Super Nanny?

It is 10:30... I have now been attempting to get Wyatt to fall asleep for TWO hours! You see, Wyatt is quite spoiled, more spoiled than he should be. And I know much much better than to spoil him when it comes to bedtime and naps when we aren't at work. I think subconsciously that in a way I feel sorry for him that he has to come to work with me. Yup, you heard me. OH PLEASE ASHLEY! Don't worry it sounds just as ridiculous to me as it does to you. He couldn't be luckier, he gets more than enough attention during the day from just about everyone in the office! But my bad parenting habits such as: letting him fall asleep in my arms then laying him down or Laying down with him in my bed until he falls asleep and then putting him in his crib. Well they have come back to bite me in the butt! Which I realized after walking into the room for the 75Th time to lay him back down with avoiding eye contact or talking to him. (All of which I learned on super nanny, she's a genius!) And two hours later it has paid off! I always wanted to be the parent that didn't give in, that stuck to their guns to avoid all the chaos. Thank heaven he's only 7 months. I need to stop now, I'm just such a pushover! If he just wasn't so darn cuddly!

On another note... I have a crush and I feel like I'm in junior high. I feel all awkward and dorky, I wonder if I'm smiling too much around him or acting weird. I feel like it's been a century since I've gone on a date or attempted to really date anyone. I think part of my crush is that I love the whole idea of who he is. I think that if I got out "my husband is..." list he might match every thing on it! For the time being I'm just going to wait it out. See what comes of it, because who knows if he even feels anything for me, it's possible that he doesn't. I'm not really going to say too much because people who read my blog know who he is. And it will feel even more like junior high if he finds out from someone else lol "So I read ashley's blog..." Yup EMBARRASSING!

So that's pretty much the life of Ashley right now. Andrea's new house is BEAUTIFUL! And we're all just anxiously awaiting the arrival or Victoria which she will be here for sure on Monday. And I'm going to get Wyatt's pictures taken tomorrow. I have procrastinated far too long. So I'll get those up as soon as I get them!

Love you all!

Uppercase Living

So my friend hosted an Uppercase Living party (Vinyl Lettering) and I want to help her out with some orders and because I'm quite excited about my order. I ordered Wyatt Sargent (obviously for his room) and I'm going to make a cute thing to put it on for his wall. And then also a welcome sticker and I'm going to make something sorta the same for my front door. Anyway, Log onto the website and check everything out. You can "design an expression" and do anything you want or pick from their catalog.

www.uppercaseliving.com
customer log in: gibbsashleyj
password: iscream

Let me know by tonight if you want to order anything!

Thanks!

in case you were wondering...

I thought this might be fun... anyone else is welcome to join in the madness. 101 things about me...

1. I was terrified to be a mom, but I think I'm a really good one.

2. I don't remember 96% of my childhood from 9th grade down.

3. I have never considered my parents being divorced a bad thing. ever.

4. I have really nice teeth because most of them are fake, and I'm still self conscious about my smile.

5. I'm scared to death of men and have only been on one date since I had Wyatt... He was super nice and I kinda stopped calling him. I feel really bad about it.

6. My life couldn't have worked out any better with Wyatt.

7. I worry too much about what people think.

8. I want to be a runner.

9. I love hot tamales, I could eat a million of them and not get sick of them.

10. I have a best friend who wants to marry me, but I can't.

11. I miss 9th grade chorus with Mrs Taggart.

12. I really enjoy coffee, but I've stopped drinking it.

13. I have a hard time saying no to anyone.

14. I think Dr. Drew is SO good looking!

15. I will pretty much eat anything except mushrooms. yuck.

16. I HATE the feel of cotton balls, swabs, etc... it gives me goosebumps thinking about it. I think I was tortured with it in a former life or something!

17. I have OCD when it comes to mowing the lawn, shoveling the snow, loading a dishwasher, my paperwork at the office. Stuff like that. If someone else does it, it drives me nuts.

18. I'm addicted to the tanning bed. It is like a getaway for me. I haven't been in a long time.

19. I hate that my dad tried to make me the boy in our family.

20. I wish that I would have taken dance classes, and I always wanted to be a cheerleader.

21. When I think about my family I get teary eyed. Especially about the nieces and nephews.

22. I love to sleep.

23. I want a great dane really really bad.

24. I enjoy my job most days. I'm going to miss hanging around Matt once I move my office to the bosses house. . Shhh Charlie!

25. I want to go have a baby again... like now. It's the most amazing thing ever. And then you feel so super skinny afterwards!

