A tale of no sleep...

So, I've been having a ton of sleep problems with the girls lately and have been SOO tired! Jimmy and I decided that Alana will be going to bed at 9:00- no exceptions. Before this she was resisting sleep badly and fell asleep around 11...bad!

Well the other night Alana went to bed sometime between 9-9:30 and Kylie went to bed at 10:00!!! This is exciting progress, but here is the kicker. Alana didn't wake up all night and Kylie only woke up once...at 6:30!!!! Then we went back to bed until Alana woke up at 7:30! I couldn't believe it! Even when they fall asleep earlier they wake up all night long. I was so excited!

Then came last night....

I put Alana to bed at 9:00 and she fell asleep at 11:00. Kylie went to bed at 10:30 or so and slept until 12:30. I fed her and put her in our bed, but she still woke up at 2:00 again. Alana woke up right after Kylie calmed down and I put Kylie back into her pack and play (she is staying in our room while we sleep train since they share a room) and I went to sleep with Alana. Kylie woke up again at some point, but Jimmy took care of that. Then Kylie woke up again at 6:20 as well as Alana. Alana has been up since that time...what a great night, huh? Ugh..

However, I am going to be super stubborn this time and Alana is going to bed at 9:00 EVERY NIGHT! We have daylight savings time coming up and if I can't get these girls to start going to bed at least a little later, we'll be in an even WORSE situation come March 15th!

In other news, my sister is flying out to visit us on the 11th. I am so excited to see her. I miss my family so much and it upsets me a lot to think about how the girls may not know their family too well. We are going to have a great time.

As always, I'll end this with some pictures. It's been a while so there are quite a few.



Alana running circles around me.


She has so much hair!


I love this picture


Flying Kylie!


This is so cute!


That attitude cracks me up!


Daddy and baby!


I LOVE this picture!

Valentine Survey

I know Valentine's Day is over now, but I saw this survey and felt like filling it out!

Where did the two of you meet?

At my friend's house for a barbecue. I was a senior in High School and my friend in college was coming back home for a town fair and brought some friend's. We had a bbq the night before and went bowling. That is where I met Jimmy.

What was the first thought that went through your head when you first met him?

Wow he is hot. He seems to cool to hang out around me.

Do you remember what he was wearing?

I'm not entirely sure, but my guess would be khaki color cargo pants, a plain undershirt, and an unbuttoned long sleeved button down shirt.

Where did you go for your first date?

What we call our first date wasn't really a first date. We went out with dinner with 3 other friends, but we planned it as our first date. It was a fancy Japanese restaurant. I tried sushi for the first time and had to go to the bathroom to spit it out. Good times.

Where was the first time you kissed?

I went to go visit Jimmy at the college. We had fun and then I had to go drive home. It was raining out, but Jimmy still walked me to my car. When we got there I went to say goodbye and he kissed me. It was a quick peck. I didn't expect it, but was happy. That was Jimmy's first kiss ever as well.

When was the first time you realized you liked him?

I thought he was cute and seemed like a sweet guy since I first met him. I joked with my friends to stop telling me things about him or I'll form a crush, but the first time I realized I liked him was probably the weekend after I met him. I'm not sure what it was that made me like him, but I was drawn to him.

How long did you know him before you became a couple?

Not even a month. We met October 1st and starting dating October 25th.

How did he propose to you?

I wrote about that in this post: Back to the start.

Do you have kids together?

2 daughters. Alana and Kylie.

Have you ever broken the law together?

Not that I can think of. We are good kids. :P

Do you trust him?

I trust him with the important things. My life, not to cheat, etc... I don't trust that he'll do his own dishes or laundry.

Do you see him as your partner in your future?

I wouldn't want it any other way.

What is the best gift he gave you?
My necklace. Our first christmas together he gave this necklace


What is one thing he does that gets on your nerves?

He escapes into the bedroom for long periods of time without telling me. I'll be cooking dinner and I'll look into the living room and he's gone. He'll be taking a shower or working out. That's fine, I just want to know when he's unavailable.

Where do you see each other 15 years from now?

Let's see...in 15 years we'll be 37. I can see us taking nice vacations together since our kids will be in their late teens.

What causes the most arguments?

Stress. We need to learn how to better manage our stress and not take it out on one another.

How long have you been together?

We've been together for roughly 4.5 years, but our 3rd anniversary of marriage is June 10th.

To be continued, I hope.

I haven't been on here in a week or so...I'm trying to catch up on blogs I'm reading and then I may come back to write some of whats been going on around here. It all depends on whether the girls are content to play on their own for a little longer or not.

I will put up some pictures now, just in case I don't make it back today!


Jimmy and Kylie

I think she looks like her Daddy.


My pretty toddler.


They love to play together. It's great.

Here are the many faces of Kylie...these were all taken within the span of a couple minutes.

Braving the cold.

There hasn't been too much for me to update on lately. Life seems to just be going on day by day over and over boring and boring.

