Monday, December 2, 2013

Preston pants is 5!

Five years ago today at this very minute I was in labor and delivery pushing. I cannot believe that was five years ago! At 1:27 pm on December 2, 2008 my life changed forever and I had a new very important purpose on this earth. I was a mommy. I had this tiny 6 lb 13 oz miracle to nurture and love and help grow. They say you never know the love your parents feel for you until you love a child and I fully believe that to be true. My life really began when I had you!  

Preston,
     Wow! I cannot believe you are five years old! This day will forever be engrained in my mind and my heart. It's hard to believe you are the same baby I brought home from the hospital on the cold rainy day in December. You have grown into such a big kid! You know my phone number and address and are learning your bible verses left and right. You are strong and stubborn yet loving and oh so caring. You still love to give hugs and kisses and it will really make me sad when you grow up and don't want to anymore. I pray for you daily and will continue to pray for you to grow and be healthy in mind and body. I pray that you find and know The Lord and love and trust Him with all that you are and all that you have. You will make mistakes in life but know that I will always love you and I will always support you when you need it and pick you up when you fall. I will always remember you at this age. You have such an imagination and are so creative. You love superman right now and you also love all things transformers. I will always remember the smile on your face when you ran through your birthday door and the look of excitement when we saw the birthday garbage trucks on the way to school. I will love you forever my sweet sweet boy! Happy 5th birthday P! You will always be my favorite oldest child :) 

Love you!
Mommy


Wednesday, October 30, 2013

In the last week...

We've all been sick. It started Tuesday with sweet baby love
He was by far the hardest part of this week long bug that has run through my family faster than anything I've ever seen. 
I mean really?! Do you know how hard it is to make a two year old throw up in something and not on you, him, and everything surrounding? I'm pretty sure it's impossible.
Victim #2 was my fav big kid: it got him Friday causing R and I to miss an out of town overnight trip to Birmingham. Boo :( but big kid felt so bad that I just couldn't help but not care about missing our trip. His virus was worse than SBL's and sent us to the doc for a Zofran shot. 
He was by far the most pitiful. Literally though the Zofran=miracle cure! He was better by the time we walked outta there.

Yep you got it! Victim number three was me! I came down with it Saturday afternoon. But it took me way longer to re cooperate and I didn't feel better til Sunday night. 

Last but not least my poor husband. He felt fine Monday and left on his outta town trip to Auburn. He texted me Tuesday morning saying it had gotten him at 230 am. He was like Preston by far the sickest. I ended up dropping everything to take him the Zofran prescribed to big kid and taking him tons of fluids crackers and chicken noodle soup to help nurse him back to health. After two zofran and a good nights sleep he is back at work today. It's been a really tough week I tell ya. Mama is def happy all my ducklings are feeling better. I hope that that nasty bug hasn't affected any of y'all and if it has bless you is terrible. 
 


Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Happy Boy

This little guy has been waking up so cranky for probably the last few months. Instantly screaming and crying in his bed probably bc he is woken up before he is ready by a loud brother. This morning I dressed P downstairs and we were quiet as mice. He woke up after 8 (which is rare) and he laid playing in his bed talking and laughing until 845 when I finally decided to go get him up. This is the smile that greeted me at the door. He instantly wanted to get dressed (another rarity). We started his morning with chocolate milk and a chocolate chip pancake and a whole lot of this:
Light sabers they "won" at the fair. They have been so much fun! And the light saber noise he makes is even funner lol. I hope everyone is having as great a morning as we are. If not I hope that sweet smile makes you smile this morning. 

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Life so far

So far life's been busy as everything but in a good way. Both boys have been in school, P five days and H two days, so I spend a bit more time in the car. Mondays and Fridays I take p and pick up then Wednesdays I just have to pick him up. My mom is awesome and takes the boys tues-thurs bc she works there so that is a big help! Thanks mom! So what's been going on you ask? Well we went to the beach for a week and it was so nice! The boys had a blast and even though my job didn't stop while we were there I had lots of help since my parents went too. The water was great with little seaweed most days but we did see quite a few jellies :( P got stung in two places by one jelly and my mom got stung too. White vinegar works wonders to stop the sting. He is 4 and cried for like 2 minutes then went back in. Such a brave fella. I won't bore you with every last detail so enjoy the photo bomb :)
This was right after :) 
So that's it! The weather was gorgeous and we really enjoyed ourselves. We LOVE Destin. If you ever get the chance to visit do it! 


