His and Her Q&A

I always love filling these out.  It's always interesting to see how different (or similar) the answers are between a man and a woman :)  Here are mine and my husband Eric's answers to these questions.

Your house is on fire.  What five items do you grab before you leave?  

His:  Nothing.  I would just worry about getting y'all (me and the boys) out. 

(Me:  Really?)(Him:  Yeah, I don't worry about material things)

Her:  Assuming Eric and the boys have gotten out, I'd grab the boys' pet birds, my purse, my camera, our safe, and the computer.  

If you could be/had to be the main character of any movie, who would you be?

His:  I don't know, Harry Potter?  It'd be pretty cool to have magic and do those spells and stuff.

Her:  I think Meg Ryan in French Kiss or Julia Roberts in My Best Friend's Wedding.

What physical feature do you love most about yourself?  

His:  I really don't have one.  

Hers:  My eyes.  I've always been told I have pretty eyes and I agree ;)  haha

Tell us why your name is your name. And if you don't have (or know) an answer, make one up.

His:  My parents just randomly picked Eric.

Hers:  My mom named me Jacqulene, which is her middle name.

What is the greatest place you've ever traveled to?  

His:  Washington DC.

Hers:  We really haven't gotten to do very much traveling.  I did really enjoy our trip to DC though, minus the scare we had on the first day.  

Are you a morning person or a night person? 

His:  Neither.  More of a mid-day person.

Hers:  I'm most definitely a night person.

Who is someone you wish you were closer to? 

His:  You (talking about me).  

Hers:  The in-laws.  We've always had a horrible relationship with them and eventually had to cut all ties with them.  I wish things had turned out differently.

What quality do you have that you hope your kids inherit? 

His:  Work ethic.

Hers:  Compassion and loyalty.

What's your favorite memory with your childhood best friend?  

His:  Can't think of anything.

Hers:  Sleepovers, singing along to music and dancing

If you had to move out of the country, where would you move to?  

His:  Ireland, definitely.

Hers:  Wow, there are several places I'd like to live.  Ireland, Italy, England... I love them all.  

Real Life Dr. House?

My husband says we met the real life Dr. House today.  I disagree.  That would be putting it MILDLY.  

At Logan's 4 year check-up back in March, I brought up some concerns that I had about him.  I mentioned toe walking and the pediatrician was going to send him to a muscular specialist to make sure nothing was wrong with his legs...until I mentioned all of the other things he was doing.  I brought up my concerns about Logan possibly having autism.  After everything we discussed, the pediatrician agreed it would be good for him to get checked out and made a referral to a neurologist.  

Logan's appointment with the neurologist was this morning.  Let me tell you....that was by far the worst, most horrendous experience I've ever had dealing with a doctor in my entire life.  There are literally no words to describe how this "doctor" behaved toward us.  Dr. P started out by making fun of Logan (he has some speech issues and sometimes can't articulate very well).  He didn't even examine Logan or do any sort of tests.  He asked me why I was concerned and when I brought up everything I had mentioned to the pediatrician, Dr. P proceeded to make fun of me, put down the pediatrician and me, dismissed every single concern I had and made me feel like I was an inch tall, and basically said we were idiots.  

I'm a very sensitive person and can take things the wrong way, so to be sure I wasn't over reacting, I glanced over at my husband.  Nothing ever bothers him, and he had the same look on his face that I did.  

Logan even picked up on how the doctor was acting toward us.  Every time Dr. P would say something to Logan, he'd put his head down like he was being scolded.  

I bolted out of the door as soon as the appointment was over and made it into the hallway before the tears started.  I'd never in my life felt so humiliated.  As a parent, you worry of course, and if you have concerns you do everything in your power to make sure your child gets the help they need.  To be ridiculed like that is absolutely ridiculous.  

The lady at the checkout counter thought I was upset because we'd gotten bad news about Logan or something.  I explained to her (the best I could since I was so upset) what had happened and on our discharge papers, she wrote down the name and number of somebody and the office and told me to get in contact with her and explain what happened.  

I plan on doing that first thing Monday morning.  I will also be reporting him to the State Medical Board.  Nobody should *ever* be treated that way, much less a child!

After talking to several of my friends this afternoon, I found out that Dr. P has a history of being a jerk.  Even the lady at the checkout desk didn't seem all that surprised when I told her what happened.  

Have any of you ever had a bad experience with a doctor or other professional?

Return the Favor Blog Hop

I am co-hosting with Chelsea this week for the Return the Favor blog hop! 

Read below to learn more

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Last Wednesday was the second week of the Return The Favor hop, and it went great! Thanks so much for all of your support and help spreading the word about this new hop. I hope to see you all link-up again this week!

