I needed this reconnection with my family and disconnection from work. Let me tell you it felt sooooooo good. I would look over and see my computer screen black and it just would bring a smile to my face :).

Friday night we celebrated my big girl’s 6th birthday with just the family since she had her friend party last weekend.

Here was her cake from her friend party. I bet you can’t guess what it is?

And mommy dearest here made the family cake. Let me tell you… It was a fat free cake from a recipe I had from weight watchers. It was a HUGE HIT. Madisyn would not even eat her birthday cake from last week and she ate 2 big slices from her mommies. What does that tell you?

All in all, I think she had a wonderful birthday. She said it was the best. That definitely warmed my heart :).

Saturday, we headed out with a BFF and did some last minute Christmas shopping. It was sooooo crowded but so worth it to get away for the day and just relish in the wonderful Christmas Spirit. We all had a good time I believe.

The night was ended with my little family all curled up on the couch watching the DVD Christmas Shoes. We all did not move the whole movie. It was intense but really great movie to watch this time of year. I just love my little family.

Sunday was spent just baking goodies for the big Christmas day, cooking a deer roast that my hubbs was oh so kind to get for us this week ;). It turned out delicious. We ended the night with going through our town’s resort of Christmas lights.

You know I feel like my family needed this reconnection from mommy working so much. We need to unglue from the online world every once in awhile and just focus time on our families. They need us more than the online world needs us. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the online world and do miss when I am away. It’s just good to take a break as well.

Merry Christmas to all my online buddies. I do love you all and Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas filled week!

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Did you know that Parents.com has their own line of toys? They are sold exclusively at Target.com

The Parents toys have garnered over 52 awards so that shows you they are a real treat in the eyes of children. We had the opportunity to review the Look at Me Camera from their toy line.

This camera is actually great for children 12 months and up, but I have to tell you my 4 year old is just loving it. She loves taking pictures and since it has the realistic shutter sound, she just thinks she is the hottest new photographer. She will go around and say cheese, say christmas tree, say chicken nuggets all the while cracking us up.

Since children 12 months and on love to imaginary play, this is a great toy for them so they can act just like mommy. You know our children look up to us so much.

The price is great at $9.99 and it already includes the batteries. You cannot beat that ;). So go grab one now and use them as great stocking stuffers.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful M! I love you so much dear daughter and I cannot thank God enough for giving me this precious miracle that you are. You gave me the title “Mother” 6 years ago today and I just can’t believe it, that time has went by this fast. I so love being a mom!

From the time you spent doing gymnastics in my tummy, it just made my heart swell so much for you. I wanted you sooooo much and couldn’t wait till I got to meet you face to face. I cherished you in my tummy soooooo much. I miss those fierce kicks you would give me and I miss singing to you every morning on my way to work.

Baby girl, it was only yesterday it seems, that I was looking into your beautiful baby brown eyes and just instantly falling in love.

These last six years have been such a beautiful, exciting, and loving time of life because you came into my life. God knew what he was doing and I couldn’t be happier.

Let’s take a walk down memory lane and share your wonderful birth story. I cannot believe this was 6 years ago???

I wrote this back 6 years ago, so it was great to read this again. Brings back soooo many memories.

12/03/2002 I go in for an Ultrasound because my crazy dr says I am measuring small. Well the ultrasound tech says there is no way you are measuring small. The baby already weighs 7 ½ lbs. Whoa I still have about 3 ½ weeks to go to my due date 12/27/02. Anyways, I have so much pain when I walk. My pelvic bones had separated and Madisyn had dropped so much that her head was literally between my legs. That is why the dr said I was measuring small because when she measured my stomach, Madisyn wasn’t that high up, she was ready to come on out. The dr’s say they are going to keep a close eye on me, since I can hardly even walk. I mean it was pain. Everytime I took a step I literally thought she would fall out. Plus the bones being separated so far. Anyways they have me come back in a week.

12/09/2002 I go for my appointment letting the Midwife know, I had been having braxton hicks and was in pain. She checked me and I was 2cm dilated and 75% effaced. She said it will not be long before you have a baby, but just in case you don’t go on your own, we need to set up an Induction date. Thank the Lord. I finally get to see my baby! So we talked and set the date as 12/19/2002. I would be 39 weeks. So she sends me home to get plenty of rest and cut the over-time out at work. No Problem!

