It's begining to look alot like Christmas!!

Well last night was amazing!!! It snowed ......in TEXAS!!!! Now we will just wait another 3 years for it to happen again! It was a great snow though...we had atleast 2 inches on the ground. It was great! Josh and I had our first snowball fight and took pictures of little Mati out in the snow. I only wish she was older so she could have realized how cool it was! Josh and I were very excited about it! The snow put Josh and I in the mood for some hot chocolate and marshmellows. He went to Walgreens when it started snowing so we could warm up with it. It was so cozy! Here are some pictures of the family frolicking in the snow!!! I never get to say that!!! hehehe

...he is so proud of his lights!


Look at our little snow ball!



...my hubby and our little baxter!

Plans! tick tock*

Well we got Madelyne's dedication invitations yesterday!!!! They are absolutely adorable. Josh designed them, and I am suprised they turned out so good. Her dress for the big event came in Monday night. It felt like Christmas. I love it! So today I will be addressing her invitations and going through the check list of things I have and need. This is such an important event for her. All of our family and some friends will be invited to share the moment with us.
On another note its Wednesday! Slow day at work for me, but I will have plenty of stuff to keep me busy! I am thinking about taking some internet classes next semester! I need to go and speak with a couselor on the credits I want to open a daycare/ recreational center for the challenged. I think it would be so neat to have a place like that in Pearland. When you have a developmental challenge with your child ~ physical/mental...They are very much intertwinded in your life forever. I think it would be nice to offer something were they could drop their children off and go have lunch with girlfriends ,if they are 25 or 55....Everyone needs that time! I would love to host dances and such! I get so excited talking about it. There is and always has been such an empathy in my life for the challenged. They are truely special people.

Baby Talk

Well... I just got back from my lunch break and I am just not in the mood to start working yet. So, I thought I would blog. I go home everyday on my break and visit with my Mati. I nurse her, change her diaper, and play with her a bit before handing her back over to her grandma until I get off work at 4. You can think she is too little all you want, but I think she looks forward to her mommy stopping by everyday. She has started teething. I know it sounds early but she has been slobbering for about a month now and within the past 2 weeks she has started nawing on things. Not sucking...she is gumming it. I had 2 teeth by the time I was 6 months so maybe she gets it from me. She gibber gabbers at anything and everyone that will listen to her. Its so funny to see her talk to the frog on her car seat toy. After she gets over the fact she is not getting out, she looks so happy to see Mr. Frog (thats what Josh and I call him) She coo's and smiles just like they are best friends. She hates her car seat. We drove to my mom's on Saturday night to stop by and help them with their tree and she kept pulling at her straps, leaning forward...looking at me and saying "uuuhhhhh"~ anything she could think to get her out. I just shook my head and told her no. It will be so nice when I can ride in the front seat like a big kid again. I am still in the back when Josh is avaliable to drive. Tummy time is still back time. She gets so excited kicking her feet when Mr. Sunshine plays his music. Yes I have noticed that all her toys have the word Mr. in front of them. I have no idea why I do that. I love to watch her get tickled. She scrunches her little nose to go along with that big toothless smile! I love you Madelyne Grace Kozel!!!!

Exhaustion

Well it's Monday and I have quite a case of exhaustion. :) The weekend of craziness has come to a hault and now my mind is constantly running of things I need to buy and recipes I need to get for our Christmas Eve dinner. This should be fun. I am by no means a master chef, but I thought it would be fun to host Josh's family Christmas at our home. I also thought it would be fun for me and the hubbs to spend some QT in the kitchen. Now what to cook. I feel like a duck on the water. If you are just looking at me I look pretty calm, but underneath the wheels are spinning like a little ducks feet. I am working on cleaning out all our rooms and I already have some of Mati's clothes to put away. My sweet little chunky monkey has out grown them so fast. She is so fascinated with her feet right now. Everytime I try and get her to stand up she doubles over just staring at her feet and wiggling her little toes. I think Josh and I have bought every developmental toy that Fisher Price offers from 3/6/12 monthes. Josh would read her a dictionary if he could. She has so much pressure on her poor little thing.
In January we are dedicating Madelyne at church. So exciting!!!! Lots to do for that. I am hoping to have the dress in today. She is going to look quite angelic I think. I have got to loose 10 lbs before the second week in January. I have got to get with it.
Ok ok I need to stop wasting time on here and focus on my plans I have to make for the week!

