I am looking forward to October. Or I should say, the rest of it. Tomorrow start the adventure of the fall season. We are going to a church fall festival with Allana and the kids. She has also found out about another one, but I am not sure if we will be able to make it or not. With little ones you are never sure what your schedule really will be like.
Kaine can be pretty predictable, most of the time. I just hate not giving him naps, it makes his nighttime one of tossing and turning. Lilly and Landon, of course, are still napping too. Who knows maybe he will nap on the car ride there, I know he will on the way back. Here is to crossing our fingers that it doesn't mess him up too bad for bedtime! Will be posting pics as soon as I can. (If my camera doesn't decided to crap out on me again!).
In other news, walked outside to get my cell out of the car. Besides the bugs that were buzzing around the light at the front door annoying me, I was pleasantly surprised to feel the coolness of the night air. I was happy to know that, at least tonight, there is no humidity in the air. I hope this is a sign of things to come.
It has been a while since I posted anything. I have to say I got really carried away with Kaine's first Birthday party. But it was a lot of fun and we needed to mark the occasion. I have been going to many birthday parties for little ones and Matt graduated. Now all we need is for him to find a good job so he can be home for dinner. I so want to be able to have a husband that I can spend evenings with.
As far as the supplement things are going, they seem to be working. I am not taking the cholesterol drug my doc gave me. It made me feel really gross. I felt like all I wanted to do was sleep and that is NOT an option while trying to run a house and chase after a happy toddler. But the big thing that seems to be helping is the sertraline and the vitamin D. Matt and I can both tell when I miss taking the vitamin D. I do not see any change in my mood or energy levels with the Vitamin B-12 shots I have to have every month. I think I may need to talk to my doc about getting them every 2 weeks or go back to getting them every week. I felt like they were working then. Although, they do make my stomach have this really weird feeling. Not sure how to explain it. It is almost like there is this cooling type of sensation. Not painful, just weird. That is the update on all of that.
As for me, I want to go back to school and become a medical transciptionist. I figure it is a job that I can be proud of, something that will hold my interest, be challenging (which is a plus in my case) and allow me the freedom to stay at home and be the mom that I want to be. The only problem is, I have to find a way to pay for it. I am hoping for a little assistance, but we shall see in time.
We are getting a puppy, as well. For fathers day I chose to buy Matt a dog that he wanted for a long while. We are getting a male Weimeraner. We have picked out the name Sampson. It was born on the fourth of July. The only weird thing about this is that I had a dream the night before that this was going to happen. How odd is that? I guess it was meant to be!
Well, can't really think of much else to update on. Plus, Kaine is crying.
I just stumbled onto a website that sells flushable diapers. You can either flush them, compost them or toss them out. They biodegrade in 50-150 days! Days! Not 500 years like the ones that I am currently using! I'm kinda bummed that I didn't find these sooner. I was against the whole clothe diaper thing, just because we didn't have a washer and dryer at the time and it would have cost a lot more (because I would have had to buy more in order to get through a week, due to not having a washer). It just seemed like a bigger hassle. Even though I was contributing to the pollution of our planet. But sometimes there just isn't a working solution that works out for both you and the earth. So we went for disposables. But now, there is a new solution. One that I am at least willing to try. I am going to see if it is worth it. Plus, since he has started eating more solid foods he has been getting a lot of diaper rash. Clothe diapers are suppose to help this. These are not clothe but they do not have any plastic in them, making them breathable. They are, however, built and used just like clothe diapers. They have liners (this is the flush-able part) and they you cover them with the diaper covers that come with them. I am going to buy the starter pack and see if it is worth buying any of the others. I am then going to make my own diaper covers. 1. because I have a bigger-than-normal baby and 2. because it will be much cheaper 3. and I can get a better fit on my rollie-pollie! 4. I can also afford to have more of them, especially since the website sells them for $18.99 or more. I can make at least 5 for that price! But I will keep posting to let you know if it is worth anything! Thanks for reading.
I am in the first day of not washing my hair in the "normal" way. Last night I scritched my scalp and did a baking soda wash, rinsed it off, then did a apple cider vinegar rinse and half way rinsed it out. Immediately I saw that my hair was REALLY shiny. I thought it was going to be a pain in the butt to get all of the tangles out, but to my surprise I had NO problem AT ALL!! I couldn't believe it. And, trust me, conditioner was something I have been obsessed with especially since I already have really dry hair and shampoo dries it out even more. But this method made it look AND feel better than it has in years, YEARS I tell you! I will keep posting on this topic and let you know how it is going. I am not completely sold on it yet, but I am getting there. I have to first see how days of no shampoo affects my hair.
I am still getting things together for the babies party too. I have ordered the cutest invitations and can't wait to get them in the mail so I can see them and send them out to everyone! I am SO very excited about celebrating his first birthday. I am going to try to do everything I can to make it a memorable day! I hope everyone can make it, you won't be sorry, I can assure you that!
