One of those days!!!

So today is definitely one of those days! To start things off, I am sick and don't feel well and haven't since Saturday. Of course we all know mom's have no day's off even when we are sick. We are out of everything so going to wal-mart was a must today so as soon as Kristina jumped off the bus, off we went. Connor was cranky most of the time, though I tried seeing if he would be okay sitting up in the seat instead of his infant carrier...he kept falling over. Finally laid him down in the seat (I have one of those seat covers so it was some what soft and clean for him)..this seemed to do the trick until I went around one of their freight carts and not realizing how far over the side his little feet were, I squished his poor little foot between the cart and the other thing...I feel like a horrible mother!!! Poor guy started screaming so I carried him for awhile and let Kristina push the cart which made her happy but gave me more work since it was a little heavy for her and she kept running into things. Annika of course was trying to open everything and bite into the hot dogs, and kept standing up (almost falling out a couple of times). Gave her two spankings and guess they weren't good enough because it didn't seem to phase her much but of course I still got several horrified looks from other people. We finally make it home and I start putting away groceries when Annika had gotten a hold of a glass frog tape dispenser (with out me noticing) drops it on the floor...Glass goes every where, she screams and runs away. I ran after her to check her over and she had two nicks on her foot but was fine. So I sweep the whole dinning room and kitchen and then mop it real quick to ensure all glass is put up. In the middle of this Annika some how pees all over my entry way...I say some how because I'm not exactly sure how since she had on a pull up. Hmmmm. So I stop what I'm doing, rush her to the bathroom and clean the pee up. Now I have to mop my entry way as well. Then in the process of doing this I decide to clean the cat's box being that tomorrow is trash day and if the picky cat does not have a perfectly clean box he will pee on my bed...It has been done before...always on mikes side of the bed oddly enough...makes me laugh slightly but not him ha ha. During all this Annika spills a drink in the living room. I run to clean that up hoping and praying its not spilled on Mike's lap top...Thankfully it wasn't, just on the floor. During the whole ordeal the girls are fighting non stop and Connor is fussing because he's not getting the attention he wants. I finally manage to get everything cleaned up and groceries put away just in time for Annika to pick up the cats/dogs water dish full of water, drop and break it (getting glass every where once again)and soaking her and the floor.....which when she spills something on her like that, she screams bloody murder and it takes a few to calm her down. So It has been one of those days or nights..whatever. I'm exhausted and still need to cook something...think it will be hot dogs since mike is working...and go buy another dish for the pets. UGH!! Well thanks for listening I actually feel slightly better now after venting! Maybe I won't lock my children in the closet for the night....Just kidding, I wouldn't do that...Just think about it ha ha ha :D

Finally a new post!

Wow! I am way over due to post something!! I need to get a ton better about this especially if we are moving! So anyway.....The newest thing going on in the Lombard Clan is that Mike is officially an Army Officer!! He is a 2nd Lt. and I couldn't be more proud. Just wish I could start planning our big move to Hawaii, but can't do that until we get orders which won't happen until Mike takes the Nclex exam to get his RN license. Other than that the kids are growing so fast! I can't believe Connor will be 7 months this week!! I'll post some pics of him later when I switch over to mikes laptop. I have got to organize my picture files....they are spread out over 3 computers which is part of the problem on me posting new pics lol. Anyway, here are some pics of the commissioning ceremony and Kristina's spring pic.

Exciting news!

Wow! It has been way too long since I have posted anything!!! So much has happened since the last blog! Miss Annika has since turned 2 and is in the midst of potty training! We're letting her go at her own pace and it seems to be going well! So as I said in title, We have some very exciting news....We are going to be stationed in Hawaii!!!! We are nervous and excited about it. Not sure when we will be going. Mike will graduate and be commissioned in May, but will have to take his nclex exam to get his license. It will take the UA to send the state board of nursing a while to get them the proper paper work so it will probably be in June when he can take the test and then 2 weeks on top of that to get results and licensing in. Then he has to go to OBC (the army officer training) and that is 3 months long and is unaccompanied (so me and the kids can't go with him). Typically they send you to OBC before being sent to your duty station, but if the next session is to far off then they will station you first. So basically no idea when we are moving yet. We will post more when we have more to tell! Kristina is so excited about the weather since she thinks she'll be able to play outside every day lol. We're starting some research on the housing market, schools, and just what it will be like there. None of us have ever been there before so this will truly be our new adventure!

The real pants wearer in the family

Apparently Annika wears the pants in this family lol. Here she is in my jeans (of course her sister was kind enough to cinch the belt around her waist and roll up the pant legs lol). Just thought it was too funny not to post!

Annika is turning into a big girl

So Monday night I decided (and I'm not sure what made me decide to do this) to convert the crib to a toddler bed. We plan on getting a different bed for her in the next month or so, that way we can use the crib with Connor. While converting the crib, Annika of course had to "help" me but she was so excited about getting a "big girl bed." We are very into being a big girl at the moment. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with how well she did! She stayed in bed all night and went right to sleep (except she did fall out once and scared herself) and wouldn't get out of bed until I walked into her room. I had put the baby gate up in her doorway just to ensure that if she got up, she couldn't get into anything but her toys. Nap time the next day went awesome as well and last night's bed time. She just simply goes right to sleep and still won't get out of her bed until I get her out. I even went in there this morning and told her she could play with toys because I wasn't ready to get her out of her room just yet, she still didn't get out of bed lol. Guess the next step in this new "big girl" adventure is to get her completely potty trained. She is doing great at peeing in the potty (well when I make her lol), so I guess I should stop being lazy and really get the ball moving! So if any of you other mom's have any great tricks let me know :D

Just an Update

Wow! Its been way too long since I've updated this site lol. I have several pictures from Christmas that I will post later. The picture posted is of Connor, he's getting so big so fast! He'll be 3 months next week already! I decided to try to feed him some rice cereal with applesauce to help fill his tummy. The child is already drinking 6 oz bottles and has been for some time. This was about the time I started feeding Annika baby food as well. I know what the books and doctors say, but I say I know my child way better then they do..I'm just not a by the book kinda mom. He seemed to really like it, although he decided it was time to smile and coo at me making the feeding take longer and a little more difficult lol. That is what the picture above is of. Of course, the minute the camera came out he stopped smiling for me and then started up again once I put it away. We had a wonderful Christmas with the family and the kids loved all their gifts. I still need to write thank you notes...fell a little behind. Well that's it for now I guess, I'm about to head to bed for the night...after a snack :) I'll post more pics later.

holiday baking

So I should be finishing all the candy making that I need to, but thought I'd blog instead lol. I'm making peanut brittle, chocolate covered pretzels, cherries, marshmallows, truffles, sugar cookies, and a cheese ball. Think we have enough sweets?! I guess I also need to start really working on the potty training thing with Annika as well. I was putting her in the bath and asked if she wanted to go potty first so she sat down on her potty and went like a big girl again! We're trying out big girl panties, but I have a feeling I might be cleaning up pee at some point today lol. Guess I should go clean and bake some more!