To workout or not to workout?

Well I am back in the world of not being prego and let me tell you...it's quite a skinny one. I am trying to get that body back and then some. Just like Brittney Spears said.."It ain't easy"... "It takes lots of work to get your body back"....well hunny let me tell ya, I can't spend 4 hours in the gym and have a chef cook for me. So its down to the discipline or the lack there of. I have been working out sporadically until this week... Monday night I went for a run and was working out out afterward in the living room - leg lifts and such. I was lying on my back legs and waist straight up in the air and there it was ......some extra skin bunched and hanging upside down as well. (belly area) I looked at Josh and said that looks gross right, and being the sweet husband he is, he just smiled and looked right back at the tv. He didn't know that under his fake smile, his face said everything. I am more motivated than ever to get a smokin body now....Last night I skipped the workout and had dessert so I pinalized myself today and wouldn't let myself take in too many calories, only the what was needed for some good calorie mommy milk. I am writing this because I always go back and read my blogs when I am bored at work...so here is some extra motivation. OPERATION: HOTTIE WITH A BODY.... :) (STOLEN FROM LAURA)

Missing my 2 Favorites!

Well today started off completely crazy. I was suppose to be at work at 7 instead of 8, and I remember this while brushing my teeth at 6:35...I just got out of the shower drentching wet and started running around like a crazy person. I knew I was going to wear my boots so I ran straight to the closet and ran around naked in my boots until I decided what I was going to wear. I am so glad Mati isn't old enough to realize my mommy is looking like a stripper : ) Thankfully I have a great mom that showed up to pick Mati up instead of me taking Mati to her. I got to work about 4 minutes early and had wet hair....I straightened it in the office bathroom before anyone got here. I am glad I get to leave at 3...instead of 4.
I usually get some one on one time with Mati but today I didn't. I miss her so much and its only 8:30. I am sure I scared her to death when I ripped her diaper open in a mad dash to change it before my mom got there. At least she gave me a smile when I was done. She is looking so much like her daddy this morning. I guess I miss them both!

Winding Down..

Well our week was crazy last week, and unfortunately I have gained 5 pounds back. I was within 1 pound of pre pregnancy weight and blew it over Thanksgiving week. I am so dissappointed in myself...uhhh...Back to Skinny Mini time. Last week we started Thanksgiving on Tuesday with my siblings at my parents home here in Pearland. Next, we traveled all day on Wednesday (Junk food on the road of course) to get to Mississippi to spend the holiday with my realtives. We did lunch at one grandma's at noon and the other one at 3....then we went back to the first one's house to do dinner at 7:30. Needless to say Josh and I felt more like we were waddling than walking. Friday we did some shopping, grabbed chinese food and relaxed. It was such a crappy Friday, it rained all day. We decided to come home early Saturday morning to try and get ready for our week to start. We got home around 2:00 and I couldn't make myself clean...washing the sheets was enough for me. Mati was extra sore from the ride so we had to end up giving her tylenol to help her relax. We lounged and crashed early....Church on Sunday then a late lunch with the Kozel family.
Now for an update on my little Mati. I can tell such a difference in her this week. It seems as if she talks more with her eyes now. She is smiling non stop. Josh has started speaking whale (dora from nemo) and Mati loves it. I have to say I get a kick out of it myself. She has gotten so strong, she loves to stand on her feet and hear that she is a big girl. We are still waiting on the giggle...she is shrilling like non other, and she gets so tickled some times. My family loved getting to see her in Mississippi, everybody wanted to hold her. She doesn't like being held like a baby anymore except for when she is very sleepy. It's going by so fast. Josh wants her to work on crawling so bad. He puts her in the floor and trys to motivate her, but I would just be happy keeping her like a baby for a little bit longer. It took 9 monthes to build this little human in my body and I feel like she will be talking before we know it. It's very bittersweet. I can't wait to watch her dance and play, but I am going to miss the first stages of her life.
Last night Josh and I started watching Schindler's List. Josh had never seen it and I am such a history freak. I am fascinated by the Holocaust and wanted Josh to learn a little more. I already felt thankful from the Thanksgiving week, but watching that movie only made me feel an overwhelming feeling of Thankfulness...
I am ready to start my week... House is clean, laundry put away. I am ready to relax and get off this sugar high.