Wildman Willie and playing catch-up!

Babyboy is 7 months old and crawling EVERYWHERE he's not supposed to. He looks at me with hims big ol' dark eyes and smiiiiiles that gummy smile from ear to ear when he sees me looking at him, haha! He knows he isn't supposed to be wherever he's at but he can't hardly help himself! Hes just so rotten..

Also just some more updates since I have free time on my hands (Willies in bed for the night)-
>Willie loves almost everyone he meets and acts like he's known them forever.
>He is getting more and more to where he doesn't like me to leave him very long.
>Since 2 months he's slept all night long.
>He's almost NEVER up past 8:00pm, he made his own bedtime and sticks to it.
>He loves:
>People
>Animals
>Music
>Car rides
>Going outside (alot)
>Public places (stores, church, etc..)
>Stuffed animals
>Exploring
>TV but especially Jake & The Neverland Pirates, Mickey Mouse & Dora!
>Bathtime
>Stuffed animals and especially his mommy/daddy bear- Milo! (Build-a-bear)

He's always so happy and patient while I'm taking a bath which is usually atleast an hour long while he's drinking a bottle in his little baby bouncer/chair beside the bathtub. We'll talk (or jabber) about some pretty serious stuff, sing a few songs and maybe take a nap.

Curt works from 1am-1pm so his schedule is: 11pm get up and go to work, 1pm get off, 2pm get home, 5pm go to bed. So our schedules mean daddy doesn't get to spend much time with us. We wake up at 7am and Willie is usually asleep by 8:00. Luckily, he gets off on Mondays and Tuesdays. Yay! :)

I'm pretty sure I've updated ya'll on most everything so if yall have any questions and I'll answer them on my next post. I'm getting more freetime now since I'm learning to get my own self in a schedule! Getting Willie on one was the easy part!! haha :)

Follow me and Willie on instagram for more pictures! @StephUncut & twitter @StephUncut

Our first Christmas as a family of three :)

Last year at this time I had a sweet little boy in my tummy just kicking away! This year I have a 7 month old sweet little boy trying his best to eat wrapping paper! Oh how time fly's...  December 25th our babyman turned SEVEN MONTHS OLD. He's sitting up great, hes trying his hardest to pull up on things, hes into everything. he still loves everyone and is always happy unless hes hungry. He got his first sippycup for Christmas and instantly figured out how to hold it! He is constantly gaining more and more personality. He's definitely a mommas boy but looooves his daddy too of course! He's 23lbs and 27inches, BIG BOY! He loves lemons, any babyfood really but hes not a big fan of the texture of big boy foods like potatoes, tiny cut up scrambled eggs or cut up macaroni.

We had an amazing Christmas! He's more spoiled than I thought though! lol... He received so many great gifts from everyone and lots of kisses and hugs too! Everytime he tried opened a gift, he automatically tried eating the paper! lol. He was also very excited about the boxes and that everyone else was so excited about their gifts. Needless to say Christmas eve and Christmas night we had a very exhausted little man on our hands.

As much I want him to stay this little forever, I am excited for the next few years when we can start Christmas traditions that will be fun for him.. Elf On The Shelf, blowing out candles for Jesus' birthday, etc.. Every single day I fall more and more in love with this precious angel of mine... It might sound crazy but he truly is my best friend, my son, my world. I have absolutely NO idea what I'd do without him!

Have you thought about your resolution?

Its almost that time! The new year is coming and the old year will be behind us.
2013 has been an amazing year! God blessed us with an amazing son, I gave my life to God, we've been part of an amazing church family since August, I could go on forever but the point is- 2014 is a brand new fresh start!

I've continually said "I'll write later, I'll take pictures later, Oh YouTube? Yeah! I'll do a video later." When does later come? I've realized that while I was putting things off till "later" my life was flying by. I wish like crazy I blogged more, took more videos, more pictures. But the only person who can change that is ME.

I'm not big on making new years resolutions.... I mean who keeps them anyway, right? Well this year is time for a change! My resolutions are--
1.Take more pictures
2.Video more
3.Write more
4.Exercise more
They probably sound like no big deal but they are to me! I love all of them, I just keep putting it off.

