day 11- Another picture of you and your friends

This is Mrs. Deanna Conrad!  I finally have a friend in Georgia!  I was so excited to meet her, and now Taegan has a friend too!  She has two beautiful children, Gary who is 2, and Peyton who is 7 months!  Taegan loves playing with "Barry" as he calls him.  Now I have someone to talk to and have "girl time" with her when I need a break from mommy 24/7!  :)

Day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad

Well, since I have slacked off the past 2 months, I figured I should just pick up where I left off!

I listen to Christian music, light rock, and Taegan's music.

I don't have any particular songs I listen to for a certain mood that I'm in, so I'll just list a few of my favorites through the years, and tell you why they are so meaningful to me!

I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman - This is the song that was sang at my wedding! This is mine and Steve's offical song!

Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard - I just love the song...no reason in particular!

Stonger - Kanye West - When Steve was gone for AIT training, he told me he listened to this song to workout to, and ever since then I listen to it. I guess you could say it made me feel closer to him while he was gone for so long!

1, 2, 3, 4 - Plain White T's - Stephen taught Taegan how to sing this song for me. He goes around all the time now's singing "There's only one way, to say three words, and that's what I'll do, I love you!" It is so precious!

Far Away - Nickelback - I also listened to this song while Steve was gone to Basic and AIT.

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses - Steve sang this to Taegan while he played the guitar before he left for Basic!

You are my Sunshine - Steve sang this to me when Taegan and Jocelyn was being delivered.

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison - Steve sang and recorded this song for me a couple months after we started dating!

Boulevard of Broken Songs - Green Day vs. Oasis - This is just an amazing song!! It's two songs in one!

There are so many other wonderful songs, but I just can't think of them right off.

There you have it, my favorite songs of all time! :)

There are so many other wonderful songs, but I just can't think of the names of them right now.

Taegan Wesley

So I updated on Miss Jocelyn, so now it's time for my Tae Tae!

He is one amazing little boy! He learns so much, and a lot of the stuff he knows, I have no idea where he learned it! Today, for example, he was playing with Nina (my mother-in-law)! They were playing with little farm animals, and Nina said that one of the animals was a cow. Taegan looked at it and, clear as day, he said no Nina, that's a bull! I'm sitting there thinking, where in the world did he learn what a bull is?? He amazes me every single day with random things that he knows! For him to be 3 in April, he is probably one of the smartest toddlers I have ever seen, and no, I'm really not being Bias when I say that!

About him:

- He sings constantly, and knows so many songs! He can hear a song once, and know it immediately!

- He remembers EVERYTHING! It doesn't matter if it was yesterday or 6 months ago, he remembers!

- He is so kind-hearted, and has such a loving personality! He does not hit or try to hurt anyone, like a normal toddler would!

- He loves being a big brother, and he loves to help with her!

- He has a wonderful Imagination!

- His favorite TV shows include: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Special Agent OSO, Handy Manny, Imagination Movers, Sponge Bob, and really any other cartoon on Disney and Nick!

- He loves watching Disney movies!

- He is so independent! He wants to do everything by himself, which is a good thing because that's how he learns!

- He is a huge Daddy's boy! When Daddy is around, he wont let me do anything!

- He is also a huge Nina fan! He loves his Nina more than anyone in this world!

- He sleeps with his bumpy blanket, BoBo (a stuffed monkey), his baby puppy and big puppy (both stuffed)! He will not go to sleep without them! Needless to say, he is no longer in a toddler bed, he has a full size bed for him and all his accessories!

- He says his prayer every night!

- His favorite food is Ice Cream!

- Although we've only let him try a taste of this a couple times, he loves coffee!

- He absolutely HATES hair cuts!

- He is off and on about baths. Sometimes he likes them , and other he can't stand them!

- He hates loud noises! ANY loud noise!

- He is VERY scared of spiders!

- He eats, literally, all day, and is still super skinny! I still don't think he has hit the 30 pound mark yet!

- He loves to play outside, and go to playgrounds!

- His favorite books are the ones Papa and Nina got him made for him with their voices!

- His favorite toy as of today is a little truck that he ride around on pretending it's an ice cream truck! He even hums a song while he is "driving" it, just like a real one!

- He is in love with our dog! They are best friends!

- He doesn't take naps anymore, unless he is just so tired that he falls asleep on his own!

- He sleeps 9 to 10 hours EVERY night!

- He is potty trained, no thanks to Steve and me! We tried for so long to get him to use the potty, but he just wouldn't, but one day he just up and started using it all by himself! He hasn't stopped since! He even holds in at night until he wakes up in the morning!

- He has to have a band aid on one of his fingers at all times even though he doesn't have a boo boo!

- He loves books, and for us to read to him multiple times a day!

