Here goes nothing

Time Flies....

2009-09-09T20:04:00.000-07:00

Im a slacker,, there is no denying it! So lets just give the update and move on :) Taylor is now 5 and started kindergarten. She has become this amazing big girl with the biggest heart! She is the best big sister! I love to watch all 3 playing and cracking up laughing. Peanut has such a way to make Jordan and Alexis laugh! Its pretty funny. Taylor is obsessed with the powerpuff girls, thanks to some girl in preschool! The hell monkeys are now 1 yrs old and some change. Alexis is 19 lbs. She is my little pee wee (oh but she is a brute) She is walking now and has 4 teeth. They both LOVE to watch Yo Gabba Gabba and will bolt for the TV whenever it comes on. We just found that Alexis is allergic to peanut butter and eggs. The peanut butter landed us in the ER via ambulance! Ya good times :) Jordan is my biggins :) She is 23.5 lbs and 1 inch taller than Alexis. She is not allergic to anything LOL! She has like 9 teeth and will love you with them :) She is quite the chatty one too! All day long she gibbers away! I love it! She is now starting to walk a bit but give it a day or two and Im sure she will be running. I love my girls. Some days are easier than others but its fun. My heart melts when I hear all 3 of them playing together. I would have pics up but I suck. My laptop took a dump and all my pics are on there. One day when the girls are all in school Ill get them posted!!

Im still alive

2009-07-18T22:36:00.000-07:00

Well once again time has flown by and I have not kept up! First lets give update on things. Taylor is turning 5 this month and will be starting kindergarten in Aug. Lets not go there right now, I am emotionally stable for the moment :) She is such an amazing kid. She loves playing with any kid who will give her attention, swimming, the powerpuff girls (I know) and driving me nuts!! LOL!! Jordan and Alexis are coming up on 1 in Aug. I cannot believe it. I have not even grasped that I have twins and they are going to be 1! Jordan has 4 teeth with 4 more coming in. Her mouth is like the venus fly trap right now. Get close,, get bit! Alexis has 2 teeth and 2 more on the way. Both are walking while holding onto things and can climb the stairs. They say mama and dada sometimes but Im not sure they know what it means LOL. However Alexis is very aware of max and tries so hard to say it. Great her first recognition is of our dog! NICE! Oh and they love that show Yo Gabba Gabba! Its so funny how they smile and ligth up as soon as they see HIM (for those who dont know, check it out)!!!! As for me well I dont know where I am at, what I like or what I am doing!! My head is above water for the moment and hopefully will reamaine there :) I do know that my butt is getting bigger and bigger and hopefully ONE DAY I will run agian! Until then I guess I will just keep buying bigger pants!!! Peace out!

I NEED A TAZER GUN AND PSYCH MEDS!!

2009-06-11T19:16:00.000-07:00

Man life has been super busy. The hell monkeys are now mobile! They are crawling all over the place and pulling up on things! Its nuts! We just got done putting wood floors in and projects with twins is just redarndiculous!! Thanks mom,,, if it was not for her, it would have never had gotten done. Flip and Flop are about 9 1/2 months now and Taylor is going to be 5 next month! My girls are getting so big so fast! Life is a whirlwind and I am just trying not to blow away. Right now I am just rambling trying to update and am all over the place. The twins are running fevers of 102 to 103 and Taylor is feasting on popcorn, sourpatch kids and reeses pieces! Its our movie night tonight so please dont think she always eats like that LOL! OK so my ADD is kicking in as you can tell so time to go!!!

A moment....

2009-05-14T11:48:00.000-07:00

My little girl is getting so big. She is growing up so fast before my eyes and my heart just melts everyday! She is such an amazing girl! Some days she drives me nuts but man I love her so much. She is going to be 5 in a couple of months and acts like she is 20!! LOL She is crazy in love with her sisters and shows them off every second she gets! She is full of love and laughter and boy does she LOVE to talk. Its like oxygen to her soul. She is into Power Puff girls, princessess, and tumbling around my living room floor. She kicks my butt on the Wii and can navigate around a computer bettter than I can. The other day she called me from the AT&T store from an I Phone while her dad talk to a sales man. I have never even held an I Phone and she knows how to use it LOL!! Taylor Faith I love you and you absolutley make my heart full of joy. Now its time to go pick your silly butt up from preschool!!

If mom won't help me, I'll help myself...

2009-04-21T08:08:00.000-07:00

All of my kids have colds! It sucks. They are congested with runny nose and sneezing. I was up for the last two nights holding babies and sleeping in the rocking chair so they could beathe! This morning Alexis got this out of daddy's bag! I like a kid who takes the initiative to get better :)

My Beasts

2009-04-18T10:57:00.000-07:00

Here is a recent pics of the girls! Alexis, Taylor and Jordan. Sure they look cute but they aren't my hell monkeys for a reason :) Not much is going on. Oh Easter update,, it was horrible. It was the first time we traveled with the twins and well it was the last. They did great on the drive to Fresno. However, when it came to bed time,, no bueno!!!! Jordan was the devil. She would not sleep. These girls are use to their crib and in the hotel we stayed at, they gave us pack n plays and Jordan was not having it. By Sat afternoon I was looking for plane tickets to come home. Sat Jordan screamed pretty much all day refusing to sleep. Yeah good times. Alexis was a pro. She just rolled with the punches. Needless to say, we planned on staying till Tues but came home Sunday.

You Can Never Have Too Much Blue!!

2009-04-16T17:04:00.000-07:00

Peanut did my make up today!! While doing it all she kept saying was "oh mama, your looking so beautiful" and "Wow mama, we look sassy"!! I can only imagine whats to come with having 3 girls!! For those of you who know me, know that I am not a girly girl. I dont even carry a purse! Never have! I can only imagine LOL!!

Update

2009-03-26T16:14:00.000-07:00

Today was shots!! I hate shots :(

However, they did great. Alexis 26 1/2 inches long and 16 pounds. Jordan is 27 1/2 inches and 19 pounds. I must confess, I thought Jordan was going to be about 22 pounds :) They are seven months but Jordan is in twelve month clothing LOL! My big huffalump. Taylor is 39 pounds and almost 42 inchces tall. All my girls are getting so BIG!! Oh and Max the wonder dog in 49 pounds. Even he is getting bigger LOL. As for me and Nick well we aren't getting any smaller LOL LOL!!!

A Breath Of Fresh Air

2009-03-25T19:50:00.000-07:00

My girl Dena came by for some quick loving :) It was short sweet and the biggest blessing I could of asked for at this momment in life!! I love this girl and her friendship means the world to me. Thanks for taking the time to stop by. You dont know what it means to me! I love ya girl. Oh and Jeanine it was great to meet you! Thanks for the pics!

Random....

2009-03-24T11:16:00.000-07:00

Well here is just a random boring post of what is going on. Taylor is at school, Flip and Flop in their cribs and Nick down stairs. The tv is off and it is quiet in my house! AHHHH!! Not much has gone on in the Calderon home and when I mean not a lot that includes cleaning too :( My house looks like it threw up, I am getting over a sinuse infection from hell, Max(my dog) is at the doctors, Alexis has a drs app today too. My carpet is still ripped up and am still trying to get to the flooring place but that has taken a back burner for a bit. Things have been super busy lately and I have been a mental basket case. I traded my hairstylist in for Miss Clairol cause no matter what I did, I could not find time to get my hair done. Sorry Addy :( I love ya ,, dont hate.. Lets see nothing too exciting to post. Oh Dena will be here tom!! Woohoo I cannot wait. My cup will be overflowing :) Well until next time,,,,

Oh How Time Flies....

2009-03-11T10:37:00.000-07:00

Today I registered Taylor for kindergarten. I cannot believe it is already that time. It is just a matter of months that she will be gone every day from me. Its just the beggining of school for the rest of her life! My baby is going to start kindergarten and I am sad.

The Stink Eye

2009-03-05T21:07:00.000-08:00

Someone did NOT like green beans!!!

