Monday, March 14, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Birthday Party!!
Ready for the party
Kids playing
Grandma and Chris
Miguel
Conner
Tracy and Amber
Christian and Alysia
Addy and Ariel
Playing with the balloon
Ollie and Tracy
Look at me!
Opening presents
New Cars chair
More presents
Cute Ollie
The cakes
We are singing and he is thinking, "I want to dig in"
Face first
Mmmmmm, both hands
Yummy frosting
Jacob's birthday party was a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone that came and thank you for all the nice gifts. Happy 1st Birthday Jacob!!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Jacob's First Birthday!
On Jacob's actual birthday (March 10) we took him to The Children's Museum (Discovery Gateway).
When we got home we gave him his present...MEGA BLOCKS
Later that night we went to Grandma and Grandpa's and Jacob got a new telephone!
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY JACOB!
WE LOVE YOU!
ONE Year!
At ONE year Jacob...
-weighs 20 lbs 8 oz (16%)
-height 28.5 inches (12%)
-head 17.7 inches (13%)
-walks along furniture
-crawls super fast
-says 'more' in sign language
-plays patty cake
-gives 'knuckles' and 'five'
-touchdown (arms straight up in the air)
-has 8 teeth
-eats almost anything
-is slowly weaning off of formula and baby food
-loves his bottle
-loves his gerber snacks
-is starting to be afraid of strangers and afraid when mommy and daddy leave
-babbles more and more each day
-is a mommy's boy (I love it)
-loves his daddy too
-plays peek-a-boo but covers his ears instead of his eyes
-loves the bath
-has so much fun at his Little Gym class
-loves his blankie and Boo Boo
-takes 2 naps and sleeps through the night
-dances to music whenever he hears it
-claps
-likes to give kisses and sometimes cuddle
Mommy and daddy love you so much! We have had the best year with you and look forward to many many more.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
I needed to get it all out
If you don't want to hear me vent/complain then please stop reading now.
I am frustrated. I didn't know it would be so hard to find a nursing job. I honestly thought that I would find a job within a couple months and start making more money and I would be 'comfortable' paying the bills, mostly my student loans. I guess I thought wrong. Here I am a year and a half out of nursing school and NOTHING!! Sure, it took me a while to actually pass the NCLEX, but still, even then it has been about 6 months. You have to have experience to get a job, but answer me this, how do you get experience if nobody will give you experience???? Now I feel like I am to the point where I don't remember ANYTHING from school anyway. Don't get me wrong, I am thankful that I have a job at all, but I really need to start making more money and would like to find a job where I can move up the ladder. Right now, I feel like I am stuck in a rutt. It also comes down to the fact that I need more money. I was counting on a nursing job that would pay me much more an hour. Now, I am stuch with all these stupid student loans and just barely making it from paycheck to paycheck. So, if anybody knows of a nursing job or some type of research job please let me know!!
On another note. I wish I could be home more with Jacob. I know this will probably never happen, at least not in the near future, but I can always wish...can't I? Don't get me wrong, I am thankful that Miguel and I have this great situation where he can stay with Jacob during the day and I can stay with him on the nights and weekends. Jacob is a lucky kid to be able to spend all this time with his mommy and daddy. Sometimes I just wish I could just stay home and do fun things, like cook more, become crafty and do fun things with Jacob during the day. I guess I need to manage my time better and try and do these things on the nights and weekends...right? Or, I need to find that nursing job I mentioned earlier and work three 12 hour shifts which would give me more time at home. Hmmm....
I am sorry for the venting, I just needed to get it out. Overall, I feel pretty lucky. I have a wonderful husband and the cutest baby EVER!! I couldn't ask for anything more. We have some difficult times ahead, but the three of us have each other and we can get through anything!!! I love you Jacob and Miguel. Thank you for supporting me in everything.
I am frustrated. I didn't know it would be so hard to find a nursing job. I honestly thought that I would find a job within a couple months and start making more money and I would be 'comfortable' paying the bills, mostly my student loans. I guess I thought wrong. Here I am a year and a half out of nursing school and NOTHING!! Sure, it took me a while to actually pass the NCLEX, but still, even then it has been about 6 months. You have to have experience to get a job, but answer me this, how do you get experience if nobody will give you experience???? Now I feel like I am to the point where I don't remember ANYTHING from school anyway. Don't get me wrong, I am thankful that I have a job at all, but I really need to start making more money and would like to find a job where I can move up the ladder. Right now, I feel like I am stuck in a rutt. It also comes down to the fact that I need more money. I was counting on a nursing job that would pay me much more an hour. Now, I am stuch with all these stupid student loans and just barely making it from paycheck to paycheck. So, if anybody knows of a nursing job or some type of research job please let me know!!
On another note. I wish I could be home more with Jacob. I know this will probably never happen, at least not in the near future, but I can always wish...can't I? Don't get me wrong, I am thankful that Miguel and I have this great situation where he can stay with Jacob during the day and I can stay with him on the nights and weekends. Jacob is a lucky kid to be able to spend all this time with his mommy and daddy. Sometimes I just wish I could just stay home and do fun things, like cook more, become crafty and do fun things with Jacob during the day. I guess I need to manage my time better and try and do these things on the nights and weekends...right? Or, I need to find that nursing job I mentioned earlier and work three 12 hour shifts which would give me more time at home. Hmmm....
I am sorry for the venting, I just needed to get it out. Overall, I feel pretty lucky. I have a wonderful husband and the cutest baby EVER!! I couldn't ask for anything more. We have some difficult times ahead, but the three of us have each other and we can get through anything!!! I love you Jacob and Miguel. Thank you for supporting me in everything.
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