The never ending peeing breaks

Yes, I am sure you want to read about me and how often I pee- but seriously, the toilet and me are good friends; we are like this!!! (me crossing my fingers). They say that peeing all the time even in the middle of the night makes you get ready to be up all night with a baby. I somehow did not see that when I had Ellie. At least when you pee you can pretty much do that in your sleep, with Ellie (in the beginning) I would wake up. I think only because I was afraid she would wake E up, and I didn't want him to wake up since he was the one bringing in the doe- more important for him to sleep then me. I will say, I do work, and I work like a CLOCK! Me and my BFF will be seeing eachother at 317a on the dot and I mean dot. Why is that? About 5 out of 7 nights I wake up right at 317 or just before or afterwards. If I am really really tired its more like 4ish, but that just because I am cozy and don't want to attempt to get out of bed. Getting out of bed is an ordeal for me. I somehow pulled a muscle in my butt years ago, and it flared up when I was prego with Ellie and now again with this baby. And it is a dozy. I mean BIG dozy. 

So now that you know me and my body parts (ha ha ha), I hope you all sleep better then me. Which is a very likely thing. :)

Ni-Night

Silent Night

Later to the rest

New Songs

check out my songs- 

Make sure to listen to the 2nd song- I've dedicated it to Ellie, my Pumpkin :) 

The Fishin in the Dark is to my Dad

Silent N Night- my Mom & Dad- Now I sing it to Ellie as her Ni-Night Sonk

The rest are to MY LOVE, My Best Friend for life, The Dadda of my kids, MY E- they are:

I'll Be- Our First Dance as married people

All I ask of You- Played in our wedding ceremony (my song to E)

Songbird- A song that we both love & enjoy- its in our wedding video (wanted to dance to it, but its a bit on the slow slide)

E's Stalker

Apparently she liked E's sticker on his Jeep- GLAMIS which is a section at the Dunes in Cali. 

Heres our *texting* back and forth- she thought I was E. 

Curious Wife: Is this Lauren?

Lauren- Who's this

C.W.- I receive a note on my jeep that says *Text Lauren*

Lauren - hahaha- yeah, what's your name?

C.W. - What do you want?

Lauren - To know your name because I saw your GLAM sticker

C.W. - Do you know what GLAMIS is?

Lauren - Yes, my friend Ace *was* in it? (Apparently she didn't know)

She goes on to ask how old E is, so I said OLD and she saw his jeep bc she was dropping off her little brother. And that was that... I told E, he could probably get a free dinner from her or maybe even more if he wasn't married and that she must be desperate. ha ha ha 

So that's E's stalker. 

I wanted to play with her, but I didn't- E was afraid she would come and do something to his jeep. so thats that. 

CINDERELLA

This is E's song to Ellie. Its very bitter sweet. 

If you all don't know about this artist, he wrote this song to his 3 adopted daughters. The youngest one just died- she got ran over by a car at the age of 5 years old. Our sympathy out to the Steven Curtis Chapman family. 

But what a beautiful song. You all have to listen to it....  

Its Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman. 

Lets see what else I can add to my boring blog. tee-hee-hee

GOING HOME

My sista went home today. Which means my Mom is doing pretty good. She is managing to get by on her own. More like do things by herself. We are still asking prayers for a safe and fast healing/recovery. And for the pain in her chest to go away. That is still holding her back to do things. Thanks Cheri for coming out here and taking care of Mom this week. I know its been rough physically, mentally & emotionally. I know the 3 of us do appreciate it. 

While my sista was here we had many good laughs, late nights, and early mornings. Lost of tears of joy and sorrow, but never ending love. It was nice to have almost all of us together this week. Looking forward to when we all one big family again- hopefully in a few more months. 

Ellie kept us all laughing during the week. She has accomplished her jumping skills. Which she can do over and over again. HOWEVER, her feet still don't come off the ground. Which is priceless to see. Last night Ellie & Kinley were dancing to Kins favorite song- don't know the name of it or who its by. But it was quite funny and cute to watch them *get down* :) 

Thank you BoBo for watching and playing with Ellie this week. I know she had a lot of fun with you. As she does love Bailey. He is so big, and can do so many neat and exciting things. Thanks Bo. 