12/16/02 I go in for my final prenatal appointment. We talk about the induction and she checks me. She cannot believe the baby’s head is right there and I am 3cm and 80% effaced. So she said she would see me bright and early Thursday.

12/19/02 We get to the hospital at 7:00 like we suppose to and I get into my gown and get hooked up to all the monitors. The Midwife didn’t show up till 8:30. She checked me and I had not changed. She broke my water, but much didn’t come out because Madisyn’s head was in front of the bag of water. They started me on the Pitocin.

Finally 10:40 my contractions start, but tolerable. I think well this is a piece of cake. Well I was in for a surprise. 11:30 the contractions were coming strong. Madisyn kept kicking her monitor off so they had to go and put the head monitor on her. Well the nurse didn’t tell me she was doing this and when she did, I literally swallowed her hand and wouldn’t give it back. I kept telling her you didn’t tell me you was doing that and it hurt. So she has to get Daddy to tell Mommy to relax and let go of her hand. So finally I ask for some pain medication Statol. I was trying for Natural, but nope the breathing wasn’t working and if my cousin rubbed my back one more time I was going to slap her. Daddy was right by mommy’s side and I loved every minute of it.

11:30 I was only 5cm. I was like ok I am going to be here all day. Time for the epidural. It help eased the pain, but my body wouldn’t numb all the way. The dr kept saying can you feel this, Ugh Yes and can you lift your leg ugh Yes. Oh well, it helped enough where I could tolerate the contractions.

12:30 I was 8cm. I can’t believe how fast I am going now.

1:30 I said I think I need to use the bathroom. The nurse said no let me check you and I was 10. Hooray! They get the table all prepped and send out YayYay, PawPaw and Cousin Shannon.

At 1:45, I start pushing. Dad was counting too fast and the nurse says slow down and I say no keep it that fast, that way I don’t have to hold out as long. I kept looking at the mirror and when I would see her head that would make me push harder. I pushed for 23 mins and out comes beautiful M at 2:08pm just a screaming. 7lbs. 11oz.

The dr immediately puts her on my stomach and Dad and I start crying tears of joy. Our baby girl is finally here. With dark brown hair and dark skin. Beautiful baby! Her Apgar Scores were 9,9. I cuddled her why the midwife stitched me up. I ripped majorly because her head was so big and I think that was the worst part the sewing back up, no wait the Midwife pressing on my stomach to get the after birth out. Afterward in came all the family to see the bundle of joy and spend time with us and the rest of the night was just Dad, Mom and Precious M.

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You know I have been asked several times this holiday season of what I would like to have for Christmas… well funds are extremely tight this year due to my hubbs being out of work so all I really “want” is for our family to be together and celebrate this wonderful Christmas season together.

But…. and you knew there would be a but right?

I can still dream and wish Santa would leave me something under the tree right? I most certainly will! So… my cell phone with verizon is two years old now and I have been scoping out a new updated cell phone. Well moms…do I ever have the Hottest Christmas Gift for you.

Are you drooling yet? Well just let me tell you what the saavy features are on this phone.

It is pretty much an all in one phone for the busy moms that we are. It has full html web browser to access the internet on the go and email, it has a full fledged camera that even a National Geographer used to take  pictures overseas, it has a touch screen with several drag and drop features. Girllll can we say KEEP IN TOUCH, literally.

If those features are not the icing on the cake, then this will be. A music player with FM radio. This makes me jump up and down because I would love to have my music player included on my phone so I can have it altogether with me when I am out walking. It’s way too hard keeping up with all these gadgets on you when I can have it all in one portable unit.

Plus since we are busy moms, its easier to keep up with one unit instead of 3 or 4 to risk of losing.

The camera on the phone I would so love, because when you take a picture, you can just crop right on the phone and post to your blog all from this great Windows SmartPhone.

While I am dreaming of sugar plums, I am going to dream that Santa is leaving me one of these under my tree ;). Hey you are never too old to believe!

