Happy Birthday, Rob!!

Rob is turning 25! Yay for insurance going down! ;) I love you so much, Rob. Thank you for being such an amazing, loving husband and father. Carson and I just absolutely adore you.

Here are 25 facts about my man....

Age:25
Bed size:  Queen
Chore that you dislike:  Putting laundry away
Dogs:  He'd like one someday
Essential start to your day:  Breakfast/protein shake
Favorite color:  Red
Gold or silver: Doesn't really care
Height: 5'8
Instruments you play:  Guitar
Job title: EMT
Kids:  Carson :)
Live:  Washington
Mother's name:  Kathy
Nicknames: Rob, Robby, Roberto, Louis (I call him my his middle name)
Overnight hospital stays:  One when Carson was born. He stayed with us
Pet peeves:  People who are late. He HATES lateness.
Quote from a movie: Hmm...not sure as he isn't much of a tv or movie watcher
Right or left handed:  Righty
Siblings:  Suzie, Andrew, Sharlene and inlaws, Nate, Noelle, Tyler, Mack
Travel ideal:  He would love to go to Alaska
Underwear:  Yep
Vegetable you dislike:  Oh man, he loves veggies. He even likes beets.
What makes you run late: Nothing. He HATES lateness.
X-rays you've had:  Lot's on his mouth and when he cut his thumb off.
Yummy food that you make:  Anything cooked on the grill
Zoo animal:  Penguins 




For his birthday we had some of our friends and cousins come over. We had lots of yummy food and enjoyed visiting and playing games. I think we had 10 people here. It was so much fun to hang out with adults! Carson was amazing and worked the party until it was 7:30 and then he went to bed without a peep. Love that boy. On Sunday, his actual birthday, we wen to the baptism I mentioned before and then went over to my mom's for root beer floats. It was a great weekend and I am so glad that Rob enjoyed it and felt special for his birthday because let's face it, he is special. Happy birthday my lover! I love you!

Deeper thoughts

Sometimes, things happen, and I want to blog about them but then I talk myself out of it because I don't want it to create issues but then I think to myself, who cares? It's my blog right? I seriously go back and forth with these thoughts all the time. I would like to blog about some of the said issues because it would give me a place to vent and also give me some support from some of my fellow blog readers. BUT at the same time, some of my fellow blog readers might not like what I have to say. ANYWAY................


Not much has been happening here lately. Just enjoying some of the sunny days we've had. Oh and all of our trees and bushes are starting to bloom and everything is PINK!!!!!!! It makes me happy :)

This weekend is going to be busy but fun. We have a birthday party for BJ's daughter, a little family get together after that and on Sunday,  Rob's birthday, Rob is baptizing one of the little girls I used to nanny. We are both so excited for this event. Rob said that will be the best present. It's also special that they share the same birthday :) We love their family so much and are so honored to be able to be apart of such a special day.

We're also excited for this summer and some of the plans we have. We'll be going to DISNEYWORLD the end of May. We'll be there for our anniversary and I couldn't think of a better way to spend it! The trip is for Rob's little sisters graduation trip. It's just an added bonus that it falls on our anni. We're also going to Lake Roosevelt for 4th of July with some of Rob's cousins and some of our good friends in Phoenix are also planning on coming and spending some time with us this summer too! (It kills me that friends are going to come see us and family isn't and doesn't plan too) It's going to be a fun summer!

Well I hope everyone has a great rest of the week and a great weekend as well! Thanks for reading my random, scattered posts. Oh and did you like my little passive aggressive insert? If it confused you, reread the first paragraph ;)

Happiness is

Today was a happy day
Woke up to the sound of my child talking and playing in his crib
My husband lay asleep next to me
The sun was shining in my bedroom window and birds were chirping
After our morning routine we ran errands
Picked up a take and bake pizza
Came home and Carson napped
Rob and I enjoyed lunch outside
Just the 2 of us
We sat looking at our backyard
And talked about all the things we want to do with it
Take out that bush over there
Put a kiddie pool right there
Build a swing set there
It was like a mini date
It was heaven
After lunch I sat in the sun and read
Rob dug stuff up
I came inside with tan lines
THAT made me REALLY happy
Car woke up and we took him outside
He chased kitty
Played with the hose
Rubbed his hands in some dirt
And followed his daddy around
Again, it was heaven


Now, Rob is at work
Carson is fed and bathed
Soon he'll go to bed
And I'll clean up a little
Then take a bath
And paint my nails

I love my family. I love my life. God is good and we are truly  blessed.

Happiness

Remember this post? I was so afraid to get off my happy pills. Well, right around Christmas time I started lowering my dose. (It had been about a year that I had been on them) Within a few weeks I was completely off of them and let me tell you, I feel great! I did have a few outburst in the first few days but that didn't last long. I actually think that the pills numbed me a little. For example, I watch shows like 'A Baby Story' and 'One Born Every Minute' all the time. Before I loved when the babies were born but now when I watch those shows I cry happy tears when the babies are born. It is just such a sweet moment and I can't help but cry. I think the pills sort of blocked out any kind of extreme emotion be it happy or sad. I'm so much more of a sap these days but that is totally fine with me. I feel so blessed that it was an easy transition and I really do feel great. I'm sure I will have my moments when I feel the depression creeping back in but for now, I am happy and life is good. 

