I have been playing with Picasa, which Auntie M was kind enough to introduce me to. Haven't quite got it right, but I love it.

Woah

So today, Vicky has been cleaning like a fiend. And man, do I feel bad for those blinds...they never had a chance...lol. She and the kids have been working so hard today trying to get everything ready for Mike's arrival. We are all so excited that he's coming home. It's been a long time. It never seems like a year is long until you have to wait for something...lol. Interesting how that works out. Becca came over and helped clean, while Jayden helped Lydia clean her room, then mess it up, then clean it again, lol. Becca made sure to make Vicky eat some real food, which helped a lot. Plus it was really yummy.
Jared basically cleaned our room, brought in the changing table (finally), and organized all of Harley's food and diapers and stuff on it. He is such a sweetheart. I married a good one. :D
Right now I am in the office, instead of my room, listening to James teach Tai Chi to Philip and Lydia. It is freakin hilarious. I was off in my own world doing something when I heard James say, "Look at my belly! See it jiggling? It's saying 'Look at me! Hit me! You want to hit me!" and making his stomach jiggle, talking in a weird deepish/highish voice. I leaned back in my chair and just looked at him. I snickered to myself a little and that's when he looked over, noticed me, and started laughing which made Lydia and Philip laugh, which are two of the funniest sounds in the world. Listening to Lydia or the twins laugh...you can't help but burst out yourself.
Right now we're getting ready to make navajo tacos because I am HUNGRY!!! We ate some chicken salad stuff on croissants around 4:30 that Becca brought, which were fantastic, but I didn't eat that much, so I am hungry again. Pregnant women are always hungry, so I guess that's not a new development, haha.
I do want to shout out to my Auntie M...lol. You are so awesome! I don't know what I would do without you! *muah*

Exhausted

I am soooooooooooooooooooooo exhausted! I can't sleep at night and all I can think about is sleep during the day. Hence, I am up at 12:22 exactly. And I have to get up at 6 to go babysit when all I want to do is stay in bed with my husband and my baby. 2 more weeks and I can. Don't get me wrong, I really love my nieces and nephew and I would do anything for my sister and brother-in-law. But I am so exhausted. I would not advise anyone to accidentally get pregnant 6 months after having a baby via c-section. No, no I wouldn't. A c-section for one is just a huge shock to your system all on its own. Then, pregnancy is exhausting all on its own. Put those together and you have a dazzling combination. However, put a pretty much toddling baby on top of all that...wow, am I an idiot. lol. Definitely going for an IUD next time. Ugh! Now, to put the cherry on top of the chocolate syrup on top of the whipped cream on top of the ice cream...add an 11 year old and a 7 month old baby to all of that and I really am an idiot. I stay up late so I can spend time with my husband and my baby, but then I have to get up so early to go babysit that I am exhausted by the time I get home and can barely spend time with them anyway. My life is one big circle.
I am very happy for Jared that he will be starting school ne...wow, this month. hehe. I forget it's February. (Why is there a superfluous 'r' in the middle of that word? Hardly anyone includes it. Sidenote: Monica, for once, superfluous really is a word, though I may have misspelled it.) Jared will be working on his 1 year certificate in Mechanics so he can get a job with this really great, honest mechanic we know. While he's working there, he will finish the second year for his Associate's. I am really happy for him. He really wants and needs this. It's something that he will be really great at. So yay for him.
I, on the other hand, will be staying at home keeping myself healthy and sharpening my mommy skills before the new one comes...yay! I am actually excited to stay at home all day and get things organized and play more with Harley. It's so hard to give him all the attention he needs when I have to split it with his cousins. I know I will have to do the same when the new one comes, but right now I want to give him all my attention until that time. Soon...soon.

Yay!

So today we happened to have enough money for me to get my hair cut! Yay! ...That's so sad...Anyway, I got it cut really short, but I LOVE IT!!! It's sooooo cute! Then, Vicky and I went to Walmart to check out hair colors because she wanted to dye her hair. So I, very foolishly, I mentioned to her that I there was a color I always wanted to try, but was too chicken to. She bought it for me! We dyed our hair together and we both look fabulous *sing song voice*! For inquiring minds, my hair is now burgundy brown. It's super cute. And Vicky's is light brown. It was a lot of fun.
After that, Monica showed Vicky and I a few hair tips. Yeah, I know nothing about doing much with my hair. But, that's ok, I like doing my hair the way I do. Anywho, I love my hair. It's great!

Wow!

So, another friday is almost gone and I have no idea where this week went...again. I'm just so tired and I really don't have the energy or the motivation to write anything else.

This week

This week went by so fast. I just wasn't expecting that. I was expecting it to drag by slowly and painfully. But, alas, here is the awesomeness that is the weekend. Anybody catching on that I'm really excited about the weekend? I am. Really, really excited.
I have had the worst nausea, acid reflux, heartburn, cravings...everything. This pregnancy is a lot different than Harley's. Except I have had a huge sweet tooth this time. Not to mention the meat. I am craving meat all the time. Especially whoppers from, duh Burger King. Single or double. Or a double stacker. Mmm...I'm just making myself hungry now, lol. I'm also starting to get into that whole nesting thing. I didn't get into that last time. I want to clean everything and it's really hard to do that when you feel nauseous and tired all the time. This pregnancy is really weird.
So, I was introduced to Mamma Mia the movie by my niece earlier this week. I borrowed it from her and watched it with Vicky and Monica tonight. I just love it! It is hilarious! We laughed a lot. After the movie, I wanted Oatmeal Cookie Dough. I rarely ever make cookies, only dough. Lol, I love oatmeal cookie dough! It is my favorite. But Monica made some cookies out of it. : ( But she left me a bunch of dough. Awesome!
Sometimes, I can't believe where my train of thought takes me, lol.
All done!

Early

So...getting up early to go babysit is not fun. Nausea plus exhaustion. Plus a crawler and a baby that hates to be put down. I love my sister's kids, but I'm really glad I'm not babysitting permanently. I am so tired and so nauseous I couldn't do it for that long.