I've written 'em down, told yall about them now I'm gonna stick to 'em! :) You just watch!!

Stepping out of our zone.

8/19/13 at 11:20am I became saved, I gave my life completely to God. I asked him to forgive me for my sins and I vowed to strive to make him proud daily. At that exact moment in time I felt like I could conquer the world, run a mile, re-build the twin towers with my bare hands. I felt indestructible!
Although that exact feelings has lessened with time, I still feel proud and ready to better myself. I want to shout from the rooftop that I'm a child of an AWESOME God.

Society has a way of making you feel like you shouldn't boast about being a follower of Christ. At the same time being a "follower" of Justin Bieber, Drake, Miley Cyrus, etc. is just fine! Being a huge fan of celebrities is "normal". Bringing Miley up in a daily conversation? No problem. Bringing Jesus up in a daily conversation? Alarms go off! Teenagers, adults, people of all ages aspire to be like these celebs.. From hair styles to fashion. Why? Because they're noticed?

I've realized I subconsciously restrain myself from telling people I talk to, how God has been in my daily life. He's everywhere in my life and instead of me witnessing to others even when I have an open opportunity to speak about it, I avoid it. I realize it could bring tension to the conversation or I just don't wanna step out of my comfort zone and bring it up. Nothing would make me happier than to have someone bring God while we're talking even if its completely random, instead of waiting for someone else to, why don't I? This is a big issue I'm dealing with here lately. God is constantly blessing me in so many ways and I know I could be a wonderful witness for him if I could just step out of my comfort zone and forget the "normal".    

I was fresh out of high school, hanging out with a friend and we were checking our Facebook. Someone updated their status to a Bible verse... My friend commented on how the other girl was such a "God fanatic/ Bible thumper".. I rolled my eyes and said "Haha yeah!...". I look back now and I'm amazed at myself, not in a good way! In my opinion being a "God fanatic/Bible thumper" is a great thing! God died for little ol' me, he blesses my life more than I could even explain. God is greater than anyone could ever start comprehend... I'm not apologizing if I'm a little fanatic over him. I mean, he is my savior and all!

This is really just a long promise that I'm going to practice stepping out of my comfort zone and letting people know just how amazing our God is.

Hello October; Willies 4 1/2 month update!

So much has changed this month already! For starters, at the beginning of the month Will started sleeping all night instead of waking up for his usual 4am feeding. I gave my life to God 100% to God, no holding back. Curt started his new job Monday and Willie had his 4 month check-up Wednesday!

I was raised in a Baptist church most of my life. I've other Baptist churches but I've always came back to the one I was raised in since my family goes there and everyone knows me. Curt works(ed) for a lumber company and delivered some things to a southern baptist church in town. Curt met a man and quickly started discussing religion, they got each other fired up (motivated) and the man invited us to the church. Since we were already members of a church, I was weary of it but Curt reminded me that there was no harm in giving it a shot.

That August afternoon we tried it out. We were hooked! It was MUCH larger than we were used to but everyone was still like family. Everyone was so welcoming and just "regular ole people". Laughing, joking, God fearing people. The preacher was awesome as well. He made Bible study fun and made me want to read Gods word constantly.. By the time we left, we knew we had found our new church home. Tuesday September 24, 2013 I felt the need to pray. I prayed about everything, I prayed about my life, my past, my future, my family but mostly myself. I prayed hard that God would forgive me for my past sins and I knew I wasn't going to be perfect but I was going to try my hardest to make him proud. I was going to live through him, I was going to glorify him in everything I do. From being a wife, mommy, daughter, sister, friend and daughter of God. Its a constant struggle but prayer, faith and reading his word helps more than I could begin to explain.

September 29, 2013 I was baptized!

This past Wednesday we took Will to get his 4 month shots, I hate them! I cry harder than he does!
He weighed 20.3lbs and he is 24inches long. Hims a big boy! The doctor suggested we try starting him on baby food. Veggies first! He wasn't a fan of green peas but boy, he sure did love the carrots!