15 (maybe) for Friday

Our master bathroom is finally finished! There were some really squishy spots in the floor, which meant rotten wood, so we had to get the floor redone. It took 2 days. I know that's not so bad but the mess and unfinishedness of it really bothered me. Thankfully, it is all done and the floor is brand new and not squishy :)

Were got a new bed! It will be delivered tomorrow and I can't wait. Our current mattress is causing me a lot of back pain. I am too young for that! We are getting a memory gel mattress. Heaven!

You know what's funny to me? How families have their own names for their nether regions. Lately, Carson has been putting his hand down there when I change his diaper. What comes out of my mouth is usually something along the lines of, "Car, stop grabbing your willy!" Now, when I change him he says, "Wiyee." So there you have it, our family calls it a willy. Or, in Carson's case, a Wiyee. Oh the joys of little boys :)

All 3 of us have been sick this week. A man cold, a baby cold and a mom cold. Oh you aren't familiar with the mom cold? It's when mom is sick but it doesn't matter because she's the mom and has things to do and people to take care of. Good thing we're so tough! Carson is so amazing though. He has never been truly sick. With  this cold he is his usual happy, normal self (most of the time) but just doesn't have much of an appetite and sleeps more. Rob's was pretty bad too but his is pretty much gone now. Get out of our home sickness!

Um, can it be spring already? I am so excited to see what our bushes and plants will bloom into! We also have a few huge rhododendron bushes in our front and back yard and I can't wait to see what color they are! It's kind of fun moving into a house in the dead of winter. Waiting for the flowers and plants to bloom is like waiting to open a present!

My little brother got to do a drum performance at his school the other night. We wanted to go but with the colds we stayed home. My mom posted a video of a few minutes of the performance on facebook. It totally made me cry! Like a lot! They were "hot proud tears" as one of my aunts would say :) It was just so cool to see him doing that! Oh man, can you imagine how bad I'll be when I see my own children shinning?  I'll be the most embarrassing mom ever! I can't wait!

Have I mentioned how easy of a kid Carson is? Seriously, he is making it way too easy for us and setting the bar so high for his siblings! He gets to have a binky when he goes to bed. As soon as I go to get him out of bed in the morning he hands it to me with a smile on his face. I love that he knows that he doesn't get it during the day and that is isn't an issue. Like I said, too easy. Kind of makes it scary to think about more kids....

Speaking of that little boy....he doesn't have a shy bone in his body. I love that he is friendly but don't love that  he just wanders off in church, goes through peoples purses, takes their cell phone and pretends to talk on it, plays with mens watches, touches peoples shoes, oh I could go on and on. It would be nice if he would just stay my me or Rob but no, this kid loves everyone and too him, everyone is his best friend. Okay, it's really really cute but as he gets older I'll have to teach him some serious stranger danger.

Well, that's all for now. That wasn't 15 but that's what you get! Have a great weekend!

Who I am

Do you know that I love maple bars?
Do you know that sometimes I just want to go to the store alone but when I do I really miss that cute little boy in the seat of the cart?
Do you know that I hate foot skin? If Rob's feet touch me I pretty much leap 60 feet.
Do you know that Michelle Duggar really inspires me?
Do you know that I hate the words moist, secrete, trifecta and intercourse?
Do you know that I have body image issues?
Do you know that I hate being in the rain and that I don't find anything romantic about kissing in the rain?
Do you know that the smell of onions makes me want to puke?
Do you know that my mom has always been on my side even when I thought she wasn't?
Do you know that I would love to have at least 5 kids?
Do you know that I have sweet teeth? It's beyond just a sweet tooth.
Do you know that there is nothing I love more than my son?
Do you know that I have trust issues?
Do you know that the word 'fart' always makes me laugh?
Do you know that I am typing this on my iPhone?
Do you know that I am randomly going to do posts just like this one?

House

We are officially all moved into our house! It's been a bit stressful but we are moved in and it is feeling like home. I still can't get over how much space we have. We have a living room and a family room. The living room is completely unused. I would like to get a sectional couch to have in there but it will still probably go unused. As much as I love having space I'm not loving cleaning. It's so much more work! Just vacuuming the family room takes more than it did to vacuum my whole apartment. We are so loving it though. The space is great for Carson too. And we have a huge backyard! Of course, we haven't been able to play in it of course. Thank you, weather. It's currently hailing. But come spring and summer we will be out there all the time! I want to get Car a swing set :) I'm going to post a couple of teaser pictures. I need a new battery for our camera so I was only able to take these on my phone. Keep in mind that the living room hasn't been painted yet and is still unfinished.

Here ya go!

Part of the living room. 

Car's room

Car's room. (Can you spot the baby?)