So much to do...

I've got so much stuff to do, but seem like I can get nothing done!

I am having a little get together tomorrow night for Gary's birthday and my to-do list is huge!! But, I can't seem to get anything done when the kiddos are around or awake. Someone always needs to be changed, fed or occupied.

I know you're thinking "what is she doing on the computer right now". But, I assure you I am feeding a baby at the moment and spending some time surfing the net while I feed her.

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend. We have a pretty busy few days coming up. Gary's party is tomorrow. We have a birthday party to go to on Sunday. We were invited to an annual 3rd of July party on Monday night and cookout over Gary's parents Tuesday.

Enjoy the 4th!!

Happy Birthday, Gary

Today is hubby's 29th birthday.

Yep, the big TWO NINE, which means next year will be the even bigger THREE ZERO!! LOL!

I can't believe that the first birthday I got to celebrate with Gary was his 21st! We had a huge party for him at his parents house and got a keg and had a bunch of friends over. It seems like forever ago we did that!

On his first birthday that I celebrated with him, I bought him a gold necklace. I don't ever see him wearing it anymore, but he wanted it really bad. This year I bought him new tennis shoes, 3 shirts and a professional pic of me and the girls. I think he liked them all. I sure hope so!!

I hope your birthday was a great day, sweetie! I love you!!

Baptisms and Godparents....Oh My...

I must gather my thoughts on this because they are really scattered in my brain.

I am getting so frustrated thinking about Morgan's baptism. I don't want to, but I can't help it.

First, I wanted to have her baptism in July. That is when Alyssa's was and it was perfect. It was nice outside, for our after party. I kinda wanted to get them baptized at around the same age. I know, sounds silly, but I do lots of silly things that don't mean anything to anyone else but me. But, the time flew by so fast and we have several activities, gatherings or whatnot, to attend to at the end of June through the end of July. So, I have settled on having her baptism in the beginning of August.

That is OK too, because we can finish getting our back yard in more presentable condition. Taking down a huge tree and building a garage really does a toll on your yard. Even if it isn't that big. It gives me more time to prepare and more time to save now that I am back at work. So, I am OK with it being pushed back a little further than I would have like it to be.

Now for the godparents...
In the catholic religion, you have to pick at least one practicing catholic that has been confirmed and is at least 16 years of age. If you have the second person as a Christian witness to stand up for your child, he or she must be practicing in the religion they belong to. (My church asks for proof of membership from another church if they don't belong to our church). I was really bummed that they really enforce that 16 years old rule, because I wanted my youngest sister (who will be 14 in August) to be the godmother. She is already confirmed and goes to church every Sunday. Gary really wanted his best friend of 26 years to be the godfather. Problem is that he hasn't had any sacraments done and obviously doesn't attend church.

I was picked to be my nieces godmother this past February. My step-brother and his fiance chose me. I thought they would be a good choice to be Morgan's godparents. Granted, they are not married, and they already have children, but they are engaged and he is my family. Now, I was never really that close to my step-brother and even now it is his fiance and myself who do any planning to get together. Lately it seems as if we make plans and they always back out of it. I had been planning each time for us to ask them to be the godparents. We were supposed to get together tomorrow and now Lisa (the soon to be SIL), said she might not be able to get together because she has to visit her grandfather for father's day. (We were supposed to hang out while the guys went golfing for father's day). So, now I am supposed to sit alone tomorrow?? Gary called me and told me that if I didn't have anyone to be with me, he would much rather not go golfing and be with his family (go Gary)!! So, I am going to call and cancel for Gary.

I'm just irritated because all I wanted was the four of us adults and the kids to get together, so we could ask them to be the godparents and I feel like we keep getting the blowoff. I don't really have anyone else to choose to be the godparents. I felt like the godfather we picked for Alyssa has already disappeared off the face of the earth at times.