If you would like to be a co-host in the future, please send an email to chelsea@yourstrulyblog.com and let me know what type of hop {Twitter, Facebook, Hellocotton, etc} you'd most like to co-host!

Follow your host & co-hosts

Share the hop with others, whether it be via Twitter, Facebook, your blog, etc!
Come link up with @chelseaoliviaxo and other awesome people to find new Facebook fans! http://www.yourstrulyblog.com/2012/08/facebookhop.html
Feel free to copy the code for the button from my sidebar and put it up on your blog.

Take a couple minutes to visit some other people who have linked up and let them know you stopped by from the Return The Favor hop - and hopefully they will return the favor!

Chelsea from Yours Truly

Melissa from Forever and A Day
Tiffany from Blabbering Thoughts
Sara from Mommy Summers
Mandee from Cloud Nine Designz

Tori from Lil Mrs Tori
Jackie from The Chronicles of Momnia

Nine Loves

Hello everyone.  Today I am linking up with Lauren and Tiffany for the 10 Day YOU Challenge.  Today's post will be about Nine Loves.

{one} God

{two}  My husband and sons

My little family means everything to me.  <3  Chris and Logan drive me absolutely out of my mind crazy with their fighting, but I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world.  

{three} My parents

My mom and dad have always been there for me, supported me, looked out for me, and have done everything else a parent is "supposed" to do.  

{four} Abby

Abby is part of my small group of best friends.  There are 4 of us and we call ourselves the Fab 4.  Abby and I have soooo much in common it's scary sometimes, haha.  I call her my other half because of that.  She has always been there for me and is always ready to lend an ear to listen to me vent :P  

{five}  Joanne

Joanne is another member of the Fab 4.  She is my person.  We say she's my Cristina and I'm her Meredith ;).  She was one of the first people I made friends with after becoming a mommy.  We've been through a lot together and she is also always there for me and ready to listen.  

{six} Erika

Erika is the final member of the Fab 4.  She is the one I've known for the shortest amount of time, but I love her just as much as I do Abby and Joanne.  We like to joke around that the world/universe/mother nature is working against us at times cause we don't get to see each other very often sometimes.  She's always been there for me and is eager to listen, too.  

{seven} Winter

Winter is my favorite season by far.  I looooooooooove cold weather.  I've joked around about moving somewhere where it's cold year round.  

{eight} Blogging

Like a lot of people say, blogging can be pretty therapeutic.  On top of that, I enjoy finding new blogs to read.  I love meeting new people, making friends, and reading about others lives.  

{nine} Books

I am such a bookworm.  Books seem to be taking over our house at the moment ;).  I am always looking for something new to read, even though I have a to-read pile stacked a mile high!

Liebster Award Nominee!

Guess what, y'all?  

I got my very first blog award today :)  How awesome is that?  I was nominated for the Liebster Blog Award from Angela over at The Harmon Baby Farm.  

The Liebster Blog Award is given to bloggers by bloggers. It is a way to acknowledge each other and say “you’re doing a great job”. It is for blogs with 200 or less followers, so it’s also a great way to spread the word about smaller blogs and get them more readers and followers! When you receive the award, you post 11 random facts about yourself and answer 11 questions from the person(s) who nominated you. You pass the Award onto 11 other blogs (make sure you tell them you nominated them!) and ask them 11 questions. You’re not allowed to nominate the blog(s) who nominated you! (To get the button, right click the picture on my page and save the picture to your computer. You can then upload to your blog.)

So, here are 11 random facts about me:
1.  There are some fairly common things that I don't know how to do, such as skate or whistle.  
2.  I get super excited every time I get a new comment on a blog post or get a new follower.  
3.  I am an extremely sensitive person.  
4.  I used to collect postcards.
5.  I went credit card crazy as a teen and ruined my credit.  
6.  There are some things that I wish I could do over and would if I had the chance.
7.  I refuse to spend a ton of money to see a movie in the theater.  I'll either wait until it comes to the small $2 theater downtown or wait to rent it when it comes out on DVD.
8.  I have to listen to music while I'm folding and putting away clothes.  No idea why.
9.  I can't stand to be hot.  Even in the winter I will have a small fan going most of the time.
10.  I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in less than 24 hours.  
11.  My husband says I have road rage, but I don't know what he's talking about ;)   

Angela's 11 questions for me:  

