Keylan's 2nd Birthday

So I wanted to do a Barnyard party for Keylan and have it at the petting area at Oak Mountain, but they are booked the entire month of May. I am determined to have a good party for him this year! So since I can not do my original theme I am going with the Mod Monkey Theme. We are going to have the party at my mom's house, it's free and all I have to do is clean up once we get home =) We are going to rent a bounce house for the kids to play in and of course have food and cake and present time. It is going to be simple for the most part, mostly because we honestly do not know anyone or have been around them in oh roughly 3 years, lol. So as I plan his part out and get more together I will update this. But so far here is this:

Valentines Day

This year I think I am going to do more then what I usually do. I am not sure what I am getting the kiddos yet. So when I do figure it out I will update this. But so far I have food all planned out:

Breakfast

                                                                             with

Snack

I will probably shape their regular, rice krispie treat, into a heart.

Lunch

Snack

I am going to try and get a cupcake or a good cookie for each of them and while eating them we are going to watch Treasure Buddies.

Dinner

                         This is for the kids, except mini pizzas

For me and Jeremy I am making:

                                           Crab dip with either chips or crackers

                  Salmon with mashed potatoes and (hopefully resembles) the
                                   lobster sauce from Red Lobster

Now I just need to figure out what to get everyone. I think I am going to do small gifts throughout the day and a bigger gift before bed.

Finally

My referral finally went through to the doctor. I will be seeing an oncologist/hematologist on February 16th in the morning. I am very happy, but also nervous. With my constant headaches I am wondering if I will end up having an MRI done. I also have my ultrasound on my liver on Monday and then I get the results for that and the blood tests. Nervous about that too. There is just so much going on in the next few months and I don't want anything serious to be going on. I have also decided that when I get home I am going to start getting everything together to apply to nursing school. My grades are really good, gpa is roughly a 3.86. Hopefully I can get in for next spring.

Ramblings

I have a lot of stuff bouncing around in my head and I am hoping writing will release some of it. I made a post on a girl on the upcoming season of 16 and pregnant forward facing her 5 month old. I know I turned Shiana early and I am so thankful that nothing serious happened to her. I am now gunghoe about carseat safety and proud to say that Keylan will be 21 months old tomorrow and has not been forward facing a day in his life. I agree that everyone parents differently, but I cant see why a mom wouldnt do everything in their power to keep their kids safe. At least the minimum with carseats; rear-face till 1 AND 20 pounds. On that post Keylan's weight was brought into play. It has taken me many many many months to except his weight gain and how he is going to be. I blamed myself many nights and constantly worried and I still worry everyday if he is getting enough calories. But to have his weight brought up and call him small (that I already know) feels to me like a kick in the side. On the note of Keylan, my little boy is growing up way to fast. In 3 short months I will have a 2 year old. He learns more and changes everyday and it amazes me. I have been using sign language more often and both kids are picking up on it really well. Keylan can sign more and thank you. I have been looking at birthday party ideas for when we get home, but part of me doesn't even want to do it because it will be well over a month past his birthday when we have his party. But I have been thinking about doing trains or animals. At that time we will also be back in Alabama, and will hopefully be getting our own place at that point so he will get his own room =) I am so excited that he will have his own big boy bed and his own room that I can decorate and put his toys in. Then in July Shiana will be having her 5th birthday and she wants a pony party. Thinking either take her to Oak Mountain to go horseback riding or rent a pony for an hour to use at the party. I will figure it out when we get closer to her party though.

Update

So this year I made a resolution to make myself "healthier". I went to the doctor the other day to have a check-up done and to check on my clotting disorders. To start I have two clotting disorders, anticardiophospholipid/antiphospolipid syndrome, also known as Hughes syndrome, and I also have protein c/s deficiency. I have not had them checked since I was pregnant with keylan and figured it would be good to know what I need to be doing to prevent anything from happening. I also had a CBC done, metabolic panel, and thyroid function tests done. Everything came back good, except my liver enzymes. They are elevated, so I have to go back in tomorrow and have more tests done. Hoping it is nothing serious and can be dealt with by diet change and exercise. I am also waiting for a call from the hematologist so I can get in and be checked out.

2011 Recap and Whats Ahead for 2012

So the kids are outside playing right now while Jeremy cleans the patio off so I am blogging for a few minutes. Last year was a long year. My mom had multiple surgeries on her eyes throughout the year and the end of 2011 she was blind in her right eye, today though she was able to see her hand. It was about 1-2 inches from her face but she still saw it =) We have lost several people this year (Uncle Jay, jeremy's great uncle, Granny Gardner, and my Uncle JD); we miss them so much, but I know that they are watching over us throughout the day everyday. My little boy turned 1 in April and Shiana turned 4 and Sydney turned 11 in July. My best friend moved to North Dakota and I miss hanging out with her every day! We made several trips back and forth to visit family and the most recent was when my Daddy had a heart attack. Looking ahead to 2012 there are so many positive and exciting things that I am looking forward to.

January: we have my dad's birthday and my niece's birthday this month. I am also starting school work with Shiana to get her ready for school.

February: Valentine's Day, I guess. Jeremy is suppose to start ACAP appointments this month.

March: I turn 24, I feel old already. 

April: My little boy will turn 2, already. I am not ready for the terrible, oh wait he has already hit the terrible twos.

May: This month I will be packing, and loading and moving and unloading ALL of our stuff. This is the month that we FINALLY get to move back home to Alabama. I am so ready and as weird as it sounds, I am ready to pack and move. Keylan will also be having his first birthday party at home =)

June: Hopefully by the middle of this month we will be moved into a house or apartment (3 bedrooms at least) and have jobs.

July: Shiana turns the big 5! Another BIG party =) Sydney will also be turning 12. Oh and my little brother turns 21, definitely need to figure out something fun to do with him.

August: My mom's birthday, Jeremy turns 28 and Shiana will be starting Kindergarten. =( My little girl starts school, but that only leads to new, fun things to learn.

September: Can't think of to much for this month

October: Our FIRST Halloween at home with the kids. Hoping we are in a house because I am wanting to go all out on decorations. lol. Looking forward to the pumpkin patch and trick or treating and new corn mazes this year.

November: First Thanksgiving at home! Have to figure out a good routine since we will be dividing the day between my parents and Jeremy's family =)

December: I know we just came out of December, but this is the month that I am looking forward to. The start of new official family traditions and figuring out new things for Christmas Eve and Day. I finally get to have the kids open presents in their own home first on Christmas morning =)

This of course is not everything; but hopefully we have a good year with health and wellness. I will also be getting Keylan into his own room for the very first time ever when we get a new place and getting rid of the paci and completing the potty training, which he is actually not to far away from. So this year looks like it is going to be a good year.