Scaredy Cat

Seriously?

It's 10:27pm here in good ol' Michigan and we are under a tornado watch untill midnight. Jaliyah was asleep and I was going to head to bed early - I actually, for once, accomplished being in bed by 9pm and was SO excited to get more than 4-5 hours of sleep. Then I turned the TV on.....TORNADO WATCH!! Ughhhhhhhhh I am SUCH a baby when I hear the word tornado. So I immediately get up and throw myself into anxiety-panic attack mode. I'm running through my game plan in my head on what I will do when I hear the sirens (as if we didnt learn this in like 2nd grade tornado drills?).

So here I am, refusing to go to bed until the tornado watch's are cancelled I will be awake, sitting here with my diaper bag full of diapers, food, milk, and wipes - ready prepared to run to the basement and camp out.

What's going to happen when Jaliyah is old enough to come runnig to me when she hears the loud boom boom from thunder screaming "mommy im scared!" Am I going to be like "me too!!!!!"?

Time to grow some balls...

Night Terrors

The past couple weeks I have noticed Jaliyah waking up in the middle of the night screaming - not crying - screaming. She would always go right back to sleep and I figured she just was having a bad dream.

wrong.

My poor little one year old baby is having night terrors. For those of you who do not know what night terrors are, it is one of the most scariest things you will ever experience as a parent. see here for info

Last night was the worst yet. Around 1:30 in the morning (Jaliyah was in bed with me) she sat up, eyes wide open, and started screaming a way - I've never heard her scream like this. She then started to jump away from whatever was scaring her. With night terrors, its suggested that the parents do not try and wake the child up because it can create a worse terror. So I left her alone and was waiting for it to past but she then jumped into the headboard of the bed. I had no choice but to grab her and she preceded to flail and throw herself out of my arms and flop around the bed. I was so scared and it was so unsettling to watch this. After about 15 minutes she started to calm down and allowed me to hold her and comfort her. She then fell back asleep like nothing ever happened.

From the research I have done, the only cause of night terrors is sleep deprivation. Jaliyah takes naps though and sleeps about 10-11 hours a night. So I'm really not sure what's going on. I am going to speak to the pediatrician and see what he thinks. All I know is I don't ever want to watch Jaliyah go through this again.

You saved WHAT?!

So the past couple weeks I've been trying to take on a new hobby, something that will hopefully help me and Jaliyah. Being a single mom that's working and going to school, I often have those "What am I going to do for dinner?" days..or (especially lately) "how am I going to afford this gas?". I'm ashamed to admit that my bank account is currently in the negative and my student loans scare the effing buh-geezers out of me. So what's this new hobby I'm attempting to not fail at?

Extreme couponing.

Now I don't know how extreme I'll get, I'm trying to learn the ins-and-outs right now. Has any of you watched that "Extreme Couponing" on TLC? It's AMAZING! There's people on there racking up a $1,000 grocery bill and walking out paying only $12. I NEED THAT IN MY LIFE! Granted, these people spend about 40-60 hours a week preparing for one shopping trip and I just don't have the time for that, but even getting half the savings would be helpful. Just for the two of us, I spend at least $400 a month on groceries...that's half my monthly income..the rest goes to the $4.10 gallons of gas I put in my car. I can't do it anymore, I want to start a savings account for Jaliyah and yes I put all my change into her piggy bank, but that's just not cutting it. I want to have a cushion for us, and it just cant happen with the money I spend on just daily living needs.

If anyone has tips, websites, or anything that I can use to help me learn this amazing lifestyle. I will bring you guys along on my journey :)

On the hunt

Back from VEGAS! It was SO much fun, even though I was sick the last night I was there. Needless to say, I'm very tired and feel like I will never catch back up on sleep haha but I missed Jaliyah so much - she cried when she saw me, then ran to me. :) Glad to know I was missed!

So my most recent..whats the word? Uhm...endeavor? undertaking? Something along those lines..is to find a LEGIT at-home income. I already have an out-of-the-home-i-miss-my-baby-all-day-but-i-have-to-go job. I don't want another, I don't want even more time taken away from Jaliyah and I. But finding a real, legit at home job is near impossible, unless it's answering questions for subscribers at $.002 a question - seriously? I don't think so.

and the hunt continues..

Coming up..

Guess where I'm going later today? VIVAAAA LAS VEGASSSS!!!

I'm so excited! But I think I'm more scared/nervous/sad to leave Jaliyah for 5 days. I've never been away from Jaliyah for more than a day. I'm scared shes going to think I abandoned her. Everyone keeps telling me I'm nuts for thinking that, but shes only 1. After not seeing me for a couple days I think she'd feel as if I left her. I don't want to put her through that :( Makes me regret even buying my plane ticket.

Anyways..

I come back Easter Sunday. I have a lot coming up for Baybee Luv! I'm working on getting some giveaways going for you ladies, much more reviews, and bringing back Sexy Mama Saturdays!

Keep me in your prayers for a safe slight.
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Jaliyah Brielle - 1 year

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY JALIYAH!

Today, in about 45 minutes my baby will be officially 1 year old! She was born April 6th, 2010 at 10:03pm. I cannot believe it. I sang "Happy Birthday" to her when she woke up this morning, had breakfast then unfortunately had to go to work. When I got home she opened her presents from me. I got her 2 new dinner plates, and 4 new books. She had more fun ripping up the paper. Then we ventured to my dads for her birthday dinner. She was in SUCH a good mood today, I couldn't believe it. Despite her stuffy, stubborn runny nose she has had for a week - she was all smiles, laughs, and hyperness! We got her 1 year pictures done on Sunday, I'll close with those ♥

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