You make time for the important things in Life!

Hi friends! 

I hope you all had a great Christmas...we sure did! Gabriel was so intrigued by everything that he barely slept Christmas Day. I still don't think he's recovered fully from the lack of sleep. He's been sleeping a lot these past few days to try to catch up! :) He got soooo much stuff. I'll post pics soon...once I get everything organized and my house back to normal! It's still a disaster... I've been lazy these past few days!

So tomorrow, my goal is to finish the 3489237584895802934 loads of laundry I have and to take down our Christmas tree and decor. I was going to do it today, but poor Gabe wasn't feeling well... so I had a very, very fussy baby all day. 

Have I mentioned that our little guy is sleeping in his crib some now!? How exciting, right? Only problem is that he's such a wiggler... he'll end up turned completely around smashed against the side. Thank goodness I listened to the Dr. and took off the bumper pads! haha. He gets so mad when he hits the sides though. It wakes him up, he starts crying, and then it mommy to the rescue! :) Now, I know some may think that he should be sleeping in his crib every night now, but honestly, who makes up these rules? I don't like it at all. So, instead of just putting him in his crib every night from now on... I decided it's going to be a gradual process. I gotta be comfortable with this too!! Which leads me to my next point of topic... Please don't tell me how to raise my child and for goodness sake... don't judge people or even comment other people's ways of raising their children. Good gosh people! Here's a short list on what I think about how a child should be raised: 

1. A child should always know that he is loved.
2. A child should be raised by 2 parents and in church.  
3. A child should learn respect and honor no matter how young. 
4. A child should be spanked when he has done something wrong and praised when he has done something right. A child should NOT be praised or even condoned when he has done something wrong. Come on people, it's not rocket science... if he does something wrong there should be consequences or they will never learn! Duh! 
5. A child should know the difference between right and wrong. 
6. A child should come first and foremost in the parents' lives... no matter what. 
7. A child should not be so spoiled to the fact that a fit occurs because he doesn't get his way. 
8. On the other hand, I do believe a child should have everything he wants while still learning and knowing the value of a dollar. 
9. A child should respect their elders!
10. And... a child should grow up with a family that loves him no matter what and makes the time to see him, play with him, listen to him, and laugh with him...no matter what they have going on and no matter what they think is more important! You MAKE timePublish Post for what's important people! Don't complain when life goes by too fast...people aren't going to make the time for you...that, my friends, is up to you! 

Well, the Holiday season is over...and it's back to getting even more serious about this diet!! My goal: 40 pounds by the end of May! You see, we have a family vaca with my family to Florida sometime before June and my Best Friend is getting married in June. So, of course, I have got to get back in shape for all of this. Especially the beach! :) I'm so excited that we get to take Gabe to Florida and to the beach! He's going to L-O-V-E it!! Especially the water... can you imagine? He loves his bathtime so much...the ocean is going to be so awesome for him! We can't wait to take him... and since this will probably be our only family vaca this year... we're going to make the best of it. Plus, Jesse's Granny & Papa live very close to where we are going... so we get to go see them for a few days as well! Best trip ever!? I think so. Now, keep your fingers crossed that Jesse will have enough days off for us to stay the whole week! :) 

Alright, that's all for tonight. I'll post pics of our Christmas soon. But for now, it's time for me to go to bed and get some sleep! 

Night all!