(Mommys messy)

My little big man

My little miracle is now a big chunko! 

Willie Drake is now 11 weeks old & 1 day! Since I haven't updated ya'll in a little bit here ya go;

-At his 8 week checkup he doubled his weight and now weighs 14.5!

-He was 24 inches 

Likes

-Eating

-Bouncing 

-Sitting up (with his back against something)

-Making noises

-Seeing whats going on

-Swinging

-Watching TV (esp wrestling with daddy!)

-His paci

-His giraffe

-Bathtime 

-Warm water

-Standing up when mommy has ahold of his hands 

-Slobbering on everything (haha ;))

-Light-up toys 

-Mobiles 

-Mommy & daddy making funny noises

-Hank Jr. ;)

-Smiling

-People smiling at him

-Mirrors

Dislikes

-Not being able to eat AS SOON as he gets hungry

-Dark places unless its bedtime

-The quiet 

-When his clothes get wet at all

-Anyone being sad/mad

-Having to put any effort into going to the bathroom!

He's definitely a happy baby! He's 93% of the time smiling and making sweet noises. He'll "talk" to ya all day long(like hims daddy! haha) and  listen to whatever you wanna tell him. He's been so alert since the first night the nurse handed him to me but hes steadily becoming more alert with each passing day! He's so smart and he'll try to copy whatever you do. Although I try to keep him from doing it too much, he'll raise himself up when you have ahold of his hands. He'll even take a few steps from my waistline to my chest if I'm holding him laying down. He's so strong and big! We fall more in love with him everytime we look at him. He's just amazing!

New fresh start-- Leviticus 13:58

Monday night as I was talking to my momma about God and "getting right" with him, I got chills and a warm cozy feeling.. I knew it was God telling me to "get right" too. That night I talked to Curt about it and how I basically had no choice, I was going to get right with God. I've talked about it on here before but once again- there can be excuses every Wednesday and Sunday as to why not go to church. Don't feel good? Tired? Only day off? Just gonna go next Sunday?

What if you KNEW God was going to come to earth on Tuesday morning and call people to heaven or send some to hell, would you go to church this Sunday? Of course you would! But in reality you don't know when God is going to come back. No one does. Now is the best time to start fresh.

In life its pretty hard to find someone who is willing to wipe a slate completely clean, start over brand new, forget every bad thing you've ever done. That's why God is God, not Sam, Joe or Susie. He forgives you completely! No matter what you've done. All you have to do is repent, mean it.

As me and Curt prayed together tonight, I realized he starts out every prayer by saying "God please forgive us for our sins..."- not that I'm trying to tell anyone how to pray but it bothered me that he does it every prayer. Don't ask God to forgive you unless you plan on trying to do better with your life. He'll forgive you for sure, he promises that but mean it.

God loves everyone regardless of their sin and every sin is equal in Gods eyes. Lying, killing, cussing, drugs, cheating, etc.. He loves each one of us the same, even the evilest of people have God on their side if they'd just go to him.

After you wash & dry clothes, don't you love that fresh,. warm, soft feeling? Imagine that feeling on yourself when you sincerely repent & seek Gods forgiveness.  A new, fresh, warm start on life! Gets me re-excited just thinking about it! haha :)

That was mine and Curts bible study tonight by the way! Thought I'd share :)

Getting healthy!

As most of you know if you follow my facebook and twitter updates, I had an aunt pass away Saturday morning after a few short months of battling cancer. She was told that she had two weeks to live on Thursday and by Saturday 3:35am she passed away. Words can't describe how much I hate this. She was so funny, sweet and would say anything! I did and always will love her SO much! All this got me thinking how short life really is. You never know when it's your time to meet God face to face. Lifes too short to be anything but happy and feel absolutely the best you can!

 

No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everybody on  the couch.

 Monday 7/15/13 I decided to start working out again, starting slow definitely. OH MY GOSH, DO I FEEL BETTER! 

