tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44540053284902797112023-11-16T10:43:31.437-06:00Life with FeeKeeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-52210883788950142702016-10-02T17:50:00.000-05:002016-10-02T17:50:12.715-05:00This blog has movedI have created a new blog so I will be moving to that one and will not longer post on this blog. Please follow me over there and I hope you enjoy! <br />
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The new blog: http://chasingfamilydreams.blogspot.com/<br />
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FeliciaKeeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-13849465186103203342016-07-07T15:14:00.001-05:002016-07-07T15:14:20.190-05:00What are we doing Thursdays!!What am I doing today?<br />
Today is a busy day. I am trying to get everything in order before this weekend. My professor was kind enough to allow me to take a upcoming exam early due to a conflict that I had. I had to run up to the college at 10 this morning to take that. I was up really late studying for it and up to early with the boys this morning. After I picked the boys up from my sweet friend Ashlea's house I came home and fed them the last few hotdogs we had in the fridge. Went to wash my car but as soon as I pull up to the car wash they close it down for some reason. That was frustrating. I had a few emails that I needed to send so I thought while the kids are napping I could do that. Laundry is in the wash. I have a load that needs to be folded now. A few more loads to do. I also have to make a bank run, library run, clean out my car, cook dinner, can tomatoes, and do a few things to get ready for this weekend. Like I said, today is a busy day! If I can manage just a few of those things I think I'll be doing pretty good. <br />
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What are the boys doing?<br />
The boys had a blast over at their friends house this morning. Dexter keeps asking me if we can go back this afternoon and tomorrow. I sure wish we could, but mommy has a lot of things to do. Other than that they have been playing. Both of them are playing so well "knock on wood" together since we got back from gigi and pawpaw's this past weekend. I don't know if it was them being able to just play constantly with their cousins or if it's just starting to happen. Either way they have really been playing well together this week. Thank you Lord. Mommy really appreciates it. I love seeing them and hearing them play well with each other. <br />
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A few thoughts for the day:<br />
I want to change the name of this blog or create a new one with a different name if I can't change the name of this one. Any suggestions for a blog name? I have never really liked keeping up with the Inman's it seems so kardashian like and it just rubs me the wrong way. Also, I am thinking about hiring someone to paint our cabinets instead of me doing it. I really would enjoy doing it on my own. However, the time is just not there with me taking classes, etc. So, if the price is right it would save me a ton of work and stress and have someone else do it for me. If you are local and have any recommendations, please shoot me an e-mail. Also, I ordered my mom a cheap tablet so that she can get on facebook and see my pics of the boys or I can send her pics, etc. This should be interesting.<br />
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~Enjoy~Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-67158210141472550962016-07-03T23:25:00.000-05:002016-07-03T23:25:15.585-05:00These days happen Over the years I have come to accept that my mother is an alcoholic, and she will will probably always be an alcoholic. I have come to accept that she smokes cigarettes that will destroy her lungs and will probably always smoke. I have come to accept that she has dementia which is a disease that affects your mind/memory all because of her drinking over the years. However, that does not mean that it does not hurt so bad to see her taking a drink of alcohol. Or that is doesn't hurt and make me angry every time I call her and she is so drunk that I can't understand a word she is saying. It hurts deep and I usually don't show that side because it is a part of my life that I try to keep hidden. Not because I am ashamed of it which I used to be, but more because it is easier to only show the surface where you know the problem is there but you don't have those hurt feelings. Not today. Today I am coming to you all broken and sad. Some may say, oh, lets not "air the dirty laundry". Well, this is me, my life. A very small portion of my life that I have dealt with my whole life. Today I am sitting in a doctors office with my mother. She is in need of her inhaler refilled again because she is having trouble breathing. On most days I would brush it off and not think too much about it but not today. Today I picked up my drunk mother (I say this literal because I could smell the alcohol all over her when she got in my car) to take her to get medication for a lung problem that is getting worse and worse over the years. Just in this year she has had to use an inhaler more than I have ever seen her use one. I know that through the years she is going to continue to go downhill. I know what all of these things can do to your body, and I continue to see them be proven fact time and time again. Tomorrow will be a better day. Tomorrow I will get up and get myself together, but for today I am sad. I am sad that she can't stop. I am sad that her health is deteriorating over the years. However with all of this heart wrenching tug at your heart stuff I am so thankful. I am thankful that even though her health is deteriorating it is doing so slowly and that most days are still very good days. Today, I find hope in God. I find hope that my God is a God who performs miracles. If those miracles never come to her I know that everything works out to glorify Him. I have seen it time and time again. That alone gives me hope and peace. If you are reading this just lift up a prayer for her addictions, prayer for her health, and most of all a prayer for conviction on her heart. I lay all of this down at the feet of Jesus. This song is perfect for today. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btfz9qKXUIk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btfz9qKXUIk</a> I hope it helps you too to find some confort. <br />
