Alex said Ma MA today and I am soooo happy. I have only been trying to get him to say it for 11 months!! He is just the most AMAZING little person!!! Usually when I ask him to say Ma Ma he says Da Da and then just giggles at me . Well today he said Ma Ma and I looked at him and he giggle so loud.. It was unforgetable...
I gotta go.. one of the kids is awake.....
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Hello Again
Things are different in the Harrison household. Life is not so beautifully simple right now. I have had a few big changes and I am pretty sure they are for the better. Financially we are struggling right now but I know it will get better in a few weeks. We have to budget and conserve much better. I have to admit I am bad at it.
My little man Alex is WONDERFUL.... He is the LIGHT of my life and the thing that gets me up every morning. He is my baby boy and I honestly would die without him. He is my best friend. It may sound crazy but for an 11 month old he communicates with me all the time.. I know what every little coo, laugh or cry means. It is almost like he is talking to me with his expressions. He also knows what i am saying by the tone of my voice and by words he is starting to recognize. I think he is a baby genius :). He has started doing a ton of new things and I love it. He has been very cuddly lately. He kisses me with that WIDE open drooling mouth and I LOVE IT. ha ha.
Well, I have to get to bed. I will start writing again each evening.
Night
My little man Alex is WONDERFUL.... He is the LIGHT of my life and the thing that gets me up every morning. He is my baby boy and I honestly would die without him. He is my best friend. It may sound crazy but for an 11 month old he communicates with me all the time.. I know what every little coo, laugh or cry means. It is almost like he is talking to me with his expressions. He also knows what i am saying by the tone of my voice and by words he is starting to recognize. I think he is a baby genius :). He has started doing a ton of new things and I love it. He has been very cuddly lately. He kisses me with that WIDE open drooling mouth and I LOVE IT. ha ha.
Well, I have to get to bed. I will start writing again each evening.
Night
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Mother's Day ...........
My Mother's Day was definitely not RELAXING, JOYFUL or GREAT.....I had two cranky kids that kept me busy ALL day long. My house magically became a complete WRECK. There is stuff everywhere and dishes all over the counter. Alex was fussy towards the end of the day and Malik is just tired and ready to see his mommy. SOOOO it was not the "First" Mothers Day I dreamed about.
BUT!!!!
I would not have traded it for the world. I got to spend time with my SON and my NEPHEW. I got to have time to snuggle and play and just be with them. I hoped I would get some cute presents or something to pamper myself, but I did not. Honestly, I am glad I did not get anything. I am glad because that is not what Mother's Day is about. Mother's Day is a day to celebrate being a MOTHER it is to Celebrate your CHILDREN and to Celebrate the LOVE you have for them. I need to remember that. I got to give LOVE times 2....
I need to remember that I could have it a whole lot worse!!! I need to be happy that I have a wonderful, PERFECT son to love and cherish. I have a wonderful husband that loves me and takes care of me. He works so hard for me and Alex and I sometimes take it for granted. I LOVE MY FAMILY.
Although sometimes I DO get discouraged and I feel bad for myself. I hate being alone and I hate everything being hectic. I have to have routine and when it all gets messed up it makes me upset. That is something that I have to get over. And I WILL.
I do agree that I need to stop letting people walk all over me. I stretch myself way to thin. I get to much on my plate and I can't handle everything. I LOVE to make people happy and I love it when people appreciate the things that I do. I just cannot please everyone. I have to remember that!!!
I need to start putting my foot down and letting people know what I expect.
Malik goes home to his mommy tomorrow and although I am glad he is getting to see his mommy I am SAD.. I have had so much (stressful) fun with him I hate to see him go. I know he will come and stay the night often so I am not worried. I love him so much and so does Alex. I will be able to get back into my routine and keep everything up again. I will be able to put Alex to bed around 9 and have my evenings to RELAX and do ME stuff. I miss that.