98 days

By tomorrow comes (Thursday), I will have 97 days left. Today I hit the 26 week mark. Which is refreshing in my mind. Only because if I go into labor now, there is a better chance of our baby making it. Although its not a very comforting thought to be going into labor, but one that does pass my mind. 

On WOA(!!!) Note! I am 26 weeks today. WOW!!! :) Which is 6.5 months prego. I don't feel or look like I am that far along. But I promise you I am. This baby likes to move, and move a lot. I can already tell that Ellie and McBaby are different. Ellie was a much calmer and gentle mover, where as this one kicks, hits, and rolls constantly. Poor E barely got to feel El move, because she was always *SO SOFT!* Eric, Jennifer & Cheri all have been able to feel her/him move. Oh, and Ellie, too! But she doesn't know or understand. 

On another note~ Mom came home today. Praise God for that. She is looking and doing much better. The nurse said in 2 weeks that she would be feeling great, but wont be able to do anything or lift anything. She can't pick anything up that weighs more the a gallon of milk which is 7IBS for 6 weeks. That means no picking up those grand-girls of yours or me. ha ha ha :) But she is doing good. Its nice to have her home- no place like home and your own bed. 

Ellie was a crack up this evening. She was showing off for everyone (Mama, Papa, GG, Aunt Wewe, Uncle Chad, Aunt Jennfer, Cuzz Bo, Dada & me). She was rolling on the floor, sitting down and falling backwards, turning in circles, and just belly laughing the whole time. I got a little big on tape. Now I just need to figure out how to stick it on here. It is hilarious. My crazy girl- I believe she was a bit slap happy- it was ni-night time for her. 

My MOM!!!

My MOM came out of surgery great. I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone that has emailed or called me or someone in my family to see how things went. She went in this morning at 10a and was done just around 3p. Other then feeling like she got *kicked in the Ribs* she is looking good and doing good. She should come home tomorrow as long as she is doing great. If not, then she will be home on Wednesday. 

Thanks again for everyones prayers and thoughts. It was all appreciated. 

A HUGE THANK YOU!!!!

TO my Dadfer (aka Bunkie)!!

Thank you for all your hard work and sweat and putting in many hours in our backyard. You have done so much, and I just want to say THANK YOU!!!!!! You are the best. :) 

I also want to say that I am sorry that your name didn't get on my Post before. I just read it and realized that I left your name off. Which I can not believe I did. And I just feel bad about it.  So THANK YOU and I am sorry all in one. :)

Love you very much

Little Kids say the cutest things :)

A Must See:

Kassie Kicks A$$ on YouTube.com

ITS SATURDAY

My sista came in the morning- YAYAY!!!! 

Its been a couple of months, but it feels like FOREVER!!! 

I have a PRETTY back yard. Thanks to Steve, Chris, My Papa & Eric, the grass got all in. And as I am typing thy are finishing sticking in the rocks. IN September we will be putting in the shrubs & trees. Its way to hot to do it now. YAYAYAY!!!!

Ellie got to play all morning long with KaE (Kinley), Her Aunt Wewe (Cheri), and Mama (my Mom). They jumped, slid, and went swinging. And road in the Car around the house. So much fun!! OH!! and read the book, *Busy Timmy* - Which is a must have in your house if you have little ones. 

One project down and so many more to go! 

Thanks to everyone that helped with our backyard. It looks amazing. Will take a picture of the finish project in a couple of days :)

JUMP JUMP JUMP!!!!

This is just to cute! Ellie is learning how to *JUMP*

Of course her feet don't leave the rug, but she thinks she is going high in the sky. 

