Gulp, It's going to be a Blizzard!!

Just when we get rid of most of the snow and we are planning and preparing for out-of-state company, here's what the weatherman is predicting over the next 72 hours!! 

Of course, it can and will change a couple times before the snow actually arrives but as of right now we are expected to get 12 - 18 inches of snow!  Mom and Dad are in the 18 - 24 inch range!  *Gulp!*  I'm really not looking forward to the snow, especially after our car wreck during the last storm!

Been a while. . .

This week has been a little hectic, but it looks like things are starting to get back to our everyday routines.  Not sure how much of the past week I can remember, but I'll try.

Monday, January 24th 
For the life of me, I cannot remember what we did!  I do know that I went to the bank because I couldn't get the Girl Scout Debit Card activated because they were saying my phone number didn't match what was on file.  And while there I complained that I wasn't getting any of the bank statements for that account and I had them order me some more checks.  The lady wasn't very helpful with any of it and I left with no answers to the Bank Statements and Debit Card still not activated, but the checks were ordered.

Tuesday, January 25th

First thing in the morning we called the insurance company because I got notice from the hospital that Blue Cross/Blue Shield denied Jaxen's claim.  After arguing with them for a while, they finally added Jaxen to the policy for December.  They denied it the first time because Jaxen wasn't put on the policy until January 2011. . . which was true because I have 30 days after a change of status to update mu insurance.  Plus to update the insurance Jaxen needed a SSN and you don't get that until 2-3 weeks after birth!  After talking to the insurance company they said that they would re-issue the claim as approved.  So we also called and let the hospital know so that they wouldn't keep billing me.  And just in case the insurance company forgot to re-issue the claim, the hospital was going to re-submit Jaxen's denied claim.  So hopefully, they get it figured out.  But it looks like 6 days in the NICU costs about $16,000! 

After taking care of the phone calls, the boys and I went to my Walmart to deliver Girl Scout Cookies while Chloe was at school.  And we dropped by the bank (a different branch from the previous day) to deposit cookie money.  The girl that I got this time helped me out with everything.  She got the Debit Card activated and she found out that the statements were getting sent but they were getting returned to them.  She sent an email to re-send them to me and I promised to talk to the post office and find out why they were returning them without giving them to me.  The Post Office didn't have any answers, they said it was the mail carrier and in the same breath they asked me to change the name on the account so that the mail would come in my name, not Girl Scouts.  Of course, I refused to change the account and told them that anything with my address needs to be delivered to me, and I would decide what to return to sender.  I also had them leave a message for the mail carrier to make sure ALL my mail was being delivered to my house.

Wednesday, January 26th
We delivered more cookies to Walmart (and I still have about 4 more people to catch!).  While we were gone UPS tried to deliver one of Chloe's birthday packaged to the house and since no one was home they gave it to the local post office.  Grr!  So I had to go deal with them again, only this time the lady was really nice and helpful.  She had me fill out a new card and write down all the names of people who were allowed to get mail at my address and I included Girl Scouts.  She promised to look more closely at the mail getting returned to make sure the bank statements weren't getting sent back. 

Chloe and I had Girl Scouts that evening and Mom and Dad stopped by to get the keys to the Explorer.

Thursday, January 27th
After getting Chloe on the school bus, we loaded up the boys and headed into town to test drive the Ford Freestyle that we had been eyeing for a few months.  The dealership was really nice, and I really liked our Sales guy.  He was very honest - even told us where we could take the car to get a few things cheaper than what the dealership would give us.  So after test driving it, we headed to the bank to see about getting a car loan.  It took all day bouncing between the dealership and the bank to get everything accomplished, but by the time we had to head home to get Chloe off the bus, everything was in full swing.  While we were at home, we got insurance on the new car.  That way after we picked up the check from the bank, we could go straight to the dealership and finalize everything.  We finally got home at about 6pm, with our "new" 2007 Ford Freestyle.

Friday, January 28th
Jaxen is 6 weeks old!!  Jerry got up and got Chloe off to school, letting me sleep in.  And once I got up, I switched him places. . . I took care of the boys while he got some more sleep.  We were both in desperate need of more sleep!  When we were both up and refreshed, we left the house around noon to pick-up Girl Scout Cookies from Jerry's sister, return overdue library books, and to Walmart to get milk!  It was a fast trip into town because once Chloe got off the bus we were on the way to Cole Camp to return Mom's car.  Only borrowed it a week.  Not too bad!  Now we are going to work on getting the Explorer up and running.  Hopefully, next week we will have some of the parts we need to fix it up enough to get it home.  Should be easier to work on it if it's here in our driveway.

