Kimmy Bj and Chloe: 2010

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Christmas has come and gone :(

After a week of rain, I am happy to say I see clear skies. Normally I love cold rainy weather, but there is a limit. A week straight of rain is just too much for me...around Christmas time anyway.

My mom went to the Dr's on the 17th to get her cast off and they surprised her with another 4 weeks of a cast. The bone is still fractured and they said if she puts any weight on it at all she will break it and have to go back in for more surgery. So I'm praying that January 12th will be her day. My mom waited until the 17th to start her Christmas shopping because she thought she could walk by then and when that changed my dad and I had an adventure of taking her out. It was actually fun pushing my mom and Chloe around in the wheelchair. Chloe loves the ride and it gives my mom a chance to get out of the house. We went everywhere in the pouring rain and got all the stuff we needed.

I got a Christmas present in the mail: JURY DUTY ...freaking awesome.... It's not the time to have that right now, but then again it never is. I was thinking of excuses to get out of it and just praying that I will be lucky enough to not have to go. I never get that. I call the night before and they say appear at 12pm (not 8am). JOY. Merry Christmas Kimmy lol.

Christmas eve was enjoyable as alway. We had a fire and bbq beef sandwiches with my aunt and uncle. My ant made some yummy brownies and I made a banana cream pie. Chloe opened her Christmas eve gift (Teddy Bear Jammies):

Then Daniel came over and played Playstation while my little one, like a crazy monkey, crawled all over him and then fell asleep on the couch. It was a late night, but it was fun. I enjoyed being the mommy and (Santa) putting out all presents and candies in the stockings. It was a different experience then what I was used to.

Christmas day was sooo busy.

We went to a few different houses before being able to come home and enjoy our new toys...well Chloe and Ben's new toys lol. Chloe had a blast playing with all her new toys... could really careless about the unwrapping part (which is surprising because she is obsessed with paper). Overall it as a fun, new experience. I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas too!

Monday, December 13, 2010

Christmas Time!

It's December!! I will probably have a few December blogs because...It's Christmas time!!

A little celebration:

Start with a few things to catch up. My mom's birthday was on Dec. 1st and so was Chloe's 8 month birthday. To celebrate my dad and I went to Vinces and brought it back to her since she couldn't go out. We bought her a Disney Pass for Her birthday and Christmas so I can't wait to take her when her cast comes off on the 17th. Every one is anxious and excited about her getting her cast off just in time for Christmas!

A little drama:

What's the holiday season without some drama?! I'm going to spare most of the details, but it's been a rough few months and being Christmas time it makes it even more frustrating because all we want to do is enjoy the season. My precious jewelry got stolen. I don't know how and certainly don't understand why. I'm still praying that my jewelry will magically appear where I left it...or even on my door step. I'm just broken up about it because It had to be someone that I allowed in my home, someone I trusted to be there... Beside that, our blow up penguin got stolen as well. Last year it got slashed and Ben found a way to patch it up so we could use it this year too. Apparently people don't want us to have that penguin! I'm praying it's not someone we know. It makes me think that I am a horrible person. All these things continue to happen to us and don't know why. It's not like we have a lot of friends that we hang out with. I just don't get it. So i'm going to say this...If you are the person who is doing all of this to us, please stop. You've made your point and I would appreciate it if you would just stop.

A little rant:

I honestly feel like a horrible person. Things have been said to me and my family that really hurt my feelings and sometimes it makes me wonder if I REALLY am a bad person. I try my best to be polite, welcoming and friendly, but all I get in return are devastating results.What have I done to make people WANT to steal my things or talk badly about me? I really want to know. I never thought that the people I would associate myself with were capable of such sad and hurtful things.

A little Chloe:

On to better things. Chloe pea is growing so quickly. She took her first steps tonight. If she had more confidence i'd almost bet she'd be walking by now. It's her favorite thing to do. She refuses to play with her toys or do anything that doesn't require crawling or walking. If I don't loose weight chasing her around I swear there is something wrong with me. She still doesn't have any teeth, no sign of any teeth either...I guess the song "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH" actually apply to her haha!! She's been eating solid foods on a regular basis now. She is feeding herself snack and bottles, which is really nice. I wish more people got to know her. She really is a comical, loving, little girl. It's a shame no one knows her as well as we do. Regardless, she is so full of life and I enjoy every minute I spend with her.

