What a year!!

This has been one of the most stressful, yet the best, year ever. Who would have known that the year I turned 30 I would change jobs...TWICE...and then find out that I was pregnant! No one, not even myself, ever thought I would have children. Despite all of the changes that I had to go through this past year, I found that I was blessed to be able to go through it with such a great support group. I have the best family and friends that any person could have, and they were able to get me through all of these changes. Thanks to everyone for being such a great blessing to my life, and I am looking forward to 2009 being a continued blessing. By the way, Peanut just gave me the loudest milky burp that I could have every experienced. And it doesn't bother me at all! I am enjoying every bit of it, and will continue to do so...until she's about 80, then we're just going to have to get assisted living in here to help her out.

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks to everyone for your support, and continue to look back here every once and a while to follow along with Peanut's adventures in growing up! Also, don't forget to follow my book blog. Sure, not much there now, but I'm going to track my progess up until I publish this darn book. Well, I'm going to bed, so HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Got an announcement to make!

No, I'm not pregnant, but I will be starting a new blog at the beginning of the year. As some of you may know, I'm trying to finish up a book I've been working on for ages. Well, next year I plan to finally get that thing published. I should be done, hopefully, writing out the bloody thing. Well, I'm going to be spending some time editing, and hopefully, by at least Peanut's birthday, I will have the thing published. So stay tuned!

Two Months Two Weeks!

And she's growing in leaps and bounds. At weigh in last week, she was 12 lbs 6 oz. Lord knows how heavy she is this week. So for your view pleasure, I present to you Peanut!

My Bucket List

I took this from Crystal

Whatever it is I haven't done, I hope to one day do.
Things I've done in my life (in bold):

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars I didn't sleep, but I've layed under them several times.
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain Wish living in front of one counted
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo And yes, it was NOT karaoke!
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightening at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables I don't think fruit counts.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run NO, but I've kicked a few in kickball
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie Two as a matter of fact, one with Kate Beckinsale
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book I'm working on it. Will be something I'm going to have done and completed in 2009.
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous Nora Jones with Crystal, and the twins from Harry Potter. I've met several folks, and I have pics!
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one Just recently lost a cousin, but I've lost more in the past. I have a HUGE family.
94. Had a baby We're on my baby blog now!
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Rode an elephant

Want to play along? Copy the list to your own blog (or email) and highlight the things you've done

Since Mommy Is So Slow!

Hi everyone! It's me again! I've taken over my mom's blog because, as you can see, she's a bit slow. It's been about two weeks since her last entry, and she acts like since she's started back to work, she can't just take a little time out to give you all my progress. I don't see what's the big deal. All she has to do is get up in the morning, get dressed, get me dressed, feed me, take me down to my grandma's room, and then go to work. She calls to check up on me in the middle of the day, you know, so she's a whimp. Can't go a full day without calling to check up on me. It's hilarious!

Anyway, what has happened since the last entry: oh, yeah, like I've stated before, she's gone back to work. Started last Monday. She's having a bit of trouble getting up early, like she did before I came along (or so that's what I hear her say, I wouldn't know the difference being that I was in the dark most of the time). During that time, I've been with my grandma. She's a funny lady. I smile at her when she tries to do some things that she hasn't done in almost 16 years. My grandpa is funny as well...he just stares at me and make these really funny noises that make me laugh at him. They still think it's gas, but I'm actually laughing at them. They're all pretty funny, especially with grandma takes her teeth out...she looks just like me when she does that!

I'm lifting my head up longer and looking around, especially when I hear my mama's voice. I follow what I think is her when she goes up the stairs, or when she walking around the couch. Sometimes she'll dance and sing to me, and make up the funniest songs ever! My mama is a fun lady, but like I said earlier, she's pretty slow. HA!

As for today, it marks my 8th week on this side of the world. In some circles, that would make me 2 months old. Wow, already? I know, right? That just means that I'll be sitting up more, holding my head up more, trying to push my little legs under me and things like that. Mom is always encouraging me when we have tummy time to push up my head so I can look at her. Sometimes I laugh at her when she's doing it because, well, you know, she's got this high pitched voice, so she sounds like a chipmunk or something. Other times, I just don't feel like pushing up, so I'll just lay there and talk to her. She thinks I'm cooing. I'm actually telling her that I'm tired and I don't want to do tummy time right now, so let's turn me back over and feed me! Apparently she's been feeding me well because I'm probably about 13 or 14 pounds now. You see, my mom has weighed me in her own way by getting on the scale while she's holding me, and subtracting her weight by herself from our combined weight. She's going to trip when she finds out how much I actually weigh next week. Yeah, we've got my 2 month check up next week, and she has it in her head that I'm going to be getting some shots, or something like that. She better be ready because if this hurts, I'm setting her out like there's no tomorrow... and she better buy me a pony after that!

Well, that's about it from my side of the world. Hopefully next time my mama will be up and running, and won't have me up here, typing out her blogs. Come on, woman, don't make me plan on putting you into a nursing home before you're even old enough to be in one, okay?