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Buzzzy Beeee

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Things have been hectic lately due to the fact that Dex and I have opposite schedules. It is rough and I haven’t been out anywhere (besides work) since the first week of the month.  I also put in a four day work week this week, plus I took a CPR and ACLS course on one of my days off. I was tired! I haven’t worked four days in a week in a long while, especially not since having another baby! Next week is another four day week, then it’s back to normal. That one day makes a difference in the paycheck, but it also makes a difference in my energy. I AM SO TIRED by the end of the week! Since I don’t have that third hand around on my days off, I am strictly taking care of the kiddies. Bath time and feedings and time for games and all that jazz. I really haven’t had the time for myself. As selfish as it sounds, everyone needs that little moment, if even for an hour! I can’t wait until Friday, cuz finally Dex and I are off together. Even on our days off though, we will still be juggling tasks. Jasmyne has her 2.5 year MD appointment and we have to go to the church and restaurant to prep for Janelle’s Baptism. Dexter’s parents are also going to be arriving from the Philippines, and I finally have a dental appointment as well. After that, we have to do our shopping for all the stuff the kids are running out of and of course, some groceries. I’m feeling the busy bug already!

With all the things going on and how tired I’ve been feeling, it has been extra hard trying to accomplish another task: Potty Training. Jasmyne loves to sit in her special seat, but hasn’t pee’d in the toilet yet. She just loves to sit there and flush and waste the tissue. I still give her lots of positive feed back just for even sitting there as long as she does. I bought her training panties which she loves. I think next week, she cannot get tissue or flush the toilet unless the waterbowl turns a different color- YELLOW! No more mister nice mommy for her! I will have to make sure my mom does the same. Training kids to use the potty and sleep in their own beds takes lots of patience and TIME! Jasmyne loves her bed, but it takes her so long to fall asleep and she wants you to lay your head by the foot side. Ugh- Dex and I barely have the energy to hold our heads up sometimes. Then we give in and lay her right next to us and all three of us dose off in a heart beat! Its so easy to fail as parents cause we are looking for the easy way out right now. We’ll get better soon, hopefully. I am determined to have Jazzy-Poo potty trained before summer!

Janelle’s swing is broken, so right now, I have to manually move it for her. She uses the swing during the day, and I reserve her crib ONLY for night time use. This allows her to know when night time is and hopefully trains her to sleep longer at night. It works for the most part, cuz her bed time is 845pm and she doesn’t usually wake until about 330am. If she slept that long during the daytime nowadays, we would be in trouble! She is definitely having longer wake periods during the day- and she LOVES to laugh! We just need a new swing, cuz I cannot be stuck in this room every single day.

Here’s to another random post… and a better work week!

It’s over!

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It has been a sweet and relaxing three days off. Dex and I had to do some schedule changes for the next two months, so this was a three day weekend we had to savor. It has been a bit much for my momma to be alone with the two kids alone, so the hubby and I had to take a back seat. We won’t have a day off together until January 30th. Boooooo! When we did our schedule, we figured if we worked together three days a wekk, my mom could at least have four days off that week. Too bad it didn’t work out.

The snow and cold weather was actually a blessing in disguise. We got to chill at home and just relax. We had a wonderful time with Jasmyne- in bed. We weren’t sleeping or anything, but we were doing things you wouldn’t think. That includes wrestling and tickle fights and human ladder and much more. We had so much fun giggling in bed with our “older” little baby. Janelle is still in her napping, eating and wake times of 1.5 hours at a time phase, so we are taking full advantage of that for now. We can’t wait until she is able to be more awake without being crabby. Then the two sisters can really play and get to know each other.

Anyway, we’re both back to work tomorrow! Boooo for Mondays.

Number 98

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98. Have a one-to-one with my mom and thank her for everything.

So I finally have a task in green, meaning I have accomplished it on my 101 things to do. I have a wonderful relationship with my mom, but sometimes, serious one-to-one’s are hard to come by even though they should come more often. It is one of those things that I hope is understood, but it made me feel better that she knows how thankful I truly am. Taking care of two kids is hard work. Even though we only leave her alone with them to work on the same days once or twice a week, that is still a hefty job! I’ve got plenty of bitchy days, but thank goodness I have a wonderful family to put up with it.

Speaking of having two kids- if you all don’t already know, you will never have time for yourself. I have been trying to get my hair done for the last month and a  half. It keeps failing on me. I have cancelled three appointments already. I was gonna go and venture out today, but the freaking snow is hindering me. One of my other 101 things to do is to Drive THE Truck with confidence. I wasn’t about to test that theory out in the snowy weather. If we didn’t have to go to a party later, maybe- just maybe, I could have finally accomplished that task. Oh well. maybe next time.

Happy 2nd birthday David!