Mommy & me.

The playgroup area looked similar to this just filled with moms & babies.

Today, I finally went to the mommy and me playgroup that I've been talking about. I'm very glad I went, but it wasn't quite what I had anticipated. I thought it was more of a class where they give you age appropriate play ideas, but it was more of a baby free for all. It was a gym filled with toys and there was a small area for smaller babies who aren't crawling or are just starting to crawl. It was amazing to see Laney interact with other babies. I didn't expect her to be so social since she's never been around other babies before. She was all smiles and laughs which made me extremely happy. She was very gentle when touching other babies, wasn't fussy at all, and seemed to genuinely enjoy being there. I will definitely be going again this Thursday! 

What I didn't really enjoy was the fact that all I got out of the other moms, save for one, was some small talk. For the most part they stayed in their own little groups not seeming interested in meeting anyone new. Now it may just be because it was my first time going, but I again am feeling not super welcome. But I am an optimistic person so I am going to stay positive and continue going:). 

On to a different subject; Bug. We haven't had her for very long and she's an extremely sweet dog, but with all the training she needs and how stubborn she is, we aren't sure if we will be able to keep her:(. I hate that we might have to take her back, but we may not have been ready for a dog just yet. We are going to give it a little more time, but if we can't get her completely potty trained and get her to stop digging we wont have a choice. If there are any people reading this that might have some tips it would be greatly appreciated. I really don't want to get rid of her:(.

Well I can hear the call of motherhood. Laney is awake. I'll be back tomorrow or the next day or...whenever;).

Here's to a new day.

The face that makes it all worth it.

Ever have one of those days where you feel everything is going well then someone just blows up on you? Yeah, that was my day yesterday. I wont go too much into detail because I'm not one to post all my personal "bidness" online, but apparently I have many faults that I was previously unaware of. What I don't understand is why people don't just confront the issue as it happens, even if you have to address the same issue more than once. Why let everything build to the point where your mind is so full of angry emotions it looks like a house from one of those hoarding shows? And all of a sudden your life is a mess with all these issues that you're trying to fix at the same time. It just doesn't make any sense to me.

I guess I'm just a little more straight forward when it comes to letting people know they're doing something that bothers me. That way I don't end up having those big blowouts on unsuspecting and sometimes (not always) undeserving people. Oh well, everyone copes with things in their own ways I suppose.

Anyway, everything was talked through last night and today has been better. But we'll see how long it lasts. Hopefully the things said will stick in our heads and we'll both be able to communicate with each other more efficiently. 

Thanks for letting me go on a mini-rant. Haha! I got my full rant on last night talking with my best friend +Bailey. She's amazing and you should go read her blog;). On a lighter note I got all the information needed for that mommy/baby class I mentioned in my first entry and have almost officially signed up for the class. There's a few questions about my husbands unit on the sign up form that I need his help with! I'm not sure why they need his unit information, but I guess I'm still pretty new to this Army housewife/mommy business. I'm excited for Laney to be able to interact with other kids and learn some new skills since she doesn't go to daycare or anything. I'm sure I'll be learning some new things myself:). 

That's all I've got for today. Now I'm going to get my clean on! 
Until tomorrow:)

New to this blogging world.

Being that this is my first blog, as well as putting into consideration that I haven't been to school in a good 3 years, I would appreciate it if you didn't judge:). I've decided to start blogging just to pass the time. As being a stay at home mom to a 7 month old baby girl and a less than 1 year old Lab'Aire living on a more than isolated Army base knowing not a soul doesn't give me much to do at nap time.

I guess my story in short is that I married my high school sweetheart, Ryan, and not 2 weeks later did we find out that I was pregnant! Perfect timing as we had just learned my now husband would be stationed in the far away land we all know as South Korea. Also note that he had already been gone almost a year just for training alone. Awesome, really. In the year that he was away my pregnant days were filled with trying to find anything and everything to keep my mind off the fact that I was newly married, pregnant, and living with my in-laws awaiting the anticipated arrival of not only my baby, but my husband! (Insert sob story of how awful it is to have your soldier husband overseas whilst you are with child.) It really wasn't so bad having all my friends and family around, but still. Come June 9, 2012 Ryan was finally home and by June 15, 2012 I had my little family all to myself...not! Unfortunately Ryan had to go back to S. Korea for another 4 months after being home only 3 weeks. Fast forward to November and he's home for good! He came home on the 13th and on the day our daughter, Laney, turned 5 months old we were off to California! 

We've been here a little over 2 months now and I think I'm finding it to be...less than welcoming. Moving to an Army base is definitely not like in the movies/T.V. shows. No one brings you "welcome to the neighborhood" gifts or brings you dinner for the whole week. I've yet to even see anyone in my neighborhood come out of their house! Not to say I'm outside 24/7, or really putting myself out there either, but I guess I just pictured things differently. How naive of me, right? Well with this in mind I've decided to not become a recluse. We got a dog, Bug, that I take for walks for a chance to nonchalantly meet other stay at home moms at the park. Good idea don't you think? And I've decided to go to a mommy/baby group that meets every Tuesday and Thursday. So I'll have to let you know how that goes!

Hopefully this new place will bring positive things for my little family, but I know the only surefire way that's going to happen is for me to make it happen! And I believe, and hope, the mommy/baby group is a good start. A late start, but a good one nonetheless:). 

So that may not have been the shortest way to put things, but remember when I said not to judge? This is why. After writing this I definitely feel like I could keep this blogging thing up, but we'll see what new days bring me.

Above picture is from Alisha King Photography.