I need to go to sleep so I can get up in the morning and get Malik packed to go home. I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day even if it was not what you expected. I will be writing more as soon as things calm down here.
BUT!!!!
I would not have traded it for the world. I got to spend time with my SON and my NEPHEW. I got to have time to snuggle and play and just be with them. I hoped I would get some cute presents or something to pamper myself, but I did not. Honestly, I am glad I did not get anything. I am glad because that is not what Mother's Day is about. Mother's Day is a day to celebrate being a MOTHER it is to Celebrate your CHILDREN and to Celebrate the LOVE you have for them. I need to remember that. I got to give LOVE times 2....
I need to remember that I could have it a whole lot worse!!! I need to be happy that I have a wonderful, PERFECT son to love and cherish. I have a wonderful husband that loves me and takes care of me. He works so hard for me and Alex and I sometimes take it for granted. I LOVE MY FAMILY.
Although sometimes I DO get discouraged and I feel bad for myself. I hate being alone and I hate everything being hectic. I have to have routine and when it all gets messed up it makes me upset. That is something that I have to get over. And I WILL.
I do agree that I need to stop letting people walk all over me. I stretch myself way to thin. I get to much on my plate and I can't handle everything. I LOVE to make people happy and I love it when people appreciate the things that I do. I just cannot please everyone. I have to remember that!!!
I need to start putting my foot down and letting people know what I expect.
Malik goes home to his mommy tomorrow and although I am glad he is getting to see his mommy I am SAD.. I have had so much (stressful) fun with him I hate to see him go. I know he will come and stay the night often so I am not worried. I love him so much and so does Alex. I will be able to get back into my routine and keep everything up again. I will be able to put Alex to bed around 9 and have my evenings to RELAX and do ME stuff. I miss that.
I need to go to sleep so I can get up in the morning and get Malik packed to go home. I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day even if it was not what you expected. I will be writing more as soon as things calm down here.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Finishing My List
I posted a post a few days ago and I made a little list of things I want to talk about. Well, instead of forgetting about it I just need to do it.. It will feel so good.
First I will say that my day was better. I went to work, cooked dinner, took the boys on the walk and then watched a movie with Malik and ate some icecream. Now it is 12:30 at night and I am ready to hit the sack. I am hoping that my tomorrow will be alright. I open so I will have the evening to get stuff done...
Here is my list:
Our Golf Cart
Our vacation
Our big change at the store
Organization
Child Proofing
Mike's Parents
My sister
Malik staying with us
Golf Cart:: I was so excited about Mike bringing home the golf cart. I took Alex on a ride everynight and it was so much fun!!! Mike told me he was going to try and pay his dad payments and then never talked to him about it before it sold. I am sad we did not get to buy it. I would love to have one considering we live in a tiny town where everyone drives them around. Oh well, our day will come.
Our Vacation: VACATION?? Where?? When?? It is a word I wish I heard more often. I feel like our vacation went so very fast. I enjoyed it so much which is really all that matters. I had 8 days at home with my husband and baby so I could not have asked for more!! It was great!!
Our Big Change at the Store: We are considering moving stores.. We need more room. We are also getting a POS system that is AWESOME.. It is going to help us with EVERYTHING.. I cannot wait to get really organized and have things ELECTRONICALLY filed away.
Organization:: Well, just when I thought I had EVERYTHING organized and under control my little sister moved in and I had to move it all around and start all over. Although I would not trade it, I just need to learn how to deal with our situation now. I want to rearrange the living room everyday.. he he.
I also did ALL My dishes a couple of days ago and I have kept them up everyday. I have been doing a load every evening. It feels good. I just realize that with Me, Mike, Alex, Malik and Emily trying to keep the living room clean is IMPOSSIBLE. I clean it at night and by the next evening it is trashed. I just don't feel like I can keep up with it.