26. When I like a song I will listen to it a million times until I know the words.

27. I can not eat a banana for the life of me. Well I can, but I gag the whole time. And for some reason I keep buying them thinking that maybe this time... but it never happens. I need to just give up on that one.

28. I used to sneak clothes from my sisters and wear them to school in jr high.

29. I don't ever want to be a real estate agent, but I love working for one.

30. Most of the time when I type I don't like using capital letters. Aside work stuff... I don't want to come off as an uneducated fool.

31. My best friend and I "borrowed" my friends car during school without her knowledge and I got a speeding ticket in it. We had copied her key on a previous day also without her knowledge... but she still thinks she was with us when we did =)

32. My sisters wedding videos make me cry.

33. I used to get those press on nails and wear them. One time I went over to the neighbors while they were playing basketball and was trying to be all cute and swinging around the poll when one of my nails fell off. I was so embarrassed I ran home crying. I had a thing for Isaac Cannon... I think I was like 9 haha

34. I had the same nightmare everything night for about 2 years.

35. I have come to realize that no ones life is really what you think it is. Who am I to judge anyway?

36. I thought that I knew what love felt like.

37. Sometimes I wish Chad would get hit by like a truck or something.

38. I almost drown (sp?) one time in Lake Powell knee boarding. I've never been so terrified.

39. I always feel like I have to do and be everything. I often push my own limits and get burnt out.

40. I had never had my blood taken until I had Wyatt.

41. I also always knew I would name my boy Wyatt. I got the name from Andrea's friend Wyatt Davis, he was the nicest guy and way cute too!

42. I hate clowns, they scare me.

43. I'm a flirt.

44. I often wish that I had never stopped playing soccer. I probably would have gone off and played for some college. But life has a way of working itself out, and I'm okay with where I am.

45. I don't take care of myself the way I should.

46. If I'm upset about something I usually get really pissy to the person I'm upset with or I just cry and leave.

47. I can't wait to be a soccer mom... maybe minus the whole mini van thing.

48. I need to be more honest with myself.

49. I like that I have had some of the same friends for most of my life.

50. I dropped out of high school my junior year. My first period teacher had no idea who I was when I handed him the piece of paper all my teachers needed to sign. I was embarrassed. Just to clarify I did go back senior year and I DID graduate on time! Go me!

51. My little brother watched a kid take his last breath after crashing on his long board a few months ago and thinking about it still makes me cry.

52. I love ice cream. If it didn't make my legs break out in hives or whatever it does to me I'd probably eat it like everyday!

53. I want to get married this year.

54. My favorite concert of all time was U2. I hope to see them again.

55. I always feel I have to defend people. I don't know why I made it my job.

56. I want to be a stay at home mom. But I can't complain because I have a boss who refuses to have my child go to day care. I don't know what I would do without her.

57. I have owned my condo coming up on three years. It's one of the things that makes me feel responsible and grown up.

58. I had a weird roommate and I hated being home. So I basically lived at Jenn's house for a few months.

59. I tend to stay up way too late just to have some "me" time. I usually regret it in the morning.

60. I'm tired of my place not being done... but it's my fault that it's not completely done. I am planning on doing it tomorrow.

61. I think I'm too fat to have cute short hair. So I'm growing it out.

62. I believe that when I'm ready I will find the man I am supposed to spend my life with, and he is going to be simply amazing.

63. I really liked the vampire books.

64. I'm a pretty emotional person and I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve.

65. I like to work out... so I'm wondering why I don't more often. Andrea and I are going to run 3 5 k's this summer!

66. I don't like being compared with to other people. I am me, not you.

67. Sometimes my brain gets going and I start to freak myself out.

68. I love laughing so hard that I cry. It's the best emotional release ever!

69. My friend died when I was a junior and I was devastated. His funeral was my first ever. And I got really sick a few months after he died because I was so upset about it.

70. I never went to Prom. Am I lame?

71. At work Matt and I were discussing that everyone in Junior high is just awkward and ugly. It's really just one of those weird stages in life.

72. I'm hoping that I will get a check in the mail for about $10,000 dollars.

73. Sometimes I wish that I was married to Tim.

74. I'm mad that I lived in Tucson, close to the mexican border, where cars get stolen all the time and mine didn't! And when I move home my stereo gets jacked. Lame.

75. I like to pop zits and stuff and I always make Peter mad when I try to pick at his skin.

76. I am trying to drink a gallon of water a day. But I think that i'm trying to hard. Maybe if I don't think about it, I will actually do it!

