I wish

I wish I could say that everything is great but I feel like its just far behind great. One week after seeing the ENT 4 days after seeing her Doctor Kloe has come down with yet another ear infection. We've been dealing with sleepless nights, constipation (with Kloe), ear infection, Caidan falling/ tripping and busting is eye open, and Chris has had a headache for going on 5 days now. 

I have acall into the ENT today to schedule tubes for Kloe. Right now she is on antibiotics but I don't think they are making it better because she is getting worse.  

The past couple nights she has been sleeping with us because its the only way she will sleep. I don't know if you have ever slept with a baby but you sleep but not really so lets just say I am running an empty these days. 

Please continue to pray for all of us as we are all on edge. And for Kloe that this will all get resolved! Thanks everyone!

It's been long

Well its been awhile... I feel like its only the beginning of the month and when I realize its almost the end I have no idea where the month has gone... oh yeah I know spending my time in and out of the doctors office. I have been to the doctors atleast 6 times this month and 3 times within the past week.

My babies are always sick. Kloe has had an ear infection that after three rounds of antibiotics hasn't gone away which mean the today and for the next three days I have to take her into get shots. Its very very sad. She doesn't sleep and when she does it is only a short period of time. Oh and when she is sleeping it isn't in her crib... she sleeps in the swing because that where she sleeps and if she sleeps at this point she can sleep where ever she wants.

Caidan has had 6 ear infections with in 6 months.

So our next step the ENT.

I AM DESPERATE!!!

I don't know what to do anymore. Kloe has been sick for 4 weeks now (ear infections) she is now on her third medicine and she WON'T SLEEP! The only way she wants to sleep is attached to my boob. I am trying to get her back on a schedule but its a long process with her and I am exhausted and frustrated. She has been sleeping in her swing for 4 nights now and I am beginning to wonder if she will ever sleep in her crib again. I know it can't because her ears... because she has no problem sleeping on my bed. 

HELP any would be greatly appreciated! I am on the verge of tears every time its nap time or bed time okay maybe I do cry a lot of the time. 

I just want my daughter to SLEEP. When she is a wake she is so precious and great but getting her to sleep is just FRUSTRATING! 

You have no idea!

Seriously you have no idea how happy I am to post this...


BUT it will have to wait... I got to get my camera hooked up....

Stay TUNED!

A firemans wife

I heard a saying the other day...

A fireman's wife is a single life.

How I don't want to believe that I feel it I do. I don't for one second think that my husband doesn't work hard but when all you do is sleep with your husband it feels like I don't even have a husband. Chris has been working a lot of over time in the past month which has made me CRAZY! But I am thankful that this week is almost over.

Here is a poem I found.

Fireman's Wife

The table is set, the meal's prepared,
our guests will soon arrive.
My husband once more disappears
with a hope of keeping a child alive.
While waiting at home again alone,
our plans having gone awry.
My first impulse is merely to sit down and cry.
But soon again I realize the importance of my life
when I agreed to take on the duties of being a fireman's wife.
While there are many drawbacks,
I'll take them in my stride
The gusting winds and raging flames
may be his final fate,
But with God's help I can remain
my fireman's faithful mate.

Mmmm...

I think this is what my daughter thinks when she sees me. :)

We're all having a bad day... except the dogs

Here's my day...

Brother is crying because he:
a) wants something he can't
b) gives the dogs his food
c) wants out of his nap which he didn't take
d) his gums hurt

Sissy is crying because she:
a) needs to sleep
b) needs to eat (which she has done about every hour)
c) because she gets left alone because mommy has to deal with brother
d) because she is teething

mommy is crying because:
a) she has to deal with these two by herself
b) she wants daddy home more
c) she needs more sleep
d) she just cant handle the crying anymore

Oh and the dogs well they just SLEEP all day... how i wish I was a dog at the moment.

Here are more....

My sister takes the best photos in the world and i am so excited that she takes my kids photos and our Families!!

So if you are interested check her website out!

Here's a preview!!!

I love my family!

Caida's new haircut

Here are some videos for my fans! :)

Here is Kloe laughing

Here is Caidan telling you what a penguin does and what santa says! :)

Over Thanksgiving

Here is what we did on our Thanksgiving....

We visited my family! It was great!!!!
Oh and Sara took all the pictures... which I have like 500 of! Seriously... I think the real number is 429! :)

I don't know how to...?

This little girl means the world to me... Okay so does this little boy.

Kloe is 3 months old... I can hardly believe it. I tell her everyday to stay little (i now know what you mean Angela about telling your girls to stay little). She has gone from being 7 lbs 9oz at birth (which to this day I am SHOCKED) which was 4 weeks early to being in the hospital for 8 days to having two ear infections within two months to now being almost 12lbs (which she is probably over) to starting to laugh and smiling.

But here is the problem... she is 3 months old and she still sleeps in my room. Which I am totally okay with but my husband is not. I however am not ready for her to sleep in her room. Caidan was 2 weeks when he started sleeping in his room and I can't seem to let go enough to let her sleep in her room. I still feel like she is so little. I have thought about bring her crib to my room but my DH says NO!

