Life

So things have been crazy, chaotic and slightly desperate lately. Stress seems to be building intensely and I'm wishing more and more every day that I had a hole to crawl in. We are sort of at this point in life where we just can't seem to catch a break... but we definitely seem to be broke. My head is always spinning and thinking of all the crap that I have no means of changing! No one is happy in our house and life is basically miserable. I really need something to break up the stress. At this point getting a job might be my only option. I just wish life could be easy and stress free.. but of course, it's simply not the case.

I guess I have to remind myself that it could always be worse, although I'm not sure how that would be possible at this point!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Weekend project...

So... the room that Dom has been sleeping in since we moved in is a yellow room with bead board... super cute nursery... so I had decided that the baby would get that room and we would move Dom into the room across the hall... the only problem is that I HATED the colors. The pic above is what the room looked like and I just couldn't put Dom in it... it really bothered me that it was so red/dark and uninviting!

So we went to Lowe's on Saturday and Darin found a color scheme that he liked that didn't require us to paint the top half of the room... which is FINE WITH ME!! Here's a pic of Darin painting the walls... (well really it's his bum but I think it's kinda hot! )

So we went with this "Peace blue color and I think it turned out quite nice!

Here's just some of Dom's furniture in the room. I am obsessed with the changing table so moved it in his room at least for now. The baby room does have a dresser with the changing table flat part so I might use that for Colton and the changing table might just stay in Dom's room till he's potty trained!

Here's Dom sitting in his car bed! What a silly idea this is. He is such a good sleeper but last night... trying to get him to lay down and actually sleep was kind of a joke. He realized that he could just hop out whenever he wanted to and well.. lets just say... he ended up in his crib last night! He needs a night light and a few other things before the bed thing will work... but I'll keep at it! :o) It's a new room, new bed, new start... change is hard!

Yay for weekend projects that actually get done! It looks much better (I think) and Dom loves his Vroom Vroom bed... even though he won't sleep in it! ;o)

Good news!

So when we first found out we were pregnant again (as in after we thought we had miscarried and found out 6 weeks later that we were still prego) I mentioned a couple names to Darin and he said that he really liked Colton. Now we have this pattern in our naming practices... with Damon I was about 36 weeks along before I came up with something Darin liked. With Jaydin, Darin decided very early and it stuck. With Dom I think I was 34 or 36 weeks along and now with this little guy... Darin decided that he liked Colton at 16 weeks. SO.... I have really liked the name until this kid on American Idol named Colton started to do well. I was like UGH! I can't name my baby after an American Idol dude... and Ugh! What if the name gets popular as he gets popular.

Well... last night... to my glee... and even though he probably didn't deserve to go home quite this early in the game... COLTON GOT VOTED OFF IN THE VERY FIRST ROUND!!! So it is with his great sorrow that I am thrilled to announce that our little guy will almost definitely be named:

Colton Stephen Adams

Hip hip hooray! :o)

He's definitely going to be a soccer player!

So this morning was the first time that Darin actually felt the little guy kick! We were laying in bed and he had his arm across my stomach and as the baby gave him a little love tap he said "whoah!" LOL!! It was so funny. Then Darin kept his hand on my stomach and seriously... he (baby, possibly aka Colton) just aimed for the hand and went to town like it was a punching bag! I love that I'm not the only one feeling him move around in there anymore... but it does make me think about the fact that he is getting bigger and if he is already kicking/punching this strong... well.. I just hope he doesn't punch right through me! ;o) I guess this is when I am grateful for my blubber layer... no baby can get through it! (It's kind of like an invincibility cloak!

Turn off the lights!!!

So there are 22 seperate lights/switches in this house! I swear to you I turn off one light and 10 minutes later it's on again! HOW THE HECK DO I TEACH MY FAMILY TO TURN OFF LIGHTS?!?!? Any great suggestions?

Happy birthday Les!!

Just wanted to make a shout out to my bro-in-law Les on his 33rd birthday! Hope it's amazing and the only one you EVER spend away from the ones you love! WE MISS YOU!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :o)

Love US!!! :o)

Hating haters....

So today I realized that I am never going to be given permission to just be. All I want is to enjoy my pregnancy, plan a beautiful birth and love my little guy... looks like I'll spend this ENTIRE pregnancy, anxious and afraid. I just wish that people could leave well enough alone. Give up your ego and let me enjoy myself for the first time since I let you in! (Cause I felt so calm when I thought I had let you out for good!)