You can yell at me later...

I barely have the time to update for now, so you can all yell and tell me how much of a slacker I am another time.

Okay, sooooooooooo...WE HAVE CLOTH DIAPERS!  Woo.  Sorry, I had to do that.  I'm so happy.  Bella looks so cute with a big fluffy butt.  I promise I will post pictures...eventually.  As of right now, I am still being a total loser and trying to get caught up on stupid stuff...like sleep, eating, and trying to get the house to look like it no longer belongs on an episode of Hoarders.  Responsibility sucks.

Well, obviously we made it back to Jersey.  The trip was really long, especially the second day of it, but we made it back last sunday night (well, okay, Monday morning at 1am) and have been trying to play catch up since.  Definitely not fun...and I've barely made any progress.  Its been a week and I'm still trying to unpack everything!!  [I'd just like to add that I blame this on teething, though.  My formerly good sleeper has been up countless times at night lately.  Last night was probably one of the worst...ever.  She was up about every 15-20 minutes.  I didn't get any kind of decent sleep.  Needless to say, I'm tired...and updating my blog sounded like a better option than cleaning Bella's nursery (again). haha]

Okay updates...

For those that don't know, my little sister is pregnant...with twins...and they're pretty sure they're both girls!!! (The tech wasn't 100% sure but they said they both LOOKED like girls.) Woo!  I guess I know where all of Bella's old clothes are going. haha

Our neighbors moved.  I'm not exactly heartbroken about this.  Up until I had Bella, I didn't even know they spoke English (I swear this is not being racist, I had only ever heard them speak Spanish, so I didn't know).  However, I am definitely excited to see who moves in next.  I'm hoping its a younger couple...I'd love to be able to make friends.  Knowing my luck, though, it'll be one of Travis's exes or something.  FML

We don't have an extra person living in the house (yet) like I thought we were going to when we got back.  It turns out the Travis's sister just had her ex gf staying here for a few days or something while we were gone.  I say that she's not living here yet, because she's coming over tomorrow to "stay for a few days" again.  Last time we were told that, a few days turned into three months... I'd be a lot more irritated by this if it wasn't the girl that I get along with.  I met her when their mom was sick and she and I get along really well.

Total sidenote, but Bella is currently sitting beside me just laughing and talking to herself.  She hasn't been like this in FOREVER.  I love it!

Okay, uhm...lets see...what else??

Oh yeah!  I lost two pounds!!  I actually think it was a mix of lighter clothing and the scale sitting funny, but damnit I'll take whatever I can get.  I found a picture of myself in a bikini from summer 2008 (pre-baby) and it was seriously depressing.  I can't believe I used to think I needed to lose weight.  I miss that body.  I don't think its ever coming back.  Excuse me while I take a moment of silence for my old body...may it rest in peace.

Bella has learned to rip the rattle off of  her bouncy seat and throw it at me.  Its cute for a little while, eventually I get really sick of putting it back.

Uhm....okay I can't think of anything else right now, but I know there is more.  I'll update more later if I get the chance.  Right now I have to go tend to the monster, who apparently just realized she wasn't being fussy enough.

I am not a religious woman...

But I'm going to be calling on every deity EVER to keep me from losing my damn mind and hurting someone.

I'll give details later, but just know that if I stop posting for...say...25 to life...I might have snapped.  And send bail money...K?

Unpopular Opinions and Confessions

Warning, this post contains way too much information for some people...but then again, if you're reading my blog, you probably aren't easily offended. ;)

1.  I fell asleep during sex on New Years Eve...I finished before Travis and I fell asleep three times while I waited for him to finish.

2.  I'm still afraid of the upstairs hallway in my parents house.  It creeps me out.  I can't walk down it without the light on.

3.  There is one reason and on reason only that I am looking forward to going back to Jersey (yeah, I can't believe the last nine words of that sentence ever crossed my mind).  I want to get the mail because my cloth diapers should be there!!

4.  I got one of those tummy hider tucker-inner things for New Years Eve.  I don't even know what they are called but I couldn't stand how I looked with the damn spare tire hanging over my pants, and the thing REALLY worked.  I may end up wearing it on a daily basis, just to make myself feel better.

5.  One of Travis's friends has made us a couple things for Bella.  Some of them are absolutely adorable and some of them are...not.  I'm always so thankful for gifts, but there's been a couple times that I've looked at the not-so-cute stuff and wondered wtf she was thinking.

6.  I get REALLY bothered by how much sleep Travis gets sometimes.  He falls asleep before me at night.  I'm the one who wakes up with Bella at night because he doesn't hear her and I have to wake him up if I want him to go get her.  He wakes up after me in the morning.  And lately he's been taking naps that last up to six hours during the day.  It bothers the hell out of me.  I need sleep too.  I love him and I know he does so much for us, but damnit I am so exhausted that I've been so tempted to put the pillow over his face a couple times.

7.  I think its irresponsible for people to drink very often around their children.  I've seen a lot of families that have a couple beers or cocktails at every meal or gathering and it makes their children think that its no big deal, so they start drinking really early.  Its one thing to have a drink every once in awhile with a nice meal or something, but I think it happens too often with some families.

8.  I don't understand why some people freak out about getting their child on a schedule.  I understand that it makes thing easier, but it seems cruel to try to make a baby stick to a schedule.  They'll be on someone else's schedule for the rest of their lives...let them set their own for at least a little while.

9.  I have a lot more...but I can't remember them.  I'm really sidetracked by waiting for Travis to get home right now.

I know I need to update...

But things have been absolutely crazy lately.  I swear I will update with new pics of Bella (because they're definitely needed), my unpop confessions (which I'm late with this week), and more of my general ramblings about new years and all that fun stuff.

I promise I will soon.

Promise.

Hopefully.