HELP!!!

Here's the deal... I am in desperate need of a long-term babysitter. I've have a few in the last little while, and they've all been great, but they've only been able to help short-term. (Which we knew from the beginning.) We need someone that is flexible with the hours because Scott's schedule changes from week to week. My schedule is the same: I work M-F 7:30-12:30. There are times that Scott's shifts overlap with mine. So, it would only be in the mornings, and I would pick Sam up everyday no later than 1:00. (The drop off times would change according to Scott's schedule.) The days would vary as well. Scott gets two days off a week, and sometimes it's the weekend, and sometimes it's not.

Now, I'm not a fan of the day care thing - even if it's out of someone's home. I use to work in a day care, so I know how it is, and frankly, I don't think I could afford it. That's the other thing... we can't pay a lot. We've been paying our past babysitters between 2-3 dollars an hour. I know it's not much, but if you know of anyone that is looking to earn a little extra money, PLEASE let me know.

Sam is a great kid. I haven't had any complaints about him from our other sitters. He plays well with other kids, but is also content to play by himself sometimes. He is very well behaved. Granted he has his moments - he is 2 after all!! :)

If anyone knows of anyone that can help, please let me know ASAP. We need someone fast! Thank you all for your help!! :)

Easter and Potty Training

This is a little late, but better than never, right?! :) We had a pretty good Easter. The only bummer part was that Scott had to work all day. So, that kinda sucked. Luckily, he didn't have to work too early, so he was able to see Samson hunt for eggs. Sam did so good. He had a lot of fun with it. He is such a funny boy, though. He did a total of five egg hunts, and some he did great, but others he couldn't care less!! It was pretty funny. I didn't have the camera with me for the first two hunts, but I did for the last three. This is Easter Morning at our house.





He loved his Elmo gardening kit. He likes to pull out the rake and rake everything. Then he discovered that there were things inside the bag, too. He was thrilled!! :) This egg hunt was at my Grandma's house. He did great at this one, too. He does pretty good about finding the eggs before getting the candy in them. Although, once he saw one of those chocolate eggs, he was done for. He LOVES those!!






By the way... Isn't his Easter outfit super cute?!?! He was such a stud in it!! The last egg hunt was the day after Easter and Grandma and Grandpa Huish's house. He was not too interested in this one. I guess he was excited to be outside and play with the toys. He would go running to what we thought was to get an egg, but he was just running to a toy! He was able to get a few eggs, though with dad's help!



On another note... We've been working on potty training a little bit. Holy Cow, it is a lot more work than I thought it would be. Sometimes I think Sam is ready, but sometimes, I'm not quite sure. He gets really excited when he goes pee pee in the toilet, but he doesn't understand that he needs to let us know when he needs to go. I think part of the problem there is that he doesn't really talk. Oh well, we'll just keep working at it. I have to say that he looks really cute in his big boy underwear!! :) He also knows how to keep himself from getting bored while waiting!!

The results are in...

I had my ultra sound today. Everything went well. I have to go back in four to six week for another one, though. They couldn't get a good enough look, so we'll have to wait.















Just kidding!!! I do have to go back, but only so they can get a better look at the spine. They couldn't get a good enough look at the bottom of it, so I'll go back so they can check that. So, everything they were able to look at, they said it looked good. This baby is stubborn, though. (I don't know where that came from!) :) I didn't think we would be able to tell what we were having at first because the legs were crossed. But, in time we were able to get a good look. And............







We are having a GIRL!! We are so super excited! But Scott better watch out, he's gonna have a lot to handle if this is going to be a daddy's girl! (Which I hope she is!!)

New bed for Samson?

This is what we found Samson doing tonight. He plays with the door to Nabisco's kennel all the time, but this is what I saw when I went in to check on him tonight.




What a silly boy!! We had a pretty good laugh over this. I don't know when or how he figured out that he would be able to fit in there, but it doesn't surprise me that he did figure it out. He is such a smart little guy! He makes me laugh all the time, too. He sure knows how to work a crowd. (Or his mom.) :) Speaking of new beds, though. We are thinking about moving Samson into a big boy bed soon. I don't know if I'm ready for it, but I think Sam is getting close to be. He's growing up too fast!! We'll keep you posted when it happens!

Happy, Happy Birthday Samson dear

I can not believe the my "little" Samson is TWO!!! Where is the time going? Sam had a pretty good birthday, considering he didn't really know that it was any different than any other day!! :) His actually birthday was on Thursday, the 25th. But we celebrated with family with a party on Saturday. He had a good time, and got spoiled by everyone!!

Here is Samson on his birthday. My big two-year-old!!

Before people came over for the party, Sam was a good helper to get things ready.

He helped with the cupcakes...

