These are the moments

Monday at 4am I wake up to discover that our ac was out. Naturally I wake Dave up so he can fix it. Well, come to find out, he couldn't. No biggie. We have friends that are in the ac industry, so I am thinking that this will be fixed by the end of the day. I pack up all of Abby's things and head to my parents(this was at 7 am) so that we are not boiling all day in our house. We are over there until I have to leave to come back to our house because the sprinklers are also broke, so I am meeting the guy at one. 1:45 comes around and that guy calls to tell me that he is running late and will be there at 2:30. No problem, it's not like our house is getting warm, I mean it's only the middle of summer in Texas! So he finally shows up and about ten minutes later it starts lightning out. Guess what...you can't work in the yard when there is lightning! So he reschedules for Wednesday at 8:30 am. Meanwhile my dad has picked up the parts for the ac and has them back at their house. I go back to get them and Abby so that we can come back here and Dave can fix the ac when he gets home. O, if only it were that easy. I would like to say thank you to the lady who gave us the WRONG parts!!! Come 7pm Abby is sleeping in her room, which at this point is probably close to 80 degrees. We have our wonderful friends Justin and Stephen outside trying to help Dave and on their phones calling around to get the right parts. Good news, we can get the parts, bad news, it wont be until tomorrow.Luckily Justin had a window unit in his truck, so we put that in Abby's room so she could sleep good. Dave and I quickly realize that there is no way were are going to be able to sleep in our room, so we decide that we need to sleep in hers. We gather up our blankets and pillows and head on in. Of course we cant just turn on the lights and see what we are doing, no, we are literally crawling on all fours in the dark. We get settled in and I can't help but laugh at the whole situation. As I am falling asleep I realize how lucky I am to have a husband who finds this just as funny as I do, and I get to fall asleep listening to our beautiful daughter sleeping and making those cute baby noises.After a good night sleeping on the floor, we all get up at 6:30. So, the parts were coming at 2 and then Stephen was coming over after work to put the parts in.Thank you so much to Justin for getting us the parts and a huge thank you to Stephen for putting the parts in! I know they saved us a ton of money. It's moments like this when you realize how lucky you are to have friends that are so unselfish and so willing to open their houses to us. We had so many people offer us a place to stay, Thank You all so much! I also realize that I am so lucky that this is the only thing I have to worry about. I know there are people out there with so much more on their plates that having no ac looks like nothing. I thank God every day for blessing me with such great friends, a husband whose love for me is endless and a happy healthy daughter whose smile makes everything better!




~ our sleeping arrangements ~

Watch out, she bites...

...and hits and kicks and pinches! What happened to my baby?!? I love my daughter more than anything, but Whoa! Someone or something has taken away my sweet and happy little girl and has replaced her with a crazy person! I know she is not feeling good because her teeth are in and are coming in, but wow, who knew it could be this bad. I am looking at a nine month old with the attitude of a 13 year old. Some say it's a girl thing, my dad says it's a red head thing. I say it's going to turn me into a drunk thing! Well actually more like a non stop chocolate eating thing. I am on cookie number....well numbers aren't important! Everyone will tell you that parenthood is an amazing journey, this is true. They don't tell you that it is also a constant roller coaster, and we all know how much I like those. Abby has been gaging herself, yes I know what you are thinking, but she won't stop. Yesterday she made herself throw up twice! When I try to pull her hands out of her mouth she bites me! I have a nine month old bulimic biting machine on my hands. Thank the Lord that my mom is on summer break, this has been a life saver! The good thing is, I know this is just a phase and next week we will be on to something else. In the meantime, if you see a listing on craigs list for a child for sale, don't judge me!

This little light of mine...

...went out last night! Actually it was at 4am, our power went out. Dave is out of town, so already I am not sleeping great. I finally fall asleep around 1am and the next thing I know the baby monitor is making some crazy noises. I try to turn on the lamp and of course it wont turn on, but I still have no clue that we are powerless. I use my cell phone to find the door and go to turn on the living room light and still get nothing. Ok, at this point normal people would think darn, the power went out. Not me!!! I freak out. I am not kidding when I say that the next thought that goes through my mind is: someone has cut our power, come into the house, taken Abby and left! O yes, I went there! Keep in mind that it is 4 am and I am home alone. So naturally I go running into Abby's room only to find that of course she is sound asleep, has no clue that anything has happened. Whew, that was a close one! So after I put my heart back in my chest I looked outside and realized that the whole block has lost power, not just me. So, I put my big girl undies on, and went back to bed. The power was back on shortly after, thank goodness because it was getting pretty hot! Heres the thing, I am mostly a logical person. I know good and well that we live in a safe neighborhood. I know that we have a 90 pound American Bulldog that would literally kill anyone who tried to come in our house in the middle of the night. However, I am still a mom who loves her daughter more than she will ever know, and even though I may seem a little crazy at times, it's all in the name of motherhood!

It's really kinda sad...

Last Sunday as Dave and I were trying to decide which church service to go to we sort of had our own little "wow" moment. We were weighing the pros and cons of each choice and when we were talking about the later service one of us said " I just wish it wasn't in the middle of the day. You don't really have time to get much else done afterwards". Hmmm, wow! Last time I checked isn't Sunday meant to be a day of worship? Then we really started thinking...how sad is it that we feel like giving up an hour of our time to God is such a task. It really makes me sad when I start to think about all the excuses we have used to get out of church. Having a child really helps! It amazes me that it is such a chore for us and many other people to make it to church. I find it so sad that we make such a big deal about giving up one hour to learn about God and the Bible, yet whenever we need Him, He is just a prayer away. I really hope there never comes a day when I need to pray and He says " Yep, I am listening, but make it quick I have somewhere to be". So, we make it to church and all throughout service there is a guy in the aisle across from us with 2, not kidding you, 2 cell phones. He texts on both phones the entire service! Ironically the service had to do with having too much stuff! Have we become so self involved that we can't give our Lord an hour of our time with no distractions?

Family Update

Dave started a new job on Tuesday. He is now working for Kohler. He is still working on generators and seems to really like this company so far. He will be going to Wisconsin soon for some classes. He will be working more hours and be gone more on the weekends, but I think overall this is going to be really good for him. The downside...no vacation for a year! Thats right, the Wells will be in Mckinney for a whole year. I guess this counts as a year long staycation!?!
Abby is growing so fast. She is 21 pounds, off the charts in height, and just as cute as can be. She is learning how to throw her food down so she can feed Lucky. What fun games they learn! Her front two teeth are so close to coming in,I know she will be a lot happier when they arrive. She really is the sweetest baby EVER!!! She is really wanting to crawl and keep up with all her friends. She gets up on all fours, starts rocking, and with her eye on the prize she proceeds to move backwards! Yes, bless her little heart, she is definetly my girl!
I am loving being able to stay home with Abby. I can't imagine havig it any other way. Every day I get to see Abby growing and learning something new. I feel like she teaches me a lot about life, like being happy with whats around you.Isn't it funny how your whole outlook on life changes when you become a parent!

Easy as 1,2,3...

So, here I go. I don't do facebook, my space, and still have no clue what a twitter is. I figured this looked simple enough. RIGHT!!! Easy as 1,2,3 hours later, I think I might be getting this thing going. Of course I have to give the credit to Pamela, who did not give up on helping me even after saying "this should work" at least a dozen times. Such is the story of my life!
Anyways, I decided to do this blog thing because everyone knows how good I am at keeping in touch and calling people back. This seems like something I can keep up and let everyone know whats new in our lives.