Life is hard

I was debating posting this.

Most of the time I post ALOT of my kids. haha. I love love love my kids. It's my life. my job. my calling. But I am having a very tough time. Going from 2-3 has been super hard for me. I have been blessed with an angel baby. Liam is the best baby!! I may hide it really well that I'm holding it together.. but I am not. I am so not.
Lately I've been feeling a little lost. I would wake up each day and do the same thing. But with my husband ALWAYS working and sleeping because we have opposite schedules and nursing all the time because Liam hates the bottle... I don't have much time for "me"
I like to stay in my bubble with talking to people. My only sense of reality is social media, but I hate how connected I am to it. Talking to a 4 1/2 yr old and almost 3 yr old isn't exactly exciting each and every day.
I love my family, they are so great and there for me. My oldest sister has to be #1 person I text thru out the day. & my mom is my go to for advice. I love how understanding and open minded she is when I come to her with my concerns and problems. Ive never felt close with my inlaws. And I have a handful of friends I talk to. So it feels so great to have them.
I love my husband, he is so loving, hardworking and adores his children. We have been together for 6 years & I must say the 6th year was the hardest. We are still figuring out this whole parenting/working/marriage thing. & going on dates is wonderful. He's been so great for me. He's been so understanding of my feelings and my hardships. I was just having such a hard time with "life" balancing everything. My moods, my energy... everything. Some days I'd wake up and just want to do absolutely nothing. Clean the house. nope. get the kids dressed. nope. shower. nope. nothing. I was really struggling.
I knew I had some sort of anxiety with how I was with things and having panic attacks. I thought that was it. I was so short fused. even towards my kids and husband sometimes and it killed me. I felt even more horrible.
So finally I decided to see someone and see what I could do.
in fact I have a mild of anxiety and more of depression. I had no idea! who knew you could have depression when you have such a great life. tmThe wonderful kids. The loving husband. A beautiful home.
But life is really hard sometimes. and sometimes you just feel so down and so in the dumps you really just want to do nothing. absolutely nothing.
Most days I'd wake up, feed the kids. give them their tablets. let them play with their toys. Just tend to their needs. hide and watch netflix and that was it.
Since going I've learned I need to do things for ME. just me. so I've spent money on myself. I get pretty for myself & husband. My husband agreed during the times he's working I can pay for a sitter and just go do stuff for ME. I am sooooo excited to just have 2 hrs a week to do whatever I want. kid free.
I am going to dinner with my best friend for the first time. and I am ecstatic.
I am trying to better myself for my family. Be happier for them. I wake up and with the holidays, just do things with the girls. we've watched the grinch together every. single. day. Made a Christmas craft. cookies. We have a count down and Alleah likes to do each day and asks what today is. My girls are so great. They like to fight. But their spirits and laughter really makes everything better.
I love my kids. and I love my job.
but sometimes you have to be happy who you are to do a better job.
It's still a new thing for me. And I have alot to learn.
But nobody knows what someone is really going thru.

