Things I love.

His spiky hair

That he holds his hand just like me.

There is nothing more precious than watching your husband snuggle your child.

That she has gotten so smart. She totally played a Yo Gabba Gabba game without any help.

We are back.

We went to Wisconsin for the weekend at it was interesting to say the least. Being with Adam's family makes me feel like I am on Jerry Springer. I will update tomorrow or Tuesday for anybody that would like to see a recap of the drama filled weekend.

KSTDT2.

Kids say the darnedest things will now be referred to as KSTDT.

Adam, Eve, and I are all laying on the couch watching TV and I ask Adam if I can have one of his donuts. He said sure and Eve asked if she could have a little one too (doughnut hole). I said sure we'll get them in a minute. She turned to Adam and said, "Will you get Mommy a big doughnut and me a little doughnut? Mommy and me are lazy." I think I have some bad habits I need to break.

Kids say the darnedest things

Adam and Eve are 2 rooms away from each other so imagine shouting from room to room.
Eve: Daddy.
Adam: This is daddy I can't come to the phone right now please leave a message after the beep.
Eve: Hi Daddy this is Eve in my bedroom could you please get me something to drink?

We were both rolling on the floor laughing.

Food Baby.

So ever since the beginning of summer Adam has been putting on weight. It is hilarious because he has been twig thin ever since I met him. He eats whatever he wants and never gains an ounce. The only time he put weight on before was when I was pregnant with Eve and as soon as she was born the weight gain stopped. Well I think his body doesn't understand that I am not pregnant anymore because he is still getting bigger. Don't get me wrong I am in no way saying he is getting fat or that he is getting unattractive because I still think he is gorgeous. He is finally beginning to look like a normal person and not anorexic. I keep teasing him about his weight gain by telling him he is having a food baby and then rubbing his stomach. We both giggle and it is done. Well Eve now thinks everyone is having a food baby and we all have to keep eating to get them nice and big. This has helped her kind of deal with the loss (she finally stopped asking at random times why did your baby die? or When are you going to get another baby?) and also helped her start eating better so we kind of let it go. Her new habit though is to talk about food babies all the time and she is very imaginative. She keeps talking about how her food baby is going to come next week and then she keeps pulling up everyones shirt and asking how their food baby is. Then she gives you a raspberry. It is seriously hilarious but I am scared she is going to start doing this outside the house.

SIL Update.

My ex-SIL had her open heart surgery on Friday and she is doing well. Thank you for those who prayed for her. Please keep her in your prayers for a smooth recovery.

Prayers Needed.

My brothers ex-wife and mother of my niece has been told she will need open heart surgery very soon. Tomorrow she will have more test done and they will set the date for the surgery. Apparently one of the valves leading to her heart is not right. Most people have a valve that is 3cm and at 5cm it is considered to be very bad. Hers is 8cm. She is only 33. I can't imagine her not being in my nieces life. She is in danger of having a heart attack at any moment. Please pray that she stays healthy until she has the surgery and that the surgery will go smoothly.

Positive.

I think I have been so negative lately and that isn't the direction I want my life to be right now. I have been praying for God to help me see the positive in everything from here forward and to help me let go of the negativity in my life.

It is amazing how God listens. I was giving Adam a hard time today about stupid stuff I wanted him to do put he didn't want to. I was just joking with him and then he was telling me how he was going to have to work 2-3hrs overtime per day for a while. Although I miss him terribly while he is at work I know it is a good thing because it means extra money for us which I like. He is such a good man that takes on so much responsibility. I was reminding him that I don't mind if he works overtime but he needs to get off at a decent time on 8.8.08 because it is our anniversary and we are going to go out of town to celebrate. He said he already discussed it with his coworker. He said told his coworker, "My wife and I have been together for 6.5 years and are coming up on our 5 year wedding anniversary. It really has been the best 6.5 years and I hope we have 50 more together." How sweet is Adam to say that. I love him more everyday and am so thankful that I get to be his wife. His co-worker agreed to pick up the slack that day so we could get out of town at a decent time. It just amazes me what a great man I married. I am the luckiest girl in the whole world. Not only do I have the best husband in the whole world I also have one fabulous daughter too. So when I start complaining about everything in the world around me I am going to just think back to this so I can remember I have a lot to be happy and thankful for.

New Traditions

We have been so caught up in our own lives that I think sometimes we just lose track of what is really important. I really wanted to start some new traditions with Eve. The first thing I decided to do is to take Eve on a lunch date just the two of us at least once a month. We did it last month and had such a blast. We go to Streets of New York and have french fries and coke. It might not be healthy but it is a special time for us. We just love our lunch dates. I think it is the one meal a month I don't have to fight with her to eat. Adam and I also decided to start going to Gelato Freeze every Monday because they have buy one get one free. $4 gets super yummy Gelato for the whole family. My current favorite flavor is pink grapefruit. I usually get a scoop of raspberry too so that Eve can eat it all. I honestly don't think she cares what flavor it is as long as it is pink. I think we need to focus more on being a family. We get so caught up in doing what makes us all individually happy that we don't do what it takes to be a strong connected family as much as we can. I love my husband and daughter and I want to focus on them as the center of my world instead of work/school being my driving force. Family comes first and sometimes I lose sight of that.
I also lost sight of God. I have not been very religious lately but I think it is something I need to find again. I started praying the rosary again and I am doing the Rosary Novena. I think there are a lot of people who need prayer and healing right now. I am trying really hard to not ask God for anything besides to walk beside me as I struggle and to help families that are dealing with fertility issues find peace. I want to continue to find peace in my life and I think it means I will need to have some guidance from above.

Picture Fun.

So Eve is going to preschool through the local parks and rec department. They asked for us to bring in a picture of our family last week. Well being the great mom that I am I rarely take pictures much less pictures of all of us. So last night I remembered that I needed to bring them today because it has been 3 classes and I am the only mom who hasn't brought them in. We had just put Eve down for bed and Adam was just sitting down for dinner when I insisted that they be taken immediately. Eve was super excited to be able to get out of bed and was a goof ball during all of the pictures and Adam was pissy because I interrupted his food. This was the best picture we got.

The Adam/Becky Game

Eve's new game is to play the Adam/Becky game. She is always Becky and she picks someone to be Adam. "Becky" tells "Adam" to do everything for her. Adam get my chapstick. Adam make me dinner. Apparently I have been telling to do everything lately. I guess I better watch myself. When she is Becky she also has to do her homework all the time or go to work. She really is observant.