Since I failed at Wordless Wednesday...

I'll make it nearly wordless, Thursday.

This binky, has been assisting little mister, go to sleep.. without rocking, and bouncing him all over.

Just him, and little binky here.

Then, I sleep too. :)

And that little fuzz ball in the corner, is Lilly ..

or as I call her, Lilber.

This is how I get stuff done.
Without it, I'd fail at life.

:)

Delish.

So, in our efforts to eat better, I have officially made the cookbooks my mother got me, my new best friend.

After sifting through many pages, trying to find recipes that my picky husband might like, I successfully completed my first week, of all, home cooked meals. Yes, I'm proud of myself.

2 recipes in particular came out awesome.

Crock pot, bbq pulled pork, and pineapple ham casserole.

So I must share at least one recipe.

PINEAPPLE HAM CASSEROLE

2 cups, uncooked wide egg noodles

2 tablespoons of butter, divided

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed

3/4 cup milk

2 cups fully cooked ham

2 cans (8 ounces each) crushed pineapple, drained

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp salt

Dash of pepper

1/4 cup dry bread crumbs

Cook noodles & drain. In a large skillet, stir in cream cheese, milk, and 1 tbsp butter, stir until cheese is melted. Add the noodles, ham, pineapple, worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Stir.

Transfer into an ungreased, 1-1/2 qt. baking dish. Melt remining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over casserole. Bake, uncovered, at 350, for 30-35 minutes.

I'm a cream cheese lover, which made me really love this dish.

Not to mention, my favorite- IT'S EASY!!

:)

enjoy!!!

Mom n Dad's night out.

Our first night out, in a VERY long time...

:)

We've still got it. hehe.

Jordan visits Dad.

Yesterday, Jordan was the center of attention..

as he visited daddy at work :)

Everyone loved his baby sunglasses..

but we took them off, so he could see all of the pretty girls, since he already loves to flirt!

SEE! He's still staring at the girls. ha :)

Love it.

And the cutest picture ever goes to....

drumroll please...

Jordan and Daddy !!!!

"Awwwwwwww"

I shall call this, "I'm giddy Thursday."

This picture, is why I'm giddy.

:)

Oh, and the 50 other pictures I took today.

Jordan is changing so much.. his personality is showing a little more everyday.

Last night, after he finally fell asleep, I snuck him in bed, right between us..

where he slept for the night.

He woke up in SUCH a good mood.

I opened my eyes to him talking away, smiling.. and looking over at me.

haha! GOOD MORNING MOMMA!!!

I think, just maybe, this kids going to inherit my weirdness.

If he's lucky.

I guess daddy thought it was cute, because this picture was on my camera, when I woke up.

:)

Besides the fact that I've been whining about it since Jordan's been born, seeing that picture of booger and I sleeping together, made me want more. I take so many pictures of him, and people with him. But since I'm the one behind the camera...
this means I'm hardly IN the pictures.
So, I showered.
Yes, I managed to shower today, before Jason got off of work. (haha).
Actually brushed my hair and put on make up ! Woo !!
I even painted my toes, which reminds me, I forgot to take a feet picture.
I took out my trusty tri-pod, which continues to be one of my favorite investments.. and put on my creative cap.
My apartment complex really has some neat looking walls.. that make perfect, natural backrounds for pictures!
The ones below were taken, down in a deep stairwell.. but the discusting mold growing down the walls adds to the picture, I think.

I really ADORE this one, of me, peeking over him.

HI EVERYONE!!

Love,

baby J.

Wordless Wednesday, # 2.

Indulging in some HD, Aladdin.

{{{Wordless Wednesday}}} New Years 09. Blast from the Past.

Ssssshhh it's "Wordless Wednesday"..

for days when you just want pictures to tell a story...

-a great idea, from fellow bloggers-

:)

A little bit of this and that.

The handsome fella's in my life :)

Big J and Little J.

Lookin all cute..

Today, grandma babysat.. while I went to a career workshop..
then I stumbled into this store I'd like to call Mommy Heroine, better known as CARTERS..
and Carters.. must have known I was coming, because they had a sale :)
And everyone knows, a mommy cannot resist a baby clothes sale!


How stinkin adorable are these?! Infant sunglasses. He is so going to rock these on our trip to FLORIDA :)

Heartbroken.

Last night, the family decided that it would be better, if another family-member-mom, took care of Jordan instead of me.

Don't get me wrong, I was doing a great job as a mom, but it was decided, with no choice of mine, that he be taken from me, immediately, and on to a new family. My snugly, sweet, innocent boy, was taken from my arms, I didn't even get to say goodbye.

I firmly believe, he did not agree, with this decision.

My heart ACHED, in ways that I cannot explain. Anxiety rolled into my life like a hurricane, there was no stopping it, and catastrophe was all that remained in store for my emotions.

