Macy's

I don't know who is still back to school shopping or loves good deals in general, but I wanted to let you know about the Macy's Sale going on right now. I was in Madera yesterday for a dr's appointment for Josiah, with my sister, and of course we had to stop by the mall after! They had some great deals going on! I bought 2 pairs of pants and a top for only $20! Now I don't know about you, but to me that is an awesome deal! The stores might have a  lot more clothes displayed than they have available online, but I would still drop by and give it a looksie! To get an extra 20% off of your purchase use promo code SAVE! Oh and I wish I would have known sooner, but today is the last day for this sale so make sure to shop!

Have a great day everyone!

WMF

Big Boy Beds

Pardon the teeth marks. Abram chewed it up pretty bad as a baby.

My boys have all transitioned into their big boy beds this week! Abram is now sleeping on the top bunk. Eli went from his crib to the bottom bunk in Abram's room and Josiah has gone from the bassinet to the crib! It amazes me how easily they all have adjusted. All three boys have used this crib. We thought about possibly getting a new one for Josiah, but this one just holds sentimental value to me now. When Abram started teething he would wake up in the morning and use it to soothe his gums, so there is bites all around the crib! I still kinda laugh every time I change the sheets and see the wood chipped off. After we noticed him doing it we bought the teething guards, but he still managed to get them off and chew on the wood instead. Luckily no major harm was done! Eli was so happy to leave the crib for Josiah and bunk with his big brother, he literally falls asleep within 5 minutes now! I think the fact that his brother is there with him makes him rest so much easier. Abram isn't too happy about rooming with Eli, but he's getting used to it. It will only make them closer and I love that. Josiah had been banging his casts on the bassinet for a few weeks now so I knew it was time for the change. It gave me a bit of anxiety letting him sleep all alone in the room, but he did great! He had so much more room and by the middle of the night he had flipped all the way around in the crib, so I'm sure he's much happier. What gets me the most is how quickly my boys are growing up. I feel like just yesterday Abram was born, and this month he turns 6! With Eli I feel like I blinked and he grew, although I still remember he's just a baby when he wants to be rocked or held like a baby. Josiah is 3 months in 5 days and I feel like we just got home from the hospital. I tend to get sad at the thought of them growing up, I just can't help it. But being a stay at home mom makes it easier for me to deal. I get to witness all the milestones. I get to be there to kiss them every morning off to school and pick them up when they get off. I get to be the one to play with them  and teach them. I get to help when they need me or just hug them when they need a hug. I know to some, being a stay at home mom might seem like a boring job and an easy job, but for me it's the hardest job I have ever had. I say it's hard because at the end of the day I always wonder if I gave it my all, if I spent enough quality time with them, if they learned anything new, if I should have just let them have the candy, the mom guilt is what is the hardest- beside the obvious reasons of being exhausted and not clocking out at the end of the day. The exciting part and rewarding aspect of it is I am the only one my boys run to for everything and although sometimes I get tired I absolutely love being there for my boys, I love knowing they can always count on me. The bonus is that they have helped me grow and become more patient. I get to see the world through the eyes of a kid and when they laugh those are my happiest moments. Plus I get loved all day long and get paid with slobbery kisses!! I thank God for my little big boys and I am so proud of them every day that passes.

Thanks for reading!

WMF

Change

I hate to admit it, but I am very spontaneous. I  get this itch to do something and I have to do it right then and there- or within a good time span from when I thought it. One day I woke up and told Luis I wanted to go buy a car, he laughed, but by the end of the day I got my brand spankin new car! I tend to get sick of the way a room in the house looks so I have to move the furniture around, right then and there. I want to cut my hair at 11 o'clock at night, I do it myself! Haha. I'm very impatient and not very good at waiting. Its actually a blessing and a curse. On Friday night I had the itch to cut my hair, so I did. Don't ask me how I did it because I won't admit to the way I chopped it off. I had been growing it for a year waiting to get rid of some old color and finally go with my natural look. Saturday morning I had my friend come over to try to salvage the hair I had left, but luckily she said I hadn't done a bad job. She blended it and snipped a bit more here and there- and voila! Honestly I don't think we did a bad job at all! I really like it. I had gotten the habit of putting my hair in a bun or throwing it up in a pony because I hated the color, but now it's all natural and it'll grow back soon. Sometimes change is good and it makes you feel like a brand new person! I love my hair long, but short is fun too. What do you think? Long or short? 

WMF

Chewbacca

It's been a week since we found this little guy wandering around our neighborhood. We were on our way out for a walk and he was just sitting under a tree. We looked around and there was no humans with him, haha, so I picked him up in fear he might get run over or get parvo. He looked like he was no more than 6 weeks old and my heart just couldn't live with the worry of him getting hurt, he was way too cute! The kids and I went knocking door to door in our neighborhood and the next block over, but nobody claimed him so we brought him back home. It felt like he had a little lump on his neck, which I thought was a microchip so Luis suggested taking him to the vet to find out. The vet was almost closing, but they did us the favor to scan him, but no microchip. They said the lumps were just bites from fleas and/or ticks! I felt so bad for the little guy, he had the lumps everywhere! We immediately went to Target to buy the stuff we needed for him- food, shampoo, toys, and carpet powder in case fleas had made their way on our rug. When we got home I bathed and brushed out the fleas and ticks with a fine comb. It took me a good hour and a half, but I was able to get them all out. The boys played with him and decided to name him Chewbacca- Chewy for short! He cried all  night the first 2 nights and between taking him out and Josiah waking up to eat, I hardly slept. Needless to say I was exhausted, but I couldn't help fall in love with Chewy, his little face just melted my heart. I don't know if it was because I rescued him or what, but I couldn't help feel such a connection to this hairy little thing! After a few days of not finding the owner, Luis officially decided we could keep him! Chewy learned pretty quickly he had to do his business outside, he learned his name, and he stopped crying at night. We took him to the vet to get his first parvo shot, deworming and nails clipped. The vet said he was probably a mix of Yorkie and Terrier but at his age it was hard to tell because they keep changing. He is doing awesome here and the boys absolutely love him, they can play all day! So now I have 2 babies at home and our house really is so much chaos, but if it wasn't I would have nothing to write about -so it's okay! Haha! Happy Saturday!

WMF