Okay, I know I haven't been on here in a while. First I will give you updates, if you are still interested.
I bought a car. It is a Jeep Commander, I love it! It has a ton of room and is just what we need. We still have not decided what to do with the other car yet. I think matt wants to fix it and try to sell it. I just want to drown it at the bottom of the lake. But hey, that's just me!
The baby is doing well. He started to pull up, but we don't have many surfaces where he can grab so he will usually just do it on me when I sit near him on the floor. It is to cute! He is such a good baby!
I have decided to stop shampooing my hair! I know that some of you will probably be shocked by this and others will not. I know you will think, "Here she goes again!". I have been doing a lot of research on this topic, there is a lot on the internet and a lot of people who actually have not washed their hair in years. Basically, you buy a 100% natural boar brush and brush your hair morning and night. Then you use a baking soda paste and apply it to your scalp and rinse it out with apple cider vinegar and water (read more about this online, google it: no-pooing, no shampoo method, water only method). The point is to let your natural oils soften and help strengthen your hair, as God intended. Brushing helps remove dirt and gets the oil to the ends of your hair. You will eventually, once your scalp stops overproducing oil (about 2-6 weeks depending on hair and how you used to wash it) you will be able to just brush and rinse once or twice a week with water only! I am intrigued by this and can't wait to start. I do, however, have the worry that my hair is going to get REALLY gross and I will throw the towel in! I will keep you posted and let you know how the progress is! Feel free to ask me any questions. Here are some websites if you are curious: Mothering.com, longhairs.com, http://riverrest.net/2008/07/25/the-no-poo-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-394. Mostly I just googled and read whatever came up. There is more than enough info out there!
Well, what else? I am planning the babies birthday party and hopefully in the next 2 weeks that is ALL I will be doing. I want to throw myself into it so it will be the best darn party anyone has ever had. I am REALLY looking forward to it, it is going to be SO fun. I just hope that it is not 120 degrees outside on the day that we are planning to do it. That would be a BIG bummer.
Okay here is the info. I like all of these and have test driven them. Matt really likes the calibur because of the price and we won't have to pay that much per month. I, of course, like the most expensive one! But it is also cheaper through insurance and our interest rate on the car loan will go down because it is a new car.
Here compare this information and leave me comments:
2008 DODGE CALIBER SXT 1B3HB48B68D673679
SEDAN 4 DR 2.0L L4 DOHC 16V FRONT WHEEL DRIVE 5 speed automatic
Mileage: 20, 900
Price: 10
Insurance: -52.93 lower a month and new premium of 850.90 / 6 months
Insurance Payments: 141. 82 for both per month
Current asking price: 14,000-23,350
Safety: Motortrend-still testing, none reported
NHTSA- out of five
Frontal Driver Rating
Frontal Passenger Rating
Side Driver Rating
Side Rear Passenger Rating
Rollover 2 Wheel Drive Rating
Rollover 4 Wheel Drive Rating
5
5
5
5
4
Not tested
2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT 3D4GG57V29T159419
4 DR. WAGON/SPORT UTILITY 3.5L V6 MPI SOHC 24V FRONT WHEEL DRIVE
19" ALLOY WHEELS, POWER SEAT, 6CD CHANGER/MP3 PLAYER, AUX INPUT, SIRIUS RADIO, POWER LOCKS/WINDOWS, CRUISE, SIDE AIRBAGS, STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER FACTORY WARRANTY, FINANCING AVAILABLE, TRADES ACCEPTED, CARFAX CERTIFIED, NO DEALER FEES 6 Speed automatic
Mileage: 7,056
Price: 15, 990
Insurance: -87.14 every six months for new premium of 816.68 for 6 months
Insurance Payments: 136.12 for both per month
Current asking price: 23,000-25,755
Safety: Motortrend-being tested, none reported
NHTSA- out of five
Frontal Driver Rating
Frontal Passenger Rating
Side Driver Rating
Side Rear Passenger Rating
Rollover 2 Wheel Drive Rating
Rollover 4 Wheel Drive Rating
5
5
5
5
4
4
2008 JEEP COMPASS SPORT 1J8FT47WX8D720048 4 DR. WAGON/SPORT UTILITY 2.4L I4 SFI DOHC REAR WHEEL DRIVE Sunroof5 Speed automatic 17" ALLOY WHEELS, AUTOSTICK, 6CD CHANGER/MP3, POWER LOCKS/WINDOWS, CRUISE, SUNROOF, SIDE AIRBAGS, STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER FACTORY WARRANTY, FINANCING AVAILABLE, TRADES ACCEPTED, CARFAX CERTIFIED, NO DEALER FEES
Mileage: 7,399
Price: 14, 990
Insurance: -81.06 lower with a new 6 month premium of 822.76