Child (Alex) Proofing: Alex has a MAGIC way of finding the smallest things ANYWHERE. I mean he has found things in this house I never even knew where there. He scopes out the area and goes for anything he can put into his mouth. He has also started opening cabinets and drawers. I have to get some of those plastic clips for everything. He is so darn smart and loves to learn about everything. I just love him so much!!!
My Sister: Emily is beautiful, smart and wonderful. I love her and I appreciate the person she is becomming. She is having to learn who she is and how to cope. We are getting through everything one step at a time. I am learning things about myself and also learning how to cope along with her. She teaches me new things everyday. It is hard to have someone move in your home with you. I am just glad she respects me.. I love knowing she is safe and happy here.
Mike's Parents: I love them!! I don't know what I would do without them. Alex loves them SOOOO much. Everytime he sees them she just SCREAMS and SCREAMS his little excited screams. He knows where we are as soon as we pull in the driveway. It is amazing!! I know they are always there for me and It makes me feel good to know that. They are the first people I call when Alex does something funny or learns something new. It is great to have them!! I appreciate everything they do for us.. Alex is so lucky to have them!!
Malik: WOW he is with us for 9 days and it is harder than I EVER thought it would be. Two boys wanting my ATTENTION 24/7.. The last time I had him Alex was not born and he had my 100% attention. Now he has to share and he does NOT like it. He is amazing and cute and I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. I would keep him for 100 days if I could. I just never realized how much work 2 children are. I also feel bad for Alex cause he wants all my attention too and I just have to share myself. I am NOT ready for another baby. I want to enjoy my baby boy as long as I can!! It was the cutest thing. Malik and Alex were laying in bed with me and Malik leaned over and kissed Alex on the head and said "Alex, you my best friend. I love you".. Moments like that make all the hard times not so hard. Alex gets so excited when he sees Malik and I love that. They really do love eachother.
I miss my sister Anne. I am used to talking to her 5 times a day at least and I have not got to talk to her for 5 days. It is killing me. I just wish she could call and let us know she is ok and having fun.
Alright, I am going to bed now!! I will post again tomorrow!!!
NIGHT
First I will say that my day was better. I went to work, cooked dinner, took the boys on the walk and then watched a movie with Malik and ate some icecream. Now it is 12:30 at night and I am ready to hit the sack. I am hoping that my tomorrow will be alright. I open so I will have the evening to get stuff done...
Here is my list:
Our Golf Cart
Our vacation
Our big change at the store
Organization
Child Proofing
Mike's Parents
My sister
Malik staying with us
Golf Cart:: I was so excited about Mike bringing home the golf cart. I took Alex on a ride everynight and it was so much fun!!! Mike told me he was going to try and pay his dad payments and then never talked to him about it before it sold. I am sad we did not get to buy it. I would love to have one considering we live in a tiny town where everyone drives them around. Oh well, our day will come.
Our Vacation: VACATION?? Where?? When?? It is a word I wish I heard more often. I feel like our vacation went so very fast. I enjoyed it so much which is really all that matters. I had 8 days at home with my husband and baby so I could not have asked for more!! It was great!!
Our Big Change at the Store: We are considering moving stores.. We need more room. We are also getting a POS system that is AWESOME.. It is going to help us with EVERYTHING.. I cannot wait to get really organized and have things ELECTRONICALLY filed away.
Organization:: Well, just when I thought I had EVERYTHING organized and under control my little sister moved in and I had to move it all around and start all over. Although I would not trade it, I just need to learn how to deal with our situation now. I want to rearrange the living room everyday.. he he.
I also did ALL My dishes a couple of days ago and I have kept them up everyday. I have been doing a load every evening. It feels good. I just realize that with Me, Mike, Alex, Malik and Emily trying to keep the living room clean is IMPOSSIBLE. I clean it at night and by the next evening it is trashed. I just don't feel like I can keep up with it.