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

2009-02-20T13:18:00.000-08:00

How beautiful is this?!! We don't get much rain in SoCal but for a few days it poured. This was taken from my backyard (oh and I stole the pic from my husbands blog ) Thanks babe!

Your Never To Young To Help

2009-02-17T14:42:00.000-08:00

Let me just tell you how amazing Peanut is!! While watching Sprout on tv one day, they talked about a program called The Great Sprout Tuck In. They talk about how every kid deserves a good night and how not all kids have pajamas. Taylor comes up to me and tells me how not all kids have pajamas. I begin to explaine how some families don't have a lot of money and how there are less fortunate people out in the world. She says well my little sisters have some that they grew out of :) After life lessons being exchanged she decides to take money from her piggy bank (Pork Chop) and go to Target to buy a new pair of pajamas and a story book!!!! So with her own money off we went and this is what she got. Tomorrow we will package it up and send if off.

My Chitlans

2009-02-05T17:12:00.000-08:00

Here are my three hell monkeys,,, I mean girls :) Alex is on the left, Peanut in the middle, and Jordan on the right! Peanut is now 4 1/2 years old and the twins are a 5 months and some change!

Its All Down Hill From Here!!

2009-02-05T17:06:00.000-08:00

Taylor has been driving me crazy to go to the dentist to get her teeth cleaned. Needless to say she loved it. She got an ariel toothbrush, glitter toothpaste, a dive in the toy treasure chest, and a balloon! Oh and she had no cavities!!! I sure hope it stays that way cause its only down hill from here if not!

Whoever Thought??

2009-02-05T17:03:00.000-08:00

This was not part of the contract I signed when I got my job 6 years ago!! LOL! Isnt it sexy?! You would never think that being a nurse in the ER I would have to practice putting this on in case of a disaster? Man, I love my job!! Think Victoria Secrets has one of these :)

Pretty Pretty Princess

2009-01-28T15:58:00.001-08:00

Dad won the game of Pretty Pretty Princess and someone is NOT very happy about it LOL!!

Life Update

2009-01-22T13:38:00.001-08:00

So life has been a LITTLE busy!! I still dont think I have recovered since we all got sick, the holidays and well having twins LOL! All my chitlans are getting so big. We are getting ready to register Taylor for Kindergarten. We are getting her shots updated and all that fun stuff! She is so much fun. She is like a little buddy. The conversations we have are amazing and hilarious. She is totally in love with her baby sisters and is an amazing help (even at 2am) when she wants to get up with me and help feed them :) Flip and Flop are hell monkies LOL! They are teething and it is a realy joy!! They are getting HUGE and eating up a storm. Alex is 14 1/2 pounds and Jordan I'm not sure. She goes for shots next month so we will find out. They are 5 months and she is in 6-9 month clothing. Sometimes they sleep good and sometimes they dont! Alexis is very chill and rolls with things while Jordan makes herself known! They are both so different. Well there is my very quick update for now. I dont get much time so until next time!!!

I Am A Jerk

2009-01-09T09:29:00.000-08:00

Words really cannot explaine what a jerk I feel! Here I am complaining about my kis having a cold and last night at work I was put in my place. My pateint was a 4 year old boy who was having headaches and some other symptoms. Turns out he has a brain mass! Here I sit and play with this little boy while the doctors take the parents out and tell them whats going on. There are very few times I have cried at work and this took everything in me not to just lose it! Their lives will forever be changed and this kid will have to deal with long term medical care! All I could do was hug the parents and pray for them. As I drove home all I could do was cry and praise God for the health of my family. Ill take the cold and flu anytime. I cannot give names but just pray for this little guy. God knows who you are talking about!

Silly Me

2009-01-06T13:55:00.000-08:00

Well everyone is alive and healthy. I am still trying to recoup from all the sickness and the holidays! Man I am beat :) Well we are now getting a second crib for the twins. They are now beating eachother up instead of sleeping. If Jordan is not kicking Alexis in the face then Alexis is pulling Jordans hair or sucking on her head LOL! Whats silly is that it is killing me to separate the two. I know they wont care but man it makes me sad! I cannot wait till they are big enough and Taylor, Flip and Flop can sleep together. Taylor has been asking for them to sleep in her bed LOL! Soon enoug I know! Well when its all together I will take some pics.

Just Let Me Vent....

2008-12-27T17:45:00.000-08:00

Ok I am seriously tired!! Having twins is just so rediculous sometimes! Dont get me wrong I love my girls but two at the same time is just a bit overwhelming at times, well a lot of the time LOL! I feel like one is always getting the shaft. Someone has to just sit and cry while the other gets the attention and then switch. Not to mention my four year old. And now twins both have colds. This sucks! Alex sounds like a seal and Jordan is feeling crappy. Not to mention Alex has two teeth coming in. Oh and Taylor is getting over pneumonia! Man I am a bit DONE!!! I seriously wonder why God gives two at a time?! Its not like I tried for two. For the love of God I only have one ovary and edometriosis! Two was the last thing I thought would come my way. Ok I am done venting for now! I do love my girls, really but man I am just trying to keep my head above water right now, just being a little transparent!

My Anniversary

2008-12-15T22:06:00.000-08:00

Today is my 7 year anniversary and your probably asking why is there a picture of my daughter?Well I actually got Nick to agree to getting a friend to watch flip and flop so we could go out to dinner. We planned on going to Flemmings Steak House, which I LOVE! Well we found out that Peanuts christmas program was the same night!! She has been so excited for it. Every day she asked how many more sleeps till the big night. She kept telling me over and over how she was going to be on stage and all the mommies and daddies were going to watch her! So Nick and I spent our anniversary at her program and it was GREAT! There was no other place we would have rather have been. It was perfect! We laughed, cried, and laughed some more! Man I am a blessed girl. I am married to my best friend. It was the easiest decision I ever made when he asked me to marry him. We have been marriend 7 years but I have known him since I was 17! I truely have married my best friend! Now a dog, a fish and 3 kids later I would do it all over again. Thank you Jesus for my husband. With God first and Nick by my side, I know there is nothing I cannot do :) I love you Nick

My Cup Overflows Part 2

2008-12-09T17:18:00.001-08:00

My kitchen is clean, my floor is mopped, all three bathrooms are spotless, my laundry is folded, and I am getting my favorite food tonight! I even got to go get my eyebrows done today! YEP MOM IS STILL HERE :)

My Cup Overflows!!

2008-12-09T17:14:00.001-08:00

I am so blessed. This last weekend my sister and her family and my mom came to visit. I have not seen my sister since July I think! She got to meet flip and flop and the cousins all got to play! I got to visit with my sister, my very best friend!! Oh how my heart is blessed. I got to play with my neice and nephews and even got to see LOLA ( little rat dog LOL) oh and J Ro too :) Thank you Jesus for my family. Oh how my heart is blessed and to top things off my mom is staying till Friday. Nick is out of town and she is here to help out. Man family ROCKS!!

I'm Obsessed!!

2008-12-08T18:52:00.000-08:00

Do you know what this is? This is my favorite fruit EVER! It's a bag full of pomegranits. I love them. Every year I wait for pomegranit season which is all of two seconds long. This year they are so expensive but I have eaten so many of them. Nick went to Costco and got me 12 of them. I deseeded them all and I have a gallon bag full of pomegranits! I am in HEAVEN!!

This is 4 U Dena!!

2008-11-25T13:39:00.000-08:00

Ok Dena, here is your pic!! This is Alexis at 17 days old. I was feeding her her bottle and when I looked down this is what she was doing! NICE! She is lucky she is only 17 days old LOL!

Dena Dena Bo Bina Banana Fana Fo Fena DENA!!

2008-11-22T15:58:00.001-08:00

YEAH Dena got to come visit me. She is one of my dearest friends whom I love to death! I have known this chick forever! No matter what happens in life we will always be friends! She came down south for a work conference and it just happend to be 15 minutes from my house. I got to meet her Friday for lunch and then she spent the evening at my house. She got to meet Jordan and Alexis and see Taylor again :) It was so great to see her and catch up. I cant wait for Palm Springs!

