tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42374015083302016042024-03-12T17:13:19.072-07:00Bella Vitaajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-60546861870964388032011-06-17T13:56:00.001-07:002011-06-17T13:57:54.780-07:00EYELASH EXTENSIONS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYvsJUhZYvXAGiwoYi3Dile0mXEVJurYZJYJlfRSXXYE_OZA6z-0kOwQ0JlA5mYEw8g7oqhUPl4BLI2a1TDEorBmi9Wh5SGUHPvv6-aKHGeZojuXjUK-QrglXezYKj0x_0DYEFzG3Pvw/s1600/247961_705935193350_29906566_36590942_780029_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYvsJUhZYvXAGiwoYi3Dile0mXEVJurYZJYJlfRSXXYE_OZA6z-0kOwQ0JlA5mYEw8g7oqhUPl4BLI2a1TDEorBmi9Wh5SGUHPvv6-aKHGeZojuXjUK-QrglXezYKj0x_0DYEFzG3Pvw/s400/247961_705935193350_29906566_36590942_780029_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619295842973506498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4oien2_6YfWle0K7P2Yvl6N4li_Obz9tPJdPpzjRez_RNAUJQeGSeBKTJ3KydqRLoXSNozPwyoyZ9lu2btZp6aTqgfMMWqxWRIJSJApo387SbmnChyqFSq2ndoHrflVOBbRkRFTzqDA/s1600/263691_705935123490_29906566_36590941_5615392_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4oien2_6YfWle0K7P2Yvl6N4li_Obz9tPJdPpzjRez_RNAUJQeGSeBKTJ3KydqRLoXSNozPwyoyZ9lu2btZp6aTqgfMMWqxWRIJSJApo387SbmnChyqFSq2ndoHrflVOBbRkRFTzqDA/s400/263691_705935123490_29906566_36590941_5615392_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619295839727072370" /></a>ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-23801124565889389742011-04-07T16:30:00.000-07:002011-04-07T16:48:10.388-07:00Extended Breastfeeding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNkX6sWk-D9SyFejWbh7xfyMKO6rA31SYrDh25DWvuuZfa8OZY7mQ59rVWw6e_-nHtJ1qz0OGTpQUuDUZxEVjBrS2T4BDVMHzIecfOgMmv0F1oa5do1o3DRHulE8pEG_4TbF9MPXzSo0/s1600/nursing+and+standing+baby+016.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNkX6sWk-D9SyFejWbh7xfyMKO6rA31SYrDh25DWvuuZfa8OZY7mQ59rVWw6e_-nHtJ1qz0OGTpQUuDUZxEVjBrS2T4BDVMHzIecfOgMmv0F1oa5do1o3DRHulE8pEG_4TbF9MPXzSo0/s400/nursing+and+standing+baby+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592992341755237810" /></a><br />...IS GOOD FOR YOUR CHILDREN!!!!!!<br />GOSH DANGIT i should NOT have to feel bad for breastfeeding my daughter!! WHO (World health Organization) recommends 2 years and BEYOND! American Academy of Pediatrics even recommends extended breastfeeding!"Increased duration of breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother, especially in delaying return of fertility (thereby promoting optimal intervals between births).196 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychologic or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or longer</span>.197 "<p><br /><br />I am not going to be one of those mom's who acts like she does everything right and boasts at how perfect her kid is...trust me, i make mistakes and so does my kid. We are learning and growing together. I am so glad I was even able to breastfeed and have that experience. So many women want to and can't, and I know a lot of women who fed their children formula in bottles and that was great for them! We are in this together, we are all mom's trying to do right by our children, this should not be a taboo subject and it shouldn't be a war! What kind of an example are we setting for our kids if we are picking petty fights and bullying eachother because "she breastfeeds too long" or "she bottle feeds" or "dairy?!" "soy?!" "gluten?!" "meat?!"..<br> <br />WE ALL JUST NEED TO CALM DOWN AND BE SUPPORTIVE AND ENCOURAGING.<br><br />Motherhood is scary enough without the extra judgement and criticism.<p><br /><br />OKAY?!ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-19552188713914682922011-04-01T08:44:00.000-07:002011-04-01T16:18:11.291-07:00Spring is (Finally) Here!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorx9WBs0fj5SzAVyEg7HjwgpuVmpstn40GBB3Yx8FnnPbm0qOzOMI76ULnVbIVJa44cvPfF5r1buf94KGVVzdMnpqDcX9o2YUQciLPLmuIo5irU2BuTGS7u2GZk4loqZQL27m1IjS880/s1600/199856_660809470660_29906566_36228344_6165668_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorx9WBs0fj5SzAVyEg7HjwgpuVmpstn40GBB3Yx8FnnPbm0qOzOMI76ULnVbIVJa44cvPfF5r1buf94KGVVzdMnpqDcX9o2YUQciLPLmuIo5irU2BuTGS7u2GZk4loqZQL27m1IjS880/s400/199856_660809470660_29906566_36228344_6165668_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590758295379555938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC-F7T3Ha7pKLWMulShx2Wd1xwhL_-8gyQO8ud98RVfHr8HtIUCDt-S6tZsdhFhJwO40jHQcZx27uhVOVbGOA9UBGTwQlWza2X1MYELV9hdv06d0ELRWtqCHpRR6ddh4GSyxB6oQHzQI/s1600/197439_655960203630_29906566_36162039_6412190_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC-F7T3Ha7pKLWMulShx2Wd1xwhL_-8gyQO8ud98RVfHr8HtIUCDt-S6tZsdhFhJwO40jHQcZx27uhVOVbGOA9UBGTwQlWza2X1MYELV9hdv06d0ELRWtqCHpRR6ddh4GSyxB6oQHzQI/s400/197439_655960203630_29906566_36162039_6412190_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590758290397411378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkZbgJgXTS3mCfvCATIrd6UB0kXTeS4i6VkLRPpEBIvVlZy3IDoxAP_LH4lv2Vp0j8cqlu_MtJjuPx-FS9D7q9eYUHJfd_J52ly1Pr0kC8ueAb3ZpSjY1Sc7cvmI8Mu4U-pGXn8HLGls/s1600/197248_655821122350_29906566_36159393_5898334_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkZbgJgXTS3mCfvCATIrd6UB0kXTeS4i6VkLRPpEBIvVlZy3IDoxAP_LH4lv2Vp0j8cqlu_MtJjuPx-FS9D7q9eYUHJfd_J52ly1Pr0kC8ueAb3ZpSjY1Sc7cvmI8Mu4U-pGXn8HLGls/s400/197248_655821122350_29906566_36159393_5898334_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590758287668844642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72ZfAiI61tEY72LAPVFtwwDmiTzCyrnviUe9T3VIIilFqIF7yrN0bwUcOtXA3WTAuUSGWgHh6JUDUKVDlU-7VTNtJ3BNDQTqIRswTG0ToH-lJBLcf_YBWOMA-EANClh8MnjcmmLdyNX0/s1600/190022_660402007220_29906566_36223849_227610_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72ZfAiI61tEY72LAPVFtwwDmiTzCyrnviUe9T3VIIilFqIF7yrN0bwUcOtXA3WTAuUSGWgHh6JUDUKVDlU-7VTNtJ3BNDQTqIRswTG0ToH-lJBLcf_YBWOMA-EANClh8MnjcmmLdyNX0/s400/190022_660402007220_29906566_36223849_227610_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590758283167740738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JwDfYRVo5jngbzlvxikFiDpp_TKV1NKP4aXSbjIaXnCPt6CCQyyQo6wh9O0XK5q9u2pGhsJr7zJMGda_ViiugmsGJOTYFIfwVNtY9d1W0Xw_BPDczTb60rcb98PpmyLpqCKMUkGBdBI/s1600/188836_659237630640_29906566_36204871_6168122_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JwDfYRVo5jngbzlvxikFiDpp_TKV1NKP4aXSbjIaXnCPt6CCQyyQo6wh9O0XK5q9u2pGhsJr7zJMGda_ViiugmsGJOTYFIfwVNtY9d1W0Xw_BPDczTb60rcb98PpmyLpqCKMUkGBdBI/s400/188836_659237630640_29906566_36204871_6168122_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590758283097252098" /></a><br />Hi! Its been a while since I have written anything..<p><p><br />Crazy-ness over here at our house!! Our home is looking more and more like a play area for kids (plastic kitchen set, numerous ride-along toys, playmat, puzzle pieces everywhere, books, dolls!! ah!) and our dining room is turning into a laundry room and our bedroom is just a place to sleep. Chris and I are ships passing in the night, working long hours and seeing eachother just long enough during the week to say hi and catch up briefly before its back to the daily grind again.