Girl, look at you work this one!
Or maybe edited like this?
And my favorite!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Rosie and Spencer
This was way too much fun! Thanks for letting me take your pictures! Girl, look at you work this one!
Or maybe edited like this? 
Girl, look at you work this one!Or maybe edited like this? 
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
What to do?
I am not a decision maker. With that being said, I have about a week to make my decision.
The question isn’t can I do it, because sure I can. The question is do I want to do it and is it worth it. Is it worth my sanity?
For the last month or so I have had anxiety about starting school again. The last two years have been so hard for me. Maybe it’s just my personality, but sadly my entire life revolves around school from August to July. The housework slacks, the good wife disappears, and out comes the obsessively stressed out teacher with way too much to do. Teaching is like a heavy burden that follows me around everywhere and is constantly in my head telling me how many papers I still have to correct and how little time I have to do it.
After the first year of pulling in my parking space in the early morning dark and pulling back out at night without seeing a drop of daylight, I decided something needed to change. The obvious answer was that I was trying too hard and doing too much. Yes, I am a perfectionist, but the solution of slacking a little more and depending more on teacher aids still didn't solve the problem. I feel like I slack already, how can I let even more go? I decided I picked the wrong subject to teach. It’s not just me, all the English teachers seem to have my same time problem.
So, is this what I really want again for this year? Do I want to jump back into school when I just barely found happy Mitzi again these last few school free months?
With Chris’ first year of pharmacy school and a new baby, I often think I need to be at home. With us both going full speed, I'm sure Hayes would suffer if not. When school starts, Chris would have to give me more laundry responsibilities and dish scrubbing lessons though so I could be a good wife again. But at the same time, I think I shouldn't waste my degree and give up on something that helps society and doing something that I think I do well. Why can't I make a decision? Either decision I make makes me feel guilty and like I'm doing something wrong or letting people down.
I have one week to decide or I'll have to pay a $500 fine if I quit. Right now I'm leaning toward staying with my family and trying to make money wherever I can. My family is my numero uno priority, so I need to do what is good for them, but thinking of quitting makes me sick to my stomach. What to do, what to do?+goodcopy.jpg)
To leave on a happy note, here is a picture I snapped of my 3 month old!
The question isn’t can I do it, because sure I can. The question is do I want to do it and is it worth it. Is it worth my sanity?
For the last month or so I have had anxiety about starting school again. The last two years have been so hard for me. Maybe it’s just my personality, but sadly my entire life revolves around school from August to July. The housework slacks, the good wife disappears, and out comes the obsessively stressed out teacher with way too much to do. Teaching is like a heavy burden that follows me around everywhere and is constantly in my head telling me how many papers I still have to correct and how little time I have to do it.
After the first year of pulling in my parking space in the early morning dark and pulling back out at night without seeing a drop of daylight, I decided something needed to change. The obvious answer was that I was trying too hard and doing too much. Yes, I am a perfectionist, but the solution of slacking a little more and depending more on teacher aids still didn't solve the problem. I feel like I slack already, how can I let even more go? I decided I picked the wrong subject to teach. It’s not just me, all the English teachers seem to have my same time problem.
So, is this what I really want again for this year? Do I want to jump back into school when I just barely found happy Mitzi again these last few school free months?
With Chris’ first year of pharmacy school and a new baby, I often think I need to be at home. With us both going full speed, I'm sure Hayes would suffer if not. When school starts, Chris would have to give me more laundry responsibilities and dish scrubbing lessons though so I could be a good wife again. But at the same time, I think I shouldn't waste my degree and give up on something that helps society and doing something that I think I do well. Why can't I make a decision? Either decision I make makes me feel guilty and like I'm doing something wrong or letting people down.
I have one week to decide or I'll have to pay a $500 fine if I quit. Right now I'm leaning toward staying with my family and trying to make money wherever I can. My family is my numero uno priority, so I need to do what is good for them, but thinking of quitting makes me sick to my stomach. What to do, what to do?
To leave on a happy note, here is a picture I snapped of my 3 month old!Sunday, July 5, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
The need for speed
Going somewhere? Here, take the sweet sleeping baby with you. He loves the car. 
Unless you encounter one of these...
then as quickly as the brake touches the floor he looks like this. 
and if you happen to stop at one of these...
you get this.
Don't worry, it's not permanent. The second you get above 30, wa-lah, he's magically back to normal. 
Oh man, sometimes we have such a cute little stinker.
Unless you encounter one of these...then as quickly as the brake touches the floor he looks like this. and if you happen to stop at one of these...you get this.
Don't worry, it's not permanent. The second you get above 30, wa-lah, he's magically back to normal. 
Oh man, sometimes we have such a cute little stinker.Who does he look like?
Tons of people say that Hayes looks like his daddy ...
Hayes
Chris
but he also gets a lot of people saying that he looks like his cousin Navie...Hayes
Navie
but nobody seems to think he looks like his momma (it's okay, I don't think so either).
me
What do you think?
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
He's already changed so much!
Week 1
Coming home - This picture makes me want to run and snuggle his newness!
Happy Easter! (FYI-Hayes' bday will actually be on Easter in 2023)
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
At four weeks Hayes already started rolling onto his side and is so good at holding his head up by himself.
Week 5
Week 6
We have such an active baby! Most of the time when I go and get Hayes out of his crib (since six weeks) he had wiggled himself sideways. He also HATES being swaddled in his blanket unless his arms can be free to move about.
Week 7
His signature waking up pout face...
I can't believe our little baby is already
2 months old now!!!
We went to the doctor yesterday and he got his first shots. It was the first time I've ever heard his hurt cry. It was SO SO SO heartbreaking! 
Weight 11 lbs. 14 oz. (57%)
Head (27%)
Height 24 in. (86%)
Here's our little man now...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The nursery
At six weeks old our little stud slept in his own room.
Bitter-sweet...
Bitter- Can parents have separation anxiety? I find myself staring at the video monitor way too much!
Sweet-He went from taking cat naps to sleeping about five and a half hours in a row. Mommy is no longer a sleepless zombie.
But more bitter because this means my baby is getting big!
This was his first night in his crib.
Here's some pictures of the nursery. Yep, it's finally done. 
Putting the room together was so fun! Besides Breklyn making the darling rug, I enlisted Kam and my aunt Meri and we got our creative on and basically made it all. Seriously, the bumper pad and skirt fabric came from a Pottery Barn table runner we found in San Antonio, then we used the extra fabric for a lamp shade and pieces of the quilt. Kami made the sweet tree picture and I tried to copy it with an owl to match (her's turned out way better). I found out that it is harder than you think to find single colored gumballs on the internet and with a little paint and a new knob, ta-dah, Chris' old table is transformed into something new.
Putting the room together was so fun! Besides Breklyn making the darling rug, I enlisted Kam and my aunt Meri and we got our creative on and basically made it all. Seriously, the bumper pad and skirt fabric came from a Pottery Barn table runner we found in San Antonio, then we used the extra fabric for a lamp shade and pieces of the quilt. Kami made the sweet tree picture and I tried to copy it with an owl to match (her's turned out way better). I found out that it is harder than you think to find single colored gumballs on the internet and with a little paint and a new knob, ta-dah, Chris' old table is transformed into something new.
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