Lately

Here are a couple of recent pictures of Kate. She has grown so much, I can hardly believe it. She had her four month check up Monday. She is 25 inches long, 14 pounds 12 ounces.

We got the OK to start feeding her rice cereal, she isn't so sure about it. I guess it is a good thing we have a month to get her use to it before we start feeding her fruits and veggies.

The doctor also said that she is teething. Kate has been trying to chew on her binky's, bottle nipples, and Kraig's finger. She hasn't been anymore grumpy then usual so I don't know how soon she will have teeth.

Kate also got some of her vaccinations, that pissed her off. She is still a little grumpy from that, hopefully she gets feeling better soon.

Kate has figured out how to roll over from her back to her stomach, but has not quite figured out how to go from her stomach to her back.

We also finally figured out a way to give her baths with out her screaming through the whole thing. We just have to make sure the water is the exact same temperature as her body. It can't be warmer, or colder.

Friday night we went to a wedding reception for a friend of ours. There were a few people there from high school. I as usual felt as though I didn't quite fit in, and that the only reason any one even noticed me, was because of Kate (yes we took her, and she did really well). I also felt slightly envious of some people, they just seemed very put together, and I never am. I always feel awkward, and frumpy.

I don't do make-up (I don't really know that I want to), my hair does what it wants, and I am far from fashionable. I am looking forward to when my hair is longer again and I can at least pull it back.

One thing though, I have always felt this way. It is just a little worse now because of all the baby weight I still need to lose.

Kraig has taken up boating. Kraig and his brother Kurt, have been working on their grandfather's boat fixing it up. They have taken it out a couple of times, and it still needs work. I HATE being on large bodies of water, so Kate and I stay home. I do not like being in boats, so I find being at lakes boring. I don't fish I can't stand it. It drives me crazy.

Kraig and I have also been looking for a second job, so that we can get our bills paid off. We are still working on getting the hospital bills from Kate paid off. Plus I have had to have a bunch of things done since Kate was born. Things just keep piling up, and it is just too much some days, especially since I really don't want to be working at all.

Thinking

Kraig and I have been trying not to spend a lot of money. We are trying to pay off hospital bills, and stuff like that. So I have been debating if I should start cooking again. Right now most of the stuff we do it just frozen dinners, some are really good, and some not so much. One issue is that usually by the time we get home it is about 5:00pm, so cooking just sounds like a chore. It doesn't help that for me cooking dinner was one of my chores when I was in junior high. My mom worked, and my dad didn't cook, so it became my "job". Now I have a hard time doing it.
Anyway, one of my friends on Facebook put a link up to a blog she reads, The Things I Love!
Kendra (the girl that does, The Things I Love!) was doing a give away for Freezer Meals: 30 Meals in One Day. I read her blog about it, and it sounds like a really good idea. I went to the company's website . I want to check it out on my own. I love the idea. It would be simple, and dinner would be already mostly made, just needs to be warmed up. I am going to try their sample recipes.
I would like everyones opinion on this, would it be worth it? You can get just the cookbooks, or
just the CD's, or one book and matching CD, or all three books, and the CD for all three books.

I will do an update when I do the sample recipes!

My baby is three months old already!!

Well Kate is now three months old! She is slowly becoming less grumpy. She has also figured out how to play with her tongue. Kraig taught her to do it! Here are a few pictures of her that were taken this week.




The blue is her real eye color.






This one of Kate's room. I absolutely love this saying, so I couldn't resist putting it on her wall. The coloring and effects are courtesy of Kraig.


Here is video of Kate playing with her tongue.

Something new

Most of you know that I have signed up to be a Scentsy Consultant. I love Scentsy. I am so excited to sell it now!! I am also having my Scentsy launch party next Saturday. So those that haven't received an invitation of some sort and would like to come let me know!!

Just an update

Kate had her two month check up last week (things have been crazy).
Her weight was 11 lbs 5 oz.
Her length was 21 1/2 inches.
She has Hayfever (that doesn't make her happy).
She has Torticollis, we have to do neck exercises with her every time we change her.
She has learned to giggle, and it is very cute when we can get her to do it.
She is slowly getting less grumpy, which is making things easier.