77. I would rather load a dishwasher than unload a dishwasher.

78. I love watching disney movies even though i'm 24. Sleeping Beauty is probably my favorite then 101 Dalmations.

79. We tease that my father is Sven from Sweden, it used to irritate Peter and probably still does.

80. It usually takes me 10 + minutes to eat an apple. And then most of the time I give up and throw it away.

81. I think my car is so ghetto and am embarrassed anytime someone gets in it. I need to look into buying a stereo... it's been a long time since mine was stolen. I'm a slacker.

82. I love going to a park and just laying in the grass. I haven't done that in a long time.

83. I've really only ever been in trouble with the cops once in my life. suprising I know. Jenn and I got caught sluffing at McDonalds.

84. I just tried some of Wy's rice cereal and applesauce... it was pretty tasty!

85. I have major attitude sometimes and can be pretty sassy. We tease my mom that we are all sassy like she is, but it's true. And mom... it's not an insult!

86. I always want to please everyone and want everyone to be happy. It wears you out pretty quick.

87. I love singing to Wyatt because I know he'll always smile back at me.

88. Some days I'd rather hang out with my mom rather than my friends. I think it's a security thing. No offence to you all because I love you!

89. A boysenberry and chocolate shake from Iceburg are deliciously good together. And i've contemplated going and getting two, but quicky change my mind because they are huge and that's embarrassing.

90. I wanted Wyatt to crawl really bad. I secretly wish that he couldn't now. But I'm grateful that he can and he's healthy and he's mine.

91. I probably talk to more ex's than I should.

92. I'm blessed more than I realize somedays and I should probably be more grateful to the people in my life.

93. I think Kid Rock is hot in that white trash greasy rocker kinda way.

94. I like guys with tattoos for some reason. I would never get one, if I watch Miami Ink i have nightmares that my arms are covered in tattoos and i run around in a panic trying to figure out how they got there.

95. My friends and I had a contest in high school to see who could be anorexic the longest. That lasted until lunchtime.

96. There are a lot of people from high school that I would like to be friends with, but I'm too shy to do anything about it.

97. I was talking to a friend about Wyatt chewing on his crib, she said all her children chewed on their crib and she cried when they got rid of it. I'm pretty sure I'll do the same thing.

98. It bothers me that I don't know any of my neighbors really and I've lived here for almost 3 years. I know 2 of them. And it really pisses me off that the guy who parks next to me won't even acknowledge me if we are out there at the same time. 3 years buddy... i'm not going anywhere anytime soon.

99. I love that I can play sports. And i love playing ultimate frisbee, those guys thought i was awesome *i'm having an amy moment* =)

100. Sometimes I worry that a man won't want me because I already have a baby.

101. I was on LDS singles for 4 months and it totally sucked. I cancelled my membership last month.

i think he's trying to tell me something

I think Wy is definately done for the day. It's now 6 o'clock on a friday night! And apparently he's done. I can't believe how much he is crawling. He has started to explore the office a lot today and taking more chances! I bet he thinks this place is huge! So... I'm going follow his lead and get out of here! We are going to go play with jackson and kylie, I'm excited to get them together. Kylie and I have been such slackers and haven't seen much of each other. But since we both just do nothing we might as well do nothing together. Have a great weekend everyone!

teeth = destruction?

Oh yes... that is what you think it is! Tiny little tooth marks! (sorry for the crappy camera phone picture) I say tooth because he only has one and look at the damage it did! I just noticed it this morning and haven't stopped freaking out about his beautiful crib! Ah holy crap!

teeth

Apparently Wyatt has another trick up his sleeve as well... more like mouth! He's cutting his first tooth! Which if he's anything like his mother this is a big deal! Not only is it his first but it may be his only! Haha okay that's an exaggeration completely. Since I was blessed with missing 11 of my permanent teeth I'm praying that Wyatt lucked out and has them all. I have one expensive mouth! Maybe I'll start saving up now just in case.

Due to his newest milestone in life he has been very mommy needy and now I know why! Poor kid has had a pretty bad fever the past three nights and has been so wrestless. Finally yesterday at work I figured out what the heck was going on. Out of the blue he just started screaming, and did so for about 5 minutes. So I stuck my finger in his mouth, he bit down and oh holy crap is that tiny little thing sharp! It's just barely breaking the surface, so once it's more visible I'll try any take some pics!

It's so fun to watch him grow! Today I layed him down in his crib to have a bottle while I was getting ready to go to a little shindig, I walk in the room a few minutes later and there he is standing up with his hoodie on! I have no idea how he pulled that off but I was laughing so hard! It scared him a little at first but then he joined right in. He's too funny!