I say JUMP and she says HOW HIGH!!! ha ha ha 

But it is the cutest thing ever- watching her learn how to jump. She thinks/knows she is big stuff now :) Still call her my baby, not a toddler, but really she is. At times I look at her and ask myself "Is she really mine?" "Am I really married with a 17month old and one on the way?" WOA!!! And E is a DAD! Who would have ever thought... 

But I would never trade any moments, good or bad, for something else. People that don't wont kids are nutts- their lives to me would be boring. I mean FREE entertainment (although babies do cost a lot of money in other ways). But you don't have to plan an evening to go out and try and entertain yourself. When you have kids its pretty much 24/7- YES! Even when they are sleeping. Ellie goes to bed about 8p, and E & I about 9:30-10p. On my way to bed I always take a pit stop and go watch her sleep for a few minutes. Thats my time to tell her things, pray over her, and to take it all in. Watching her sleep makes me get in the mode to *try* and sleep. Its a little hard with a bowling ball at your tummy, and having to get up and pee every couple of hours. 

So yes, Ellie is learning how to jump. :) What a BIG Girl she is becoming. 

NEVER Wake A Sleeping Baby

I am watching the episode from FRIENDS where Rachel had her baby, and woke Emma up and she has been crying for hours... If you don't understand that saying, watch that episode and you will completely understand. 

Also another lesson you will learn, when someone says *HIT ME* don't because they will duck and you can end up hitting something else. HA HA HA I am having the best laugh right now. 

Serious note: DON'T WAKE A SLEEPING BABY!!! 

One that I will have to re-learn and tell Ellie in a few more months. 

Today I am 25 weeks. Fifteen more weeks to go. WOA. Lets not repeat that. Scary stuff right there. As I am typing this, Seppy is moving like crazy. I think I just woke her up from laughing so hard. That was a good laugh. 

Its the Little Things In Life

For instance, I was driving on Pecos (pronounced with a PecAs- If you're from TX or grew up with someone from there. Anyways... I was driving on Pecos and McQueen when I saw a FILIBERTOS!!!! SWEET!!!!!!! Yes, yes, I know, its Filies. But oh so yummy, gressy, and GOOD! I had to call up Eric and my sister to let them know. They laughed, but I know deep down they are just as excited as I am. 

#2: I am getting GRASS this weekend. The cool part is, its in the backyard. Ellie and I will be able to play in the back yard instead of the front yard. :) I am so excited for us (mainly her) because she loves to go OUTSIDE!!! She will go look for her shoes, bring them to me, and ask to go outside. WHY? You can't go outside without your shoes on. You can go in a diaper, dirty clothes, or just butt naked, BUT you have to have your shoes on. ha ha ha :)

#3: 4 more days and I get to see my SISTA!!!! :) Sad for the reasons why. But excited she is coming out for the week. I get to spend some time with her and my Mommy. This will be fun. Get to play nurse with her for the week (and weeks to come). 

#4: SWIMMING LESSONS tomorrow. I can't wait to see how Ellie reacts tomorrow. This will be so cute. Lets just hope she will sleepIN like until 8 or even 9a would be great. 

Ok, so I just had to post those before I head off to bed. 

SWEET DREAMS

SILENT NIGHT

NI-NIGHT

Dedicating Songs

My SIL posted about songs and who they reminded her of. Here is my List of people and the songs that remind me of them  

MY PAPA!!

Fishing in the Dark, by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: That was my father-daughter song that we danced to when I got married. He would put it on at the house, and the 2 of us would dance around the kitchen as I was growing up. 

Silent 'N Night: My Dad sang that to us as we would go to sleep or if we were sick. Now I have the privilege to sing it my daughter. What great memories growing up and to pass them down. 