1. How many different states or countries have you lived in?  I have only ever lived in North Carolina and have even stayed mostly in the same area.  I've never lived more than 30 minutes from the house I grew up in.
2. What is your natural hair color? Do you dye it?  My natural hair color is a very dark brown, almost black color.  I dye it every once in a while.  The last time I did anything to it was last year when I got highlights. 
3. What colors/theme is your house decorated with?  Haven't really done much decorating.  That's not really my thing.  
4. What's the best thing about being a mom or wife?  As far as being a mom goes, I love watching Chris and Logan grow into the people they're going to become later on in life.  I love hearing the silly things they say and how sweet they can be with each other even though they fight so much.  Not really sure what my favorite thing about being a wife is.
5. What is the hardest thing about being a mom or wife?  The hardest thing about being a mom, I think, is the (constant) worry that you are going to mess up somewhere and wondering if you're doing your part to raise good people.  
6. What brings you the most joy in your life?  My family and friends.  They're everything to me.
7. What brings you the most stress in your life?  Financial worries, playing referee between the boys
8. Have you read 50 Shades of Gray?  Nope.  Don't really want to either.
9. What is your dream job?  What I'm doing now....being a stay at home mom.  I've loved being able to raise my boys myself instead of having someone else do it for me.  I will go back to work eventually though.  I'd prefer something in an office, where I have set hours and would have the weekends off.
10. Do you wear makeup?  I wear lipgloss a lot.  Every once in a while I will wear mascara and eyeshadow.  
11. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?  No idea :P  

Now, here comes the exciting part ;)  

Here are my nominations for the Liebster Award:

Abby at Confessions of an Imperfect Mom

Cori at Everyday Enchanted

Amanda at tales from a FAR

Autumn from Mrs. in the Making

Tiffany at the Austin Family Diary

Amanda Mae at Bringing Up Allie

Amy at Consider Me Inspired

Tricia at Today With the Tennerys

Jillian at Hi, it's Jilly

Rhiannon at Being mom{me}

Jen at Boys Will Be Boys

Be sure to check them all out and show them some love!  And once again, thanks so much to Angela for the award.  Go check her out, too :)  

My 11 questions for the nominees:  
1.  What is your favorite season and why? 
2.  What do you like to do in your spare time? 
3.  What's one thing you'd change about your life right now? 
4.  Do you have any regrets? 
5.  What's your favorite TV show? 
6.  What is your dream job?  
7.  If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose?  
8.  Do you make New Years Resolutions?  If so, do you keep them?  
9.  If you won a $500 shopping spree, where would you spend it? 
10.  What would you do if you won the lottery? 
11.  Introvert or extrovert? 

Mommy Brain Mixer, Week 4

I am very excited to be one of the co-hosts for the Mommy Brain Mixer this week.  
Be sure to link-up and check out some of the other mommy stories! :) 


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Welcome to week 4 of the Mommy-Brain Mixer, ladies!

Last week we had an amazing 95 link-ups! The Mixer is thriving!

If you haven't noticed, one of my favorite things to do here at Two In Diapers is to share stories about motherhood and my littles. One of my favorite things about sharing these stories is your comments with stories of your own children!

Welcome to...

At the Mommy-Brain Mixer, we will be linking up our writings about anything and everything motherhood!

We want to see funny posts, serious posts, sweet & sappy stories, mommy-brain episodes, memories from when your older children were younger, thoughts & lessons learned, and anything related to motherhood or little people. You know that post you wrote yesterday about your teething baby? Or that hilarious post you wrote about your 2nd grader's school play? Those are perfect, so link 'em up! 

The Mommy-Brain Mixer is the perfect place to find some great new blogs to follow, make some wonderful new blog friends, and enjoy some entertaining new reads!

To make things even more fun, my friend Mar, over at Raising Bean, is hosting a sister link-up for you to join, too!

Head on over there after your finished here and link up your recipes, DIY, arts & crafts, and sensory activities!  

Let's get to it, friends!

 

RULES:

1.Follow Two In Diapers

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2. Follow your co-hosts

This week's lovely co-hosts {the first 4 on the linky} are:

Erin from The View From 510

Amanda from Life, Experience Needed

Melissa from Adventures with Captain Destructo

Jackie from The Chronicles of Momnia

3. Link up your mommy post!

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10 Secrets

Linking up with Lauren and Tiffany for the 10 Day You Challenge. Check it out :)

1.  I have been hurt a lot in the past so it is extremely hard for me to trust someone.  

2.  I am fiercely loyal to those I care about.  When I let someone in, I give them everything I have.  I love with my whole heart.  (Some people have taken that to their advantage, which leads back to #1.)  

3.  This isn't a secret to my friends and those who know me, but for those of you who don't, I am absolutely *terrified* of spiders.  I go into a full on panic attack when I see one.  

4.  I am aching for a third child.  We have two boys, but I've always wanted a little girl.  I'd even be happy with another boy.  I don't think it is going to happen for us though.  

