My New Year's Resolution?

So I have decided that my new years resolution is going to be to lose weight. I know, I know, everyone says that but oh man do I ever feel if there is a time to lose the baby, Thanksgiving,
and Christmas weight it is NOW. I would like to try to get back to my weight I was in high school before I get pregnant again. So my goal is to throw the girls in the jogging stroller and go EVERY DAY! Wish me luck? Another goal is to get Claire potty trained. Tonight before she got into the bath she always sits on the toilet acting like she's a big girl. Well, It paid off. She went #2. I walked over thinking she just wasted toilet paper again..But man was I surprised! She finally did it. Yeah!!! Chloe has been in and out of the doctor for the last four months with ear infections and now on January 8 she will finally be getting tubes. I am so happy that she won't be in pain anymore. But I can't lie I am very nervous about having to put an eight month old to sleep for surgery. Scary. Well, I hope all of you had a great Christmas and New Years. I wish everyone a fabulous 2009.

I'm Back.....

Alot has gone on since my last post. I managed to travel 4 1/2 hours by myself with the two kids to go and see David's family for Thanksgiving who live back East. It turned out better than I had expected. David met me there a week later. It was such a treat to see all of his family and have the girls get to know there grandparents and cousins better. We stayed a couple weeks. It got cold but was a nice change from here. Before I left Chloe had been having double ear infections repeatedly for the last couple months. She had been on medicine and it cleared up before I left but for some reason had come back a couple days after we got there. She didn't sleep thru the night the whole time we were there because her ears we so bad. But overall she was such a good baby. I took her back to the doctor as soon as we got back and once again her ears we infected. So now I am going to the ear specialist on Monday. I am guessing now that she has my bad ears. I was born deaf in my left ear and had to have a Cochlear Implant aka ear drum replacement when I was young. I am hoping she just needs tubes and nothing more. Now on to Claire, all of the sudden the kid started talking in full sentances. He favorite thing to say is aaww man and when she drops something or gets frustrated she growls. She is still a little terror but is so cute. When we were back East she fell out of the stroller and cut her chin open. I'm thinking dang I'm going to be sitting in the emergency room stitching my kids chin up tonight. As soon as I got her home and cleaned it up and it was better than I had expected. She is going to have a nice scar there though. David and I were able to go to Georgetown a couple days. It was fun to walk around and see all the shops. David also took a tour of Georgetown's MBA school. He is exploring his options about wanting to go back to school? He would love to move back there but I am to stubborn. We will see where things go? I am happy to be home and get my kids back on there scedules. I need that nap time back.

Burning the midnight oil

It's 10:00 at night and Chloe is up and kicking. I gave into her crying and had to go love on her. After I fed her a bottle I put her on the floor and to my surprise I look over and she had started to army crawl! I was hoping that she wouldn't start to be mobile until after we had come back from our trip so it would make it a little easier. But oh well. It's always exciting when they learn new things. But I feel like I had just brought her home from the hospital. They grow up so fast. I try take as pictures as I can to capture the cute moments of her as a baby.

Busy Bradfords

David and I never went out for his birthday so my brother Cody was kind enough to give us Suns tickets. When 9:30 rolled around I said ok let's go I was getting so tired. All you moms can related. It was so nice to have a real conversation and not talk about Dora or play dress up. Halloween was great this year. Claire was a duck and Chloe was a skunk. We started off in my sister's neighborhood and then ended up back in ours. I'm going to be very honest and say that alot of the reason why I took them trick or treating was to eat ALL of their candy. I even had a pumpkin bag for Chloe and David got mad and said no you don't need to be eating both their bags. Even though I know that I am the last person to be eating that yummy, delicious junk food. This past weekend our family the Leseur's and the Ellingson families went to our cabin in Christopher Creek. It was due time to get out of town. And let me tell you it was well worth it. We just laid around ate great food (Marriannes white chili) and (Auburns awsome french toast) and played horseshoes. The husbands made a fire and it was so funny watching them thru the window trying to find pieces of wood. The wives of course were back in the house making smores. Claire had so much fun with her little friends Kate and Lily. The weather was perfect during the day and a little cold at night. While we were there I got this itch to chop all my hair off. So Marrianne went to town. I LOVE IT. I have never had it this short. She also thru in a couple of low lights. So there is our rundown of the past few weeks.

Happy Birthday David

Yesterday was David's birthday and he turned 28. We celebrated it by having my family come to my house for a bbq. I love putting on family meals at my house. Much of you know that I am full of energy and am always on the go so I was up for the challenge. David wanted this yummy cake that his mom makes that consists of vanilla pudding, whip cream and strawberries. He kept asking me all day if I would make it and I made him think I didn't have time since I was watching my brothers kids and trying to prepare for the party. Well of course I did being the awesome wife that I am. And let me tell you how happy it made him that I made it. He said it reminded him of his family. His family lives back East and we don't get to see them as much as we would like. I was planning on going this month but we decided that we are going for Thanksgiving. My sister in law threw the idea in that maybe we should drive up to New York for the Macy's Day Parade? I have never been to it so I would love it if we could go. So now onto Chloe's six month update. She weighed 17lbs 8oz and for height she was off the charts at 27.75" She is just tall and has rolls all over her body. She is David's little mini me. They look just alike. I am so grateful for a hard working husband who loves his family. Happy birthday David, I love you!

Play Time

So here we go, a couple of days ago I noticed Chloe staring very hard at my lunch. And as she started to grab at it I realized that she was ready for oatmeal so I strapped her in the high chair and walah she ate it like a trooper. It makes me sad that she has hit this stage now becuase I feel as if she isn't as dependent on me. Oh well. As much of you all ready know I am a Craigslist fanatic and well I made the best purchase ever... I got Claire a big swing set. It's great and she loves it. She can go outside whenever she wants and I don't feel like I ever have to watch her. I can't wait for it to get cooler so she and her little friends can spend more time on it. Claire is getting so big. I feel like all of the sudden she was taking to me like she was an adult. I really need to start filming her so I can remember all of the funny things she says.

Chloe's First....

This morning I had put Chloe on the ground as usual and went into my bedroom to get ready. When I had come back she wasn't where I had left her. I looked over and found her all the way across the room. She finally had learned to roll. Now that means I really need to start baby proofing my house. Another thing that's not so great is that Claire had given Chloe a cold and a runny nose, and to top it all off Chloe had been pulling at her ear and I knew that that wasn't good. Thank goodness the pediatrician was open on Saturdays. And my yep, I was right, she has her first ear infection. Just when you think things are going good with your kids they get sick on you. I am grateful that mothers are blessed with such patience.