So I watch TV...

When printing my blog for the past 4 1.2 years, I laughed at the number of TV posts. I can't help it. i love TV. My family has always loved it too. It is a great escape for me. Anyway here is what I am watching:

SUNDAYS - Brothers and Sisters - Now that Kitty and Robert are leaving the show (go to ew.com for details) I am not sure how long I will stick with the show. I still really like the family dynamics though. Their dinners are hilarious.

MONDAYS- CHUCK - It's back! I have still found it wonderfully enjoyable. It has the least nudity and cussing of any show on prime time in my opinion. Chuck and Sarah are precious.
BACHELOR- Cheesy Jake is super sweet. I am guessing he will choose either Ally or Tensley. Who knows though. None of them seem right for him, in my opinion.

TUESDAYS- LOST IS BACK! I can't wait for the premier on Tuesday. This show never ceases to amaze me and this is it's final season. I am ready for the ride!

WEDNESDAYS- Modern Family - This is the funniest, wittiest show on TV. I have yet to be disappointed in an episode.

THURSDAYS - The Deep End - Have you seen this? It premiered week before last. It is the new legal drama. So far it is pretty good. Not great, not bad, just pretty good. What do you think?
Grey's Anatomy - Yes I watch it. Yes I love it. In the past weeks, most of the couples have had some serious fights and shake ups. Can't wait to see how they resolve them.
Private Practice - Drama! This show is DRAMA! What did you think of the abortion story line last week.

Fridays- The Soup. - Always funny. Always hilarious.

That's it (I think) What are you watching??

Random Thoughts and Updates for the week

1. RSV - I totally underestimated how sad RSV is. I always knew it was a horrible cough, but I had no idea how horrible. Corey was sick all week and it was SO sad. He couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, couldn't get comfortable, couldn't breathe, anything. We had a couple of scares this week. One was when is blood oxygen level dropped. He had to get chest x-rays because they thought he had pneumonia. Long story short, Corey is better and I am SO very thankful. We all forget how quickly babies can go from healthy to sick! We spent much of the week rocking in the recliner and in pajamas. Every day when Carley came home from school, she would run in and see if she could put on her pjs yet. That's my girl!

2. Baby Food- So far Corey does not like cereal, green beans, or peas. Carley loved it all from the beginning. In fact green beans and peas were her VERY favorite baby foods. I am hoping he gets the hang of eating from a spoon.

3. Carley got a black eye at school. She was on the skate floor and a boy accidentally ran into her eye with his handle bar. She has had quite the commentary on it all this week. We are glad she is okay. She is a funny kid.

4. Right now Carley and I are trying to help eachother to better. I am working on not getting frustrated and she is working on obeying. As you can imagine hers leads to mine :) Really I am trying to be honest with her that it is not easy for me to keep cool all the time, but that I know it is the right thing to do, even when I don't want to do it. Neither of my parents nor my sister has my quick frustration level. I see signs of it in Carley so I want to help her deal with it and let her know it is tough. Isn't it hard when we see our own weaknesses in our kids? As for her, she really doesn't want to obey right now. She think she is right and her time line is accurate. She doesn't want to disobey, she just thinks she knows better. Can't wait for her teen years! :)

5. We are starting a 5 week parenting session at church. The theme is passing on your faith to your children. I am really excited about it. Today's was excellent.

6. My parents had extra tickets to the "Wizard of Oz" musical that came to Lubbock. Carley, Corey, and I went with them (Cody was working) and had a BLAST! Carley loved it. She was SO good for it. She had seen the movie a couple of times so she knew a little. She really got into it. Watching her sit between my parents, wide-eyed and mesmerized, is something I will never forget. (You can still see her shiner in the picture. This is 4 days later!)7. I am making a pledge to seriously not text, email, or facebook while driving. I am pretty good about 90% of the time, but I often find myself reading these at read lights or empty roads. I know it is an accident waiting to happen. I have no idea why it is SO addicting to check my blackberry. SO if you see me doing this while driving, hold me accountable to doing better.

Do you text while driving? Are you convicted about this issue? What are your thoughts?

Baby Pictures

I only have 2 pictures of Cody when he was little. I am guessing he is just about 3 months old in the first one and maybe 9 months to a year in the second. It cracks me up how much Corey looks like the first picture of Cody and Carley looks like the second!Here is smiley baby Ashley. :) I think I was about a month old in this picture. You have to remember I was over 10 lbs when I was born. I have always been mature for my age. :)

This looks a lot like Corey and Carley to me as well.

Genetics are funny things.

Here is Carley at 4 months.

Here is Corey at 4 months. He is just the sweetest little boy. We are all 3 in love with him. Today we found out he has RSV and an ear infection. It is SO sad. Hopefully he will feel better soon. He had such a rough weekend. We are ready to get this sweet, smiley baby back.

So who do you think the kids look like?

