A very quick update, as I need to jump into the shower.  B started his new job yesterday.  So far he likes it.  Although he will be in training for about 3 weeks.  He did have one bad thing happen on his first day… someone took his lunch .  He was NOT happy about that.  And here we are trying to be economical by taking our lunches to work.  Oh well.

We are still trying to work out the kinks to our morning schedule.  We both have to wake up earlier, which we both aren’t liking too much.  It is more difficult on me, since I am experiencing some insomnia now.  All of last week I woke up at 4:30, and couldn’t really go back to sleep.  Thus far this week it has been around 3:30.  Uhg!  And I can’t have any coffee!  B brewed some coffee this morning… and the smell is driving me nuts!

On to happier… funny things…

Last week J had a full on tantrum in the grocery store over raspberries.  So of course B had to buy them.  She had another tantrum when he handed the raspberries to the clerk to be rung up, and continued the tantrum all the way home until he washed some and gave them to her.  At least she is having tantrums over fruit and not chocolate!

We have introduced the potty to her, since she has shown some interest in it.  Silly child believes she has to be completely naked to sit on it.  The other night she went and got the toilet paper and tore off a big section.  She then ripped it into smaller pieces and put it in her potty.  Finally she waded up some of the toilet paper and wiped her bottom, then threw it in her potty.  She still hasn’t gone in it, but she is starting to learn the concept.

Thursday night while playing with her potty she was able to correlate farting with pooping.  Later that evening B farted.  J then said her first sentence… “Daddy pooped.”  We just about fell over!

She is like a little parrot now, repeating lots of words.  On Sunday, as we were leaving B’s parents, his dad said, “see yah!”  J repeated it back.  Yesterday she started with her own version of “where are you,” which sounds like “are you.”

On Saturday I went to a scrapbooking crop, and I worked on J’s Disney album.  I did about 9 pages in about 4 hours… but I also did lots of shopping, chatting, and eating.  Sunday I showed J what I had done in her album.  She enjoyed looking at the pictures, and pointed out Mama and Daddy.  When we were done I closed it and went to put it away.  J threw a fit, and started yelling “mine!” over and over again.  I guess she liked it!

Finally, yesterday when I was getting ready to take her to day care, she didn’t want to get in the car.  I asked her if she was ready to see Gama, J said “no,” and shook her head.  I then asked her if she was ready to see Papa, she nodded her head yes, and got in the car.

She continues to be a great joy, with lots of laughter and silly smiles.  She charmed the Rabbi’s family during Rosh Hashanah, they were ready to take her with them!  She even clapped a few times during services when the singing was done.

Well, I have 15 minutes to shower and do something with my hair before J wakes up.  Bye for now…

I think I may have blogged about our trashy neighbors before.  We live in a condo complex, and sometimes the difference between owners and renters are glaring!  For the most part, we have been blessed with great renters.  However, one unit seems to be cursed.

These neighbors moved in when I was pregnant with J.  Myself, along with some of the other neighbors, welcomed them, and encouraged them to read up on the rules and regulations.  The “adults” in the house chose to be rude and ignorant.  The guy even went so far as to verbally assault me and another neighbor when we politely informed him that his car was at risk of being towed since it was parked in guest parking. 

The kids are completely disrespectful, and have caused some damage to different areas of the complex.  Add to that they are ALWAYS yelling at each other, until all hours of the evening.  The kids and the adults have also engaged in some heavy arguing with other neighbors.  The adults continued to disregard the rules.  When their junk of a van stopped working they left it parked in their driveway.  When the registration expired they were sent a letter stating that all vehicles in the complex have to have current registration.  So they took off the license!  Oh, and added a “fore sale sign.”  What a joke!  No wonder why the kids are disrespectful, the adults don’t give a crap.

You could imagine our joy when we began to see them carry flattened boxes into their unit.  The neighbors and I discussed it, and rumor had it they were moving out at the end of August.  Although I had a bad day that particular day… I became elated.

August ended, and they were still there.  I began to give up hope.  And then I saw the most beautiful thing Saturday morning… a big U-Haul in front of their unit.  It was back Sunday, as they continued to load their crap in it.

Monday morning the front of their unit looked trashed, junk was everywhere, and the trash cans were over flowing.  They came back Monday night and I guess they did more cleaning. 

They have been back every single night.  Even tonight!  I have no idea what the hell they are doing!  Their junky van is still parked in their driveway, and the guy’s other car is still parked in the overflow area.  We just want them GONE!

I am sure the owners are going to have to do a lot of work when it is all said and done.  The blinds in the master bedroom have been trashed… and based on their lack of respect, I am sure the rest of the place isn’t much better.

