What's been going on

So things over here in the Talbert house have been kind of crazy the past two weeks. Will is no longer working for Toyota he got laid off :( which in a way was really bad, but in a way was good. We started figuring things out and we were spending anywhere from $350-$400 in one month just on gas for him to get to and from work, he was ALWAYS working he would put in between 14-18 hours of overtime a week and never got to eat dinner with us or see the boys. But we were still a little worried and didn't know what we were going to do. Well I don't know why I worried at all because God answered our prayers with in a day of him loosing his job. Will found a job that is right up the road from the house, like 7 mins away. He is going to be home at 4:00 everyday, they offered him more money then what he was making at Toyota and it comes with full benefits. So not only are we going to be saving on the gas (which came at a good time, it was $3.35 up the road from us today) but we are going to get to see daddy a whole lot more!!!!

Well now that takes me to me, since Will, will be home at the same time everyday I decided to go out and get a job. There is a Mexican Restaurant up the road from our house that was in desperate need of experienced waitstaff, so I applied and they called me the same day and offered me a job. I will only be working 3 days a week and really it is just so that I can get out of the house and make a little extra spending money so I can start decorating my house :) But the past couple of days of worked just reminded me that I am not as young as I once was hehe my feet and back are killing me with all the running around when you are a server. But I remember why I enjoyed it so much back in college, it is GREAT money that you leave with every night :)

So it has been really nice having daddy home the past two weeks, he starts on Monday so we will have to adjust to another change but the boys LOVE having him home and I do too, I sure have missed my husband and it is great to be able to go to sleep with him every night. I am truly blessed and have only God to thank for all the blessings he has given us. When God closes one door he Always opens another. He has done amazing things for us thus far in 2011 and it is only February. I can not wait to see what the rest of the year holds for us.

2011

So I decided that I am going to start my blogging again. I do realize that is has been over a year and a half since I last blogged, but life has truly been crazy. We are finally in our very own house, it has been a struggle and many ups and downs, but in God's time we were able to buy a very beautiful house that I can not wait to raise the boys in. Will has a wonderful job, the hours are not so wonderful and he works so much overtime that during the week it is hard to see him, but we are blessed he has a job and he is able to work so hard.

My little Logan has truly been a blessing he is now 15 months old and loves to follow his big brother around and do exactly what he does. Which makes life interesting sometimes, I feel like I have twin 2 year old :) Logie's new thing is he like to run around the house and growl like a dinosaur, it is so funny to see and if you ask him if he is a dinosaur he growls even louder.

Brayden Allen, well this poor little 2 1/2 year old is going through a lot. Hello Terrible two's (well two and half's) In the past 6 months we had to stay with my parents while we were getting into the house and in that six months he picked up a nasty little habit of sleeping in our bed. This is completely 100% my fault because I let him and well this is beginning to be a feet in it self to break. Last night I did not get much sleep but he eventually got it and stayed for increments of a hour and a half. And woke up this morning a 6:00 rearing to go :/ I have also decided in a couple of months to go get him tested at the school district for his speech. They have to be 3 but do the testing a couple months before their third birthday. Brayden was seeing a speech therapist before but I did not like them at all, he is doing really really well and I don't think it is serious but I do think he needs a little encouragement. We are also potty training, he is doing GREAT with this he now tells me when he has to go even if he has a pull up on.

All in all life is grand, even though I am not getting nearly as much sleep as I use to and at night I just want to start crying when fighting with B, in the morning when both of my boys crawl into my lap while sitting on the couch and they pull the blanket over us while watching Mickey Mouse it makes every last bit of the night before completely worth it. Me and Will have made a very serious decision in our life, we have decided to not have anymore children. After going back and forth and wanting a little girl, we are set with our two boys. So very soon Will, will be having a surgery done ;) I did have a scare and thought I was pregnant, I went to the Dr. and it turns out that my Thyroid is messed up. I am pretty sure it is Hypothyroidism but I need to go back for more blood work. We both just decided that with our boys getting older and more self sufficient we both need to start putting a little attention into us and getting us healthy. I have no doubt in my mind though our life will be full of adventure with our two boys.

