[.Nothing short of my Everything!.]

It's true-Noah is standing now! Since my last entry I have now ordered Noah's Birthday Invitations, found the decorations I want & pretty much have that all in order. I was able to get these ADORABLE invitations for under 11 bucks, so even cheaper than getting store ones. His colors are light blue, navy & white. Noah is changing by leaps & bounds everyday & you wouldn't think this is possible but he is even getting cuter by the minute. He couldn't be more handsome, can't even picture it! Anyways, I always forget what I write in previous posts but if I didn't tell you last time we are doing work around the house. We have painted the big wall in the kitchen "Suntan", replaced the door knobs & fixtures to bronze, picked out back splash & thinking about getting a pendant light. Right now I am doing as much of the little tweaks we can do to make our house stand out of the other "cookie cutter houses" that people may see in our same neighborhood. Future plans are painting our room & the foyer, changing that big light, outside fixtures, pull down sprayer kitchen sink & new floor in the family room. Bigger ones include deck & paved Driveway. I also think I may set up my dining room like a model house & have the table settings out because I love how that looks! LOL. Might as well make some use out of my fancy dishes! Noah is talking up a storm next to me letting me know its time for his nap. Think I am trying a new chicken recipe tonight, it depends when Steve starts sanding/painting the ceiling in kitchen. (that will be white, but has nail pops from house setteling so turns into big projecto) He has been off way too much lately with the bad weather so really hope the end is in sight! Next week sleepover @ Sara's, Sushi for my Birthday & Liam's party the next day..before you know it, I will be the big 2-7. Yuck! Ciao for now.

[.First trip to the ER.]

On the night of the 13th we took Noah to the ER because it was 24 hours since he would eat or drink. He was vomiting & having very wet poops but hardly any pee diapers which were all signs of Dehydration. I called the Dr around 9pm & he said to try Pedialyte in which Noah also refused. It got to the point we had to take a dropper & force feed 1ml at a time. Once I saw he wasn't going to drink that either we took him to ER where they gave him a chopped up pill which he puked instantly with all the red Pedialyte going all over him (which is why he is in scrubs pictured above) Luckily after the second pill he drank 2oz of unflavored Pedialyte & was able to keep it down..luckily no IV was needed but it was a close call. After 6 long hours we were able to go home & he has seemed to be doing better since. That was scary though!

Valentine's Day was low key, we stayed home with DS obviously. DH got us sushi & gave me a couple cards spread out over a few hours & I thought this was really cute-He got me a maternity shirt that I saw a few days earlier & pointed it out saying I wish they had that when I was pregnant..so that was his way of telling me to save it for future use!

In other news, I had my brother here for 3 nights & in exchange my dad made my car payment, gave me $80 for spending & took us out for Longhorn on Friday. It was a sweet deal. When he was here we watched Youth & Revolt which was pretty funny. On Tuesday I took him half way to meet my mom & we had Panara & she got me a 24oz of formula & bottle of Pedialyte. Wednesday we had an awesome day shopping & pricing things out for the house; Back Splash, light fixtures, door knobs, new faucets etc. Hoping to paint some of thwaw high walls soon as well. That pretty much brings us to today. It is a Stevie week, Steve is going to bring me home Saladworks & tomorrow I am meeting Danielle to see Valentine's Day & Sunday dinner with my family. I am full speed ahead working on Noah's First Birthday Sailboat theme & sleeping @ Sara's 3/5 to go to Liam's birthday party the following day. Later on in March a bunch of girls are getting together to go to Shiro for my Birthday. Oh & I talked to Aubrey a lot yesterday & she is willing to hear out Steve & hopefully move passed all this, we have a dinner date Monday.

[.Heart on my Sleeve.]

Got a tattoo for Little N on Monday! It is inspired by Mother's Love & Joy of my Heart symbols by James Avery. It is on my left wrist as pictured. I went against the "norm" & have it facing me. The tattoo is for me, not for everyone else & I love seeing it the right way. Its a big heart with a little heart that has a N in it. It hurt more than I remember them hurting! Anyways, I ordered that outfit I really liked from Gymboree for 33 vs 47 so I am happy about that. Today I am meeting my dad for dinner (Longhorn) & I am taking my brother from now-Monday & in return we get 1. Dinner tonight 2. Spending $ & 3. He is making my $300 car payment-I think that is a pretty sweet deal! Tonight will also be the first time we put bean in a High Chair in a public place, hope it works well. Ok Ta for now.

[.Point A to Point B.]

Bean started to crawl-Yay! That's really all to add since last update. Everyone we know got a lot of snow but for once PA dodged it & I am a-ok with it! Steve & I started back from Season 1 watching Six Feet Under. He just ran out with a friend for a ride & came home with Cookies & Cream for us to have. Tomorrow we are hopefully going to make it out to NJ to see Dear John & maybe some PF Changs for our Valentine's Day. Monday I am going with Danielle to get a tattoo. I am getting one for Noah. It is a mix of two symbols-Mother's Love & Joy of the Heart. I am undecided if I am going to get his name, I just know I want to be able to add to it when we have our next little one. It will be on my wrist so on top of the other meanings it will also be a "heart on my sleeve" haha, thought that was cute! Ok Ciao for now.

[.Bang-in]

*This is the layout I wanted, just need to figure out why the Header won't show up!

After 15+ years without bangs I decided to make the change. It will take time to train my bangs not to part in the center. Doesn't help that out of habit I keep pushing them to the sides! Anyway, the first 2 hours of NYC was a blast, then with wayyyy too much drinking the night made a turn for the worst & because of it we lost 2 really good friends. I waited 8 months to have a nice night out with the Mr & he ruined it x50000000000. Anyway, tomorrow Sara & CJ are coming over. I need to keep busy. Noah is rolling all over the floor with his crawl ball & I am about to eat some Peanut Butter & Jelly (w/butter!) & try to get through some shows on my list. Friday we are eating @ MIL's for my nieces 3rd birthday & Sunday is dinner @ my dad's. Then Monday I am hopefully meeting up with Danielle. That's all I feel like writing for now.