Kynleigh Update and Easter Pics

Okay I mean really...is this not the cutest little girl ever? She looks sweet and innocent right? Well okay she may not be THAT sweet and innocent. Yes folks I am THAT parent...the parent of a biter. I totally blame it on Brandon because he apparently was a biter. She has officially pinched or bit three kids(between 3-4 years old) within 3 days. She may not have a voice but this not even 18 pounder found out how to get her point across in a big way. Each of the times she lashed out she was provoked. I am not making excuses but I am saying I am super glad she is not the random pincher or biter.(trying to point out the positive people) I had a cousin growing up that would pinch or bite for the fun of it and I am glad Libby doesn't do that. I am hoping this is a phase and won't last long because she starts Mom's Day Out in August and I don't want to be the mom that is told her kid can't return to school cause she is hurting all the other kids! Her personality has really come out the past few weeks. It's like she is a big girl now and not a baby. I love her so much I just wanna squeeze her and kiss on her all day long. She is so funny and so full of personality! She has been removing her diaper lately and was caught mid-squat in my closet yesterday. Brandon suggested I put panties that matches one of her dresses on top of her diaper and that did the trick today! I knew da-da's were good for something. lol. I am just amazed at how well her hand and eye coordination is and how good she is with her hands. She amazes me!

Okay enough bragging on my little bully...on to Kynleigh....I had my 20 week (I will be 21 weeks tomorrow) ultrasound and appointment yesterday. Kynleigh is 13 ounces and looks good and healthy. The ultrasound tech was unable to see all of her heart and her belly button so I will be getting another ultrasound at my 24(really almost 25 week) appointment. When I met with the doctor he said everything looked great and informed me that Kynleigh is currently breach. Waa waa waahhhhhhhh. Oh no!! Libby was head down from day one! Kynleigh was head down just about 4 weeks ago. Never would I have thought she would have flipped! Of course she has plenty of time to turn back around but then I started thinking about what if she doesn't?? I don't want a c-section. (This is for 2 selfish reasons- 1) you can't eat the yummy chicken tenders or anything other than liquid the first 24 hours for that matter 2) It felt like the greatest accomplishment of all to push her out on my own. Oh well what's meant to be will be. Praying her heart is in good shape and we get good news next month!

Frugality 101

I know I have promised pics and I promise to follow up. Libby has one more birthday party today and after that we will be done picture taking. I still need to get the vacay pics from my dad. He took all of those. Can't wait to see them! The beginning of the week started off rocky. Libby was sick and had a fever the first few days of the week and it was hard. I think when they are sick it is just as hard on the parents as it is them. She started to get back to normal on Thursday and was back to wild Libby. We had a great first birthday party for her on Saturday with family and friends. She was hilarious! I can't wait to post some cake eating pics. She loved it. Her method is to mix it all up and then eat. haha. Her party today is with Brandon's side of the family. I am looking forward to the week. I have an ultrasound and 20 week (even though I will be 2 days from 21 weeks) appointment tomorrow and I am looking forward to seeing Kynleigh. I would like to take Libby to see the Easter bunny, eat diner with a friend I haven't seen in a while (actually my ex mother in law...no i wasn't married prior to Brandon but served my 6 years so she is practically my m.i.l.), and take Libby to the church Easter egg hunt. We still have a little bit of unpacking and straightening up to do in the garage. I think it's gonna be a good week!

Libby is napping before her party and I am about to online search for coupons. I do this once or twice a week during Libby's naps. I enjoy couponing. It saves money and it's kind of turned into a hobby. I plan on recording how much I save once 2012 begins because I forgot to at the beginning of this year. Any hoot, I would love to get better at being more frugal and maybe one day teach a class about budgeting and finances. I take care of all of mine and Brandon's finances and it's something I seriously enjoy doing. One of the best ways to save money is buy generic. Of course there are a slight few products that are just better name brand but for the most part generic is just as good or better. What people don't realize is store's pay name brand companies to make their products for them, then they just throw their label on it. My whole pantry is pretty much the Great Value brand, which is Walmart's brand. A lot of times store brands are cheaper than purchasing name brand with a coupon! I am also addicted to Target right now. I love Target coupons! You can find them at Target.com. You can purchase their store brand and use one of their coupons making items super cheap. I use Target brand (Up and Up) formula, laundry detergent, baby lotion(which I just had to purchase my first bottle since I was so blessed Libby's first year of life from baby showers), dryer sheets, baby tylenol, shower gel, etc. Target also has great baby clothes which Libby has a lot of! For people that are all about name brand clothes for babies/kids....TJMaxx is wonderful. Libby has some super cute Ralph Lauren dresses from there. I would never pay full price at a department store for Ralph Lauren but 1/2 off or more of retail...yes please!! Dollar Store is also one of my favs!! Dish soap, birthday cards, shower gel, shaving cream..all a dollar or less...I will take it!! Anyway, the reason I am rambling my frugal tips is because I was kind of "mocked" or "poked" at for buying a generic product the other day. Laugh all you want but I am completely proud of being frugal. My frugality is what allows Brandon and I not to have to worry about our finances, and has allowed us to live in this brand new house without worrying about scraping pennies. I am not "too good" for generic or cheap and it's helped us get to where we our today!