What's New

Well life sure has been exciting lately. Brayden is growing like crazy, I felt tonight and he has two new teeth that cut through, which I am surpised because he didn't have any problems with these two. He is repeating EVERYTHING we say, my favorite of his saying is when I tell him something he goes OK...what an attitude. We are very very ready for Logan to be here, his bed it together and all his clothes are washed and the pre-labor contractions hurt like crazy. I actually went to the hospital the other morning and nope it was not real. But they did do a sonogram and he is pretty big and is in position and looks like he is ready to come so hopefully it will be very very soon. Here are just a couple of pictures that I have taken of Brayden since we have moved into our new place.


Our pantry that he thought it would be funny to hide from me in


What a trouble maker smile

When I called him this is what he did....TROUBLE

For a kid who wanted to give up his morning naps this

is how I have found him twice this week on the living room

floor

I tried to wake him up because it was 11:00 and that is way

to late for a nap, and he rolled over liked this and ignored me :)

Do we live in TEXAS!!!

So this morning I had to run a couple of errands and went outside and it was cold!!!! Thank goodness this outfit was in the bin because we are not ready for winter yet. We are just waiting for aunt Christi to bring the bin with bigger clothes. Brayden loved the weather though he ran around outside for a little bit. Well winter just wait a couple more days before you fully come

This month

Well things are just flying by lately. I am not 30 1/2 weeks and getting more excited and more stressed as the days just fly by. Lucky Will have found a new job that he really enjoys and it making pretty good money at. At the end of the month we are going to be able to move out of my parents house and into an apartment for now. Mom is doing a little better, we have finally figured out what is wrong with her and now we have to just make sure that we can find all the medications that will help her out. She is getting her strengh back day by day, But I thank God that is going to recover from this. Brayden is just a pistol, he makes me laugh all the time, he just does the funniest things and well he is getting a lot smarter we can now play games together and he is just growing so fast. The clothes he just got for his birthday he is almost out of. I am super excited about Logan, dont get me wrong I am also terrified because it is going to be so different with two babies in the house. I hope I can just manage my time and be organized to make me a better mom. God is great and keeps blessing us and I cant wait to see what he has planned for our future. here is a couple of random pictures of my big boy

Birthday Bash

It sure would be fun to win something. Sounds good to me

Update

Well it has been awhile since I have posted anything. Things are going really good, Brayden is growing like crazy. He makes me laugh and smile and get frustrated every day :) I am 28 weeks and feel like this baby could honestly come any day now. I know the next 10 weeks is going to fly by. I am in no way ready for Logan to be here, we have to find a place to live first but I know God will come through for my family. I just can not believe how fast time is flying by. I still have not gained any weight and I am actually 5 pounds still less then what I originally was when I found out I was pregnant. My doctor does not think that I will gain any weight which is wonderful because I gained 6o pounds with Brayden. But life is good Mom seems to be doing a little bit better. She still needs to go see a GI doctor but hopefully she will be much better soon. But besides that life is good, Will has found a job but is still looking for something a little better for our family. Hope everyong is good because we are Great thanks to God!!!

Brayden's 1st Birthday

Well Brayden is one this year has just flown by so fast. It really does not feel like I had him a year ago. He is soo big, he has been saying DaDa for awhile but on Friday two days before his birthday he started saying MaMa :) it melted my heart and it made me want to cry. Of course I took him to the Dr today for his 12 month check up and he got shots and all day long he has wanted up in my lap and says MaMa over and over again, it was cute the first two times and now I want to change my name ;) the dr. says he looks great and he seems to be a very easy going baby. I am loving every day with him, he keeps me on my toes and I chase him around the house all day long but it is fun. Sunday on his birthday we had a party and all of my family came, here are some of the pictures that were really great I hope yall enjoy

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Walking and Talking

Well Brayden is on the move :) my 10 month old son starting to walk and just a couple of days ago he started saying DaDa. It makes me smile every time I hear it. You know it is kind of funny because I could not wait till he started talking but now.....oh my he does not even stop, it is really cute though. Here are a couple of pictures I have taken and we finally got his walking on camera, if you listen closly you can hear him say dada :)