Our House

What I thought was a disaster turned out to be a nice blessing

On October 31st (Halloween morning) I woke up to Alleah screaming "The toilet is broken!!" as yucky poop water flooded the main bathroom. I of course tried my hardest to stop and my husband wasn't answering so I called my next go to guy  (my dad). I did what he said I kept plunging it but it just would not stop coming. finally it stopped. THEN Raylee of course had to pee so I told her to go to our second bathroom (in my room).... NOPE. i tested it first before pee got all over as well. It would not stop coming no matter what. Called my dad again and he told me to turn off the water. so I did. Sometimes it amazes me how I've survived owning a house so long.
Anyway, call the plumber guy Joey knows. explained what happened. he told me to call the drain Surgeon. so I did. Made a time to come right away.
I thought... oh my bathroom in my room is going to need work on so I thought I'd put Liam to sleep in the basement in the play pen. go down stairs & say HOLY CRAP! the whole ceiling under my bathroom was off. water everywhere. check the laundry room and it was "raining" from the other bathroom. Imdiately start freaking out with "this is going to cost a fortune! I wanted to sell this house in 2 years!!"
Have the drain Surgeon come.
side note: the kids enjoyed the potty training potty more then I liked and my throwing it outside hahaha. Since we had no toilets.
then call my insurance agent and get his advice and he told me to file a claim and if the damages was more then my deductible then to go for it.
The main pipe was backed up and all the water had nowhere to go except out. out both toilets.
RAZR restoration came out to give me an estimate on the damages and he said alot more then my deductible. so I filed a claim. got some adjusters to take pictures and all that fun stuff to see what things are worth and such.
Anyway, got the estimate and the damages was over $13,000!! woozers!!
We were in a hotel for a little because both toilets were out and it wasn't "livable"
once they got a toilet in and the floor down the insurance stopped paying for the hotel. But, it was gross, guys in and out I didn't feel ok with us 4 being there all day and Joey at work so we've been at my parents. I'm incredibly thankful they opened their home to us! it's been a party for the girls. it's been pretty exhausting for me with scheduling, the animals driving farther to Alleahs school. but it's been good.
All things are looking up. got brand new floors. vanities. and they're going to replace the entire downstairs carpet. I'm excited. We should be back home by next week. I got a little frustrated how slow he was being so I kicked him in gear ;) haha jk. The owner is LDS and he's pretty nice. All of it has been a huge pain. But it will add so much value to our home for when we do sell in less then 2 years.
I am ready to go back home and get back into the swing of things and decorate for Christmas.

MOTHERS

my 2 cents on mom's

I was 19 years old when I had my 1st child & newly married.
I had no idea what I was doing. I struggled to breastfeed. I was a helicopter parent. I had a limit of people who could watch her. I decided to give her the bottle because it was to much stress on me because she didn't want to latch.
I had my 2nd child are 21 yrs old. I thought yes I'm going to try this breastfeeding thing again. and it worked. she nursed for 10 months.
I'm one to want to potty train as soon as possible. My 1st was trained within 2 months of her sister being born. (23 months) 2nd child at 20 months.
I was secret with nursing. HATED doing it in front of people unless you were my husband or my mom. I was one to go home or sit in the car to feed her. I gave my 1st an iPad early on. she was able to go in and out of apps early.
and drink juice. alot of juice. water rarely.
my 3rd at 23. I thought well my 2nd nursed so well... why not try again. he is 5 months and going strong. & I'm not as scared to hide it. or feed while sitting at the restaurant table. or even the middle of a mariners game. He refuses a bottle.
I still am very certain who watches my children tho. They're my babies. I love them way to much. 
now:
I let them have "screen time" I don't watch them 24/7 and occasionally get into things. I'm not super good with crafts and being a pinterest mom. most days I'm trying to hold myself together to get thru the day. I love my oldest in school because it gives me a break from 3 kids. I'll admit that. 3 kids is so so hard. & by bedtime I'm ready to just quit and be done. some nights I don't want to do story and prayer. just put them in their room and be done for the day. I push thru. I am not perfect. I love my kids. I let them eat junk. I'm not a huge cook. My kids hate broccoli. haha. but love green beans.
I'll pick my battles. some days my kids are wearing pjs. others they are so cute. most days I look homeless. But some days I actually put a bra on and make myself pretty.
All mom's have their way of doing things. If they choose to:
formula feed. breastfeed.
cloth diapers. disposable diapers.
have kids close together. have them farther apart.
potty train before 2. or at 3.
have screen time. restrict screen time.
be a healthy person. let them eat crap.
helicopter parent. be more distant.
vaginal birth. c-section
have many kids. have just 1.
and the list can go on.