Saturday, January 29th
So far today we have done nothing!  LOL.  The kids and I are still in our PJ's.  Definitely a lazy day, but we needed it very badly.  Currently, the kids are destroying my living room!  Most of Jacob's toys have ended up out here instead of in his room but that's okay, they are actually playing nicely together!

I think I'll deep clean the house after they go to bed tonight because tomorrow I have plans to meet up with a few of my friends in Belton, so we will have to get up and get moving!

Counting my blessings. . .

It was definitely not the greatest week ever but in reality it could have been a lot worse!  As most of you already know, we were in a pretty terrifying car accident Thursday morning.  I'll spare you all the details - mainly because I don't want to relive all of them - but since Chloe was out of school, we were on our way to Warsaw/Sedalia to take care of some personal business.  Bad idea, definitely.  Next time we will listen to my 'gut', because I had a weird feeling that morning.  I told Jerry about my feeling as we were pulling out of our driveway.  Omen or Ironic?  Whatever it was, never was I expecting that less than 20 minutes to our destination, we would loose control of our Explorer and end up in a ditch on the opposite side of the road, facing the way we were coming from and laying on our side.

It all happened really fast, yet my brain will play it in slow motion for me several times a day.  I remember fish tailing and screaming at Jerry, hitting the ditch on the passenger front, seeing snow fly, seeing everything in the car getting thrown about, the coming to a stop and looking down at Jerry.  Then hearing a terrifying screaming and crying from the backseat, my heart stopped and I jumped into action.  I remember fighting to release the seat belt and then landing on Jerry.  After a quick look over, making sure everyone was okay, with Jerry's help I was finally able to climb out of the car, making room for him to get the kids unbuckled and hand them out to me.  Jaxen slept through the whole thing!

Thank God, everyone was okay and there was a house really close by, with a really nice lady who let us come in to keep the kids warm.  She was a Great Grandmother with young grandchildren so she had toys for them to play with, she read books to them to keep them occupied and she knew exactly which channel had to best cartoons!  I owe that old lady a lot and the kids loved her.  She gave us the peace of mind that my kids were warm and safely away from the road, giving them time to be kids and not worry about what just happened.

Everything else kind of ran together, a lot of things happened all at once.  Had to deal with the EMT's - who looked over all three kids and put my mind at easy, especially with Jaxen because he's the one who can't tell me what hurts.  Talked and filled out the accident report with 3 Highway Patrol Troopers and a Cass County Sheriff.  Dealt with the tow truck drivers - who knew my sister through a friend of a friend and towed the Explorer to Mom and Dad's and knew where they lived because they had been there before!  And I had to call someone to come and get us. . . Thank God for Joanna and Caleb!  They were a life-saver.

I could sit here and tell you a ton of conversations that I've had with Jerry and the kids, both before and after the accident, that would make you believe in miracles.  But I think maybe they are too good to believe.  But I will tell you I have a pretty profound 5-year-old.  Chloe was SO worried about the car and not having one because it was broken.  So worried about it that she cried and cried - not because we just wrecked but because we broke the car.  It took a little convincing that I didn't care about the car and that the only thing I cared about was her and her brothers.  And I thank God that none of them were hurt.  And like a light bulb going off, she looked me square in the eye and told me that God was hugging them in their car seats because he didn't want them to get hurt.  When I agreed whole hearted with her, she told me that God squeezed them really tight.  Guardian Angels were in the backseat with my kids, there is no way they weren't.

Jerry and I are okay physically.  We both have muscle stiffness in our shoulder/back.  My hips and knee feels like they are out of alignment. . .but getting better everyday.  Jerry's wrist is sore and I think he cracked (or at least badly bruised) a few ribs.  Emotionally, Jerry is upset with himself for losing control, aggravated that he wrecked our only vehicle.  Of course, he's beating himself up because I do not feel any frustration towards him - just happy, that he's okay and we all walked away from it.  I was lucky he was there, I don't think I could have physically gotten myself and the kids out of the vehicle if he wasn't there.  And I could care less about the car.  I'm having a hard time getting the accident out of my head, it's on repeat.  When I close my eyes to sleep, I can still feel the car fish tailing, I can still hear Chloe screaming, I can still see the fear in Jerry's eyes when the car came to a stop, I can still hear Jerry telling me to turn off the engine, I can still feel my heart race when I think about Jerry handing me Jaxen and his car seat, I can still see a the tow truck tipping the Explorer back on to it's tires, I can still see the state troopers removing Chloe and Jacob's car seats from the car, I can still see the tow truck drivers cleaning up the broken glass off the ground.  It's all still really fresh in my mind and it makes it hard to sleep but it also makes it real easy to count my blessings. . .