<br> Equally as busy as her mom and dad is miss Ava Jade. She is learning and changing so much everyday it is hard to keep up, but keeping a blog helps me remember milestones:) I am going to bore you with a list of "milestones", feel free to scroll past!<p><br />*Ava can say hot, dog, cat, NO (all the time), Ava, down, up, cup, "meow","ruff ruff", Hello!, Good-Bye! (g'byyyyye), book, yes (yeth), elbow, eye, "UMMM, YA".<br />*She can answer questions accurately! <br><br />"Ava, what sound does a cat make?"..."meow!" (sounds like "meh-now")<br />and she can also answer/obey commands such as "can you get me a diaper please? or "please throw away your trash!" or "can you say hello?/goodbye?" <br />so smart!<br><br />she LOVES Barney and will watch Caillou sometimes. but 99% of the time Barney wins.<br />She is a great eater, not very picky. I have noticed some textures freak her out and she is not very interested in sauces (like ketchup). <p><br />Ava loves to say no. She says no verrry emphatically, she often YELLS it at us. I don't really understand where her aggression stems from most of the time..its just Ava, she just KNOWS what she wants and what she doesnt. She will YELL it at the top of her lungs. Not in a bad-little-girl way, she just yells NO or YA to make sure we heard her. if that makes sense? Her personality is very fiery and she goes from 0 to 60 in 5 seconds flat. She is the back archer, tantrum throwing kid in the grocery store. I am the mom kneeling on the ground trying to reason with a toddler and calm them down without losing my cool. We draw a crowd everywhere we go, if its because Ava is being so cute and social or she is being dramatic and naughty. Its always something. Ava loves (and gets) attention everywhere she goes. I think in the long run her ability to charm a crowd will serve her well. Unfortunately, my inability to effectively discipline her has not served me well (as the public outbursts have proven). I am working on it. Reading "Parenting with Love and Logic" and regularly consulting with Early development Waldorf educators. *fingers crossed* I am not one day confronted with a teenager who OWNS me. LOL. Thankfully, Ava is so responsive to my subtle cue's (glares, etc) that outbursts don't last but the wind down is equally stressful.<p><br />Besides the usual challenges of raising a toddler, Ava is a joy and we truly love watching her grow and learn. Chris and I feel really lucky to have such a vivacious and smart little girl. She constantly amazes us with her sense of humor, her sweetness and her overall curiosity in the world around her! She is brave and very independent already. Typical behavior in 19month olds is being very clingy to mom and shy around strangers and also beginning to be picky eaters. Ava is NONE of those whatsoever. She occasionally gets sad when I leave her at the house with someone and its around naptime... :'(<br /><p><br />Chris is working at <a href="http://www.naturex.com/">Naturex</a> and is working extremely hard. he cannot wait to finish up his paperwork and physical for the National Guard. He has also lost an amazing 40 pounds(since october!), he is such a determined and disciplined person. I could never be so dedicated. I admire him so much! <br><br />I am working as an esthetician again (YAY) and recently got a serving job at Red Hawk Casino. I plan on going full time with esthetician stuff when Ava starts preschool. I want to have my own studio and make my own hours. Waitressing will give us enough extra income to hopefully get all the <a href="http://www.universalcompanies.com/eshop/Pages/RootCategory.aspx?CategoryName=Supplies">STUFF</A> for the facial and waxing room. <br><br /><br />So happy springtime is finally here and we can go outside and enjoy the parks and zoo's in folsom. Hopefully the 3 of us can go camping or fishing this summer. <br />My birthday is coming up and I am dying to go back to <a href="http://www.discoverbellavista.com/">Bella Vista </a> and swim in the pool and have a mini-vacation with my husband! I hope we can do that...we need a break!!<p><br />Until next time...au revoir!<br /><br /><3 Amyajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-35605726455372147852011-01-30T23:28:00.000-08:002011-01-30T23:47:44.875-08:00Balloons, Wild Bulls and (muddy) Pastures.I met a great new photographer named Tami Bears who specializes in wonderful, artsy vintage edited photo's. I love photography, especially when the photographer is as nice as the one's I have worked with! Anyway, Tami did a couple of fun shoots of our family in the last couple days. The first being all 3 of us, dressed in our casual best, hiking thru tall grass and sitting awkwardly on tree branches and hillsides forcing our best 'we love eachother' poses while being wildly uncomfortable yet amused by sweet Tami wanting us to wait just 'one more second' for that perfect light to hit us. AW, to be a model. haha.<br><br /><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs076.snc6/168625_648581590430_29906566_36032878_1431814_n.jpg"><p><br />I wanted to get these taken because the weather had been so nice that week (we had horrible, ugly fog that belongs somewhere in the east coast or London or Seattle, not in Sunny nor-cal. no no.)and the grass was green and I met Tami and saw <a href="http://artisticphotographybytami.blogspot.com/">her blog</a> and just was inspired. on a whim, I booked a few shoots (2 of which ended up being gifts). <p><br />A couple day's later Tami called and said she had some leftover pink balloons she has been dying to use in a shoot and wanted to know if I could lend her Ava for "15 minutes or so" for a quickie photoshoot. Free photoshoot with my adorable kid and pink balloons?! HELL YEAH!<BR><br />We went to a funky spot in folsom which is weird because you would think its suburban and developed, but on the other side of the freeway there are pastures of very pissed off bulls (used in the rodeo) and abandoned railroad tracks. Perfect spot for photo's...perfect spot for crazy mama bear to suffer anxiety attack watching her toddler run around with balloons within sight of a bull. I know, the bulls were behind a fence, nonetheless it didn't keep me from thinking if I hear even the slightest hoof or huff from those animals we're outta here!<br /><br><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs045.snc6/167528_648877786850_29906566_36038076_37372_n.jpg"><p><br /><br />Ava is almost 18 months old...oh my God...AVA IS ALMOST 18MONTHS OLD!!!!!!<br />I can't even believe it!<br><br />She isn't exactly the easiest model to work with. She doesnt like tags, she thinks balloons are annoying and they get in her way and they always come back if you smack them. She finds camera lens's interesting and will stare at them expressionless while you are trying to take a picture, if she realizes you are trying to make her laugh she will call for you to come get her. she know's exactly whats going on and she will do whatever she can to control the situation.<br><br />apple doesnt fall too far from the tree.</br><br />ANYWAY, Tami was a good sport and let Ava run the show. You could say, she had her 15 minutes ;)<br /><p><br /><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs752.ash1/164371_648877871680_29906566_36038079_2771715_n.