I am just getting frustrated. I just wish we could pick who we really want to be the godparents, but they are not religiously qualified. I totally understand the meaning behind a godparent, but really these days, who follows that?? I think it is more of an honorary person to stand next to your child while they are baptized into the catholic religion. Sometimes I wonder why there are even godparents to begin with. I mean, the parents are ultimately the ones responsible for the catholic upbringing. So, why bring someone else into it? I am sure there are plenty of reasons, but even my godparents (who are very religious) haven't really guided me in a catholic way. They always kept contact and sent presents and stuff, but just never did any "guiding".

I hope this makes sense. I am just rambling nonsense, trying to make some sense of it to myself. I don't know if I have done that or made it worse!

Hope everyone has a good weekend. And to all my blogger friends who have stopped blogging....YOU SUCK! Just kidding, you don't suck, but I will miss reading about everyone and their families!! I guess I have to go out and try to find some new blogger friends.

Where does the time go??

Lots to talk about today, so bear with me (well if anyone is still around to read...LOL).

First of all this was my first week back to work. I went for a full day on Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday was rough. I had tears in my eyes and knots in my stomach. I had to sit in the parking lot for like 10 minutes before I was able to actually go in. The day went incredibly slow and I had a headache by 10:00 am. I missed my girls terribly and I could hardly smile when everyone welcomed me back.

Thursday was better, not great, but better. My MIL came over in the morning. She let Alyssa sleep until she woke up and then took the girls to her house. Then she even came back to our house for Alyssa to take her nap here and so I didn't have to go and pick them up. That part was awesome. I really liked not having to take the extra time to take and pick them up. I was able to start dinner earlier and get things cleaned up a bit before Gary came home. My mom said she would pick the girls up on Tuesday too, but I would have to pick them up after work. That is fine because the part I hated the most was waking Alyssa up. She is a good sleeper and I hated to interrupt it.

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Morgan turned 12 weeks old on Tuesday! Unbelievable that she could already be here for that long. (Her 3 month birthday isn't until June 7th though). She is smiling, and starting to make those cute little baby noises! She is such a wonderful baby now. After we switched her formula, she has been such a happy baby!! She is very observant and her right hand is her most favorite toy! She also likes sitting under her butterfly toy and look at the dangling rattles.

We moved Morgan into her own room on her 12 week birthday. It was hard for me. With Alyssa, she was out of our room by 6 weeks! I was pretty adamant about making sure she wanted to be in her crib and room. This time, I wanted to savor every moment. What if she is the last one?!? I didn't want to rush her out. She was starting to get a little cramped in her bassinet, so I knew it was time to move her. She did wonderful. She still slept through the night which I was really worried about.

Yep, I said it, SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! She had been sleeping through the night since she was 4 weeks old! She doesn't really have a daytime schedule, but she usually will have her last bottle between 9-11 and then go to bed for the night. She usually doesn't start to wake up until about 7. I LOVE it! I hope I didn't just jinx it though!

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Alyssa is continuing on her path of being such a smart little girl. Not only can she recognize all her letters and numbers up to 20, but she knows her shapes and colors now! Her favorite shows lately are still Sesame Street and now Teletubbies. I really could do without the "tubbies", but she begs for them and her face lights up when I turn them on. I think it is hilarious when I see her laughing at a show because they did something funny. She is particular on what diaper she wears. See, she wears the Pampers Cruisers that have the Sesame Street characters on them, so she has to pick out which diaper she wants to wear. Elmo, Ernie, Big Bird or Grover. Elmo and Ernie are the favorites. If she doesn't get to pick her diaper, she will refuse to be changed. Strange girl!

Her new favorite toy is this sandtable my sister bought for her. She wants to go outside everyday to play with her "box" (for sandbox). She loves it outdoors and I love to see her out there. Plus it exhausts her and she will take an awesome nap!

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I think that is all for now. I need to try to post more often, so my posts are not like novels! I also know that I say that all of the time, but it still doesn't happen!