Cleaning

Something that I am constantly doing. With the amount of stuff (60% of which is useless junk) we have, coupled with the amount of space (or lack thereof), there is constantly something to clean. I'm sure its the same for every household, but for us, four walls and 3 people just gets messy. Add to that the fact that Mandie is now crawling and into everything, and my new mothers brain goes on a cleaning frenzy. But I don't mind cleaning.

Don't get me wrong, Mandie is not a high maintanence baby. But when I try to get cleaning done, holy crap, its like the fire truck is in the crib!

And then there's Chris......I clean and clean and he comes home from work, and throws his clothes on the floor.....directly infront of the closet.....which is where the drawer, just for his work clothes, resides. And it wouldn't bother me....except that two items, whatever they may be, makes it look like a tornado came through the room. It's that small, space wise.

Wow.......can I vent some more? Sorry.....didn't mean to. I know its probably the same in other houses. In fact, I know it is, from talking to other wives and mothers. So, here's a rant that I know all of us women want to have. If you feel like you can't complain to others because you think they won't understand.....don't go crazy. You are not alone! Just read, yell "hear hear!!" To your screen, and let that weight on your shoulders just lift away.................

(until your husband and kids come home) ;)

Remembering

Tomorrow, my little angel will be 9 months old. I was looking through all my photos today and came by one just minutes after she was born. I compared it to one I took a few days ago, and the real, now crawling (almost) thing. And holy cow!!! Has this kid grown! She is such a joy, and I learn something new everyday. I love every minute I am with her, and cherish my time with her so much!!

From 5lb 15oz, 18in long, to who knows how big (we'll find out tomorrow!), she has brightened my life so much! I don't know what I would do with out her! I can't even hardly function in the morning until I get my morning Mandie's smile. :)

So here's to you, Mandie.  My perfect, wonderful, happy 9month old!

Family is forever

So, interesting day. Through a twist and turn of little fusterating things throughout the last 24 hours, and one big bombshell (and non by any fault but mine), I am ending this day in tears.  However I do still somehow have a smile on my face, and a leap of joy in my heart. How, you ask, is this so? My angel. One look at her smileing face and I receive the strength to fight the tears. With this little monkey by my side, I can conqore any and all of life's hardships. No task is too difficult when she is involved. I would be nothing without she and Chris. She lights up my world with a smile and he is always there to comfort me. I love my little family and don't know how I lived without them. Or what I would be if I lost them.

Hello web world!

Since the day I turned thirteen, I dreamed of getting married and having kids, and having my happily ever after. I married my high school sweetheart two months after we graduated, and a year, thirteen hours of easy labor, and a whopping five minutes of pushing later, I gave birth to an angel. My Mandie Cherie was 5lb 15oz, and absolutely perfect. But, as I'm sure every one over the age of 20 knows, life doesn't end there, like the fairy tale does. After having a baby, life changes drastically. And while in many ways, its for the better, it also brings on many changes that you would like to do without. but alas, they come wether you like it or not. And you have to adjust your life to deal with them.
I am a 19 year old wife and mother, and being new to this genre of life, I can only blindly put one foot in front of the other and pray I'm doing something right.