5.05.2009

The Potty Training Adventure



This past summer I thought Callie was going to be so easy to potty train...boy was I wrong. She was waking up every morning and peeing in her potty like a pro but where I was pregnant with Anderson, it got to the point where I didn't take the time to sit her on the potty everyday. Then I had a repeat c-section with Anderson, which again pulled me away from the whole potty training thing. Now, Callie takes off her diaper every time she pees. So, between all the diapers that Anderson goes through and Callie doubling what she used too, only because she doesn't like wearing a dirty diaper, I go through four boxes of diaper a month. That's CRAZY! So here recently, I have started back up on the whole potty thing and she has no problem taking her diaper off and sitting on the potty but she NEVER uses the dag on thing. She will use it in her diaper, then take it off, then go sit on the potty. Gee, I really hope Anderson is easier to train.












5.04.2009

Eating Organic!






Okay, I just want to say I'm not a tree hugger or anything like that but I do feel like every little thing I can do to better the future for my children, I'm going to do it. Cancer runs in my family like wild fire, on both sides. I feel like living in eastern Kentucky didn't help much due to the fact of all the chemicals that is in our drinking water and the radation coming off the mountians (and ppl wonder why Eastern KY has a high rate of cancer patients). On top of that, all the chemicals used on foods today. One day I started to think about all of these things, since so many of my family member have passed away from cancer and my grandmother just went through radation and kemo treatments for cervical cancer, I wanted to figure out a way to help slow down the chance my my kids having to battle cancer on down the road. I started to do my research on what Organic food really was, and to say the least, I was impressed. So every time I would go to the grocery store I would buy something Organic. Now I'm to the point where almost every single thing in my kitchen is Organic. I have compared prices of all the different brands of Organic food companies and the one that I have found the cheapest is 'Kroger's Premium Selection Organic'. Now, I know that eating Organic is a little bit more expensive but if you think about how healthy it is for you and your family and how good it tastes, it's worth the little extra money. Anderson is just now starting to eat baby food and baby cereal and guess what? He eats all Organic. I even found some Organic baby formula for when I stop breastfeeding him, when he get's him first tooth. And Callie has been eating so much better since I have started cook Organic meals. We eat Organic breakfast, lunch and dinner. I remember the first time I brought home Organic milk, Ray was complaining saying that it smelled funny and that he wasn't going to drink it. But then he tried it and LOVED it! So if you have never tried Organic food, you should. Then let me know what you think.



5.03.2009

Glad to be home =)


This month; me, Ray and the kids, have packed up every weekend and went to spend with my family in Pikeville. I really hate going to Pikeville only because there is nothing really to do there and my parents house gets real cramp when all of us come over. While we're there Callie stays in a hateful mood because my sister will not let Callie play with her $100 American dolls, so Callie ends up crying and falling down throwing a fit because she wants "baby". The weekends go so much smoother when we stay at home and my family come here because Callie has her own toys, a lot of them, to play with. Not only that, me and Ray do not sleep good when we go to Pikeville. See, we have a king size bed all to ourselves her at home but in Pikeville we share a queen size with Callie. All I know is that next weekend, Mother's Day or not, I'm staying home. I'm so sick of going and I'm sure the kids are too. But I'm sure we'll be heading down that way in a couple of weeks because it's my mommy's 50th birthday =) Well it's time to cuddle up with Ray and watch a movie, since the kids are asleep. Goodnight!