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs242.snc6/178996_648877692040_29906566_36038072_6333001_n.jpg"><BR><br /><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs894.ash1/180248_648877716990_29906566_36038073_6810287_n.jpg"><br><br /><br /><p><br />Ava is battling a cold right now, this was a gift from her grandmother or the sweet twin boys we watch in the morning's at our house. either way, I am taking full advantage of the long naps and extra cuddles.<br><br />signing off for now....<p><br /><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs018.snc6/166885_648411276740_29906566_36029913_6644972_n.jpg"><p>ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-11659977254026358682010-11-30T12:06:00.000-08:002010-11-30T12:19:20.828-08:00The Holidays are here! (and Ava can participate!)OKAY so i am totally nuts about the <color="red">holidays!</color> basically any reason to CELEBRATE i love. I love getting in the spirit, being festive, i totally listen to <color="green"><b>christmas music</b></color> a week before thanksgiving and i secretly appreciate all the stores putting out their xmas decorations before halloween...just makes it last longer! I love the <b>pumpkin spice lattes and the egg nog,</b> i love a reason to throw a party, drink more, sing more, have holiday outfits, boots, rain, <b>snow</b>, waking up to a freezing house and having a reason to wear <b>UGG boots</b> all day long. <br />i LOVE this time of year!<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7mOHiNsRjGV_oVUk2U50nCy5poS-fC4hdlRRc_GLtwLwvSHnvh6THzGBhfJduGtVjug_qys95nQAyeqAuDnwe5TM4K1F2TBhHfCHcXG0SiZ6SIYazaiOQoy5t6NkXc950VvjeC-zZsE/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7mOHiNsRjGV_oVUk2U50nCy5poS-fC4hdlRRc_GLtwLwvSHnvh6THzGBhfJduGtVjug_qys95nQAyeqAuDnwe5TM4K1F2TBhHfCHcXG0SiZ6SIYazaiOQoy5t6NkXc950VvjeC-zZsE/s200/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545439533261658178" /></a><br />And i also LOVE that my daughter is old enough and aware enough to see, smell, taste, hear all the<i> beautiful things</i> this time of year brings. she is fascinated by xmas twinkle lights and im sure she will rip every one of those ornaments off the tree. she loves the music i play in the car (we have officially programmed every station that plays xmas music...107.9 will have to wait!) and i have watched xmas themed movies atleast 5 times so far...and its not even DECEMBER! <br><br />We wear our boots and hats and have a cozy blanket in the car :) We go out to coffee and she gets her vanilla milk. <P><P><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2xWIPl_SWazLNYCJ3N6PqfEk3uLTv_sTio3XEP9eAH5n2kVUsm2n-Rnqansw-P-YPCtbhYA-N98rjeAvIvZKwYzdcuMYJFDbtO29-6YWVD3-NpYBXR-uDSXabAWUdn172GIBTddA64k/s1600/33.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2xWIPl_SWazLNYCJ3N6PqfEk3uLTv_sTio3XEP9eAH5n2kVUsm2n-Rnqansw-P-YPCtbhYA-N98rjeAvIvZKwYzdcuMYJFDbtO29-6YWVD3-NpYBXR-uDSXabAWUdn172GIBTddA64k/s200/33.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545439526731491618" /></a><br />In addition to all the festivities, we get more and more FAMILY TIME:) I love how we all get together, chris and I are married and each year I feel like our families blends more and more. He actually called my Dad <i>"Dad"</i> the other day. he didnt mean to, but i liked it :)<P><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOJLACJ_YlT7705iItiGvQ9az6LxGXTVXcp28sWx36KxPbSHfvp65GtKiSCRAyagNcMcW77TkfzMy23pOTp2cjfRqrZJq9dX1PueLpNgesdD-iEevw7RjkZDpuDskOU-P__c88iTKs1M/s1600/37.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOJLACJ_YlT7705iItiGvQ9az6LxGXTVXcp28sWx36KxPbSHfvp65GtKiSCRAyagNcMcW77TkfzMy23pOTp2cjfRqrZJq9dX1PueLpNgesdD-iEevw7RjkZDpuDskOU-P__c88iTKs1M/s200/37.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545439535769781938" /></a><P><br /><br />Life is great, <color="red">we feel so blessed.</color> <p>ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-70481479439390240932010-11-06T22:02:00.000-07:002010-11-06T22:07:03.088-07:00LOVE.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0gvdxeJ9JP0iCUfoh5B-xoJ33lF8od8rVFi0YHIPJuT8SmZGRGQFqKznZxE2IzhFNrMzn0yPGueK0ISIjXjIbMdM6J01_yl_JLZ45TBO8m1eiQIM3rwZN4MGiweF-SaJ0xpVflyyw8A/s1600/81.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0gvdxeJ9JP0iCUfoh5B-xoJ33lF8od8rVFi0YHIPJuT8SmZGRGQFqKznZxE2IzhFNrMzn0yPGueK0ISIjXjIbMdM6J01_yl_JLZ45TBO8m1eiQIM3rwZN4MGiweF-SaJ0xpVflyyw8A/s200/81.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536669400316173714" /></a><br /><p><br /><font color="blue"><b>I love my Family with all my heart.</font></b> ♥<br /><p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-UB_uTR4i8PezzbdZFrtQBgU2uKRKzM0uTuWYu-4QGD4360W7-JhvLzsGtwUpihzkz6L56y1SRCsqROulb_4fM8hfNKJqdQvshNqKJw9jrJ_LO578MeqJUbH8o_n6eon4q8cCw4Wm0w/s1600/74.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 139px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-UB_uTR4i8PezzbdZFrtQBgU2uKRKzM0uTuWYu-4QGD4360W7-JhvLzsGtwUpihzkz6L56y1SRCsqROulb_4fM8hfNKJqdQvshNqKJw9jrJ_LO578MeqJUbH8o_n6eon4q8cCw4Wm0w/s200/74.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536669398540629986" /></a><br /><p><br /><b>♥</b><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwI0K9RJdhQsbvNUBeC_nPyP2lJfG0vdKIsTjKT_AuztZ2pXXlujAAOnXGMzi35YNs3j6jwDs0xQacPqJvR4vrqHuE7Ltnz1wT0-W1NGJ00T-FqMNknGLBvYPmJ2VaWCbNinIJkwTyig/s1600/69.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwI0K9RJdhQsbvNUBeC_nPyP2lJfG0vdKIsTjKT_AuztZ2pXXlujAAOnXGMzi35YNs3j6jwDs0xQacPqJvR4vrqHuE7Ltnz1wT0-W1NGJ00T-FqMNknGLBvYPmJ2VaWCbNinIJkwTyig/s200/69.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536669394989239506" /></a>ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-50017831226688684702010-11-05T18:50:00.000-07:002010-11-05T18:58:39.419-07:00Play pen or Jail?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3174zu6c23SVDnOHEgsg0Mzv7E8yT-7aGgIJZ_MgQO072S-ArJtqiBmZ3lPndUW9uNF1wJGCa4Z10f7PtXCHjAckZWVytSu3SiOi6MBuyvdkwqAuGUIQTLc0gaP5CP0Cc1f2G3HQ5YtQ/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3174zu6c23SVDnOHEgsg0Mzv7E8yT-7aGgIJZ_MgQO072S-ArJtqiBmZ3lPndUW9uNF1wJGCa4Z10f7PtXCHjAckZWVytSu3SiOi6MBuyvdkwqAuGUIQTLc0gaP5CP0Cc1f2G3HQ5YtQ/s200/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536249988781292290" /></a><br /><p><br />We got a playpen for Ava this week, and for a kid who has never liked her crib or any kind of confinement I was a little wary of how she would react to this. Still a little on the fence (no pun intended) about this play pen concept. I understand needing to contain your little one at times when you need to...God Forbid...take a shower or do dishes, but is it worth it? <p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V7uuVErYlk6DGiaz55dxg7a8ApQyS6FG4kwFVm9v-AxwLtIF2UvM2-mQG623GHJlP5wqFxbW2H_bfsUL00EBWf1g5WZ_OeaLn_Rm6inLxQtkhs0DFpqOaj9az9xS411InCMIfmMj_Lo/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V7uuVErYlk6DGiaz55dxg7a8ApQyS6FG4kwFVm9v-AxwLtIF2UvM2-mQG623GHJlP5wqFxbW2H_bfsUL00EBWf1g5WZ_OeaLn_Rm6inLxQtkhs0DFpqOaj9az9xS411InCMIfmMj_Lo/s200/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536249985874580722" /></a><br /><br />I dont want her to feel like its a jail. But I do want her to have a safe and cushy environment to play. And frankly, our 2 bedroom duplex is only so baby proofed. We have the cabinet locks and the outlet covers but if I step on ONE MORE TOY in the middle of the night and re-roll a roll of TP or put back all her shoes and socks that she pulled out .... i think I might have to give up on housekeeping all together!