My point:
Don't judge other mothers. All mom's have their opinions what's best for their child. Some mom's are perfectly perfect. and others are a mess but hold it together.
Doesn't mean we are bad mom's if we slip a little on going crazy. we are human.
I am a human holding it together for my kids. Day by day. I do what's best for them. even if I have little to no sleep & look homeless.

love you mom's:) we are super hero's in our kids eyes 😚

Perry Fam Bam

What we are up to:

Joey & I.
Joey has been working at his new job for about 6 months now and he is really enjoying it. & also got a raise ;) He had also been working to restore our back yard that when our dog was a puppy ruined it. so that's a fun little project for him.
I have been a Soccer mom lately. Running around taking Alleah to school, ballet and soccer. I've been enjoying it. I've been at home with the 3 kids. decided not to continue the babysitting job since Joey makes more then enough to live off of and I will just enjoy my kids while they are this small since it doesn't last long.
I've also been working on turning our office/storage room into the girls new room so Liam can take their room now. my plan is to paint it and bought them a bunk bed with new bedding. It's keeping me occupied and it's been fun so far :)

Alleah:
She is 4 yrs old!
3 ft 5 in. 31lbs.
She is really enjoying school... ALOT. She is so excited when it's her time to go to school and comes home telling me all sorts of things she learns or did that day. I absolutely love it. She really enjoys ballet and it is so cute to watch. Soccer is just for fun. it was super cheap and not a competition game so it's so much fun for the kids. She has gotten a little sassy and lately it hurts my feelings but she doesn't say the nicest things to me when she's mad at me. She is very independent and strong willed. She loves paw patrol. tang juice. playing dress up and picnic. She loves playing pokemon.

Raylee:
2 1/2 yrs old.
27lbs
She has been a little jealous of Alleah so we try and find fun things for her to do. We also might put her in ballet a year earlier then Alleah did just to make her feel good too :) She took a little bit to start talking but recently it has really taken off. She gets obsessed with movies and likes to watch them repeatedly. first it was hotel transylvania and it was called "blah blah blah" I may have watched that 17328997547 times. NOW she's obsessed with Scooby-Doo.. and not even the cartoon one. She's very stubborn. but she's also very sweet. She loves to play with dolls like real babies. she's a juiceaholic. Loves noodles, pizza and bananas. She also has a VERY LOUD voice. She is very caring. very smart. & has been fully potty trained for 10 months now. 2 at night. She also enjoys playing pokemon and going to the store.

Liam:
4 months old!!
13lbs 8.5oz. 26in.
He is the sweetest little boy ever. I cuddle him often. I kiss him a million times a day. it just goes by way to fast. He is still breastfed. I am proud of myself. I struggled with Alleah and since then it's been cake with Raylee & now him. either way he's happy and healthy. He wakes up once at 5am-6am usually to eat and goes to bed at 9 ish. then sleeps for 2 more hrs ish. Still cat naps. the longest I got was an hr and a half. and that's only ONE a day. it makes getting things done pretty hard. He has gotten the hang of playing with toys for the most part. He has tried some baby food but wasn't a fan so I'll probably wait a month or so. He smiles every time I either change his diaper or just talk to him. He is so serious and it's soooo hard to get him to giggle. but he sure is cute when he does.

Love our crazy awesome family :)

Liam Thomas Perry

Birth Story:

