Days 29 and 30

SO GLAD THIS IS OVER!!!! It was fun - but whew.

Day 29: Wishes
I have one simple wish - for Cheeks to grow up without anyone making fun of him for having two moms. I'm not concerned about it - kids will make fun of anything - if its not that he has two moms, it will be that he has curly hair - or because he is smart - or because of any reason a kid come up with to make fun of him. It's just what kids do. But boy wouldn't it be great if that wasn't a worry for him ever :)

Day 30: A picture

Day 28 - Something that stresses you

I think what stresses me more than anything is finding the time to clean. I want the perfect house - the house that looks like a model home. Mine never will. With a full time job, a wife in school, and an almost 14 month old son, a clean house is hard. I feel sometimes like my life would be so much less stressful if the house was always in perfect order. Although, I know then that something else would stress me out!

Day 27 - Pets

This is a sad post for me. Over the years, Doc and I have adopted several pets. By the time Cheeks came along, we had 4 cats and a dog. Needless to say, my fur-babies don't get the attention they need with so many of them and the baby. So we are working on finding new homes for some of them. Boo recently went to live at Caboodle Ranch - full with cat Walmarts, a cat City Hall, and tree houses. I hate thinking of her there - but I know she is probably happier.

Next to go to their new home will be Sophia. She is our youngest cat. We are bringing her to live with a friend up in NY state. They just lost a cat that looks just like her - so they are excited to have her.

That leaves us with two cats and one dog - a bit more manageable. Harley is our dog. She is part bull terrier (pit bull), and part whippet. She is the sweetest thing ever and lets Cheeks play with her dog tags and sit on her like a bench. She looks mean and has a ferocious bark - but wouldn't hurt a fly.

The two cats are Maxx (short for Maxxine) and TJ (short for Toe Joe). Maxx is all black and TJ is a big old red cat. They are both lap cats and just want to be loved.

I wish we could keep all of them - but I know they will all have happier lives with more attention.

Day 26 - A Picture of Your Family

This is one of the very few pictures of my family all together. From Left to Right:

Backrow: Doc, me, my dad, my uncle, my mom, my sister, my brother-in-law
Middle Row: Cheeks, my aunt, my niece
Front Row: Harley (our dog), Beau (my aunt and uncle's dog)



The only member missing is my sister's dog, Goldie.

I love this photo because it's so rare that we are all together - it always seems like someone is working, or in school, or away on a trip. This was a great pic for me :)

And a couple of pics of my immediate family - these are also rare as it is usually Doc or me taking the pic (which is why these are a bit older) :)

Day 25 - A Favorite Memory

For this post, I decided to go back to before the day Cheeks was born (because that is of course what I would have written about without saying!) My favorite memory was for about 2 minutes on 10/25/2008. Doc and I got married that day (not legally unfortunately - but spirtually and in front of close friends and family!)

The absolute best memory of that day for me was running into a private room directly after the ceremony. We had about 2 minutes alone - and we spent it smiling and laughing. Our family and friends had just thrown birdseed all over us (NOT a good idea for people thinking of doing this - I think I am still finding birdseed 2.5 years later lol). So we were both covered in birdseed - freshly married - and so happy. That was a great moment :)

This is a pic of us running into the room after the ceremony:

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Day 24 - Something You Have Learned

I have learned a lot in my life - but perhaps the single most important thing I have learned is that being a mom is hard work. I LOVE being a mom - and everything that comes along with it. But it is hard. Your days are no longer your own. Your home starts to looks like a mini Babies R Us - soon to be followed by a mini Toys R Us.

Your schedule gets turned upside down: wake up - feed - sleep - wake up - feed - sleep - wake up - feed - sleep - work - play - feed - sleep - bottle cleaning time - feed - straighten up the mess made during the day - sleep - and do it all over again the next day. Add postpartum hormones into the mix and all that seems impossible at times.

Eventually, that schedule turns into - feed - sleep - work - play - feed - bathtime - bedtime - clean up the mess made during the day - and do it all over again the next day.

To those who don't have kids, this may seem easy - but for those out there that do have kids, they understand how hard it is. You know what though - I wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING in the world. It's hard - but I love it. And it is the most rewarding and amazing feeling in the world when that child of yours starts making strides and developments. My heart bursts with pride everytime Cheeks does something new. It's hard work - but it's the best hard work out there :)