We have had another good weekend. Friday, Chris and I watched a movie. Saturday, we went to Walmart, hung out at home & watched 2 more movies. Today, Jillian and I went to JcPenneys to buy her some fall/winter clothes and then back to Walmart for a quick shopping trip. I have really enjoyed these past two weekends just hanging out at home. Which surprises me because I always think I need to get out of the house, but then enjoy it when I don't.

Jillian loves to help me cook. Last night she helped me cook ravioli. The ravioli is frozen, but she poured in the pizza sauce and spread the cheese. That is what she is doing in the picture below:

Jillian helping me cook dinner on Saturday.
Doesn't she just look so cute with her apron on & actually smiling at the camera.


Jillian figured out how to get in the freezer! She is too smart for her own good.
She loves her pancakes & waffles to be frozen when she eats them. So maybe now on Saturday morning, we can just tell her to go out & get in the freezer for breakfast. LOL.

Not, only does she like to help me cook dinner,s he also likes to cook her babies. Last Sunday when she was home with Chris she told him she was putting her babies to sleep and put them in the microwave. But yesterday, she told me repeatedly that she wanted to cook her babies. I unplugged it, so she couldn't turn it on because she was pressing buttons. And I have let her help me start the microwave before, so I am sure she would figure it out.
The pictures below are when we got home from Dana's wedding. She refused to take off her dress. Maybe she felt a little like Cinderella because she was helping out around the house alot. As you can see in the photos below.

Our little cook.

Jillian helping me change the trash bag.

Jillian helping me with the dishwasher.

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful once again for my beautiful daughter and my wonderful husband.
My daughter makes me realize to slow down & enjoy life. Who cares if things don't get done around the house. As long as I lay with her for a few minutes before bed, she is normally happy. She is truly a blessing. Even when I am uptight, she makes me realize, I need to relax and enjoy every moment of her life because it is amazing how fast she is growing up.
My husband is a little kooky, but I get him and he gets me. We are more alike then I like to admit sometimes. I always have his back and he has mine. Even if we don't agree with the Clomid situation, we normally agree on most things. And if we don't, we have learned to compromise and discuss it like somewhat mature adults.
I am very lucky & thankful for the 2 wonderful people that I live with everyday. For loving and understanding me, I don't know if I could be more thankful.

Believe it or not, I don't really have much to say. This weekend has kind of been boring. Visited with my mom on Friday night. Saturday afternoon we went & got Jillian a haircut, then headed out to Plainfield to try to find a Halloween costume for Jillian. Jillian didn't like the Halloween decor there at all! Then we went to Tx Roadhouse. The steak I had was delicious. Jillian wasn't awful, but she sure wasn't great. I slept so good last night, I don't even remember Chris coming to bed! Today, I went over & cleaned up my moms house because she is planning on moving back in there this week. It needs ALOT of work, but at least I feel a little better with her going back in there for the time being. Jillian got her crayons taken away because she colored all over her glider seat & after we had a talk about it, she colored on her potty lid. So, those were taken away. She isn't listening to either Chris nor I very well, but I think it is just a typical 2 year old. We definitely don't let her get away with it! Stinker.
I called my OBGYN this week to find out about starting Clomid. He said I could start anytime I wanted since I am so irregular. Chris said NO! Butt head. He is just worried about having twins. It only increases the chances by 7%. Like I want twins. HELL NO! He said we haven't been trying long enough yet (technically only 1 month, but I say 3). He said we could start Clomid in January, but I was wanting November, so we compromised for December. So, I will have to keep my blogging updated on that progress.
So, that is all I really have to say. Not a whole lot & no pictures.

cracking up

Tonight before bed, I was reading to Jillian an Elmo ABC book. We got to the "I" which is of course for ice cream. She said, "ice cream, cold, good, mmmm." And she said this everytime we got the the "I". Then right before I was leaving the room, she had on her yellow ladybug hat on with the book in her lap saying "bye bye mommy. i love you. be good." and she was waving. Then she wanted another kiss, so of course, I couldn't pass it up. After I kissed her, she was doing the same thing with the waving & saying bye bye. She just cracks me up!!!