New Baby Must Haves

Baby stuff is always improving. Here are some of my new favorites since having Corey:

Wub A Nub - These are the Soothie Paci's attached to a little stuffed animal. My friend, Davida, gave this cute little frog one to Corey, and it has been a LIFESAVER. The counterweight of the animal helps hold in the paci, and it also is easy to be strapped in the chest strap of a car seat to help it be help in place. Here was Corey when he was tiny using his frog wub-a-nub and then one from now, when he is 4 months.

All-Purpose Steam Sterilizer by My First Years - Ann gave me this as a present for Corey. She told me as a working mom, this was a necessity, and boy was she right. It can sterilize SO much in a super short amount of time. If you have more than one kid, or are on the go, pump a lot, or use lots of bottles, this is a WONDERFUL thing.

Bumbo- Carley didn't have a Bumbo and when I finally sat her in one at her friend's, her sweet little fat thighs would get stuck and she hated it. I put Corey in his at one month and it as been wonderful. He loves his and it is so sturdy, easy to clean, lightweight, and safe for him. I really love it.

Sleep Sack- It is SO wonderful to put your baby in this and not have to worry about the blanket getting stuck around them. Carley used them forever and now Corey loves his. They are even better now. They have more sizes, types of fabric weight, and even ones that swaddle. The great thing with Corey is when he plays in the floor, it gives him lots of room to kick and wiggle, but keeps him warm too.

There are SO many wonderful baby products out there. I did several of these posts when Carley was a baby. These are just some of my favorites since Corey was born.
Two of my all time favorites are:
The Ultimate Crib Sheet - These snap on top of the crib sheet so that it is protected and it is so nice to be able to yank it up in the night when he has accidents.
The Safer Bather - This pad in the tub lets them lay on their back or tummy and makes them feel very safe during bath time.

What baby accessory am I forgetting to mention?

What I have been reading

I have read several books over the Christmas break and into January. I had taken a break from reading for a few months, and now it is really good to be back.

Several of my friends tease me for reading so much or ask how I had time for books. This is a quick story about how I became an adult book nerd. In 2000, I made my new year's resolution to read one book a month. I was graduating college and unsure about what all life held. I realized it had been a LONG time since I had read a book that I picked. I read a lot in high school and in college, but almost all of them were books that I read for assignment or text books. Nothing fun about either of those. So I decided to start reading SOMETHING, ANYTHING for a year. The books didn't have to be long, but I just had to complete one a month. Fast forward 10 years later and here I am, still reading. It was a great new year's and new decade resolution and I highly recommend for you to take it on as well.

Okay, so here is what I read. The first book I read was "At First Sight" by Nicholas Sparks. It was really good....very much like his other books: sweet, romantic, and sad.
Then I found a new author that I really like right now. Her name is Debbie Macomber. Her books have all been delightful, VERY lighthearted and easy reads. I can finish them in a few hours. They are all sweet, romantic, and fun. They are a lot like Lifetime TV movies in book form. I really do like her. My friend, Joy, started sharing her books with me as well and I have not been able to stop reading her stuff. These are the books I have read over the past month that are hers
Sooner or Later
A Perfect Christmas
Fairy Tale Weddings (this one had 2 books in it: Some Kind of Wonderful and Cindy and the Prince)
Angels Everywhere (this one also had 2 books in it: A Season of Angles, Touched by Angels)
Mrs. Miracle
When Christmas Comes

That is right, I have read NINE books in the past month.
What have you been reading? Have you read Debbie Macomber? Any takers on adopting my new year's resolution from 2000?

Happy New Year, Bloggers!

What a busy start to 2010! I am not sure what we have been up to, but I know we have been busy. Such is the life, I guess!

It was back to work for us all this week. Corey went to daycare for the first time! I don't know if I choked up more over leaving my precious baby or writing the check for double child care! YIKES! It has been a great week, though. Carley is THRILLED to have her brother at school with her. She is giddy about it. Corey is really unaware of stuff like that right now, but he is happy and the teachers all love him. I am the obsessive mom that logs on to watch them both several times a day and I really couldn't be more pleased with how it is going. I sure do miss my babies though!

One thing I have been doing is printing by blog into books. It is SO neat! I started blogging when I was pregnant with Carley. It has been so neat to see God's hand in our lives during each of these years and what He was doing and what we were doing. I am going to be a better blogger because of these books. I really do pray they are a blessing for my kids one day.

Something crazy did happen the other day, Carley started reading 3 letter words. They are all consonant-vowel-consonant. I normally wouldn't blog stuff like this, but since I am making books of this now, I want to get some major milestones documents. She just did it on her own. She is such a smart kiddo! I am a little freaked out by it all, but as we all know with kids, they kind of set their own pace sometimes. I am not doing anything to encourage her going further, but I am happy to see her enjoying words and reading.

Also, Corey is 4 months old tomorrow! Boy is it going by quickly! He truly is such a blessing. He is a great sleeper and eater. He is a very sweet and happy baby. I am anxious for his 4 month appointment on Monday to see how much he weighs!

I hope your 2010 is off to a great start!