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I don't write this so that I can put my mother in a bad image and I hope that you don't view her in a bad image. I really do. She is not always drinking to the point where she is slurring her words or can't understand a word you are saying. Today was just a bad day and it got to me because she was also sick. My mother is a wonderful person and you would be lucky to know her and have her in your life. She has a sickness that she can't get away from, but it does not change who she is and always has been. She is a person that would do anything for anyone. She helps me in so many ways and I will forever be grateful. She loves her grandchildren more than anything and would do anything for them. I do mean anything. lol. She really is a wonderful person. <br />
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I do write this because just maybe there is someone out there feeling the same way I do. I am a mixture of feeling when it comes to this topic. I am sad some days, angry some days, and scared of the unknown future other days. It is okay to let yourself feel these feelings. To have those days where you just need to feel it. It's part of healing. However, you have to pick yourself up and look around. This is just a part of your life and you have so many other things that you can be thankful for. For me I have God in my life, I have my wonderful husband, kids and a huge family, and I still have my mother in my life. A mother who loves me, but can't help her addiction. <br />
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<br />Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-7920893141109350302016-05-12T23:29:00.000-05:002016-05-12T23:29:25.985-05:00My boysLet us talk about my boys today! I love seeing them grow and change. I wanted to share a few things about them that I normally don't get around to sharing.<br />
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Lets start with Dexter... The kid is so smart!!! When did he become a little genius. Just talk to him and he will amaze you. The other day he was trying to tell me that he distracted me, but I could not understand what he was saying. He used the word in a sentence to make me understand him. He said, "like when carter is crying when you change his diaper and I have to distract him". It was awesome! I never realized that he could think outside the box to problem solve and get me to realize what he was saying. Tonight we were playing this little kids charades game that we got from the kids meal at Chick Fil A. Well, we played the easy way and talked out our pictures to make the other person guess it. He knew almost everything on his card and could say things to get me to guess what it is. For example, for rainbow he said, "it was something in the sky that was very colorful". I was so impressed with this kid!!! He has learned so much from MMO. I 100% agree with my decision to put him in there. Just for the social skills alone. Since he has started his hitting and throwing has improved so much! I see him out on the playground playing with the other kids and it just melts my heart. Another thing that he does that I just love even though it also makes me a little sad at the same time... I will always say to him... did you know you are my favorite? Then, every single time he will say mommy, you are my favorite just a little bit... dad is my favorite a lot. It is the cutest thing! I love that he loves his daddy so much!!! Also, just here recently I have seen him show empathy! Empathy is not something that happens in very young kids. It usually starts around 4+, so I was really excited to see this in him. It helps when you have a rough kid for them to have a little empathy towards others and that their actions hurt others. What a sweet kid he is too. The other day I wouldn't give his brother a fruit snack because he wouldn't ask me for what he wanted(we're trying to get him to talk more instead of grunt and point). Carter was just crying and crying. Well, I noticed out of the corner of my eye Dexter peeking around the corner holding out his fruit snacks...Carter followed Dexter in the living room and I overheard Dexter say, "I will share with you brother". It melted my heart into a puddle. Just like today we had some friends over to play and the younger brother was upset because his brothers weren't playing with him and I overheard Dexter say come here I will play with you!!! Melt my heart again! Anyways, all of this may seem like bragging and I truly hope you don't see it as that. I just wanted to share with you a few things that I have really seen come out in them recently. Things that I normally don't share because I am so bogged down with raising the hardest child I have ever encountered!! We will get to him soon! All good stuff, all good stuff!<br />