We took her to look at Christmas lights at the Alta Loma District and she had such a blast. I could only imagine what she will be like this time next year.

A little work:

I'm working at Sylvan still and I love it. I'm getting about 15 hrs a week which is just enough for me. I couldn't handle being away from my little pea any longer then that right now! Hopefully I will be there for a long time and I can get a Sub job too. Ben is still at ITT, which is a blessing. It may not seem like it because of all the overtime and long hrs, but it really is worth it. It's allowed us to have a good Christmas this year!

Well I will end it here. Thanks for reading, comments are greatly appreciated (that way I actually know people are reading lol) Have a Blessed Christmas

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Another month!

What a month! October ended with a bang, both good and bad. I know I already did an October blog, but a couple things happened since that I want to share.

As far as my surgery went, recovery was hard at first, but got a lot easier and I couldn't be more happy that I had it done. The pain is still there, but it will heal with time. The best and most dangerous part is that now I can eat whatever I want. Which you don't appreciate until it's taken away from you. So I gotta be careful that I don't blow up like a ballon!

Mickey's Halloween party was a blast. I really enjoyed having Chloe there and am so happy we decided to go ahead and take her. She LOVED all the characters and the fireworks. She met Captain Jack Sparrow, who tried to take her wand ( which a nice lady in line gave her because she fell in love with her). She met Jessie from Toy Story and she got to touch her face. That was soo cute. Over all it was a fun and magical evening and I couldn't have asked for a better anniversary and first halloween (for Chloe).

Speaking of Halloween, that was a blast as well. My mom taught Bj and I how to make pizza for the first time. She coached from the sidelines and it actually turned out to be REALLY yummy.

Then we had an awesome evening of games, which in the end turned out to be one of the best game nights i've ever had.

So that about sums up October's events. On to November! Happy 7 Months Chloe Pea! She is one sneaky little girl. She knows how to crawl, but refuses too. She had everyone fooled that she didn't know how until I caught her in the act today. This little girl wants to walk and nothing else. The only way I can get her to crawl is to put her in a huge open space and set something far away that she absolutly can't live with out. Otherwise she tries to pull herself up on anything that's taller then her and will try her best to walk around it. It's quite entertaining to watch. Because of her determination, I believe that she will be walking pretty early. If she doesn't I will be shocked. She talks constantly and she moves constantly. She still isn't a big eater, loves her yogurt and applesauce though!

My mom had surgery on her foot that she broke. They had to put a plate in and two screws so she will be stuck on the couch for about 6 more weeks. Poor thing! I've been spending a lot of time over there trying to help her and my dad out with chores and shopping and all that good stuff.

I got a job at Sylvan. I started working there the first of November, It is nice to be back. I really missed working with the kids. Things are ran a little differently at this Sylvan, but it's a good thing and I don't mind the change. I'm getting about 11-14 hrs per week so it's just enough to start saving for a house and paying off all those nasty credit cards.Hopefully I will be there for a while, I would still like to sub, but I'm waiting for an opening around here. That might be a while!

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Chlidren

I just have to rant and rave today. I'm so angry and so hurt by the way these parents treat their children it makes me sick.

First of all children are miracles and gifts from God, I believe it is HORRIBLE to ever wish you could give your child back or leave them in the dumpster. I will never believe people when they say "oh it's a joke" because they DO say it for a reason. Yes children can be frustrating, but to wish you could give them back?! People are out there struggling to get pregnant and paying thousands of dollars to have a small sliver of hope of being able to bear their own child and don't...If you have a child, you should feel honored and blessed regardless of how frustrating they can be. As a mother I would hate myself for even thinking of giving my sweet little girl away.

Parents must not think their children have feelings...or even feelings of embarrassment. Disiplining you child should be done ,yes, but when you cuss at them and spank them in public, that's just wrong. I heard a parent screaming F* you to their child outside of Rite Aid today. People have no patience with their children. It really upsets me to see an angry parent tell their child how worthless they are and again wish they were just given back and out of their lives. I could only imagine what these poor kids are feeling. Don't tell me they don't understand what you mean! Children are smart, they learn at a VERY young age.