What do you moms think of the new SmartPhone?

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My daughter has brought me to tears twice this week… and may I speak up and say not because she was being bad. The very reason tears streamed down my cheeks are the words that came out of her beautiful mouth.

I have always said there is such an old soul in my beautiful M. Anyone that see’s her always says the same thing.

First she quietly went downstairs and counted all her change she had been saving. She marched right up the stairs and handed her dad the change. With a smile on her face courageously said “Dad take this money and pay all your dr bills with it.” Hubbs and I both were brought to tears. Of course we would never tell her, that they wouldn’t pay all the bills, its the thought and the courage that she put forth that just takes our breath away. That is our little girl.

Then yesterday morning as we were making our morning routine trip to school, she excitedly said… “Mom, we are making cards today to send to the soldiers that are fighting the war.” I told her how thoughtful that was and it would definitely make a great Christmas memory for the soldiers. Then just right out of the blue said “Mom, do you know who else is helping fight the war?” I said… oh who is that?
“Mom, Jesus is helping fight the war.” The tears just welled up in my eyes…

That is so right baby girl… he is indeed helping fight the war. She is something else… so caring, so gentle, always thinking of others. I just love her!

She is turning 6 years old next Friday. She seems so grown up and wise for her age. It warms my heart so much though, because I must be doing something right with this parenting journey.

These pictures, I have shared throughout this post are ones I took today outside our home for her 6th birthday portraits. I thought they turned out soooo well.

Remember this Christmas season, “Jesus is indeed the reason for the season.”

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I was sooooo excited about tonight’s Weigh in Number 4. I am shouting from the roof tops, I am below 200 pounds!!!! Did you hear that? I am below 200 pounds :) :).

When hubbs and I first got together I was 132 pounds… I just know I can get back down to that. I have not been below 200 pounds since September 2006. When I weighed in… and she told me my weight loss… I immediately said out loud I am below 200 pounds and turned around and looked at my best pal Cindy and just smiled really big to her. Thanks Cindy for doing this journey with me.

I am so excited tonight and can not rub the smile away off of my face. Just had to share!

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There is something about this time of year, that I just love to cuddle up and sit down and watch a great movie with my family.

A wonderful movie was brought to my attention and it happens to be an independent movie. “Delgo“

Here is a never before seen image from the movie.

As you can see the  movie is animated which would make a great hit for the whole family. From watching a short trailer of the movie, I can tell the movie will keep you on your toes. It is very fast paced, and full of action and adventure.

I really like the morals in the story as well. For example, in one part of the movie, two people have to put their differences aside in order to combine together to take an enemy down. I will not say anymore than that, as I do not want to spoil it.

You will hear some very familiar voices in the movie such as, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Burt Reynolds and Kelly Ripa to just name a few.

Overall, I think this is a great movie to go out and watch with your family. It’s fun, it will keep your attention, and the animation is such great detail in the movie. To learn more read here: Delgo It will be released in theaters on December 12… so let me know if you all plan on going to see it!

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This year I am doing as many homemade Christmas gifts I can do.

First off, it is a lot of fun,

Second it helps reduce money spent on Christmas

and Third… it is a gift truely from the heart.

I wanted to walk you through the steps I did, in case you would like to make some for your family and friends.

First off, I purchased 2 yards of fleece material.

I cut long and wide pieces of material. I picked how wide I wanted the scarves, but it is ultimately up to you the way you want to present your own scarves. I cut mine 27 inches wide.

After I got all the material cut that I wanted, I cut little fringes in each end piece of the material.

I kept the fringes at a 1/2 inch each. After you cut all the fringes, you will knot each fringe. You can add embellishments to each fringe if you would like before you tie the knot. I chose not too.

Just continue to knot each fringe until they are all complete.

Then you are finished and ready to wear your scarf. Here is my beautiful daughter and I sporting our new scarves :).

I just know my Aunts and Grandma will love this as I am making then no sew fleece blankets as well. Great gift for this beautiful winter Christmas season.

Are you making any homemade gifts this year? Please share.

Would you like to win your very own Scarf in your own specified color? Leave me a comment below and I will randomly choose one comment to win!

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