Mr. Get-A-Round

Well, Mr. Scott is crawling and pulling himself up on EVERYTHING and it's so cute!  When he first started crawling he was so slow going and so careful.  Now he is just so brave and there is no obstacle he won't take on.....especially Braylon!

The kid is fearless.  He just goes!  It's so funny when he sees something he really wants he does the crawling equivalent of running!  He is so happy that he can crawl to the dogs now, and he greets them with an open mouth.  Yuck!  No kisses in the mouth, Braylon and Jake!

The Biggest Loser?

So, Nick and I got a XBOX 360 Kinect and the technology is pretty cool.  I really wanted to get the Biggest Loser game because I thought "Nothing will kick my butt like Jillian Anderson" or whatever her name is.  So, I did the initial test and measurements and that, and waited to start because I was heading out of town for a few days the day after we bought it.

Well, tonight was the magic night.  I did a 20 minute workout and all I have to say is that *THIS* girl is so out of shape it's not even funny.  I was so tempted to pull the blinds for fear that my neighbors might see me and laugh and my chubby butt bouncing around!!!  Haha!  BUT, I patted myself on the back because I battled through and didn't give up and tailored my own workout plan and eating/calorie intake (yes, just in time for Christmas, none-the-less).

I have to admit that I have a very narcissistic view of myself.  The woman I see in the mirror doesn't in any way reflect the woman I see in pictures.  I don't hate myself, not by any means.  I love myself, actually.  I think I am a great and loving person, a good wife, a good mother and a good friend.  However, I would like to lose some weight and be a little more fit.  We would like to have another child, and I think it would be better for me to be in better shape.

I don't really like new year's resolutions because for some reason I always seem to fail.  Actually, I did make good on my last new year's resolution so that is a plus!  So, consider this my goal in order to have another baby!  Get fit!

Living for God!

Well, I have finally found a church to attend regularly (when I am not back in my hometown visiting my parents) and I really enjoy it.  I am so proud of myself for the changes I have made!

1) I have cut back a lot on my cursing.  I know that sounds silly, but I used to swear a lot, and now I notice how much those around me swear and their choice of words.
2) I have STOPPED using the Lord's name in vain.  YES, while it is very embarrassing to say that I even did that to begin with, it was like the swearing.  It just came so easily to me.
3) I have truly opened my heart to Jesus and live for him, burn for him, and try to be the person he wants me to be.  I am cutting myself off from any kind of family drama/gossip.  For those of you who know my family or ARE my family, please do not jump to any conclusions here.  I have three different sides of family now.  Every family has their drama, whether it's big or small.  I just really wish to remove myself from all of that.  From feeling angry or hurt when people say something without thinking, or favor one more than the other, or talk about another member of the family.  I just want to get away from it and LOVE everyone.  You can't pick your family, so you might as well just decide to get over your negative feelings and just accept your family and just love them unconditionally.  God loves YOU and ME that way.  He gave His son to die for YOU and ME.  Now that's love.
4) I am trying to be the person that God wants me to be.  I want to give more.  While we aren't rich with lots of money to hand out, we are rich in love.  You can give your time, you can give homemade soup or hot chocolate.  You can give your prayers.

I like to think that I am a good person, and no good person, even a good Christian, goes without their "weak" moments, or their moments where they didn't act or say or do what God would have wanted them to do.  I'm not perfect, nor do I claim to be, but I believe that by trying my best every day to be the woman, wife, mother, sister, cousin, friend that GOD wants me to be, then I am doing something right.

How time flies

Has it really been six months since my last post?  Wow.  Well, my last post was July and Scott would have been 4 months...

He is 10 months old TODAY!  He started crawling last weekend, and about a month/month and a half before that he got his two bottom front teeth.  I can't believe how fast he is growing up and how fast time is flying!

I am still at home with him, something that I hope can continue, but there hasn't been any recent extensions in unemployment so I am thinking about getting a part time job at Barnes & Noble.  I think it would be nice to get out every now and then, and I can be around books!

Time will tell what God's plan for me is.  So until I get word from Him, I will just continue on having a blast with Scott!