Two things that I can't live without..

As a SAHM these are the two things that I have realized that I can not live without.

Bounce Dryer Bar-
The scientist who created this had to be a stay at home mom! No dryer sheets. No more finding dryer sheets around your house after a day of doing laundry. The clothes Smell so fresh that it is unbelievable. I didn’t believe in this little magic bar at first. Now I will tell everyone and anyone I know to buy it! They even tell you when it needs replaced, so you don’t have to worry about trying to remember when you purchased it! It is a must have in our home product!

Deep Covered Baker- This is a Pampered Chef stoneware. As any wife or mother, you know that their stoneware is AMAZING! Well this tops it. The deep covered baker can make a chicken in the microwave in 30 minutes! As a consultant, I didn’t even believe that it would work and it does. No one even realized that it was done that way either. The moisture of the chicken amazed me. Also my other favorite recipe for it is a pasta meal done in 16 minutes! As a stay at home mother we don’t always feel like cooking a huge full course meal after dealing with kids all day! Well the deep covered baker saves us, our husbands think we spent all evening slaving in the kitchen when we really only spent 30 minutes or less! It is both safe for the oven and microwave. I have a ton of recipes for it. From soups, dinners, desserts and more!! We love having a variety of meals!

Just thought I would share with you the two things that I can not live with out in my home! What is it that you can not live without?

Bring on 2010...

I have been doing a lot of thinking on what the year 2010 will bring to my family and I. What I do know is I will be a mother of two beautiful little girls, my husband will have his college degree completed, he will begin his search for a permanent job opportunity and location to move us too. So with all that in mind I know I need to set myself some goals that will help this New Year run smoothly!

1. A better Routine: I believe that I need to learn how to manage my time better. I can spend days planning on what needs to get done rather than getting the things done. Being a mother is by no means an easy job. The everyday worries could fill your agenda before you even notice the day is over. I believe if I can learn the ability of better time management it will not only help me have a productive year but as well help my children and husband.
2. A better budget: This one is going to be a hard one for me!! I am the type of person who if I see a pair of heels or an outfit I like, I buy it!! I don’t sit and think about the saving account or the bills while doing. I think about how good it’s going to look and make me feel! I won’t lie..I am very materialistic. So a goal this year is to do better with our money. To think to myself, my daughter doesn’t need any more clothes she has a closet full! Also, by doing this I think it will help relieve some stress.
3. To live a healthier lifestyle: With living in a generation where McDonald’s is 10x’s easier than a full cooked dinner, I think we need to focus more on our health. So as a goal I want to try to live a healthier lifestyle so I can teach my kids that having a balanced diet doesn’t only make you feel better but naturally look better as well.
4. To build a better religious foundation for my girls: I want them to grow up with a wonderful understanding on how important God, prayer, and church is to our lives. As a mother, we want to watch our children grow up with great morals and a balanced life. So I believe if I can try to better my religious beliefs not only for myself but them as well. It will teach them these principles in life that I want to watch them grow up with.
5. To overall be a better wife and mother: As a stay at home mother we sometimes get overwhelmed with responsibility that we really take our wonderful jobs for granted. Yes, there will be times where we want to just runaway and tell our husbands to do our job for just one week and let him see what all we have to do.. But I think I need to realize that if I wasn’t home cleaning, changing, feeding and watching that I would miss things that I will never forget. So I would like to try to appreciate my opportunity more each day!

So all I have to say is bring on the New Year because I am more than ready to see what is in store for our family!

Look it's a VA-JAY-JAY!

We are having a GIRL! I had a feeling the whole time that we would find out that we are welcoming another beautiful princess into this world. Corey is still in denial that Mia is a Mia. It was so cute to when he said "Maybe, he has it tucked!" I thought I was going to die laughing. We are not disappointed at all that we are having another little girl. We are thrilled that things are going so well and that Kerhia will have a sister that will be so close in age. I can't wait till they are old enough to argue over clothes and all that fun stuff!

If you are wondering how Mia is pronounced, it's Me-UH. lol. I have been asked a million times already. I love picking names that people don't always know.

I had a visit at OSU today and my premature specialist said things could not look any better than they do now! I have had some cramping and they had me doing all kinds of crazy things and they believe I have a pulled muscle in my abdominal wall. Which is amazing, I can have as many pulled muscles God wants to give me as long as this pregnancy continues to be good!

Kerhia is able to say "baby" hopefully we can get her to say "Mia" soon! We are hoping that when the baby is born that we will have Kerhia in a toddler bed and have potty training introduced. I believe she will do just fine in a toddler bed but the potty training I believe is not going to easy. She has the I don't care attitude, she will walk around all night long with a dirty diaper if I would let her! Kerhia was in another pageant, a local one. She did really good. She earned 3rd runner up in this pageant.

I am so excited about the fact that I am going to have two beautiful little girls to raise. Play house, dress up and tea parties are going to be my future. The best future I could ask for!

Our visit to OSU.

