Sep 19 2013

Discharge papers

Posted on September 19, 2013 by traylee

Finally got my discharge papers and get to go home and see my monsters. I almost had to stay another night. I’m in a pretty significant amount of pain, but I know I will rest better under the same roof as my family.

I can’t thank my family & friends enough for their support. All of the prayers were felt. And I am truly blessed to have such amazing folks in my life. So many calls, text, and messages through social media. You certainly learn who cares when you go through something like this. I am one blessed gal with an awful lot of folks that genuinely care about me and my family. Thank you!

Sep 19 2013

Protected: Worrier by fault

Posted on September 19, 2013 by traylee

Sep 18 2013

Mommy

Posted on September 18, 2013 by traylee

Lookie what my Buggie Boo wrote tonight all by herself! Bunny knew I was upset being in the hospital and having to be away from them. So she taught her little sissy how to write mommy and texted me a picture of it!

I’m one proud mommy! Really missing my monsters tonight.

-Buggie, 4 years old, September 2013

Sep 18 2013

Vague blogging

Posted on September 18, 2013 by traylee

When I woke up this morning I doubt you could have convinced me that I would be admitted in the hospital this afternoon and scheduled for a surgery first thing tomorrow morning. Stressed would be an understatement. While I know Matt and my mom have everything under control at home with my four lil monsters, I can’t help but to want to be there with them. I can’t stand being away from my little family.

I know I am basically vague blogging by not giving details as to what is going on. I’ll keep those details between myself and my close family and friends for now. But I will ask for prayers. Not only for me, but for my husband, my mom, and my babies that don’t quite understand what is going on.

Sep 18 2013

My mother-in-law

Posted on September 18, 2013 by traylee

Today is my fabulous mother-in-law’s birthday. I am so very thankful for the bond I share with her. She is one of the most genuine people I have ever known. Buggie is a spitting image of her childhood pictures (I swear my daughter looks nothing like me). And I see so much of her personality in my husband.

You can learn so much about a person through their child. She prepared him to be the man he has become today. Matt is a fantastic father and husband and I have no doubt I have her to thank for it.

Wishing you a very happy birthday Susie! We love you!

Sep 17 2013

Najah

Posted on September 17, 2013 by traylee

This sweet little old fella is so patient with these girls. They decided they needed to cover him up today. Both Buggie & Bitty have always been known to hug and kiss him all the time. Bitty has even attempted to ride him once, eek! Thank goodness he has all of the patience in the world when it comes to these children he has protected for the last 9 years now. Now if I could just figure out how to get these little ones to realize he isn’t a baby doll?

Sep 17 2013

Stop & look around

Posted on September 17, 2013 by traylee

I am always surrounded by some rather rad folks! I adore the variety of culture our monsters get to experience through our friends & family. Especially the friends that have become family. I love the man I get to share it all with. This amazing life we have been blessed with and the 4 little monsters we get to watch grow. Even on the days they truly are little monsters!

Be thankful for the life you have. Walk humbly through life. Count your blessings. Never take any of it for granted.

Sep 16 2013

Overwhelmed but grateful

Posted on September 16, 2013 by traylee

Today was an overwhelming day to say the least! Is it a full moon? Because a few of my friends said all of their monsters have been a handful today too. Sigh. All of my little crazies are in bed now. Thankfully after mellowing out some first. They may be able to push my buttons. But at the end of the day it’s their smiles, hugs, and giggles that brighten my day like no other! I never loose sight of how truly blessed I am to have these very crazy lil monsters. How blessed I am to have all of this loudness that surrounds me. They are certainly four very strong willed monsters. I can’t imagine where they got those traits from (obviously Matt, right?). So while today was pretty much a day loaded with extra chaos, I am still so very grateful to spend this day with our four lil monsters, my husband that came through the door and helped me get dinner ready and our monsters to bed, and my rad mom!

Sep 16 2013

Some days are like that…

Posted on September 16, 2013 by traylee

We all have those days. Today seems to have been one of them for all of these lil monsters. I could easily only post all of the good things on my blog about our family and paint a picture perfect life. But come on, lets be real there is no such thing! Kiddos can be real lil monsters and Lord knows mine are no exception to the rule!It’s been quite a day! Budah has a teenage chip on his shoulder today that he obviously can’t shake. After a full weekend of hanging out with friends, he woke up this morning with a pretty high and mighty attitude and obviously forgot I am his mom and not one of his little friends. At one point Buggie decided we need to get rid of him because he was teasing her and annoying her too. Then there is Buggie. We are going through an interesting phase here lately where she is testing her boundaries. It doesn’t matter what you say she will argue it and if it doesn’t go her way bring on the fit. Bunny came home and had a melt down over a toy someone gave her that was mysteriously broken. It doesn’t matter how crafty I would like to think I am, try as I may I just can’t fix everything. This would be one of those times. Then it seems as though my precious little Bitty is all too quickly approaching those wonderful terrible twos! Say it ain’t so! Oh my word. Way too many melt downs happening today! With that said, I absolutely adore these four crazy lil monsters. Not every day or moment is all peachy. But the ones that are makes these rough days manageable! It also helps to know I will someday get to watch them be parents of teenagers too, and that makes me smile! Thankful bedtime will be here before we know it and God willing tomorrow will be a better day!