My Baby is 3!

Yesterday my Baby girl turned 3. I cant believe it how has it been 3 years already. I think back to the day she was born. We knew Ella Bella would be our last. So we decided to have a huge surprise and not find out the gender. Let me rephrase myself nick decided this and made me go along against my will:) But I will tell you it really was super fabulous. So the whole pregnancy we knew it would be Ella Victoria if she was a girl, Ella after nicks grandma and Victoria after his mom. We never really could come up with a boy name we both loved. I wanted to name him miles, I was a few weeks pregnant with Ella when I ran my first marathon and I did not know it. But nick did not like that. We must of just know we would not need a boy name. After a scary experience with my epidural during Brady. I decided to go ALL Natural. It was really a great experience, I am so happy I did it even if it was my last one. My labor was quick and easy, except for the last 10 minutes, The nurse squeezed face and told me to climb back down the bed and push a couple more pushes and I would be done. When Ella came out she had the cutest little drama queen baby cry I had ever heard and the doctor said This is one pretty baby boy! I was thrilled deep down I really really wanted another girl and she was all mine. It was fabulous With in 20 minutes of having her I felt great I could have cleaned my house. It takes along time for my epidurals to wear off. So it was so great to be done and feeling fabulous. She was beautiful and we were so happy to have her, Back to her 3rd Birthday.

Yaya dropped off a bunch of balloons the night before. She woke up to balloons, her favorite thing. I was tired from working late and staying up grocery shopping, preparing food. I did not want to get out of bed. But when I heard her walking down the hall singing happy birthday to Me! I figured I better get up and celebrate with her!!

I love this little girl. She is a sweety. She has limits and she does not get pushed around anymore. The kids call her avatar Ella. She gets mad and growls and they know the have crossed the line. She makes me smile, she is stubborn, I look forward to quiet afternoons with Ella this year. We have not had much quiet alone time in her life. She entered my Chaos and just goes with the flow. She is a good little caboose to my other children.

Well if anyone knows much about my life lately. My mom says the song if it were not for bad luck I would not have any luck at all, reminds her of me. In all the birthday excitement. Ella fell off a bar stool and hit the back of her head on tile, hard. Immediately you could tell she was not feeling well. We watched her a bit and then when she started to throw up I went to instacare. Well they sent me straight to ER, UGH. We spent 3 and a half  hours at the hospital, no fun. When the girl put the hospital bracelet on her, she said thank you, she thought it was a gift. With a 300 dollar copay can you imagine the bracelet I could have bought her. Everything was ok, they did a scan her brain and skull were fine. They did discover some severe sinitus, bad sinus infection we did not know she had. So with some anitbiotics she will be good to go.

She had a great day this is her in her birthday princess Jammies. It only took 10 minutes to convince her to put them on , she thought they were baby pajamas.

She got her new Dora Bike and was done at the hospital in time for a family party and plenty of time to celebrate her. We love you ELLA Bella and are so happy you are ours!!

first day, #2

So today Char started her first day of school. I cannot believe she is in 8th grade and next year is high school. How, How I just dont understand. She was very excited, we did our usual fashion show so every
one could vote on her outfit. She is a beautiful, fabulous young women who I am very proud of.
List of 8 things I love about her for my 8th grader:

1- I love how she says it like it is, sometimes she hurts my feelings or others. Opposite of her mother who sugar coats it. I love that she speaks her mind and reminds us of what acceptable.
2- She is stubborn. Let me tell you there are times I dont love this trait, but I hope she continues to refuse to budge when it comes  to her goals.
3-I love her creativity, she is always making little village out of rocks or buttons. A home for Ellas zhu zhu pet. SHe is very creative I love that.
4- She is strict, she is my best helper with the littles when she is in the mood. When I got back from my trip to Texas the kids were calling her mama char. She does not let them bend the mood, she is always reminding them of consequences for there actions. I know I should work on that.
5- She is such a great student she almost had straight A's last year, all on her own, she rarely asks for help.
6- She is very compassionate for those around her. She is a good friend.
7- I love that she keeps me in check. She is constantly helping remind me of all that is going on in our busy schedule. If there is ever anything really important I let her know and she makes sure I remember.
8- She also is a great leader, she makes me proud, she is organized and strong.
Teenagers are alittle tougher than I thought they would  be. Dont get me wrong, I have some pretty great kids. I just always thought I could be the cool mom and understand them and that they would always look at me like I was great. They dont! They get frustrated with me. I learned alot in my life and I am not very old. I may not be the most experience mom. But it was not to long ago I was a teenager and I made some not so great choices. I just have to find the balance. Nick and I worry alot and want the best for them. She did great she came home with a big smile and I have a big smile thinking about what a great girl she is.....

How could I really have two kids in middle school?

So this was my sixth grader last year. This was my son before he became a teenager, a slight pain in my behind, major tension in my shoulder and ache in my head. Dont get me wrong look at that smile its contagious and it all worth it!! So Today Chase started 7th grade. We missed camp dixon so he just went this morning with not really a clue around the school. Maybe a few his sister had gave him:) He loved, He had a great day. Chaser recently started football, tackle, 2 hour practice a day kind. He is a little worn out and he eats at least two meals at dinner time. SO combine that with school and he should be worn out nightly. I thought I would say 7  things I love about Chase today.
1- Its really a no brainer, I love his smile, he is funny and he makes me laugh.
2- I love that he loves to sing and dance, he has no shame singing Taylor swift at the top of his lungs.
3- He is easy going, he doesnt get nervous or stressed very often, he is one cool guy.
4- He is humble, I have not bought this kid shoes since last year, he  doesn't care, he doesn't complain.
5-I love that he is a leader, he isnt afraid to stand up for people.
6- I love how athletic he is, I love that even though I cant get him to focus on most things most days, Put a uniform on that kid and he will work hard.
7- He is one smart boy, he has been reading above grade level for a long time now and when they give him a few paragrahs to read, to see how many words in a minute. He always finishes the whole thing. Its all him, I am not a scholar, I did not know how to teach him. SO he read and taught himself.
I am grateful for Chase in our family. He helps me out alot, He already has lots of homemaking skills. Though I wish he would not tease his siblings as much as he does. What would we do with out him......