Have Patience: My *Baby* Bro. Ok, so he's not my baby bro, but between my 2 bros he is the youngest. ALL growing up, my Mom would sing the *HAVE PATIENCE* Song. Now, I have past it on to my little girl (who does have Patience, but not when it comes to her food) and my lovely HD.. but yes, my baby bro lacks patience in that department. But at least he can have it under control- AT times. :) 

My SISTA: Sister to Sister - I saw this and thought of my Sista

http://www.anysonglyrics.com/lyrics/s/s2s/sister.htm SISTA: 

My Mom: ACCAPELLA. Because that's all she ever had playing in our car. Which I loved, and to this I have a CD in the player. :) 

My *big* Bro: You are my Sunshine- Because when he was in the hospital and I was sitting with him I started singing that song- it was a hard time for everyone, and I wasn't about to lose my bro. Thank God that I (we) didn't. Love you Chad!!! 

Jennifer: Madonna- and I can't think of the name of it or how it goes. But mainly anything by her. 

Erin: CAn't Touch This! It brings back a memory of the 2 of dancing at E's house on New Years Eve or DAY- depends on what time it was at that time. I wont go more into that, but that song takes me back to that night and us dancing. We were the only ones- boys were playing poker and the other girls were sitting on the couch *talking* and E was outside just waiting for his neighbor to step outside- he wasn't the best neighbor- thats for another topic another day.

Kimberly: Fat bottoms makes the world go round- the ONLY reason it reminds me of her, is bc E dedicated that song to her at her 1st wedding. Which I was not in the picture then. But I think of her when I hear it. Sorry Kimberly. 

My 2 favorite E's: CINDERELLA by ??? Makes me emotional every time I hear it. Its E song to our little pride and joy. 

My E: All I Ask of You! One of my favorite songs and it was sung during our wedding ceremony by an amazing girl friend of mine.   

My Bright Eyes, Miss Priss- Ellen Marleen McBride (AKA Ellie, El):

 You're my Honeybunch, Sugarplum

Pumpy-umpy-umpkin, You're my Sweetie PieYou're my Cuppycake, GumdropSnoogums-Boogums, You're the Apple of my EyeAnd I love you so and I want you to knowThat I'll always be right hereAnd I love to sing sweet songs to youBecause you are so dear

DRY DROWNING

Has anyone ever heard of that before? 

I just thought with it being SUMMER TIME which means SWIMMING TIME(!!!) That I should post this. Eric was watching the news last night and they were talking about *dry drowning*. Its where the kid is in the pool struggling and they get him out and he is fine. But what they don't know is that he swallowed water while he was struggling. And then later he will die. Its because the water is still in their lungs and know one knows about it. 

A lady got on and said that her son died of that. He was struggling in the water and swallowed water but when they got him out he was fine. Walking around, talking, ETC. She layed him down for nap time and he never woke up. He drowned in his sleep. 

Isn't that something... I guess Ellie wont be going under water anytime soon. 

I Know my POST isn't as fun as my SIL Last Post, but hey, it is something to be aware about. 

WATCH YOUR KIDS IN AND OUT OF THE POOL!!!!! 

Love ya

SWIMMING LESSONS

Today was Ellies first day of Swimming Lessons. 

Waking up at 6:30a, it was time to go down for a nap when we left for her lessons. Needless to say, she was not happy about the water, or anything about it. She learned or more like, I learned:

1: How to kick her legs in the water as she holds on to me

2: Eyes Shut- Going under water (we ONLY did that once and it was not a pretty picture after that)

3: Float on her back (she enjoyed that)

4: More kicking her legs as the other kids swam under water

5: and we did a few songs: Ellie came to class (we sing that one in Bible Class)..., Pancake song (tune of I'm a Little Tea Pot), the wheels on the Buss go round & round, and Good bye Class. Which they were really cute. 

I wasn't able to take any pictures since I have to be in the water with her. Hopefully, next week E will come and take pictures of her at Swimming Lessons :)  It really was a bitter sweet moment. In the beginning as she was crying, I want to cry, too. ha ha ha

But she is a cute little thing in her swimming suit. All you *conservative* Grandmas will be happy to know she had on a one piece. Grammy Na- I will get her her 2 piece as soon as I find a cute one and that will fit her :) I on the other hand have a 2 piece!!! Tee-hee-hee :) But yes, I was covered up, only because I didn't want her to pull it off.