Who Doesn't Love SMORES!!

2008-11-22T15:52:00.003-08:00

How can you not want to just eat her up?!

My laptop Moe is RIP

2008-11-19T20:51:00.000-08:00

Moe is resting in peace! The plug to charge him is shorted out. I have yet to get a new one. So here I sit on our home computer that I really have no idea how to use LOL. Im not very savvy with technology. I know how to use Moe and my camera with it and yeah thats about it! I know I suck. Well quick update.... Life has been chaotic. Peanut got a cold and then so did Flip and Flop. Alex got her shots, but Jordan could not since she had a cold and an ear infection (which I was not aware of). After shots Alex got a cold. Then last Sunday Peanut woke up and starting blowing chuncks! NICE! Sunday night she was fine. Monday early butt morning Flip and Flop start blowing chunks and get skitters and they still have a cold! Well then its my turn to get skitters wooo hoo, but no chunk blowing for me! Wed Peanut hurls on my kitchen floor and is sick again too. SERIOUSLY! Wed night I call for back up. My friend who is a PA calls in some meds and everyone gets dosed up. No more blowing chuncks it all about the skitters now. Well now Nick gets sick too! AHHHHH oh and twins still are all snotty and having to suction them like crazy. I swear if there is an orfice there is something coming out of it LOL! Jordan was suppose to get her shots today but ummm NO! So that has been my week! How was yours?

Ariel, A Pumpkin and A Pea In The Pod

2008-10-31T19:31:00.000-07:00

This is what the girls were for halloween. Taylor was Ariel, Jordan was a pea and Alexis was a pumpkin. Well flip and flop dressed up for a few seconds and that was it :) I will post more pics later. Taylor is trunk or treating at the church as I type this and the twins are in bed. I am passing out candy!! One day we will all go out !!

Going to the pumpkin patch!!

2008-10-31T19:10:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to take Peanut to the pumpkin patch this year. We drove by one and she wanted to go so bad, so we did. Her friend, Millie, met us there and they had a blast. She went on the big slide, the swings, and the obstacle course! It was so much fun. There were also chickens there LOL!

In the pic to right there was a firetruck going by and she was yelling for the people to move to the right! She had just learned that earlier in the day when daddy came to school and taught fire safety!

Firefighter Dad

2008-10-31T18:43:00.000-07:00

How cute are these pics?! Last Tues the teacher asked Nick to come to Taylor's preschool and teach the kids about fire safety!! I knew Taylor was going to be so excited and she was. When she came home from school she kept telling me how daddy came to her class and about all the things she learned. We went from room to room to identify all the smoke detectors and she showed me her stop drop and roll (Miss Anna taught that part) She was so excited and keeps saying how he is going to come to her kindergarten class when she gets there! When I picked her up that day all the kids were wearing there hats :)

That ONE Friend

2008-10-22T21:02:00.000-07:00

Do you have that ONE friend who you could not talk to for a year and when you do, its like no time has passed? For me, that friend is Sara. I have know her since I was 5 years old!! Talk about some history there. Man we have had some times together! She has lived in Utah before we even graduated and we still remain friends. I was in her wedding (poor Tim, did not know what he was getting along with Sara!) She even flew down to Fresno for my baby shower with Taylor. I went to Utah for her baby shower and yet we have never met eachothers kids! So today was the day! Sara was in Fresno and decided to drive four hours out of the way to say hi for a few hours before they drove all the way back home. I'm sure Tim was thinking, thanks Donel! LOL! It was so great to see her. Its been almost two years since we have last seen eachother but we talk on the phone. Well lets say I do all the calling LOL! It was just like she lived next door and no time has passed.... well besides she has an almost two year old, I have a four year old and twins that are now two months!! Man how time goes by. Well here is to old memories and now new ones! Peace out Roland (thats for you Tim)!!

Flip and Flop 9 weeks

2008-10-21T11:19:00.001-07:00

Well here is Flip (Jordan) and Flop (Alexis) at 9 weeks old! They are getting so big. They sleep really good, praise God and eat like champs! I feel like they are that plant off of Little Shop of Horrors!

A Year Ago...

2008-10-19T13:00:00.000-07:00

Today is the Nike Womans Marathon! It was a year ago that I was there running it. I am so sad because I REALLY wanted to do it again this year. However, given I just had twins two months ago and I did not get picked in the lottery to enter the run, well I was not there :( So many memories are flooding through my mind! It was amazing (refer back to previous blogs). Well I guess thats all I got to say about that. What were you doing a year ago???

Just A Little Windy

2008-10-14T10:52:00.001-07:00

I live in the wind tunnel!! When I tell people its windy here, I seriously mean its windy. This is just a few doors down from my house! Its nuts!

God is so good....

2008-10-12T16:56:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day we all went to church (except Nick, had to work) I was so nervous! Peanut has been fighting me on going since I had Flip and Flop. I really really wanted to go to church and for those of you who go to church know that when you want to go, how bad things can get while trying to get there. Well I prayed last week cause I knew it was coming. I told my mom that I know if I try God will meet me. Well I started over an hour early to get everyone ready. Things went great, well good. We made it on time (oh I did not get to shower though LOL) . I said I did not care what it took, I was going. On the way to church my friend, Addie, said she was going the same service. Praise the Lord, help! God is so good! He always provides. I got to go to church, Peanut went to her own class, and Addie was my right hand man!!! Oh and Peanut said she would go back next week LOL! OH AND after church Addie came over and brought me lunch! Her daughter and Peanut played while we got to hang out. She held one baby and I got the other. She is so amazing! Thanks Addy for being such an amazing friend. You were the hands of Jesus for me today!

Food, Fun and Great Friends

2008-10-10T15:22:00.000-07:00

Last night I got to hang out with my "marathon girls"! Sara, Chelsea, Alissa and I (we missed you Amarik) finally got a chance to meet for dinner. These girls are amazing and have blessed my life in so many ways! We may not talk everyday but they all have a huge impact in my life and shared a monumental moment in my life! We all ran San Francisco last year and it was one of the most unforgetable journies ever. Thanks girls for your friendship! I hope we all get a chance to run again together,,, until then lets keep doing dinner!

Blow Out...

2008-09-29T16:13:00.000-07:00

I missed getting a pic, but I'll still share the story! Flip and Flop are going through a mojor growth spurt. They are now just about 6 weeks and eating like there is no tomorrow. They ate 5 ounces on top of being breast fed this afternoon and been sleeping for hours. Flip (Jordan) wakes up pissed off and when I pick her up I notice her diaper is the wettest its ever been. Even her shirt was soaked (she was sleeping on her belly). Then a while later I walk into the room to see Nick changing Flop (Alexis). He says "Man she blew up"! I'm thinking there will be poop everywhere, but to my surprise there really was a blow out. Her diaper just could not hold all the pee. She was sleeping on her belly too and there was a ton of that gooey diaper gel stuff all up her belly and in her clothes. She literally blew up the diaper! AMAZING! Way to go my little pee bag :)

IM BACK!!!!

2008-09-22T15:49:00.000-07:00

I went to the gym today for the first time since I had the girls!! Its been almost 5 weeks and I decided to give it a whirl :) I walked 4 miles and man it felt so great!! I cant wait to start running again. Oh when will the next marathon be?? NOVEMBER??? HMMMM

I Am Blessed

2008-09-13T13:39:00.001-07:00

My cup overflows. My life is blessed. I have an amazing family. I have the love of the most amazing husband ever. I know with God first and him by my side there is NOTHING I cannot do. I have 3 beautiful , healthy girls who never cease to amaze me. They shower me with love and show me the face of Jesus when least expect it. I have wonderful friends who have been the hands of Jesus in serving me these last few weeks while my life has been a whirlwind. Things are tight, but we do not go without. God has been and is so good. Once more I must say,,,,, I am blessed!

