The positive

Today Natalie was laying on her tummy on the floor and she wasn't screaming! She was also pulling her legs under her body and trying to scoot her face across the floor. Its definitely a 'scoot' in the right direction.

She is ready for Easter!

Valentines day!

I got the best gift I have ever received for Valentines day. NATALIES BOTTOM TOOTH POKED THROUGH!!! That is true love. When your child finally gets her tooth so you can start to get some sleep at night. What is a better Valentines day gift?

True Love = First Tooth

I am so proud of her! I know she has been in a lot of pain. But she is a trooper. Even though I know she is miserable she still is a sweetheart and she barely cries. She is in the living room now watching Blues Clues.

She has been babbling and saying a lot of DA DA. Which just makes Ben go crazy. He loves it. She says it all the time. She also says BA BA. Over and over again. But no MA MA. Oh well I guess I am boring. Whenever she is saying BA BA, I ask her what sound a sheep makes. It cracks me up every time!

She talks in such a girly voice its sooooo cute! She has this little electronic book that says stuff when you touch different things. It says "Your a little star!" She had it on the back seat of the car the other day and I was driving when she says "LIL STAAAA" I almost wrecked my car I was so excited! I know she doesn't know what she is saying but it is really neat that she is repeating things.

Getting teeth and talking.... I hope she dosent grow up too fast!

Ben had Lillies delivered to the house today for Valentines day. The box says they are going to bloom more over the next few days. He is so sweet to get me stuff like that, even though I have been very crabby lately.......which is whole other post.



Flowers Day 1. They are supposed to bloom more everyday



Flowers on day 2! Getting pretty!



Feb 15th update

Ben let me go to sleep at 8pm and he took care of Natalie last night by getting her in bed. He is so sweet to give me the gift of a full nights rest. How did I get so lucky?

Glasses....misc

So I have noticed in the past few weeks that my eyesight is getting a little bad. So I went and got an eye exam today and the Dr said I need a little bit of a prescription. So I picked out some glasses and they should be ready sometime next week. Plus its another thing Natalie can pull off of me. I am going to be a dork. I have always had perfect vision and it really aggravates me that I cant see so well anymore! Its just because I had my 23rd birthday...its all my birthdays fault.

The other day I saw the Dr that delivered Natalie at Target. I don't know why but for some reason it totally freaked me out to see him someplace besides the Dr office or the hospital. I didn't talk to him, but we walked outside at the same time and I saw him get into his car which was A RED CORVETTE. I was cracking up that my Dr was driving a red sports car......its such a cliche

Missy is really not doing well. The plate in her leg has been bothering her really bad. She is only five years old and she is limping around really bad and crying every time she gets up. She wont get on the bed or the couch anymore. She wont play either. Its really sad. But luckily we have our tax return money coming and we can pay for her surgery. It was $850 to get the plate. I assume its going to be about the same to get it taken out. Poor Missy Prissy

I hate my stinkin watch

My stupid watch has this button on it that if you press it the time changes to like an hour ahead of time.

So apparently I have this thing where I look at my watch constantly. It makes me feel better for some strange reason. So the time was all messed up and I started getting Natalie ready for bed like a whole hour early. When I realized my watch was all jacked up, I had already given her a bath and gotten her all ready for bed and it was like 8pm. I thought it was 9pm.

I got so mad that I threw my watch across the room and now I refuse to wear it. I am going to buy a watch that isn't digital so it cant get screwed up. I always thought I was the kind of mom who doesnt go by any kind of set schedule. But apparently I'm not.

Why am I such a freaking weirdo?

Ive got obsessive compulsive watch disorder. OCWD

In other news, I bought the Across the Universe DVD because my dad is like the biggest Beatles fan, subsequently so am I. Anyways I loved it.



Natalie loved watching it too. She couldn't take her eyes off it. I was turning her around in my lap and she was twisting her head around so she could keep watching it.

She is going to be a Beatle fanatic too.. Ben is going to be out numbered now.