Here hoping that the next renters will be a better fit to our quiet condo community!

Well, I have been up since 4:30.  Being sick and being pregnant just suck!  I felt a cold coming on yesterday, and of course it has settled into the back of my throat.  Generally the first night I have a cold I can’t sleep well.  This one was made worse by the nasal drip feeling in the back of my throat, to where I almost feel like fluid is building up.  Silly me… I like breathing without fluid build up.  There isn’t much I can take while pregnant, especially with my history of high blood pressure (which is doing surprising well right now).

Add to my being sick, I am also itchy.  Although Guinness is no longer with us (I will NOT go into details on that one, so please don’t ask), I think there are a few fleas hanging around.  Fortunately we don’t have any carpet, so there are limited places where they can live.  I think they are slowly disappearing, as I don’t seem to have any new bites on me.

B is VERY happy he found a new job when he did.  Things have slowed down significantly at his work, to where they have been sending him home early.  On Sunday he worked 4 hours, on Monday he worked only 2 hours.  He was angry when they sent him home early on Monday… but at least he will be done with them on Wednesday.  And, we got to have dinner together and watch football.  Oh, and 2 more people quit at his work, for a total of 6 out of 11 employees!

J is doing great.  I know, I am over due on pictures.  I took some cute ones of her playing in my platform flipflops, I just have to get them onto the computer.  Boy does this girl like shoes.

Hmmm, well, it is 5:20.  I am supposed to wake up in 40 minutes.  Guess I may as well pay some bills.  Fun times!

Stop the presses… two posts in a row!

B had the day off with J, who is a handful alone!  She had a full on temper tantrum at the grocery store.  He had her walking next to him.  And then she saw the Balloons.  When B said “no,” she threw herself on the floor and was kicking and screaming.  Lol, at least she is little enough that you can just pick her up and keep going.

I did come home for lunch, since we were supposed to get an estimate for replacing our back patio.  Unfortunately the guy showed up almost 3 hours after I had to leave.  But it was nice having lunch with J and B.  When I told J that I had to go back to work, she shook her head and said, “no!”  Did I mention she is now saying “no,” and a lot?  Last night she was saying it while she was eating!

Well, we are still waiting for the official bid for the new patio.  I hope it is within our budget.  I am truly looking forward to having a nice backyard for J and her future sibling!

On the Guinness front… I have now sent 2 emails and have left 2 messages with the Rottweiler Rescue.  No response back from them.  Grrrr.  My vet said I should find out where they are and just show up with him.  Lol, my vet is a crack up!  She wasn’t able to help out that much (the vet), but was very supportive and understanding.  She knows we have done everything we can for him.

Well, going to go spend some cuddle time with my family.  Night ‘ya-all.

I am so over due for an update.  I am sorry I have not been keeping up on it.  I will try harder.  There has been so much going on, this blog may be a tad long.  I will try to condense it as much as possible.

I am now 11 weeks pregnant.  Everything is progressing along nicely.  I had my 10 week appointment last week, and I measured at exactly 10 weeks.  I have the same midwife I have had for my first two pregnancies.  She was so excited when she walked in and saw me, that she gave me a hug.  As of now, everything is all set.  The same MD who delivered J will deliver the new baby (should it work out with his schedule).  And it is already documented in my chart that my tubes are to be tied at the same time.  I know… TMI.  But I am 37 now… we are done having kids after this.

B hates his job with a passion.  He is constantly being written up, and for stupid things too.  They review the calls, and give you a score.  A few of his calls that have been reviewed were repeat guests who knew what they wanted.  So B didn’t go through the entire script.  He got written up for that!  BUT… last week he got a new job offer.  One that we are hoping will be a good move for him.  It is with an insurance company, something completely different than what he has been doing.  The hours are great!  8-5 Monday through Friday, weekends and holidays off!  Yeah!  We will have weekends together again!  We will be able to have dinner together again!  He will start the new job on the 21st.

Turns out 4 people at his job turned in their notice within 24 hours!  All 4 have their last day on the 18th!  B just learned today that they are restructuring the hours, and were going to lay him off along with 2 others.  BIG relief that he got the new job!

We have come to the decision that it is time for Guinness to go.  He is costing us way too much money, and we just can’t do it anymore.  In less than a month he has cost us over $600, and about $3000 in the last 6 months.  I have posted an ad on Craig’s List, called the vet, and emailed/called the Rottweiler Rescue.  No luck thus far.  I have set a deadline of Saturday.  If nothing works, then we will have to take him to the animal shelter.  It is hard… but it is time.