The Park And The Ice Cream Man

2008-09-09T14:43:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I had the bright idea of all of us going to the park! Who knows how long it took us to pack up. We were there a total of maybe 15 minutes when Flip and Flop decided they were starving (cause it had been 10 minutes since they ate and all) I decided to take them home and Nick and Peanut stayed. About 10 minutes later they come walking through the door. Nick wanted his wallet cause the ice cream man was there but they ended up missing it. So what does he do! He gets Peanut, gets in the truck and hunt for the ice cream man! They found him :) Oh and the reason my husband is so scruffy is he has had two weeks off and decided not to shave! He shaved last night though WOOHOO!

Flying Solo...

2008-09-09T09:46:00.000-07:00

Well today is Nick's first day back at work since Jordan and Alexis has been born. Last night we told Peanut daddy had to go back to work and it went downhilll from there. She cried and kept saying she would miss him and was just so heart broken. This went on all night. Needless to say she ended up in bed with us. On top of all of that, the twins refused to sleep. I got maybe three hours last night and Taylor got up too. She stayed up with us and would not go back to sleep. It was a mess. All I could think was in the morning I would take her to school and me and the babies could sleep since thats when they sleep best. Well that was too much to ask for. Taylor decided she did not want to go to school (which amazed me since that is all she talks about and looks forward too) She balled her head off saying she would miss me too much and wanted to stay home! So she is home, twins asleep and I'm not!! LOL. Just a few minutes ago Peanut said she did not want to go to school anymore!!! What in the world is going on?! My kids have all lost their mind and I'm not far behind!!!!

What Do You Do?!

2008-09-07T18:09:00.000-07:00

Almost 3 weeks old and they dont stop crying! You have changed the diaper, fed them, burped them and given mylacon drops!!!! Do you shut the door and let them cry or do you make yourself crazy trying to figure out whats wrong and hold both babies at once? What would YOU do?

How Good Is God!!

2008-09-05T19:18:00.001-07:00

Man, let me just tell you how good God is, in case you did not know! Lets start with Tues night I ended up in the ER at midnight. I was bleeding extremely bad and it just kept going. My friend, Tamona, picked me up so Nick could stay with the girls. My amazing friend, Jen, met me there and was my personal nurse. How awesome is God. Ok so things are better now, however I am in an extreme pain. I am trying to take it easy, but that does not go well with me. Anyways, today was a hard day. The pain is not getting better, Flip and Flop are NOT sleeping ( I went to bed at 4 30am) and Peanut is great, but work! Nick and I are just at the end of our rope. No more to give. Its 7: 15pm and Nick says we should of called our neighbors a couple of hours ago to see if Peanut could of gone over to play but we didnt so oh well. Nick was eating chicken and our dog, Max, wanted the bone and I said sorry Max no chicken bones for you. Then a few min later there is a knock at our door. Its our neighbor holding a zip lock bag of steak bones for Max and wanted to know if Taylor could play for a bit :) Praise the Lord!!! So now Nick and I sit on the couch doing nothing while Max is outside eating his bones , Taylor across the street playing and the twins chillin in the pack and play. How cool is God :)

Delivering Flip and Flop

2008-08-27T16:47:00.000-07:00

Ok lets see if I can get this all in one post or if it will take me months LOL! Well when I first found out I was pregnant, my first action was to meet with anasthesia and figure out what we were going to do about an epidural! You see, I am allergic to pretty much all narcotics and delivery with Taylor was not ok, I even broke a tooth. So around 8 months we met, made a plan and called it good. So I thought! Ok, well I went to my last doctor app. (12th)where i was dilated to a 3 and he stripped my membranes (yeah that was good times)! With Taylor I had to have it done twice. That day they went ahead and sched me for induction on Wed the 20th, which he thught I would be in before. So Friday comes and I have so much back labor I thought I was going to die! I was in so much pain and contractions were good. So much so I called my mom in Fresno and said this has to be it you should prob started traveling. Yeah nothing in life comes so easy for my :) I get to the hospital and I am still a 3! WHAT! I walk for an hour or so and nothing so to home I go. I was so bummed! Well now my mom and mother in law are in town but no one seems to think I would last long. Even the nurse said maybe Ill see you later tonight or tomorrow. So goes the next few days till Wed. at 6am. My doctor does not show up till 9 am and in walks anasthesia too. Oh bad news on your pain chart. Our office got flooded and your file was destroyed! SERIOUSLY?! Its 2008 for the love of God and you only have 1 paper file? YEP! This is Loma Linda people come on. So now they are back to trying to remember my file and put a game plan on. Next, PITOCIN!!!! It was started slow since I could not get an epidural so we spent hours on this!! I mean hours! Things went well. At 3 they broke my water and I was dilated to a 3 1/2 I think, not happy I know that. At 5 oclock I was still at a 5. I think at 7 oclock I was still at 5 while in meantime pit was continueing to be upped. I cant recall exactly the time but I know dilation was not speedy. Finally the dr said if at 10:00pm if no progression than he was going to do a c section. Contractions were hitting hard and I was so sure I was more. The anasthesiologis kept coming in and giving me some boluses of some great stuff but it only lasted 10 minutes and the toxicity level was an issue so we used as little in case of c section. Well my amazing nurse says hey lets drop the legs of the bed and do sitting position. Boy does gravity work. Man did those bad boy contractions hit. I had lidocaine going through my epidural, which was only numbing my right side so it was pretty useless. I finally got some Stadol (love that stuff) meanwhile, my epidural kept itching so bad. After one more round of the wonder drug I started to get a rash and so they gave me some benadryl. Needless to say I was high as a kite but could feel the pain and it hurt like a mother!!! Then BAM it was time to push. I was so ready and there was no holding back. So here I am high like nobodies business and they start wheeling me into the OR. All I remember is awake one minute out the next awake one sec. It was nuts! So now I am on the table and and Angel appeared,,,, it was Omar the anasthesiologist :) Oh how I love that man (sorry Nick) He had the best stuff. It was all good from there. I think I pushed Jordan out in like 5 or so pushes. Then they broke Alexis's water and she was born 8 minutes later. I think I pushed like 3 or so times. It all kind of fuzzy LOL!! I do remember seeing the space monkey everytime I closed my eyes. Ok so there it is in a nutshell! I'm sure there is more but I am typing like a madwoman and its taken me a couple of days to get this done and I'm not checking my spelling or grammar!!!

God is so good!! I'm still alive LOL

2008-08-26T10:47:00.001-07:00

Lets just give a shout out to the Lord. Day number 6 of delivery and its 10:47am. Taylor is at school. Nick went to do a few hours of work today. Flip and Flop asleep. Two loads of laundry done, dishwasher empty and filled, I vacuumed downstairs, I SHOWERED AND BRUSHED MY TEETH!!!! (did not do hair, too hot) and am waiting for bug guy to come spray! Today is a good day, Ill take it.

INTRODUCING.......

2008-08-23T11:49:00.000-07:00

Jordan Elizabeth and Alexis Grace!! Jordan is the one who looks huge LOL!!! Jordan was 6lbs 6 oz and 18 1/2 inches and Alexis was 6.3 lbs and 18 1/4 . Jordan born at 11:38 pm with sis at 11:46pm. Its weird how close they are yet Jordan looks so much bigger, not as much as in pic! So my world has changed and I got like maybe 5 sec left to blog before someone cries, poops, or something. I went in at 6am on Wed and had them that night. I could right a book on the daily event, which was not fun, considering I'm alergic to narcotics and epidural didnt work. Call me if you want the details cause I could never get them into a post unless my kids were sedated!! LOL! We got home Fri about 2pm and I am so glad to be home!! However my dog is going to lose all his fur now!! Things are amazingly busy. Its pretty nuts, especially this breastfeeding thing. Holy cow! Litterally! Happy cows do not come from California! This twin thing is well different. Peanut is doing ok with them. She freaks out when they cry. She is kind of scared of them but has helped with a lot of stuff already, including trying to push them in the swing :) Well thats all I can do for now. I so dont know why God gave us two?! Especially me of all people, but I am blessed, scared but blessed! Oh and I need to give props to Jen, the most amazing L&D nurse EVER and friend. I could not have done this all with out you. You kept the ball rolling, Doctors in line, and supported me this whole pregnancy and delivery. Oh and brought me real coffee :) Wow I got more in this blog than thought I would. Feel free to call for all the other stuff :)

CROCK POT!!!!