Child (Alex) Proofing: Alex has a MAGIC way of finding the smallest things ANYWHERE. I mean he has found things in this house I never even knew where there. He scopes out the area and goes for anything he can put into his mouth. He has also started opening cabinets and drawers. I have to get some of those plastic clips for everything. He is so darn smart and loves to learn about everything. I just love him so much!!!
My Sister: Emily is beautiful, smart and wonderful. I love her and I appreciate the person she is becomming. She is having to learn who she is and how to cope. We are getting through everything one step at a time. I am learning things about myself and also learning how to cope along with her. She teaches me new things everyday. It is hard to have someone move in your home with you. I am just glad she respects me.. I love knowing she is safe and happy here.
Mike's Parents: I love them!! I don't know what I would do without them. Alex loves them SOOOO much. Everytime he sees them she just SCREAMS and SCREAMS his little excited screams. He knows where we are as soon as we pull in the driveway. It is amazing!! I know they are always there for me and It makes me feel good to know that. They are the first people I call when Alex does something funny or learns something new. It is great to have them!! I appreciate everything they do for us.. Alex is so lucky to have them!!
Malik: WOW he is with us for 9 days and it is harder than I EVER thought it would be. Two boys wanting my ATTENTION 24/7.. The last time I had him Alex was not born and he had my 100% attention. Now he has to share and he does NOT like it. He is amazing and cute and I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. I would keep him for 100 days if I could. I just never realized how much work 2 children are. I also feel bad for Alex cause he wants all my attention too and I just have to share myself. I am NOT ready for another baby. I want to enjoy my baby boy as long as I can!! It was the cutest thing. Malik and Alex were laying in bed with me and Malik leaned over and kissed Alex on the head and said "Alex, you my best friend. I love you".. Moments like that make all the hard times not so hard. Alex gets so excited when he sees Malik and I love that. They really do love eachother.
I miss my sister Anne. I am used to talking to her 5 times a day at least and I have not got to talk to her for 5 days. It is killing me. I just wish she could call and let us know she is ok and having fun.
Alright, I am going to bed now!! I will post again tomorrow!!!
NIGHT
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Heavy Heart
Today I have a heavy heart. I am very emotional and am on the verge of tears. It is not that everything is horrible or bad it is just one of those nights where I am alone and all my emotions are getting the best of me. I wish I could just have someone to hug and cry with. That sounds good. I have a problem of getting to much on my plate at one time.. I can definitely say that right now I have WAY to much on my plate.. Not just a bunch of little things but a TON of big things. I need to think about ME and focus on ME and try to get my life back in order.. I need to PRAY about it and not just try to handle everything on my own. I am going to bed now before I get too emotional.. Sleeping always makes me feel better..
Monday, May 4, 2009
Pictures of Alex
Here are a few Pictures of Alex.. I still have not posted my pictures from vacation but they are still not all uploaded. It is hard to find the time to get them all on the computer and edited.. These are some that have cracked me up.
ALEX TRYING SPAGHETTI.... OBVIOUSLY HE DID NOT LIKE IT
ALEX SITTING ON A ROCK PILE
NAKED ALEX
ALEX IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR
ALEX AND HIS FRIEND RYAN GOING ON A WALK
ALEX TRYING SPAGHETTI.... OBVIOUSLY HE DID NOT LIKE IT
ALEX SITTING ON A ROCK PILE
NAKED ALEX
ALEX IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR
ALEX AND HIS FRIEND RYAN GOING ON A WALK
AVON AVON AVON
I am selling Avon and I LOVE IT.. It is so much fun.. They always have so much fun stuff!! Let me know if you want me to bring you or mail you a bi-monthly book. You can also look on Avon.com and see if there is anything you are interested in. I am ordering on Monday the 11th of May for campaign # 8, 9 and 10. Then I will be ordering out campaign 11 on Monday the 25 of May just in time for Father's Day.. They have TONS of awesome DAD stuff in #11...
Let me know if you need anything!!!
Kate
Let me know if you need anything!!!
Kate
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