It was then decided, that to replace Jordan, we would be given a little girl, as our child. She was 4 years old.

If you haven't caught on yet, yes, this was a dream, I had last night.

I remember feeling SO upset, that I was adopting this child, at 4 years old. I WANTED to be a part of the "baby years".. and how could someone take that away from me? Of course, the whole time, still missing my OWN baby.. and trying to figure out how I was going to get him back. Still anxious, that I was missing even one second, of his life, as a baby.

I told Jason about this dream this morning. In mid May, we're supposed to be going on a weekend trip, with friends, to a cabin in the mountains. This would make trip number three, that I would be joining this group trip. But this year, is different. We have Jordan! And as I know he will be in good hands, with his grandparents, of course, I'm extremely anxious about leaving him. How can he be without me for even a night?! For more than a few hours? He's still such a little guy! I read a lot of magazines. I read a lot of mom blogs. And one thing I seem to run into, over and over, is to make time for yourself. Make time for your marriage. Make time for your husband.. and all of this has one thing in common. That time, is ALONE- without your little one. Allowing yourself, to let your precious little one, to remain in the care with your trusted loved ones, and have some good ole before baby time.

So, that's why I agreed, to go, for 2 nights, to the cabin. I knew that I would worry, about leaving my baby. But this is now the THIRD dream I've had, that involves my son being ripped from my arms. Is this the reason, I'm having these dreams?!

This morning, as I woke up to his tiny little squeaks, kicking feet, bright eyes, and miniature smiles.. all I could do was pick him up, take him in, and hug him... and squeeze him as hard as I could without squishing him :)

One thing is certain, I would do anything, ANYTHING, for this little boy. I am so addicted to him, no amount of rehab would allow me to recover. I have to have my daily fix, of my precious son.

I'm on a blog-role, lately.

I finally got a pretty decent SMILE picture.

:-D

You, little man, are the best reason ever, to no longer fit into any of my jeans.

Aquatic friend.

:) Meet Jonah :)

Our pet turtle. He's a red eared slider.. and I've had him since 2003.. which would make him.. wow, almost 7-ish?! years old!

When I first got him, he was the size of a quarter. I can't believe how much he has changed.

Although I really enjoy him, he is HARD to take care of. Turtles are very messy little reptiles, and they require clean water to survive, which depends on your care!

He's now in a 30 gallon tank, and seems to have stayed the same size for a while now.

Yes, he'll bite. Yes, I've been bitten. I don't think he means it.. he's like a DOG and begs for food.. I'm pretty sure he just mistook me for a tasty little treat. Yes, I bled.

I forgave him.

I would actually discourage anyone, from getting a turtle as a pet. They can live, for a very, very long time. And as I said, require a lot of maintenance.

I feel bad for him at times, in there all alone.

I got him a pet fish once! That's right, his very own, pet fish.

He ate him.

This is when I learned, Jonah eats fish.

Duh. Right?!

Well, it didn't occur to me that he would. haha.

My cat likes Jonah. When we clean the tank, and put him in the bathtub, she loves to sit on the side of the tub, and watch his every move.

I'm pretty sure he'd snip her curious little nose off. :)

So in my living room he remains, as a part of our little family..

maybe one day I'll find him a happy home, where he can make friends.

Daddy Day.

Booger.

HELLO !

Last night, I slept for almost 7 hours.

This morning, I wore a "6 month" onsie, it's just a little big.

So, with the extra room, mommy let me kick my feet, like I always do in the morning, then she put me back in my "3 month" clothes..

but I really prefer to be naked, on my changing table.

Oh how I love baby feet...
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Mommy can't go without taking some mobile pics...

Smiling because daddy is almost home.

What's this? blog number two for the day!

I actually took out my camera to do some before and after shots of my bathroom...

but it always seems like this happens :)

I sincerely think, he wanted to punch me in the grill :)

lol.. STOP WITH THE PICTURES, ALREADY, MOM!

So, out of boredom, and trying to keep my mind occupied with Jason away, I decided to give my bathroom a facelift :)
on a budget of less than $150...
SO..
here it is. I will admit, I was NOT HAPPY at first with the wall color, but now that it's together, I am starting to enjoy it :)


TADA~!



What's the best way to save money when re-decorating??
MAKE your OWN wall art ... so I did.
This one below, happened on accident. (haha)..
But really.. I finished it, but it was SO saturated with paint..
let me start over.
First, I layered this canvas with paint colors, of my choice. Then, I ran it under the faucet, with the water running very softly, and let it wash away some of the paint. Which gave it a really neat effect. But.. the canvas was pretty wet. So.. I decided to dab it, with a paper towel. The paint ended up taking the print from the paper towel, and I think it looks really neat! haha :)
Sometimes mistakes are wonderful!

what do you think?? :)