One Month Videos

Alright, here they are!!  Videos of my lil' ninja!!  The video's are kind of boring, Jaxen just lays there and makes a few noises, but it's probably cool for those of you who haven't met him in person yet. . . let me know what you think and how long they take to load, I tryed to keep them short.  (I hope not too long!)

Belly Time & Hiccups (0:34)


Jaxen in his crib - One month old!! (00:36)


Jaxen acting like he's ready to roll over (00:30)


Jaxen - One Month Old

One Month

Yet another milestone for my baby. . . Jaxen is One Month old today!  He's come a long way in a month and I'm sure he'll go much farther in the next month.  As proud as I am of him, it's also saddening, I want him to stay small a little longer than the other two did!  Because let's face it, he's probably my last. 

Here's a few pictures of my 1-month-old Ninja!


Jaxen and Mommy - I love Cuddle time!!



Jaxen - 1 month old!!

I'm currently working on getting some video of Jaxen on the web, but uploading it seems to take forever!!  So check back, I hope to have it posted today or tomorrow.  (Of course, that totally depends on the kids!!)

Lil' Mama

I know I have posted a lot of posts today, but I'm getting caught up!!  Plus it's a good sign that the kids are being good.  I really should be getting the laundry folded, but I can do that while dealing with the kids, right?!?!  Totally taking full advantage of the free time!!  :o)  Anyways, I just wanted to share with you one of my newest favorite pictures. . .

Aww, she loves him so much!  She's sit there holding him all day if I let her!!  However, I think I'm going to have to remind her of these times here in about 6 months when he's getting into everything and pulling on her hair.  Enjoying it all while it lasts!!  :o)

First "Real" Bath

Last night, after Chloe and Jacob went to bed - I gave Jaxen his first real bath!!  Up until now it's just been sponge baths because he was so small.  I figured since he was an 8 pounder now, he'd be able to regulate his temperature.  But I did watch it real close last night and dressed him warmly for bed.  I've washed his hair before, but this is the first time he's been completely submerged in the water.  He wasn't completely thrilled about it; however, he does LOVE to have his hair washed.  He like it massaged, stops crying instantly. 

Here are a few pictures I managed to take - I think I did pretty good one handed, since there was no one else home to help me out!!



Now hopefully, I don't forget to put the date in his baby book!!  I love the smell of a clean baby!  So snugly. . .

Bill #1 - The cost of being Mommy

Below is a copy of my Insurance Statement. . .

TOTAL AMOUNT BILLED: $15,157.15

INSURANCE PAYED: $8,814.52

INSURANCE WRITE-OFF: $4,526.09

MY RESPONSIBILITY: $1,816.54

These two are just for me. . . I haven't received Jaxen's statement yet!  I'm sure it will be here in a couple of days, since he was released a few days after me.  If my room and board was that much, I hate to see the cost of 6 days in the NICU!!  *gulp!* 

Sunday Update

Mommy time is getting to be pretty scarce around here. . . which is why the updates have been short and sweet.  Most of the time, I just have enough free moment to post a picture or two.  Plus it's not been easy with a computer that only powers on when it wants to. . . and shuts down whenever it feels like it.  I get so aggravated at it and Jerry gets tired of messing with it (something about the heat syncs not cooling off, so it over heats and quits working for me).  So I definitely see a new computer in our near future. . . I'm just trying to decide if I want a desktop or another laptop.  I love the mobility of the laptop, but they are only lasting us a couple years.  I'm really contemplating on getting a desktop. . . my desktop is still the one mom and dad got me for my high school graduation!!  So it's 11 years old. . . it still works but it's extremely outdated and slow.

