Tyler's first day

Ty's first staggered day was last Thursday and he had a blast!!! He loved his teacher and the kids he got to play with. With it being a staggered day, there were only 4 other kids there, all boys. When we picked him up he said he had so much fun and felt like a big boy because he got to buy his lunch. He also did some crafts and got to play in the gym! You could see in his face that he had a good time, and I am so glad. He goes back this Tuesday for another staggered day and then he will officially be in school on the 31st. Here are a few pics of the projects he made!

This was made with a plastic apple and some paint.....



And if you've ever read the children's book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom", here is the tree he made from that book!!



As you can see, he is very proud of his work........

She has returned.....

The witch is back. Aunt flo is officially here. In a way i'm actually glad to be back to "normal" so soon after having Chase. With Ty I never had the chance to get a normal aunt flo since I had an iud put in a few weeks after he was born, and boy did that mess with my cycles.....it felt like I bled all.the.time. It was better then when I was on the depo shot, though....now THAT was awful. It took me over a year to get my cycle back after getting off of that thing. When the iud came out last year so we could ttc I went right back to normal and we got pregnant the very first cycle. I would honestly love to have another iud inserted until we get better health insurance so Z can get neutered, but I supposedly met my "quota" with the insurance company and they won't cover it. (already vented about that, sorry....)

So, welcome back aunt flo!

It's been too long!

Wow, it's been awhile since i've done a post! Chase keeps me so darn busy during the day, and when he is finally napping without me holding him I try to spend time with Ty and get things done around the house.

Things are good here. Tyler is getting SO excited about starting school in 2 weeks. We bought him just about all of the school supplies he needs, and with this weekend being the tax free weekend we're doing some clothes shopping for him as well as getting his back pack. We went to Walmart this morning and got him some really cute tshirts plus a few new pairs of shorts. We only got 5 shirts for now, but that's a start! Once the weather starts to change we'll get him more, but for now he should be good to go. We also got him a back pack that has Spiderman on it. It was so hard finding a back pack that wasn't too big for him and didn't have wheels on it! We're going to go out again this weekend to get him new socks and underwear and he should be done for awhile.

Ohhh, on our trip out this morning I picked up Chase's Halloween costume!!! Walmart had a super cute footed sleeper that has a hood on it and is a monkey......it even has a little tail on it!! How perfect is that?!?!? It was only $8 and I was worried if I didn't get it now they would be gone. I got size 3-6 months so i'm hoping it will fit him since he'll be 4 months old by then. Speaking of Chase, he did really well with his 2 month appointment yesterday! We didn't get the nurse that did Ty's shots, thank goodness. Here is a post about the appointment.

Let's see.....oh!! A few weeks ago I made my very first peach cobbler and it turned out SO good!!! It wasn't "crumbly" on top like I would have liked but it was still yummy. I can't wait to try an apple cobbler this fall.

Last week Z fell at work and landed on his right side towards the back, cracking a rib. :( He was doing fairly well with it until this past Tuesday morning. Around midnight he was laying on his back and when he went to turn over he heard a "pop" sound and was in major pain. He got up and he was having a really hard time breathing so he decided to go tot he emergency room. they said he did crack it a little more and that it would need 6-8 weeks to heal. He can work, but is limited on what he can do.

Well, that's about all that is going on for now.........tonight for dinner i'm making tacos! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!!

WOOHOO!!!!

We got another minivan today!!!!! Z totally surprised me with it......he had been working on it for several weeks and we now have another van. I've missed having a van so much. I never thought I would be a minivan mom, but after the first one years ago I fell in love and couldn't imagine driving anything else!!! Here is our new ride....it's a Chrysler Town & Country.....

Just a warning/heads up.....

Before you use your cellphone after you get out of the shower and dry off, make sure there isn't any soap left in your ear........

So excited.....

I got to shave my left leg today!!!! Why am I excited about shaving one leg?!? Well, the other day I was in the shower and was shaving my right leg when Chase went to fussing so I had to hurry and get out of the shower and only got one leg shaved.

The joys of having children............LOL!!!!!

Not a happy camper

So yesterday Tyler had an appointment to get his shots for school. We had been talking about them and trying to get him ready. Well, after waiting for almost 30 minutes in a warm room for the nurse to come in she finally came in with the needles.....4 total. :( He got a shot in each leg and in each arm....and they hurt. The thing that pissed me off though was the fact that she was so rough AND slow with them!! And get this.....she gave him the second shot and when she went to pull the needle out, the needle came off of the vial and was stuck in his leg! Most of the medicine ran down his leg! The last two in his arm were the worst for him....she gave them to him in the back of the arm and Tyler just screamed. :( I know he needed to get his shots, but it was just awful the way she did them.......he has to go back for one more shot in January and he will be good until he is 9. Chase has to get his first set of shots next month, and you can bet we will be asking for a different nurse to give them to him.........