Survery

Sixty-Nine Odd Questions
Are your parents married or divorced?:	Married
Are you a vegetarian?:	No! but meat sometimes makes me sick
Do you believe in Heaven?:	Yes
Have you ever come close to dying?:	I was in a pretty bad accident once
What jewelry do you wear 24/7?:	My wedding band, a necklace with my birthstone Ben bought me
Are you eating?:	not at the moment
Do you eat the stems of broccoli:	YES
Do you wear makeup?:	Very rarely
Would you ever have plastic surgery?:	Nope, I am the way I should be. But I could lose a few pounds who couldn't?
What do you wear to bed?:	underwear, t-shirt. Sometimes PJs
Have you ever done anything illegal?:	Speeding.
Can you roll your tounge?:	roll, flip upside down in both directions, make a 3 leaf clover, make a smiley face, make it do the wave, and lick my nose
Do You have a boyfriend or girlfriend?:	Married
Do you believe in Abortions?:	Not unless the mother is in danger, or the child is a product of rape/incest. I believe in adoption
What is your Hair color?:	Dark Brown
Future child's name, boy and girl?:	If I have a boy his name will be Noah, if I have another girl, I'm not sure
Do you smoke?:	No
If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?:	Home
Do you sleep with stuffed animals?:	I have a stuffed pig by my bed
If you won the lottery, what would you do first?:	Never tell anyone! Then I would take care of all my family's bills. I would set up a trust for Natalie. Give to charities, and I would invest the rest and live off the interest
Gold or silver?:	Silver
Hamburger or hot dog?:	Hamburger
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?:	Chicken
City, beach or country?:	Country
What was the last thing you touched?:	My hair
Where did you eat last?:	Sonny's BBQ
When's the last time you cried?:	A few days ago
Do you read blogs?:	Yup
Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?:	Nope
Ever been involved with the police?:	Ive been pulled over a few times
what's your favorite shampoo/conditioner and soap?:	Nioxin
Do you talk in your sleep?:	Sometimes I wake myself up because I am talking
Ocean or pool?:	pool
What's your favorite song at the moment:	let it be
have you ever had a cavity?:	I do have cavities, but I only found out about it when I was pregnant and they couldn't do anything...so its on the list of things to do
Window seat or aisle seats?:	WINDOW!!!!!
Ever met anyone famous?:	I can't remember
Do you feel that you've had a truly successful life?:	I'm only in the middle of it right now
Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?:	TWIRL!! People who cut spaghetti are weird
What is your fav. sport to play?:	None
Basketball or football?:	Eww
when was the last time you went to the bathroom?:	like a few hours ago
Do you drive a stick?:	Yes! Everybody should know how
Cake or ice cream?:	ice cream
Are you self-conscious?:	sometimes
Do you like any of your close friends?:	uggg,,,why would they be freinds if I didn't like them
Have you ever given money to a bum?:	I never have cash! But I have wanted too
Have you been in love?:	currently
Where do you wish you were?:	Right where I am
On myspace why is the 1st person on ur top 8 there?:	Because he is my husband
Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?:	Many times
Can you tango?:	No
Last gift you received?:	Swiffer mop from Ben for my birthday. I told him thats what I wanted!!
What occasion did you recieve your gift?:	Birthday
Last thing you spent lots of money on?:	Groceries
Where do you live?:	Warner Robins GA
Last wedding attended.:	HA HA HA MINE!
Favorite restaurant?:	Its a restaurant in Germany I dont know the name. It was in Binsfeld
What is your favorite kind of car?:	TOYOTA!!
Most hated food(s):	I will eat just about anything. But I hate clam chowder
Most loved food(s)?:	Pasta, salads....FRESH food..anything fresh
Can you sing?:	Good enough for my own personal enjoyment
Person on your mind?:	Natalie
What's your least fav. chores?:	LAUNDRY IS NEVER DONE, NEITHER ARE DISHES
Favorite drink?:	Cherry Coke zero
Currently have a Crush?:	No
How long was your longest drive in a car?:	2 days I was pregnant and I had to get out and walk every 2 hours
Why do you do Myspace surveys?:	Cuz
Do you know who Nick Tyo is?:	Nope
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President Hinckley

President Gordon B Hinckley passed away Sunday night at the age of 97.

He was the prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints since 1995. So for as long as I can remember he has been the prophet.

He was a sweet man and I really enjoyed listening to him talk at conference. I always liked it when he gave a talk because he was always smiling and he usually was making a joke about something.

My seminary teacher taught us a lesson once about being able to recognize different voices. When a song comes on the radio and you are familiar with the artist you can recall their name. She wanted us to be able to recognize the voice of the prophet just by hearing his voice, so that we would always be able to know and be familiar with his voice in a world where many other influences are coming at us everyday. That if we could pick one voice out of them all to listen too it should be his.

Sitting here now I can recall how is voice sounded raspy but still clear and with a certain conviction to his words. I had the privilege of sitting behind him in the choir when he came to visit D.C. I was about 10 feet away from him and I really wanted to meet him but he had a lot of security.

This was a man who carried a heavy load of being the head of a rapidly growing religion. He had hinted in the past few conferences that he may not be around for much longer. When I saw the news that he had died it felt like a physical blow, I never thought he could die. But I take comfort in knowing he is again united with his wife and family in the Celestial Kingdom.

We will meet again Gordy.

New Beginnings!

First and most importantly I would like to announce that I am an Aunt again! My sister in-law Rachel and her husband Nick just welcomed their first baby girl named Joy.

I think she is beautiful and she looks like both her parents. I can't wait until I get to see and hold her!



In my last blog I was a little vague about our current situation. But to give the short version Ben may be getting medically discharged from the military in the next few months. This has been very unexpected but I have had a little over a week to digest it and I am actually really OK with the whole situation. I think that everything happens for a reason.



So I am trying to look at this as a new beginning. I think this will be very good for us in many ways. There is a large part of me that is not sad that we are getting out of the military, another part of me that is scared to death. But I know that our little family have been through harder things then this and it can only make us stronger.



If I have learned anything from this experience it is that it is important now more then ever to continue my education. After we get settled in a new place I plan to go back to school to become a LPN. Or to follow my all time dream of becoming a 911 operator...I am not quite sure how to go about that. But I realized that if Ben was paralyzed tomorrow what would I do? How would I take care of Natalie and him? I do think that being a stay at home mom is the most important thing I could ever do. So this will definitely be a juggling act. But I would do anything to take care of her.

I mean look at that face? How could you not want to take care of her and give her everything and anything she wants/needs?