<br />So, chris picked up some cushy foam letters playmat and a play yard gate from Babies r Us, i liked the idea but is it TOO confining?ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-50355194633308379022010-11-05T18:39:00.000-07:002010-11-05T18:49:45.368-07:00Halloween 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3F98dRMFdqsHQB1mv5VtpuBWQ7y04hE4UAu1g1gExVAXWwf6-Qkd8h6plQyhVguLuD9iLjsIts47I7BOoWPnbaxRH4ssy0W0d-ciV-x9Ize_Wy1v5V1s2kLntQt5ZVTnBvLmO16D0DT4/s1600/19.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3F98dRMFdqsHQB1mv5VtpuBWQ7y04hE4UAu1g1gExVAXWwf6-Qkd8h6plQyhVguLuD9iLjsIts47I7BOoWPnbaxRH4ssy0W0d-ciV-x9Ize_Wy1v5V1s2kLntQt5ZVTnBvLmO16D0DT4/s200/19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536246421198376706" /></a><br />Ava's first official Halloween experience was GREAT! We had a busier schedule than most that day, starting with 3 Costumes:<br />Halloween morning: Wear your Green Bay Packer cheerleader costume and take pictures for G'ma and G'pa (Diehard Cheeseheads). Change.<br />Halloween lunchtime: Wear your butterfly costume (in 75+degree weather) to Winco to get a pumpkin and candy for the trick or treaters. Go to Sabrina's party and play in the jumpjump with all the big kids. Go home, take a nap, eat dinner and change.<br />Halloween evening: Wear your pink Cat costume that daddy bought you for your 1st birthday and grab your candy bucket and go trick or treating!!!!<br /><p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhp7loPJu5d5hblL09-zpbQJk-THHvq9p0fpzweQ53lkOyT5_iOjgzN2tJxRsXF-hUwRsza2oj6v8erebBYxbtZruxS3zkJvk1r5CtJI-eYPTs97iGi1M2UleziYXOWG-VjzgsdrOaFU/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhp7loPJu5d5hblL09-zpbQJk-THHvq9p0fpzweQ53lkOyT5_iOjgzN2tJxRsXF-hUwRsza2oj6v8erebBYxbtZruxS3zkJvk1r5CtJI-eYPTs97iGi1M2UleziYXOWG-VjzgsdrOaFU/s200/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536246418014136850" /></a><p><br />Ava was SO BRAVE trick or treating for the 1st time. She would hold our hands and walk with us up to the doors with all the other big kids. she would even knock and hold out her bucket! We were out with gma and gpa Jarman for about an hour. Chris was 'Zorro' and I was a Witch with an awesome hat with a bunch of feathers and netting. I loved it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimancYF55wPhzp3e7NY9AwCaR78qAfJh_W_844gi03I_eL3nIgASorDu8GSAbZ43g7ETZ7_2buIdGAdWPu6BSxSMSCOFoDvIuGezJDr-WOC99-aJJT2QMc490YpThYMuxwjzqjDmi36V4/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimancYF55wPhzp3e7NY9AwCaR78qAfJh_W_844gi03I_eL3nIgASorDu8GSAbZ43g7ETZ7_2buIdGAdWPu6BSxSMSCOFoDvIuGezJDr-WOC99-aJJT2QMc490YpThYMuxwjzqjDmi36V4/s200/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536246411517436082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpe3Bulkuqd0qzCPIFAwhs3XzfG48YqMwkxCmfDZ4d7_fSezRgZLifE-y_57fxIomm-ZB08lqG7UhG_x2TDd9p1tvWTuCvOSFOv_V9TANNy6sU9CUzFLW3eU0RyhyzLEkrop7XSPHlAY/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpe3Bulkuqd0qzCPIFAwhs3XzfG48YqMwkxCmfDZ4d7_fSezRgZLifE-y_57fxIomm-ZB08lqG7UhG_x2TDd9p1tvWTuCvOSFOv_V9TANNy6sU9CUzFLW3eU0RyhyzLEkrop7XSPHlAY/s200/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536246402523654610" /></a><p><br />Ava was adored by every person who opened up their door to give her candy. some even called other people in the room to come see "the cutest little girl ever!"...Chris and I were beaming... :):):)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrq9CF44b64mIM-N0h8RGTFPxsKJXzxmm7tIib2MQBBTPwmvgUkRtXiQj66Psu-9GU6HBGgkuqqfUv86MQk730NXT7-QC8RpLeCPP5X6Z53nBwis-YmBrmPNROhVqjsQypaI9hV42fy-M/s1600/Ava+and+Daddy+napping+0ct29+002.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrq9CF44b64mIM-N0h8RGTFPxsKJXzxmm7tIib2MQBBTPwmvgUkRtXiQj66Psu-9GU6HBGgkuqqfUv86MQk730NXT7-QC8RpLeCPP5X6Z53nBwis-YmBrmPNROhVqjsQypaI9hV42fy-M/s200/Ava+and+Daddy+napping+0ct29+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536246397806778210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We made some great memories!ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-22976156074395666452010-10-27T20:17:00.000-07:002010-10-27T20:22:58.741-07:00The wedding festivities are coming to a close.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dW6OU5uIc9LO5OpVJ8qQHme14X18hcbqRxc5O3e9_Mq0el2EMNQf5a1TZs9G1t25Dtb_b3EgqCAK4KkLkxYE4ulHGlWW29327XqlyGUv96nILm1Vx0QKv16vMbrd_6TQ24GZxzulDy0/s1600/30.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dW6OU5uIc9LO5OpVJ8qQHme14X18hcbqRxc5O3e9_Mq0el2EMNQf5a1TZs9G1t25Dtb_b3EgqCAK4KkLkxYE4ulHGlWW29327XqlyGUv96nILm1Vx0QKv16vMbrd_6TQ24GZxzulDy0/s200/30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532932232123371938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39Nd61_kcInKrbu6qXaK-AhyY_Mp3EX6I7rfSgTX9YwuIQmIu8uPXFu0p7QZowNG2tsjLjzF_p2-3a829jkyeIdteipLqNT39V5UhwgJgt121tB85nPJfAJpNxyeekn1xX0Kala1cC4Y/s1600/34.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39Nd61_kcInKrbu6qXaK-AhyY_Mp3EX6I7rfSgTX9YwuIQmIu8uPXFu0p7QZowNG2tsjLjzF_p2-3a829jkyeIdteipLqNT39V5UhwgJgt121tB85nPJfAJpNxyeekn1xX0Kala1cC4Y/s200/34.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532932228070615730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08xCF4b1Vf5-_7Esu-kAui2WszMexcrRrIruyjdMSF-rXdt_TJ5NiHPd0U2Dg6XCcq1tQRmvg2ZJmHLAcQZ9dExa8E8kErau2RAby8by9nB2GPz-HaO8D_m8EIX7DBU3uptPwTlvPj1M/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08xCF4b1Vf5-_7Esu-kAui2WszMexcrRrIruyjdMSF-rXdt_TJ5NiHPd0U2Dg6XCcq1tQRmvg2ZJmHLAcQZ9dExa8E8kErau2RAby8by9nB2GPz-HaO8D_m8EIX7DBU3uptPwTlvPj1M/s200/14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532932215565907874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0Xptcfe-wuHbPprWU1QTET0mgcBQlVWp5ZGT9S1TKBC5nyAxS7ed_Zj0__gER0n1K6IFt1v7K-h_GgFGipxDoC_PgHVQ3U02lxUA_vUnm68XqPl-hWEf52zGNFF2xeQMiyDQwl2rJqk/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0Xptcfe-wuHbPprWU1QTET0mgcBQlVWp5ZGT9S1TKBC5nyAxS7ed_Zj0__gER0n1K6IFt1v7K-h_GgFGipxDoC_PgHVQ3U02lxUA_vUnm68XqPl-hWEf52zGNFF2xeQMiyDQwl2rJqk/s200/13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532932211107694050" /></a><br />The wedding fun is officially over:(<br />We're finishing up our thank you cards, we're picking out our photos and unpacked our last wedding gift.<br />Its sad.<br /><br />Oh well, i'll just have to wait for Ava's wedding now!<br /> here are some pics. ENJOY!!ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-24608647689809771302010-10-24T21:42:00.001-07:002010-10-24T22:01:43.021-07:00Married...with children<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDudixk2EiZfgat3No4IHsB2HVnS05TpQ00kDJAu5PXjzmF5OyrSb0vbc8gDlqtLrEnn0gUpNMsTcuiS7asjQpQ5XvA_wvLqpZKeT5nLOyyxhUBwHHGidGRzef7zPG72OCt581j2ya_U/s1600/10w10-3-655-blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDudixk2EiZfgat3No4IHsB2HVnS05TpQ00kDJAu5PXjzmF5OyrSb0vbc8gDlqtLrEnn0gUpNMsTcuiS7asjQpQ5XvA_wvLqpZKeT5nLOyyxhUBwHHGidGRzef7zPG72OCt581j2ya_U/s200/10w10-3-655-blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531839712546939330" /></a><br /><br />So now its official. We're married.