Can't believe it's been almost 2 years.

I can't believe my little girl is going to be 2 years old!? It's crazy how time goes by. She has had stomach (GI) issues since she was born, but has been the happiest , little girl I know. Everywhere we go she wants to hug people, she goes up to random strangers in the park and lets them pick her up (weird ) ..lol but if i leave the room forget it she's lost her mind..lol.

Anyways we are doing Barynard themed , having a small little party since we are new to the area and don't know too many but I will have a few Hg sisters with me (which makes me happy ) and also a few new friends around here. We are taking the girls to disney as a gift :) i can't wait to see their faces. Pozzy is obsessed with tangled and castles oh and mickey mouse. I will keep you updated.

9 months of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) were worth it, Every needle stick, PICC (lines) , almost Feeding tubes and a whole list of prescriptions to keep us both alive. I promise one of these days when I have time i will write about HG.

Montessori education

Our 3 year old had the perfect preschool picked out for her in NJ . When we moved here there was 2 schools.. one was a little far away from us and the other has a waiting list of 10 people. We have now looked into montessori schools for her. Our 3 year old is a very imaginative girl, loves to do math , knows how to spell and starting to read already. I would love to homeschool, but I just don't have the time with another little one running around here.

So we have fallin in love with the montessori schools. They can be a bit pricey but I think it is the best fit for her. If anyone has any information on any montessori schools could you please give me your feedback, i would love to hear.

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Co-sleeping.

How many parents have co slept that loved it?! ME! ME! ME! I am a mom that said I would never have a child sleep with me. I'm wrong. I love it! My pookie she is 3 and still co slept with us, at one point we tried to break it because of all the crap we were giving for doing it. I still didn't care, because I honestly think every kid is different and need different care. Our parenting skills are what we think is best for our child and co sleeping just worked so good with Pookie. I also read that whatever you can do to get sleep you do whatever you need too for a good night's sleep. This is how we had to get sleep with Pookie.

Well we just moved into a house, she loves sleeping in her bed.. Her own decision not ours! We didn't force her too and i know she was ready but a part of me is feeling sad. Pozzy is not my cuddle bug (well she is starting to be a little more) she is just not a co sleeper and frankly she is a restless sleeper I would not like to sleep with her.

Pookie has been doing at least 6 hours in her bed by herself. She does come in our bed around 5 am which I don't mind because she snuggles until at least 9 am. It's just hard because a part of me is missing her next to me, snuggling with me. Not missing sleeping on the edge.

Hubby is happy to have a bed with me alone again and I know it's important for a relationship but we have always had a strong relationship. And he is the one that started co sleeping back up when I had HG (which i will write another blog on it) .

My whole point is , if co sleeping is what works for you, don't let other's tell you how to parent. Kids grow up way to fast, soon you will be bitching about them not wanting to hug you in public, not being seen with you.

So I cherish ever hug, snuggle and kiss I get now!!!

How do moms value time.?

How do you Value your time?

I'm in a moms group .. I run a moms group. I have two simple rules. you must come to 1 meet up a month (even if it's a moms night out) . Also if you RSVP YES and do NO show , that is just plan rude. I know we are all moms, I know our kids get sick. I know we are exhausted at the end of the day. There are plently of days where I just don't want to get out of my PJ's but I do it for my kids. And also do it for my sanity.

Would you stand up your friend after she had babysitting in place... her night all rearranged. So your on your way to the movies.. and your friend calls and just say.. you know what I'm not coming 10 mintues before the movie starts.. because i'm not feeling it , i had a bad day. Now I get it we all have bad days. We all use our kids an excuse to get out of things and there have been studies about it. I guess i'm a planner and I want to know what's going on .

I don't want to stress anyone out.. I have two simple rules.. 1 . please RSVP to things you want to do or know you can do for sure! 2. At least come up to one of the events.. we have moms nights out , morning, afternoon playdates.. meet and greet for the hubby's. I just value my time like my mom taught me. Now i don't want you to eat breath my club. but treat it like a Friendship.

You would NEVER call your friend or just "no" show if you were meeting a friend. And then they call you , oh i forgot to write it down .. or i was just too lazy.

Also do you know how much goes into a playdate at the house. Esp when I have snacks.. crafts.. trying to make it fun for the kids and parents as well. You have to clean it, to make sure.

How do you feel about people just dropping out left and right with lame excuses (and i'm not judging you on these ) i just need to know what's going on so i can help you feel a little more included. like i said a SAHM is very hard.. you could have two kids that aren't on the same schedules. You might work full or part time. so please let me your time you can. i'm trying to make this STRESSFREE . I also want active member to just be freinds with. Me and my family know NOBOdy around here, so we are trying to make good friendship and i want those friends to meet people ..

I also want to make people feel like you can come and go as you please if it's at a park or something that isn't going to require Reservations or a playdate that need volunteers to bring stuff I don't care if you come or not .. but for those types of playdates i except you to be there. You made a commitment so you should stick to it.. and believe me I know.. sometimes my kids sleep into 10:30-11. But I will rearrange my night and day for it , if it's only doing a few times a month.

I just want to feel I take this like it's a business.. if you make an apt. with me and do a No show.. my business could get hurt buy that. It also inconceivable other people's time.

What i'm getting at , is how much is your time worth? Do you not care if people just cancel last minute because they don't feel coming. Now this was my problem in NJ everyone said I have to be more harsh and now that i am I am getting nasty emails .

I know i can't keep everyone happy it's bound to happen but boy .. i have 19 people and met 5 of them.. not that much.. I want to get them to come to things and be active. .

but in my first question.. when RSVPing do you hold to it.. or un RSVP (at the last minut) with a lame excuse and use your excuse as your kids) And i'm saying RSVPing to a dinner or bday party's , party's etc. because planning things like that take a lot of time planning. And if you have never done it before it is a lot of work! So just think about that the next time your going to back out last minute.

Please

Just let my dad have some peace and good things happen this week. He is my hero and it's hard to see him down . I can't even be there to hold his hand right now. but he knows he is in my heart!

I really am giving all my friends props for praying, voodooing, meditation and whatever else you do and have been doing to help my father they have never met.

I just want him to get out of the hospital this time and wants us to come up and visit!

I love you daddy!