Taking the plunge

This is it!!

I've finally decided to take the plunge into blog land. It seems like this will be a much easier way to keep up with everyone -- and this way Matt and the kiddos won't have to hear me recant the same story 20 times on the phone! Evidently I analyze everything to death!!

Also -- I'm starting on the weight loss journey. Since Caleb is now 15 months old, I'm finally ready to lose the extra weight!! So to all the girls who are taking this journey with me -- welcome! This will force me to be accountable..... Which is exactly what I need. Matt is taking the treadmill out of storage this weekend -- yes, I did just say out of storage... UUUUUGH! And my exercise ball -- Katherine and Caleb have found it to be a wonderful toy. If only I use it as much as they do!!

Santa brought Katherine this wonderful art easel for Christmas. It has a chalk board on one side and a dry erase on the other side. There's a huge roll of paper on top that you can pull down and paint etc on. Eventually it will go in the scrapbook room with me, but until I make room and reorganize, it's in a nook in the kitchen. Anyway, Katherine was drawing and came running for me --

For those that don't know, PK is short for "princess Katherine"

PK : "Mommy, mommy look what I drew. It's a smiley face".
Me: Oh honey, it's beautiful! You drew such a great picture of...
PK: It's you Mommy
Me: Really?
PK: Yes because you're always smiling and make people happy.
Me: Oh Katherine, you're the best!! (I was LAUGHING at this point)
PK: Mommy, mommy -- don't cry I don't want to change the picture. I don't know how to draw a tear yet....

Boy do I love, love, love that girl. I wish I could bottle up her smallness. She's at such a wonderful age.

Which is another reason why I'm starting this blog -- scrapbooking. My goal is 100 pages for 2007, and I'm hoping this blog will help remember all of the little things that I want to capture or journal in their books that I can't get to that day. My goal is actually higher, but since I don't want to "fail", I'll say 100 pages...

In Caleb news -- He slept through the night for the first time in almost 16 months. (yes, folks, you just read that correctly). So that makes me one happy Momma!! Can you believe I have not slept though the night since he's been born!! OMG that's a long time.

He's also completely in love with Big Bird! What's up with that??? All of the marketing -- and thus the toys -- are targeted toward Elmo. I searched all over for the perfect Big Bird stuffed animal -- and it paid off! He hauls the bright yellow bird every where he goes. He screams "Biiii Biiir" everywhere he goes. As if Big Bird can talk back!!