My update!

Most mom's know that as soon as you bring children into this world they totally dominate the majority of your blog! I figured that it's my turn to update everyone on ME. Selfish, right?


Balancing work, school, church calling, mommy, and wife is tough. Really tough. I'm trying my hardest to find a good balance between all of the craziness but I'm having a hard time. I feel so inadequate in EVERY area. Simplifying my life sounds pretty good right now. I just have to remind myself that life will never slow down, never. Until then, my OCDness kicks in and I subject myself to 'listmaking'. I feel so accomplished adding those checkmarks next to my 'to do list'. Why is that so rewarding? I find myself listing things I've ALREADY accomplished just to check it off. Man I'm weird.

Lately, all my free time has been devoted to reading something else OTHER than textbooks or baby books. Lately, when Liam is sleeping I've been finishing up The Maze Runner series. If you're into Sci-Fi trilogies like Hunger Games then you have to read these! I've loved them so far. The author is coming out with a prequal in August and the first movie is going to be released in 2013. Pretty pumped.

I'm really starting to get in the groove of 'mommyhood'. I hate that I just used the word 'mommyhood'. But really- I love it. It's hard and rewarding, just like everyone said it would be! They were so right! I love cuddling with this chunky monkey and loving on him. Especially after work. Working has it's ups and downs but the biggest perk is looking forward to going home everyday so I can squeeze him.

I feel like I have a chipmunk for a son. Really though- WHAT did he have in his cheeks?

I tried to be mysterious sexy wife and surprise Neal with this picture from the hair salon. Totally didn't work haha I just couldn't take myself seriously. At random, I decided to get bangs. I LOVE them! Definitely a big change for me but I like the change.

The countdown has begun for the biggest film to ever be released in 2012- HUNGER GAMES! I read the serious a couple years ago and was instantly addicted. I'm trying to round up all my Hunger Games nerds and plan a night that we all can go. I refuse to go to a midnight premier and I refuse to go when the theater is crazy busy. My biggest pet peeve is pre-teens clapping at the beginning and end of movies. Not cool peeps.

More to come on the following pictures. I realized that my house is just too.... brown. I convinced Neal to help me update the look of the house by painting an accent wall. That was QUITE the adventure. However- it's inspired me to focus on some serious redecoration of the home. I'm pretty excited for the changes coming, I'll post more pictures soon :)