Thursday, September 12, 2013

Ok pure barre take two!

So I have revamped my eating today. I had boiled egg whites for lunch, and rediscovered how much I like tuna at lunch. Then I had ham (which wasn't my first choice but it needs to be gone before next weeks shock to the system) and green beans. I have consumed 3 big camelback bottles of water and have for the most part passed up snacking. Oh I also had a banana and a tsp of peanut butter.  I know the first week is the hardest so I am doing my best. I did have two cups of coffee this morning too :-/  I will shorten it to one but I don't think I want to leave coffee in the dirt and honestly I don't know that I can drink it black. I love it too much haha. 
I did my second pure barre class today and it went better. Not quite as tough but still pretty tough! I am def going to be sore tomorrow and prob the rest of the week. I didn't do insanity yesterday :( I know shame shame ya know my name. I was too sore and by the time I talked myself into a motivated frenzy thing 2 woke up from his nap :(  so there ya have it. Night time is the hardest to not snack so if I do it won't be anything delicious haha (like those two Reese's cups I had last night). 

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Inspired fit vs flab

Ok so I will admit it! I am skinny fat lol yes it sucks and I hate to admit it but yo yo dieting just isn't a long term thing. I am not over weight by any means but have extra "love" in places I wish it weren't lol. So I came across all these pictures of people that got inspired to get fit. I started taking Pure Barre classes on Tues and holy heck batman! I am sooo sore today. I won't lie I have considered not doing my insanity today...(I'm determine to make myself do it tonight before bed). So now I am trying to decide whether to follow paleo for 30 days or to do this inspired to be fit challenge on IG. Decisions decisions lol so my plan is starting Monday I will be clean eating and working out 6 days a week. The working out part I've got bc I've been doing it just got lazy after my beach trip last week.  So it will be 3 days of Pure Barre and three days of insanity for 30 days. Once that is done I am thinking maybe either keeping up pure barre (it's soooo expensive though) or just giving in and doing 30 day shred. I am also interested in the new Shaun T workout T25! I am ready to be firm and fit and not live by my scale. So wish me luck, lots of motivation, and pray for me bc I LOVE LOVE LOVE food. Mainly food that tastes good haha. I don't really like veggies so this will be tough for me to learn to like new foods. 

Monday, August 26, 2013

Update!

So after six weeks of praying and worrying I loaded up and went to my follow up appt this morning. I was so nervous of what they would say that I couldn't eat anything. I even skipped coffee. Got to my appt and had follow up scan. Went up to see the doctor and he said he was quite surprised with my results. He said he thought for sure that we would have to do surgery. He said the cyst was 5cm six weeks ago and today my scan showed that not only had it shrunk but it completely disappeared! I am totally relieved and feel carefree for the first time in six weeks! So nice to breathe! Thank you for all the prayers and reassurance bloggy friends. 

Friday, August 23, 2013

Week one done

So wow week one of preschool is over! Yay! Preston seems to be enjoying it and it is wearing him out :) we are so used to sleeping in (9 am late) that getting up has been tough. I wake at 630 which I am slowly having a love hate relationship with. I hate getting up early but I love that I get up and get moving to get everyone else up and  going. Coffee is on the run and errands follow. By the time we get home we have about an hour and a half before its time to pick him up. Pick him up at 12 then come home for lunches then nap for Huxley and working out for me. Hopefully to follow with an hour of quiet downtime for me too. It's been a whirlwind but so worth it since he seems really happy to be there. He has been in bed asleep every night by 8 which is much nicer than the 9-930 we let him get by with during the summer. 
We have orientation for Huxley on Tuesday.  He has already informed me he wants to stay home and no school for huxwee. Oh sweet sweet boy he is being really really tough to love this past few days. Terrible twos are in full swing at our house and I am slap wore out! Physically and emotionally. I literally wanted to go to bed at 7 last night I was so tired. I need to get up and workout today but golly I am so tired I'm seriously considering skipping it and waking up early Sunday to work out instead. Mama could use a nap too.  Anyway I digress. I really am looking forward to the two days where both boys are in school and I can get some free time. I love my boys but I am in dire need of some one on one time with myself.  Anyway we are just getting used to this new schedule and exciting time for my boys. Hope everyone has an awesome weekend!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Day two

Today was better. P was tired still so was running a tad sluggish today. I guess that means an earlier bedtime. He seems to really like school though which makes me happy. When he's happy so am I. 