Happy 4th of July!!!

And we're paying weekly insurance premiums because........?!?!?

Ok, I know it's been awhile since i've posted here........dealing with doctor visits and now a two week old is time consuming!! But, I need to vent.......

We have had the WORST experience with a health insurance company this entire pregnancy, and it seems to be even worse than we thought. Before we had the IUD taken out, Z called Aetna and asked them if they covered pregnancy and how it all worked. He was told (and I was there when he talked to them) they cover pregnancy and all we would be responsible for was the office copay. Fine, sounds good to me! Well, we had the IUD taken out and when they started with blood work we kept getting bills in the mail from the lab.....you see, Aetna only covers 70%....of EVERYTHING!!!! WTH?!? And, as for prescriptions, we have to pay out of pocket and then submit paperwork so they can reimburse us. Fine.......we did that and within 30 days we usually had our money back....until earlier this year when they told us we have a $500 deductible we hadn't met yet. WHAT?!?!?!? Then, in the hospital after giving birth, we found out they will only cover 70% of the hospital stay and birth.......un-freakin-real. But the real kicker today.........our OB office called Aetna for us to find out if they covered me getting another IUD put in. (Z is getting snipped, but not until we get better health insurance, which won't take effect until the first of the year and we NEED to have some sort of birth control until then) So the OB office called me back today and get this.....Aetna covers NO birth control options for me at ALL! And to get the Mirena IUD......$963.

So again I ask.....WHY ARE WE PAYING WEEKLY PREMIUMS FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY THAT COVERS BASICALLY NOTHING?!?!?!?

Kindergarten 101

We went to kindergarten 101 last night at Ty's school and it was awesome!!! There were 5 kindergarten teachers there and they went over things we could do with Ty to get him prepared for school this August. They also gave us a nice packet of things we could use with him, plus a really cute book! I really liked meeting all the teachers....and they were all SO nice! They also talked about the staggered start days for the kindergarten class.......the first week of school, Ty will go one day. The second week, he'll once again go one day. Both of those days he will go from 7:45-10. Then the third week would be his official start, which I think will end up being August 31st?!? They said they will mail out a letter the end of July telling us who his teacher will be, what days he will go the first two weeks, and what supplies he will need. They also went over dropping off and picking up the kids. Since kindergarten hours are different than the other grades, the only way they can ride a school bus home is if they go to an after school "daycare" until the other grades dismiss. I'd much rather take Ty to and from school anyway so he won't have to wait around to come home.

I really can't believe my big boy will be starting school soon!! :)

Busy day!!

Well, not only is today our anniversary, but it's going to be super busy!! We have a doctor appointment with the OB at 2:30, then we have to come home and have dinner, then be at Ty's school by 6pm for kindergarten 101. He is SO excited about going to his school again!! It's just basically a bunch of kindy teachers talking about how we can better prepare Ty for school this August, plus they are offering free refreshments and a free book for Ty! I still can't believe my "baby" will be starting school this year. I remember thinking when he was only 2 or 3 years old that we had tons of time before he started school, and now the time is already here. :( It's hard to think about letting him go to school, so I can only imagine how rough it will be when Chase starts school in 5 years!!!!

8 years ago today......

Z and I said "I do"! It's so hard to believe we've been married for 8 years. It hasn't been an easy 8 years, that's for sure! But for the most part I wouldn't trade him for anyone......

Happy Mothers Day!

I hope all you mama's out there have a great Mothers Day today! Tyler got me a super cute card and some beautiful carnations this morning....I cried when he handed them to me! I'll have to get a pic of them to share. I also got a text from my girlfriend in MD and from my niece wishing me a happy mothers day...SO SWEET!!!! I was seriously dreading this day since mom passed away. The day she passed, I immediately thought about all the holidays I wouldn't get to share with her anymore, and Mothers Day hurt the most. When Z and I bought mothers day cards last week, it felt so wrong not getting mom a card to mail. I'm hoping for mothers day next year we'll have the extra money to go to MD so I can visit moms grave. I miss her so much......


On a lighter note, Z is cooking boneless pork ribs with some texas toast for dinner......the ribs are marinating as I type this!! I made some iced tea to go with it.......nothing like JFG sweet tea to go with some super sloppy barbecue ribs!!!!!