Keep your hands off!

I'm not a very physical person.
I'm not a huger.
(If you get a hug from me, you know I mean it!)

That includes my kid.
For some reason I don't understand why people like to touch others kids.
With today's world and all the craziness that is going on why do people still think it's okay to touch kids!
Look I know my kid is the cutest, sweetest, funnies kid ever but that does not mean he has a
"come pet me" sign attached to him!
How am I to teach my child about strangers and to stay safe when so many people still think its okay to come up and touch them?

Look people, it's not right, it's creepy, it's annoying.
Lay your hands off my baby.
If I know you, no problem.

But the random man that comes over out of NO WHERE,
while my family is having a nice dinner
(no really a NICE dinner I had wine!)
to rub the back of my son's head and not say a single thing to me!
That's a no no.
BIG no no....

If you need to pet something, go to the zoo and try it with a lion cub.
I bet the momma lion will be nicer to you than I will!


Has anyone else have something creepy happen with their kids?
How do you deal with strangers and your babies?

I wear purple

Today is wear purple day.

Purple to support the stop of bullying.

I believe no one should be bullied for any reason.

I believe we are all Gods children.

I believe we have no right hurt others with our words, or actions.

I believe that love conquers all.

I believe everyone has the right to live with out fear.

I believe if your straight, gay, bi, you have enough to deal with in live with out having some one else try and make your life harder.

I believe we as Christians are called to love.

I believe love is blind.

I believe we are the hands and feet of Christ, and that calls us to action!

Once again.

I don't know why but for some reason I tend to post when my brain is totally overflowing with thoughts and ideas. I guess that's the point of all of this bloggerverse.

Chris has a job interview tomorrow.

Chris has a job interview tomorrow for a job in Charleston.
(yes I can barely contain myself.)

Honestly, I'm a little terrified. My hubby is the worlds greatest interviewee (didn't think that was a word but sp check said it was) which is great most of the time, but right now I'm totally freaked out.

I desperately want to be back in Charleston, and I feel with 110% of my soul that we are suppose to be there. But, Chris just got a promotion at work and will finally be out of scaffolding that he hates so much. But this job in Charleston would put him back in scaffolding.

Chris with he's promotion just got a pay increase too, a very nice and need increase. But, this job in Charleston would be a little more than we are making now but, not as much as he will be making. (following?)

We're barley making ends meet here and the cost of living is lower than Charleston but, if he gets this job we would be moving to some place that has a higher cost of living but not a big enough salary bump to cover the change.

Are we just being silly/stupid/desperate/immature/un-faithful.

I don't want to be so afraid that I can't take that leap. I want to be bold, I want to follow with blind faith.

Its funny when I am in Charleston life feels so clear, so fullfilled, so in touch with God.
In Charlotte, I have no idea what the (its coming) hell is going on in my life!

Am I crazy? Am I reading too much in to one thing and not enough in another. Why do I suddenly have all this fear/doubt when I know with out a shadow of a doubt that my heart/my soul/ my future (for this season) is in Charleston?

God, I know your listening. I know your speaking.
But, God I'm not sure if I'm hearing you clearly,
or at all for that matter.
God please make it clear.
Even if you have to light the bushes in front of our house on fire.
(sorry dave.)
Thank you.

Baby Stuff

Registering for baby stuff, is a pain in the tale. You have so many opinions, options, and people telling you what you need and don't need. Not to mention if you're like my hubby and me, we don't always agree on the same things. Go figure huh?

There were a lot that I knew better on. Luckily I was a nanny and older sister long enough to know whats needed, what makes things easier, and what just makes it harder. So there where things that we just didn't want that others think are must haves (aka diaper genie. the things are gross people!) But there have been some things that I didn't expect to be so great, so bad, or just a waste! Here's some examples.

Total waste of money!

The First Years - True Choice Premium Digital Monitor

The thing was/is horrible. We got it because for a few reason. It was a bit more than I wanted to spend but, it was the only one with a rechargeable battery, so that factored in to the cost. We figured spending more up front would be better for us at the time. Plus is had some cool features such as: including a rechargeable battery; headphone jack; parent unit finder and a belt clip that converts to an easel and the ability to talk back to your baby like a walkie-talkie and a proximity sensor nightlight on the child unit.