<br />We took vows in front of close family and friends, and most importantly eachother.<br />Ava was our platform for us to decide...do we jump? or just, be glorified roommates and raise our baby. So, we jumped.<br />And I must say, it is an amazing, indescribable feeling. So I will do my best:<br />The morning we woke up after our wedding day, I know we both looked at eachother and thought, 'should we feel different?'. The truth is, although we didnt admit it at the time, we didnt. In fact, I vaguely recall a little tiff over breakfast or who was in charge of cleaning up the reception or how hot the bath water was. We were taken back, this is technically our 'honeymoon' and we're arguing? It made us laugh.<br />Having a baby first, in a way, thrust us into the realities of marriage. No matter what, we are a team now. We are parents. we are a couple. and we have to fight. fight for US. we have to fight to be heard, to take advantage of every child-free moment to invest in US. We have to fight for romance and affection and communication and understanding and patience. This isn't a <i>Should we or shouldnt we</i> situation, its a '<b>can you handle it</b> situation. <br />After a year of raising our daughter, being a couple, being parents, being roommates, being a team, we realized...we jumped a long time ago. <br />The wedding was our investment in eachother and our lifelong promise. the validation everyone talks about. the validation every parent needs with someone (be a groom or life partner or a best friend.). that we are in this life together, because i love you and choose You and want you. I definitely dont think marriage should have (<i>or could have</i>) happened for us before Ava was born. We needed to both realize the difference between being parents together and being husband and wife. To others, its the same thing. To the couple living it day to day, I can ASSURE you they are not the same thing. <br />I feel so blessed to have Chris in my life. I couldnt ask for a better life partner, my husband. my best friend. He understands me, he cares, he is honest and loving. The best father to Ava,<br />The night I looked at those two pink lines and then at chris's brave face and heard his reassuring words, I knew. He did too. We loved eachother. We were fighters and we were going to navigate this crazy thing called life and find our destiny, our fate. We love eachother and I couldnt have asked for a better beginning.<br />I have all the confidence in the world in us. I love him. He loves me (<i> God help him</i>) and we are in this together.<br /><b>For better or for worse.</b><p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEQOIr3WcX-Qucw_KVCfjCK1is_jWxQ5oxA7XwBNJqPPlUXkxnR2NFiDG-HL8fAlttrSHtFWw94VmXh2vy2qKE-85CiDVxv3eIcPoFL4d033zuijlImdJ5CGUVPYQksyik5tg2lM7j6I/s1600/Front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEQOIr3WcX-Qucw_KVCfjCK1is_jWxQ5oxA7XwBNJqPPlUXkxnR2NFiDG-HL8fAlttrSHtFWw94VmXh2vy2qKE-85CiDVxv3eIcPoFL4d033zuijlImdJ5CGUVPYQksyik5tg2lM7j6I/s200/Front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531839705011109570" /></a>ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-75182541656622961472010-10-05T00:08:00.000-07:002010-10-05T00:09:15.297-07:00We're MARRIED!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdlLwJh2jkcYpuX-8IBvKw1qXOgquOJjqk7CsETCefxES_8ygyXWxVlQeAh7KIMwQ-QjXzhJGCbNqMqucyMhAqwRcXr5SbAeO6fmUOXnXyqstgKQf2WVhq9DXHCvSkYVhXa6xPjckB4E/s1600/37196_625019713437_11605318_34833083_7841843_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdlLwJh2jkcYpuX-8IBvKw1qXOgquOJjqk7CsETCefxES_8ygyXWxVlQeAh7KIMwQ-QjXzhJGCbNqMqucyMhAqwRcXr5SbAeO6fmUOXnXyqstgKQf2WVhq9DXHCvSkYVhXa6xPjckB4E/s200/37196_625019713437_11605318_34833083_7841843_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524455587119953458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEpVBkDg9-IYbCg7mZ69qIy5SwQwTRpT-a-WcQPDBYKRQBQTPdy_sAKefn_ME7jKbLjFrWr3_UN477EBIjRyqwEZ_oUISXTmBtU9WfUkDgOYXaN_8vl6L3HJUn8xXHBvxioFp06z0GQE/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEpVBkDg9-IYbCg7mZ69qIy5SwQwTRpT-a-WcQPDBYKRQBQTPdy_sAKefn_ME7jKbLjFrWr3_UN477EBIjRyqwEZ_oUISXTmBtU9WfUkDgOYXaN_8vl6L3HJUn8xXHBvxioFp06z0GQE/s200/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524455584726358530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylkH2n350h8MzzVhfKOsPYCx0KLTcTJ9KzAKWM_XHyPEAkacB2pqys6j8nUXNLAVr9nx0KdWAcX5G6kC6j-AJGacMXq1cvIrSZmTsc-g9Jsuje738rBO-lhvYRlnuSDgVpAjeyVdlCG0/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylkH2n350h8MzzVhfKOsPYCx0KLTcTJ9KzAKWM_XHyPEAkacB2pqys6j8nUXNLAVr9nx0KdWAcX5G6kC6j-AJGacMXq1cvIrSZmTsc-g9Jsuje738rBO-lhvYRlnuSDgVpAjeyVdlCG0/s200/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524455581353743138" /></a>ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-11121892552158959922010-08-27T19:42:00.000-07:002010-08-27T19:58:55.735-07:00Wedding planning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCITzCthLr25TM4veEDPktUrLJp2PcKvM18i5TBEDMiHweolYGQKAS-0bTaS84tMdajZ7soS86FBYI0M-SyMh8HTCpFThj-KN1BS8iO-9oaFV0c2cNQhmIY7x2ly19LMfoqBf30GD3Bc/s1600/Front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCITzCthLr25TM4veEDPktUrLJp2PcKvM18i5TBEDMiHweolYGQKAS-0bTaS84tMdajZ7soS86FBYI0M-SyMh8HTCpFThj-KN1BS8iO-9oaFV0c2cNQhmIY7x2ly19LMfoqBf30GD3Bc/s200/Front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510289827452572642" /></a><br />Wedding planning is exhausting stuff!!<br />The venue, caterer, dj, photographer, tables and chairs, wedding night suite, dress and invitations are done....now I have to do the flowers, decor, rsvp list, transportation, registry and wedding party details.<br />whew!<br />our venue is GORGEOUS. we picked it because it both spoke to us, we both agreed that we pictured ourselves getting married there. Only one drawback, while we want to have every single person we love to be there to witness our special day, we can only have 80 people!! That is my biggest stress right now...the guest list. i am cutting people off the list i have known for 10+ years just so I can accomodate the wedding party and their families, and MY family (just immediate!) and HIS family (just local)! and we are still OVER 100 people. ouch :(<br /><br />on a better note....chris and i found AWESOME deals to hawaii online. <br />i am SO tempted. <br />we really want a honeymoon. I think I am ready to be away from ava for a few days. I will be sooo sad at first but I think the break will be nice...i can't wait to marry chris, and walk down the aisle and say our vows. we made a vow to eachother over a year ago, right before ava was born, and that commitment alone was SO huge and important in our relationship...and it wasnt even "legal"..it was personal, and special, and beautiful and that is exactly what i want our wedding to be. <br />I want our family to see our love. i want our friends to witness our commitment to eachother and to our families. to take vows and make promises and exchange rings.