Miss Callie Grace Pughe is working on 6 teeth right now!!! AHHH! She almost has 17 teeth, so only 3 more after these and we will be DONE! YAY!!! With all this teething comes no sleep, major clingyness, up to 5 yucky diapers a day, and one cranky little 15 month old! Who would have ever thought teeth would cause this much stress? I am actually loving the nights we sleep together though. I love just looking at her and kissing her. It just amazes me how incredibly blessed we are! Last night as I was rocking her to sleep she kept looking up at me and laughing and smiling, while her eyes were drifting off to sleep and I just teared up and thought how did I get so lucky?!?
My whole life I have wanted to be a wife and a Mom, and now I am living my dream everyday! Life doesn't get much better than this! I love watching her grow up. I love watching her learn new things. She is such a little girl now! No longer my little baby! I love to look at her and see little bits of Jason and little bits of me. When I look into her eyes I see my eyes, and when I kiss her sweet little mouth it is Jason's perfect lips! When she is asleep she looks EXACTLY like her daddy when he sleeps! And she has her Mommy's smile! :) But she is her own little person at the same time! She overwhelms us with joy! We spend our days laughing at her...our little comedian. And then when she is in bed at night we are talking about her and laughing at how funny she is. When we go on dates we spend our time talking about her and missing her. We just can't get enough!
Her current loves: Anything that has to do with dogs and cats! She is OBSESSED with dogs and cats!!! She has learned to not be so rough with them and loves to kiss them. She loves her Daddy's electronics...laptop, cell phone, channel changers...basically anything that isn't her toy! She loves oranges! She will go in the fridge and pull an orange out of the drawer and bring it to me. While I am washing it and cutting it up she will pull on my legs and pant like a dog and clap her hands until I give her a bite! She just loves them! Which is funny because oranges were my biggest craving when I was pregnant with her. Coincidence? I don't think so! ;) She is so smart, it just amazes me! She loves to run and play outside and loves to be in the pool, ocean or lake! She is fearless!! Which is why we started swim lessons on May 19th. She goes everyday for 10 minutes a day. She is taking the survival classes. It is so hard for me to watch, and everyday my eyes fill with tears and I have to remind myself to breathe! The first week I wanted to quit, and this week has gotten much better. She has learned how to float and how to swim back and forth from Mommy and Daddy! By the end of June she should be a pro!!
We are going to the Bahamas and are staying at the Atlantis in August for Nick's 21st birthday!(I cannot believe my little brother will be 21! I remember the day he was born! I remember spending my mornings trying to make him laugh.) I remember him screaming and crying at my 5th grade play because he couldn't understand why I was dressed like a monkey!!! LOL! He has grown into this amazing man. Who is so kind and loving and incredibly funny! He would do anything for anyone! It just warms my heart to see him with Callie. He is such a great Uncle to her! And she adores him!
I cannot wait to go back to the Atlantis!!! It will be Cal's first vacation. And her first time on a plane. I am a little nervous but I know she will have fun! She is going to love the aquariums and love swimming! I have so many memories from the last time we were there in 2004 with my Pepa for Thanksgiving. Who would have known at that time that we had less than 5 months left with him. I can still hear his laugh and the way he used to call my name. I can still feel his hugs and the way he used to hold my hand so tight. Sometimes I miss him so much that my heart aches, but I can see him everywhere in my Dad...in my brother...in my Meme...in my Uncle Greg....and in myself. I think of him daily and things that he has said in the past encourage me to be the best person that I can be. I talk to him also daily and ask that he be Callie's guardian angel and watch over her. It is comforting to know that through God I will see him again one day, and that is what helps me get through. Some people don't understand why I still struggle with losing him, but those people didn't know him and they didn't know how close we were. I think in losing his daughter he gained her back when I was born. He always called me his gift from God, and I'll never forget how much he loved me. He called me a few times a week, im'ed me late at night on AOL (we were both night owls and talked while I was in college at 2 a.m.), every birthday that I was in Gainesville he drove all the way up to take me to wherever I wanted to go. When I would come home from school I would often drive straight over there and spend time with him and Meme going to movies and out to eat. He would sneak candy for us to eat, since Meme always thought he was on a diet! LOL! I hate that he never met Jason and that he doesn't know Cal. I can only imagine all the laughs he would have over her and all the advice and love that he would give to Jason. Sorry to get so deep, I just have a lot on my mind today!
I have been working out and trying to eat as healthy as possible. So far I am 5 pounds down! I have another 10 to get to my first goal by the end of June! Hopefully I can lose more than that, but I would be happy with another 10! I hope to be down by at least 30 pounds total by August 1st. So another 25 pounds to go!! If only I could get my hubby to go along with this goal! He loves to eat bad, which makes it hard! He has been watching Cal for me though while I go to the gym so that he can have alone time with her everyday. I need all the healthy eating and will power vibes that I can get my way! :)
Jason is working like crazy right now. I never get to see him and it has been hard on our marriage. I know it is what he has to do right now, but it is tough. He works from the minute he wakes up until the minute he goes to sleep. He is so driven and I am so proud of him for doing what he loves. I just hope the magazine and his website take off soon, so he can have better "set" hours and more time for us! I long for those weekends of just being lazy and spending time together back! It would be so nice to just wake up with no plans and go to the pool and watch movies and have a glass of wine or two! :) May be one day! Today he said was just for us, but it is 2:00 and I have only seen him for about 10 minutes. He promises tonight is with just us, but we will see if he can leave the blackberry alone! I am not upset or angry...I just miss him! He is trying to make the best life for us possible and trying to make it to where I can have my dream of being a stay at home Mommy. So fingers and toes crossed that all goes well in the next few months and some stress is lifted! The first issue of his High School sports magazine should be out August 15th! I will keep you posted!
