I don't need a 6 pack i just want to slim down

So i did it! i woke up and did hip hop abs (this is what i always SAY i'm going to do but NEVER actually do it) I ate really healthy all day long, cleaned the house all day bc we showed it tonight, then i went out for a jog from 8:45-9:10 then did sit ups! It was about 90 degree's today so i sweat like a PIG and it felt great =) i took some before pictures because i am determined to take the AFTER picture soon. hopefully i can keep this up.... i really wasn't too hard i need to keep it up though, i usually go good for about a week or 2 then something happends and i stop but this time i have a goal. We are going to SC around une 20th and i want to wear a bikini we'll see! i'm going to try and write every day.... other than that it was a boring day of cleaning and i took the kids to school then i took some old stuff that i had around the house to "once upon a child" and got 20 bucks for it, (oh wait i got 20 bucks but then i found a really cute Gymboree bathing suit for taylor so i bought that for 5.50) so i ended up with $14.50 but hey its better than nothing and i got rid of some crap in the process! Its about 10pm and i'm ready to shower and hit the hay soon, dominick is already sleeping and taylor is prob ready to go to bed soon too... chris took a nap so i have to get his tired again! Josh is down stairs working his 2nd job, he played bball after work then mowed the lawn so i think we'll all sleep well tonight! TTYL

I CAN SMELL SUMMER!

Well we made it through the winter.... just barley but we made it! The kids were sick every 5 seconds so I am glad that its over with! It seems as if mother nature has decided to skip spring this year because it already feels like summer! Tomorrow is June 1st (well technically its midnight so today is june 1st) and i have big plans for June... i have set a work out routine for myself and i hope it actually works this time.... i need to loose this baby weight around my waist because it drives me nuts EVERY day when i put on clothes and I was thinking about how much better it would feel to just get in shape again! Our 5th wedding anniversary is in 22 days and i hope to drop 7lbs by then so I can be the weight i was when we first got married!!! (i know 7 lbs sounds like a little but when your not even 5 foot its a LOT) besides that.... Christopher is almost walking, he is getting his 3rd tooth (front top) He's finally starting to sleep all through the night....(only took him 9 1/2 months to figure out he doesn't NEED a bottle half way through his sleep) and he is usually a happy lil boy crawling around but sometimes he gets in these moods where he wants to be held All day! Dominick is hilarious, he is either the cutest boy in the world, digging for worms or the biggest brat in the world, screaming his head off! Taylor just won at her 2nd beauty pageant (Grand Ambassador) so she is sooo exicted about that and is already planning her 5th birthday party (she comes up with a different themed party she wants to have every day!), and Josh had his 2nd foot surgery and is now all cleared to play ball again so we went to his 1st game tonight. (he played pretty crappy) LOL We are being send town to Washington D.C but still have not sold our house so its hard to plan for the future when we have no idea where we will be living! we need to sell this house ASAP! actually we have people looking at it tomorrow so hopefully fingers crossed they like it (everyone says they like it but we never got an offer) I'm going to go do some cleaning before i sleep since everyone else is already asleep and i can get a lot done! TTYLS!

Is it Summer Yet?

I can't take the winter anymore... being stuck inside with 3 kids, 2 dogs, 3 fish, and a gimpy husband is driving me a little crazy... okay A LOT crazy.... Its amazing how the change of season can affect my attitude! Josh had his foot surgery last week and is in a cast up to his knee... so he's home with us for the next 3 weeks! And in that time we should be finding out where we are being sent to! SHEESH thats another reason why this winter feels like forever.. bc our fate is going to be determined by a simple email or phone call. ANYWHO enough of the complaining.... The kids are all big, Christopher is already doing the army crawl and i swear he waves HELLO when i wave to him! i have yet to get that on video though so nobody believes me haha.... Everyone is getting big way too fast... Taylor is like a little shopping partner for me lol except she isn't ALLL the way there yet... maybe in a few years. Dominick has been seriously testing my patients, his temper tantrums are awful! He can be the sweetest little thing and then as soon as he doesn't get his way its like he turns into a different child! I am working on it though bc i refuse to let him grow up to be the crazy kid that nobody wants to have at their house. Josh is home with his foot like i said, but he's also working a lot from home with Western Govenors, he grades papers at the masters level, its a pretty sweet side job to have! I wish i could but in order to get the job you have to be working towards your doctorate. I just got my bachelor degree in september 2010 right after i had Christopher.... and now the big decision is if i should start going back to school again for my masters in teaching bc i think thats my ultimate goal. I can work when i know i have the summers off to be with the kids! Other then that Jessica is in Hawaii with Rusty seeing his parents for the first time since they were engaged... oh yea jess and rusty got engaged on her birthday (january 29th) this year! He had "WILL YOU MARRY ME" written on 2 giant cupcakes at this cute little cupcake shop in the city! And besides all that...... we just welcomed in little Christina Francesca last week! February 18th 2011!! she was 19" and 6lbs 10oz! Soooo cute and looks just like Despina. So far from what i've heard she's doing great but has her days and nights mixed up so poor mike and eva aren't sleeping much, but i think no matter how good the baby is, they don't sleep much in the beginning! Right now the kids are upstairs getting pj's on (by themselves ahh) and christopher is in his high chair listening to josh talk to his mom on the phone, (she's waiting to pick Toby up at the airport from China.) We have Bella here visiting bc mom and dad went to Atlantic City for their 39th anniversary! Alright the kiddies are down here with their pj's in hand and needing a help! NIGHT!

Time fly's its 2011!!!!