2008-08-07T19:24:00.000-07:00

I am a crock pot! These girls are never coming out!! I am 36 weeks pregnant tomorrow and I'm not dilated or nothing. I mean its a good thing, but I want them out! My doc wont let me go past 38 wks (Aug 22) but oh my gosh the thought of that much longer just makes me want to cry. According to the ultrasound they are big, healthy and head down, ready to come out!! I have no more room to grow. I would post some pics but I have been so lazy about taking pics. To be honest, I am lazy about a lot of things these days. I get to they gym maybe once a week. It just feels like there is two bowling balls in my crotch and walking is hard to do LOL! Ok so next,,,,,My best friend Jenni came to visit me from Colorado and man it was so geat to see her. Its been a year!!! We talk all the time but it was so good to hang out. She was here for only a couple of days in hopes of maybe me going into labor, but obviously that did not happen. She rocks. She helped me clean my house. She organized my pantry and spice cabinets, mopped my floor and played with my kiddo. I was so blessed to have her here. More than she will ever know. Thanks Jen :) Ok so I cant sit that long so until the next post,,,, stay tuned :)

I Survived

2008-07-31T13:46:00.001-07:00

I survived Taylor's party!! I thought if there was ever a day I would go into labor that would be the day, but I'm still pregnant! We rented a 20 foot high water slide and BBQ'D hot dogs and hamburgers! It was a lot of fun. By the end of the day my poor feet were so swollen it was rediculous! All my family and Nicks mom stayed the weekend at my house. The last of the family left Tues night! It was a zoo but so much fun!! There were about 40 people that showed up!! CRAZY!!! I figured this was Peanuts last party without her sisters so lets have fun,,,, and we did. Thanks everyone who showed up.

My Baby Is Turning 4!!!!

2008-07-25T07:44:00.000-07:00

This weekend we are having Taylor's 4th birtday party! I cant believe she is turning 4! Didn't I just bring her home from the hospital?? She loves birtday parties and has been talking about this since last year. I wasnt going to do a party (being 34 weeks now and exhausted) but not an option. We are renting a 20 foot blow up water slide and BBQing! Woo Hoo! She has invited everyone she comes in contact with! I'm not sure who is all coming :) I know my amazing family from Fresno is driving down and my in laws :) Who knows maybe while everyone is here I will go into labor!!! Ok so maybe I wont! Just a couple of weeks till safe zone! Well I better go. Today is super busy with grocery shopping, patio, cleaning, LAUNDRY, cupcake baking, and if all goes well a trip to the gym :) Heres to Taylors 4th birthday party tomorrow!!!!

SHHHHH

2008-07-17T08:50:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh, its almost 9am and my house is quiet!! My husband is at work and my kiddo at school!! All I hear is the clicking of they keys as I type :) Life has been a whirlwind which I know is only going to become an F5! I pretty much have everything done in the girls room (except to pick up crib). I am currently planning Peanuts 4th bday party for next Sat, looking for a car to fit 3 carseats and trying to not have to many contractions in the process!! I will be 33 weeks tom. and I need to hang in until 36! I need to now by some maternity pants since they have decided to get out of my ribs and drop down. However, dont have much longer to go!! Well just checkin in. Time to enjoy my quietness.

The Countdown Begins....

2008-07-02T13:33:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I went to Fresno for my second baby shower (pics to come)! Man, although I thought the drive was going to kill me it was a great time. I was so blessed to have my friends and family shower me with gifts :) I got a chance to reconnect with some friends I have not seen in years and it was great! I got lots of great stuff tons of gift cards. So now this Fri I will be 31 weeks and ready to get these girls OUT!!! LOL!! The nursery is done (well painted, no furniture) but they dont need a crib right away. I would like to get a dresser though so I can put all the clothes away but thats another blog!! The girls are doing good. Getting bigger and packing an amazing punch and round house! Although I am ready to be done I need to hang in until at least 36 wks so please throw up a prayer for me :) Peanut is very excited about her sisters. We went for an ultrasound yesterday and she kept telling me she was so excited to see her sisters! How cute is she. She is growing so fast too!! I cant keep up with her shoes and clothes size. Oh and she is loving school. Everyday she asks if she is going!! Well I just wanted to write a quick update. I will post more later. Until then.....

Flip and Flop at 29 weeks!!

2008-06-19T11:25:00.000-07:00

So here is some more pics of my big ol' belly! I will be 29 weeks tomorrow! They are really packing a punch now and making me VERY uncomfortable!! I must say being pregnant with twins is WAY different than a single pregnancy! Its crazy. If I lay on my left side flop gets mad and kicks me and if I lay on my right side flip gets mad and starts in. If I lay on my back I cant breath and that does no one good :) Did I mention that Flip likes to hang out in my ribs!! So there ya go. Stay tuned for more!!

1st Day Of Preschool

2008-06-03T11:00:00.000-07:00

Today was Peanuts first day of preschool! I said I was not going to cry but please who am I kidding. I'm hormonal and it was her first day of preschool. She was not fazed at all. She has been talking about this for months now! We bought her backpack two days ago and she has been pretty much wearing it ever since. My girl is growing up!! Man, I dont know what to do with myself. After dropping her off, Nick and I went to breakfast! Now we are at home doing nothing and can you believe we have NEVER been in our house without her. Its so weird. I vacuumed and mopped and now we wait for her to come home! LOL We are so pathetic. I will confess though it sure is nice to sit her for a while by ourselves and we get 2 days a week of this for awhile, well at least until Flip and Flop show up!!

Not so easy anymore!!

2008-06-02T11:06:00.000-07:00

I just got home from the gym and man its just not easy working out. I usually walk 4 miles everyday at a good pace. Today I did do 4 miles but it was a lot slower. This makes me sad, however flip and flop come first and have to make sure they are ok, which they are doing great! I think swimming may be in my near future instead of walking. I'm sure Ill look HOT in a bathing suit LOL!! I cant not do anything. There is this man who is like 900 years old and cant even stand up straight. He has a walker and he is at the gym! How inspiring is that! Well tomorrow is another formal ultrasound so I will post how big the girls are getting!!

Almost 6 1/2 months pregnant

2008-05-28T14:58:00.000-07:00

Ok so here is some pics that you have asked me to put up. This Fri I will be 6 1/2 months pregnant with two girls (26 weeks)! We cannot agree on any names so if you have any ideas, comment this way!!

Daddy got busted!!!!

2008-05-26T20:45:00.000-07:00

Oh the things I miss when I am at work. I come home to my husband laughing and telling me what he did. He was trying to paint the twins room with an automatic sprayer and it kept leaking. Sooooo of course he got frustrated and said crap!! Well Peanut said Dad, you should not say crap and he said your right! Does it stop there. No! Peanut says she is going to pray for hor him!! Her prayer.. Dear Jesus, thanak you for my daddy saying crap. Please help him to not say crap anymore!!!! Oh you got to love the prayers of a 3 year old!!

I Must Be Hormonal!!

2008-05-11T09:14:00.000-07:00

Last night while my husband was putting Peanut to bed, I watched the last bit of Father of The Bride! It was the first time I have watched it since my kiddo was born. Well, it was towards the end when Steve Martin was saying how much he was going to miss his daughter (night before wedding). How she would not be there when he got home from work, how he would not see her in her pajamas and socks at the breakfast table in the morning, etc. Then she preceeds to tell him how she didnt want to leave, well you get the point. I was so sad. I started to cry and went into Peanuts room! My husband was like whats wrong. So I told him and cried at the same time! My baby is growing up so fast. In less than a month she will be in preschool!! So what do I do? climb into her bed with her while she is sleeping, snuggle up, prayed over her and went to sleep :)

Can We Say Estrogen!!

