The First Week...

Well, I survived my first week and did not cry at all...okay maybe once but I can explain that one. It helped a ton that TJH worked later than I did in the morning so he took the kids to the sitter and I picked them up. We are seriously considering getting extra car seats so we are not having to swap cars all the time...But we shall see. TJH has been super supportive around the house and with the kids. He never ceases to amaze me.

However, we did have an "incident" on his watch, that he feels badly for but I have tried and tried to make him realize that it wasn't his fault. IX was trying to get his backpack on and swung around, accidentally pushing II, she stumbled and hit the column. She has a slight cut above her eye brow. Well, if anyone knows how foreheads bleed, Travis swooped her up and took her and IX to the urgent care. Yes, he took both children with him. Now if it were me, I would have been on the phone to one of my friends, asking to drop IX off while I take II in...so clearly, he handled it way better than I did. She is fine, they just put dermabond (glue) on her forehead...If she ends up with a scar, it will match the one TJH has.

So when he called me, I was in training. When I walked out to my car to go to another building, I checked my phone, saw the missed called then two text messages. TJH explained in his text what had happened. I freaked for a minute, called TJH and he was on his way in, so I was able to give him a great big hug and then I started to cry. My baby was hurt and I was not there. He reassured me she was fine, and that I was fine. I guess it was a moment of working mother guilt. I did call our sitter and she said she was fine. When I picked them up and saw her, I was definitely relieved. It wasn't as bad as I had imagined. And when we were home, Ginger (our dog) was walking around following her and she thought she was being chased so she was laughing her head off...I knew she was perfectly okay.

I was able to do some of the actual job I was hired for yesterday...I was excited and nervous...Hoping I didn't screw anything up but I really do need to cut myself a little slack. It is going to take some time to learn the processes, the programs, the acronyms. OH BOY, the acronyms...now from time to time I have to ask TJH to explain what he is talking about when he speaks with acronyms and that is my only savior right now, some of the acronyms tossed out I actually understood but there are A LOT more to learn...slightly overwhelming. It's also nice to be in an environment where you are treated like an adult. You have to work 40 hours, how you work them is up to me. So I can get creative if I need to...Unlike my job in my previous life where they were so nit picky about your time. While I can understand that for those that abuse the situation but for those who just want to get the job done, it's frustrating. So it's nice.

As for the kids adjusting to going the sitter, well, I never thought I'd hear IX say "but I want to sleep momma". It was my day to take them, so we had to leave early. IX was still asleep. When I went to wake him up, that's what he said to me. It is always a fight to get him to bed because he doesn't like to go to bed so it was funny that he said that. With the schedules we have the kids will only be at the sitter 4 days a week unless the schedules don't allow for that then it will be five, so really, it's not so bad. I will say I am nervous when TJH has to travel, but I have my straws ready...so that I can suck it up and drive on. I CAN do this!!

Two steppin'

I wasn't able to get it on film YET, but our little one has taken her first steps. Daddy couldn't be prouder because they were to him. He was gone all week and while we went to visit family she was attempting but never did. Then when were all home together, she took two steps towards Daddy. I can't believe she is going to be one soon. Where does the time go?

WOW...that was fast!!

It's already the 5th of October and I managed to get through all of September with only one post? really? oops...I love October in New Mexico, too bad I really don't live IN New Mexico, the map says we do but really it's West Texas...so I must drive 3 hours to appreciate the true beauty. Which is fine, I call it "the new one hour commute". But worth it to see my family and friends I haven't seen in awhile. This week is special because it is balloon fiesta in Albuquerque and it will be the kids first one. I cannot wait to see IX face when he sees all the balloons. More to come with pictures and more pictures of  what IX calls "booluloons".

September...really...

It's September and I feel like the summer flew by and now, here we are...September. There is a certain special day coming up...September 16th...I think it's awesome that the whole country of Mexico celebrates it too...little do they know they are celebrating the birth of one TJH in addition to their independence.  LOL...It's the BIG 3-0 ...WHOA!!

My 30th was definitely unforgettable. TJH took me skydiving. What better way to celebrate the big 30 by jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. If you have never been, really, I highly recommend it. It may sound scary but really it's not. It's amazing and quite frankly indescribable. So of course I want to try and do something super special for him. I want him to remember his 30th birthday as fondly as I remember mine. So I'm on a mission...T-minus 12 days before the big reveal...which really makes it sound better than it really is BUT I know he's going to LOVE it!!

We have to go say hi to Mater...

If you are ever driving through Santa Rosa, NM and you get off I-40 and onto the road that has all the resturants on it, sorry I cannot think of the name right now, there is a car museum on the south side of the road. Out front they have all sorts of really old cars and trucks, some restored, some not. We have not made it into the actual musuem yet but I know one of these days we will. IX usually sleeps between Clovis and Santa Rosa and when he wakes up in Santa Rosa the first words out of his mouth is "we have to go see Mater". Mater, the tow truck from the Disney movie Cars, in case you don't know. So I drive by, pull in, and IX yells out the window..."HI MATER"

my little helper

Today, II decided she would help me clean windows. My first intinct was to stop her from helping me but then I just couldn't help it and I had to take a picture.

"I make eggs momma"

One thing is certain, I live by the rule that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I love breakfast. Could be waffles, pancakes, bacon and eggs, oatmeal, toast with jam, breakfast is AWESOME!! There are some mornings IX wants scrambled eggs, so I have showed him how to mix the egg, and he has to be the one to pour them in the pan and we scramble them up. There are also some mornings that he is "pretending" to make us coffee, he takes a measuring cup and spoon, stirs the spoon in the cup and hands it to me saying "I make coffee fer ju momma". And I pretend to drink it and of course it's the best coffee on the planet.

Well, THIS morning, after he had eaten his waffle, we got started on II's room. IX was running around and I was getting everything organized. He came running in and said, "I make eggs momma"...so as before I played along and asked them how they were and he said good...etc. But then I walked into the kitchen...to find this

and then I found this....
"IX, where is the egg shell"...response "in da trash momma"

low and behold...there it is...in the trash

WOW...really? Did my two and half year old, crack an egg, put it in a bowl, scramble it, and pour it in the pan with minimal mess AND no shell in the pan? REALLY?

So then I asked him if he wanted ME to cook them, and he came running over...NOOOOOOO I DO IT I DO IT!!! Okay, okay...good thing he cannot turn the burner on, I at least get to do that.