Thank you if anyone reads this and thank you if you keep our family in your thoughts and prayers! I mainly just want to keep this as a journal and print the pages for a keepsake for Callie, but love to keep everyone updated too! Hope all is well with everyone!
My whole life I have wanted to be a wife and a Mom, and now I am living my dream everyday! Life doesn't get much better than this! I love watching her grow up. I love watching her learn new things. She is such a little girl now! No longer my little baby! I love to look at her and see little bits of Jason and little bits of me. When I look into her eyes I see my eyes, and when I kiss her sweet little mouth it is Jason's perfect lips! When she is asleep she looks EXACTLY like her daddy when he sleeps! And she has her Mommy's smile! :) But she is her own little person at the same time! She overwhelms us with joy! We spend our days laughing at her...our little comedian. And then when she is in bed at night we are talking about her and laughing at how funny she is. When we go on dates we spend our time talking about her and missing her. We just can't get enough!
Her current loves: Anything that has to do with dogs and cats! She is OBSESSED with dogs and cats!!! She has learned to not be so rough with them and loves to kiss them. She loves her Daddy's electronics...laptop, cell phone, channel changers...basically anything that isn't her toy! She loves oranges! She will go in the fridge and pull an orange out of the drawer and bring it to me. While I am washing it and cutting it up she will pull on my legs and pant like a dog and clap her hands until I give her a bite! She just loves them! Which is funny because oranges were my biggest craving when I was pregnant with her. Coincidence? I don't think so! ;) She is so smart, it just amazes me! She loves to run and play outside and loves to be in the pool, ocean or lake! She is fearless!! Which is why we started swim lessons on May 19th. She goes everyday for 10 minutes a day. She is taking the survival classes. It is so hard for me to watch, and everyday my eyes fill with tears and I have to remind myself to breathe! The first week I wanted to quit, and this week has gotten much better. She has learned how to float and how to swim back and forth from Mommy and Daddy! By the end of June she should be a pro!!
We are going to the Bahamas and are staying at the Atlantis in August for Nick's 21st birthday!(I cannot believe my little brother will be 21! I remember the day he was born! I remember spending my mornings trying to make him laugh.) I remember him screaming and crying at my 5th grade play because he couldn't understand why I was dressed like a monkey!!! LOL! He has grown into this amazing man. Who is so kind and loving and incredibly funny! He would do anything for anyone! It just warms my heart to see him with Callie. He is such a great Uncle to her! And she adores him!
I cannot wait to go back to the Atlantis!!! It will be Cal's first vacation. And her first time on a plane. I am a little nervous but I know she will have fun! She is going to love the aquariums and love swimming! I have so many memories from the last time we were there in 2004 with my Pepa for Thanksgiving. Who would have known at that time that we had less than 5 months left with him. I can still hear his laugh and the way he used to call my name. I can still feel his hugs and the way he used to hold my hand so tight. Sometimes I miss him so much that my heart aches, but I can see him everywhere in my Dad...in my brother...in my Meme...in my Uncle Greg....and in myself. I think of him daily and things that he has said in the past encourage me to be the best person that I can be. I talk to him also daily and ask that he be Callie's guardian angel and watch over her. It is comforting to know that through God I will see him again one day, and that is what helps me get through. Some people don't understand why I still struggle with losing him, but those people didn't know him and they didn't know how close we were. I think in losing his daughter he gained her back when I was born. He always called me his gift from God, and I'll never forget how much he loved me. He called me a few times a week, im'ed me late at night on AOL (we were both night owls and talked while I was in college at 2 a.m.), every birthday that I was in Gainesville he drove all the way up to take me to wherever I wanted to go. When I would come home from school I would often drive straight over there and spend time with him and Meme going to movies and out to eat. He would sneak candy for us to eat, since Meme always thought he was on a diet! LOL! I hate that he never met Jason and that he doesn't know Cal. I can only imagine all the laughs he would have over her and all the advice and love that he would give to Jason. Sorry to get so deep, I just have a lot on my mind today!
I have been working out and trying to eat as healthy as possible. So far I am 5 pounds down! I have another 10 to get to my first goal by the end of June! Hopefully I can lose more than that, but I would be happy with another 10! I hope to be down by at least 30 pounds total by August 1st. So another 25 pounds to go!! If only I could get my hubby to go along with this goal! He loves to eat bad, which makes it hard! He has been watching Cal for me though while I go to the gym so that he can have alone time with her everyday. I need all the healthy eating and will power vibes that I can get my way! :)
Jason is working like crazy right now. I never get to see him and it has been hard on our marriage. I know it is what he has to do right now, but it is tough. He works from the minute he wakes up until the minute he goes to sleep. He is so driven and I am so proud of him for doing what he loves. I just hope the magazine and his website take off soon, so he can have better "set" hours and more time for us! I long for those weekends of just being lazy and spending time together back! It would be so nice to just wake up with no plans and go to the pool and watch movies and have a glass of wine or two! :) May be one day! Today he said was just for us, but it is 2:00 and I have only seen him for about 10 minutes. He promises tonight is with just us, but we will see if he can leave the blackberry alone! I am not upset or angry...I just miss him! He is trying to make the best life for us possible and trying to make it to where I can have my dream of being a stay at home Mommy. So fingers and toes crossed that all goes well in the next few months and some stress is lifted! The first issue of his High School sports magazine should be out August 15th! I will keep you posted!
Thank you if anyone reads this and thank you if you keep our family in your thoughts and prayers! I mainly just want to keep this as a journal and print the pages for a keepsake for Callie, but love to keep everyone updated too! Hope all is well with everyone!
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