2008-05-06T16:48:00.000-07:00

And we got, well of course you never KNOW till they are born but Flip and Flop are..... both girls!!

Is it nap time yet??

2008-05-06T05:51:00.000-07:00

For those of you who know me, knows that my kid is NOT nor has NEVER been a sleeper. Well last night we got suckered into letting her sleep in our bed (which we have been working on getting her out)! Well about 1:30ish I wake up and my kiddo has me practically off the bed! She wakes up to go potty and I cannot get comfortable. Anxiety is kicking in cause now its about 2am and she is still not asleep and I want to go in her room and go to bed :) Finally she falls asleep and I sneak in her room. After playing on my cell phone, checking the news I get to sleep about 3am! Now its 3:40am and who comes in to the room and wakes me up,,,,, my husband. He climbs into bed (my kids bed remind u) with me. Wide awake am I! We chit chat till about 4:30am and Peanut wakes up yelling for us cause she is scared so we go back in our room. After us all playing for about 10 minutes its now officially time for Nick to get up for work! As he goes and showers P and I try to sleep but its useless so up we get and 4:45. Now its 5:59 and I have played two games of go fishing with Peanut, had coffee, caught up on the news, and am going to make green pancakes for breakfast!! Man I cannot wait till about 8am for a nap!!! Oh and its ultrasound day so maybe we will find out what the sex is of flip and flop (dont hold your breat) LOL!

Oh To Breathe

2008-05-04T08:24:00.000-07:00

I HATE allergies!!! I REALLY HATE allergies! What I would give to breathe! Not to mention flip and flop take what breaths I have away sitting on my diaphragm! This is the worst year ever for my allergies and it sucks! I am going to look into getting an oxygen tank and nasal canula. Then I took Benadryl. That stuff is from the devil. It dries you out so bad and didnt fix a thing! Dont they know I am on limited drug intake LOL. Oh how I HATE allergies :(

To Be or Not To Be.....

2008-04-29T14:17:00.000-07:00

This Friday I will be 5 1/2 months pregnant. You figure I should know by now what these kids are inside of me!! Well today I went to the Drs and he said......the one on my right side is a girl and the one on the left....... well would not cooperate!! IMAGINE THAT!!!! He/She was all tucked up and a foot was right in the way. Would not move!! Its a boy, I know it and he is already starting his garbage LOL!! I am scheduled for another formal ultrasound this Tues so pray they will be cooperative!! I am dying to know :) Other than that, all is good and Flip and Flop are very active. They wake me up at night cause they move so much! Its crazy carrying 2!

My Mom Can Outclean Your Mom!!

2008-04-24T08:28:00.000-07:00

Well after all these years, there is a cleaning fairy and she found her way to my house! My husband is out of town for a week so my mom came into town. She is amazing I may just have to hold her hostage forever!! Sorry Dave! For those who know me know I am not a decorator by any means. I counld care less about putting pic, candles, nic nacs et.. up. Dont get me wrong,, I would love for them to be but I hate that kind of stuff. My theory.... work overtime and pay people LOL! Well my mom came down and she has reorganized the heck out of my house. We have cleaned, decorated, made curtains, bought shelves and more. Now to top off the experience we go to IKEA in about an hour!! WOO HOO! I have spent more time at Home Depot and Lowes than I have in all my life. It only has taken me five years (pathetic). My husband is not going to know what to do with himself when he walks in the door. I feel like I am on one of those shows that fix up your house in a couple of days! My mom rocks! This week she is the hands of God ministering into my home!!

19 weeks and getting bigger!

2008-04-10T16:25:00.001-07:00

So I will be 19 weeks tomorrow and the belly is growing! Flip and Flop are moving more and more and my breathing is getting less and less easier! However, I am still making it to the gym :) I have yet to wear maternity clothes but man soon you will have to wrap me in a tent and tie a belt around me!!!

Happy Birthday To Me!!!

2008-04-09T16:12:00.000-07:00

Today is my birthday and my daughter did her own shopping this year for my gift. On my way home last night from a friend's house, I called home. My husband answered and my kiddo was in the background yelling she had to tell me (her and daddy got my present)! My husband trying to not let me hear cuts me off and I hear her crying to tell me. So when I get home she is in the tub yelling for me. I get upstairs and she says... Mama, I dont have anything to tell you about your birthday!! She is just practically shaking to tell me. My husband is telling her to shh. Well he walks out and she blurts I got you a strawberry shortcake card and stickers!!! I told her Peanut shhh its a secret and she replies I KNOW!! LOL LOL! So funny. Well Nick convinces her to wait till morning.... Today. She wakes up and instantly says Mom do you think I can tell you about your birthday present?! She runs to get my gift and this is what I got!!! A hello kitty balloon, a pack of Dora and Hello Kitty stickers, sweet tart candy (my favorite), a loofah face sponge, a strawberry shortcake card, and my favorite.... an orange noodle for swimming!!! LOL! Man I love my birthday :)

2 is a good number but 3 is great!

2008-03-27T08:56:00.000-07:00

Just kidding! We had our ultrasound yesterday and there is still just flip and flop :) THANK GOD!!! I am almost 17 weeks (which I thought 18) but I never claimed to be a counter!! Anyways, they are doing good and everything is healthy. There are 2 placentas which means it is a low risk pregnancy and if you are going to have twins, 2 placentas has the best viability!! When it came to find out what they are well we are having puppies!! LOL! Well the ultrasound tech said he could not be sure cause it was still early but if he had to say something it would be a boy and girl. Then the Dr came in (who was so old he prob farted dust) said oh yeah its prob two girls (then he realized he was looking at the same baby forever LOL) However he thinkgs two girls. So who really knows! There are two healthy very moving little jumper beans!! So maybe next time we will see more :)

BEDREST IS OVER!

2008-03-14T20:11:00.000-07:00

We went back to the Dr today for an ultrasound and everything looks great! Flip and Flop are moving just great (which I can feel) and BEDREST IS OVER!!! WOO HOO! We took Peanut and she was so cute. She wanted to rest her belly like me and have the Dr look at her belly too!! We finally told her today about the twins. We showed her them on the screen and she waved and said "Hi babies" but I dont think she quite understood it all. Although, at moments she put her head down and looked a bit worried! LOL! Join the club Peanut!!

And so it begins.....

2008-03-11T10:37:00.000-07:00

Well I just thought I would give u a peek at what my big ol' butt is looking like these days!! I will be 4 months pregnant (with twins) this Friday. Peanut took the pics :) Of course the only reason I am standing up is for the pics because I am on bedrest!! LOL

Flip and Flop

2008-03-08T16:54:00.000-08:00

Well Flip and Flop (the twins LOL) have already started their garbage!! They are already earning their spankings :) Yesterday morning I started bleeding pretty good and having cramping! Immediatly I started crying and my amazing husband was on the phone with the doctor in seconds. The receptionist got the stress on the other end of the phone when she wanted to put us to voice mail. We were told to go to ER and so we were on our way. Thanks to God my good friend Jen was at work and had the doctor, ultrasound machine, and nurses all ready to go when we got there, along with the unit praying for us! God was definetly with us in our time of need! Everyone is great and Flip and Flop are just fine. I have some bruising to my placenta (who bruises their placenta but me LOL) and it will take about 2 weeks to heal. So I am on BEDREST for 2 weeks!! AHHH!! It has now been 24 hours and man this is hard to do. My husband is so awesome taking care of me and our Peanut, who has an earache! The bleeding has stopped and so has the cramping, however the bedrest will go on! 13 more days to go, but my husband says that my days of doing things are over! I got to the Dr on the 25th so we will see then!

Two are better than one.....