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Now, let us talk about my strong willed, feisty, loving child, Carter! This kid is going to be a force when he grows up. I am going to have to do some major parenting as he grows and gets older. I love him so much, but wow! Just wow! He does not give up when he wants something. He will go after it with all that he has. He likes to do things the way that he wants them done. Everything about him is so intense! He came out that way too! When he decided to come out he was coming and the doctor almost didn't make it in time. I was not pushing and I new he was almost there! Anyways, all of this is a good thing! He is going to be my go kid or at least I hope. I am like that and I see a lot of me in his attitude(probably why we clash so much). Just figuring out how to tame and mold it is key! All of this is so good. I am starting to see the bigger picture and I see that it is good! He is also so funny!!!! HIS LAUGH IS THE BEST THING EVER!!! Seriously, get him to laugh for you. It will feel you with such joy!! He laughs with his whole mouth and face! I mean his whole mouth opens so wide and he laughs! It is so cute! I have got to get it on video! He loves to dance! you can turn the music on anywhere and he will break it down for you. Music also calms him. Little tip if you are ever watching him for me and he is uncontrollably crying. He has recently started liking the only show he has ever paid any attention to which is mickey mouse. Everytime it comes on he opens his mouth and lets out a ahhh like he is shocked.!!! It is adorable. He loves to workout with me and imitate my moves! It's hilarious! Either that or he pounds on his daddy while daddy is trying to do mountain climbers. He loves the outdoors. If he can go outside he is happy! The other day he helped me plant my marigold that Dexter brought home from school for me. He loved playing in the potting soil! He's such a little helper. Did I mention that he is a big MOMMAS boy? I had to have one that preferred me over Dustin since Dexter definitely prefers his daddy! <br />
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They both feel me with such joy most everyday! I love them more than words could ever describe! <br />
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I hope you enjoyed reading a little about how sweet, awesome, kind, playful, smart, kids they are. I don't say it enough! I really don't!! These kids are so goofy and I wish I could just follow them around with the video camera. <br />
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Enjoy! Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-68695090034756881712016-01-08T01:12:00.000-06:002016-01-08T01:13:46.547-06:00HAPPY NEW YEARDoes anyone else make new years resolutions/goals? Well, I do and I'm not afraid to admit it. I love to make goals and see how much I can accomplish! Most of all I love to draw a line through the ones that I have accomplished and look back on the ones that I can improve on. So, last year I had quite a few new years goals and I am proud to say that I accomplished a good bit of them. I'll share them with you and share with you whether or not I accomplished them or not. Then, I will share this years goals with you. <br />
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2015 New years resolutions:<br />
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1. Start going to the gym weekly - Since I was breast feeding for 9-10 months of this year this goal went down the drain pretty much. I am not a huge water drinker so every time I would start working out my milk supply would drop and it just got frustrating so I pretty much knew this wasn't going to happen. I at least wanted to put it on the list for good measure. I did manage to get in the gym a good bit, but it definitely wasn't as much as I would have liked. <br />
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2. Be positive daily - I am not always wrapped in bubbles and painted with smiles. HA! This is something I have been struggling with every since I had Carter. I have not handled the stress of the extra kid very well. It is something that I continue to work on daily and I am getting better. I just wanted to find something positive to bring to the table everyday. I think I have done it,but it hasn't been in the way I had imagined when I made this goal. <br />
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Side note: Have children is hard work. Having children and living 2 hours away from family is even harder. I can't just run my kids to my moms for an hour of cleaning, etc... I'm not complaining, because we all know my plans was to have kids, etc,but I never expected it to be so hard! Just say'n. I love them so much and the good things definitely outweigh the bad, but I want to be real with you all and tell you that it's not easy and I am for the most part everyday a little overwhelmed. I wouldn't change it, but it's just the way it is and I am learning to work with it. They are small and require lots of love and energy so yes, some days I need a little positive things to look at... Ok, I am done rambling about that. <br />
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3. Find a church to attend in Madison area - YES WE DID! The way we found this church is something that I could have never orchestrated on my own in a million years and I know without a doubt this is where we are supposed to be at this point in our lives. I love you Candace and I am so thankful you decided to talk to me at the beach! <br />
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4. Breastfeed until the summer at least - YES I DID and more! This was a huge accomplishment for me. I was so proud that I made it breastfeeding that long. If I am honest with myself I was completely ready to stop by the end of summer for sure, but Carter was just not having it. It took me forever to get him on a bottle and I think my breaking point was when we went camping and I had to nurse him all night pretty much every night so he wouldn't cry all night long and wake all the other campers up. It was so frustrating and exhausting. Even now I look back and think yes I did that, but if I ever have another child I am going to have a hard time doing it again. Props to you all who have breastfeed multiple babies because breastfeeding the one for that long was exhausting. (of course, if I ever have another child I will for multiple reason, but I may not enjoy it. OR will I? Only time will tell and of course there has to be another child and who knows if that will happen)<br />