Another thing that bothers me is when parents sit there don't disipline their child. They need to show the authority and do something about it, not just sit back and let it happen. Like today at work, a toddler was messing with a plant and one of the teachers asked the little girl to stop throwing the dirt out of the plant and onto the floor. THE MOTHER just sat there and continued to let her do it, even after someone already asked them nicely to stop. The mother told her a few times to stop, but never got up and took her away from it. On top of that, she left the dirt all over the floor for someone else to clean up. NO, toddlers may not understand the word no, or just not understand that they are doing something wrong to begin with, but that's why the parent needs to GET UP and show them that NO means stopping what you're doing and NOT going back to it. Not just letting them do it over and over again, while you continue to say no. You teach by example people, not by words. EVER heard of practice what you preach? Kids have every right to explore their surroundings, touch things, carry things ect..but it's the parents job to teach them how to do those things. Even if it takes months of tiresome repetition, children will only learn by example.

UGH I'm so irritated. I'm sorry if this offends anyone. Everyone is intitled to raise their children as they wish. It just breaks my heart to see how some parents choose to raise their children.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

October- Yikes

What a month this turned out to be. Seems like no matter what's going on, October always seems to be the busiest and most challenging for almost every one I know. So I need to start this blog with lots of love and hopes for healthy recoveries. Two babies were born this month, congrats to the families! My friend is very sick in the hospital, so my prayers are with her. My mom just broke her ankle AGAIN in two places and has to wear another cast for who knows how long. My cousin just got out of the hospital after battling a horrible infection and my other cousin is battling migranes and fibro. So MUCH love to everyone and my prayers are with you!

Surgery:

Most of you know I had my gallbladder surgery, FINALLY! I could not be happier that I had it done! We had a small scare with my lady parts before the surgery. The Dr thought I had endometriosis (a disease that lines the uterus and prevents you from having more kids...hysterectomy) so he wanted to do that part of the surgery at the same time. I found out Monday that I don't have it! I'm glad they went through with that though because I DID have a small cyst, which is now gone! The surgery over all went very smoothly, the pain is almost completely gone and after 3 long weeks I can hold my daughter in my arms again!

On a happier note: Halloween is here and my anniversary is near!

Halloween is my second favorite holiday ever. This year, like every year, we are going to Mickey's Trick-or-Treat party at Disneyland for our Anniversary. It will be 3 years on the 27th, 6 years total. Time flies! I'm really excited about it and hope it's just as good as I remember it. Our halloween costumes this year are going to be interesting. Ben is Peter Pan, I'm Wendy and Chloe is Tinkerbell. That's gonna make some great pictures. I will post all that on the next blog, but I was excited so I wanted to share.

Chloe:

Chloe is SIX months old now! She is still tiny, 14 lbs and just about 27 in long. Would you believe she is still in newborn and 0-3 month clothes. INSANE! Dr says she is healthy and strong so no worries! Her new favorite thing is standing. I can't get that girl to sit for more then 5 min before she is trying to pull herself up or get me to help her. She will never learn how to crawl because all she wants to do is practice walking. Her favorite thing to eat is peach yogurt and sometimes sweet potatoes...she is finally coming around to more varieties, but what can I say the girl knows what she likes.

So That's the end of my blog for now. I will try to do it more often with more juicy stuff so it isn't so boring to read lol. I'm just fighting a cold and major lack of sleep right now!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

A Turn For The...Better?

First off HAPPY 5 Months Chloe! Yikes...She is growing so quickly. I can't turn my back on her for one second anymore. The past couple months she has been doing this kind of crab crawling thing where she will be on her back and try to scoot across the floor (or wherever she is), but just in the past week she has become a master at it. I turn my back to grab some water or something and look at her and she already got herself across the room. She found my shoes and decided to play with them, so now I have to hide them because I never know where she is going to end up! It's insane.

She gets all frustrated and confused when she tries to do that on her belly...but if she was doing it on her belly she would be crawling! Silly little girl.

Gallbladder business: I had THE worst attack about 2 weeks ago and ended up calling off work for two days because of it. I had to get a Drs note in order to be excused of course, so I saw my Dr and when he found out that the Surgeon didn't push my insurance through he got pretty angry. To make a long story short, he made a phone call and got me an appointment with a different surgeon. To make matters more complicated my Dr. gave me a two week off work notice that way I could recover and possibly have the surgery. Now I'm just waiting for the best insurance option and an actualy surgery date (which should be some time this month).