10 set-ups

15 crunches

20 leg lifts 

10 push ups 

15 squats

Running in place (bringing knee's to chest) for atleast 15 mins 

May not be the technical names for the exercises but you get my point! I'm definitely not trying to lose weight, I'm happy with my weight (119) but I feel so much better, better about myself and I'd like to tone up of course. I did just have a 7lbs, almost 8lbs baby- 8 weeks ago. I need all the calories I can get since I lose so much through my skin but I can consume calories in a healthier way AND I'm trying to drink more water.. I'm cutting WAY back on coke and Dr.Pepper but I refuse to give up sweet tea! One step at a time, right? ;) 

How can I not blog?

How could I quit blogging? I have so much to say!
Since I'm writting a book soon I'm not going to give much medical detail anymore or anything like that, yall will have to wait ;) but I will keep updating about Willie and the family. I have so many readers that are almost like family, I can't hardly just quit ya! 
So here's a little update- 
Willie is 7 weeks old, 8 weeks Saturday :(. Time is flying entirely too fast! At 6 weeks he was 10lbs 14oz and 22 inches. Hims a big boy like his daddy. He's eating like a horse and such a happy baby. His likes and dislikes consist of... 
Likes; 
Riding
Outside
Fourwheelers
Trees
Snuggling
Being sang/talked to
All the attention
Swinging 
Tummy time
Music (especially Hank Wiliams Jr. & Led Zepplin)
His paci 
MILK! (Formula)
Dislikes;
Pooping

So as you can see, hes a pretty happy baby! He wakes up one time in the night about 3-4am and sleeps till 7 and will sleep pretty much however long I let him lol. I'm pretty sure he's hitting a growth spurt because he's sleeping SO much more than usual, never seems to be full anymore and is growing like a weed. 

Other exciting news- 
WE MET THE WESTLAKE FAMILY TODAY! 
Since they vaca near two hours from Arkansas during the summer, they stopped in to visit on the way back home. Meeting Brenna was amazing! She definately shocked me at how active she was and how she had such a big personality, shes so sweet! I'm not really sure what I expected though? She was definately a mommy & daddys girl and woudn't even think about letting me or Curt hold her but hey, can ya blame a girl?! Atleast she aint gonna go to a stranger! haha 

I was SO nervous all night last night and this morning. Possibly more nervous than on my wedding day. Ridiculous, huh? Everything went great though! Evan and Courtney are so down to earth and Connor was PRECIOUS! Taught me that the "stool" next to the chair was an autimin NOT a stool, that Curt could NOT fit in his sandels and that he's give us Brenna if we'd let him have a toy truck (fair trade, right?). He made me laugh so much! We even went outside and played catch while Brenna took a bath! 

I hated them leaving and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna work on convincing them to move to Arkansas. Worth a try! hahaha. We figured out Illinios is only 6hrs away from here so we'll definately go see them soon. I doooo love road trips!  Brenna and Willie LOVED each other, Brenna would try to hold Wills hand and willie would smiiiiile big. Thinking SOMEONE has a crush (Willie)!

Willie Curtis-Drake; 7weeks 

I'm a mommy now!

I've been MIA  for a little over a month thaaaaats because I'm a mommy now!

Thursday May 23, 2013 I was admitted into UAMS to be induced at almost 41 weeks. After being in labor for 3 days I had my perfect baby boy; William Curtis-Drake Turner! At 19 3/4 inches long, 7lbs 10oz he was healthy as could be. Perfect tan complexion, head full of dark hair and big beautiful eyes.

They started the Pitocin Thursday afternoon but I wasn't dilating near as fast as they wanted and when they upped the speed of the drops coming out of my IV Willies heart-rate dropped so they kept having to slow it down then gradually speed it up. I got an epidural when my contractions started getting rough but it was only working on one side; whichever side I was laying on & it was very uncomfortable to lay on my back.

After three days and doing everything possible to have a vaginal delivery we had to do a c-section because I was too narrow. I had to be put to sleep instead of using the epidural because it was only numbing my right side. Luckily, by the grace of God everything came out great for everyone!

