Last weekend

We relaxed and it's been good to have Jake home these last few days!
Jake came home from the field on his birthday, 11-11-11 this year.I made him shrimp and steak. We can't always go out these days so I have been bringing the good stuff to him. I had the meat marinating all afternoon and boy was he happy when he came home. We had a relaxing weekend, although Jake got sick on Sunday. Thank goodness he had Monday to recoup. Isabelle got a couple of Christmas presents early; a toy house and picnic table for our newly landscaped back yard. Over all it was a good weekend as a family. Jake got the new Modern Warfare...plenty of PS3 playing going on over here.

Daddy's Girls

Jake and the girls, and lounging is what they do best :)
We are ready for this field rotation to be over, so are not cramming everything into a weekend any more.

where do the days go?

Time is flying! Every day seems to pass by and before I know it it's p.j. time and Jake is coming home again for the weekend. I have been in a slump the last month and I am finally ready to face the problem and DO something about it. The problem? I am still in my big girl clothes and am sick of it. It is my own fault, I have no one to blame but me. I started to hit the gym at 6 weeks post baby and it lasted for 3 weeks...and then wham bam I got lazy and stopped.
I am putting a schedule up on the fridge and an alarm on my phone to keep me in a routine. In January both girls will start going to the new daycare on post near my house 3 times a week so I can work out. Yep, Daycare...I have anxiety just thinking about it. But I have time to prepare for it; Isabelle will be 3 by then and she can keep an eye out for her little sis. (It also doesn't open till Jan.) Until then I will do weights 3 times a week and cardio 4 times a week.
So now that I have voiced my problem I feel like I can start over and fresh, again, cause I want to wear my skinny jeans come Christmas!

The girls are growing so fast. Isabelle talks like she is 10, Lydia is sweet as ever and is starting to laugh! I find her with her covers tossed off at night and almost side ways, that means rolling over is next. Aww my girls, how you grow so fast.

Next week is our big follow up at Carrie Tingly Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. As always I am so grateful for our insurance. Everything will be covered, gas, hotel stay, and food. It will be a long day, lots of Dr's, and I hope and pray for all good news developmental wise with our Lydia.

I was sicker than anything all day yesterday and today feel like I got the ba-jesus kicked out of me. But, the girls show no sign of getting it next so Amen to that.
Luckily my girlfriend came and took Izzy out of the house for a few hours. It was such a blessing. It is hard with Jake not home during the week.
I can not wait for this field time to be over with. This is the last full week.

As always, here are the pics of my cute little naughties!

Happy Halloween!

The girls and I are doing 'Trunk or Treat' at a near by church...should be fun!
Happy Halloween ya'll!

just being girls

So we've been doing a pretty good job of staying busy with out daddy home these last 8 days...I finally got a camera! I do not like it all but, I am not complaining. We cashed in our points on USAA and got a camera. Someday I will have a nice, expensive one like the professionals. But, since I am so lousy with electronics this will do.

Here are the girls these last few days...I just love having girls!

I am missing fall so much! I love Texas weather, but we have had no fall at all. A couple of 70 degree days and that is it! All 80's, so does anyone want to send me and the girls a box of leaves??? :) A girl can dream, right?

The best big sister

Isabelle is such a good sister, we couldn't ask for someone more sweet for Lydia. Taking on a roll as 'sister' has been the most heart warming thing for Jake and I to see. She might be a wild child, but when it comes to her little sister, Izzy gets an A+. The other day I was in the middle of dinner and Lydia needed to eat. I was able to warm up a bottle and with out any issue, Isabelle fed her. I was very careful to make sure there was a soft place all around Isabelle, in case Lydia started to lean, and I was peeking my head over the counter every minute to make sure all was well. Every time I did, all was okay.
With daddy in the field for the next 11 days straight, I will have my hands full...but I will also have my little helper right beside me.

She's getting so big!

My Isabelle is just getting so big, so fast. Her and I had a fun day on Saturday. We went downtown where there was a sidewalk chalk festival going on. Isabelle got her face painted and a tattoo for the first time. I don't think I have seen that girl sit so still in a LONG time. We took advantage of Ft Bliss's shuttle bus so we didn't have to worry about parking. Boy did Isabelle love the bus, she thought it was the coolest thing. Here are a few pics of our day.