Jobs: Stater's didn't like the fact that I needed time off for surgery or sick leave, so they let me go. Their company policy states that you have to have 6 months in the company (starting from your hire/re-hire date) in order to get any time off...including medical reasons. I'm really not all that upset about it. I was meant to teach and Staters would have just gotten in the way of that dream. I loved the job and loved the pay, but I don't want to work for a company that doesn't allow their employees to be sick. At least I can be home with my little one now and just work on finishing my credentials.

On a more exciting note...Ben got a job!!! He is working in Admissions at ITT and we both have a prety good feeling about this one! He applied for this job over two months ago and they were waiting on a international background check (from his mission in Honduras) to come back, but they saved a spot for him!! I already miss him, but I know it's gonna make the world of difference financially for us! Better yet he got insurance....So paying up the butt for my surgery is no longer a worry.

I wanna thank everyone for their help and support through all this and I really hope these changes in our lives are for the better :)

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Our Life Now

Chloe is 4 months already! She is growing so quickly and is as healthy as can be. She almost doubled her birth weight at 12 lbs 14 oz and is 25 in. long! She is a talker just like her daddy and looooves to discover new sounds. She absolutly hates to sit down or lay back. She wants to stand or sit up straight all day long. I wouldn't doubt if she started walking early! We bought a little pool a few weeks ago so she could have her first pool session. The Dr. says "NO SUNSCREEN until 6 months!!!" lol so we don't keep her in it for long, but she enjoys it.

On another note...I am back at Staters decorating cakes again. Sadly, there are no teaching jobs around for me to grab. At least I get to do one of the things I love! I got a really sweet pay rate and even better hours so I shouldn't complain. I do miss my little Chloe, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Eventually my dream of becoming a teacher will be a reality, but for now the part time is perfect when you have a little one at home. I want to start selling cupcakes on the side, so if you are interested in anything for parties...I got skillz lol.

As far as my gallbladder goes, it's still in me. The insurance I have right now won't cover the surgery I need to get that or my csyts out (I have some on my overies) so I'm trying my best to take it one day at a time. My insurance for Staters doesn't start for another 6 months so pray BJ finds a job before then!

Speaking of BJ, he is still looking for a job. Times are so hard in the working world right now. If anyone knows of a job please let us know! Things would be soooo much easier if he got a job with some good insurance. Other then that nothing big has happened yet.

That's our life right now, hopefully it will turn around and things will start to get better in the financial department for everyone :)

Friday, April 16, 2010

Chloe's here!

I know you guys already know that our sweet Chloe is here from the overwhelming amount of pictures, but we just can't help it. I wanted to go ahead and do a sort of "Birth Story" because I know a lot of you have been asking about how it all went down. I'm going to do it in a nut shell so it's not long and drawn out hehe. So here it goes:

April 1st we went in at 6 am to start the induction process as planned. When I went in, my cervix was dialated to a 1. By the time the Dr. got there and got the gel situated in me it was a little after 8 and the waiting process began. after a good hour they checked again and still nothing...so they did another gel treatment and waited another hour or so. That time I jumped up to a 4 so they did another gel treatment and waited another hour. By that time I was begging for an epidural because...well I just hate pain. They gave it to me and broke my water assuming my cervix might just do it's job because it jumped so quickly. The epidural made everything better until about 3 hours passed and the 4th gel treatment proved to be worthless. By then the Dr. was positive that a c-section was the best way to get Chloe out. He waited another 2 hours just to make sure nothing changed and of course nothing did.

All of a sudden the nurses came in and said ok lets go. They took me so fast I couldn't even say good-bye to my mom or Ben. To spare the detail of this tramatizing event (to me because I hate operating rooms...they scare me to death), Ben got to come in at the last minute and hold my hand through the whole thing. At 7:29pm Chloe was finally here. Ben got to cut her cord and hold her to show me while they were sewing me up. Then they wheeled me away to recovery for a good hour and a half. By the time I got back to the postpartum room it was around 10:30.