Huxley has decided he wants to potty train. He pooped twice on the potty Saturday at my Aunt and Uncles house in GA which was exciting. So we went today and got some big boy undies. We will officially start in the morning. Hopefully he will get it fast...fingers crossed. 
Doesn't he look adorable lol he was so proud of himself! 

On another note my poor dog Toby apparently got trampled by the if dogs at my moms and now is hurt. I am hopefully he will feel better in a couple days if not then we will go to the vet. I am not looking forward to that bill but I can't let him suffer so we will do what we have to do. 

Other than that not much going on here. Just getting into the swing of things for the first week of school. 

Monday, August 19, 2013

PRESCHOOL

As I lay in bed this morning I can't help but think about how my oldest goes back to school today. I have mixed emotions. I am so excited for him because I know he is really excited but at the same time I am so sad because my baby is growing up. He is going to learn so much! I just have to keep it together ;)

UPDATE:
So I got Preston up and dressed for school and I said are you excited? He said no mama I'm nervous. :( I promised he would be fine and have the best time. After brushing his teeth he begged me to let him climb back into bed and rest a little longer :) we got Huxley up and left with breakfast in hand. I practically had to pry his Jessie out of his hands and promised she would come with us to pick him up. We walked into his classroom and you would've never known that he was nervous. He walked right in talked to a few friends and climbed into his seat. Sooo big! I didn't want to cry then but writing this update has brought tears to my eyes. When did he get so big?! I am super anxious and can't wait til I can pick him up! I can't wait to see how his first day went. 

Did you cry when you left your baby on the first day of school?!

Friday, August 9, 2013

Sweet Friends

So I loaded up my kiddos yesterday and we road tripped it to Auburn to help one of my best friends ever pack her house to move. For the most part the kids haven't seen each other in forever or in the case of Huxley ever.  So when her kids got home from school my kids were sooo excited! P and her daughter B who are almost exactly the same age were inseparable from the start. There was lots of hugging, hand holding, snuggling and laughing. 

Aren't they the sweetest? We might have already started planning their wedding to each other ;) a mom can hope right lol 

Just a quick post

So I've been a tad bit under the weather since July and have had a lot going on which I've been dealing with internally. I began having pain in my lower left pelvis a few months ago and during a routine scan discovered a cyst on my ovary. The doctors are monitoring it for six weeks and I will go back for a follow up scan and doctors appt to discuss the findings. Well now it appears that I not only had a cyst develop on my right ovary but it has ruptured so I am feeling pretty awful. While 95% of cysts are benign and nothing to worry about I can't help but worry what if its something worse. Anyway, I am trusting that all will be fine but there is always that little voice in the back of my head shouting out fears. Please pray that all is fine and that it's just run of the mill cysts and nothing to worry about. Please pray that my mind will be put at ease and that the fears will subside. Please pray that the pain from the ruptured cyst will subside and that it heals on its own. 

Monday, August 5, 2013

Preschool

This little guy is starting preschool in two weeks! Where has the last 4.5 years gone???? We went shoe shopping today and big kid got real big kid going back to school shoes! 
He picked them out and I think he is really gonna like them! Oh how sad it is he is growing so fast! He had a dentist appt today to have a cavity filled today (no more letting him brush his own teeth) and he walked back there like such a big kid dragging my hot pink hoodie for comfort. I literally had to choke back tears. When did he get so brave!?!?! All went well and now he won't take off his new Toms he got as well. Hope everyone had a happy Monday! 

Monday, July 8, 2013

Huxley George is 2!!!!



WOW! Where did the last two years go?!?! My baby is two y'all and I can barely hold back the tears! It seems like just yesterday I was documenting his birth. He went for his check up today and for the first time in his life is average on height and weight. The big boy that once was isn't anymore. He weighed in at 28.2 lbs (prob due to his lack of eating this last month) and is 34 inches tall. Originally Dr M said that if he keeps growing at the speed he was he would be super tall (like 6'4 6'5 tall) But today proved differently. He isn't going to be but around 5'9 5'10 haha. Looks like big brother will end up being bigger than him after all ;) We celebrated  his birthday on the 6th with a bouncy house, pizza family and a couple of his friends. It poured down rain but at least we got to bounce for about 30 minutes. He was an old pro at opening gifts and loved every second of it. We are so thankful to everyone that came and thank everyone for the gifts he is still in toy heaven ;)

Here is what Huxley is up to these days:

Talking ALOT! He says lots of words and phrases and his favorite question is What's that thang....so country :)

He has learned to jump. Not only on the ground but off of things which makes for a nervous mommy...still considering changing his middle name to Danger...

