Just a Little Update

Wow the last month has been a blur for us. Actually the whole summer has been a blur, and sadly can't really say it's been very enjoyable either. J.R. and I have been going through a lot. Quick recap- J.R. lost all work in January, didn't find a job until March, Was promised to start at 20 an hour and then 2 weeks into it was bumped down to 10. I didn't find a job until May, leaving me to be the primary breadwinner because I made more, we had spent our entire savings on trying to get by and never "really" getting by, and then fell behind on our mortgage 2 months. We have been talking back in forth with the bank on what to do as far as our house is concerned and now we have to list it for a quick sale. We have moved twice in the last 2 months and I am just tired. Not to mention the strain this is putting on our marriage. Whew! Done complaining, but seriously just needed to get that off my chest.

Now for the update- Gavin is 7 months old! Sorry still no pictures, really haven't cared much about getting internet so I've been putting it off.

• He can "army" crawl. He can get up on all fours, but he hasn't figured out how to work his arms and legs in that position.
• He has 2 teeth, which he's had for a while but he's been teething sooooo bad lately that I had to throw that in there.
• He loves to "walk" if he had a personal walking assistant all day long he would be over the moon.
• Can say dada, mama (only when he's upset), and good good (which means hungry). I say he can say these things but really you have to be listening to him to know what he's saying.
• His favorite activities include- staring out the window watching bubba play, tearing up mommy's magazines and eating the leftovers, and chasing the dog anytime she walks by.

Jayden is getting so big that I can not even catch up with him. He could of started pre-school this year, but he is still not potty trained yet and he's already been through enough emotional distress with the moving that I decided it would be best for him to stay home. He doesn't understand why he can't go "home" and he has started calling his nana and papa's house his home. Oh and as far as the potty training goes we are just taking it day by day. I honestly dont know why they call it potty trained bc Jay KNOWS how to use the potty just fine, he just doesn't WANT to. This week though he's been showing a small amount of interest but I am not making a big deal out of it, I just want him to be happy and comfortable about it. He is such a sweet boy and I am so glad he is my son, he really brightens up my day.

As far as I go I haven't been doing much. I have been working so much that by the time I get home I do a few chores and crash. I have chose not to go back to school this semester, maybe (hopefully) next semester I will be able to resume, I can't stand not being in school. I work for OSU Medcenter and they do tuition reimbursment for certain classes so I will need to look into that since Im taking classes for Occupational Therapy. As far as J.R. goes he is doing well. He just got offered a new job with pier 51 Marina (he's a marina whore) and will start next week. We are so very thankful for this opportunity as he will be making more than twice as much as he is now and that will be a huge load off of our shoulders. I have set goals (all financial) for the family and hope that we can reach them by August of 2011. Goal #1 pay off all credit cards and close down all but 1 account. Goal #2 pay off motorcycle and barge loan. Goal # 3 have $10,000.00 saved. My goal is to be completely debt free minus my car payment and to have money saved up so we can purchase another home. Renting sucks royally and in 2 years I know we'll be able to reach our ultimate goal of buying another home. It's 5 am and time for me to get off here so I can get ready to go home, hope you all have a great day!