Odd but true!!

So on Thursday of this week I will get braces for the second time in my life! Oddly enough I am so psyched to get this process going, it's gonna be a long road but the result will be a beautiful smile!! I also have to say thank the lord for payment plans because otherwise this would not be happening right now :) So wish me luck readers bc my last braces experience was very painful!

I want my little cuddly baby back....but there is no chance of that!

Well my little man is always on the move now and I wouldn't be surprised to see him walking before he is 9 months old. Seems like just yesterday he was a tiny little baby that I brought home from the hospital!! I am sure that we don't want anymore right now or until Coleman is at least 3-4 but man I would love for him to just sit with me and cuddle which at this rate is not gonna happen. Coleman is the most independent self sufficient 8 month old that I have ever seen, he just doesn't need us for anything other than to eat and otherwise he uses us as objects to the pull himself up when there is no furniture to fit the bill! lol! Got a questionnaire in the mail today for his 9 month appointment and there is all but 3 tasks that he hasn't mastered yet which I am sure he will be able to do before he is 9 months old!! Any who just a reflection from 8 months ago and now.

8 months is a really long time come to find out!

Where has the time gone??

Read something today, lol, my response!

Stating the truth or the obvious isn't being mean, maybe it's a cue that you need a reality check on the way you are living your life and treating the people who you love!! I hate when people are too oblivious to realize that they have caused the things that have been said about them. If you are a dead beat dad at least own up to it, if your priorities are out of order then complete a reorganization bc something isn't working, if you are a drug addict get some help such as a treatment plan, if you are depressed go see your doctor and address the issue and do something about it! Blaming others and telling people to keep their comments to themselves isn't going to help you it's just gonna allow you to pretend there isn't a problem! I am the type of person who is gonna tell you how it is so if you don't like it please remove me from your life bc I will not condone your behavior or have sympathy for you not taking the first step by helping yourself!! Thank you!! To those whom this offends my apologies but it was not intended to offend but to open some people's eyes!

My life has not been perfect, I am not perfect, my marriage isn't perfect, and my kid isn't perfect but I can take criticism and am a work in progress!!

Gotta get my butt in gear!

So this mama was up at 7 and out the door at 10 and was working out at the gym at 1030 with my friend Elise, Coleman didn't seem to mind the family exercise room too much! Today starts me exercising and trying to straighten out the parts of my body that I am unhappy with since having Coleman!! I plan to go to the gym or take a run around base when it gets nice on Monday Wednesday and Friday of every week! I am also gonna have hubby be my personal trainer of sorts on Tuesday's and Thursday's for some at home exercises along with some wii fit action :) Gotta get my booty in shape bc I feel gross!! Better look into a jogging stroller!

Might just miss Minot after all :(

As I sat in my friend Sam's car today I thought to myself that it's very likely that we are leaving Minot in the near future. With that said I am starting to think I am gonna miss living here, not bc I love north Dakota but bc we have finally settled in, know our way around, and I adore my friends here and love the fact that they have known Coleman on a daily basis since he was born! I never thought anywhere but Virginia would ever be home for me but oddly this is our home! That saying home is where the air force sends us is coming true. So I may actually miss my life here in Minot even if we go to a climate and location that I find much more acceptable and I'm sure there will be crocodile tears streaming down my face the day we leave....

A rough night followed by a calm morning!

So hubby worked midnights last night and arrived home at 6am this morning, I had only gone to bed shortly before since something got into Coleman last night and he was a ball of fun :( Before going to bed he was being evil kneivel thinking that he could walk when he is still very wobbly while standing, he finally fell asleep around 1130 after smacking his head on the floor quite a few times and he is so independent he doesn't want you to help him hold on :( so we were up and down 3-4 times last night which this mama is not used to anymore! Now this morning is a different story all together, he is calm cool and collected and right on schedule just like yesterday so I'm hoping we don't have a repeat of last night!! He did wake up 30 minutes later than usual but I guess that's to be expected when he was awake so many times last night! His schedule is quite odd lately though so I guess we are still adjusting from our trip. He wakes up at 9:30, naps from 11:30-1:30 and then again from 4-6, and then bed usually at 9:30 which has not been happening the past two nights....sure hopes he gets straightened out soon bc this mommy can't take much more of this!!

Military members are rich lol

I so often here people comment on how the military is so well off and must have money considering the benefits!! To be honest it annoys the shit out of me!! Yes we get a housing allowance but did I mention that my husband only makes like 25000 dollars a year?? Yes my mortgage payment is only 550 dollars a month but that's not our only bill that we pay! Did I also mention some other things that come along with being a military family....oh yea we don't get to choose where we live and we get to live 1600 miles away from all of our family and we also could potentially move every 2-4 years depending which doesn't allow us to get too settled before we are uprooted again! If you are a military member, spouse, parent of a military family or a child of a military member I'm sure you can completely relate to this but for others I ask you to think before you make this accusation again....it's not the cup of tea you think it is :)