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5. Work on not being so negative - I think I accomplished this for the most part. I always try to see the good in every situation. I do know that I tend to overreact when something is happening, but I usually will go back and calm myself down and try to see the situation differently.<br />
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6. Spend more quality time with family - I think this was about 1/2 and 1/2. I hate to say that because my family is pretty much the most important thing in my life and I should schedule time to spend with them above the rest. I think we did well with spending quality time, etc with out extended family and family outside of our home. We tend to travel to hb quite a bit to see our family. I love doing that because growing up so close to everyone it gets really lonely not being able to see them as much. However, because we do a lot of traveling and because of my school schedule I feel like our little bitty family (d, me and the boys) don't get as much quality time because of the constant going.<br />
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7. Become a better sewer(is that even a word) - Fail. I can sew. Don't get me wrong, but I want to be able to read patterns and make little rompers and john johns for carter. I did make my sister 2 car seat covers for the boys and I think they turned out pretty good. <br />
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8. Make new friends - YES! Being so far from home and being the extravert that I am I tend to thrive off of friendships. I love chatting and hanging out with my friends! I love everything about it so I am always looking to form new friendships! When Dustin and I first were married and I moved here I was so alone. Yea, I was working and I had my work friends, but I didn't have those close personal friendships that I crave. It has been so nice to meet many mom friends and even friends through church, etc. If only we lived in the same neighborhood. Huntsville is so big! IT takes me 40 min to get to my BFF's house. Not complaining because I'll gladly go anyday. :) <br />
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9. learn to let things go - I did about 50/50 on this. This is my big problem area. Maybe I'm not the only one who does it? Surely! Anyways, when I get irritated over something or something happens or whatever it may be. I tend to fume about it for quite a bit. IT doesn't even have to be something that is irritating or frustrating. It can be a simple conversation. I tend to think about it over and over again and analyze it until I have worked myself in a frenzy thinking I said the wrong thing, etc. If you do this, you know what I mean.<br />
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10. Pass the math exam to skip the lower math - Well, I didn't take the math exam and I am glad that I didn't. I spoke with an advisor at Athens who informed me they had a math I could take that would count for my finite math course and it only had a prerequisite of 1 college level math course(which I had). So, yay! I was so excited when she told me this, y'all. you have no idea how stressed I have been over this math test! I haven't taken a math course since 2008!<br />
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11. Start going on a date night with Dustin once a month - DIDN'T HAPPEN! This is one that I am sad about. I have got to find a babysitter for up here. I did get to sneak in a few dates here and there, but we need a few more for sure.<br />
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12. Clean up every night before bed - I started out good on this and then I just failed miserably. <br />
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13. Get out of the house more with the boys - YES<br />
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14. Spend quality time with each boy - NO and YES - By quality time I really meant to go with just me and one of the boys and do something that they wanted to do. I did this one time with Dex. Since I was breastfeeding I couldn't be gone very long 3-4 hr. tops. and then when I was done breastfeeding it was close to the end of the year and that's when everything speeds up so I failed at this. Sadly. I of course got that quality time with Carter since he was attached to me for almost 10 months. <br />
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2016 goals: For this year I wanted to keep it a little more simple. I want to focus on my faith, family, health, home and school. Okay, maybe it's not that simple, but I feel like it is. <br />
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1. Grow in my relationship with God.<br />
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2. Date night once a month with my husband and boys ( each of them seperately) - this sounds like a lot of date nights, but really for the boys a date night might consist of us going to the park and playing together. Just that quality bonding time is what I am looking for.<br />
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3. Quality family time - As much as I love going home I also have got to learn that we need that time also for our little family to grow and flurish at home. So, we will be going home probably a lot, but I also don't want it to interfere with our time up here just being with US. So much of our week is spent with working, taking care of kids, school work that on the weekends I would really like to just be with my family. <br />
