Wow It's been a while!

So I know it's been about 6 months since I made a blog post, seriously slacking, but things have been so overwhelmingly busy. I was "babysitting" Grandma Margaret since she was starting to have difficulties doing every day task, such as making breakfast, getting up and down off the bed, toilet, couch, etc. She had a few spells where she was falling for no apparent reason so it was just much safer if someone was there during the day to watch/help her until Margaret could get home from work. I was getting paid so it wasn't a bad gig at all. Now she is out in California visiting her other daughter for awhile so I am back to being home all day with Jackson....who by the way is growing more and more into a little boy everyday.

I am starting new budgeting techniques since the new year has started. So far things are a little rough since Stefan isn't working as many hours as he normally does, but these things happen and we are taking it with stride and doing our best when we can. Things should pick back up in a week or two so it's not that big of a deal. I'm gonna start making monthly meal plans and try my hardest to stick to them so we can cut back on our grocery bill. My dream would be to have a deep freezer and be able to buy in bulk but until then I will make cuts in other ways. Especially since we have the extra expense of my new car payment...but it's worth it to have a reliable vehicle that will grow with our growing family.

Speaking of growing family, we will be trying to expand ours come April, as we venture into TTC. The reason we choose April is because it gave us time to adjust to the new expenses and budget accordingly, it also allows for us to have our children's birthdays at different times of the year(if it doesn't take us long to get pregnant that is), I didn't wanna to have 1 b-day after the other with only weeks between them. I am really hoping for another boy for a few reason 1) I want to be able to use Jackson's clothes and such again, many of them he only wore once or twice and I would love to get more use out of them. 2) I really want 3 kids(I don't picture myself only being a mother of 2) and Stefan has told me that if the next one is a girl there is a very good chance he will not want anymore children. 3) boys are so much FUN.

I am also excited for the month of February. Valentine's Day is going to be great this year. Stefan and I plan on going it Kemah for the day as we did last year, but the difference is I will enjoy myself this time. Last year, I was worried about leaving my 7 month old for the day and spent most of the day wondering and worrying about him. Not that he wasn't in great hands, Margaret loves him more than she ever thought she would love a child(considering she has none of her own) and she enjoys spending days with him whenever she can. The best part of February will be that Ashley and Gunnar are coming back to visit. I really have found the best friend in the world! I can't be my goofy, uncordinated self around her and she doesn't mind one bit. I think our friendship has grown alot since she has been her in November. I cannot wait to see GunGun again. He is growing more and more into a toddler than an infant and I can't wait to see how Jackson interacts with him this time compared to last time, since Gunnar is now mobile.

I really wanna make this blog thing work, and I know it just takes a little time and devotion to become what I want it to be. Hopefully since things seem to be calming down I will have more time to keep up with this... I guess only time will tell.