He tee tee's in the potty anywhere from 2-5 times a day. Honestly it just depends on his mood and mine. I don't think he is fully ready to PT but def in the next few  months for sure.

He is extremely independent and stubborn.

He is already experiencing the terrible twos...I am hoping that means he will be a breeze at 3.

He loves his woody and bulls-eye toy.

He has found and uses his pocket on his shorts all the time.

He requests jeans almost every single day we get dressed...

He is in love with Yo Gabba Gabba. Muno and Brobee are his fav but I love to hear him say TOODEE lol

He is working on two year molars and has been a terror. (So thankful for Advil and Hylands)

He is a mama's boy and doesn't get far from me... He is sitting in my lap right now as I type this...

He loves Salsa and calls it sauce sauce.

He loves to paint.

His favorite songs are happy birthday, if you're happy and you know it, and a song I made up called Baby.

He loves to sing and loves an audience if you don't listen he gets louder.

He loves a vacuum cleaner and wants to help often.

His favorite chores are helping feeding the dogs, putting his dirty clothes in the hamper at bath time, and helping load the dishwasher (although not neatly and I have to go back and rearrange).  He will also wipe down anything with a baby wipe. Walls and table tops are his specialty.

He can count to ten with help.

He gives awesome hugs and often shares random kisses with me :o)

He pronounces love you as lub vu...I don't correct him because I hope he never stops.

hmmm I think that is pretty much it that I can think of right now with this big two year old sitting on my lap trying to color the computer desk and push buttons on the key board.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

ATL

So first let me apologize for lack of pics lately and way too many posts that run long. Hate to say it but this one won't be any better so grab a drink, kick back and get ready to read ;) Robert and I were able to escape for a weekend alone without kiddos to Atlanta...Yep you read that right we went to the ATL for our anni! Most couples living this close to the beach would have done that and honestly we normally do too but something inside me just craved a weekend in the big city. So Friday we kissed our kids goodbye and headed towards GA.  I had been sick earlier in the week so I still wasn't feeling 100% but was determined to go and have a good time anyway. We got to The Hyatt Regency downtown and checked in and had enough time to grab a drink before heading towards our apt at The Art of Touch massage place in Midtown. If you ever need a massage and are in ATL check them out! They were great! Claude did my massage and he was wonderful! I left feeling more relaxed than I have in a while. After massages we decided to head back to the hotel and shower off the oil then grab dinner somewhere nice...I mean after 10 and a half years together and 7 years of marriage we deserve a nice dinner right?!?! We walked about half a mile through Centennial Park to dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. Neither of us had ever eaten there so we decided to give it a go. The steaks themselves were amazing cuts of meat, super tender, and cooked to perfection however I am a bold flavor kinda girl and sadly they didn't have enough seasoning on them or any for that matter. But it was still delish. We had an amazing bottle of wine from France and ended the night with bread pudding on the house for our anniversary. Score!!! We then ventured over to Hard Rock Café and listened to a little bit of live music. However I was exhausted and we went home early.

Saturday we woke up craving breakfast! So we found a little diner about 2 miles from where we were and decided a morning walk wouldn't be so bad...I laced  up my chuck taylors and we hit the pavement. Most of the walk wasn't too bad however the last .8 to mile was kinda sketchy! I think I even stopped at one point and asked Robert if he thought it was safe to continue. We pressed on in the dead of the summer sun (it was around 12 in the afternoon) and finally arrived at Thumbs Up Diner! My oh my it smelled like heaven! We wrote our name on the list and waited about 5 minutes before being called. The prices were ridiculously cheap ya'll! Like so cheap I thought I ordered a side of something and ended up with two meals! I ordered a Belgian Waffle that was soooo good I thought I would die! It was make the eye roll up in your head good....I am not even kidding lol. Then I ordered some sautéed potatoes with onions and peppers and topped with cheese. They were good but nothing like that waffle...yum now I am craving it lol. The coffee was great and so was the service. Robert had some kind of scramble thing he said it was good but not nearly as good as my waffle. We left super full!!!! We will def go back! If you are ever in ATL look it up! We went to the one near GA tech campus. We were also super thankful for our phones because we managed to walk back through the GA Tech campus which was WAY less scary and made for an enjoyable walk back. Once back at the hotel I changed T-shirts and we went to The Sweetwater Brewery. Nothing overly exciting here. We did the tour which wasn't that interesting and then listened to some live music. By 4 I was dying of heat, had a headache, and was just plan ready to leave. We went back to the hotel where I napped and Robert did some pool time. Dinner that night was at Poor Calvin's in Midtown and it  was pretty good. We had the Lobster Mac n Cheese which was good but I didn't think it was anything overly special. However, I ordered the Pineapple fried rice with homemade beef jerky and it was DIVINE! It had raisins and pineapple in it which sounds bizarre but ya'll it just worked somehow!!!! It was pretty AMAZING!