May 17th I went to my regular OB check up to see how baby boy Perry was doing, at my 37 week apt I almost had to be induced at 38 weeks for low fluid, but a week later it was up again. On May 17th I was 38 weeks 4 days. I got an ultrasound and my fluid was low again. I was having pretty consistent contractions since May 15th, but never enough to be in actual labor. He then told me I would have to be induced he said "tomorrow" (May 18th).. I waited and waited for the hospital to call me with an open bed.. I was 1st on the list for the whole day, but nothing opened up. May 19th they then told me @ 7:50 to come in, in an hour (@ 9ish). Called my mom who called my dad to stay with the girls & my mom was going to check me into the hospital with me since Joey was still at work for a little bit. Called Joey who was at work but he wouldn't answer after maybe 15 times haha. I figured he wouldn't be able to come right away since he'd have to finish his route, but his boss let him leave. So Joey ended up picking me up & my mom met us at the hospital after my dad came to watch the girls.
I got all hooked up to an IV... btw... LOVED my nurse. She was awesome!! Anyway, she called my doctor to figure out what way I was going to be induced. Since I was already 3cm dilated they just put me on a low dose of pitocen. (First time ever getting pitocen) I was tested positive for the group b test so I also got my antibiotics thru my Iv at the same time. After I got settled my mom went and relieved my dad of girls duty & she stayed with them until my younger sister got off work at 2.
At first it was going pretty slow. I was 4cm when I decided to get the epidural.. the contractions were getting pretty strong thanks to the pitocen. After I got my epidural.. an hour later my doctor broke my water.
After a bit I was feeling extreme amount of pressure that the epidural didn't feel like working for that haha.. rude.
By this time my mom had come back & Joey of course was with me. My nurse sat me up and pushed the epidural button. Seconds earlier she checked and I was 5cm. Around 4pm I went super pale. Thought I was going to throw up.. everything sounded muffled. Baby's heartbeat dropped. My nurse pulled the emergency cord and Suddenly 8 nurses were in the room working on me. Repositioning me (I ended up on my hands and knees with am oxygen mask, checking monitors, attached a monitor to baby's head while he was inside me. Thankfully, baby's heartbeat got back to normal. And i started to feel better. I had jumped from 5 cm to 8 within seconds. That must of caused the trauma. They called my doctor who was at his office.. he was there within 5 mins... I was impressed haha. When all of that happened they had turned off the pitocen.
At about 5:10pm they turned it back on... I was still 8 cm. They even tried to tell me to push at 9 cm with everything that happened. At this point I was freaking out because I could feel soo much pressure and pain as if the epidural was barely working at all, but I'm sure if I didn't have it, it would've been worst... but it was bad. It hurt bad. I ended up being 10cm right before I did end up pushing anyway. (Thank goodness) even tho it was only 1 cm difference haha. I'll take what I can get.
At 5:34pm it was go time. I felt sooo much of it. I like to think of it as the movies cuz I felt like I was yelling with every push. Haha. Luckily it was 3 pushes  (6 mins) and little Liam was born!! 5:40pm.  7lbs 5.4oz 20 1/4 in long. He's the biggest baby out of our 3 as well.
Overall it was 7 hours of labor. Out of my 3 labors his was the 2nd. Easier then alleahs.. Harder then Raylees. But I would go thru it again in a heart beat (I probably wouldn't say that at the time tho haha)
Liam is a week old now and such a chill easy baby. He wakes up every 2 hours or so at night. Hardly cries. And nurses like a champ.
His name why we chose it: Liam - Joey and I had a huge list of names that I made... maybe about 20 names. Read thru them all.. only 3 stuck out to Joey. Liam was the 1st name we actually agreed on.
Thomas - is the name of someone Joey looks up to as a father figure. Also, we thought that it was kind of cool it's like (L. Tom Perry) the apostle who is Joeys great uncle who also sealed us for time and all eternity almost 4 years ago.
The girls are so smitten by him. Raylee HAS to kiss him before bed every night. And loves to hold him. She's actually really good at helping (and getting in the way) She's my designated diaper throw awayer hahaha. Alleah of course is so excited. She's the best helper.
We are so lucky and so in love with our sweet little boy Liam. 😊💙

Baby Boy Perry

36 weeks!!

