Run, it's the Scream Man!

So my four year old has officially discovered the ice cream man due to the other neighbor kids. This has been a fear of my wallets for quit some time, I've been wondering when the day would come. Someone once told me a story about how they told their child it was the 'scream man.' So they put this fear in this child about the 'scream man' so every time she would hear the 'scream man' coming she'd run to her house and hide until the coast was clear. How did they convince her so? The other kids screaming and running to their houses for money of course. Yelling to their mothers, "Mom the 'scream man' is coming!"

LOL

So, when my daughter came running in the house with a very serious look saying, "I need money cuz the ice cream man is coming." I sat there with a froze look on my face contemplating what to say. Should I give her the joy of the ice cream man, probably one of my best childhood memories, or should I put the fear of the 'scream man' in her.

I tried to put the fear in her, I told her in a not so convincing voice, it's not the ice cream man it's the 'scream man.' She didn't fall for it, she just looked at me like I was dumbed and was like,"No mom, it's the ice cream man."

But with that being said I told her I didn't have any money so I got out of this time, wish me luck for next time.

Surgery...

So I had my 4th surgery on Tuesday, I'm healthy but I'm still falling apart. I had my 4 large kidney stones broke up with Dr. Evil's laser beam. It seems with each surgery I just react worse every time to the anaesthesia. I wasn't able to wake up hardly at all on Tuesday, I slept all day that day and all night and didn't wake up until 10 30 in the morning. I ended up up chucking on the way home. My friend called my dr. he said to come back to the hospital to stay over night for observation. They drugged me with anti nausea meds that I could not stay awake while on. Gave me Motrin and an on demand morphine drip. Whoo, I was pretty drugged. Then they sent me home with viccodin. I've only taken one yesterday I think I could feel some stones moving, that kinda hurt. But luckily, I'm feeling soo much better today. Yay. And I cannot say how grateful I am for my friends who I could not do this without. Thank you so much.

AIT

I was so happy to be able to attend my brothers AIT graduation. It was the first graduation experience I had with the army. I have to say my favorite part was when they were singing the cadences all together. He decided to be a medic, I'm very proud of he's decision. It's great that I'm not the only one in the family that wants to be in the medical field. Someday I'll be nurse when it's the season for me, but really my real dream is be a nurse in the military. I have until I'm 34 so maybe someday it might just happen.

She had a little stuffed animal elephant so we had to get pics of them all together. I think it unit symbol or something, it was right out side the barracks.
AWWW, two of my siblings. We actually forgot to bring the camera into the graduation, so we weren't able to take pics till after. We waited forever, I swear he was the last one to make it outside, then we found out we were waiting at the wrong barrack building. We didn't get too many pics, he wanted to get the heck out of there cuz he said there was a B noc class coming in and he didn't want to be around a bunch of E6's and 7's. I just asked him what's wrong with E6's???

Genna was very excited to go to San Antonio to see uncle Tony graduated. I'm so glad to have family near by for a little while. But we all know with the army he's moving on to Washington now. :(

Great idea for a t-shirt

So I was sittin with the ladies today selling baked goods for a frg fundraiser. And one had such an awesome idea for a t-shirt. Sometimes I like to complain that my husband is in the army. Why did he have to join the army? What is soo appealing about it? What was he thinking? The airforce would of been soo much nicer. Nicer houses less deploying, shorter deployments. So her big idea...

LOL. I told her I'd wear it when he comes home. Forget the dress and heals I told him I was going to be wearing.

But on a good note, I am very proud of my husband and what he does. Yes it's difficult being in the army for everyone, but no one was willing to do it then who would? I know everyone in the military makes sacrifices and I appreciate what they do. I love being an army wife and the adventure and excitement it brings.

HOOAH!!

My new life...

So, I've begun settling into what my life has become, it'll always be changing. But for now in the moment I have three kids between the ages of 4 to newborn. I always like to remind myself to enjoy the moment. I think of that one country song, "Your gonna miss this." No clue who sings it anyone? I know someday I'll miss having three small kids with no time to do anything hardly, and constantly busy and stressed. I love them, even with all the stress.

So, what's going on in my life? My baby is about 6 weeks old now, and my husband is due back in about 5 weeks. He'll meet his daughter upon return, I cannot wait to see the look on his face. Moments like that get me all emotional. I hope I never forget. He's only seen her on the vtc, and of course crying on the phone, and pictures.

We plan on relocating also with his return. Yup, I'm excited to move on to new things, and I'll be sad to leave Texas, I really feel like I've grown up and truly entered the adult world here.

So, what's been keeping me busy besides a newborn, 4 year old, and 18 month old who I cannot let go of? (Do you know how hard it is to have to hold on to his hand every moment he's not contained and carry a baby carseat???) Doctors appts!! So after I had my son I went into the ER with blood in my urine, long story short they found 3 very large kidney stones that made me famous at the hospital, and a cyst on my ovary that needed to be removed. I got the cyst removed and planned on kidney surgery right after my husband deployed. Jayden happened instead lol. Well, I went back in and had another xray, so now I have 4 kidney stones and they are much bigger. So I plan on surgery next week to get it done before hubby comes home. I hope they all go away with only one surgery.

My daughter is going to get her first work-up done at the dentist tomorrow, I took her in last week to get it done, but she freaked out when they went to put the mask on her face. So we decided to come back in so she can have an empty stomach to "drink the magic juice that will help her relax" I hope that turns out to be a better experience from the last. She plans on taking her daddy doll, a book, and blanket. The poor thing, 9 cavities... Yes it's embarrassing to say but it's true. My other kids will be better forced to teeth brushing and flossing. Sorry Genna you got the bad end...:(

So, something exciting that's happened? I was invited to a group brigade baby shower put on by operation shower in a box. It's a group of ladies that put on showers for army spouses through sponsors. It was wonderful! What a very thoughtful way of showing their appreciation towards us. It's so nice to be recognized for the sacrifices our family goes through to serve our country, it's truly a family group effort. We were given a ton of really nice stuff. They also did a drawing for some high chairs, mini table and chairs, and a stroller. I totally won the table and chairs, and I love it! It's what I wanted out of everything. I have it set up in the dinning room which is also the play room. So they had a photographer there that took pics, she emailed me the one I have posted on the top of the blog. What a great job she had done. Thank you! Oh yes and if anyone sees me in any newspapers let me know please!

Oh yes, and my Jayden is smiling. Yes! She smiled at her cord cutter at 2 1/2 weeks old. Totally didn't believe her too! I tried for a whole week after she gave away her first smile, she wouldn't smile for me for a whole 1 1/2 week! She even smiled again for her before she did for me! But oh course she smiles all the time now. She's so beautiful.