Yay for me!

Day two of two kids napping at once!!
Well...ok...Alexis is probably awake, but she is still in her bed which works for me!

Now then...what to say...

I am super excited about the pampered chef consulting! I will get my 2nd commission check on the 23rd and I will get pampered chef bucks to purchase supplies and also products for myself! Way Cool!! I don't have any more shows planned right now other than one for Janie-my step mom of sorts. I am thinking that this will be a good way for me to make new friends and keep in touch with old ones. Plus...it gives me a reason to get out and be "Lori"--cause if you know me much you know I like to cook a lot! Chris is pretty excited about it too, he is a closet pampered chef junkie. We prayed about it lots and so far it is awesome!

Chris is working really hard lately. He is getting tired being a new daddy and working the two jobs. His goal is to get us to a point that he can do only real estate but that is more like a one year goal. Since the income isn't guaranteed, we want to have our debts paid (old credit cards, the car, etc) and only have the mortgage and utilities to pay before he starts full time. We also need to make sure we can go ahead and pay atleast 6 months for individual insurance since it isn't offered an it isn't cheap. Pray that we can get all this settled. We prayed before he signed up for the class and have been along the way so we are sure we are on the right path, we just need the strength to keep on it!

In Trystan news...the breastfeeding is still going really well and I am getting better at handling nighttime feedings. He will only stay asleep at night if Daddy puts him to sleep. Example: last night I am up from 10p-11:30p nursing, burping, changing, and rocking Trystan to get some sleep in and to not have to wake up Chris since he has been getting up earlier for work now. Trystan is so asleep i think a train could run through so I lay him down....turn around and look back at him and he is staring at me...this happens a second time so I finally tap Chris and ask for help. Chris lays down at the foot of the bed, put his hand on Trystan and Chris goes back to sleep...and oddly enough...so does Trystan, and he sleeps for about 5 hrs. Oh well...Chris cannot breastfeed so I guess he can have the sleepy time.

Alexis has been going to the neighbors for 1.5 hrs a few days a week for learning. The neighbor is a 1st grade teacher and offered to tutor some since Alexis isn't doing the learning at daycare now. That is going well and gives Alexis a chance to do "her own thing" too. We are going on weekly library trips and go for walks when it isn't too hot. It is slow coming but I am getting better at balancing new baby and toddler.

I must say, I do admire those with more than two living and breathing children in the house at once...I don't think I could do it!

Trystan is stirring and it is about his "afternoon snack" time so I should end this here.

Glad I got a chance to blog! Love to hear from you all!

~*~Lori Jean and the sleeping jelly beans~*~

The Blog You Are Reading...

This blog will note some moments in the lives of Chris, Lori, Alexis, and Trystan Lopez. We might have funny posts, we might have informative ones, we might have boring ones, and we might have sad ones, but they will all be true enough and real in our lives. I hope that anyone who reads this blog will sometime in the future have atleast one blog that makes them have a better day. Even if not that, this will give me a place to write out my thoughts on my new life...

The Family:
Lori:
I am now stay at home mommy of 2. Just had my first baby. And I am loving it. I also just started as a Pampered Chef Consultant. I am 24 and have lived in Enterprise most of my life. I love to cook and be crafty. Reading would be fun if I had the chance. Sleeping would be fun too!

Chris:
The most awesome husband. He puts up with me and loves me endlessly which is more than I could ask for. He works full time at the gas company and does real estate work with Exit Success Realty here in Enterprise when he isn't wearing the blue.

Alexis:
A cute and smart 4 year old going on 14. Definitely a big part of our little family.

Trystan:
Born April 23, 2008 he is the newest addition to the clan. Each day we are amazed at how quickly he is growing, but none-the-less, happier than ever that we get to be the ones to watch him grow.

That's it for now!

~*~Lori Lulu Jean~*~

Here it is!

Ok...everyone is doing it so I will too!

I will try to keep this updated, though I may fail at that. I am sure though, that when I fail to post in a timely manner Kira will give me a friendly reminder to update.

For now, since I am reaching over Trystan to type, I will make this the end of my first blog.

~*~Momma Lori Jean~*~