Seeing as how I'm planning to start writing a book here pretty soon, I doubt I'll be blogging too much. However, I plan on vlogging alot more from now on on my YouTube channel. Capturing our familys life on video will be so sweet to look back on, I still watch the first video Curt & I made together! :)

If you have any questions ask on any of my social networking sites or email me!
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Mommys Day, Willie and Jesus :)

not my picture

Got God?
As I've said before; I love God. I'm always sure to give him 100% credit when I tell someone my story and I do my best to thank him when things are good. I try to remember pray nightly.. But don't get me wrong, I'm far from a saint.

God is SO important in my life and I was raised in a Baptist church, one my whole family goes to. Curt and I decided a long time ago that we were going to raise our kids in church. Every Sunday that comes around we make up excuses to "miss this Sunday but go next Sunday for sure." well next Sunday never comes.

A few months ago Curt and I attended church and had an amazing experience as usual & we were all about going that next Wednesday, Sunday, etc. Well Monday came along and wasn't too great of a day and Tuesday we had stuff going on then Wednesday we put it off BUT we were going to go Sunday! By the time Sunday rolled around we had already lost that wonderful feeling because we just put God on the back burner during the week so we decided since I was so sleepy and it was Curts first weekend off, we'd just try again next week... WHAT?! I'm sure you can see where this is going by now.

My first mothers day came last Sunday and we went to church! Curt, me. my momma, step-dad, sister & of course the rest of my family was still there. It was GREAT! Everytime I go to church I love it but the problem is sticking with it. Curt and I made a promise to each other that we would help each other stick to it this time... Afterall, if we don't go before Will is born the chances of us going when he's born are very slim. Last Sunday the preacher preached about family in church and how parents have got to lead by example.. Funny how God always tends to make you realize the message is pointed directly to you, huh? haha... It really spoke to me and Curt.

(Mothers Day 2013- Curt & my momma!)

Monday we started reading our Bibles together at night, sorta like Bible study. We ask each other if the other have anything particular that we feel we need to read, if not then we'll open the Bible to a random page, pick a spot and read. Every single night this week the part we've read has related to us. AMAZING! It has helped our marriage out so much its unreal.. Not that our marriage was in bad shape but every marriage can be stronger I think. Just like everyones relationship with God.

Also I'd like to tell ya about a few things that happened lately- 1.Last week Curt and I were riding home and his truck started acting weird.. He's a big "vehicle freak" so he automatically knew it was his transmission that went out (or whatever, I don't know the lingo). I just knew something messed up, that was gonna cost money that we didn't have to spare. It made us both sick seeing has how Willie is coming this month which means Curt will miss a few days of work and we need any money we have for Will! Instant stress and panic set in.. I instantly felt the need to kneel and pray..HARD.
Curt drove the truck down the road, came back and was smiling... Turns out it was just a temporary thing and the truck was fine!

2.This week we have been doing so good- reading our bible, picking our battles, not arguing over silly stuff and not stressing over silly stuff. If you follow me on twitter you know that our A/C went out Wednesday. Seeing as how I cant sweat, I get sick if I get too hot  & it was 80 degrees at night; it wasn't the ideal thing. Not to mention the fact that we're bringing a newborn home soon and the money to get it checked out/repaired! Almost immediately Curt and I started getting grumpy to each other due to stress and panic. In the midst of everything I paused to pray. Curt called his dad and guess what? He had JUST got his A/C unit going (we all use gas heaters in the winter) so his window units weren't being used! We snatched them bad boys right up the next day! Haha!

After both incidents occurred I was sure to give thanks to God. Coincidence? Nahh. Don't believe in 'em!

 Favorite verse we've read this week-

   Matthew 6:27-29

²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life^[a]?
²⁸ “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

Got baby?

I'm 39 weeks today! Still no Willie but we're getting to the point to where he's gonna have to come out like it or not. Believe me, I'm ready! I've had such an amazing pregnancy- no big problems at all; good blood pressure, no back problems, iron has been good, etc..  He sticks his head(now butt) under my ribs but hey, he's a big boy & hasn't got much room so I can't blame him!

