Photo a day virgin

I have decided to do a photo a day challenge via instagram and I am thinking of posting them here as well. I am hoping to keep up with it and probably not getting off to a great start since it is almost 7 and I still haven't taken today's photo yet haha! I plan on doing a weekly update so maybe it isn't such a bad start after all......

Romans pants don't fit!!!

This may sound normal and for those of you who have kids it is all too common to put an item of clothing on your little one only to realize its way to small and their hand is turning purple ;). This time however it made me realize how close the next chapter of my life is. My plan since my last day of being a hairdresser 2 weeks before Austin was born has always been the same.......I will go back to school and become a nurse. The only change is I think I am really wanting to be a postpartum nurse. After going through labor and delivery 3 times with very different experiences every time I have come to realize how important the care you and your new little bundle receive in the hours and days following delivery are sooooo very important. Especially if you have more at home and can not have dad stay in the hospital with you. 

I really think I will be good at is and a bonus is getting to see brand new babies in the first days of life!! Now you are probably wondering about the pants......OK........So you would think my youngest starting school would be my first indication of the impending adventure but in all honesty it was very exciting and I never really thought mush about the next step. I was just thrilled Roman loves school and gets excited every time before school. Roman is not a big fan of pants preferring instead to wear shorts (he even tried it in the snow) instead. There is however one pair I can always get him to wear and they are my favorites. They have always looked really good on him but never fit right. He is a bit of a stocky lad so his pants are always too long. Rolling his pant legs up are a must but on Friday when my husband got out clothes for him and he got dressed I noticed something.......I COULD SEE HIS ANKLES!!! It was in that moment for some reason it hit me how soon he will be in school full time and so will I. I actually teared up at the sight of those precious little ankles. The times ahead I am sure will be fun, scary, awesome and horrible at some point but it amazes me how the most random things can remind us of things to come.

Hoping to be healthy

So I have given being really healthy another go. I have tried (and failed) before but I am really hopeful this time. I am going in with a different mind set. Before I never really gave portion control a lot of thought. I mean I did try to stick to a serving size. Then I would say how much could a little more hurt?! Well that obviously isn't portion control. So this time I bought a ton of ziplock bags and portioned everything out after the store trip. I am hoping the ease of just grabbing a bag will help me stay on track. My other issue was failure. If I ate some cookies I would hate myself. So this time I am allowing myself to eat cookies or pizza and be good with it. I know that as long as I try and stay healthy during the rest of the time the few times I don't will be ok! Last but not least SODA! I drink a lot of soda.........A LOT! I also drink energy drinks too......the big ones. So the calorie count alone is redic! And going diet or sugar free is not am option as artificial sweeteners is one of my migraine triggers. So soda is out. This will be really hard and I have to have some caffeine or the head aches are just as bad as a migraine but it wont be in soda form so that will be good!

WOWSER!

Not sure if that,s a word but i have not gotten this blog off to a really great start have I?! Well as I hope family over seas uses this as a way to stay connected my new years resolution is to get a fire under my butt. First I hope to get a blog facelift and some posting lessons from a friend (Hemm Hemm....paging Rachel!) Then to post the fantastic Potter party from October and the Holidays. For now I just want to say I am really happy with the place I am in now and have really good feelings for 2013!!

Ahh To Be Young Again!

So it has been quite awhile since my last post but I have an excuse I swear! It seems as I get older My health gets worse. For those who don't know the first half of the year (not kidding......From January 9th- April13th) I battled with ovarian cysts and endometriosis. Both caused intense pain and even after the surgery Is still causing pain sometimes. I knew that because they were unable to remove most of the endo tissue (since it was wrapped around my kidneys) that I was going to have to deal with it off and on until menopause.  But my body was not done betraying me it seems! I have a tooth that now needs to be pulled (JOY!) and an issues with swallowing that caused me to need to get a camera down my throat and have numerous appointments with Gastro docs and ENTs. It got me thinking how we can take our health for granted and how simple things seemed when you were young and sick.......

My baby started school!

So this post is late but it has been an interesting few weeks. My littlest one started kinderbridge (too old for preschool but not old enough for kindergarten) 2 weeks ago. I actually was surprised at how well i did. I didn't cry or even tear up........really I swear! I think it has to do with Roman's personality. He has always been a very independent and easy going kiddo. I had the worst pregnancy with him. I was in and out of the hospital almost needed surgery and he was almost delivered at 21 weeks. I was on so many meds at the end and he ended up being born early and spent a week in the NICU for a lung issue but the entire time his heart rate never dipped or showed any sign of distress. He was an early walker. He crawled for 2 days and then started walking at 9 months. He was a big boy and sadly his leg muscles were not that strong and his legs bowed really bad. It was a painful few years for him as he grew and thankfully (praise God) his legs corrected themselves. No surgery!! So because of all this he is hardly bothered by anything. (and his pain tolerance is insane high but that is another story) So when we took him to school that first day he was so excited i had to track him down for my good bye kiss! It has been an odd feeling dropping him off at school and having a few hours to run errands with no kids. He loves school a lot and actually is a bit upset he only goes 2 days a week. He loves that our neighbors son is in his class and has made a new friend with the son of a couple I was really good friends with in high school. (small world!).

San Diego!

Ok, so this is a late post and I wanted to get this up last week........but alas.......life gets in the way. We have been really busy since coming back getting ready for what will be my next blog post.

On to SD! We had so much fun this year. I always think we will never have as much fun as we did the year before but some how we do. I think a major factor is that the kiddos are getting older and more fun. Now hold on I am not saying babies are not fun. I watch 4 (well now 5 with the addition of a beautiful little 10 month old) babies during the week and when they are here we have a ton of fun. What I mean is that we are not so totally consumed by things like diaper changes.

This vaca is a perfect example. We went to the San Diego Zoo again. The last time we went Roman was 2 and we had to rent a stroller at the zoo. The main things I remember from that trip were pushing a stroller  that all 3 had squished into up a big hill and having to change Roman in that stroller because he smelled really bad and we were not near a bathroom.

This trip i remember all the animals and fun we had talking about them with the kids. Paris and Austin loved seeing the big cats and of course Romans favorite animals were the monkeys!! He nearly wet himself when Justin told him they sometimes throw their poop.

Of course we also went to the beach almost every day or night after dinner.

Roman was not a fan of the sand this day.......can you tell?! haha!!

Yes he is yelling at the waves.......he was trying to be louder. ;)

Me at the beach! 

And of course......the food! Roman at our absolute favorite place to have dinner in SD. The Bare Back Bar and Grill. The most delicious burgers and beers. It a New Zealand joint using NZ meats and beers!

Can't forget Luigi's on the beach pizza!! Oh and Austin ate the ENTIRE slice!!

This would be the Point Loma Seafood Co. I don't eat here but Justin and the two younger ones can not get enough of the fried clam sandwiches.

We are already looking forward to next year and can't wait to go back.