holy cow

it's been so long since i've posted. i'm so lazy!


things have been somewhat hectic. i've been trying like crazy to get a job, and i was getting a little homesick, so i surprised everyone (except my sister cause she's the only one that knew) and went back to wv for the Easter weekend. my mom was sooo excited! she said it was like Christmas and she got the best present ever. i had lisa (my sister) go in with me to her house, it was late because i waited for her (lisa) to get off work, and my mom was sleeping. we went into her bedroom, lisa had danny. she said 'mom', but nothing. i turned on the light. nothing. so finally, she put danny on the bed up against her and she finally woke up. she said 'am i dreaming?' it was really nice. i had so much fun!


danny turned 8 months on the 9th. exactly a week before, he started crawling. then a few days before, he got really cranky and i just knew he would be getting a tooth, but was kinda skeptical because i've thought it before, and no teeth appeared. then, on the 9th, the day he turned 8 months, his first tooth appeared! i was so excited! he did get a cold, and gave it to me, i just got over being sick then i got sick again... and he's had it ever since. we took him to the clinic, because i can't find a pediatrician for him yet (which is sooo aggrevating!!). they gave him a breathing treatment because he was wheezing and gave us a prescription for an inhaler with a tube that he has to take. he's almost done with it, and they said if he's not better, to bring him back. he's still really rattley when he breaths, so i figure we'll have to take him back. they said it could be asthma, but it could also be just the way he gets when he gets sick, or maybe he has allergies or something. i hope it's NOT asthma!


i got a call for an interview while i was in wv. i explained to her that i was out of state but i would be coming back on tuesday (last week). she scheduled my interview for thursday morning. i went and it went really well, but it was at an employment agency. i didn't realize that... but then she called me back for a 2nd interview with the manager at that office. i didn't know what that meant, but it had to be good! so my 2nd interview was yesterday morning, and it went pretty well too... she told me there was a company that is going to start interviewing the first week in may, then if you get hired, they start training the 11th, then you start the job the first of june. she said she would send my information to them. it's a customer service job, i'd really love to get SOMETHING! and if that falls through, i'm going to check on the application i put in at starbucks!! something is better than nothing.


daniel has had a few calls but still no interviews. this is so frustrating! oh well... it'll work out. something will come along.... i hope anyway!



















when we were in west virginia, danny fell asleep and lisa took him and he rolled over on her and that's how he stayed. it was sooo cute!




i took this yesterday.. danny with a soccer ball (of course! haha).. and you can't see it, but i put his hair (what little he's got) in a mohawk... hahahaha







lisa's kids (nathaniel, breanne, and alexis) on Easter morning in their Easter outfits.






me, my friend Tina, and danny.. i used to work with her.. she was my supervisor, and the only one (besides her husband) that knew me and daniel were dating


this is Tina and her husband Miguel with danny. i just love those two!




me and one of my best friend's who i love dearly!!!, Terri (in the white shirt), and her daughter Ashley (she didn't feel good) and danny (when we were in west virginia)

while he sleeps...

where to start...?

things haven't been EXTREMELY hectic, but busy enough.

i lost the usb cord that transfers my pictures from digital camera to the computer :'(. i can't believe it!! i guess it happened when i moved the computer, but i have absolutely no idea where it is! i guess i could get a cd, but if anyone has any ideas that would be easier, or how i could get another cord without paying an arm and a leg for it, PLEASE let me know!

my dad went back in the hospital last week on wednesday, i think. i called him everyday from friday to tuesday. then wednesday, his birthday (yeah, he's an april fool's baby) i try to call, and there's no answer. the several times i try, NO answer. then on thursday, the same thing. so i text my aunt (his sister) and that's how i find out he got out on wednesday. nice of someone to let me know! i was pretty upset about that, mainly because of their attitude towards me. that's a whole 'nother story....

daniel's sister's quincinera was last saturday. she looked SOOO pretty. we all dressed up, and danny and daniel were both in suits. they were so handsome! and i took lots of pictures, but without the cord, i can't put any on here yet :(. today, daniel's cousin got married, but we skipped out on going to the wedding.... i think we were a little overloaded on dancing from last weekend haha.