5.  I am NOT good in the kitchen.  There are very few things I have been brave enough to attempt to make so my husband does most of the cooking.  Seriously...who can mess up pancakes?  Me!  

6.  I'm not at all crafty or creative.  That gene just seemed to pass me entirely.  I see all of these wonderful ideas on pinterest and wish that I could do them.  Maybe a crafty friend will take pity on me and make them for me?  ;)  

7.  I'm still not 100% sure what I want to be when I grow up do with my life.  

8.  I think I'm the only adult who is scared of the dark.  I feel like such a wuss.  But really, as soon as those lights go out at night, my imagination starts to run a marathon full speed ahead.  I can come up with some pretty freaky scenarios.  The slightest sounds freak me out.  

9.  Since having kids I've become even more emotional than I already was.  All kinds of things get me all choked up now.  Chick flicks, kids movies, commercials.  

10.  Something else I got after having kids is super sonic hearing and heightened sense of smell.  Eric calls them my mommy super powers ;)  

It Might Not Be a Good Thing If....

It might not be a good thing if you take your 9 month old baby to the doctor for a rash that is covering their entire body and the doctor says "Hmmmmm....." when they see it.  Especially if you are a first time parent and you are super paranoid anyway.  Great job on not freaking out the parents, doc.  Geez.  

So, your vehicle starts making this weird screeching noise.  You decide to take it to your mechanic.  It might not be a good thing if you pull into the parking lot and the mechanic walks out of his office with his eyebrow raised.  You say, "Did you hear that noise?" to which he responds, "I heard something."  Hopefully "something" won't be very expensive.  :)

It might not be a good thing if you take your child to the doctor for a rash on the back of their knee and the doctor leaves the room, only to come back with two other doctors.  If it takes more than one doctor to examine your child and they all start whispering to each other, you *might* be just a little freaked out.  

It might not be a good thing if you are driving down the road minding your own business and someone is driving down *your* lane going the wrong way.  One way street, buddy!  Not only do you have to make sure that you drive carefully, but you have to watch out for all the idiots out there, too.  

It might not be a good thing if your child comes up to you and says, "Mommy, my stomach hurts."  This is almost always followed by a gag, and then vomit.  Definitely not words you want to hear as a parent.  

Disclaimer:  In case you were wondering, yes...all of these things have happened to us :)

PS.  Welcome to all of my new followers!  If you haven't already, go check out the about me and family sections of my blog to learn more about us.

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Is it just me or is this week flying by?  

Here is what I'm loving this week:


*  I'm loving that Chris and Logan have started school.  They were so excited and both of them had a great first day yesterday.  I was a little worried about Logan since he has some behavior issues but he got a great report from his teacher, so I'm relieved about that.  Let's hope he can keep it up ;)

*  I'm loving that I have so much free time during the day now.  Maybe I can finally get caught up on my to-read pile that just keeps growing.  

*  I'm loving that I'm starting the application process of going to college.  I'm going to submit my financial aid app today then go up to the college on Friday to apply.  I'm getting excited!  

*  I'm loving that we are meeting up with some friends at the skating rink tonight.  The boys love skating with their friends.  

*  I'm loving that I've been selling a few things to make a little bit of extra money.  We sure need it right now since Eric has been losing so much work.

*  I'm loving that the Hunger Games DVD is coming out soon.  I never got the chance to see it in the theater, so I'm looking forward to renting it (and buying if it's good!).  

*  I'm loving that Chris will start going to Cub Scout meetings soon.  Next week the scouts will be having a camp-out sleepover at our local baseball stadium and we're hoping to be able to send him to that.  It would be his first event as a Cub Scout :)  

*  I'm loving that Chris and Logan have both picked out their themes for their birthday parties this year.  Chris chose Batman earlier this year and still wants that.  Logan has been back and forth between themes at least fifteen different times in the past month.  Seriously.  No lie.  He has finally (hopefully) settled on Spiderman.  I need to get on the ball and start buying gifts and supplies.  

*  I'm loving that fall is just around the corner.  So excited for some cooler temps!  


What are you loving this week?

Growing Up

Tomorrow is the first day of school.  Chris will be a first grader and Logan will be in preschool.  Logan is my last baby so this is hitting me particularly hard.

How could he have possibly gone from this

7 months old

to this

4 1/2 years old

in what seems like such a short amount of time.  People aren't kidding when they say that the years just fly by when you have children.


It's even hard for me to believe that Chris has gone from this

2 years (maybe a little younger, not sure of the time frame on this one)

to this already.

6 1/2 years - meeting his teacher at Sneak Peek today

I shouldn't have a first grader yet, should I?  It seems so unreal, but this is my reality.


My babies are growing up...whether I want them to or not.