Stay at home Mommy!

Before I met my Husband, I was very independent.  I was working a full-time job, most of the time a part-time job as well, I was taking a college class or two on top of that and I was living on my own, in a tiny little studio apartment with my sweet pitbull (RIP my Ali) and paying my own bills.  At times I felt completely overwhelmed and scared!  It felt great though.  I moved out at 18 and was holding my own!  I also remember thinking "when I have kids one day, I'm going to be a working Mom because staying at home all day with kids would drive me nuts".  I can't believe I once thought that!!!  Everything changed when I had my son.  Of course, there are still moments where he really does drive me nuts BUT I'd rather him drive me nuts than have him drive someone else nuts..I want to enjoy every single moment with him while I can.  Before I know it, my little man is going to in school, independent in too many ways and I'm gonna look back and miss these days home with him.  I truly enjoy being home with him.  I love that he wakes up when he wants every morning.  He see's my face every morning, we eat breakfast together and I watch him learn, play, pretend and turn into a little man that I'll be sending to Kindergarten in just 2 years =( 

One of the many things I enjoy of being at home with him is the simple joy of feeding my son a good breakfast everyday and being able to sit and eat with him.  It makes me happy when I know his little tummy is filled with good, healthy food and he is starting his day off right.  When I was a kid my Mom always got up with me in the morning and made me good breakfasts while I was getting ready.  I always loved that and I'll be happy to do that when my kids are in school one day. 

I feel so blessed to have a wonderful Husband who works so hard to provide for our family so I'm able to stay home with our kids.  This time goes by all to quickly and I'm fortunate to be able to not miss a minute of it.  I still want to go to school to finish a degree and have a career one day, but for now this is where my heart is. This is what life is about to me and school and a career is secondary.  I'll always have a chance to go back to school...I'll never have the chance to make my kids little again and stay home with them!

Baby #2 is a BOY

This whole pregnancy I've had the STRONGEST feeling we were going to have a GIRL! I had dreams about it, I thought about it all of the time & I certainly didn't waste any of my time looking at BOY stuff! Boy, did I set myself up! A week & 1 day ago we found out we'll be parents to TWO little boys! As bad as this may sound I was a little disappointed "he" wasn't a "she" BUT seriously, how can I have an ounce of disappoinment in me when I'm going to have another sweet little man?? I love my little Dennis to death and I couldn't be happier! I can't wait to give my little man a little brother...his future best friend for life. When I explained to him that the baby was a boy and he'd have a little brother to play trucks with, ride bikes with & to become best friends with, his little face lit up with excitement as he squeled "Yaaaaay". I love this little guy & I can not wait to meet his little brother =))

It's a boy (a boy without a name for now!)

I'm gonna have TWO of these??? I'm a blessed Mommy!

Dennis having a "picnic"

Baby on board!

So, despite losing my sweet pitbull Ali in February we also had some pretty good news. After trying to have a 2nd baby since Dennis got home from deployment in August, we found out we were expecting! After moping around the house crying for 2 weeks, this was the good news I needed to lift my spirits. This may sound silly to some, but I'm a HUGE dog person. Shoot, sometimes I feel like I can relate to a dog better than humans. They're non-judgemental, lovable, always happy to see you, loyal and pretty much just perfect in every way! They have a way of getting to know you in and out and you learn to have a rountine with them and you love them as if they're family. Ali was my baby for 9 years and I still miss him tremendously =( I'll always miss him. Back to the baby though. I woke up one Saturday morning and laid there in bed thinking of how much I still missed Ali laying next to me under the covers...I counted in my head how many days he had been gone...2 weeks...and then I realized "Hey, I think I'm a few days late!". Dennis and I hadn't been thinking of being pregnant for a while and we certainly weren't thinking of it at that time. So, while my hubby was out of bed already I decided to take a test. Positive popped up right away!!! I went out to show him immediately with my heart pounding out of my chest!!! He was pretty darn SHOCKED and HAPPY!! I'm 11 weeks today and feeling GREAT! Just like with Dennis, I've got no morning sickness and my belly is growing quickly!

Coco & Samantha

We also got 2 new puppies a couple weeks after we lost Ali. I probably wasn't ready for them. It was completely unplanned and we thought with our hearts and not our brains when we came home with 2 pups one Saturday! We got 2 females labs...a chocolate & black lab, they're sisters. We've had them for about a month now I suppose (maybe longer) and they've been great. It was rocky at first with using the bathroom in the house and waking up all night long but they're on track now! Now if we can just keep them from digging through to the neighbors yard everyday to visit with their Golden Retriever puppy! They don't take the place of my Ali...and in my heart I'm still a "Pitbull person" and honestly when someone asks me what kinds of dogs I have I'm probably gonna have to explain that I'm a pitbull person that just happens to have 2 labs...lol. I know I'm going to learn to love these dogs and I'll become attached to them one day too. Dogs have a way of doing that for sure.

Other news...my big boy is gonna be THREE years old in just 3 months. I can't believe it. He's so darn sweet. He talks so much now, sleeps in a toddler bed, eats everything and everything, has great manners and is such a fast learner. I love that little man SO much! Here's a pic of him from today!