Dentist appt.

Jillian had her 3rd dental appointment today. She saw Dr. Thompson this time. Oh, boy was that an experience for Chris. I thought it was going to be bad because she was whiny when she first got to the office. She was crying because I wanted to wash off her face & hands because she was very dirty. That wasn't a good sign. So, they finally took her back into a room and closed the door. She was screaming so loudly they could hear her across the exam area in the other room. Then when Dr. Thompson heard her, he said "Who is that?" When Ellen told him it was Jillian he said "We have a strong willed child do we?" That is an understatement. Chris said he came into the room with his hands covering his ears. I don't really know how good the exam was because when she came out she came up to me (her cheeks were very red) and was upset because she wanted an orange ball instead of the green one she picked. When I said no, she lost it & I made Chris take her out of the office because I knew that wouldn't go over well. Chris did say Dr. Thompson didn't really get a good look at her frenum and it is written in the chart to look at it next time. But I don't think there were any cavities, so all is good. She was a 2T (we grade on behavior) but I changed it to a 2F. I got yelled at by a couple of my co-workers because she is only 2, but it still sounds like she was an F to me. So I changed it to 2FT. We have been trying really hard to brush her teeth every night. We are also going to start using fluoride toothpaste. With the teeth Chris & I have, it is a good idea to take as many precautions as possible.

week in review

On Labor Day, we didn't do anything. Jillian and I ran to Target just to get out of the house. I went to work for a few hours on Tuesday & Wednesday, I picked up the house.
Thursday, I went back to work and actually saw patients. That night was Dana's rehearsal & dinner. Jillian & I waited at the clubhouse until they got there. We also helped Ellen set up the food from Squealers. Jillian was a little unruly while we were waiting, but she was just being a typical 2 year old. There just wasn't anything for her to do, even the TV was broke. After the dinner, the men went downstairs & played basketball. There is a big window upstairs that you can look down on them & watch them play. Jillian had a good time watching Daddy & Danny play basketball. Chris got home a little after us & said he was already sore. And somehow it ended up being my fault that he played basketball. Leave it to him to push the blame on someone else. LOL.
Friday was another work day. Then Dana & I took Jillian to Brookes house so she could watch her while Dana & I stayed in a hotel. After we dropped her off, we met up with Mandy and went to Cheeseburger in Paradise. It was yummy. Dani was there with a few of her friends & she bought Dana & I a drink. It was a Sangria Rita and I could have drank alot more of them than just one. The fried pickles & onion strings were good too.
Saturday was Dana's wedding day. We woke up & Dani came over to do Danas hair. Mandy showed up a little later & did her makeup. Then we headed to Valle Vista. I was on my way to pick up Jillian when Chris called me & said he needed a sewing kit. so I had to run & get that for him. I thought I was going to be late, I wasn't even sure if I was going to make it back for the ceremony. Thankfully, Brooke had Jillian all pretty by the time I got there & I just threw on my dress & some makeup & ran back up to Valle Vista. Here are some pics:

Dana & Danny doing the sand ceremony

PDW girls with Dana

PDW kids with Dana

Dana looked beautiful and Danny looked so happy. Jillian was pretty noisey throughout the ceremony. And as the groomsmen went down the aisle she kept saying "Daddy" to all of them. I don't know if it was because they all had on the same tux or not, but of course my boss noticed & said something to Chris later. Thinking he is a funny man.

Dana & Danny are now happily married and on their honeymoon (I'm so jealous because they are on a cruise). The reception was nice. Of course, jillian didn't dance at all. She has no problem dancing around the house, but not in front of anyone else. All the other kids were out there dancing, but she wouldn't leave my sight or Chris's. Anyway. We came home from the reception & just hung out. Jillian was so very tired because she only got a nap on the way home. She was flipping out about everything. It was quite comical.