Well its feb 3, 2011... where does the time disappear too? Taylor is now 4, Dominick 2, and christopher will be 6 months old in a week! Thanksgiving was in Ny at moms, and Christmas & New Years was in SC with Josh's family.... WOW that trip is getting longer and longer with each new kid! LOL We did the kids birthday party on jan 15th Dominick's real birthday, we waited on doing Taylors until then bc DEC is such a crazy time of the year! It worked out great though and all their friends came during the day for a kiddie party with blow up bouncers and at night my family came... needless to say the kids got WAYYYY too many presents! Lately the weather has been crazy, its been snowing every week A LOT so we've been stuck inside a lot... at least there is school for the kids or i think we'd go stir crazy sitting inside everyday.... Its only a matter of time before we find out where we are going to next with the Coast Guard. We hope to stay in the house we are at but nothing is for sure until we get our orders but no matter where we get around here, josh's commute is going to be a LOT longer so that may be interesting. I just don't want to go THAT far from family & friends, there are so many weddings and babies now that i dont' want to miss! Jess just got engaged this past weekend on her birthday =0) rusty took her to the city to this place called CRUMBS and had it written on these 2 cupcakes and when she read them and turned to Rusty he was down on his knee... how freaking cute! This weekend coming up is Michael's girlfriends baby shower on sat so i'll be on long island on sat... and her shower is at the place that jess wants to look at for her wedding so we get to try the food and see the place without having an apt so that works out! I'm going to try and add some pix!

Christopher Michael

Christopher Michael was born on August 12th 2010 at 9:15pm. Weight 7lbs 13 oz, and 19 1/4" He is only 2 days old, we are still in this hospital and i figured i will not get much time to blog when i get home so i better do it now! The hospital stay has been great so far, Christopher and myself are doing great. i think after 2 c-sections you learn a lot and it makes the process run smooth. This time around Josh's parents and sister got to be here for the birth! Dominick and Taylor have been spending time with both their grandparents while i'm at the hospital and its working out great! I was so worried about how they would do while i'm away and of course i worried for nothing beacause they are perfectly fine and probably having more fun than if i was home because they are being spoiled by everyone around them =) I just can't wait to start the next chapter in our life with 3 children. I don't know, my life seems a little complete with Christopher here, he may be our last baby =) but we'll see, we're so young you never know. I'm going to just enjoy him, i feel like a professional now since i had them so close together. I know why people say they would like to live their life backwards, bc there would be no "what happends next...." but then that would be a boring life! Moments like this are awesome and should be treasured. I know i treasure them by taking pics and video's so i can relive them when we're older and we can say "remember when...." This reminds me i really need to get a scrapbook for Christopher. I have been scrapping every year of Taylor and Dominick's life with their own "yearly" albums, so Taylor has 3 so far and Dominick is on his 2nd album, i figured i'll scrap their first 18 years of life then i'll give them their 18 albums when they are older. Anyway i am debating on going home tomorrow or monday because i have the choice but i'm really going to see how today goes and how i feel. I'm just so tired from not sleeping but i'm running on adrenaline so i think i should go home tomorrow but it may be a good idea to stay the extra day just to catch up on some sleep! anyway just wanted to write a little before we go home!

August

Well this summer is already flying by! Actually everything is flying by, this pregnancy has been a breeze and by this time next week I will have a new baby in my arms! I think you should have to be pregnant for AT LEAST a year before you get a baby! Its been a really HOT summer but i love it, i really do NOT like the winter, especially with kids, its so boring sitting inside everyday. This will be my first summer baby and i'm kind of excited about that! I don't have to bundle the baby up before leaving the hospital or myself for that matter, and i can wear a summer dress home, that will be comfortable since i'm having a c-section. Taylor and Dominick are in soccer this week, Dominick doesn't pay too much attention but Taylor LOVESSSS it! We got them bunk beds and put them both in the bigger room, and the new baby will be in Taylor's old room. Its a LITTLE girly but oh well knowing me i won't even have him sleep there for a few months. Today is Lisa's 38th birthday! Happy Birthday Lee! Today i'm stuck home pretty much all day because we have someone finishing our basement finally! its worth sitting home for because i want all the kids toys down there before the baby gets here. As soon as its done i can get all the baby stuff down here and ready to go for when we get back from the hospital. Speaking of the hospital, I go in for my c-section on thursday and I hope everything goes well and I can get out of there by sunday the 15th for my moms birthday, but i'm going to see how i feel, i remember last time i did NOT feel well enough to go home that day so i stayed an extra day. I can't wait to start working out again and getting into shape after this baby is born! I ony gained 18 lbs with this pregnancy but my belly is HUGE, it'd be nice if i just give birth to an 18lb baby and have my body back haha FAT chance ;-) Well the kiddies are all up and ready to do something so i'll write later, hopefully i can keep this up because i would love to have a regular journal, i always end up writing then forgetting about it then writing again months later!

PICS ARE ALL FROM THE 4TH OF JULY- I MADE THE RED/WHITE/BLUE CREATION ON THE BOTTOM, EVERYONE LOVED IT =)

The Holiday's!

For Thanksgiving we did a little road trip to Indiana and celebrated with Josh's family and Lyndy and wayne's family! The kids had a lot of fun with their cousins =) especially Taylor and her "boys" Dominick got about a million bruises on his head while we were there but survived haha..... Now comes the crazy month... December is Taylor's b-day, xmas, new years, and all the party's and get together's with friends in between. Taylor's b-day party will be December 19th with her friends in the morning and family at night.... we got her a princess bouncer that we got in the mail the day after we got home from Indiana so they have been bouncing away.... i think its a good investment, it folds away small and blows up fast and a ton of fun for the kids. =) we already did our xmas pics before we left so thats over with and was a fun little adventure with the dogs and kids =p Dominick now has 5 teeth and tries to bite my legs all the time, taylor uses the word "actually" and its sooo cute, she is such a sweety at times but can also be such a little brat! i guess thats girls. here are the xmas pics hope you like em!