So I've come to the conclusion that my life is crazy, but somehow always seems normal. I think you just always adjust to your new "normal". However, I can't help but fantasize about how my life could be so simple...I'll let you in on my fantasy...
Get done with class, go home and study. Get all my studying done and have some time to relax with my husband and daughter. Is that so much to ask?! haha...ok and now here is my real life..
Class starts at 8, or work starts at 7, whichever one comes that day. When it's done, I pick up Reagan from daycare, which is quite far from where we actually live. I run any errands that need to be done..groceries, diapers, etc. I come home, work out somewhere in there if I can, cook dinner, eat dinner, get Reagan showered and ready for bed, leave Reagan and Weston to fend for themselves for the night between 7 and 8 pm, then begin my studying. BEGIN at 8 pm..needless to say, my hours of sleep are numbered. Oh and I do laundry somewhere in the middle of the studying. Oh what a crazy life. I just have to remind myself of how great my life actually is, and that I wouldn't change it for the world. I decided the other day that while I'm a little behind school wise, I'm actually ahead in life in many other ways! That's my bright way of looking at it. And would you believe we want another baby? We must love this crazy life of ours. I just needed to vent. I'll update with info and pictures of Reagan soon!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
We're Finally Bloggers!!! (thanks Leah :))
So we finally decided to join the blogging world, thanks to my sister Leah's constant nagging. That's why I love her! Hopefully this will help to keep everyone updated on our family life, especially Reagan's since she is growing so fast. I will post pictures very soon, but just to give everyone a little refresher...
Reagan was born May 20, 2007 and was 4 lbs. 14 oz and 19 1/2 in. long. She had a gastroschisis (small in in abdomen and intestines on the outside) that was surgically closed 8 hrs. after birth. She was in the NICU for only 2 weeks! This was the earliest the University Hospital had sent a baby home with her condition so we were pretty excited. She has a very small scar beside her belly button, and a small umbilical hernia that will be closed when she is 2.
Reagan is now 17 months old and a ball of fire who never, ever, stops going. She has quite the attitude, but is very sweet at the same time :) She loves her new words: "bebes" (babies), mommy, daddy, Mimi, Papa, Bebba (Becca), eye (which she loves to point to), nose (which she loves to stick her finger in), digaba (peek-a-boo), and finally, Aunt Leah's favorite, Lele.
Weston and I are keeping very busy. Weston has his own construction business, Hodge Carpentry, which is doing very well. He is currently framing a 4-Plex. I work part-time at the University Hospital as a nursing assistant on the Pediatric Cariology floor. I also am a full-time student in the University of Iowa nursing program. Our latest adventure has been painting the downstairs of our house (pictures to come!).
So there is our life in a nutshell, and I will continue to keep everyone posted!
Reagan was born May 20, 2007 and was 4 lbs. 14 oz and 19 1/2 in. long. She had a gastroschisis (small in in abdomen and intestines on the outside) that was surgically closed 8 hrs. after birth. She was in the NICU for only 2 weeks! This was the earliest the University Hospital had sent a baby home with her condition so we were pretty excited. She has a very small scar beside her belly button, and a small umbilical hernia that will be closed when she is 2.
Reagan is now 17 months old and a ball of fire who never, ever, stops going. She has quite the attitude, but is very sweet at the same time :) She loves her new words: "bebes" (babies), mommy, daddy, Mimi, Papa, Bebba (Becca), eye (which she loves to point to), nose (which she loves to stick her finger in), digaba (peek-a-boo), and finally, Aunt Leah's favorite, Lele.
Weston and I are keeping very busy. Weston has his own construction business, Hodge Carpentry, which is doing very well. He is currently framing a 4-Plex. I work part-time at the University Hospital as a nursing assistant on the Pediatric Cariology floor. I also am a full-time student in the University of Iowa nursing program. Our latest adventure has been painting the downstairs of our house (pictures to come!).
So there is our life in a nutshell, and I will continue to keep everyone posted!
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