On the heals of that… B and I have decided that it is time to get our little back yard in kid friendly shape.  We are getting an estimate this week to have our cement patio removed and redone.  Then we are going to see about having Easy Turf put in (synthetic lawn).  The work may have to be spread out over time due to finances… but it will be nice to have a safe and clean back yard where J and her future sibling can play.

We have so much work we have to do on our little condo to get ready for another baby.  I think we will be best friends with Home Depot, Target, and Babies R Us!  If anything… we will be working towards helping the economy.  Hopefully we can do it without going any further in debt.

Well, congratulations for making it this far.  Again, I will try to update more often.

Blessings come in many shapes,
In sizes large and small,
But a brand new little baby
is the sweetest of them all.

Still alive.  I got sucked into the “Twilight” series.  Even my hubby started complaining!  Well, I stayed up until midnight to finish reading the last book.

So, I will write a real blog tomorrow…

We have come to the conclusion that it is time for the Energizer Bunny to retire, we have found its replacement… Jaiden!  She has energy that just will not stop!  And she outlasts her parents!

Wednesday Brian was off, and spent the day with her.  This is what she did:

• Met grandpa for breakfast
• Went with daddy and grandpa to go see “Doogal” (It was playing free at the local movie theater)
• Rode the Trolley to Petco Park to watch a Padre Game
• Rode the Trolley back towards home
• Took a power nap while daddy crashed on the sofa
• Mommy came home, so it was time to go out again
• Went to Sonic Drive-In for dinner (Jaiden climbed all over the inside of the Expedition while we were there)
• Saw Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince at the Drive-In, again, climbed all over the inside of the Expedition and didn’t go to sleep until after 10:30 (BTW, Brian and I were both disappointed with the movie)
• Woke up when we got home and then refused to go back to sleep.  Finally fell asleep in the bed with mommy and daddy around 11:45

Thursday I took the day off, so it was a nice family day.  Here is what we did:

• Got to JW Tumbles at 9 am, played for 45 minutes with other children her age
• Went to Pacific Beach and had Breakfast at Konos (long line, but yummy food!)
• Went to Mission Beach to play at Belmont Park.  Rode the Carousel twice, the motor boats with mommy, won two huge inflatable toys (purple monkey and a blue unicorn) by picking the correct duck at the carnival games, ate a giant snow cone, and walked around the beach area carrying her two giant prizes.
• Power nap back at home
• Fun dinner at the Corvette Diner, where she was flirting with the DJ
• 7pm showing of the Wiggles at the Civic Theater (it was 80 minutes long, about 40 minutes too long for her).
• Although she slept in the car, she woke up as soon as we tried to put her to bed.  Had to be rocked to sleep by mom.

I was off again today, but kept it more low key.  I just don’t have the energy, and I was by myself with her.

• JW Tumbles at 9 am, played for 45 minutes with other children her age
• Came home and spent some time with daddy before he went to work, then played around the house
• Shopping at Babies-R-Us, already bought her Halloween Costume (or she may wear it at Disneyland).  She liked it so much, she refused to let the checker scan it.  The checker finally had to get the extended scanner.
• Lunch with my grandmother
• Best Buy so mommy could get a new Digital Camera (love it!)
• Fell asleep in the car on the way home.
• Woke up as soon as mommy placed her in the crib… finally took a nap 90 minutes later.  Mom also took a nap!
• Cuddle time when she woke up, then errands, dinner, and final morning routine.

Tomorrow it is JW Tumbles again, and some time with family.

I would have pictures posted, but my camera wasn’t working right.  I had ordered a new one from Ritzcamera.com, but it was on back order.  I wanted to wait, as it had no cost for shipping or tax.  But they had no idea how long it will be on back order.  So, I finally broke down and got a new one today.  I would have gone on Wednesday, but Brian thought you couldn’t take any pictures at the Wiggles show.  Um, you could.  They even announced it, saying parents could take as many videos and pictures as they wanted.  Oh well.  At least we have the camera in time for our big trip to Disneyland.

Yup, it is official… we will be going to Disneyland 8/18-8/20.  Brian even got the time off approved!  Yeah!  Tomorrow I am going to AAA to book everything.  We are so excited about it.  Don’t worry, there will be TONS of pictures then!

I know I am way overdue for a post.  But I am going to take a nap instead.  Maybe I will write a post tonight, with pictures…  We will see.

EDIT:

OK, protected post up… with pictures!

I am slowly getting better.  I have actually been sick since last Thursday.  I am so done!

But….

I love that my daughter laughs in her sleep.  Not just a little laugh… a full belly laugh.