Christmas dress

Thanks to Danette, Maiya got to dress up so pretty for Christmas. It is so fun to dress up a baby girl.

Husband Tag

Thanks Lil! This was fun.

what's your husbands name?
Geren
how long have you been married?
Just over 3 years
how long did you date?
hmmm.... we dated for about 3 weeks before we got engaged and had a 3 month engagement. But we did know each other for about a year and a half before we started dating. I turned him down 5 times before I finally agreed to dating. ha! good times.
how old is he?
26
who eats more sweets?
definitely me. Geren craves more salt, he is addicted to sunflower seeds.
who is a better singer?
I think me. He thinks him.
who is smarter?
He is more book smart. I am more emotional smart (if that makes sense)
who does the laundry?
I do.
who pays the bills?
me
who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
me
who mows the lawn?
Geren
who cooks dinner?
me
who drives?
Geren
who is the first to say they are wrong?
This is a tough one. I think it used to be Geren, and then he pointed out that I never would admit that I was at fault for anything. I changed, and now I think I am way better at it than he is now.
who kissed who first?
It was pretty mutual.
who asked who out first?
Definitely Geren.
who wears the pants?
Geren

I tag all of my sisters and sister-in-laws who would like to.

Last Christmas

It was fun to do a little picture rewind and see what we all used to look like last year!!! Wow, how much Q changed in a year. His hair sure has lightened up. It surprised me to see how dark it was. It was also fun to remember how much fun we had at the Parker house last year. Even though the trip was awful and we vowed to never do that again. What did your Christmas look like last year?

Christmas around town

This was a couple of weeks ago, but I thought I would share these pictures. The local college had one night where they filled the campus with Luminarias (paper bags filled with sand to hold it down, and a lit candle). I had never seen them before, so for me it was pretty neat. Quincey sure liked it too. What sold me most was the hot chocolate we got for free while walking around.

Q talking

So, I decided that I wanted to record more videos of Quincey because he is changing and learning so much everyday, and I want to remember how he used to say things etc. This one is just us talking over dinner.

Happy 4 months baby Maiya.

Okay, I have to admit that this took me by surprise! I keep telling everyone that Maiya is only 3 months old, and I think of her as such. But today I looked at the ticker and realized that she is really 4 months old now! And I got an email today that was talking about a typical 4 month olds development. One thing that was mentioned is that cereal is usually introduced in between 4-6 months of age. Now, with Quincey we started him on rice cereal at 4 months and that was just fine, it didn't seem like it was too young or anything. But to think of feeding Maiya cereal at her age just seems absurd to me!

My whole point of bringing all of this up is that I still feel like Maiya is still a newborn! (yes, she is newly born... but you know what I mean). I guess because I have Quincey to compare her too, and compared to him, she is so little! It just feels so weird to think of her getting older and progressing in the different stages. And maybe I am too involved with trying to get Q to progress in the changes, (like potty training, or getting out of a crib) that I haven't even had time to think about Maiya's upcoming changes.

Man, having 2 kids is really quite different than just having one. But oh so fun. Especially in the moments when I am so done with Q's 'toddlerness', I love to pick up Maiya and indulge in her 'babyness'. Or when cooing gets old I can go to Quincey and he can tell me all about his movies and trains and cars and when his diaper is a mess. So, my point is it is so fun to get to know both of my kids and their different stages, and I imagine that each addition that you add to a family is that way.
So, Happy 4 months to beautiful baby Maiya! I do look forward to seeing you grow. (just not feeding you baby food) ;)

Confessions of a Blogger Drama Queen....

Apparently when I was switching everything over to private and all that, I made it so my blog comments had to be moderated before I get them... and I didn't realize it! So... all this time, I have not been getting any comments! SO SAD! I thought that it was because I went private, and no one wanted to comment anymore, I even thought that maybe it was because I did it so quickly without warning... and all my other friends did it so nice and with warning. I even wondered if I needed to shower more frequently. Anyway, so, now that I have gone through DEPRESSION OVER THIS!!! (LOL) I decided on a whim... (again... I really need to stop making all of these rash decisions.) that I was going to take it off private. And when I did this, I somehow was taken to my dashboard, where I realized that I had over 50 comments that I needed to moderate! YOU DO STILL LOVE ME!!!!!! Okay, so now my only question is if I go private again do you all have to accept an email again? And if I decide to go private again, I think I will do it the right way and make sure everyone gets an email who wants one. So for now, I am open to the public. This really shouldn't be so hard. But apparently for me it is... ha ha ha!
But, hey! it sure has been fun reading all of your comments at once!
Thanks for dealing with my craziness.
I am so thankful for the blogging world, but mostly for my commenters! Because it wouldn't be the same without you, (as I so recently discovered). This is starting to sound like I am accepting some kind of award. "I'd like to thank all of my fans!" OH, my goodness....