I've went to the doctor every Monday for the past two or three Mondays. 2 weeks ago I went and wasn't dilated at all & he was way too far up, my cervix wasn't down. Last week I went and I was dilated a finger tip and he was lower & having lots of tiny contractions that I couldn't feel but was showing up on the monitor. Atleast its progress! Doc prescribed sex and walking. Not something a 38 week pregnant gal wants to hear but Curt didn't mind! Will has definitely dropped a noticeable amount since Monday (5-13-13) and I've been having a few more contractions that I can actually feel  but not enough to mean labor and in no rhythm.

He's hanging on till the bitter end! He's made himself entirely too comfy in there... I hate to complain, like I said; I've had a wonderful pregnancy, I'm just ready to hold him in my arms!

 

IAM and baby Willie month!

As most of you know, it's Ichthyosis Awareness Month- IAM. I planned on guest blogging on a few blogs, making a few YouTube videos and I even have a speech booked for May 16th! Then reality hit me... In the lower back...about a minute long. Contractions! I'm not sure why I even thought all that was possible this month seeing as how I KNEW William Drake is coming this month but I wasn't being realistic I reckon. I started having contractions yesterday (April 29th) and let me tell ya, they ain't playing around! I'm assuming that they're Braxton Hicks contractions right now but regardless, Willie only has less than 3 weeks before he's gonna be evicted out of my tummy! Mommy's ready for some Willie-lovin'!

Friday (April 26th) I made my 2nd ER trip. First was because I lost my mucus plug and I was a nervous wreck. This time was because I was leaking fluids.. I called my doctor, talked to a nurse and since my OB/GYN is 2hrs away she told me to go to the nearest ER/labor & delivery. I arrived to the ER and they put the monitors on my belly to hear lil'mans heartbeat (he HATES the straps being on my belly!). They saw that the fluid wasn't my water breaking/amniotic fluid but they done an ultrasound to make sure. Guess what? WILL IS UPSIDE DOWN! No more breach babyboy for us! No more c-section! He was also 6lbs 9oz- hims a big boy! :) I'll be 37 weeks May 3rd and I go to the doctor Monday, we're gonna see if I'm dilated.

I'm sure I wont be able to do all the things I had planned on doing for IAM due to being SO busy- getting the finishing touches on Willies room done, washing all his clothes, bottles, etc. I packed our hospital bags last week, he'll be here soon! Prayers would be wonderful! :)

Also- Curt, my mom & I were on the local news Thursday night for IAM and you can see the interview here

Never replace living with writing.

"Never replace living with writing."

I love to write, I love to blog, I love to make videos. I believe to be interesting in any of those things, you must live life. Writing is my hobby but God, my husband, family and puppies are my life! I've been living life. 

As I've previously stated during a past post; I was interviewed by a local news station a few weeks ago because it's IAM next month and we thought it'd be great to raise awareness locally! My story is airing Thursday April 29th, 2013 and I must say, I'm excited! Promos started airing Friday and I've gotten WAY more people then I ever expected Tweeting/Facebooking me telling me they've seen the commercial. One girl saw it at a casino in TN! 

It's absolutely insane flicking through the channels and seeing  yourself, mom and husband on TV! hahaha. I'm tempted to keep changing channels everytime because I keep critiquing myself. It's just on one channel but it seems like this weekend I've passed by that channel a trillion times!

Awful picture and HUGE but the overall promo is pretty great!

I'll upload the actual copy of the promo and story soon after it airs.

Be careful who you write for.

I have no problem sharing my story... I actually enjoy educating other people on my skin disorder which is the main reason I blog, YouTube, etc. I even guest write for other blogs when I have the time and most of the time with no hesitation. I'm not looking for money or to become "famous" off my disorder, I'm simply wanting to spread knowledge.

Last night I received an email :

Something just didn't seem right to me, I had an odd feeling about this "Doctor". I read the email then quickly fell asleep, I woke up to see he had posted on my LifeAsMedotcom facebook page. I clicked the link to this assumed well-educated mans website... Boy, was I in for a shock! There was sentences that anyone could tell wasn't correctly put together and words misspelled. I'm no English teacher & some errors may come up in my blog- however, I never claimed to be a doctor! 