Home Sweet Home!!

I returned home Friday evening. Libby loved the new house! I was overwhelmed by a huge mess!! I went to bed and we hit it hard on Saturday and Sunday. The house is not in complete order but it is whipping into shape. We need to get it finished before Libby's first birthday party on Saturday!! yay!!

Ok- update on Libby: She is going to be one on Wednesday, she has cut more teeth...I think she has 5 total, Walking is her method of transportation (official a few days before we left for vacation), she does not like touching grass or walking on grass, she can be put down for naps and bedtime without being rocked...woohoo!!!

I am super excited to post pics of Libby's beach vacation, the house, and her first birthday party this weekend but you will have to wait just a little bit longer......Pics to come!! I promise!!

On Vacation

I leave tomorrow afternoon and will not be back until Friday. I have decided not to take my computer so I will not be blogging. Then once I return it may be a little bit before I blog again because I will be returning to a new home in chaos. Once I get back and get settled I will post an update with pics!

A Bump In the Road

This morning I got some bad news. There was a situation that happened with the lady buying our house that will cause us to not be able to move into our new house until the middle of next week. We leave for Florida Saturday. Wah wah wahhhhhhhh!!!!! Brandon will have to stay home from vacation to move while Libby and I go on with my parents. My first reaction was to stay here. Brandon and I talked and he convinced me that there is no reason to stay here. All of our clothes are packed in the POD or in boxes except for the few that we were going to wear the next few days. We have no washer and dryer, it is also in the POD. We have no groceries because we were leaving in just a few days. I was so angry I was ready to spit fire and steam was coming out my ears. While venting to my husband on the phone I zoned out to what he was saying and noticed Libby walking through the kitchen smiling and laughing. All the sudden the frustration, confusion, and drama came to halt. It didn't matter anymore. It was like God was giving me a reality check. Yes the situation stinks but it is not the end of the world. I am so extremely blessed! She is a little walking, happy, beautiful miracle! I firmly believe this is all for a reason. I will be sad to spend my bday without my husband but really...can you complain about a birthday on the beach?? I am praying that all goes smoothly and will all work out. I have to remind myself...it's not my plan...it's HIS plan!

3 Days Until Move, 5 Days Until Florida!!

First off how super excited am I that the Cats pulled it off and are in the final four! yay! I have to admit never in a million years would I have guessed they would have won the first round game. Now here they are beating out top teams in the conference and heading to the final four! Because of Saturday night's game, I have been informed by both my mother and my husband that we must be in Atlanta in time for the game! That means that we will have to leave earlier on Saturday then I would have liked but I guess I can live with that! lol.

Not much crawling has been going on in my house the past two days. I think we are over the hump and predominately walking! Just in time for her first birthday!! Speaking of birthdays....mine is on Monday of next week...who am I kidding...no one cares. haha. It's the last one before the big 3-0!! Yikes!

We are closing on two houses and moving Thursday early evening/night! That is just days away. Things are coming together. Everyday that passes allows me to pack more and more. Progress is definitely being made. Then it is beach time!! yay!! By the way can I say how much I love that it is cold this week so that I can go ahead and pack mine and Libby's suitcase? Sorry that everyone else in Lexington is mad but I am ecstatic! 5 days until toes in the sand. I can do this! Bring on the move!!

Quick Update!

Okay this is gonna be quick cause I wanna sneak in a quick nap before princess awakens. We just got back from our final walk through at the new house. Which by the way, everytime I see it I love it more! We got the word that the closing on our current house will not be until 1:00 pm which means we can't close on the new house until around 2:30 pm. This is sad news cause we wanted to do it earlier in the day so that we would have more time to unload. I am gonna pull an all nighter on Thursday night. Ugh. Any help is appreciated on Thursday night and all day Friday. We will be heading to Florida on Saturday afternoon. (Next Saturday).

I feel really good about our move. Love the house and the layout. I am already thinking of upgrades to love it better. I would love to put granite in the kitchen and the bathrooms. (something I will miss about our current house). I also want to paint a few rooms and replace the bathroom fixtures. I can't wait to buy furniture for the formal living room. Woohoo! Super excited to go spend some money!! Woohoo!!! Nightie night!