Now for the bad news. I do not like Kate's new babysitter. Kate was going to a girl that is pregnant. So she is trying to get ready for her new baby, plus she was really just babysitting Kate as a favor. So I found a new baby sitter in my ward. Kate started going to her house on Tuesday of this week. Every day so far Kate has been in her car seat when I went to pick her up. Plus she is wrapped in her blanket. So when I get there Kate is hot and sweating. The lady has three kids of her own, plus my next door neighbors three kids, plus another little boy.
I feel Kate is not getting the attention that she needs, and deserves. So I am currently looking for a new babysitter...if anybody is willing to babysit for 100 dollars a week please let me know.
I have also signed up to sell Scentsy. I love Scentsy!! I decided not to do Avon, I felt in over my head, and know too many people that sell it. I am hoping that I will make enough to stay home. So if you want to order anything from me let me know! :)
It is getting harder for me to get up and go to work, I did better with Kate's first babysitter.

A little reminder

For the last few weeks I have had a hard time dealing with Kate's grumpy mood. I have tried so hard to not let it get to me, but it has. Yesterday she had her two month appointment (more on that in another post), so she got some of her immunization shots. Since then she has been mad most of the time, so I took today off to take care of her.
I was on Facebook, and a friend of mine posted this video, it was something I really needed to hear. I will continue to have a hard time with Kate, and there will be days that I will be frustrated, but I am not doing it by myself.

Kate's blessing & the musings of my brain

Let me first start with Kate's blessing. Kate slept through the whole thing, which I am so happy about. It would have been hard if she had been screaming through it. It was so wonderful to have so many family members there. It is so wonderful that our little family has so much support. Kate is surrounded by so many people who love her. In the circle Kate had all four of her uncles there Jeremy, Keith, Kent, and Kurt. She also had her Grandpa Oaks, and her Great Grandpa Duncan, as well as her great uncles Sam, Aaron, and Kenny, and one second cousin Chris. It is so wonderful that as she grows up she will have all these men in her life to help her. She will have her uncles & aunts, several cousins, lots of second cousins, a bunch of great uncles & aunts, and a couple of great grandpa's to help her when she needs it.

Seeing my baby being blessed, was incredible. I am so blessed to have my family. I am blessed to have what I have, and I am so grateful for it. I have been given so much. I love the gospel, I am so grateful to have it in my life.

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Kate is usually a pretty fussy baby (at least with me), last night was one of those nights. She would be just fine, and then all of a sudden she would just get pissed off. I wish I knew what was bothering her, and how to fix it. I hate that she gets so upset and I can't really do anything for her. I wish I could make her happy more.

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I need to lose about 50 lbs now, seriously. I was hoping that I would lose more of it then I have so far, and exercising is nearly impossible. 90% of my "free" time I am taking care of Kate, I don't even take care of me as much as I probably should. I don't know how I even gained the 50 lbs I need to lose, I don't eat. Which can cause issues for me when Kate is being super fussy, and I have been alone with her for more then an hour.

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Going to work everyday, and leaving Kate with other people is so hard for me. I hate that someone else is taking care of my baby (or at least I hope, they are taking care of her). The lady that is going to start watching Kate, is in my ward, and everyone says she is great. Plus she is going to do it for super cheap, but I still worry.

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I signed up to sell Avon, I am seriously wondering if I was just out of my mind or what. I don't know what I am doing, and I feel in over my head. I am also seriously considering selling Scentsy. I want to stay home, but in order to stay home I need a stay at home job. These are the only things I know of that aren't scams. 99.9% of the jobs that you see online for work from home jobs are scams, so I went with something that I knew. I really do not want to work anymore.

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I keep thinking that maybe I should start wearing make up. Plus I ran across this company. They have this eyeshadow:

Look at all those fun colors, it almost makes me think I should be wearing makeup!!

One problem I have with make up is, that it usually causes me to breakout because my skin is sensitive, and it has a hard time breathing with makeup on. Plus I save so much time not having to worry about makeup.