On top of the poor writing, his words alone were offensive and pretty ignorant. 

(A sreenshot of part of his website)

If this man is truly a doctor, it saddens me to think he's even in business. I'm sure there are tons of people like this out there but this is the first person like this whose came to me. Thankfully I done research before "writing for his blog".

Dancing in the rain

Proverbs 17:22

"A cheerful heart is good medicine but a crushed spirit dries up the bones"

I've been told many times that my mom and I have an odd sense of humor to say the least. We tend to make jokes at the worst of times and most of the time they come across as insensitive... The way I look at it; man up buttercup! If you wear your heart on your sleeve constantly, you're never going to be happy!

We've had to overcome SO much in my 20 years of living.. If we cried everytime something hard to deal with came up in life I'd stay in an overwhelming state of depression! So instead of crying, feeling sorry for myself & letting life take control of me- I take control of my life!

Who said being a red gal couldn't be fun? Sure, my situation isn't ideal but lifes not perfect for anyone. I make H.I jokes pretty often; "gotta be tough to be a red girl!", "omg ____, you're driving me CRAZY! You're gonna make me pull my hair out...or off! (I wear a wig)", "No I wasn't sunburned, I'm just a REALLY big Razorback fan! (Our SEC team, I do love my hogs!)", or when someone says "AH! What happened to your skin?" I'll sometimes say "What do you mean?!".. haha!

We had an ultrasound done a few weeks ago and Willie showed us his long fingers.. I immediately said "Aww momma! He's got my fingers!" being sarcastic since I only have 4 fingers that extend out even more than a tiny bit. My momma came back with "Yeah! The good ones!!" (lmao still cracks me up!) . The ultrasound tech and the student both laughed. Sure, it was probably because they were shocked and nervous but hey, I'll take it!

When I was little & went somewhere in public with my mom, she always told me to "get a hand" meaning hold her hand so I wouldn't wander off or anything & well this is the convo my mom and I had the other day. 

(her blue, me red) She made the 3 finger joke before she got my text LOL)

It's not that we're mean or even insensitive- it's that we're asses. But we like to call it "witty"! People are constantly dumbfounded by the things we say but thats why WE say them & not other people. We get it honest, I come from a long line of bullshitters! I'll be dang proud to pass it on to my son.

William Curtis Drake will learn that you've got to pick your battles in life. Not everything has to be a big deal or a heart wrenching obstacle. Sometimes it helps to laugh about it and go on! God didn't give you whatever kind of obstacles you were dealt in life so you could ball up and feel sorry for yourself. He knew you were brave and strong enough to turn it into a positive thing. Prove him right! Use everything to your advantage.

ER, 8 months and Puppies.

Last Thursday I woke up about 8am, went to the bathroom and noticed quite a bit of bloody discharge. I called my mom, Curt and my grandma and we all headed up to the hospital to see what was going on. Panicked because I assumed I was going into labor or would be soon, especially since I was having contractions. I knew nothing was wrong with lil'man since he was moving like crazy (he always is!)...

We arrived at the ER and they checked the regular things- blood pressure, babys heartbeat, etc. All was perfect! I wasn't dilated at all, it turns out it was just my cervix thinning out and I lost my mucus plug.
Wikipedia definition ; A cervical mucus plug (operculum) is a plug that fills and seals the cervical canal during pregnancy. It is formed by a small amount of cervical mucus.^[1]
The mucus plug acts as a protective barrier by deterring the passage of bacteria into the uterus,^[2] and contains a variety of antimicrobial agents, including immunoglobulins, and similarantimicrobial peptides to those found in nasal mucus.