After almost a week of "Snow Days", Chloe finally went back to school Thursday and Friday - Only to be off for another 3-day weekend!  Ay-Ay-Ay!  It's really difficult to handle all 3 kids at one time!!  And I know what you are thinking, Did I really think it was going to be easy?!?!  And the answer to that is no, I knew what I was getting into.  But looking ahead, you don't see or anticipate everything.  For example, Jacob.  My middle child.  Wants to be the baby (although don't call him that!  He gets mad.) - he only seems to want attention or act out when my hands are busy with Jaxen.  I can spend a the time in the world with Jacob, playing and laughing, but the second I pick up Jaxen to feed him, Jacob needs something!  And it normally ends with Jacob crying in his room because he has to wait. . . And just so you know, I don't send him to his room, he goes there himself to pout when he gets upset.  But the one thing that really makes me mad is when Jacob pees his pants for attention.  From the beginning, Jacob has been a complete nightmare to potty train.  And now it seems like we have taken a HUGE step backwards.  I am at a loss, I have no idea what to try next.  We've rewarded good behavior, ignored bad behavior, talk to, yelled at, potty danced, and cheered him on.  He could care less.  Very aggravating!!

And when Jacob's not fighting for attention with Jaxen, he is just plan fighting with Chloe.  Those two are like fire and ice.  One second they are playing, laughing, sharing nicely with each other, then BAM! They are literally at each other's throats!  Which normally ends up with them each in their own rooms crying because they want to play with each other.  Ahh!  Can you see why I'm ready to pull my hair out?  I really love being at home and not having to go to work every day. . . but sadly, I miss the normalcy of adult conversation and routines.  I like being the one to cause trouble, not the one breaking it up!! 

Besides the kids, the other thing that has now taken over my life - and my house!! - is Girl Scout Cookies!!  They got delivered to Harrisonville last Thursday and I've been knee high in them ever since.  My little Freeman troop of 7 Daisy Girl Scouts sold 849 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies during our pre-orders.  Plus with the extra 132 boxes we have for our booth sales!  So if you need more Girl Scout Cookies, Please let me know!!  Girl Scouts start back up on Wednesday night - I took a month off because of Jaxen.  I'm ready to get back in the swing of things. . . back to normal.  We have to start getting ready for Thinking Day.  I have exactly 3 meetings to get the display, swaps, and everything else Thinking Day related made and ready to go.  Cookie booth sales start next weekend for me.  I have two weekends in a row where we are selling cookies on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.  I hope we have a good turn out and can sell the remaining cookies.  I really want my first cookie sale as the leader in charge to be a successful one.


I started my Wii Fit workouts last night.  And the Wii board said I was 135 pounds, which was 14 pounds heavier than the last time I was on it. . . which was pre-Jaxen.  So I have set myself up with a workout plan, and the Wii Board is going to help me loose 14 pounds in 4 weeks.  Plus it's going to help me tone my abdominal muscles.  I made a deal with myself that if I can work out for 30 minutes at least 5 nights a week, then I will spoil myself with a new work out game. . . I'm thinking The Biggest Loser.  I would love to workout more than that, but I know just getting 30 minutes to myself is asking a lot, and I'm probably going to be working out at night after all the kids are asleep.  So 30 minutes is a lot when I'm probably going to be doing it around midnight!  But with a new game, it will give me something different, I have the Wii Fit game all memorized.  Plus I want something more invigorating.  I don't just want stretches and toning, I really want aerobics and heart pumping work outs!!  But I will add as a note-to-self, do not work out after eating jalapeno poppers for dinner!!  Talk about heartburn, burning reflux. . . not cool!  The hardest part of loosing the weight is the fact that I am home all day long and the food is looking at me.  I'm hungry all the time!  I think if I was working, there wouldn't be time in my day for "snacking".  Plus, did I mention that there are about 800 Girl Scout Cookies in my house!!


Well, I think that's about all I have for now.  I'm sure more will pop into my head later, but until then - Have a wonderful football watching Sunday!  LOL


Go Steelers!!

Baby Due

My cell phone kindly reminded me at midnight last night that my Baby was due today!  Happy Due Date, Jaxen!!  Can you believe my baby boy is already 4 weeks old.  Dang, can't he just stay small for a while?!? 

Today, also marks the halfway point to my maternity leave. . . 4 weeks down, 4 to go!  



He's Ours!

So it's official, Jaxen is all ours!!  :-) 

I received Jaxen's social security card in the mail last week and this morning, while I was in Health Department, I got an official copy of his birth certificate!  SO legally, I have all the paperwork that makes him MINE!! 

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This morning brought about 5 inches of snow to the Kansas City area. . . and it's suppose to snow all day long, ending sometime tomorrow morning!  Around 5:20am the house phone AND my cell phone rang, it was a good thing I was already wake with Jaxen, otherwise, it would of scared the crap out of me!  It was a recording from the school's super-attendant telling me that Chloe was out of school today - our first official Snow Day!