Time is flying by... for the most part. The girls keep me busy throughout the day and it sure makes me one exhausted pregnant mom.
Tuesday went in for a little check up.. down to seeing my doctor every week which means... he's gonna be here soon!!! I cannot wait!!
So far I've gained 25lbs this pregnancy. (Which is the least out of all 3 pregnancies) he's measuring 5lbs 8oz right now so he's gonna be on the small side. No surprise there.
Everything is going good and looking good :)
After I gather the rest of the items needed next week it will be a fun waiting game to see when he comes.
Lately his movements haven't been very pleasant and actually painful. Sometimes I'll let out an "ouch" here and there and Alleah says "is he punching you again?" Haha or "brother baby playing with toys in there?" Alleah tells me on a regular basis how excited she is to have a brother. She will randomly come and rub my belly, she kisses it goodnight every night, she prays for him every night.. it's seriously the sweetest and cutest thing ever. She understands soooooo much this time it's so much fun. But.. the other night broke my heart. Alleah came to me and was so upset. So I asked her what was wrong. She then told me she would miss me. I was a little confused "where am I going?" She was so sure that when they cut brother baby out of my tummy that I wasn't going to come back to her. That she would be miss me because I would get hurt. At that point we were both in tears and I tried my best to explain how baby will come out.. I've never even had a c-section before so she has quite the imagination. I guess I never explained how he would come out, just that he was in there growing big and strong like she did. She is seriously so smart, so caring, so loving and just a sassy girl. I think I got to her pretty good because she's feeling alot better now. To see her soo upset about loosing me was so heartbreaking. 
Raylee just likes to kiss my belly and tell me "baby!" She doesn't understand nearly as much as Alleah does.
But we are all over the moon excited to meet him in 3 or 4 weeks.
So far he has a name.. we will see if it fits his face when we see him. Only a selected few know it & it will be announced when he makes his arrival. (Just in case we change our mines when he's here)
Everything is almost ready for him. & I am so nervous and so excited to be a mommy of 3. Soon I'll have a 4 yr old. 2 yr old & newborn.... so crazy!!! 😊

Two people Conquering the World

All about Joey & I :)

Joey & I have been together for over 5 years & it's been the best, hardest, and amazing 5 years!! Our whole marriage Joey has had 2 jobs to provide for us. We bought a house in 2013 after not quite 2 yrs of marriage. We've always lived a life of luxury in my opinion. I never didn't have anything I couldn't have or couldn't afford... Joey made that possible. I've been staying home and not working since I was pregnant with Alleah in 2011. He always made everything possible. But I like to think I make it possible too. I've been raising kids all on my own each and every day while he's out working 2 jobs. It's been tough & I've had my moments of calling him crying of being defeated. He's always been so positive thru it all.
We hit kind of a rough patch when Joeys plan of buying Chem-dry resulted in the owner "screwing" Joey over.
But we got thru it. Joey jumped back in the game & found a job that would help us stay on our feet. We did live a little tighter then we were used to, but I am truly grateful for such an amazing man who doesn't think twice before providing for us.
Then... Joey got laid off because of lack of work. So we were at it again. Joey  did what Joey does best and found another job to keep us going.. this time I even looked for a babysitting job to help more. & I am so glad I found one & been able to help Joey out and lighten his load.
Finally, we thought.. maybe school is the answer. Joey was TERRIFIED not just because of the word school... but the fact that we'd have to get rid of pretty much every income coming our way and get into alot of debt. Joey couldn't get passed that.. our whole marriage he'd been working like a crazy person so it just didn't seem like in joeys interest. He was excited for school at first & just kept getting more and more worried about leaving us and not making any money what so ever.
He made me a deal... if he didn't get the job he's been wanting then he'd go to school. almost never has openings like this... so joey tried so snatch it up quick. It also helped he has a buddy working there doing what Joey will be doing soon. So I agreed to joeys deal. I want my hubby happy.. how could I not?? So we waited the process & finally 3 weeks later Joey was told to put in his two weeks with his current jobs.
I am extremely happy Joey will get to see us more often. He will be making more then enough for me to quit babysitting.. (if I wanted) & see his family more.
This job came right at the time we needed & we couldn't be any happier.
School just wasnt the answer I guess. But it will be there when he decides otherwise and I'm more then okay with that.
I'm done babysitting in May before this little man comes. Then I'll start again in September if I feel like I can handle it... 3 kids sounds pretty intimidating. But I got this :)
With all the trials and hardships I am so proud to call Joey my husband. We've been through so much together & I feel nothing but love & respect for that man. He's also a wonderful father to these little girls & he can't wait to love on our little man.
I got lucky finding him. :)

28 weeks!