It certainly doesn't help the monotony when it is freezing outside! We had to go grocery shopping yesterday and I was dreading it! We started off this cold spell with a gallon and a half of milk for Alana and she busted through that thing. What can I say? The girl loves milk! Anyway, we had to pick up a few things so that meant braving the cold.

The girls went out in their footie pajamas because it is warmer that way. Maybe it's weird, but at least they didn't have cold ankles! I also forced mittens and a hat on Alana, which made her pretty angry. This girl does NOT like to wear gloves and hats. I chose the mittens so she'd have a bit more trouble getting them off and, of course, that made her even angrier. Oh well...she wasn't winning this one.

We got to the store with my nicely written down list of items and go pick up what we need. We got a cart full of food for only $100.00. I was proud! For the next two weeks we'll only have to go out for milk and bananas! GO ME!

Of course I get home and what do I realize? I forgot to get the last thing on the list. I ALWAYS forget something! Alana's vitamins were the forgotten this time. We were lucky in that we still had enough left over to last us to the next shop date. I'm glad that I usually pick up a replacement before things run out.

So there is my saga of going to the store. I've had a boring week and that has been my highlight....and it's a boring highlight...oh well! There's always next week! Or at the rate this weather is going, next month.

Now for some pictures!


She is pulling up on everything! She even stood on her own a little bit!


Eating an apple and trying to show off her painted toenails.


Both kiddos...they are getting so big.

Something really weird happened to me the other night.

I was sitting at the computer at 12:15 a.m. typing to someone when I just felt weird and it started to look like the table my laptop sits on was falling over. I felt really freaked out and tried to get up to go get Jimmy and I could hardly walk to the bedroom. I heard a bunch of crashing behind me as I was trying to walk because I pushed myself off the table to get up and I guess it fell. I made it in the bedroom and tried to wake Jimmy up to tell him what happened, but he didn't really do anything. I think he was still asleep. Anyway, I went back into the living room and the only thing that fell were a hairbrush sitting on the table and the laptop. It was really freaky. I really thought the entire table crashed down.

And then around 4:00 in the morning I hear one of the girls waking up and I stood up to go to their room and fell right over. My entire right leg was asleep! It was like I didn't even have one! My husband was up immediately for that one and wanted to make sure I was Ok...that made up for him sleeping through my earlier issues.

What a weird night...it didn't help that I was reading about ghosts...I was freaked out all night! I really freaked out when the light I was using in the living room just shut off as I was cleaning! Nobody was near the light switch or plug when it shut off. I had moved something right next to it a minute before so I guess that moved the plug...I just wonder why it took a minute or two to fall out. Weird. And I almost forgot, Kylie has been sleeping out in the living room lately, but that night she was able to go in her crib, but when I was in the living room I started to think Kylie was in her pack n' play like normal because it sounded like she was rolling over in there. Strange.

In other news, I just copied some old entries into my blog. I put my birth stories and my wedding day. They are archived at the correct month and year if anyone is interested in seeing them (June + July 2006 and May 2008) If I find any more I may add them. I've been looking through an old livejournal of mine I have been thinking of getting rid of and wanted to preserve these posts.

Christmas!

Christmas was pretty nice. I couldn't sleep the night before which pissed me off and then we woke up early and the girls saw this.



The girls pulled in a nice haul! Only a few of those aren't theirs.






Playing with Elmo's Restaurant.



My sister got me Monty Python and The Holy Grail killer rabbit slippers!



The bunny ate Kylie's foot.



The haul. Lucky girls!

Here are some more pictures that I love.



Kylie and I



Alana being a ham for the camera.



Kylie's puppy dog eyes.

ETA: Kylie is pulling up to stand now! She's also crawling like a mad woman and keeps trying to get our shoes at the door. I make a barrier out of toys and toy boxes, but Alana keeps taking it apart! Alana is also talking a lot. She seems to have a great memory. She'll watch a new show and by the second time she watches it she's saying the lines right along with the show! She also seems to be getting taller. This girl will be huge!

I will try to get better at this...

I keep forgetting about my blog! And of course, the times I do remember the girls need me 1 minute after I start typing.

Kylie is screaming (playfully) right now and Alana is drawing. I'm trying to squeeze in some blog time!

I took some Christmas pictures and FINALLY sent out my cards yesterday. I loved the pictures.








I am also very happy because we received the crib we ordered for Kylie the other day! It took a LOOONG time to get here (don't order from babycenter...) But I love it! I'm not sure if I mentioned before that we lost the old crib in the move, but we did and I was really upset about that. However, this new crib is gorgeous!! Kylie seems to like it a lot and Alana keeps pointing to Kylie in the crib saying she is stuck. It's cute.




Oh and Kylie is crawling!!! She is a master at it! I also think she'll be pulling up to standing soon. She is really trying.



I almost forgot to mention that it's my husband's 22nd birthday tomorrow!! I'd write what I bought him, but I'm not sure if he can find the blog or not! We're going to go out to eat at a Steak house and then get some Cold Stone Creamery ice cream!