We got to sleep in a little longer since we didn't have to wake Chloe to get her ready to get for school!  But we still had to get up and getting moving because Jaxen and I had a Wic appointment this morning.  I really didn't want to get out and drive in this crazy snow with Jaxen, but I called the Health Department and they were there and waiting.  And Jerry and I have already bought 2 larger containers of formula waiting for this appointment. . . so off we went.  And actually the roads weren't too terrible, I was glad Jerry was driving because of the other crazies out there.

Our Wic appointment went well, I still have a bit of weight to loose but it's still coming off. . . s-l-o-w-l-y!  However, Jaxen is packing the pounds now!  He now weighs 8 pounds 5 ounces!!  Which is awesome - 18 days ago we only weighed in at a measly 5 pounds 13 ounces!  And Jaxen is now 19 3/4 inches long!!  He's already growing up so fast!!  Somebody make my baby slow down!

After our Wic appointment, we headed to Walmart to get more formula.  Forgot how expensive it all is!!  Thank goodness for Wic!!  I also got a few books and a baby calendar. . . when we got home, Chloe helped me fill out the months and place the cute stickers on Jaxen's calendar.  Now we are just laying around relaxing, watching some TV, snuggling under blankets, and eating Cheetos.  :o)  Now that's a awesome Snow Day!!

Printing Pictures

I've spent the day off and on (between playing Mommy to 3 kids!) surfing the web, trying to find the right place to print all my pictures of Jaxen's birth.  I did a horrible job with Jacob's pictures and I'm sad to say that 90% of them never even got printed.  I promised myself to do a lot better this time around!  And now that I've found a few cool sites, I think I am going to go ahead and print some of Jacob's too.  At least to bring his baby book up to par!

At Snapfish.com - just by signing up I was able to get 20 free 4x6 photos printed and shipped straight to my house.  And by "like"-ing them through Facebook, I got a promo code to get 99 - 4x6 photo printed for only .99!  All I had to do is pay for shipping and handling.  Which ended up coming out to only $.07 a picture!  I really like Snapfish.com and I think I'm going to visit them to make gifts for those people in my life who are hard to buy for!  :o)

I used Sam's Club.com to make Jaxen's Baby Announcements (Thanks, Aunt Karey for the recommendation!!).  For 50 Baby Announcements with envelopes I paid $15.50, which was comparable to Walmart (which I could get 40 of them for $14.50) but I liked the Sam's Club designs a lot better!  Plus by signing up at Sam's Club, I got 25 free 4x6 photos!  I can't wait to show off the beautiful announcement that I made for Jaxen!!  :o)

So overall, at Snapfish.com - I paid $8.29 for 119 pictures and at Sam's Club.com - I paid $18.30 for 50 Baby Announcements & 25 pictures!!  So altogether I paid $26.59 for 144 - 4x6 prints and 50 Announcements shipped straight to my house!!  At Walmart it would have cost me $27.46 (PLUS shipping & handling) for the 144 pictures and only 40 Announcements.  Not a huge difference, but not bad for a Sunday afternoon of sitting on the couch.  Plus, I didn't have to take three kids to Walmart in this cold weather - that alone saved me a TON of stress!  LOL

So by the end of the week or as the websites both say, 2 - 4 days, I'll be all set to finish up my Thank You Notes and be hard at work on Jaxen's baby book!  Excited!!

The boys

Jacob cannot wait until this little guy is big enough to play with!!  It absolutely kills him when we tell him to leave him alone....

Jaxen - 22 days old

Happy "Scheduled" Birthday, Jaxen!

My baby is 3 weeks old today! 

Today also marks the date in which Jaxen was suppose to be born, had he behaved himself and stayed put!!  But instead of surgery this morning, I got to wake up to this wonderful little boy!!  :o)

And just in case you're wondering. . . the computer is starting to have a lot of issues.  Jerry's trying to fix them, but this laptop is old and I'm afraid on it's last leg.  We computer shopped today while at Walmart... and I'm we will be replacing the computer soon.  But it's just not in the budget right now, I'm thinking when we get our taxes done next month.  So hopefully, this laptop can hang on a few more weeks!  But in case I'm MIA for a while, you will know why.