So my question is or questions are...
How long did your little one sleep in your room and how did you make the transition?

I just think this picture is pricless! I can never get the looking at the camera at the same time and Sara captured this picture perfectly! Thank you Sara...

Caidan can beg too!

So while at the store the other day I picked up some Beggin Strips for the dogs. I had Caidan with me and since the package is like the package his cookies come in he thought they were cookies. He screamed forever in the store. I finally had to get him cookies just so he would stop. 

Then when we got home I decided to give each of the dogs a strip. They loved it of course! Well then Caidan started screaming again thinking they were his cookies again. I was trying to tell him they aren't your cookies they are the dogs treats. But he wouldn't stop. He tried to get in the cabinet to get them out but couldn't because of the child locks which made him more frustrated. So I thought well if I give him a little taste he will realize that they aren't his cookies and stop... that however was not the case. He had a little piece and wanted MORE!! I didn't not give him more.

So now every time he sees the dog treats he thinks they're cookies!

I also started a new blog. www.SAHMsaving.blogspot.com

What would you want?

I have a friend (our first borns are 5 days apart) who is having her second baby girl anyday now (I am so excited!) but I really want to do something special just for her. I thought about putting a Survival Kit together for her. But I am having a hard time coming up with things. All I can think of right now is... Coffee (decaf and regular), a coffee cup (even though she has a whole bunch maybe a extra large coffee cup?), breast pads... and I can't think of anything else. So thats where all you come in. I want to get a whole bunch of stuff so I am thinking of cheaper little things.

So my question to you is...
If you were expecting your second child or third or fourth or even your first, and someone was to give you a "survival kit" what would you want in it?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Our FUN filled weekend

Our weekend started Friday morning. I was getting ready to go to my doctor appointments when Caidan (being the monkey that he is) decided he was going to climb on the bed (which is an every day occurrence) and tripped on the pillows and hit is lip on the head board and busted it open. I then had to take him to the Immediate Care (urgent care) where he got 1 stitch in his lip. Luckily my mom was here this weekend so she watch Kloe while I took Caidan. 

Then came tricker treating that night... it was fun and Caidan was a monkey!!!

The Fall

I am not really a fall girl but Cheryl (my mother in law) and I went to the park and took pictures of Caiadn in the leaves. He didn't really like them all that much!

Caidan being Caidan

So this is a typical day when Caidan is just being Caidan.He loves to climb on EVERYTHING and ANYTHING! Here we found him in the dogs cage which was on top of another dogs cage. Don't ask me how he got up there because I don't know... but he is a monkey!

(None of this was stage is was all my brilliant son!)

Pumpkin Patch!

Yesterday we went out in the windy cold air and got pumpkins and apples and apple cider doughnuts and apple cider (I love REAL apple cider! And unfortunately I paid full price for it... :( )

While we were waiting for the tractor Caidan went and played on the pretend tractor. 

Caidan was concerned when the tractor started.

He wanted to pick up his own pumpkin since mommy and daddy were doing it! 

He had a BLaST walking the pumpkin patch. His favorite part was at the end... 

There was a golf cart! While we were searching for the perfect pumpkins he was making his way to the golf cart. 

We left daddy out in the patch while he was still looking for his pumpkin to go back and get the wagon so we could haul them back. 

My Sweet A$$ Deals

I didn't blog about my deals last week but I did really well . I spent 

a little more out of pocket (OOP) than I wanted to but in the end I made a profit! :) 

I got this at Walmart for a dollar!!!

This however I didn't make a profit on but couldn't pass up these deals. 

We have a Goodwill that opened in July or August. When I went in last week I found a outside climbing toy for 9.99 and a Britax Boulevard car seat for 39.99. At first I was a little worried about the car seat. But it was manufactured in JAN08 and it was still in the box and in the plastic. So I couldn't pass up the deal. 

This week so far has been really GREAT! (It would have been better but had problems with my bank card).

Walgreens

 Trans #1

3 Dimetapps- 3.99 each x 4= 11.97

   - $5RR

   - $2.00 dimetapp x3= $6

Subtotal- 0.97 = tax

 Plus I received $10RR

Trans #2

6 Ragus 3/$5

4 Skippy PB 3/$5

   - 10RR 

   - 1.00/2 x3 ragu 

   - 1.00/2 x2 skippy 

Subtotal= 1.67 = tax

  Plus I received a $5RR

OOP- $2.64 and I received $15RR so a profit of $12.36

Meijer

I normally don't go to Meijer but there was too good of a deal to pass up. 

8- Taco Bell Salsa- 1.85 each = 14.80

15 (was supposed to be 16 forgot to scan one it was hiding under Kloe's seat)- Jellos= 10.43 

       0.64 x 12= 7.68

       0.88 x 2= 1.76 (the pudding is more)

       0.99 (the Tapioca is even more... I meant to have on more but got caught under Kloe)

3- Mac and Cheese 0.74 x 3= 2.22

     - $1.50/1 x8 = 12.00 Taco Bell (meijer coupons)

     - $1.50/2 x8= 12.00 Jello (meijer coupon)

Subtotal $3.45 + tax