2008-02-27T10:10:00.000-08:00

There is nothing better than two,, right? I mean its always great to have two legs, arms, eyes and ears? Twix has two cookies, which I love. Peanut butter cups come in two. 2,, a nice even number,,, right?! When Noah built the arc God told him to bring the animals in two's. God created man and woman (which are 2). See 2 is great!! So, since 2 is such a great number God has decided to bless Nick and I with TWINS!! You got it! I had my first doc app (yes, even though I am 3 months) and there are 2 little ones in there. Ya, two. TWO!! TWO!! Needless to say we were shocked since we did not know of any twins in our family!! Ya Two! Man, did I mention we are having TWO!? WOW what a day it was yesterday. The shock is not worn off yet but I know God will never give me more than I can handle so I'm holding Him to that promise!! Now I know why this pregnancy has been SOOOO different. There are TWO! HUH! So here are to new journies!!! Here is to... well....... TWO!!!

Memories....

2008-02-18T20:13:00.000-08:00

Did anyone else watch Knight Rider last night? It was beyond cheesy but man it was hilarious to watch. Oh and with David Hasselhoff making a guest appearance, how you could not watch it LOL!!?

Daddy's Girl

2008-02-14T19:53:00.000-08:00

Daddy came home from work with candy, stickers and story time!!!

Valentines Day

2008-02-14T09:12:00.000-08:00

I have never been one who has like valentines day. And no I am not one of those bitter and lonely girls! I think just think its a joke and my husband absolutely loves it!!! He feels the same. Why spend a crazy amount of money on chocolate, brave the rediculous crowds, and stress like crazy for that gift that will show me you love me?? Seriously?? Just on this one day? I would rather you show me everyday with the little things (which my husband is amazing at)! However, upon picking my daughter up at church last night she came out with this valentines day card she made him. She handed it to him and said "Happy valentines day daddy, I love you"! It was so adorable. For a quick moment I saw him melt and love valentines day!!

Conversation with a 3 1/2 year old

2008-02-06T08:47:00.000-08:00

Its 8:45 am

Peanut: Mom, I don't feel so well. I am still coughing
Mom: Ok baby.. I dont want you running around cause that makes you cough more (thinking ok we are not going to the gym)
Peanut: No mom, I was not running. I was just drinking my orange juice and I coughed to much.
Mom: Oh well are you ok?
Peanut: Yeah, orange juice just makes me cough too much so I just have an idea. I just need some Pepsi!

LOL! She knows she does not get milk when she is coughing so the ONLY other liquid in the world is PEPSI!!! Love it and no she did not get any pepsi.

I"m still alive.....

2008-02-05T15:26:00.000-08:00

No, the pregnancy news has not killed me, I guess I have just not had much to say lately?! I have not felt 100% with this pregnancy. With Peanut I dont think I never felt pregnant till about 4 or 5 months. Never one day of nausea or anything. This one is well is already starting their garbage!! I have been a little nauseated but not enough to take me down! Just dont feel 100%, which sucks. Oh and running..... whatever on that. Thats a whole other blog! I am lucky if I am not passing out by mile two since I am a on the dehydrated side. Yesterday I ran 5 miles and thought I conquered the world. Pathetic huh?! Am I at the gym today......NO! I feel like such a fatty, although my clothes are not tighter I feel like my waist is! Ok so enough venting....I am going to go to Baskin Robins (cause my 3 year old wants to LOL)!!!

Happy New Years To Us!!!

2008-01-04T11:41:00.000-08:00

Does anyone know the meaning of this??

Tea Party Mascot

2008-01-03T18:06:00.001-08:00

He loved EVERY moment of it LOL!

One Lump or Two??

2008-01-03T08:54:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Taylor's friend, Jaelah, came over and they had a tea party! It was so cute!! I dont think I need to say anything. The pictures say it all!!

Princess Peanut

2007-12-24T21:38:00.000-08:00

Now introducing Princess Peanut!! Today we did Christmas since we will be at the fire station tomorrow! Peanut has entered into the world of princesses and going to the royal ball!! For those of you who know me, KNOW this is not in style. We beat up girls in dresses for the love of God LOL LOL (just kidding) but seriously I am not a girly girl so this is all new for me. I like the light sabers (hmm maybe Ill intwine the two!!) Ok so I confess and admit it is a little fun, well fun to watch her dress up... NOT ME!! I wonder if I can get her brother Max to dress up with her (thats our dog) HMMMMM I see a great blog in days to come!

Pictures with Santa

2007-12-21T14:49:00.000-08:00

Today we took Peanut to see Santa. This is the first year she was willing to go :) She did great! She was more excited about the presents under the tree than Santa!!

Peanuts First Day At Work

2007-12-11T10:51:00.000-08:00

Ok so my husband and I spend too much time at REI!! The employees there just love her! Today as I walked in they said "There is our future employee"! When we checked out they guy let Peanut come behind the counter and scan our stuff. Then he paid her a quarter for her work!! LOL! Peanut says "She got a paycheck"! Shoot, who cares about child labor laws :)

Pushing Through

2007-12-10T13:07:00.000-08:00

Why is it that at mile three I am beat down but I push on and at mile four I am revived and ready to go on. I push through and the next thing I know is I am at mile ten and my workout is done! However, put me on my knees to pray and I cant get past a few minutes. I try to push through and it is so dang hard. The rewards are so much more than that of ten miles and yet its so hard to press through to the thrown room!! Am I alone in this??

Words From A 3 Year Old..

2007-12-04T20:49:00.000-08:00

The things she learns from Blues Clues!

Bored!!

2007-12-03T15:17:00.000-08:00

This is what happens at our house when I get bored!! LOL! She loved it and now we do this all the time :)

What do u think???

2007-11-30T10:03:00.000-08:00

OK you pick!! Its raining and we are going to go outside and play! One day I'm at work and daddy gets her ready LOL! One day daddy is at work and I get her ready! In his defense, we did not have a rain coat well not the blue one anyways!!

Fear Vs Fear

2007-11-27T11:02:00.000-08:00

How many times have you done your best not to offend someone? Whether it be minding what you say, how you act, or paying attention when someone is talking? We try so hard at times not to offend people, but we could care less if we offend our Lord! Do we care half as much if our actions, speech, or merely nodding off while we pray offends God? I know I am guilty just as much as the next. Where is our fear of God? Not the fear that makes one want to turn and run, but HOLY FEAR that makes us give respect and honor! The kind of fear that draws us near! So many of us get that Jesus is our father, but we forget that He is God and we lack the respect that needs to be given! Psalms 25:14 "Friendship with the Lord is reserved for those who fear Him. With them He shares the secrets of His covenant". I love the quote by John White " While we must never on the onehand lose the freedom to enter boldly and joyfully by faith into God's presence during our lives on earth, we must also learn to revere God in our relationship with Him..... intimacy cannot occur without respect."

Relationship

2007-11-15T21:55:00.000-08:00

Recently I have been trying to grow in my relationship with Jesus. Its weird how the first thing that comes to mind is go to church more, serve more, etc.. However, when u want to get to know someone, I mean really know someone, (friend, boyfriend, girlfriend etc) you dont ask others about them or try to do all the things u know they like. No, you talk to them and listen. You ask them questions. You spend time with that person. So it is with Jesus. What a concept huh? LOL! Jesus longs to spend time with us and promises not to hide himself from us. He desires nothing more than to hang with us! AMAZING! He will meet us anywhere if we just seek. All He wants is an open heart thats willing. We give so much time to everything except the ONE thing that really matters. Where do u spend most of your time?

Picket This...

2007-11-07T18:57:00.000-08:00

Heres to another day at County! Our contracts our up and our nurses are not happy. We are so underpaid and overworked (pretty much like everyone else)!! However, its your life in our hands!! How can we give safe care when we have so many patients?! Its scary! Sometimes we have two critical patients and two more, when in ICU thy only get 2 ICU patients at a time. Its scary when u are in one room with a patient and praying to God that your patient next door doesnt die because they are just not enough nurses!! How is it you can come to work and have 5 nurses scheduled? Seriously??!! Management seriously went home the night before knowing that 5 nurses were scheduled and now that they are here they sit in there office!! That happens ALL the time! How is it at the Behavioral Center they get hazard pay and we dont in the ER? I have started IV's on a jail patient with a cop holding a semi automatic my way and I dont get hazard pay!! Swat teams come in with jail people and have shut down part of the ER and still no hazard pay! Man, I love County!!!