Sunday we loaded up our stuff and drove over to Highland's Bakery for brunch. It was good I had a grits and black-eyed pea dish that was good but a tad too spicy for breakfast. Robert had French toast and it was delish! The coffee was great and I have heard their cakes and stuff are too but we were too full for dessert. We then ran to the mall which ended up being a bust because they didn't have what I was looking for. We topped off the weekend with a stop by Roberts parents house to say happy fathers day then did dinner at my grandparents to get the boys. It was a great weekend and I really enjoyed a nice carefree weekend but I sure was happy to see my kiddos. I missed them tons!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Life equals Whirlwind

Whew let me tell you this week and a half has been INSANE!!!! I don't even know that a whirlwind describes how crazy I have been the last week! Here is what we have been doing the last week!

Sunday before Memorial Day we spent the day at the Lake with my Aunts fam and mine as well. It was a relaxing day of sun, fun, boat riding and fishing off the pier. I might be a city girl but there is something about the lake that just makes me almost feel country...ALMOST ;)

Last Tuesday Robert and I helped chaperone the youth trip to Six Flags over GA. I was really nervous about all the kids going and being "responsible" for them but it ended up just fine and we had a great time! The park was quiet for the most part and the lines were fairly short.

I went on a 4 hour road trip alone to Spring Hill TN to help my best friend finish packing and get moved into her beautiful new home. I moved non-stop from Thursday morning until Saturday evening at 6 when I left for the 4 hour trek back home alone. Exhausted doesn't even describe it but we got her moved in and everything almost completely ready for Baby Murphy to make his arrival in the next couple months. I CANNOT wait to meet this little guy!

We started VBS at church this week. It's been a week of hanging with my favorite toddler,Huxley, in the nursery. Lucky me I got to spend the week in his class. Big brother P got to enjoy Preschool VBS and has had a blast. He even had a nap this afternoon in the car ;o) Although I know he is tired because he has begged to stay home the last two days...He is supposed to go next week too with my mom...guess we will see what happens then huh.

Yesterday was a sweet friends birthday and she invited us to come hang out at the pool. The boys and I loaded up sunscreen in hand and spent four glorious sun soaking hours with her and her daughter, mom, niece and nephew by the pool. We then had dinner and got to enjoy time with her sweet family. Even Robert managed to make it after work. It was a great night :o) Both boys were WORE OUT. So was I...I was asleep before 10 ;)

Monday we got to celebrate one of my favorite little girls on earths birthday! My niece lil miss SAS turned four! We celebrated with slip and slides and pools. The boys had a great time and both were super sad when it was over. Happy birthday sweet girl! Aunt Jen loves you!

Today I went on an hour long ride in search of a pair of shoes. Sadly they apparently didn't have the size shoe they said they did that I needed so basically I wasted gas to drive to Alabaster. O well Hux and P both got naps so its ok :o)

Other than that nothing much to mention. Life is moving on fast as ever and we are just holding on trying to enjoy the ride. Next week should be slower and I am looking forward to a much needed relaxing adult weekend away in Atlanta.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

What have we been up too????

