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January 2011 Moms
RedZee
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Updates?
RedZee
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I haven't been on in a while. I'd love to get updates from everyone and share what's going on in our family. It seems like other people have also been just checking in now and then so it might be nice for everyone to get an update. (And maybe people will start posting again?)
I started a job in July. It's in industry working for a company that leads speech recognition technology (not Google). I design the prompts and logic and software for the annoying phone systems that everyone hates (think Amtrak Julie). So far, my job is going really well. It's taking me a while to really make friends and I find being a working mom to be a totally different challenge from being a state at home mom (and have a lot of respect and see a ton of pros and cons for both lifestyles).
It's really nice not to feel so much financial pressure. We're building up savings and hoping to redo our kitchen soon and hoping to stay in the apartment for at least a few more years so that if/when we move, we'll be able to do it without a major struggle. Still not sure where we'll end up living. We like our community a lot and have many local friends. We walk to each other's places on weekends and go to the park and stuff. But it's an extremely expensive area and it'll always be hard to afford life here.
DD is doing awesome. She really likes daycare and is learning lots of songs and games and stuff and just growing up so much. I still have some issues with the place, but also see a lot of good things about it. She's really such a cool kid. She's also extremely determined and stubborn and smart with a serious temper.
And we're starting TTC this cycle. I'm so excited about it - and also kinda scared.
DD1: born 1/19/11. DD2: born 10/10/13
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Re: Updates?
Congrats on TTC!
We expanded our family on Sept 27, Everett was born. We didn't know the gender so it was an amazing surprise to find out he was a boy. DD loves having her baby brother, except I can see sharing to be an issue. Some how all his Christmas gifts are hers!
I've also been looking for a job since having DS. There isn't alot in our area so it may take a while. I've applied to a few but nothing has come of them. I need to be more aggressive. Hopefully 2013 is the year!
DD acts like a teenager! She wants to do everything herself. She also has a serious shoe obsession. Everyday she tries on all of her shoes at least once. She is talking more & more everyday. Her new favorite saying is "Actually it's mine". I was telling her every time she said DS's toys were hers that they were actually brother's.
Congratulations on the new addition! Your DD sounds hilarious. I can totally imagine an almost 2 year old walking around saying, "actually it's mine". I'm sure she'll figure out the sharing thing, even though she'll probably always hate sharing with her brother.
What kind of work are you looking for? Good luck! Job hunting is the worst.
MarSam, it's awesome that you're enjoying being home with your LO so much. I also think this age is super fun, though also challenging. I hate that I feel like so much of the time I'm telling her not to do things. But still, all the new experiences are so fun.
Not sure exactly what I'm looking for. I did Marketing for 7 years at my old job. It was okay. I also have customer service & admin experience. Pretty much everything in our area is medical related, and I have zero experience with that!
What a year it was! I took over ownership of my families real estate company in the spring. We moved from the town I work and grew up in to 45 minutes away which puts my husband closer to his job, in June. We are slowly making the house our own. We spent most of July on a road trip across country which was alot of fun.
DS is so much fun to be around, he talks up a storm, he recently has taken interest in singing and dancing to us. He is very curious and explores everything, he is also very independent and wants to do everything himself.
Our other big news is that we are expecting again! I am due July 27th, 2013 so that will bring about a whole new set of adventures for 2013!
Congratulations!
Yes, there is a lot of "No" at this age, isn't there. Im trying to find the right way, its so tricky. A funny exmple with the xmas tree, she kept trying to unplugg it. I said "If you unplug that tree one more time, im putting it away!" I was concerned because she kept trying to plug it in and i didnt want her to get zapped. She attempted this at least 20 times and i wasnt getting through to her.
Finally she unplugged the tree again and i said something like "Ok, i warned you! Now whats gonna happen?"
She goes "Bye tree! Bye!!"
omg. seriously. lol
I'm still a SAHM to our two little girls and wouldn't have it any other way. DD1 will be 2 here shortly and DD2 is just about 7 months old. DD2 is a total handful and if she'd been the first born, she'd have also been the last
We just got back from an amazing family vacation (to the Florida Keys, where most of my family is). It was extra awesome since it was our last really chunk of time together before DH deploys here shortly. Once he is gone I will definitely be busy, but I am up to the challenge.
