No one told me...

No one told me that:
-It isn't just the first several months of a baby's life that you don't get good sleep. There is teething, sickness, etc. to keep you up until they move out.
-It doesn't get easier to raise kids as they get older, it gets harder
-It is stressful just trying to get your baby to learn to eat other foods
-You have to break your heart over and over in order to teach your kids what they need to learn
-You don't have any idea what you are doing with a kid, and have to pray constantly that they can survive your bad attempts to teach them
-The only "love" you may receive back for awhile is a bite on the shoulder.

But they did tell me that it would be worth it,

and they were right.

For the grandparents

Sorry the quality isn't better. I had to shrink the files.

Pumpkins and baby

Ryan and I painted a pumpkin. We pained two faces. Below is "Deppy"
And this one is "Prozac"


Ellie is sharing her favorite toy with her friend. She loves the door stops.


Sometimes I think my baby is crazy...

Getting big

Ryan found these two pictures of Ellie in his phone from when she was new. Sooo cute!

Here is my baby today, learning to clap. Her top front teeth just broke through on Sunday so now she has 4 teeth! Such a big girl.
I seem to have forgotten to post that my baby can crawl now. Life has become a whole new adventure.

Moisturizing cream, or Daily face renewal?

Today I went to the store to buy face moisturizer. I haven't bought any for awhile, so I wasn't expecting the enormity of such a decision. Face moisturizer is apparently a rare thing. Instead, there is moisturizing serum, daily serum, night serum, face cream, Daily renewal cream, beauty lotion blah blah blah. Who came up with all these names for the same thing? But that is not all. If you decide on a type, then you have to decide do you want it for sensitive skin, dry skin, normal, or oily. And then, which brand of the 30 brands do you want? Do you want it with sunscreen? Do you want anti-wrinkle and aging? Do you want the name brand or equate? Is equate good enough? Do you want it soy based, or oil free? Do you want vitamin E? Etc. for forever. I went with the one that seemed closest to the normal name so I could be more sure of what I am getting. I realized that my shopping experiences would be so much easier and faster if there weren't so many choices. This is with EVERYTHING. For instance, try to buy bread. There are so many brands you don't know where to start. Try to buy string cheese. Do you want organic, low fat, skim milk, colby jack, mozzarella, large package, medium package, single, squares, shapes, or the usual form? I just want string cheese dang it! Even super glue. I thought that would be an easy one. Nope.
My new method of coping with the overwhelment: I will chant "I am capable of making choices, I am capable of making choices" as I march down the aisle. So if you hear me, no I am not crazy.