My Life...?

Here are some random parts from my most recent days... and a few random thoughts inbetween....

1. Jackson spends most of his day in time-out (yes, I have a 2 year old). The other day I went to go get him out of his room and this is what I found.... He had gotten into some lotion that I had in a box in his room. Lesson #1: When a child moves to a bed and is no longer in his crib - you cannot keep anything... absolutley nothing in their room that they could get into. Lesson #2: When child is incredibly quiet - they are most likely doing something they shouldn't.

2. I try to go out on alot of walks. I usually walk about 2 or 3 miles. The other day I got lost and walked 4 miles. Pretty sure it was a little more than my preg body was used to, I was in a little too much pain by the time I was done.

3. Jackson got nailed right inbetween the eyes while out playing with the neighborhood kids. The bruise has slowly turned into a slight black eye. I think he looks like a tough guy with it.

4. My sister Candice is days away from having her first baby. She has had a couple showers so far and it has been so much fun watching her open all her fun gifts for her little one. She still does not know what she is having and i am so anxious to find out, I can't imagine how anxious she must be.

5. I am selling my Microdermabrasion machine. With a second baby on the way, I decided to be done working. I have it on Craigslist and have let a few Dr. offices know about it. I have had a few people interested but nothing has been set in stone. If you know anyone out there who might be - please pass the word along.

6. I am currently reading the book "The Host". It is Stephanie Meyers new book. It's a pretty good one. Nothing quite like Twilight, but still a good read.

7. Something weird about my child. He has an obsession with shoes. He absolutely freaks when he is not wearing his shoes. I think I could say he has a breakdown when he does not have them on. Somehow I get him to take naps and go to bed without them, but other than that, they are on first thing in the morning and they do not come off until he goes to bed. It is so bizarre.

8. This brings me to another subject about Jackson, shoes, and time-outs. Today I realized, just putting Jackson in his room for a time out doesn't really work. He could care less. And actually, I think he thinks its funny. So I tried taking away his dog that he sleeps with, that didn't work... I thought about spanking him, but then felt too guilty... so finally I decided to take away his shoes. OH MY!!! He went nuts! Can you believe it, his shoes? What is this kids obsession with shoes?

9. T.V. ... I just watched American Idol. I am glad that David Cook won. I have always liked him. But I loved "Little David" too. In fact, I don't think I would have cared either way. I can't wait for "So You Think You Can Dance", I love this one - even a little more than "American Idol". And how about "The Bachlorette"? Was that not hilarious! I loved all the geeky guys. I couldn't believe what some of those guys would do for her attention... come on... did they really think she thought any of that stuff was attractive?

10. I now have just 10 weeks left. I know is still along time, but I feel like once you get to 30 weeks, you can start counting down in weeks and that always feels good. So rather than saying, "I am 30 weeks preg", I can say, "I have 10 weeks left". It is a great feeling!