Redzee - Good luck with the baby making!
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deb - Congrats on your baby making
Good idea!!
We expanded our family as well this year with the addition of Timothy 9/13. He is the happiest baby (most of the time), looks just like me and nothing like JT. JT is the best big brother ever and loves him to pieces. Timmy smiles, coos, and laughs now.
JT is a rambunctious child and sometimes I find it hard to keep up with him! I always worry that I am taking away from him by having Timmy so I really try to keep him active (we do an art class, The Little Gym, I also joined a MOMs club and we go to those outings on occasion as well). It gets harder now that Timmy is more aware of his surroundings and won't just sleep the whole time we are out! I can still do it but it's getting harder.
JT is repeating words all the time now, no sentences or phrases just yet. He's not as independent as others seem to be but I like a Momma's boy so I'm ok with that for now
I will say our house looks like Geoffrey from Toys R Us threw up in it, but the trampoline was the best investment ever! He no longer jumps on my couches!!
Life with 2U2 is difficult and being SAHM I feel like I'm going crazy sometimes! But all in all I know we'll be in the easier stages in no time so I will just enjoy them being little now.
Congrats Debperdoo and GL Redzee!!
Hey there ladies! Just happened to hop online for a moment. It's been awhile since i have posted anything.
We are expecting our DD anyday now. Little nervous about adding another child, but I know everything will be fine.
DS is a handful, into EVERYTHING! I have been taking him to a half day preschool a couple days a week so he can get out and use up some of his energy and I can get a little bit of a break and do errands without him. DS is starting to talk more as we are figuing out what he is trying to say. It took us a while to catch on.
DH has accepted a new job locally which is AWESOME, as most of the positions he was looking at we would have had to relocate out of state.
Congrats Deb on the job and the BFP!
SweetH - good luck with H's deployment. Are you going to have any help while he's gone? You don't have family nearby, right?
Lynny - Sounds like you're finding a lot of fun things for JT. Do any of the local libraries or bookstores have story time? We did a lot of that when I was home with DD and we made some friends that way too, which was nice.
suzann - congrats! have an easy labor and good luck with 2.
MarSam - That's hilarious that your DD just said bye to the tree. I hate it when DD doesn't give a crap about the threatened consequence.
My family is a state away. They could drive here, but it's pretty much a full day of driving so it'd need to be an emergency.
I have a sitter who comes once a week so I can have some time to myself and also grocery shop in peace. We also get a certain amount of free hours of childcare on base, but I'm not sure how much I'll actually use that. I don't want them exposed to all those germs if I can help it.
Became a SAHM after losing my teaching job to budget cuts. I have twin girls that come to daycare everyday and DS loves to play with them. He calls them "sissy". I also have one kindergartner who comes for afterschool care. Some days I really miss teaching and other days I'm so glad to be a SAHM.
We bought our first house in May and moved into the backyard of DH's grandparents. DS loves living close to them as I'm having to chase him back into our yard and out of theirs. Great-grandma Bev comes over at least once a month to read a story to the kids and brings them a treat.
We are due with #2 in June and I think all the G-parents and Great-Gparents want a girl now. I'd be happy with either. DS would love a brother to rough house with as right now he is surrounded by girls who don't like the wrestle. We are not finding out what we are having this time so it will be fun to call and let everyone know if we had a Colin Robert or an Evangeline Ann.
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Wow! It seems everyone has had job changes in their updates. I'm included in this group.
So... we expanded the family 11/21 with a little boy. He has been such a laid back baby, and Iz seems to really like him. (Except when she's really tired.) I was on a temporary contract that was month by month and they kept me on until Henry's arrival and then I took the month of December to look for work. I just started as a CNA which is great because I'm going to school for nursing. I only work weekends and then during the week I have class. It works out well for now. The kids have been very busy, but I love every minute of it.