Fresh Beat Band!

"Play it loud
 just like a rockstar
Shout it out
Just like a rockstar
Come on everybody
Let me hear you say
You feel just like a rockstar
hey hey hey!"

Can you guess who we are seeing in February!? The Fresh Beat Band!

I made the mistake of telling Natalie we are going to see them so everytime we get in the car she asks, "Fresh Beat Band time?" (It looks like we have a long two months ahead!)

This is a very exciting occurance since they will be in Kansas City and Natalie absolutely adores them.

We are very cautious on what she watches and the only channel we allow is NickJr. (she doesn't seem to mind a bit.) At first I was wary about the T.V. at all but when we decided to go the dish route I found out that they have a channel that is strictly NickJr with no commercials. It also is a great learning channel and I don't feel guilty sitting her in front of it when I am cleaning :-)

Just to prove a point, she can say hi to me in Spanish, Japanese and German! On top of that she can count to fifteen...in english...and to ten in German! We have one smart cookie on our hands!

I am a huge fan of NickJr. and I'll be sure to post pictures from the Fresh Beat Band in a couple of months!

The Beginning of A Long Journey

I remember the day I walked into KSAT not realizing my life was about to change forever.

At the time I was dating my now husband and I had complained of being sick for about two weeks. I had stomach pains and was nauseous constantly (not just in the morning!!!)

One of the first questions the nurse asked me was a general question that is normally asked for women visiting the doctor..."Are you pregnant?"

I replied with a simple no as I had done everytime I visited the doctor.

I WAS mistaken!

I remenber hearing before that if one nurse leaves and two come back you are in for a shock! (something that happened many times over this journey)

...You guessed it! Two nurses came back in. I thought for sure I was dying of some disease. (I can become quite dramatic=))

One of the nurses (she was defnitely pregnant) relayed the news that I too was pregnant. Her face had shown so bright with a beautiful smile I couldn't help but smile back....
...and then came the tears.

This was not a joyous occasion for me because at the time I thought this is NOT what I wanted to hear, my life was over.

I was mistaken yet again! Little did I know how much I would come to love and cherish my beautiful daughter.

MY life was just beginning!

Busy as a Bee!...(that's an understatement!)

The semester is coming to a close...and I am frantically pulling together last minute projects! Also studying like a madman. I'm not sure I'll even be able to remembe my name when all is said and done!:)

On top of being a college student I am also a mother. As it is nearing Christmas my two and a half year old makes crafts for her grandparents and daddy. This year we decided to make candles! She had a blast and it was super easy! All of our supplies came fom the wonderful Hobby Lobby. (the greatest store ever invented!)

I also work part-time (not even that...about ten hours a week)

Trying to find the balance can become quite tricky. After my LO was in the NICU for a while (I'll get to that part another time) my life revolved around seeing my princess and her day to day battles to grow and come home. My time was spent only doing one thing...watching my daughter survive:)
I found a wonderful article that have tips to help with that balance.

http://lafenty.hubpages.com/hub/Busy-Moms-Going-Back-To-School---How-to-Balance-School-and-Family

Schedule, schedule, schedule! I am very passionate about becoming a teacher and I am also very passionate about being a mother. Sometimes I feel I haven't given my LO enough attention for the week and I feel miserable. Then the next week comes and I spend all the time I can with her. Therefore, I have not given my studies near enough attention! This article helps to zoom in and focus on what your priorities are and how to find equal balance. (of course it won't always be perfect!)

Anyways, back to the books!:)

Hi All! Joining the Blogging World!!!

I wasn't sure how to start my first blog, and at 23 there has definitely been a lot of joy, happiness, tears, grief and so on! So updating what's been going on would take....FOREVER! :)

I would like to begin by sharing what a handsome and beautiful husband and daughter I have!

Did I mention we like to be goofy!? 

My daughter and I both almost had our lives cut short so we like to see the joy and happiness in anything we can!

I hope I can entertain, explain, and inspire others as I begin this journey of documenting our crazy wonderful life!