3rd trimester!!

I had my regular check up apt on Friday. Got an ultrasound to check his size, my placenta previa & got a 3D picture (so cool)!
It was a great apt cuz I got such good news with everything. Baby boy is measuring 5 days ahead so right on track (2lbs 10oz).. my placenta previa MOVED!! Which means no c-section for me at 37 weeks & I am thrilled!! I've never been one to want to force my babies out to early. If they come on their own then fine, but I want him to be cooked and ready when he comes :) I had both my girls at 39 weeks.. if he came @ 39 weeks I'd be one happy camper.. no rush little guy ;)
I gained a total of 8 lbs this pregnancy.. which is WAYYY less then what I gained with my girls, but nothing to be concerned about my doctor said. I'll just have an easier time loosing baby weight ;) score!
So far we have a name, but aren't telling anyone so don't bother asking lol. ;) we've always announced when baby makes their appearance. Plus... who knows how long this name will stick haha we have just over 2 months left.
My cravings: cookies & cream ice cream. Snicker-doodles. Cucumbers. & all I want are cheeseburgers.
He is sooooo active at night & they're beginning to be really painful punches to the side since he's head down.. I'm assuming he's just punching my right side lol.
I feel great & very blessed :) just tired most days.
But that's just a little update :) & with 2 kids I tend to forget alot so a little reminder for me.

Pregnancy #3

Baby Boy Perry

24 weeks! Feeling pretty good ;)
Went for my check up & since they've been watching my placenta placement.. I get an ultrasound every apt. So I'm in ultrasound heaven. I love hearing our little man's heart beat and watch him move around. His heart beat is around 155. :) 💓
I'm officially feeling super uncomfortable 24/7. With my bicornuate uterus.. he is laying all on my right side & my low placenta.. he is super low. So it hasn't been a ton of fun. But I'm happy he's healthy.
At 20 weeks my placenta was .5 cm away from my cervix. & 24 weeks it was .9 cm. So it's slowly moving up. Which is good. It needs to be around 2-3 cm away. If it's not moved by my next apt.. he said he wants to talk about options on scheduling my c section for 37 weeks, but he will still continue to watch it even if it's scheduled. I love my doctor!! I sure miss my old doctor, but this new doctor is taking amazing care of me and I couldn't feel more happy about switching.
I've gained a total of 3lbs, but gained back the 6 I had already lost plus 3 more pounds.. so I guess 9lbs haha. I LOVE grilled cheese with ketchup & ranch. It's my go on meal. I'm finally getting my appetite back. I've never thrown up, but just haven't felt like eating.
Alleah loves watching her brother wiggle around. Shes convinced he's playing with toys in there. She is now telling me "mom I don't want girl anymore. I happy with a boy" so we've finally gotten thru to her that it's a boy & she is so excited. Raylee just likes to "wake up" brother by shaking my tummy. Haha.
So far we have a first name... still working on the middle, but people won't hear it until he's born. We have a tendency to change our minds. Only a few ppl know.
Alleah likes to call him Manny boy... no idea where that came from haha. When she told me he was a girl... she was calling her Margaret. Haha. Such a funny kid.
He's already loved by so many! :) 💙💚💙💚

Raylee turns TWO

Terrific 2!

On January 22nd, 2016 our little girl turned 2!!
We threw her a little Elmo family party January 23rd. She loves Elmo! She seemed to have a ton of fun! I made the Elmo cake... at least I tried. It was my first time trying fondant frosting. I made her shirt as well :)
We also went to lunch at Dairy Queen... went to get air with the girls & just watched them jump. & then ordered Pizza with my family before the party.