<br />I know chris is anxious about his vows, words dont come easy to him, but i know even the most simple vow from him will bring tears to my eyes. he does have a way with words even if he doesnt know it ;)<br />i got a text from him today randomly...he wrote : "you have a face i never want to stop looking at."<br />To some people thats cute or whatever, but to me thats Chris..thats the BEST thing to hear from someone that has seen you at your worst and ugliest and fattest pregnant gross, and has also seen you at your best. Its the little things he says that means the world to me.<br /><br />I am still trying to figure out how to include Ava in our ceremony. She takes 10 steps at a time now...but i dont think she would be able to walk to full aisle in a dress and clunky shoes. (*i wonder if i have to buy an aisle..?) We are including her in our vows for sure, and we have a cute 5 yr old flower girl already, so maybe we will just have to have her wheeled in on a wagon or something. i dont want anyone carrying her. <br />Something to think about while I am trying to go to sleep at night!ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-69161023735073628602010-08-19T17:18:00.000-07:002010-08-19T17:25:44.207-07:00Ava turned ONE!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYDeWEM2lAkPGp9fgy4WiWq7BstvNeTjewwElkg2u16gzFqzJzajLFCqzd9h3iRDCQObULKjejX2FQLGZTU6MIWCTjFeC092-9z0BmjMViTCV7z9bmtw3O-QNPQ92J6RoRFJ1E1byou4/s1600/toptail.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYDeWEM2lAkPGp9fgy4WiWq7BstvNeTjewwElkg2u16gzFqzJzajLFCqzd9h3iRDCQObULKjejX2FQLGZTU6MIWCTjFeC092-9z0BmjMViTCV7z9bmtw3O-QNPQ92J6RoRFJ1E1byou4/s200/toptail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507281523307892562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_5npJvFpTq_g1exTYsgdy00lD7vsdXb4zd1Z7BsaHuRQ3p3OF5Ktfv6DLG1X7JabEV58Vp90S3UrE8QmuiU5iwlkSYGoiBClLs8MtvK1F0hSIYxNcmlsd9Q-1nB18DYmughYyqZMVbY/s1600/41317_616569847220_29906566_35248245_7831396_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_5npJvFpTq_g1exTYsgdy00lD7vsdXb4zd1Z7BsaHuRQ3p3OF5Ktfv6DLG1X7JabEV58Vp90S3UrE8QmuiU5iwlkSYGoiBClLs8MtvK1F0hSIYxNcmlsd9Q-1nB18DYmughYyqZMVbY/s200/41317_616569847220_29906566_35248245_7831396_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507281515848155362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXY2sLxhBrRuvGE3uCSf1ppofJ0ncXIrfJVCqVSymHwukFRxFu26oZSrsaVKixlbU-0bkG_YbCUmMNJBH940TBY5mPIRl_6ERbAWDE9f-UcYN4IF7SuvsuTfCMYVgBHq-WpJc-A2k_P4/s1600/40177_616679776920_29906566_35254918_6638607_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXY2sLxhBrRuvGE3uCSf1ppofJ0ncXIrfJVCqVSymHwukFRxFu26oZSrsaVKixlbU-0bkG_YbCUmMNJBH940TBY5mPIRl_6ERbAWDE9f-UcYN4IF7SuvsuTfCMYVgBHq-WpJc-A2k_P4/s200/40177_616679776920_29906566_35254918_6638607_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507281513382688354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53xPxpAmIZkoerra4U3NJDsLD-XCqYOU5m0Q0D3Vx40jbvOc3e25WNY1DGmnpzHutYL3NtC5fr0AT5fEI5HDQtoMmEGaIKUGDq2H8b-IfG3A023P3wnyD1SqYXjpXay1v53AjJ5cm1b0/s1600/39685_616569862190_29906566_35248247_3091631_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53xPxpAmIZkoerra4U3NJDsLD-XCqYOU5m0Q0D3Vx40jbvOc3e25WNY1DGmnpzHutYL3NtC5fr0AT5fEI5HDQtoMmEGaIKUGDq2H8b-IfG3A023P3wnyD1SqYXjpXay1v53AjJ5cm1b0/s200/39685_616569862190_29906566_35248247_3091631_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507281508862810466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EM9t8GSU0iBTEHAVSyvM5fPZB6uoThqQtkflJdsXToIGe2Gv7_2K5dlcbkcRSzInp8x7Oy54NPMNBqJ4zqT6JuAKfI0D5o1cuM4QOggLRkAlN63YAAZ8ilIJen70NK-vmw-fqGhBTOs/s1600/33515_616667676170_29906566_35254285_3316418_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EM9t8GSU0iBTEHAVSyvM5fPZB6uoThqQtkflJdsXToIGe2Gv7_2K5dlcbkcRSzInp8x7Oy54NPMNBqJ4zqT6JuAKfI0D5o1cuM4QOggLRkAlN63YAAZ8ilIJen70NK-vmw-fqGhBTOs/s200/33515_616667676170_29906566_35254285_3316418_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507281499508856914" /></a><br />Ava celebrated her 1st birthday with 40 family and friends at G'ma and G'pas house on Saturday. We had face painting and water play for the kids. it was a blast! Ava wore an adorable navy blue dress with white polka dots and a pink belt. She had her first top-tail pony tail! <br />It is amazing to me that my little girl is a toddler now. She takes up to 4 steps at a time and loves to walk while holding our hand. Her personality is coming out more and more, she loves to mimic our movements and expressions. Especially "clicking" with our tongue and snapping our fingers. She scrunches her face and snorts to make us laugh. She has my sense of humor for sure. She plays with her voice all the time...squealing, singing, whining, yelling...sometimes at the highest pitch you have ever heard!! we "fake sing" opera together. she loves it. haha.ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-85598409008439471732010-07-09T22:58:00.001-07:002010-07-09T23:05:12.560-07:00My baby is almost ONE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0KYlhM1c47em2hw_uzSw51-Ym_p7oEAZpAUIUUQKdCl8cf2mx7FTr9HyYrcT-em0o1vIj3gR6xz__5miCTmO42reO3bKAU1vqXcSgbX43m3fqBU-GDoZQ_XQ1sJvcDBcmyhPjohwlX4/s1600/eyes.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0KYlhM1c47em2hw_uzSw51-Ym_p7oEAZpAUIUUQKdCl8cf2mx7FTr9HyYrcT-em0o1vIj3gR6xz__5miCTmO42reO3bKAU1vqXcSgbX43m3fqBU-GDoZQ_XQ1sJvcDBcmyhPjohwlX4/s200/eyes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492153243472788450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbFRbyslB2oIsQQBs0sBJO0RDbTMO0A6Nc94i2sMsjU2HvJOoe6yuV8d0dEoeYoZlF9d1UmvnZOvkElWutRVy0nYtXZb4jHrGuOc_0VitHzirTVN-gP5a2zaXq6Xt33Q2-ApxeHTQn2I/s1600/smile.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbFRbyslB2oIsQQBs0sBJO0RDbTMO0A6Nc94i2sMsjU2HvJOoe6yuV8d0dEoeYoZlF9d1UmvnZOvkElWutRVy0nYtXZb4jHrGuOc_0VitHzirTVN-gP5a2zaXq6Xt33Q2-ApxeHTQn2I/s200/smile.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492153238642936530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JyD3o80KdnRRCsTuJxu6yKQ7jG0evaixNY27E-sBXmxHBPIwOseMf93urOujcuPoTzhnkfNubDZCSWl7IGx-6Dj3uTWWFNQoaGfnD3hz44BA3V5cC4Bys98yJBH0adtlk1T3s1i3Wxw/s1600/balloon.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JyD3o80KdnRRCsTuJxu6yKQ7jG0evaixNY27E-sBXmxHBPIwOseMf93urOujcuPoTzhnkfNubDZCSWl7IGx-6Dj3uTWWFNQoaGfnD3hz44BA3V5cC4Bys98yJBH0adtlk1T3s1i3Wxw/s200/balloon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492153230991824418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkMRhwshK3h0P3OzY6wmDLyecE4gX4Rsapbkl8xyGjuAvHrCloLJfw7A573MHFI9yB-eW1IhHrE81ugmNgLXNN8pzeUndFrazCCkTVR-zQBdCipw-qcsY3CTTPo0128qUw2a0hPAqCog/s1600/tutu.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkMRhwshK3h0P3OzY6wmDLyecE4gX4Rsapbkl8xyGjuAvHrCloLJfw7A573MHFI9yB-eW1IhHrE81ugmNgLXNN8pzeUndFrazCCkTVR-zQBdCipw-qcsY3CTTPo0128qUw2a0hPAqCog/s200/tutu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492153225761548754" /></a><br /><br /><br />ava has 4 teeth now<br />she can stand on her own<br />she is fiesty than ever<br />no separation anxiety<br />happy wrists!!