That's all I can think of right now! He is such a special child! He has truly made Steve's and my life so wonderful! He makes us laugh constantly! I love that kid with everything I have to give and then some! I don't care how much he grows up, he will always be my baby boy!

Day 9: Something you're proud of in the past few days

I am very proud of my family! What can I say, they are the most important people in my life!

I know this is a short one, but honestly, that's all I have to say! :)

They are my everything!

I can't forget my very spoiled Barkley! :)

Already 1 month old!

It seems like time is passing me by so fast! I can not believe my baby girl is already a month old! I love Jocelyn so much, she has finally made our family 100% complete! Even though she is only a month, I could not ever imagine life without her!

A few things about her:

- She is eating 2 to 3 ounces every 3 or 4 hours

- I breast fed her up until two days ago, but my milk has completely ran out. I couldn't keep up with her! We finally decided to give her formula. We started her on Good Start, and it satisfies her more than my milk ever did! I feel horrible because I feel like I was starving her! She sucked that formula down like she hadn't eaten since she was born.

- She is out growing some of her newborn clothes, so she is starting to wear 0-3 month! She's growing way too fast! :(

- We just started to put size 1 diapers one her today. We are hoping that will solve the issue of leaking poopy!

- I think she weighs close to 8 pounds, but we won't know that until her two month check-up!

- She loves to be cuddled! She falls asleep on me all the time! Steve is a bit jealous because she is such a mommy's girl! She does sleep well when I lay her down though.

- She sleeps well at night, usually 4 to 5 hours at a time!

- He favorite comfort is to be held and to be bounced!

- She loves her paci, and I don't think she could sleep without one!

- She doesn't like her swing too much yet. She will sit in it for a few minutes, but then she wants out to be held, which is fine with me because I love to have cuddle time with her!

- She loves it when we sing to her, especially Taegan!

- She knows who I am! She will stare at me until she falls asleep!

- She know the sound of our voices, and she will look in our direction if she hears us talk!

- She sleeps on her tummy all the time!

- She lifts her head up, and holds it there for long periods of time!

- She pushes up a little when she is on her tummy with her arms.

- She loves Taegan, and he loves her so much!

- She really doesn't care too much for baths, but she doesn't do too bad with them. She just doesn't like being cold!

- She giggles in her sleep! It is the cutest sound I have ever heard! It makes me wonder what she dreams about!

One month old!

That's about it for now!

Taegan has been so good with her. He is so gentle, and he cares about her so much! He is always helping me with her! The sweetest thing was when i was upstairs, she started crying and I came down to get her. By the time I got down there, he had her bottle feeding her. He looked at me and said "Mommy, I feed sissy because she cried." When she cries he will jump up and give her her paci, and he will start singing to her! I can not describe how much that boy loves his sissy. He has such a sweet heart! I love him so much! We have been so blessed with two amazing children!

This is what I found when I came down stairs!!

day 8: Short term goals for this month and why

I will do my short term goal for the month of March seeing as how we only have a couple more days left in February! For the month of March I would like to:




I want to look like this again! This was the year before I got pregnant with Taegan!


1. Lose the rest of this baby weight.
2. Take care of Steve to the best of my ability after his surgery Monday, and make sure he has the most relaxing 30 days off work as possible!
3. Get myself back into a NORMAL routine! I'm still getting used to the whole two kids thing! :)
4. Keep this blog updated!!
5. Give my dog a bath! haha, it's bad when I have to put that down as a goal! I just don't have time anymore!
6. I want to finally be able to go to church again, but we will have to see how Steve is healing, and if he will be able to move around that much after his surgery!
That's it for now, I may have to add to this list as the month starts!

day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

This woman right here has been the strongest, most influential lady I have ever known! My mom has had one of the hardest lives I have ever seen, and yet she still drives on! She is NOT a quitter! I love my mother so very much, and just recently I realized how wonderful that mother/daughter bond really is! Being as how I have a little princess myself now, I completely understand how a mother loves her daughter so much! My mother has taught me so much in my life. Just from watching her throughout my life, I learned to be a fighter, how to be independent, and a hard worker, but most of all she taught me to be the woman, wife, and mother I am today!

You never realize as a child, or even a teenager how much your mother impacts your life! I didn't realize it until I became a mother! I found myself raising my children with the same morals and "rules" that I grew up with! My mother is the greatest woman I have ever known, and she always will be! She has sacrificed so much of her life to take care of her family. At one point, when I was a little kid, I remember he working three jobs at a time just to provide for my brother and I! She raised us by herself with little to know help from anyone, and I am so grateful to be able to say I have a mother who has loved me unconditionally no matter what I have ever done!

I love you Mama! You are such an amazing woman, and I pray that I am at least half the person you are!!