2 Years

36.5 in 99th percentile 

25lbs 5th percentile

Raylee is one tall kid!! She is wearing 3T/4T clothes just like her older sister & 2 lbs lighter. 

She's not much of a talker... which her doctor said its very common in 2nd siblings because their older sibling sometimes does the talking for them. Which is very true in Alleah and Raylees case. Those two are inseparable. They absolutely adore each other and love playing with one another. But they also love to bicker. Just tonight if Alleah would even lay one finger on Raylee... oh it was the end of the world. haha. Raylee loves to be a tease... she does it on purpose just to push her older sisters buttons. She's also the sweetest little girl who loves to give hugs and kisses when you're sad. She loves to get her hair done...asks me every day. Some days when we're just hanging at home I don't bother.. but that doesn't fly with her. She loves cheese & apple juice. She's been potty trained since she was around 20 months old! YAY!
She loves: putting on her princess dress and dancing to pandora. Sophia the first. anything that is sweets. Alleah is her favorite person... if Alleah is asleep she HAS to wake her up or she throws a fit. She's gathered a little temper... if shes mad..she will throw the very first thing she sees on the ground.. then second & third. hahaha. She loves her dad (she cries almost everytime he leaves for work).
Her favorite word is YA. She has such a hilarious personality & devious at the same time, but we love her so much! She doesn't understand the whole concept of having a baby brother, but she likes to lift up my shirt and see my belly :) She loves playing with her baby dolls and wrapping them up, so I know she'll be an amazing big sister and I cannot wait to have 3 little kids running around... okay... maybe I can wait a little. 3... sounds like alot. but Bring it on!

She was showered with love at her Birthday. 

I'm so grateful at how amazing my parents are to my kids. Papa & Mimi are my girls absolute favorite people and it just makes my heart happy! If it were up to them... they'd wanna play all day everyday with them. :) 

All about ME

I LOVE being a mom. Love love love.
Recently I took on a baby sitting job just for some extra money and such for my spending habits ;). Jk. Just so that I can do something more to help my crazy hard working husband. As much as being a mom helps out.. I felt like I should do something for me. But going out and leaving my kids while I worked was definitely not an option. I love being home with them. I started sitting for a special needs girl in December & started back up again after winter break. She's 18 years old & the happiest girl ever. Alleah is kind of understanding & likes having her around. Raylee just likes to try and help however she can.. by giving her toys and her cup. She likes to observe their craziness haha. So I've been doing that part time monday-thursday. & It's been great. For not only me, but her mom and my girls. I feel blessed she trusted me with her daughter & love the opportunity. I will take a break from it when I'm due to have the baby and start up again in a few months during the next school year. 

Some fun facts :)
- obsessed with Netflix
- love squirt & just a soda addict
- my favorite color is orange... but I hated the color of our van.. funny how that works out. (It grew on me)
- swore I'd never buy a van...husband convinced me.. now I love it.
- If you give me peeps... we will be best friends forever
- I definitely over think things
- I want this baby to be our last... maybe one more. Depends how my sanity is after him. 
- I've always wanted 2 girls. So they could have a sister. & Joey to get his boy .. didn't care of the order of them. I almost wanted all girls, but I didn't think Joey could handle it haha.
- I randomly find myself hanging out on the bathroom floor...seriously no idea why. (It is the warmest room in the house)
- I watch football with Joey... took me 2 yrs of our marriage to give in.
- I'm such a night owl. But regret it in the morning (when will I learn)
- My uterus is shaped like a heart. (Sorry.. tmi)
- Laundry is my worst nightmare
- Born & still have family in Canada (Duel citizen)
- My dream is to sell this house and move out in the country
- favorite food.. bbq wings

That's me :)
I love what I do. I love my kids. I'm not the most exciting person, but I'm really easy going and love meeting and talking to new people.
:)