danny started crawling on april 2! it was so exciting! i got it on the video on my digital camera!! AND the same day, he was in his bed (which is a pack 'n' play, and he sleeps in the bassinet in it), and he pulled himself up to a standing position! first time for that too! i just had to call my mom and sister and tell them. they were excited.
i need to get him a real baby book. i had this idea when i was pregnant to get a scrapbook and make it myself, but i'm entirely too lazy for that. i saw a baby book at wal mart for $10, but it doesn't have very many pages in it, so i need to go somewhere else that might have more pages in it.


i've been (halfway) trying to lose weight... and my friend told me she was going to mail me one of her zumba dvd's! i cannot wait to get it. she mailed it on the 1st. i hope it gets here soon.... i can't wait to start.

i've also been playing guitar hero. i'm becoming pretty good at it. i'm a ROCKSTAR, man. hahahahaa

i'm also trying to find a job still. i put in an application at starbucks yesterday. then daniel's oldest sister told me that the hospital and clinic are hiring. i'm going there first thing monday morning... well, maybe around 9 or 10. i'm not getting up REAL early.

i think that's about it... i know i haven't posted for a while, i've been in quite a funk... i think i'm homesick. but i'm hoping to go visit my mom and sister next weekend. i really really want to. i hope i can talk daniel into it (because i'm scared to drive by myself). i don't think daniel will want me driving all that way by myself, so hopefully i'll be able to talk him into it... we'll see!

i'm not sure why...

but i have been so moody. it's not that time.. the only thing i can think of is that i might be homesick.
i love it here, i really do. i love daniel and his family, they are all wonderful... but the littlest thing makes me so mad! i've always had a short fuse it seems like, and as i get older, it gets shorter. i hate that because i take things out on daniel, and he gets upset (of course).. and i can only apologize so much.

it's just.. i miss lisa, my mom, and the kids terribly. i'm not 15 minutes away anymore, and believe me, i thought a LOT about that before i came here. i would love to just go visit them, but it's not that easy now.
and another thing, i could've stayed in west virginia, and if i would have put up a fight, i'm sure daniel would have stayed longer. BUT i know that coming here made him happy. and that's very important to me. also, if i would've stayed, i don't know that i could have stayed without daniel.

i don't know. i need to pray about it and think more about it, and try to control getting aggrevated and mad over every little thing. maybe just be by myself for a little while everyday will help.

other than that, things are great. i'm still looking for a job, but it'll come in time.

yay

i got my follower back!

on the move

moving went pretty smoothly and the goodbye's weren't as bad as i had thought they would be. i miss lisa, her kids, and my mom like CRAZY but it's really not bad here. that helps a lot.

packing was the worst part, it took so long. and loading the truck, but that's because it was just me, daniel, and jimmy (my brother in law). when we unpacked, we had 3 extra people, so it went by a LOT faster.

everything, for the most part, is put away.
and daniel finally has his big tv set up and we have direct tv now. and some channels are in HD, so it's pretty nice.

i'm looking for a job now. well, i have been looking, but it's so much easier now that we have internet. last night, i put in some resume's and i emailed my resume, too.


danny's formula's been switched because WIC here has Enfamil instead of Similac. i've heard that it can make babies more constipated, but so far, he hasn't spit up as much. and if you look at the two, Enfamil is much more fine and looks like it would be easier for the baby to digest.
on the upside, though, if danny does get constipated, hopefully i can just give him juice and it'll help him use the bathroom. it's worked before, so i hope it's no different now.



danny's awake, so i'm going to go change him and i'll be back on later.

pictures

i have a gorgeous baby!

and he's so happy all the time! i am so blessed!

we're here... and i FINALLY got internet.

after a week and a half of waiting for at&t internet, we finally got hooked up today --with a different provider. they told us 4 times that it would be hooked up a certain day and it never was hooked up, so we cancelled it.

i'm going to post more later, and also some pictures.

my computer has a virus, i think, so we're going to go get some anti virus something... anyone have any suggestions on what's good?