Due to my crazy pregnancies, my doctor decided to send me to OSU. To see a premature specialist to try to figure out all my crazy events. I did not get the best news in the world but the doctor seemed pretty confident that he would help me as much as possible to have a healthy, hopefully not premature baby. The doctor was wanting my cervix to measure a 30 and when he did the ultrasound scan the cervix measured a 27. Which is not too bad but enough to be alarmed that I am on my way to premature labor. He decided to put me on the progesterone shot that I have to have every week. I was on this shot when I was pregnant with Kain and it did not work. There is no guarantee that the shot will work this time as well. So with tons prayers we are hoping to get positive results.

I have to go up to OSU every Friday to see the doctor there for him to do an ultrasound of my cervix to keep a close eye on it. Which is going to be a struggle cause we have a very tight budget, so we are hoping that all that works out with prayers as well. If my cervix gets to a 20 or lower then I will have to get my cervix sewed. So this is process is going to be a wait and see kind of thing. The doctor also told me that he believes my body is prone to having premature children. With this information Corey and I have decided that this will probably be our last child. This is very hard for since before we had decided that we wanted at least 4...

The doctor at OSU was also able to answer some of my questions that were left unanswered about the death of Kain that helped me better understand. So as this pregnancy moves along we hope for positive outcomes and to have a healthy child that we can bring home and experience the crazy events of being a parent to two beautiful babies!

The Stacy's Halloween.

Halloween is one of my favorite little holidays. The fact that you can get all dressed up and eat all the candy you want without getting yelled at always was fun for me! Well I was so excited for this Halloween. My little girls first time going trick a treating. Well in all but nice words this halloween SUCKED! Mr.h1n1 came to visit mommy, upper resp. infection came to visit daddy and croup and upper resp. infection visited little miss Kerhia! I was pretty sure trick a treating was out of the picture that week. Well Kerhia woke up feeling ALOT better so we decided to let the day playout and see how she does. Well she was doing wonderful. Walking around with her trick a treat basket like she knew what she was doing. TOO CUTE! So we decided she was well enough to hit a few houses on our street. She loved it!!

I can not wait for all the holidays to come, hopefully we have a sickness free home!

So what is your job?..

I am a STAY AT HOME MOM!

So you don't have a job is the question I always get after telling someone that I am a SAHM. Well the answer is yes, I am a mother who stays at home cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner, cleans the house, pay the bills, grocery shop, cut out coupons, raise my kids, do the laundry, and have FUN!

When a child is born their brain is not developed and they learn from their environment in which they are being raised in. In the first five years of a child's life their brain develops more than it ever will in their entire life. So why is it we feel like we should put our child in a daycare? I am at no means criticizing another parents beliefs but I don't fully grasp on why you would not want to do the raising and teaching of your own children?

As a SAHM in this economy I know it is not easy and I understand the struggle. My husband is in college to further his degree so that I can keep my job as a SAHM. We do struggle. We cut out coupons to use at the store, we don't get to see the new movie coming out and we shop in the clearance section. Is the extra money that more important? Think about the monthly daycare bill. That can pay the couple bills that your income covers. Being a SAHM is something I can guarantee your children won't forget. I came from a working mother. That is what made my decision to be a SAHM. I want to be able to talk to my kids about school when they get home and hear about their day. Alot of people seem to think a SAHM is a lazy mom, which is not true one bit. We are moms who have no time for our self other than nap time and bedtime. We work hard to raise our children to be well rounded individuals. I love my JOB, YES IT IS A JOB. THE BEST PAYING JOB, I AM PAID WITH LOVE!

Don't take this blog as rude. I just think SAHM's deserve some credit. I am PROUD to be a SAHM and just wanted to share!

mmm, it's October.

So, if you were to come ask me my favorite season. I would say fall. I love it. There is so much happening this month that I don't know where to begin. First of all, Kerhia started out this month with getting her first hair cut! She was so behaved and sat there the whole time! No cry or fuss. If you are thinking, she doesn't barely have any hair to cut.. She did! She was growing a mullet and I did not want my little girl to look back at her pictures and say "mom, you let me look like that as a kid!!".

Second, Kerhia turned a year old on the 5th! She had a wonderful birthday party and I was very grateful for her turn out. She looked beautiful in her all white birthday dress and I believe she had a wonderful time. My daughter is growing up before my eyes. I am starting to see a lot of change.. those baby fat cheeks are thinning and she is becoming a toddler daily.

We were able to attend the sweet apple farm with Kerhia, my parents and Corey's mother. It was a blast. I was so happy my dad was in good health to attend. He has been feeling great and I believe it is because so many people cared to pray for him and I am so VERY thankful for your requests. I am also glad that Elizabeth (Corey's mom) was able to come up for two weeks from Texas. I think it is nice that Corey gets to still gets to have some exciting experiences with his parents even though they are hours away.

Life gives you so many different things in life and that is what make you who you are.

Thank god for giving me the chance to be a stay at home mother, my dreams have came true.