For sure

So not much has happened in the Vecchio house. My moms been sick off and on lately and she's had a catscan and MRI but she wont get her results in til the 4th of April. They'v mentioned it to might be multiple sclerosis but they cant be sure. AJs getting smarter by the minute. He now says "duh" after every funny remark he makes. I said to him jokingly one day last week and he says it to me ALL the time! His 3rd birthdays coming up in 6 months! wow! Cant believe that. My bdays coming up in may. Ill be 23. That doesnt seem real either. Times going by so fast! I've also made a new best friend. Im glad Gods brought us together. I think she needed me just as badly as I needed her. It's nice to have a gf to talk to about anything without being judged or questioned. We get each other even though we are completely different! We are hoping to be able to take a family vacation this summer but we will have to see what God brings til then. We've def been blessed and He takes care of us daily. Ive been trying to do a study each day and that helps me and keeps me right minded. When im out of the word a few people know it. lol Thats what God says though, to stay timid and patient and right minded it's good to be in the word. It renews our mind, patience and intentions each day! And it def does. Tony and me are doing good as well. I think I love him a little more each day. And yeah we fight but its always over something dumb like dirty clothes in the floor or me singing too loud while he's watching tv! lol But we make it through and come out stronger through each one! Im just waiting and watching for Gods next move for my life. And i'll gladly take each step with His hands guiding me on. Sometimes not willingly but He always gently pushes me like a child making sure I know He's there!

Something new

So here I am sitting on my couch under my bright green blanket with my laptop in my lap..wondering what to blog about. Milly is right beside me watching my fingers fly across the keys in amazement wondering if she should pounce any moment and bite me. I hope she doesnt. Ajs napping so I've got an hour or so of some quiet "me" time and im taking a break from laundry to just sit and be lazy. After watching the movie "Julie & Julia" I have been wanting to try new recipe's and im even considering buying Julia Childs cook book. But there's a problem, I have a picky husband. He likes his burgers ketchup only, he only eats the vegetables: green beans, potatoes, and okra. Yea. Plus he's not into trying new things. Im just trying to figure out if I do try to cook all this new food he's gonna hate it and most will be wasted. I cook maybe 9 or 10 diff meals and I wanna explore something new. Maybe within the next few days, months, and years he will try new things and I can get him to enjoy new foods as well. We'll see :)

Spring time come

February is almost over and the month of March will be starting soon! 2011 is flying by already but I am ready for spring time. This warmer weather we've had is a nice change from the 30-45 degree weather we've been stuck with, oh and the snow. Eeek. We've been able to work out in the yard and Lord knows it needs some attention. I am hoping I have a green thumb when it comes to gardening, if not then I might just get some people over to help lol I want lots of flowers to liven the place up a bit. Lots of color is a great thing. Plus they smell nice too. There's a lot of things I envision for our house and yard but of course it takes time and the mighty dollar. Time is the one of the two we have. lol So we can do little by little and watch the change grow and happen at its own rate. Thats def something I cant wait to see is the finished product. :)

Shoo Flu!

The past week has been awful. Not only has my 2 year old been sick with the flu, yes the flu, my husband also has it. Somehow I have managed to escape it. I havnt had the slightest bit of sickness! Boy am I glad. Today is marking the 1 week that AJs been sick and he's finally starting to act "normal" and is eating a little more as well. I am doubting he'll see 30 lbs soon. LOL I am just glad the tamiflu (meds) seems to be helping him. Although now Tony has it. He hasnt been as bad as AJ I am guessing the age difference has a lot to do with it. Even though most men are complete babies when they are sick Tonys not been to bad, but I dont mind taking care of my guys. But I am glad there's light at the end of this sick tunnel and Im so close to being in the sunshine again. Ajs also slept pretty good since he's in our bed and I've been able to rest well amongst it all. I just continue to pray that I do not get the flu and that it passes over them quickly. Thanks for all the prayers ya'll.

Full Garage!

