New Hair

A month ago I went to my hair guru(aka my Mistress of Style, Gigi) to get my hair cut. I usually haver her color it too, but in order to save my money, I decided to do it myself. I was talking about it to a friend of mine and she said she'd do it for me. She's not a cosmotolgist, a nurse actually, but she does her own and its never looked bad. I went to Sally's Beauty Supply and bought some color, went to her apartment. Well, I trusted her, and she started out by bleaching out my hair; something I don't think should've or needed to be done. My hair was the same color as Eminems. Ugh! When we put on the color I bought, a sandy blonde, it made no difference. I had also bought a reddish brown for highlights, so we did some highlight chunks. It was the same color as Marsha Cross on Desperate Housewives. I do not look good as a ginger. So the next morning I went to Wal-Mart and got some brown Clariol color. It ended up not so bad, but my hair was fried to say the least. As the month went on, the color faded. So I sucked it up and called Gigi to get it fixed. What a wonderful woman! She saved my self esteem. I told her no blonde! I will get some pics up later. It's a dark brown now. I love it! She gave me some tips on how to get some life back into it. I was planning on getting it chopped off this winter because I couldn't stand the feel of my straw hair. But if it gets some of its life back, I can keep it long, which is what I was wanting to do.
Aeryn is growing so fast! Sometimes when I look at her I see how she's changing into a toddler. Still waiting for her top teeth to come in, but she's chewing like crazy. And of course she wants to chew on everything but her toys. I taught her how to turn lights on and off. She's so smart. She will also open and close the fridge for me if I am holding her. I thought she'd enjoy one of those pop up toys; you know the ones where you have to flip a switch, or push a button to get the toy to pop out of the trap door. I tried showing her how to get them to pop up, but she's not interested in that. All she wants to do is shut them. It's too cute. So if she's across the room and I get one popped up, she'll usually come over and close it. Another thing she learned is how to open the doors on the entertainment center and get to the videos. At first it was just the bottom where the vhs are, but today she discovered the dvds. Good thing is that I think she gets more of a kick out of pulling them out rather then chewing on them.

I love being a mom. It is so awesome to be able to hang out with my girl all day and see her grow and learn. She's getting better at standing up and only holding on with one hand. Before we know it she will be standing on her own and walking. I couldn't believe how fast she took to crawling.
Just a last note, I got some recipes on my other blog.

Another Blog

Nothing too fun today. Aeryn and I went to Wal-Mart this morning to buy groceries. We hung out all day and had so much fun. Aeryn learned to clap a week ago, and now that's her facorite thing to do. She will clap for almost anything. It is so cute.
I did start a new blog today. Melisa suggested that I put some recipes on my blog. But I couldn't figure out a way to do it without putting it in this part. So I started a new blog to put them on! I don't have any recipes yet. Maybe later tonight after Aeryn is in bed, or tomorrow. I promise I will try to get some one. I have got some good ones! Yum! Check out the link on the side of the page!

Today

Today when Aeryn was being fussy and didn't want to stop to eat, I had a stroke of genius. When she gets fussy I usually take her outside for a little while and it calms her down. So I thought why not let her eat al fresco? It worked! She loved it. And so did Puppy and Briscoe...hoping for some left overs. But she ate all her lunch! Sorry boys, maybe next time. :-) I got some really cute pics of her, and the boys.

Okay, yesterday the Mons' left Oklahoma. :-( Well my dad is still living here. But Brad, Melisa, Jaden, Daven, and Calet moved to Lansing. I only cried a little; only when Melisa started to. I didn't want to get emotional, because it's not going to be long before I see them, I hope. And I can talk to them whenever I want, there's Melisa's blog too. I survived Brad's mission, I can do this. And even though it's going to be hard for me not to see the boys and Calet grow up, I have Aeryn to keep me busy.

A little bit of this and that

This was our trip to the Oklahoma Renaissance Faire, on May 20th. It's held in Muskogee every year, every weekend in May. Tim and I always have a good time, so we thought we'd make it a family tradition.

Aeryn needed a hat, so I bought her one. The only thing is that we like to play peek-a-boo with her by putting a blanket on her head and letting her pull it off...so now, she thinks that it's a game and trys to pull the hat off too, or just doesn't like things on her head. These were taken May 17th.

Aeryn's first trip to the Tulsa Zoo. May 18th.

Already Missing

So it's been a while. I am still not 100% with my blog. But Melisa REALLY wanted me to start one, and I guess cause I love her, I better keep up with it.
Today I took Aeryn and met Melisa, Calet and the boyz at Wal-Mart to get portraits done of Aeryn and Calet before they move. Those girls are going to break some hearts. Can't wait to get the pics in! I will post them, and I bet Melisa will too. I have been so proud of myself lately for the way I have been handling the Mons' moving. But today, it's really hit me. Maybe it has something to do with them leaving in 2 days and not having any spare time at the moment because they are packing and saying goodbye to everyone that loves them. I try to think that it's only for a few years, 5 I believe, and they will be a phone call away. I can only hope that the time will fly and the visits often.

Aeryn's Firsts

Well today I moved Aeryn's crib mattress to the lowest setting. When I went to get her up this morning she was sitting up; what a big girl! As I was doing this I couldn't help but think that before I know it I will be taking the front off so she can get in and out herself. So I decided to make a little slide of all her firsts that have already happened. I need to get a new pic on here too of her teeth. She has both of her bottom front teeth in already. They came in around mid-May. We had seen a little brown spot, where her left one came in, for about two weeks before. So I was expecting that one. But the next day after the left one popped out a little, so did the right! And she crawled, belly off the floor, on hands and knees, for the first time this past Monday, the 4th. After the first time she did it, she was a pro, like she'd been doing it all along. She was threatening to crawl for about two months now. She's get on her hands and knees, and push as hard as she could with her legs, lifting up like a Mogli(from Jungle Book). But she didn't have the coordination to move her hands with her legs. Sometimes she would scoot backwards a little.

First entry...just for starters

Well, here it is. Melisa finally wore me down, and I have created this crazy blog. I don't know how often I will be on here posting...I have a feeling it's addictive and will be on here more than I am thinking I will be.
So here's what's been going on. Aeryn has her two bottom front teeth in. They started to come in begining of May. She crawled, on hands and knees, tummy off the floor, for the first time yesterday. Before that she would get her tummy off the floor, but couldn't coordinate her hands and knees and would just lunge forward. I cannot believe how fast they grow. She will be 8 months in 2 weeks! Well, it's late, and I am gonna get off to bed. I will be getting into more details as time goes on. And here is a little slide show that I did about 2 months ago. I am planning on doing some more, and adding some more pics. Oh yeah, today is Puppys 3rd birthday!!!