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Just a update

Things are going great at my house for the most part. Will is still working weekends which really really stinks because we have not been able to go to church in awhile, so he is still looking for a new job one that he does not have to work weekends. Today has been good Brayden took a great nap this morning and is asleep now. I am sure going to dread the day he does not want to take morning naps anymore. He now has two teeth, yes I found that out because he is in a little bit of a biting stage, not that he knows what he is doing apparently my skin feels good on his teeth ;) He is doing great with the walking he can now stand himself up from sitting and walk to me...it is soo exciting and we praise him everytime he does it, I think he likes the attention. I just can't beleive that he is already walking. I am doing good the nausea is not so much anymore and I haven't thrown up in a couple of days ;) However yesterday I did have to break out the pregnancy jeans. My normal ones fit but are a little tight and I found myself sitting on the couch with the button undone, so I caved. I will be 12 weeks on Monday and can not wait for November to come. Especially because it makes me laugh to think that when football season starts I will be six months with a 14 month old in toe to the football games to see my sister. Besides missing my sister, brother-in-law (yes I do miss Michael too) Alexis, Anthony and my brother very very much and wishing they lived here things are great!!!

My future Wheel of Fortune contestant

Brayden does not usually watch t.v. even if it is on he usually just ignores it, except when Wheel of Fortune comes on. He will sit there the entire half hour and watch. Last night it was even funnier because whenever the contestants were to call a letter Brayden would make a sound, so he was telling them the letters to call, it was soo cute he sat there with his Dad the whole show. Maybe one day he will win me some money ;)



Watching with his daddy

"Mom stop you are messing with my show"




LOL seriously into the show

see he is looking right at it (don't mind my messy
living room :) )

Big Boy

Well I can not believe Brayden is already going to be 10 months. A lot can change in just a couple of weeks. He now has One tooth, and the second one is trying to peak through. He can walk on his own, we believe he is just a little lazy ;) the other day he took 8 steps towards me but as soon as we try to go grab the video camera he won't do it anymore. So I went to the sweet repeats store and bought him this truck to help him want to walk more. He was so excited when I gave it to him today. He is talking a lot lot more, I think he is trying to say DaDa but it comes out DON, he will get it hopefully soon. I just can not believe how quick it goes by. Soon we will start planing his 1st birthday which just so happens to fall on Fathers day this year. I am doing pretty good, I still can't eat big meals and smells are really getting to me but I am not feeling as nauseated. Things are just flying by and November will be here before we know it. Hope everyone is doing good.



It mas more fun this way apparently


He was tired of me taking pictures :)

Pushing it through the yard

My big man


He really thought it was funny to sit on it and be
pushed around

His little smile

Praise God

Today has been a great day for me and my family. Saturday my Dr. had told me that it looked like I had lost the baby, he could not find it in the ultrasound he did. I was devastated my heart ached and all I could do is cry. He was setting up a ultrasound at the hospital to confirm the miscarriage on Monday and a follow up on Tuesday with him to talk about a D&C. I could not for the life of me understand why this happen to me, all weekend long all I could do is cry and pray. I was not angry just hurting very bad. I prayed God would take this pain away from my heart and make things better. Well this morning I went to the ultrasound in the hospital, going in with a heavy heart knowing what the results were going to say. Well God must have heard me this weekend because I was able to see my baby's heartbeat..very strong. The baby is just attached to the side of my uterus making it hard to see from a normal ultrasound, the baby is measuring 7 weeks right on schedule and the tech told me she was not suppose to show me the results but she was a mom too and did not want me to be walking around thinking my baby was gone. Our God is AMAZING and has glorious powers. I know me and Will were not planning this baby right now but the thought of losing it killed me, and God has a plan and a purpose for this baby. I just pray that the rest of the pregnancy goes well. Will joked and said that it is probably a little girl because Brayden did not give us this kind of problems :) whatever it is, it is a blessing from God and I just pray it is healthy.

New Beginings

Well a lot has gone on the past month Brayden is now 9 months old and I took him to the Dr. and he is great. He is 17 lbs 11 ozs which I do not think is very much, he still does not have any teeth but they will come soon I am sure. We also found out that we are expecting another baby. I am sooo excited and a little nervous. It is hard with just one baby around here I can only imagine what it will be with two. The bad part is I found out that Brayden's pediatrician is moving out of state so now I have to start looking for a new one for Brayden and the baby because I really do not like any of the other Dr's in the practice. So add one more thing to my list oh well. But things are great and everything will work out that way it is ment to we have faith in God and know he will provide for us.

