Gracie

My daughter has been such a gift to me and I couldn't be more thankful. When I say gift I really mean it, she was born just a couple weeks after I lost my grandmother so I feel like my gramma sent this wonderful girl to me to help try and fill a void in my heart after she left this world. And my heart has been overflowing ever since. Before Grace came into this world she was already giving me a run for my money! At the later stages of  my pregnancy it became apparent that I had gestational diabetes. And via ultra sounds she seems to be growing very well. In the last month she was to big to tell how big she actually was anymore LOL! I was scheduled for a c section on a Monday morning. The Friday before that Grace decided she was not waiting those couple days and I was in labor. We went to the hospital about 6 and after all the prepping I was in the O.R. just after midnight. My hubby, her dad was with me and sat right by my head hold the puke bucket... poor guy lol. After what seemed like forever the Dr announces its a girl (which we already knew) and they cleaned her up and bundle her up and brought her to me. I couldn't hold her yet because I was still strapped down to the table but daddy held her and put her to my face so I could kiss her. she was a big baby almost 13 pounds!! One of the Drs even said "hurry up and weigh her, I gotta see this" and another Dr said " she was born with a spoon in her mouth". The nurses and every other person in the hospital couldn't get over her. She was so adorable. Came out bright eyed and a head full of black hair. She was taken to the nursery and I was taken to recover in my room. They had to run some extra test beyond the normal ones. She had apparently had a bowl movement while she was still in me, which can be dangerous if she ingested any of it. She was fine perfectly healthy. My mom and hubby left after we were settled in for what was left of the night. The next couple days we spent in the hospital and had visitors from family and hospital staff that had to come see this big baby they had heard all about.

Big brother came up and he was shy as usual and I dont think he knew what to think of her. Daddys friend Eric drove us home from the hospital. She was a good baby, very rarely got sick, and the 'terriable twos' wasnt terrible at all. She developed fast, never liked baby food, she wanted the real thing! She gave up the bottle and started walking before she turned a year old. One thing that stuck with her for a looooong time was her binky. I gave her one right away when she was born because she was sucking on her hands and I didnt want her to become a thumb sucker thinking it would be easier to break her of the binky then the thumb. Well she was really attached to that binky, I should have bought stock in binkys we went through so many. We always had to have a few back ups, god forbid we loose one! The binky lasted till she was almost 7! Yeah it got to the point were I would tell her 'if you want it you keep track of it' and she would too! She always made sure I had one in my purse when we went somewhere and even started to get embarrassed by it and would only have it when no one was around. Then one day after me suggesting for at least a year, she just decided she was done with it. So I put the last one in my jewelery box and there is were it still sits.

Grace is going to be 13 years old at the end of this month. And it seems like yesterday that she was born. I cant believe how time flys! She is still a good kid! She has an old soul. She gets along great with adults and is very mature for her age, she always has been. But she is not mature in a bad way like some of these 13 year olds are today out there. She is not 'fast'. She is not trying to grow up and act like an idiot and boy crazy and make up crazy and party crazy, ugh I dont know what I would do if she acted like a typical teenager. She has a very good head on her shoulders and I am so proud of the lil lady she is becoming.

Grace is a clothes and shoes alcoholic. She loves the mall and shopping! She has a great sense of style. Some styles dad doesnt like lol but she doesnt try to get away with anything over the top, and is respectful of his wishes. Grace is a daddys girl, she always has been.

I dont mind at all. I am happy they have the bond they do. Her and I also have a great bond, I love her dearly but we do but heads sometimes. Sometimes I wish she would just crawl up in my lap twirl my hair, cuddle and fall asleep like when she was little. I will always hold on to and cherish the memories of her like that. I look forward to the great memories that will come!

July

July: The heart of summer! Americas birthday! It is also 2 of the most important females in my life birthdays month; my mother & my daughter. It is also a bitter month as a reminder of when I lost my grandmother. This month in my blog I will feature all 3 of the above mentioned. They all have effected my life in such a way I dont know what i would do with out them. Although my gramma is on the other side she is still with me and the things she taught me while here still are certainly still with me! America the beutiful and we sure know how to celebrate it! Fireworks have seemily been none stop since before the 1st of the month and will continue for the next couple weeks. My poor pregnant dog is a nervous wreck which I am sure is not good for her in her condition. But we will comfort her as much as possiable. My cat I have to laugh at... He is 7 years old and has heard fireworks and storms ect several times. SO I dont understand while all the sudden while there are fireworks going on he is doing an army crawl from one room to the next like he is under attack! I feel bad that he is scared but at the same time its hillarious to watch him. My mother & daughter -

I hope everyone enjoys there summer!!

Another Success Story.....

I love the chance to talk about how someone I know used The Secret and has had a big achievement. And today I am so proud of this one that it literally brought to tears to my eyes. My best Friend of 18 years now, is in school to learn medical office and billing, she has fancied the idea of continuing on with her education after her 11 year old graduates from high school and go on to become a forensic scientist or a medical examiner. We have joked and called her Dr. B like the Dr. G from t.v. She has gone through some hard times like most people, with love, family, money you name it. And a few times in the past year she has had a couple lows were she thought she might have to quite school and get a job tending bar or something else to just get by. Well she has heard her share of me preaching The Secret to her and staying positive and visualizing her goals ect ect. And today it has paid off for her in an even bigger way then she expected. Yesterday her class took a field trip to the county morgue and the Medical examiners who run it were so impressed with her that they pulled her teacher aside and want her to come back part time to start training with them till she graduates next month and then come to work there full time and they are going to pay for her to go to U of M to get licensed and become a medical examiner herself!!! She is so excited and she has every reason to be, I am so happy for her! Like I said she has struggled in life and now is her time to shine! I am sure she is walking on a cloud right now and I know it will continue to get even better for her! Now it is time to CELEBRATE!!!!!

Celebrate!

Sometimes in life we over look the little things that make us more comfortable or just give us a smile. Then one day we don’t have them. For example how many times have you lots power for a day or more due to a storm or other circumstances? It’s a major inconvenience and you soon realize how much you actually relied on it. Sure you can take you shower still but no blow dryer or curling/ flat iron, say good-bye to a good hair day LOL So when things like this happen we become really thankful for them. Sometimes there is a person in your life whom may be only an acquaintance and you only see them once or twice a month, but everytime you do they are so friendly and say the cutest lil things you cant help to smile. You may not think it has an impact on you and your life, then one day they are gone and you miss them and miss the lil smile they would give you. So as I talk about the bigger things like previously mentioned that are often overlooked, I feel like even the smallest of things are sadly over looked to much as well. I really think in these times that all of us focus too much on what is wrong, going wrong and could be wrong. Theres not enough celebrating of anything! Why do we have to have a birthday, wedding, barmitsva(sp?), or holiday to celebrate. Life should be a celebration of everything even the small stuff! In my family when we potty train the babies my sister came up with a celebration song for everytime they went, it is very corny and silly but hey it works, and think of what a hassle would be if no one was ever potty trained and there were no such things as toilets so celebrating potty training sounds logical to me! It may be only a 2-minute celebration over the smallest of things but in the end it is well worth it. Lets just say your quality of life is based on a scale of 1 – 10 and right now things are going good, you are pretty happy about your life so you would rate it at a 7. Ok try to start and celebrate the small things more often. Like I said even just a tiny 2-minute celebration all to yourself. I guarantee that the point on your life scale goes from 7 to at least 9! Now; when the big things happen, like the raise you've been wanting, or you finally buy that dream house you can celebrate BIG and already have the know how because you have been having lil celebrations all along!

Party On!!!!!