Today, the family went to Walmart. We weren't sure if Jillian was feeling well because when she first got up she laid on the couch with me. Then she took a 2 hour nap & after her nap, she came & laid on me and actually watched some of the football game. Her and I went over to Ellens to go for a walk, she even seemed a little distant to them, which is unusual. Then we went to the park for a bit. Came home & that was about it. Jillian was a good girl today. She even played by herself alot, which is good for Chris & I.

My mom came over Friday night after I picked Jillian up from daycare. We were so excited that she actually felt well enough to come over. She didn't stay for long, but it was still n ice to have her over here. She bought Jillian some Pop Rocks that they shared. Jillian loved them. After she left, we went outside & played for a little bit. She is so cute (if I do say so myself). We had a good night.

Jillian playing outside on Friday night.

On Saturday, we got up & headed over to Hoopeston Illinois to watch the Sweetcorn Festival Parade. I think it may be one of the last ones we will be going to since my grandmother is getting so much older. And she has really declined in the last year. So, Chris, Jillian and I drove over to Illinois. It didn't take long for Jillian to figure out that she had to run out into the street to grab the candy. She got quite a bit of candy. We left after about an hour because we wanted to go visit my grandma & knew we had a busy evening ahead of us. We were just going to stay at my grandmas for a little bit, but she insisted on taking us to lunch. We went to Subway. It was actually very yummy.

Chris & Jillian waiting for the Sweetcorn Festival Parade to start.


Then we came home & went to Oktoberfest to see Peacetrain. Unfortunately, I didn't get to enjoy Peacetrain too much. They had alot of bounce houses & if you paid $5.00, you got unlimited time in the bounce houses. Joy, for me!

Jillian in the bounce house at Oktoberfest.

Jillian did dance a little though. She danced with me to "Bobbie McGee", which made me happy. Since it is one of my favorite songs. And a couple of other times too. She definitely has some rhythm and loves to dance. While we were there her Daddy bought her a bubble gun that lit up. Jillian loved it. It shoots out alot of bubbles & looks pretty cool when it is all lit up.

Jillian dancing to Peacetrain at Oktoberfest while eating a brat!

Today, we just hung out at home. Jillian likes lotion, so I gave her some to put on herself. What a mistake. As you can see by the picture below, she had a great time using it.

Jillian covered in lotion.

Crazy hair day

Today is crazy hair day at daycare. Jillian and I went to Walgreen's last night to buy spray color for her hair. I was going to pick purple, but she wanted blue. She carried it around last night and before bed she even climbed up on the kitchen stool & tried to grab it off the counter. She climbed up there again this morning & got it. She sat in my lap & was such a big girl while I put her hair in 4 pony tails. But when I went to spray the blue hair color into her hair, she flipped out! She didn't like it at all. I tried to bribe her with candy to let me do it & when she wouldn't I kind of chased her around the house trying to spray it. I know I tortured her, but I wanted her hair blue, darn it! LOL. She calmed down once I gave her some gummies & her gummy vitamin. So, all is good. She strutted into school like she always does, so she wasn't too traumatized, thankfully.

We are going to the Sweetcorn Festival Parade tomorrow in Hoopeston, Illinois. Jillian has been every year of her short life & I don't know how much longer my grandmother will be around to be able to go, so I want to do it while we can. I always loved it as a kid because they throw out so much candy and I'm sure Jillian will love it too. She loves to see firetrucks & they have plenty of those in the parade.
Then we are going to Oktoberfest later in the evening to see Peacetrain play. We went last year & Jillian really liked the music, so we thought we would go again this year. Saturday will be a busy day, but I'm sure it will be a good day.

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for this week off. I haven't accomplished anything really, but I am still thankful having this time off work.

This picture just cracks me up! While I was laying in bed with Jillian before she went to bed, she said she wanted this hat, which by the way, she has never touched it since the day we bought it months & months ago. Anyway....she asked for it because grandma Lana bought her a little Woody figurine from Toy Story & she wanted a hat since Woody had a hat. I got her the hat, kissed her night night & left. I went to AT&T because I dropped my phone in the toilet,( yes yucky)! And when I went to check on her after I got home, this is how I found her. I had to call Chris into her room because it was so cute. Love it!!