The doctors were amazed at how hard his little tail was kicking! He HATED the heart monitor belts! He done everything he could to kick 'em off, he hates ANYTHING laying on him... My arm, my phone, his daddys hands (unless they're rubbing him!). He's rotten! :) 


I had a scheduled appointment for the very next day and we had an ultrasound! Music to my ears! My sweet babyboy is 5lbs 3oz. I was 32 weeks on 3/29 and he measured between 35 and 36 weeks! My due date was moved up once again to May 1st. He's "textbook prefect". But he's breech and the doctor doesn't wanna turn him and said he only has about 6 weeks at most so he highly doubts he'll turn on his own. 

We're going back to plan A; C-Section. Oddly enough, I'm more nervous now that we're back to plan A. I wasn't nervous at all when we first decided we were going with the C-section idea but now that I've had other choices & we're back to this one, I'm pretty nervous... Not for him but for me. Will it hurt, how long will it take to recover, etc.. But I have faith everything will be fine. 

It's finally spring time and no one would know it here! It's literally 65 for a day or two then the high is 48 for the next four days, whaatt? Needless to say my sinuses are completely messed up! But on the day it got up to 65, we took complete advantage of it and went outside and had a little daddy, mommy, puppy playtime! 

Podcast, Vlog, Blog.

How much is too much?

As I've said millions of times, I love talking. Whether I talk through videos, writing or anything else- I just enjoy talking. I have so much to teach people about H.I and I love to think I'm a positive impact on atleast a few peoples life, plus I love making people happy. Since I'm expecting a little angel any day now, I'm trying to prepare a way to keep things updated easy and fast but still get my words out there in the world.

I've been looking at different ways other than blogging. Blogging is wonderful and I'm definitely going to keep  it up but I was also looking at how others make a difference via social networking. Podcast?  I'm not sure exactly how to go about making a podcast or getting it noticed but I enjoy listening to other podcasts. Vlog? Video blog. I have a YouTube channel that I've put on the back burner lately but I enjoy making videos as well.

I'm just not sure which to pursue because lets face it, I'm not super woman. Being a mommy, wife and successful blogger/podcaster/YouTube is nearly impossible! I have to pick 1 or 2 ways of networking or I'll go insane! Advice would be wonderful!

High road, low road?

"While its important to educate people, it's also not unreasonable to want a break from it all." Carly said it best in her Losing some but winning heaps more post.. Words can't explain how true this is!

 You can't educate someone who obviously doesn't want to be educated, nor is it awful to just get fed up with stupidity sometimes and respond rudely back to the person. For the most part I try my best to be understanding and civil to ignorant people but I've definitely been known to lose my cool, flip 'em the bird (or half a bird seeing as how my fingers doesn't fully extend due to my skin not stretching!) or just get plain ol' bitchy to them.

Asking is fine, I expect people to ask. I expect people to look. However, looking and gawking are totally different. Staring stupidly even after I have said "Hey" to you is completely rude. Hitting your buddy to get his attention to look at the red girl is completely rude. If you're going to be a jerk, so am I. It may not be the high road, it might not be mature but that's me.

Since I live in such a small town, everyone basically knows me or atleast knows of me. Going to a new town is an adventure though! For the most part there are much more nice people that I meet than the rude ones... The rude ones usually are narrowed down to teenagers with their friends or arrogant guys. Very seldom do I run into a completely rude, obnoxious, middle aged person with no respect. Thank goodness!

Perfect puppy weather!

Here, summers are hot, winter varies and spring means tornadoes.
   This winter we actually had alot more snow than usual. Usually it snows twice (if that), once after Christmas and once in February. It's been pretty great since last weekend- upper 50's/60's and sunny for the most part!
Last weekend we went to the park and took the pups out for the first time.. Well, they loved it!

    Mylee: "Looook into my eyes, you wanna take me to the park tomorrow... But first, feed me."

"Daaadddyyyy, do we REALLY need gas? HURRY! You're wasting tiiimmee!"

"First one there has to kiss a cat!"

Mylee: "Hmm... is it cold?"

Max: "YEP!"

Ohhh, just walking dad!

"Sand? I love this stuff!"

"So much to smell, so little time!"

Pulling dad in different directions!

"Okay daddy, I'm tired lets go home."

The end. :)