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4. Become strong with fitness - I am starting a connect group at church. It will be a fitness group, but the theme is MIND BODY AND SOUL. I really hope someone signs up for it and I am really excited to give this a go. Something that I has been stirring inside of me is to 1 become fit and just have more energy overall and 2 to transform my body mentally as well. In this group I hope that we ladies can bond and just get whatever it is out there, share some scripture or anything uplifting and then work out and become strong physically. I could go into depth more about this and my views on it, but for now it's pending and I hope someone signs up so we can go on this adventure together and I can make this vision a reality. I may do a blog post on it later. We will see. <br />
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5. Cleaning schedule - I need to get into a routine with this so bad! I'll leave it at that.<br />
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6. Make all a's in my classes - This is a personal preference goal. When I make A's I feel like I have done an excellent job and I feel like I am learning something. So far I have been able to make all A's and I hope to continue to do that, but man is it hard finding the time to study with 2 kids! The struggle to spend time with my family vs. study really gets me here lately. <br />
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7. Pay off my car and start saving for a new car - My car will be paid off here soon and our plan has always been to just put the money into savings afterwards to save up for if we ever have to buy another car we can pay cash for it. We will see. I do know that my car(which I LOVE) is running out of room to carry all of our stuff in when we go on the various trips throughout the year. This past fall we had to buy a luggage bag for the roof. It worked well, but I have been itching for extra room to carry more people since I do carry mom up to huntsville with me occasionally, etc. We will see. Dustin has informed me that it is not a good idea for us to get a 3rd row right now and I have went and test drove a 3rd row just to inform myself that yea, this isn't happening right now. haha. Dustin just doesn't know that my determination is always strong (or maybe he does and that is why he went with the right wording of he doesn't think it's a good idea instead of just a flat out no.. he appealed to the realistic side of me). If I have to save up to buy one I'm going to do it. Now, by the time I get that saved up I may not need or want a 3rd row or Dustin may want a different vehicle, etc. BUT just know that for right now I want a 3rd row. :/ haha. <br />
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8. Make Carter a blanket - I made Dexter a blanket and I want to make Carter one too. I don't even have a theme for his poor little room right now so I haven't decided what fabric I want. I think I found some at JoAnn's a while back that I loved and was the same material as Dexter's. However, that was back in October and I don't know if they would even still have it. I need to go see soon. <br />
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9. Learn a new talent - I want to learn something new this year that I can physically do. I got my flute out the other day and played. First time I have played in a few years. It felt amazing. I would love to play again, but I just don't have the time to join the local band group that I played with for a few times before Dex was born. So, if I can learn something that I can do while at home with the kids that would be great.<br />
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That is it for now. I will occasionally go over my list and add new things, but these are the ones I have come up with for now. I do want to start adding in Monthly goals for house works, home life, etc... but these are the overall 2016 goals. I am sure this post is very badly grammatically written, but it is 1 a.m and I just don't feel like going back over it for errors. If you see one or think oh, her writing is very flawed, please keep the opinions to yourself. I don't write for you to point out my run on sentences, wrong commas, etc. I write to share what's on my mind and I hope you enjoy. Most of all I hope you too can make some new years resolutions or goals. Even if you don't keep them just make a few and aim to keep them. It's always worth the shot. Who knows you may even surprise yourself and keep them all.<br />
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Enjoy!Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-27258882547175874772015-12-02T23:54:00.001-06:002015-12-08T00:21:47.532-06:00SurrenderAre y'all ready... this is going to be long long long! :)<br />
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Dustin and I had the pleasure of going to a Mercy Me concert downtown at the Vaun Braun Center. It was my first official concert that I had ever been to so I was pretty excited. It was definitely worth the wait! I love Mercy Me! I love just about every one of their songs and I can see myself relating to a lot of them. I wanted to share some thoughts with you that came to me while we were at the concert and it was sort of laid on my heart to share with others as well. <br />