Let me tell you what really happened. About a month and a half into have this little thing, I got up in the middle of the night and glanced at the monitor because all the lights were flashing (like they do when the baby is screaming) but, not a sound was coming from it. Confused, I picked it up held it to my ear and nothing not a noise. Lights all on, no sound. I push the volume button it was turned all the way up, so I turned it off and back on. When I turned it on I heard the worst noise ever. Holden screaming so loud! I bolted into his room and there he was almost purple from crying so hard. He had a blow out.

I thought I was going to die, I felt so horrible! I have no idea how long he had been crying, or how many times that had happened before and me not know it! I hate this monitor and hope no one buys it!

Pleasant Surprise!

First Years babyPro Nursery Bottle Warmer

I have to admit registering the thought of getting a bottle warmer was just silly. I thought that it was just a waste, I mean how hard is it really to warm a bottle. We got this warmer as a shower present and I thought "cool, not something I would have thought to get but still cool."

Honestly I used it for the first time yesterday. IT ROCKS!

Holden takes a bottle about twice a week. Normally because I think its great for Chris to feed him, and he hasn't had a problem with nipple confusion. We have had to supplement all day yesterday and most of the day today. So last night I got it out and tried it. Amazing. This one is really great because it also can keep the bottles cool, so anyone that is just bottle feeding at night can make the bottles before hand and store and heat in one place. Oh, plus it can heat baby food jar, double score!

The way it works is you pour the right about of water in the warming tray (they give you a chart showing you the amount based on bottle type, and milk type.) Then you just hit the button. It basically steams the bottle. Once the water is gone it shuts its self off. It really took only a few seconds and it was the perfect temperature! I was totally amazed.

What I think is so funny, is its two different products from the same people!

Sigh...

Okay so I'm just a tad exhausted. Today has just been a hard one. The little man has decieded today was going to be the day that he played all his baby cards and throw everything at me. This morning didn't start out bad, it was actually really nice. He slept in till about 8. He's been sleeping from 11-8 for about two weeks now. Huge fan.

The only problem is now not only has he dropped (all by him self) two feeds before he's suppose to but, now he's trying to go farther between feeds. I'm exhausted and worried. I want to make sure that he's eating enough but, he's so not helping. Here's his current schedule...

8am.
wake, feed (~40-45mins), change into day clothes, 15 mins of play

10am. 1pm. 4pm.
wake, feed, play

7pm.
bath, feed, bed

9pm. 11pm
feed only.

But today it was 8 am, wake, feed, dress, play, scream & scream & scream till about now. (3 pm and still crying, hasn't napped)

I'm fried at this point, and really looking forward to Chris coming home.
I don't want to be one of those moms that as soon as the hubby gets home they hand the baby off to them, but today its so going to happen. why?

I'm frustrated, tired, and have laundry to do. Lots of laundry, and dishes.

Why am I not doing them now you might ask.
Because I'm writing with one hand.

Why am I writing with one hand.
Because the little man is still screaming this time I'm just holding him....

He's just not that into you..

I dont normally do this. Normally first, I don't go to the movies very often, second I normally dont really have a opinion. But, Tuesday night I went with a group to see He Just Not That Into You.

I have to admit... I wasn't a fan.

Now I was excited to see this movie! I was a huge fan of Sex in the City growing up so that fact that one of the writers, wrote the book and then the movie was very exciting for me. But I was hugely disappointed.

Here's the list:
a) Every scene with Scarlett Johanson should have been cut!
b) The story that Drew Barrymore told Scarlett Johanson was horrible!
Basically she (Scarlett) wanted to go after a married man, and drew then told her a little story about this man who was married for 15 years, meet a girl at church and left his wife for her. He ended up being married for the girl for 22 years. My Question is since when is it okay to "go after" a married man. Is saying it happened at church justification for causing a divorce!?
c) The Cheesiest line ever! We'll I might be crazy, I might look at all the little details but, at least I'm not scared to put my self out there!
Um... NO chick your just nuts!
d) Jennifer Aniston character being with her boyfriend for seven years and he doesn't want to get married. Of course He doesn't want to get married, no man would want to marry some one when they get everything they want with out it!

and finally..

some how

e) Everyone in this stupid movie knows every one else! You have nine people that are "randomly" all connected. Its honestly over kill. Its way to much going on in one movie!

The good news is, I bought a kids ticket so I only wasted six dollars instead of the normal nine!