<br />loves cell phones<br />waves to everyone<br />says momma and dadda and dog<br />we dont have a dog<br />we are moving out of our cottage in the city into an apartment in a "town"...a fancy town called El dorado hills. yaya<br />ava has curly blonde hair<br />she likes tofu and bananas and pears<br />and puffs<br />ohhhh the puffs win every time<br />she isnt into tv too much<br />LOVES music and has rhythm (gets that from mommy!)ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-3775885697907075142010-06-24T11:15:00.001-07:002010-06-24T11:25:51.696-07:00I'm a career mom now?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GvBdQIrdNf1DAX_kWuWVKYcl-W55TwMcFWvK3XpzYlNLRUQk-B_iAZZOftfJbP4C_YfKJ3HzLVjECTh5A2EFNyIi3CiGCwTZDU3HfcKdFqCzTh2C2UTcWysB-WzNBTlN4JmQ5WoYADc/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GvBdQIrdNf1DAX_kWuWVKYcl-W55TwMcFWvK3XpzYlNLRUQk-B_iAZZOftfJbP4C_YfKJ3HzLVjECTh5A2EFNyIi3CiGCwTZDU3HfcKdFqCzTh2C2UTcWysB-WzNBTlN4JmQ5WoYADc/s200/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486408152426727586" /></a><br />Life is busy with a 10month old that wants to walk and a new job that requires my attention from home!<br />Now I understand why working momma's need nannies even at home! <br /><br />I love my new job. I have 90days to prove myself and increase the doctors "clientele" A LOT. Its a lot of pressure, but I welcome the challenge. What I didnt expect was how little I would be able to actually do from home. The whole reason I took this job was because they said I could primarily work from my phone and email. However my daughter finds my phone and computer (and basically anything else I am focused on) very interesting and fun. She can pull herself up to a standing position now and is almost always at my feet or latched to my leg. haha. its actually very cute :) <br />I LOVE this age. She is so interactive and smiles a lot more now! She isnt a fan of my new job though. It takes the attention away from her. <br /><br />Our new game plan now that I am working, is to stay local and settle down. Chris is going to join the National Guard or Reserves and go back to school. Hopefully we can buy a house next year. *fingers crossed*<br /><br />Another big thing coming up is AVA'S 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!!<br />I am having soooo much fun planning it!<br />I want to have a caricature artist or a face painter there. we are renting a couple of big white beautiful tents for my parents backyard for some shade. I am going to have a few water games for the kids and also bake cookies and let the kids go nuts decorating! I can't wait. <br />I still havent decided on a theme. I am thinking about these:<br />1) FAIRIES. I could have all the kids wear little fairy wings and I could wear a flower wreath on my head. Plus it would be soooo pretty to decorate.<br />2) Safari Animals. Ava loves giraffes and elephants, we've taken her to the zoo a few times. We have lots of books on safari animals and she has lots of toys too...it would be gender neutral too, fun for everyone.<br />3) Cupcakes! I had cupcakes at my babyshower, plus i love the cuppycake song. It would be easy to find cupcake decorations and the kids could decorate cupcakes instead of cookies.<br /><br />What do you think?ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-86283119077203424762010-06-18T16:14:00.001-07:002010-06-18T16:18:06.017-07:00AVA UPDATE2 TEETH COMING IN<br />EXCEMA EVERYWHERE :'(<br />CRAWLING MACHINE!<br />LIKES TO PLAY WITH HER FEET WHILE SHE EATS/NURSES.<br />WAVES TO EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING<br />ROLLS HER EYES AT ME NOW. HAHA<br />GROWLS WHEN HUNGRY<br />BLOWS RASBERRIES WHEN TIRED<br />YELLS WHEN FRUSTRATED<br />ARCHES HER BACK WHEN ANNOYED<br />LOVES THE WATER<br />LOVES ANIMALS<br />WARMING UP TO BANANA'S FINALLY.<br />HATES PEACHES.<br />DRINKS WATER FROM A SIPPY CUP.<br />LOVES TO DRINK GOATS MILK.<br />EXPERT AT THE PINCER GRASP.<br />IN 10TH PERCENTILE FOR HEIGHT.<br />IN 75TH PERCENTILE FOR WEIGHT.<br />LOVES HER TUMBLETIME CLASS.<br />SHE OBSERVES KIDS A LOT, NOT ONE TO PLAY AND ROLL ON THEM.<br />STARES INTENTLY AT PEOPLE WEARING GLASSES.<br />LOVES TO RIP UP PAPER TOWELS.<br />FOUND PAPER TOWEL SCRAPS IN HER DIAPER THIS MORNING. HAHA<br />NOT A FAN OF NAPTIME.<br />IN THE MIDDLE OF SLEEP TRAINING.<br />BEGINNING SEPARATION ANXIETY NOW :'(<br />LAUGHS AT SCARY FACES.ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-24124388967031955162010-06-18T16:05:00.000-07:002010-06-18T16:13:27.080-07:00new JOB to tell you about!This has been an incredible week for me!<br /><br />A couple weeks ago I interviewed for a Public Relations position at a local Chiropractors office. They needed someone to do promotions and events and stuff for them. My mom told me about it and she said they are looking for someone that is exactly like me and that I should call and see if I could set up an interview. So I did.<br />I thought this would be a commission type job, make my own hours, work from home etc.<br />Well I was right about the working from home thing, but I pretty much have to be on call all the time. <br />They not only offered to pay me a weekly wage, I also earn bonuses for the business I acquire for them.<br />I looked up PR position on About.com and found out that most PR people make around $70k a year. <br />Hm. that got me thinking.<br />So I sat down with the Doctors wife and had her RE EXPLAIN my compensation. <br />I was ecstatic. <br />She made it clear to me that she is looking for someone that wants a career and plans on working long term. I agreed and <strong>I GOT THE JOB!!!!</strong><br /><br />I have now attended 2 events and worked at 1. I LOVE this job and the people I work for.<br />I am so thrilled for the future. <br />Chris is going to join the Army Reserves and go back to school and I am going to work for the Doctor doing PR.<br />Life changed so fast and I couldnt be happier!ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-34331436679799835682010-06-11T08:43:00.000-07:002010-06-11T08:56:01.037-07:00isnt this a cool mural for a girls room?<img src="http://www.babylifestyles.com/images/blog/2009/09/wallsticker.jpg">ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-23422041086641486162010-06-10T16:34:00.001-07:002010-06-10T16:34:55.979-07:00well said.“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.”ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-41502035893035066902010-06-10T15:47:00.001-07:002010-06-10T16:34:07.461-07:00Trying new foods!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWU5JA8l1X8Gh7gHRtGbgudlL60Dk3vZeJISasZFZIDx0iZJDx7b54V1on5JRAiJfiKXoQKmrDX5xD_Nq2FVFNchu027vlRj5adwyII3WiN86VhKa6hY5u3WrKvYMTVDwzD2LUsnkc4Q/s1600/CIMG4293.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWU5JA8l1X8Gh7gHRtGbgudlL60Dk3vZeJISasZFZIDx0iZJDx7b54V1on5JRAiJfiKXoQKmrDX5xD_Nq2FVFNchu027vlRj5adwyII3WiN86VhKa6hY5u3WrKvYMTVDwzD2LUsnkc4Q/s200/CIMG4293.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481292406101232786" /></a><br />So far Ava has been eating great! <br />We have given her steamed veggies, garlic mashed potatoes, tofu, blueberries, pears, grapes, banana, pasta with cheese and sauce, pesto pasta, black beans, soynut butter and pureed fruit jam sandwich, goats milk, crackers, puffs, pancake, bagel, eggs, waffles and yogurt. she has been eating this way for about a week. straight from our plate sometimes!