The following day the Dr. came in to see how I was doing and he told me that Chloe had been face up (just like I was) and that he would have ended up doing an emergancy C-section if my cervix decided to start working. He also told me that she was trying her best to come out and her head was shaped a little like a cone from trying so hard. If he wouldn't have taken her she would have been in major distress! So over all i'm extremely happy the way things worked out, he took mine and Chloe's life into his best interest and I'm so glad he did!

We got to come home on Easter which was about 3 days later and now here we are. I just wanted to thank everyone for their love and support. I really needed the company in the hospital because I was going insane! So I love you guys and thank you so much!

Friday, March 19, 2010

Chloe's day (Revised)

An update to our little Chloe's Arrival:

I went to the Dr's today and found out that I am o% dilated and o% effaced...SOOO it's not looking too good for a natural birth right now. THE reason I SAY this is because my entire pregnancy i've had issues with my cervix. The pain has been unbearable at times, the Dr even put me on maternity leave early because the pain was so bad. He's been telling me all along that the pain may mean that my cervix is trying to do it's job, but can't. My Dr thought it would be best to go ahead and set an induction date for March 30Th. He is going to try to induce me and see if my cervix will cooperate on that day. If it doesn't then he will give me two options 1. C-section or 2. come back on April first for a second try. HE isn't counting on it opening at all, considering my background, I haven't progressed and I'm already 38 weeks. However, I have another appointment next wed. so there is one more shot at my cervix opening on it's own..which we all need to pray it does. If it doesn't the induction date will stay the same, but we can't guarantee that Chloe pea will be here on that day. Though that is the main factor in choosing induction over "nature" I also have one more issue to deal with....

Most of you know about the diseased gallbladder i've been dealing with, it's causing somewhat of an affect on the whole natural birth process as well. I've been fortunate to not have many attacks while pregnant, but now that Chloe is so big she is putting a lot of strain on my gallbladder. It's extremely painful and aids in making the gallbladder worse. The Dr said that he wants to induce as well because a diseased gallbladder often leads to dangerously high blood pressure during last trimester and sometimes puts both the mother and child in danger of losing their life. He is watching my blood pressure closely and it is still ok, but it can change easily. I don't know if anyone watches 19 kids and counting, but she DID have that issue and almost lost her life...Her baby ended up being months early. I'm just lucky my case isn't as extreme and the Dr is keeping a close eye on it.

Bottom line is, though induction may not be the BEST way to bring Chloe in this world...considering my circumstances it may be the smartest and safest way. So we will all have to just play it by ear...SOOOOO keep us in your prayers...I will be doing all I can to get my stubborn cervix to open...The last thing I want is a c-section!

Friday, February 5, 2010

February update

So it's safe to say that we are finally moving. They put a "for rent" sign in front of our house today to get it rented out faster...It's a bitter sweet moment for us. We are REALLLLY going to miss this area, the good neighbors (can't wait to say good-bye to the horrible neighbors next to us and their stupid devil cats), and most of all our house. I, personally, will really miss working in the school districts up here, especially since i've got two years in with them. It's going to be hard trying to get in down the hill because they will take the pink slip teachers (laid off) before me...BUT We had to weigh our options and moving back down the hill closer to family just seems to be the best and most wise choice! It will help with the milage and gas expenses on Ben's car AND my mom will be just around the corner to help with Chloe when I start student teaching in Sept. So now we are just waiting for the ok to either move at the end of Feb. or the middle of March. Hopefully sooner then later because we all know the little ones come when they want to NOT when the dr. says :)

Speaking of our little one! I'm starting my 8th month! She is doing fantastic and is 4 pounds! I can't believe how FAST the time has gone. I'm so excited about it and can't wait to hold her! My awesome class had a suprise baby shower for me and another pregnant lady on our last day, which was sooooo nice of them! My teacher even got me a gift, I couldn't believe it! I'm even more excited about the baby shower coming up on Feb. 27th! I hope people actually come...I feel like a lot won't...Anyway my gallbladder is doing just fine, I haven't had much of a problem with it so I feel pretty fortunate. I think most of it is because I'm careful what I eat. My dr. did put me on maternity leave though because I've been having some real bad pains in my cervix area. it's been going on since my second trimester and is getting worse. He said it's nothing to be worried about, the pain usually means it's doing its job. But it hurts to walk, sleep...just about everything so he gave me some prescription tylonol with codine to help me sleep when it gets bad and told me to just take it easy!

So that about does it! I think I covered everything!