Tuesday Blog Hop - 3 things you may not know about me!

So I have decided to join in this blog hop thing each Tuesday because I think it is fun and it gives me something to blog about. This week the topic is 3 things you may not know about me. I always wonder what I will say when I get asked these kinds of questions because my life is an open book. I like to blog with pictures so I went looking through pictures and realized that most of you who read my blog know everything about me NOW because duh I write about it here. So, I decided to give you some things from the past that you may not have known about me. Hopefully it wont bore you to tears! I really love to ride horses. In college I rode them at least 2 or 3 times a week. I have only ridden a few times since then. I really miss it! :( Anyway, here is a pic on one of my favorite horses named Sugar in the Baylor Homecoming parade.



One summer I studied in Germany. It was a neat experience and I would like to say that I learned a lot of German there. Ha! I have learned that foreign languages and me don't mix. When I go to foreign countries I work harder at trying to figure out how to get someone to translate for me than actually leanring the language.

In the Spring of 2002 my sister and I walked the 60 mile breast cancer walk. It was a lot of fun and was hard work! My feet ached for an entire week! We did about 20 miles each day and by the last day I had charlie horses in my arches on my feet! They had these vans that you could get picked up in along the route. My sister and I vowed we would not get on one so we pushed through the pain and got to the finish without the stupid vans! We had a lot of fun training for the walk and used to spend many weekends walking 20 miles. We kept each other going and it was really what I needed at the time in my life. I want to do it again sometime when sugar bear gets older! :)

Anyway, Happy blog hopping!

He's Just not that into you

So, I watched "He's just not that into you" last night. It was mostly an ok movie to me. It was something for me to do with a sleeping baby and a husband out pig hunting. With that said it did make me greatful for being married. I read many blogs and people many times write about the hardships of marriage and how it can be difficult so many times. My marriage is perfect so I never blog about such things...he he...just kidding. I don't like blogging about such things but I do think Trev and I have a pretty good marriage but ya these people are right it does take some work sometimes. HOWEVER, being single and dating is no walk in the park.


Perhaps some of you met your spouse in college or in high school. I don't know for sure but I am pretty sure it is easier that way. To me dating in high school and college was easy but once you get out of college it frankly for lack of a better statement blows chunks. You are sort of at this werid time in your life because for most of it you have been a student and there were many available dating prospects your age and interests around you 24/7. After college you are thrown into the "real world" where you may be working with people who are twice your age and share many different interests. Everyone has a great idea about where you should go to meet your spouse...I mean people to date.



People always told me to go to church to find a good spouse. I did that. It was almost more strange than the "real world" which is strange for someone who grew up in church their whole life. First you must find a church that is really big to even have the hope of finding someone similar to you. Next you show up to church and usually the singles are thrown in with the college students and they refer to it as college and career. However, when you walk it you feel like you are back in college and everyone is discussing having a get together on Friday at 3:30 p.m. What? Um...I will be at work! Hello! Every now and agian you find a church that has a 20s singles class. These were strange to. It was mostly filled with couples who were engaged but not yet married. A few churches did seperate out the 20s singles and 20s married however when you walk in that room it is mostly filled with women. Which is great don't get me wrong but I guess men in their 20s don't go to church unless they are in college or in a relationship.



Anyway, I ended up turning to the internet. People are more accepting of this these days, but 10 years ago poeple sortof loooked like you were some rejected, pathetic soul having to turn to the internet in hopes of finding someone who would actually consider going out with you. I could probably write a many blog entries on some of the people that I met but the most important thing is that it led me to this man.



I am very greatful that not only do I now have someone who makes me laugh everyday and spend my life with but I no longer have to be in the miserable dating world and endure annoying dates, waiting for phone calls, wondering if he is "in to you", having to call a friend in the bathroom so that she can call you in a few mintues with a major emergency so you can end your date, and the list could go on and one. So, if you are single out there and reading this. I remember the pain, but hopefully if you try try try again something will finally work out! :)

28 weeks

28 weeks! Holy cow! We are almost into the 30s! Stop growing so fast my sugar bear!

This week she is finally sitting well enough that she can play with toys without falling over!

I thought she looked like a little doll or a baby deep in thought in this pic.

This is her latest thing! She snorts! Well I don't know if it is really snorting but she scrunches her nose up at you. Trev doesn't like it but I think it is funny. I think she discovered it and can't stop doing it!