<br />she doesnt want to be bothered with puree's anymore. she's a <span style="font-style:italic;">big </span>girl now!ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-52702695336839039802010-06-09T21:17:00.000-07:002010-06-09T21:20:28.228-07:00hands cleanblack sheep, i know<br />at least i dont follow<br />with criticism and ugliness and arrogance and selfishness<br />self centered motivations<br />weak people with big fat fingers pointing<br />look at her! look at him! <br />talk talk talk talk<br />work vomit comes to mind.<br /><br />time to wash my hands clean<br />done with them<br />on to my new life<br />my better life<br />my happy life.<br />our happy life.ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-20047531645800931912010-06-09T16:53:00.000-07:002010-06-09T17:01:48.246-07:00Push backTheres this term called "push back" at Sprint (where chris works) when someone in another department thinks they are superior to another employee and challenges them on their policies and decisions. For example; if chris wont upgrade a customer on a new line because they arent eligible, some dude from another department (who would ultimately benefit from the upgrade) "pushes back" and says he can. At the end of the day Chris was right and he doesnt have to do the upgrade.<br />Lets just say parents of new parents are that "dude in the other department" contantly doing push backs.<br />Its getting annoying. thats an understatement.<br />I wouldnt call myself a neurotic mom. i wouldnt call myself and experienced mom. I would call myself, however, a well-read and careful mom. I have allll the information you could ever want on raising babies right at my fingertips. We have internet, blogs, chatrooms, moms clubs, advice nurses, books, pamphlets...it is all basically spelled out for you. and if you are interested enough, you take advantage of all this information and you apply what you want to your childs life and to your own.<br />Well i dont appreciate the constant "when we were kids.." statements and i certainly do not appreciate it when people push back on my decisions and think they can override them.<br />It is amazing to me when grown ass adults undermine other parents authority on their own children. WHO'S THE CHILD HERE?<br />its beyond me.<br />i've juuuust about had it.<br /><br /><br />off to therapy i go!ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-13300114293248028912010-06-02T12:10:00.000-07:002010-06-02T12:17:32.383-07:00I've been busy!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2fVMsUHntgwSx3igT6dYGWqwqcWJRKOnROUWxaUIPbhXUl-PMP3HXIeW9W-kkr5NzLOZPHvzConi0MRZJefJOadIpHW3DbhLTNk7rHfX0mGpBIIIJayxCNsPLDp5kAVaKOu2S24DWNE/s1600/21.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2fVMsUHntgwSx3igT6dYGWqwqcWJRKOnROUWxaUIPbhXUl-PMP3HXIeW9W-kkr5NzLOZPHvzConi0MRZJefJOadIpHW3DbhLTNk7rHfX0mGpBIIIJayxCNsPLDp5kAVaKOu2S24DWNE/s200/21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478257536070057250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBLggMcOHqCh2jn6I-pPH2hiOfXC5bjmacUN66kfD_OldYrzzwPirOZEp25slBYyn5Q37OG2fcV1smIvtPoUJRSsR-VVcblqRL4Jl1EHp3uueJyfzDHjlqBSeKH5dN1ipoG32xTPlAIc/s1600/23.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBLggMcOHqCh2jn6I-pPH2hiOfXC5bjmacUN66kfD_OldYrzzwPirOZEp25slBYyn5Q37OG2fcV1smIvtPoUJRSsR-VVcblqRL4Jl1EHp3uueJyfzDHjlqBSeKH5dN1ipoG32xTPlAIc/s200/23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478257529509263874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz3Gi8JAF5durrnewL28I7Q09Ombk4Ug0lkEg8ekChiVlxt85z_wDh1-8Pa8fld_GAkOeApOdnArR2V-TzAAr2nZwoIz1SluwnhhO7DQpn2oo1kRSAfcUZA_tMfoHoINKHRD4J6b81Qk/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz3Gi8JAF5durrnewL28I7Q09Ombk4Ug0lkEg8ekChiVlxt85z_wDh1-8Pa8fld_GAkOeApOdnArR2V-TzAAr2nZwoIz1SluwnhhO7DQpn2oo1kRSAfcUZA_tMfoHoINKHRD4J6b81Qk/s200/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478257522191055074" /></a><br />Crawling complicates everything! I never knew I could see every tiny thing in our carpet! I am constantly baby proofing, and redirecting little miss crawler toward something else. Life has been exciting and definitely busier! <br />Aside from crawling, Ava officially has two teeth showing, she is pickier about what she eats (any suggestions?!) and says MAMA and DADA and NANA and BABA. i dont really know what she means when she says nana and baba...since she doesnt have a "nanna" or take a bottle. hm?<br />Ava fights with naps. she would rather me hold her than take a nap on her own.<br />ugh.<br />we have also been trying to treat her bad case of excema on her cheeks and arms. we are using eucerin lotion after a bath and occasionally i put Hydrocortisone cream on it. Hopefully its not irritating to her.<br /><br />I am currently looking for a nanny job, I am hoping I get to work for a friend. <br />Me and Ava are going down south for my cousin's wedding this month, I am really looking forward to going to the beach with her!<br />Unfortunately Chris cant get the time off of work, so its going to be a girls trip.ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-90007649000999468312010-05-27T20:31:00.000-07:002010-05-27T20:31:50.926-07:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS-_bL1qInTLJ0QvhNO8bHjrG24cOEpG8oOlKJLhnSjpHipYmGRT57Ok9THjZcLIBYeQtC9axkEncvv8rD5asu6nstRVfRXjB3da9yP5Pemfbbp0OeUOVSHKddUvWl_uI9EzBaXfyCdU/s1600/castro's!+080.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS-_bL1qInTLJ0QvhNO8bHjrG24cOEpG8oOlKJLhnSjpHipYmGRT57Ok9THjZcLIBYeQtC9axkEncvv8rD5asu6nstRVfRXjB3da9yP5Pemfbbp0OeUOVSHKddUvWl_uI9EzBaXfyCdU/s400/castro's!+080.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237401508330201604.post-35109890654411048422010-05-26T19:14:00.000-07:002010-05-26T19:20:24.204-07:00ohhh my gosh!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-5lQcQeLsw8lDRJnmK-oMz4mqT7MIxbDkEV9ma7J-vUl0HN4d9vv29Xe5MSyjWrJjFSuXMRQny0-W6XHTqqqm1RdT_Ge4Q86PL2GDV7EcbEyvPSh3SOVt9EnL3NZYuA2BiKaCv4Lt7k/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-5lQcQeLsw8lDRJnmK-oMz4mqT7MIxbDkEV9ma7J-vUl0HN4d9vv29Xe5MSyjWrJjFSuXMRQny0-W6XHTqqqm1RdT_Ge4Q86PL2GDV7EcbEyvPSh3SOVt9EnL3NZYuA2BiKaCv4Lt7k/s200/024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475768894653080626" /></a><br />Such a frustrating day!!!<br />Stuck in the house...no gas...Ava seems crankier than usual. Oh my goodness!! She is SO cranky!<br />she refuses to eat, she can't sleep, she is curious and into everything (cords and plugs are her favorite!)..I never let her cry, and today I let her cry for a few minutes in her high chair while I took my last few bites of my soup. Seriously!?<br />Maybe its because I'm dieting and cranky too....I think I'm on Ava's nerves, I put her in her crib with some stuffed animal friends and she was fine. she was alone in her room for 15 minutes! <br />sometimes, a girl just needs a minute to herself.<br /><br />haha.ajarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993267322772877996noreply@blogger.com0