So it has been some time since I updated this blog but have decided to try to get back into blogging now that I am no longer on facebook. Shocking I know but it has been two months and honestly I don't miss it that much. I do miss my friends but I don't miss the excess time allotted to checking fb a million times a day. So what have we been doing with all this new found time you ask???... Well honestly just spending more time with each other as a family. Here is what is going on with the Martins the last few months:

Me: I have been doing lots of playing with the boys. That's pretty much it these days lol Laundry always needs to be done and I keep our house tidy and clean but they are my first priority and I find myself opting to play with them over the mundane of deep cleaning my house...they are only little once right??? I messed up my foot 6 weeks ago and am still having to sport flats :( Those of you that know me know this is KILLER for me. I LOVE LOVE LOVE heels and am one of those people that just looks weird in flats bc I am most comfy in a heel. So I am learning to love flat sandals and converse right now which is OK. I have also kinda sorta been throwing around plans with a friend to start a makeup business. (insert high pitched squeal here) :)   She was lucky enough to be asked to do makeup for a photo shoot on six young girls and asked if I could come help with make up. Of course I said ummm yes!!!!! We spent 3.5 glorious fun filled hours applying makeup and chit chatting with 6 sweet young women. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a beautiful partnership and things will go up from here. Please keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer. It's what she and I really want to do. We would be strictly go to you mobile make up. So if anyone wants to let us practice or needs a make up artist let me know and we will set something up.

Robert: Robert is working a lot finishing up an audit with PWC but things should slow down for him in the next week or two. When he isn't working he is here helping and playing with the boys and spending time with us as a family. It's been nice having him here and I know the boys love it too. We have a trip planned for our anniversary in June and cannot wait to spent a couple days in Atlanta kid free to wind down and enjoy walking around a big city together and eat hot meals without whining or complaining. We will miss the boys while we are gone but its sooooo nice to get out of town and reconnect with each others undivided attention.

Preston: Preston will finish up Mom's Day Out (MDO) this week and be out for the summer.  He has learned soooo much while there three days a week and he is looking forward to starting Pre-School in September. I cannot believe my oldest will be five soon!!! He has started playing with an imagination and acting out scenarios. His favorite movie of the moment is The Goonies (or Begonies as he calls it) His best friends at school are twins Ed and Eli and his best friend at church is Ethan. Its so sweet to hear him talk about them like they are all brothers. He is growing up so fast. He got his first big boy haircut and we let him buzz it off like Justin Timberlake. I let him choose it and he was so proud of it. I have to admit its really cute and honestly has been soooo much easier to take care of over the longer hair I tried to keep him in. He used his first bad word in a sentence not too long ago at target. Thankfully it wasn't a bad bad word but it wasn't a good one either so he got in trouble. Thankfully it hasn't happened since. He got his first award the other month in school for helping out when everyone else wasn't listening to his teacher. I was so proud of him I might have cried. I am so thankful he listens to his teachers even if he doesn't always obey me. He loves Les Mis and fights with his little sword when they do its adorable. Other than that not much to report on him. He is growing like a weed and his head already reaches my sternum. Crazy right?!?! Either he is really tall or I am really short.

Huxley: my oh my where to start with this little one. He is 22 months and boy is he a firecracker! He runs everywhere and loves to push his lawn mower around. He is talking up a storm and sings all the time ( I don't know where he gets that from ;)  )  His current fav songs are If you're happy and you know it and a song he calls baby that I made up. HE loves Yo Gabba Gabba specifically Muno and Brobee. He is sooooo incredibly sweet too. He gives out kisses all the time and often asks for kisses too. He will hug you tight and pat your back a few times then give a sweet good rub to follow. He still carries a blanket (bopbop) and still calls his cup Bup. He uses his hands to tell stories (like I do) and has lots of expressions. Although, with all that sweetness comes the mean-ness too. He is a hitter, kicker, and on occasion a biter. He will hit you if he doesn't get his way then throw down into an ear piercing temper tantrum. He is stubborn and strong willed and most times spankings don't work too well on him but he still gets them anyway. He knows what he wants and how he wants it and while it's the thing I dislike the most about him at this point in time it is something that I hope he holds onto for the future. He doesn't let anyone push him around and make him do something he doesn't want to or feels strongly about. Hopefully this means he will be a leader one day and not so much of a follower. The only following I hope he does is following his dreams and following God. This strong willed-ness has also caused him to want to potty train waaayyyy earlier than Preston ever thought about potty training. While we are still in diapers he uses the potty anywhere from two to 5 times a day depending on the day. I am not ready for it but at the same time I am because diapers are expensive y'all. Oh and did I mention he will be starting MDO in September? He will go two days a week and I am really looking forward to having two days to get stuff done on my own although I will be sad that he is gone. I have gotten so used to him being here all the time.

So there you have it. Nothing too overly exciting going on here just moving through life day to day and enjoying being a family. What have y'all been up to?