Motherhood

So I was watching Oprah last week and they had a show about motherhood and had true confessions made by mother's that I found quite hilarious. Anyway, I was talking to my friend Catharine about the episode yesterday and I thought I would make my own little list of the things I have learned being a mom for a very short 6 months!

1) When you first start breastfeeding you need like 5 arms AT LEAST!!! God should give you an extra set as soon as you push a baby out. The people who helped me in picture below are hiding for the picture!

2) Husbands are the most helpful the first 2 weeks the baby is home. Enjoy it while it lasts!

3) The bond with your baby is unbelivable or it was for me. I would not even let her out of my sights at the hospital. I wouldn't even let them take her to the nursery. Well they did a couple of times but I went down and watched in the window!

4) Breastfeeding is the best thing in the world. There really is nothing better especially if you can get through the intial learning pains! :) I wish I had a picture of this other than when she was first born so I will put it on my list of things to do. I don't need 5 arms anymore by the way. I almost don't need any! :)

5) Changing sheets on a crib is like trying to put on your jeans on from high school. SERIOUSLY why is it so freaking hard!

6) I always new baby poop was strange. I have changed many a diaper in my day, but until you have had to clean it out of an outfit, carseat, yourself and the car you don't truely understand it.

7) I can also smell the poop from #6 a mile a way. For now it smells like cake batter. Now you don't think I am sick enough to have a picture of poop do you?

8) You may weigh the same as you did before you were pregnant but your body will not be the same. I will spare you any pics of this

9) Somedays you think your baby is the best thing in the world and other days you might watch the clock for it to strike 5:45 (or whatever time husband gets home) so that you can have a break.

10) Birth is incredible in many ways. It bothers me when people talk about it being gross or horrible. I have never thought that. I watched Bailey pop out of me and I would highly suggest others do the same. You will need a mirror by the way! Of course I have watched birthing videos for many years. It is fascinating to me! Lucky for you that no one was ready with a camera after 41 weeks 5 days in the womb, 22 hours in labor, and 3 hours of pushing to get a picture of Bailey popping out. Lucky for you bad for me! :(

Well I will leave the list at 10 for today. :) Hope you enjoy!

Tuesday Blog Hop

"Hollywood Beach Bear"

This picture was taken while we were on vacation at Panama City Beach. I think that bear looks so cute and it seems like she knows it! :)

Happy 4th of July!

Sugar Bear says happy 4th of July! She is wearing a dress that was her cousin Kelsey's.

We had a relaxing 4th of July around here. We hadn't been to see fireworks (well professional ones anyway) in a couple of years so we headed to the big RC to watch some this evening. They actually have a pretty good dispaly for such a small town and the traffic and the crowds are small and tolerable! :) We usually just shoot off our own and watch all the neighbors do the same but we figured we could do that when we got home. Actually Trev is out watering the yard and the roof and has already put out one grass fire that I know of. I really need to get pictures of that. It is quite histerical. The boy goes into fireman mode when he sees fire. It was a small fire last time. Last year he helped put out a whole pasture on fire. Anyway, back to the story here. I knew it would be stretch for sugar bear to stay awake for the fireworks since she is usually asleep between 8-9 and the fireworks started at 9:30. But hey you only have your first 4th of July once so I said what the heck and as usual sugar bear enjoyed it and went with the flow! :) I will let the pics tell the rest of the story! :) Hope everyone had a fun 4th of July! P.S. Trev just came in to tell me that he has put out another fire and is now loading up the 4 wheeler with some fire fighting tools! :)

Bear has a funny face but I thought it was cute none the less

I couldn't see and chopped trev's head off but thought it was cute pic of them waiting on fireworks to start. She looks a lot like him in this pic! :)

There is his head!

Mommy and bear waiting for fireworks!

Of course Duke the dog went along too.

Sugar bear watched the fireworks very intently. Who knows what she is thinking! Probably..."My mommy and daddy have me out WAY past my bedtime for this!?!?"

Then about 1/2 way through she decided she had enough 4th of July fun and was out! She is actually alseep in her bed right now with her 4th of July dress on so maybe she didn't want to give up on the fun just yet! :)

27 weeks

Hello its Bailey here! I am 27 weeks old today and I am happy as a lark! Well, actually I am getting kindof tired of these monkey pics. I like the monkey to play with but just wish mom would put the camera away. She says I will thank here some day so that we can see how I have grown. I say whatever mom! :)

Please take pics of the monkey not me!

Ok I will cooperate but I am looking at daddy not the camera!

I am way to big to lay on this boppy and I am about to fall off the couch! :)