My Check Up

This morning was my 2 week checkup.  Nothing spectacular, just the basic after surgery stuff. . . How are you feeling, do you need any more pain medication, check the incision for oozing or bleeding and answer any of the questions that I have.  I think they just want you to come back so that they can all see the baby and Ooo and Aww!  :o)  It was a nice, informal visit with my doctor.  She asked about the baby and how things were going... basically, we just sat and talked for a little bit.

As for me, everything seems to be back to normal.  My blood pressure was normal, I weighted in at 132 pounds - which is only down 18 pounds from delivery and I still 12 pounds to go to be back to where I started.  But that's okay, pretty good for not being able to exercise or pick anything up heavier than the baby for 2.5 weeks!  But with all that being said, I know I have a little more to loose and I've been given the green light for moderate exercise.  I'm suppose to start slowly but if there aren't any issues with pain and my tummy, then I can go all out.  I really would like to be semi back to normal before I go back to work. . . but no pressure on myself.  9 months to put it all on - I get 9 to take it off too, right?!?!  :o) 

My incision is healing good - no concerns with it.  My next appointment is in 4 weeks - February 2 - which will be my full post-baby checkup.  During that appointment I'll get my official return to work date and get my new birth control.  I did ask about my risk of low fluid with any new pregnancy... not that I am ready or even thinking about another one.  I can honestly say as of right now, I don't plan on any more kids but it's not completely out of the question - since I still have all my parts.  :o) Lol!  So if it does happen again, I wanted to know if this would put me into a 'high risk' category.  My doctor says that since I was just low on fluid and there was no sign that the baby had a growth restriction, so there are no signs pointing to this happening again since each pregnancy has there own placenta and it appears that my issues came from the way the placenta implanted.  But they did send my placenta out for a biopsy and it's still out.  So I don't have any definite answers to the whys but once the results come back, we will know for sure.  But as of right now, the only thing my doctor would do differently during another pregnancy would be more ultrasound scans after 32 weeks to watch fluids and size.  Because up until my 36 week scan, nothing appeared to be wrong.  Both my 11 week and 19 week scans were fine. . . and most people only get one scan done around 20 weeks because of insurance.  So we are lucky that my doctor insisted another one and that it was found early!!  Next time it won't be luck. . . it will be watched a lot closer from the beginning.

Well I got a few chores left to do, so I better get off of here and get them done before it's dinner and bed time!

Back-to-School

Sorry I haven't been updating as much these days.  With three kids, I'm sure you can imagine, my "free time" isnt' like it use to be!  And that's okay, these are the fun moments, watching them grow and learn.  There will be lot of "free time" when they are grown.  So for now, I live in the world of chaos. . . and trying to love every minute of it!!  Even if I don't have time to post a blog, I try to upload pictures every couple of days, so at least you can see what we've been up to. 

Chloe went back to school today.  Leaving me with just the boys. . . I keep telling myself, "Welcome to the new "Normal"!"  So far this morning, Jaxen has taken a bottle and refused to go to sleep.  Instead he just wanted to fuss a little and be held.  Jacob was up bright and early and has been a monster ever since, he refused to use the potty by himself (which he clearly knows how to!) and because mom was busy with a fussy Jaxen - Jacob wet his pants.  Since then, Jax has finally fallen asleep and Jacob and I have tried to find something to do that doesn't involve Jacob getting into trouble!  So far this morning, we've tried to watch TV (Batman, Superman, Astro Boy - None, of them were good enough - apparently, he's way too picky this morning), we've tried to color and we've tried to play cars.  So far, nothings kept his attention.  Currently, we have dumped the entire barrel of Trios (and let me tell you, there are a TON of them!!) on my living room floor. . . let's see how long that holds his attention! 

I can only hope that it holds his attention long enough and Jaxen stays asleep for me to finish up here, get dressed, empty the dish washer, start a load of laundry and find some lunch for us.  :o)  I know, it's a long shot but I can hope!
Calendar of Events
Wednesday, January 5th - Heidi's Doctor's Appointment
Thursday, January 6th - Payday - Horray for sick time!! 
                                      - Trip to Cole Camp
Monday, January 10th - Jaxen & Mommy's Wic Appointment
Thursday, January 13th - Girl Scout Cookies arrive
Friday, January 14th - Jaxen turns 1 month old on his "Official" Due Date.

Happy New Years!!

Here's wishing everyone a wonderful 2011!!

Ringing in the New Year with my Babies. . . :o)

And let's not forget, someone turned 2 weeks old yesterday. . .