Life as a Mom at 21: 2/1/09

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

New Products from PrissyMiss Boutique

Toddler HairBow in Simply StrawberryToddler HairBow in Bumble Bee
Toddler Stacked Hairbow - Brown and Hot Pink with Bling
Korker in Rainbow
Korker in Multi Color
Mini Pinwheel in Dashing Turquoise
Mini Pinwheel in Sahara Stripe
Mini Pinwheel in Simply Strawberry
Mini Pinwheel in Bumble Bee
Micro Pinwheel in Lt Pink Dots
Micro Pinwheel in Hot Pink Dots
Micro Pinwheel in Blue Diamond
Danity Lace HeadBands
{for infants}
Fancy Boutique in Cupcake Party

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

My Oscar Red Carpet Rundown

Best Dressed {for me}

3rd Runner Up:
Vanessa Hudgens in Marchesa

I just think she is so pretty and actually looks her age.

2nd Runner Up:
Amy Adams in Carolina Herrera

I know a lot of mixed opinions were made about this one because of her jewelry, but I love it. She really stood out to me.
1st Runner Up:
Taraji P. Henson in Roberto Cavalli

She has looked amazing this entire award season, but this one is just gorgeous!! It's funny bc she said she has been acting for something like 20 years now and all the sudden everyone is talking about her.

Winner:
Kate Winslet in Atelier Yves Saint Laurent by Stefano Pilati.

How fabulous does she look? I think she has killed it at every award show this year! I'm so happy she won!

Now, for the Worst Dressed!

2nd Runner Up:
Miley Cyrus in Zuhair Murad.

Hmm..cupcake or a fish? I can't decide. I thought she looked really good at the Grammys, but this is just to much. Blah..there are so many other things she could have done.

1st Runner Up:
Sarah Jessica Parker in Dior.

She looks like a wedding cake topper and her hair is yuck-E!

Winner{or Loser?}:
Jessica Biel in Prada.

OMG..this is horrific!! Obviously the top is a mess, but the bottom..it looks like a shower curtain wrapped around her. What was she thinking?? She has a hot body, show it off!!

Friday, February 20, 2009

Daily Dose of CUTEness {Twinkies?}

This was Cami at around 4.5months

Carrah will be 4 months tomorrow. Think they look alike?This is my FAVORITE!!
It's a "framer"

Caught a bit of a laugh!
Love the outloud laughs

How bout that {almost} three year old smile? Can't you just imagine her 'tude.

{My mom is holding her here}

Bribed her w/ everything imaginable for this pic and still no smile!

American Idol

Do yall like the new layout and schedule?

It's confusing the heck out of me!

I know I haven't heard everyone sing yet, but i'm loving Alexis Grace. She is fabulous!! Her sound reminds me of Christina Aguilera. Oh I really like Danny too.

What about the new judge..Cara? Who is she anyway? I like her though. She seems nice enough. I figured she'd waltz in and think she was the shiz.. but she hasn't.

Still LOVE Simon. I think he speaks the truth and usually what he says, I completely agree with.

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The Bachelor! OMG!

What is going on on this show? I'm really excited to see the finale, thoug I don't think the Deanna thing is what everyone thinks. I bet she tells him she made a mistake and for him not to do the same thing. When he's crying so hard, I bet it's because he has to hurt someone again. But you know what, I kinda think he'll ask Jillian to come back. LOL.. never know. She seemed the most ready for a family. WAY more than Molly anyway. I think she is in it just to "win" the show.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Beautiful Day=FUN!

Sorry i'm a crazy picture snapper lately.

It was SO pretty outside today. The sun felt amazing. I pulled Carrah out of the stroller after a little while and she fell asleep in my arms.

My step sis pushing Cami. No idea why she wanted in the baby swings..lol

She has a hard time seeing outside. I'm probably gonig to buy her some Baby Banz. They're adorable!

I simply adore this picture.

From Beanies & Jackets to Short Sleeves & Flip Flops

overnight!!

How crazy is this weather?!

I can't complain though, it is fabulous outside today. It gets me in the mood to clean, reorganize, and wash my car!

I've already pulled out all of Cami's 6-12mo clothes for Carrah. And put all of Carrah's NB-3mo stuff in boxes to sell at the Duck Duck Goose Sale. Woo Hoo! I have a TON of baby stuff to get rid of. Man, they grow sooo fast!