Park

Well today we took Brayden to the park for the first time. There is not a park too close to our house, so we ended up at Mcalister Park...where there was hundreds of kids. Brayden had fun just watching all the other kids, I think it will be a little bit more fun when he can walk. He did want down a lot of the time but that playground is made of rocks and well that is not such a good idea for a kid that puts everything in his mouth. But it was a great family day and I can't wait to do it again!!

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1st Haircut

Well I finally broke down and cut his hair....this was a lot harder then I thought a 8 month old does not sit still very well. It just makes me a little sad, he is growing so fast :(



after


after

look at all that hair

before

before

Past Month

Wow I can not believe that February has already come and gone. A lot has happened in the past month. Brayden turned 8 months on Saturday, he is getting so big and becoming so independent. His hair is lighting up and I am pretty sure he is going to have blond hair, even though his eyebrows and eye lashes are red, so maybe red. His hair is getting really long and needs to be cut, Will wants to take him somewhere and I laughed and I said he was getting his hair cut this time at Casa de MaMa ;) We recently rearranged the living room so now Brayden has more access to things he goes in his room and plays by himself for a little bit and then comes out and plays in the living room. This is great because I can get a lot done. It just makes me sad because he is not my little baby anymore. He also has started wanting to help me feed him....it is such a mess but I know he has to learn. He is starting to drink his milk out of a sippy cup, he drinks it well but complains, but as long as I stick with it I am sure he will be fine without the bottle. We also have a new addition to our family......Will bought him a dog, not my idea. The dogs name is TEX and thank goodness it is really really good. He is a puppy Red Healer mix with black mouth curr. Will also got the dog for himself because it is a great hunting breed. But the dog is really really good with Brayden he lets him climb on him and pull his ears and he just lays there...Brayden thinks this is hysterical. But all in all it was a great month.



Not a very patient kid....I have no idea
where he gets that from ;)

Yikes look at the mess!!!

Looking for his dog

Right before he tried to put the dog

in his mouth....gross

Ok I am bored

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What a Day!!!

So this morning started out just like every other morning Brayden waking up at 7:00 him eating, playing for a little bit and back down by 8:30, except today I am not feeling very good at all....actually I feel horrible. Brayden woke back up at 10:00 like normal, but here is where it gets bad. His teeth are hurting very very very bad today. I have given him medicine, his teething tabs, even a frozen grape in the teether thing my sister gave him (which he didn't like I figured out by throwing it at my head) Well on top of me not feeling well, I have him whining pulling on me getting in my lap then figuring out that is not what he wants then going around around and around with him. Finally I am able to get him to fall asleep for his first real nap of the day at 3:45 to be woken up by the stupid dog, my husband had to get for him, barking at 4:00. Well it is now 4:30 I have gotten him to lay back down the dog is dead..well not really but he is locked up in the kitchen, and I am going to try to lay down before I start on dinner. You know this probably would just be a normal day but because I don't feel well it seems more dramatic lol. Oh well there is always tomorrow.

Great Weekend!!!!!!

This weekend we went to college station for my nieces 4th birthday. I can not believe that she is already 4 she is soo big and soo beautiful and smart and I can not wait to see the women she will grow to become. It was a busy weekend but we had so much fun......Anthony was great with Brayden he shared all his toys and when we were leaving church on sunday he had fallen asleep in the nursery, but kept saying baby...he was making sure Brayden was with us leaving awww it melted my heart, I know those two boys are going to grow up to be great friends!!!! And Anthony is the funniest little boy I have ever met. Will recently shaved his head, well Anthony saw when Will took his hat off and kept saying BALL and pointing to Wills head LOL it was great. We went to Chuck E Cheese on Sunday and welll my husband had a blast lol. as well as all the other grown boys that were there. And I am pretty sure the birthday girl had a great time she had a lot of tickets from all the games the guys were playing. I am sooo blessed to have my family and am soo glad that my kids are going to be soo close in age to Christi's kids, they are great together Alexis didn't even mind Brayden helping her open her presents..what a great little girl. There will never be a dull moment in our family and I can not wait to see what the future holds for all of our family.


It was snack time


Anthony was sharing his chair with Brayden they look so cute

Aunt Christi even got in on the fun

This picture makes me laugh he is sooo little

I didn't actually let him play the game, he was happy just getting to stand there

Brayden doing gymnastics

Brayden and his daddy

He climbed up there all by himself

Brayden was trying to get Shadow..Christi and Michaels dog that looks like a horse