Everyone says that raising kids is hard. But I don't think that they emphasize how hard it really is! Maybe because the reward is so much greater. Wyatt has come up with this little trick he does now at nighttime. He stands at the side of his bed, whines a little and then spits his binky out on the floor so that I will come into the room. Clever little fella he is, I've fallen for it every dang time! And last but not least we went to the goat farm today! The goats are so dang cute, so i took a picture! Yes of their behinds, but it was the best I could do at that moment. I am thinking of asking how much a goat would be. Kate keeps saying she wants a pet goat because they are so dang cute. Maybe it can be like a welcome home tori gift! Do you think Kate could milk the goat and feed tori at the same time? So take your pick Kate... which behind looks the cutest? Haha Anyway... Hope all is well with everyone!

sweet potatoes and carrots anyone?

So the feeding frenze has begun! No longer will the bottle be enough as I hoped it would hold out longer than this. Selfish I know. But it's about time for my little man to beef up. So far we have tried sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, peas, green beans, applesause and pears. So far we absolutely hate peas and green beans. So I really can't complain 5 out of 7 isn't bad at all... so we will have to keep working on those others. And of course rice cereal, but what baby won't eat that? All in all he does really well, we usually keep it pretty clean unless there are distractions... which sometimes there tend to be with a curious little bug like I have. But it's still fun! And he loves his food.

Wyatt also has a few other tricks up his sleeve... such as crawling, sitting, and pulling himself up to things and then there has been the occasional "i think that i'll stand on my own to freak mom out" trick. Yes... Wyatt has pulled himself up to me, pushed off and stood there for a good 2-3 seconds then he grabs me again. Okay, so he's only done it twice, but he did it! His crawl is too cute, i figure he's still working that one out, but he gets around! And there is nothing like walking in thinking your child is fast asleep to see this...

haha I guess it's times to lower the crib! He's so stinking cute and I wish the time went a little slower. We are approaching 1 year pretty quickly. Everyone always says how fast it goes by... I just didn't think it would be this fast! I should probably get a better camera to capture it all!

just a little shout out

I just got to thinking and although valentines day has passed by like 35 minutes... I was thinking about all the people in my life that I love, which is a lot of people. And then I starting thinking about how much I love my mom and how I don't know what I would have done without her these past couple months. I don't know that anyone gives her enough credit for what she does. I know I don't. But she has held me together and helped me out more than I think I could ever describe. From helping me with my laundry, or Wyatt or coming over to my place and putting up with my horrible "where are the freaking men" attitude while trying to figure out how to drywall my stupid laundry room, she's amazing. I don't know that I will ever cease to amaze my mom with the suprises I pull, but she's still right by my side or behind me pushing me! Which seems to be the case lately. I could probably go on forever about her. But I am grateful for her, I'm grateful for the strong woman she is and continues to be, I'm grateful that she has kept our family together for all these years and has only threatened to run away from us a few times, I'm grateful that not only is she my mom but my best friend. So thank you mom!

back to blogging?

I feel like my life has been so out of order lately! But I am getting back into the swing of things it seems. I will take pictures of my place and post them up once EVERYTHING is done. I'm just about there! I'm hoping that I can finish it all by sunday *crosses my fingers* and then picture time! It looks so great, better than I even imagined! I still have my lame white fridge, but it's a fridge, right? Hopefully soon it will match all my other nice appliances!

I can't even believe how big Wyatt is getting. Just today he started to pull him self completely up onto things. So it seems that I will be lowering his crib and play pen at work. We don't need any serious bumps! And he crawled today too! I'm not sure he knew that it happened, but Andrea and I both witnessed it. Not to mention that we've started on some foods too. Sweet potatoes, yams, and applesauce seem to be the big winners for right now. We'll see how he likes peas tomorrow and maybe carrots too. Somedays I still can't believe he's mine, it's weird to think about everything and to where we are now. He's 7 months today and I feel like they went by far to fast!

Work is well work, but last week was really hard and I just about told my boss where to go and how to get there. But after going home and cooling down I realized that I would be okay. And my boss is back to normal after her huge freak out which was the reason for my sudden urge to toss in the towel. Anyway, she has seriously been talking about moving our office to her house, and I think that it really is going to happen. I've been really skeptical about it, but I think it will be okay. She has two daughters 11 & 10 that can basically play with Wyatt all the time, especially when they are off track. And with Wyatt becoming more mobile, having him at the office may get a little hard. So we will see. I'm grateful that I have a boss that would even concider a move like this to acomodate mainly me and the babe. I don't know what I would do without her and this job, and I know it's the same way for her. She is so excited about the thought of us being there too... she's had to do a lot of concidering. So I'll let you all know how that goes!