As the days move forward and we become more "settled" into our home I see a lot of stuff in our garage that we dont use! When we sort through it all I am thinking of doing our first garage sale. Hopefully we can get rid of most of the clutter that is filling our garage and make use of the extra space for our cars! Mine wont fit in there with the door closed (sucks yes) but I drive a boat if u havnt seen it.But at least if it's raining I can pull in and unload myself, groceries, AJ too of course without getting drenched. I am starting to really love my home. Don't get me wrong I loved it the moment we moved in but that was a newness type love. A change. Now it's like a need. Coming home, seeing a clean home, a place that we are staying in to make memories. Its a good feeling. It's mine. The money we are paying actually goes towards it not to a landlord and out the window like renting. It's a good feeling. Being home, its more than a place, it's our sanctuary.

Cure for sleeplessness

Well as some of you know AJ has been an awful sleeper since he was about 11 mths old. I dont know what brought it on or why it started but it did. So from 11 mths til now (he's 27 mths) I have had 6-7 hrs of sleep or less every night! And not continual. Say I go to bed at 10pm. AJ would wake up at 12am and i'd go back to sleep around 1. Ok so there's 2.5 hrs of sleep. He wakes up again at 4 and is up 30-45 min back asleep by 5. Then is up at 7am for good. For me a grand total of 7.5 hours. But by the time im up I feel exhausted because I truly did not rest well. This was an on going thing every night. It didnt matter what I tried: Tylenol, warm milk, melatonin,a fan, a radio, keeping him up late, not letting him take a nap which was prob the worst idea ever! So as a mom I was just totally frustrated and felt overwhelmed and sad that my child just wouldn't sleep. What else could I do? Would he always be a bad sleeper and this would follow him throughout his childhood? All I know is im tired and I need sleep. Not that I just want it, I NEED IT. I cant nap during the day so dont suggest it (:P) because I wont even when I can. Working now 4 days a week I have 2 days to clean the house. So I do.

After my grandma passed his sleeplessness seemed to only get worse. He'd wake up 2 hours after he'd gone to sleep and cry and whine and wouldn't go back to sleep in his room. So I slept in the guest bed with him. He sleeps all night. Now for a moment im happy because I got some sleep but all my hard work isn't paying off because im going backwards now. AJ has NEVER had to sleep in our bed, so the next few nights i try and get im to sleep in his room. Or once he's asleep in my bed I move him to his room and same thing happens... he's up 10-15 min later and is screaming crying. But I am happy to say I grew a back bone after 14 mths of suffering and just let him cry... I told him I loved him in his room, sang to him til he was almost asleep and closed his door behind me and closed my bedroom door. He cried for about 30 long minutes and was out. He slept til 9am the next morning. And last night he didnt even wake up I didnt hear him if he did. 9:30pm-8am!! Thats almost 12 hours! woohoo! I of course didnt go to bed til 11:30 (lol) but still that was so nice to not have to get out of bed and deal with something that shouldn't of been anyway! So I am hoping this continues and that tonight he will sleep well and that I can start being a better momma and hopefully have more energy to do things I love <3

Oh no, more snow?!

Well the weatherman called it, as much as I really didnt think it would happen it did. We got about 8-9 inches of snow! As beautiful as it is it has caused me and Tony to miss work this week! We missed 3 days last week because of my grandmother's funeral and burial. So we were already behind with bills and money! Well then wouldn't ya know here came snow! So now we are officially 2 weeks behind :( Im not really worried though thankfully our 1st house payment isnt until Feb. So we have all the small bills to pay in 2 weeks time. Hopefully we are busy at my work and I make enough tips to suffice a few bills. God's in control and He always comes through somehow every time! I have faith we can do it because we've seen worse times! But we stayed with my aunt 2 nights and we really had a good time. Played a lot, watched movies, and napped a few times. I got to catch up on my missed sleep ive had. (That was prob the best part) So pray for us that we can meet our bill quota this month lol Something tells me we will... I'm pretty confident! :P