So now what........

2007-11-02T08:18:00.000-07:00

Its been 12 days since my marathon and I have not been able to run since :( I thought I had a stress fracture in my foot but its just really traumatized from 26.2 miles LOL. I cant run, it hurts so bad. So now what.... now what do I do with my Tues, Thurs, and Sat time??? My thoughts.... If I can discipline myself to get up and run why should I not discipline myself to get up (before my kiddo) and spend time with Jesus? Why not read my Bible and spend time with the One who truely matters? Time with the One whom I desire to know and live for? So this is what is next. Mornings with Jesus!! Be prepared for some amazing blogs :) Oh and am I considering a half marathon in Dec and another in Feb or maybe just Dec or maybe just Feb. Oh who knows!!!!

2007-10-25T19:23:00.000-07:00

Well I did it! Journy completed and a lifetime of friends beginning. Fri when I arrived in San Francisco I got to my hotel room and cried. I was there. All the training, finding a babysitter, getting up before Jesus, raising money for the lymphoma and Leukemia Society was all for this. My husband just held me and said how proud he was! Sat nights pasta party (getting to carb up before the day) was amazing. I expected to walk in and eat. NO NO NO! As I entered the building there were hundreds of people lining the aisle we walked yelling, screaming, clapping, holding posters of their loved ones we raised money for, and congratulating us. I could not help but cry. As I walked and saw the true appreciation, love and excitement I could not help but lose it!! UNBELIEVABLE!! We had some awesome speakers. Amy, a cancer survivor, shared her story and once again I cried. So stinking amazing. How can you not have done this is what I kept thinking. Sunday we all met at 5 15am. One last early morning. As we walked to the start line at Union Square I was anxious, nervous, excited, and overwhelmed by so much more. Oh and cold, it was like 56 degrees! Well with about 25,000 or more other runners, we all got to the start line. There were so many people that when the gun went off, which I never heard, we didnt start for another 10 or so minutes! And we were off. I could not believe the crazy amount of people that were running. It was insane. The route was beautiful. It was about mile 5 that the hills began! I must say running Claremont Mountian made a huge difference. I did not find the hills that bad. Also having my friend Alissa running next to me was encouraging. She rocks! The run was great all in all till about mile 19, I hit the wall!! I was beat down, my back, pelvis, knees and butt were going to blow up!! Alissa and I were separated and it got rough. My family (sister, bro, sister in law, cousin and dad) were all over the coarse. It was awesome to see them. It gave me adrenaline and encouragement! I could not of made it without them. By mile 22 I wanted to cry and stop, but I pushed. At mile 25 my mom and Dave was there and it was like seeing angels. Then my coach, Sara, appeared and ran with me. That lifted my spirits and gave me just a little more help. We put our arms out and flew like an airplane. Then at mile 25.5 I saw two angels. It was my husband and my kiddo. Peanut yelled and cheered for me. She yelled "Go mama" "Be careful" "You can do it" after that I knew I would make it!!! Finish line here I come! Then I saw my sister and them and the tears flowed...... I was about to cross the finish line......there it was just like they said. men in tuxes holding out little turqoises Tiffany boxes at the line. LOL and then I CROSSED!! 5 hours and twenty minutes I did it. Face covered with dry salt, barely moving, and tears flowing...... I DID IT!!!

Words from a 96 year old...

2007-10-13T08:27:00.000-07:00

At work last night I met this 96 year old lady. She did not look a day over 70! She was amazing. Now in my job you its very rare you can sit and chat with them, but I had a few minutes and so I entered her room. I asked her what kept her so young looking? Her answer "You got to have a good man" and "You got to know Jesus" and "watch who you hang out with. None of that talking about people! Don't let NOTHING get you sad. Take it to Jesus. When people start talking bad about people to u just walk away. When they start talking and telling you it does no good, just make u mad and what good does that do? Tell them to take it to Jesus. Then all they got to do is keep it between them and Jesus and He'll take care of it".

WHAT WAS I THINKING?!!!

2007-10-09T17:10:00.000-07:00

Just a little preview of what I will be running on Oct. 21, 2007!!! I can't wait!!

2007-10-09T16:52:00.000-07:00

The things I endure while training for this marathon :) This is a tarantula I came across while running up Claremont mountian!! This is the second one I have seen. Thank God I dont have a pic of a mountian lion cause they are there too!

E M E R G E N C Y

2007-09-27T08:25:00.000-07:00

Emergency-- 1 : an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for IMMEDIATE action2 : an URGENT need for assistance or relief...... Ok here is a test. someone walks into the hospital room who is out of meds for oh 6 months and needs more, someone who has had chest pain for oh 1 year and swears its a heart attack, someone else with a rash all over for 8 months and wants to know why, another person who wants a physical, a parent who brings there kids to get there immunization that are so overdo they will prob have to start over and so the story goes oh and my favorite " I have this horrible headache and i want it to go away" and so I ask "How long have you had this headache?" I dont know maybe ten years!!!!!! Ok next...... I dont know why the ER waits are ten and twelve hours!!!!!!!! EMERGENCY people. Just another day in paradise :)

Just another day

2007-09-24T08:18:00.000-07:00

Well I ran 22 miles in the pouring rain on Sat!! It was fun to run in the rain but man was it cold and my muscles kept cramping up, but it was great. Only a few weeks till my marathon!! Work has been, well not exciting. Oh I did have a girl who was 15 smoke meth for the first time. Yeah boy did she look like she was enjoying herself LOL (there is a reason they say to say nope to dope LOL) She was crying hysterically and saying how bad her chest hurt. Yeah look like a great high. When her parents came in and were talking to her about why she would do this saying she was taking to many classes and too stressed, I just stood and stared in amazement. You would have to call CPS on me LOL!!!! Well I could take one guess why she was so stress... she passed a test that I can guarantee she would have rather failed....... she was pregnant

Seriously...

2007-09-17T08:22:00.000-07:00

So last night I get this mom who comes into the ER because her 3 year old decided to drink some of grandmas cough syrup with codeine. How much did he drink, she does not know but all he would say was "mmm it's good"!! When told he would be fine and all we would do was monitor for 2 hours to make sure he was ok she had a fit ( which was the recommendation from poison control) Oh and I should mention she had attitude from the minute she walked in the door. So of course she is scared and wants EVERYTHING done but when asked how long it had been since he drank the medicine before you brought him in? Her reply was TWO HOURS!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!! Next patient please....

Recovering

2007-09-09T09:11:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I ran 20 miles!! I did it in 3 hours and 54 minutes and no one was chasing me with a knife LOL!! Only a few weeks out till my marathon and training is going good :) I must say that after that run my knees hurt, my hips felt like they were going to explode and moving was just not going to well. However, not even 24 hours later and I feel great! My back hurts a bit, but it always does. Oh and about mile 16 I was running by myself and I started praying and boy was Jesus there with me. I had an amazing prayer time and the presence of God was undeniable. AMAZING! As long as God gives me the ability to run this marathon I will worship Him with my feet :) Well its off to church I go and then to work! Maybe I will have crazy stories to post after my shift. Oh and if anyone wants to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society I only have $175 left to raise!!! www.active.com/donate/tntors/donelcalderon

I NEVER THOUGHT.....

2007-09-05T18:19:00.000-07:00

I woke up today and it was 96 degrees. I never thought I would say "wow its such a nice cool day"!! For the past 4 days or so we have had triple digit heat and it has sucked!! I worked last night and we had a guy come in with a 108.2 temp. The day before that a guy came in with a 109.0 temp. Needless to say they ended up in the ICU. Poor people, it was freakin hot!!! I think there were like 25 deaths in LA due to heat exhaustion. I hope the wave is gone. Oh and can you believe that we did not get that many patients from Nascar! I guess I'll give the fans a little more credit next time :)