Butterfly Pavilion

Me and the kids decided we need to get out of the house. So we went to the Butterfly Pavilion. It was pretty fun. I think that my kids are a little young still for it and it would have been easier if Shawn was there or Austin would walk (nothing is ever easy). But it got us out and about. Chloe seemed to really like the butterflies, except if they got near her, then she wasn't too happy with them. And I actually held Rosie the spider, well she walked across my hand. Now I can say that I did it.

Working

I decided to go back to work for a couple of reasons. 1) I want a house more than you could imagine 2) To maintain my license 3) To have adult interaction. So Shawn and I got it figured out with our schedules that when I am working he is home with the kids and if he is working I am at home. Which makes me feel alot better about it. Daycare just scares me, that I am not there with my kids and protecting them. Also, it is so expensive. That just amazed me. Since my kids are still really young, it would cost us like $500/week to have them both in daycare. A little steep if you ask me. I am working for a nursing agency. So if a hospital is short, they call a agency to get a fill-in nurse. So I can do my schedule however I want. But the only problem is, that I am not IV certified. In Utah, where I went to nursing school, you couldn't so much as look at a IV. That was the RNs job. Then we moved up to Oregon, and my job there just threw me a IV bag and said "go hang this." Pretty scary, but I did alot of IV stuff in Oregon, so I am pretty comfortable with them. Here in Colorado, you have to be certified. Especially if you want to work in the hospital. So I took the class and passed. YEAH!!!! In the meantime, while my license is getting updated, the only places for LPNs to work is nursing homes and the dept of corrections. My agency wanted me to try to jail, just for kicks and giggles. They said that most of the nurses they send there love it. So I said, "I'll try it." It isn't too bad. I have seen alot of interesting things. Still I'll be glad when the IV stuff is done and I can work in the hospital. Chloe loves to play with my stethoscope and other stuff I take to work. She is "doctor" and she has her pretend doctor sticker on. (mickey mouse clubhouse~one of the episodes daisy is trying to get her pretend doctor sticker, so she sees all her friends and tries to cure their illnesses)

Belated Easter

I am still so bad at this blogging thing. I finally downloaded all my pictures onto the computer and have a chance to do it. So here is our life for the last little bit. Easter was a ton of fun. The kids had a blast. Only problem was that instead of hard-boiled eggs, we had soft. Apparently we didn't cook them long enough. Oops. And of course, Austin had to break a couple dyeing them, and then sat on one on Easter morning. Chloe is getting old enough to understand a little bit about what is going on. That was fun to see. She was super excited, especially for her candy!!

Potty training Chloe

Please Help!!! I am attempting once again to potty train Chloe. This time has gone better than the other times.......still not there yet though. Any suggestions? I ask/make her go and sit on the potty every 1-2 hours. But it doesn't feel like she knows when she needs to go. I just thought that this picture was priceless.

Austin is #1

My Baby is ONE!!! It is crazy that a year is gone by this quickly. Austin is such a little joy and blessing to us. Austin can now crawl and cruise everywhere. He is soo fast. He can say momma, dada, vroom (whenever he sees or hears a real or toy truck). He still is a momma's boy, but now that he is mobile, I don't have to hold him all the time (good for my back). My little boy is still little, barely 18 pounds, but the doctor isn't as concerned as before since his growth chart is on the rise. I just keep telling all these doctors, look at me and Shawn. Oh well. He loves to play with his sister's kitchen and watch Baby/Little Einstein. If you have seen these shows, Austin pats right along with the characters on it to help Rocket. So cute. We celebrated his b-day a day early, because all of my family was here. It was a tough day, due to it being my dad's birthday. So I was glad that we were all together. As you can tell by the pictures below, Austin LOVES chocolate. I love my baby!

Wisdom Teeth

I won't gross you out with a picture, cuz they were kinda yucky looking. But I had the great pleasure :( of getting all 4 of my wisdom teeth ripped out of my face 2 weeks ago. I should have done it alot sooner. But as with anything, every dentist has their own theory on when teeth should come out. But it was nice, because this doctor gave me steroids (so I wouldn't swell) before and after the procedure, very nice pain drugs, and a antibiotic. Which I guess not all doctors do. But it still sucked, I was cursed with my dad's big teeth. And so the dentist did have to cut one of the bottom ones out. And to top it off, I got dry socket. Which is when the clot falls out before it is suppose to and so your bone is exposed. All it really means is that it hurts and needs to be packed until it heals. So I am on a first name basis with all the staff at the dentist office since I have to go in so much. Oh well. At least it is one less thing on my to-do list.