because i still can...

i'm going to go ahead an put this out there...i'm 35 years old! okay, so that part isn't really that much of a shocker, but this video is. i'm pretty sure that the last couple years of marathon training and constant gym appearances have gotten me ready for this. i'm not going to lie, i'm still hurting, but suck it old body I DID IT ANYWAY!!!

not sure if i'm going to work my way up to bigger things, because honestly this is enough for me, but i only have another 2 months before i'm pretty much forbidden from bouncing around or going upside down for that matter...

just curious...

not that i ever really pay attention, but i've noticed something on my blog. over there on the right is a list of recent visitors...well, it seems i have a very consistent visitor, and i have no clue who it is. i'm not offended, i'm quite honored that you read my crap that often, but i'm just curious who you are Mr.(or Mrs.) Sanford, NC...

i can't keep the secret any longer...

now that we've informed the family i thought it was only fair to blab to my interweb family...last year i wrote a very long winded post about my aching uterus and it's not a secret that our family wanted another baby in the house, but now, after more than a year of talking, planning, researching, and crying we're "trying" for that little girl. it's been very hard not to talk about it, but on the other hand it's also been very difficult to talk about. i'm going to put the warning out there now that the rest of the rambling that i might do in the next few months may not be what some people want to hear, but guess what? this is my place and if you don't like it, leave.

some people may be wondering why i put so much emphasis on the "trying" part of having a baby. well, that's because unfortunately it's not going to be as easy as a bottle of wine and a night in the hot tub (i think that's what happened last time). yes, i do have 3 healthy boys, but i'm selfish and i want a healthy little girl as well. i'm not going to say that i have fertility issues, because that wouldn't be fair to those who really do have issues with getting pregnant. but i want to honest with what's about to happen in the next few months, and some people may have a problem with the way we're going about getting pregnant. guess what again, i've come to terms with it and i don't care if someone says what i 'm doing is not okay.

i'll step off my little box and get back to the announcement part...our family is starting this process, and yes, it's going to be a struggle, but i would like to think the reward will by far outweigh the couple of months of torture i'm about to put myself through. and by torture, i mean the 4 times a day of self-injections, multiple trips to the doctor's office, countless tests (you know those probing kind), and the mind numbing waiting and waiting. that's it, i'm done complaining. i know there are couples out there who go through this for years, and i can't even fathom how hard that is, so from now on everything will just be informative...to keep you updated on how it's going.

so, now on to the question and answer phase...i don't consider myself a lucky person. and by that i mean when it comes to winning things or playing a guessing game, i'm going to lose. i don't gamble, i don't buy lottery tickets, and i pretty much suck at picking raffle tickets, so, i've become obsessed with "good luck charms". i've been carrying around my new lucky dollar since the day i got it from the parking garage at the doctor's office. i've invested a lot of time in researching what's considered to be lucky, like stars (got one), elephants (got one of those too), four leaf clovers (got one), and even a fertility statue (being delivered as we speak). i know that according to the Chinese Zodiac this is the year of the Rabbit, which for me means a year of good luck....woohoo! so, my question is, what do you think is lucky? and can i have one?

{please ignore the wrinkly old lady hands}



well, that's about it, so if you're not offended (and if you are, but still find this a wee bit interesting or you're just nosey) then stay tuned for a very adventurous 2011...

i like to potty all the time...

not sure if it's considered bragging, and i'm quite positive that now that i've said it, it's going to backfire, but this house has been diaper free for an entire week!! i never knew how exciting that would be (for me) to have a diaper free house. it's been 9 years (with a little 4 month break back in 2005) of buying diapers, pull-ups, and wipes! that's a long time people! NoNo has been by far the easiest to "train" and the youngest (the other 2 were well over the age of 3). having boys meant not pressuring them in to doing something they didn't want to do, and i was probably a little lazy. boys don't care if they're dirty or have crap in their pants, so why would they give up the luxury of someone always wiping their butts?! i'm crossing my fingers that i'm really done with the training part of proper use of a toilet, but unfortunately NoNo is the type that would pee his pants just to make me mad, especially if he doesn't get his way.

if you're wondering what the trick was...jelly beans and m&m's! dude has a serious sweet tooth (hmmm...wonder where he gets that from?) and it really worked. he decided on his own that he didn't want to wear pull-ups, not even to bed. i'm so proud of him (and myself). speaking of potty time...someone needs to go right now...

{it's the cutest little butt in all the lands}