{quick interruption of regular post}
The appraiser guy is here to appraise our house for the refinance. {Did I mention that before?} Yes, we're refinancing our house. We will save $60 per month. Not wonderful, but it will still help. So anyway he is here right now, looking at everything. Can't wait to see what it appraises at. I'm ready to SELL!

Back to normal posting..hehe!
I'm off to wash my car, vacuum it, and clean the girl's rooms.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Tennis Shoes and MAC Makeup

Going in a different way with this post. I've been such a Debbie Downer that I thought i'd blog about something a bit more upbeat. Hopefully you will welcome the change!LoL

Soo..we got our tax money back. Can I just say YAY. Praise God!! I won't say how much we got, but it was a fabulous, helpful amount.

We are buying new windows for our house because ours are the same ones that were put it when the house was built in the early 70's. It's so drafty in here, so we thought we'd update it a bit. Not only will it help us in the long run, when we choose to sell the house, but also with our electric bill now.

All of our bills are being paid off with that money as well. Okay, not all of our bills, but all of the medical bills I have racked up after having Carrah.

After that, I get to spend some on ME. Wow, that is a new concept. Ha! I'm always making sure the girls have stuff and myself {and Chris} get the shaft. But he insisted that I buy myself a bunch of new clothes, tennis shoes, and make up!! Yippie!!

So anyway I thought i'd just throw this out there and see what kind of responses I get back.

I need some Tennis Shoes for working out. A good, sturdy, long lasting shoe for running on the treadmill and at the park. Any suggestions? I do want them to be cute too :)

..and makeup. I always buy MAC cosmetics at Dillards. I have since I was 16. It's pretty expensive, but I LOVE basically everything they have. I just wondered if anyone had any cheaper alternatives that were equally as good.

Thanks in advance, if you have some suggestions!! I just loveee talking about shoes and cosmetics.

Monday, February 16, 2009

What We Know Now {btw, here I am!}

Hi there! I've been away for the longest amount of time that I ever have. {Did that sentence make sense? lol..} Anyway, i've had quite a bit going on..obviously.

I was scheduled to have gall bladder surgery tomorrow, but I got sick with a really yucky sinus infection and had to have a cortisone shot, so surg had to be rescheduled. Now, it is set for the 27th. Tell me i'll be okay, please! I'm terrified!!!

Now, enough about me. We took Carrah to the Opthamologist at Children's Hospital today and he confirmed that she has Oculataneous{?} Albinism, not Ocular. She is lacking the pigment in her skin and hair as well as her eyes. He doesn't think she has the Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, just that with her pigmentation being so light, it affects how they see the nerve, making it look smaller than it actually is. She is still scheduled to have an MRI done in about 2 months for safety purposes, in the case that she does have the nerve problem. But he was pretty confident that that wasn't the case. She definitely has the Albinism though. And she can definitely see :) He said he thinks of vision on three levels
1. being functionability, such as walking out of the bedroom down the hall.
2. is interacting with other children and going to school.
3. is driving.
He said he is fairly confident that she will be able to do 1 and 2 with no problems, but driving will have to be determined as she gets older. We also have to take her back in 4 months to check the progress of her vision. He said that we should know about how she sees by the time she is a year old. He also said to watch her over the next few months and notice how much better she gets. That's the good thing. Albinism can't worsen over the years, but it can improve as their brain matures.

As for right now, she is doing great. The jiggling eye movements have slowed tremendously and she is grabbing toys, everyones faces, and her feet. She's just perfect to us :)

The hardest thing is flash photography. Her pupils turn out red from the flash. I know the reasoning behind this, but I can't explain it right now. I'll have to research it more to explain. Even when she looks up at a light, her pupils appear red. It's crazy looking! So i've been trying to take some manual pictures and also trying to figure out which way to turn her toward the light so that it doesn't flash so brightly.

Like this picture, she was face toward the glass doors, so the flash didn't need to go off and it shows her pretty blue eyes, rather than big bright red pupils.

And here's that other child we call Cami, remember her? LOL! She is a riot lately!! Forget terrible twos, they were fabulous. Why didn't anyone warn me about terrible threes??? Woooo oh my, this child is not the same sweet little girl that I used to rave about. No sirree bob!

She is hilarious though. I cannot even tell you some of the funny things she says now a days. And her memory is ridiculous{iin a good way} She remembers things from like 2-4 months back!