And he helped Daddy mop the floor.

We started the party with cupcakes and ice cream. Sam wasn't too sure about the candles, which is kinda funny, because Scott has started teaching him that fire is cool. He knows how to blow out matches, but he wasn't sure about the candles.

Once the candles were blown out, and removed from the cupcake, Samson dove right in! He sure loves his cupcakes!! He seriously devoured that thing. I walked into the kitchen for a minute, and when I came back, it was GONE!!

Then he opened his presents. Like I said, he was spoiled. His family sure loves him, and I don't blame them one bit!! :)

He got a fridge phonics toy. It's way cool! They are magnets that go on the fridge, and you can put each letter in and it sings a little song to tell you what sound that letter makes. Samson has been having so much fun with it! The only bad thing is that I have the Alphabet song in my head all day!! :) Thanks Papa and Sha Sha! (The little red Mickey outfit in the back ground was from Grandma and Grandpa Huish. Thanks, guys. He looks so cute in his jacket!!)

I think there was a pair of pants in this bag, but I don't remember for sure!! :) This present was from Scott and I, so it's ok that I forgot!

Sam also got a stuffed Lightning McQueen car with a book that has the buttons you push to make the sounds during the story. Thanks Shelina and the Smith family!

Mommy gave him a big alphabet floor puzzle. He's has some fun with that. He likes to push all the letters out.

This one's from Daddy...

It's a fun little steering wheel toy thingy. Sam played with this for a long time in the store, so I knew he would like getting it for his birthday!! :)

All the other kids seemed to like it too! I think this picture is too cute!

Last, but not least, I think his favorite toy was the sit 'n spin he got from my sister and her family. Arica's girls have one of these at their house, and Sam had so much fun with it when he was over there last time. (It was a good experience to teach Sam and Lexi to share!) :) So, good call on this one, Walkers!! Thanks!!

He can really get going on this thing!

So, those were the festivities for Samson's second birthday. I think he had a good time. Thanks to our families for coming over and sharing in the fun with us! I know Samson loves and appreciates you all. Here's to another great year for our cute little red-head. I love you, Goofy Gut!!



P.S. I have my ultra sound on Wednesday. Make sure to get your votes it!! :)

What do you think?

So, I've made my appointment for my ultrasound. We will find out the flavor of our baby on Wednesday, March 3rd. I've put a poll on the side bar, so feel free to cast your vote! I will try really hard to update our results that day. My appointment is at 10:40 am so I'll have the rest of the day to let y'all know!! Don't forget to vote!!!

Vent Session

I have a few things that I need to get off my chest. And, since Scott is tired of listening to me, I turn to you, my faithful readers!! :)

Here goes:

• I really HATE the new layout on Facebook. Now, I know this isn't something to get bothered about, but it drives me crazy! Every time I log in, I get so irritated! Why can't they just keep it the way it was? I'm so sick of them changing it. As soon as I get use to the last change, they change it again!! What the crap?! Moving on..

• I'm really tired of working. I like my job, so I know that sounds weird. I just wish it wasn't every day. I'm really lucky that I work part-time, so that helps, but I still get tired of going every morning. I guess I'm just tired, and want more sleep. I just like to take it out on work! :)

• Our dishwasher is broken. It has been for some time. Need I say more?!

• I'm having "Glee" withdraws. I can't wait for the new season to start this Spring. I have the CD, and I listen to it pretty much constantly. No, really I listen to it ALL the time!! I'm not sure if it's helping or making it worse, though! :) I just want to watch more episodes. Thank goodness for Hulu, though. At least I can watch some of the episodes from last season.

• I'm going through this phase where I don't feel like eating anything. Or nothing sounds good for me to eat. This is bad when pregnant. I know I need to eat, I just don't have the desire to sometimes. It gets a little frustrating. I get frustrated with myself often, but that's another post for another time... Maybe.

• With that being said, I also have to motivation to do anything. I don't know if the fact that the dishwasher is broken or what. I don't want to do the dishes. I don't want to clean the kitchen. I don't want to fold the laundry. (At least it gets washed, though.) I don't want to clean up Sam's toys in the living room or in his bedroom. Like I said, no motivation to do anything. Maybe this is why I'm tired of working, too. Hmm? I'm not sure how to get my motivation back, though. I've tried a few things, but nothing seems to work. Guess I keep trying, right?

Well, I guess that's all for now. To end on a happy note: I love my family so much. I have been sick for the past couple of weeks, and Scott has been so good to take care of Samson while I sleep. And while Scott was working, I'd head over to my mom and dad's house, and they'd help with Sam and let me crash on their living room floor. I'm feeling much better now, but still need a lot of rest. So, off I go to put both Samson and me down for naps!! :)