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The show opened up with Tim Timmons and he was great as well. During his performance he shared with us a story from back when he was seeing his doctor. From what I could tell this was a cancer doctor? (if I'm wrong in this please correct me)(I'm assuming he was diagnosed with some sort of cancer) anyways, the first thing that was so touching is that he said he shouldn't be on this stage today it is only by God that he was on that stage! What a testimony in itself!! To see him standing up there after hearing about how he should be dead, but he lives everyday because God allows him to! So amazing!! So, back to my point... He was talking with his doctor and he was I guess asking her how she goes about telling people they are going to die and how they handle it. (I should have recorded this so I would have all the right words he actually said, because for some reason that sounds a little strange) So, during this conversation the doctor says that she sees a lot of people praying and praying and praying, but she doesn't see a lot of people surrendering! BOOM! She said it right there! Something that I myself have had a struggle with even on the little things! I see a lot of people praying and praying(I myself too sometimes) for God to do this or God please do that, but have you ever stopped to say let your will be done? Have you ever surrendered yourself to him even though you "think" that isn't what is supposed to happen? This personally hit home for me because here recently it was made clear to me what I am supposed to do with my professional life. I went back to school and I searched and searched and searched for something that I could do. I even spent many many nights and days praying that God would show me what I was supposed to do in my work career. I knew that I had a drive in me, but I couldn't pin point what it was for. so I just prayed. I picked a career goal, but deep down felt that it wasn't right. I just kept praying and sort of being impatient. Then, when the days kept going by, I finally just surrendered. I said, God, I know you have a plan for me and I know that you placed this drive in me for a reason so I am going to wait. You will show me when it is time. Then, boom, I had carter had some post partum stuff to work through and started seeing a counselor and all of a sudden it was clear. That is what I have been wanting to do for all my life. I want to help people! I want to hear their struggles and be a lending ear for them to talk to and get all of those anxieties and worries or fear or whatever it might be out. I have been good at that my whole life!! This is what I am called to do! This is why God has made me how I am today. This is why I am already good at these things and it is because this is my path. I know that we are all called to help those in need, but it was finally revealed to me that this is what I am supposed to do and I have been blown away by the clearness of it all after I finally surrendered to him and stopped trying to do it on my own, on my terms, and time. I am not saying that if you just surrender to him that everything is going to work out just fine and dandy for you, because we all know that sometimes the story doesn't end how we thought it would, but we have to remember that even when we go through our toughest trials and tribulations that it is not for us. It is for his glory and his will not ours. Who knows, I may get into this career path and my world may turn completely around. I don't know, but I do know that I hope that I can always know that whatever I am going through or whatever is happening that sometimes I need to stop praying, please god do this for me, but rather pray please god let your will be done! <br />
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Ok, now to the main show... MERCY ME!!!! They were so so so so good! I want to see them again! Like right now! You hear that, Mercy Me? You need to come back to Huntsville, AL right now and do another show just for me. :) Psh, who am I kidding, they don't read my little bitty blog! And, if you are, thank you for sharing your testimony about your childhood with your father! I am so glad that he turned his life around, but boy, you really made this woman cry and hurt for you even when I do not know you. I feel like we are forever connected with that testimony. I know I'll never forget it! Ok, enough of the sappy sappy! Let us get real again. Have you ever heard the song by them The Hurt and the Healer? IT's amazing! Go listen to it right now! Better yet, see it sung in concert. Anyways, this song has always been a favorite of mine even played on the radio for many reasons. However, when I heard it in person I was flooded with so much emotion. Have you ever hurt so much that you felt like a part of you has died. Everyday for a long time I felt like that after Marie died(some people just don't understand and that's okay because you won't unless it has happened to you and I am so glad that you haven't had to endure something like that! Be so very thankful. OR, be thankful that you have handled it better if you have). It has taken a long time for me to share my feelings on the subject because it just hurt to much to even think about. Have you ever hurt so bad that the thought of it just made your body hurt and cry out in a way that you can't describe? Yea, that has been what it has been like for a while and no one knew. So, when they would ask why I was so uptight or why I was having a bad day even when the things going bad weren't that bad. It was because underneath was a hurt that no human could fix. BUT, I've been praying and asking for healing in his terms and slowly but surely I feel it easing up. I've already shared with you that I can think about her now without crying like a big baby or even talk about her. She will forever be gone and a part of me will forever be gone too with her, but I am ALIVE, even though a part of me has died. I'm not sure if these words are even supposed to be meant like this, but for me that is what I take from them. IT's the point where the hurt and the Healer collide! I love this song and I can sing it today with such thankfulness that I do have a healer that I can run into and he can heal my heart from this and bring joy to a place that I have kept hidden for so long. I want you to be able to see the words and listen to it as well so I'll post both. I hope this song brings a bit of happiness to your life like it has mine. I smile from within every time I hear it because I am ALIVE! =D (not every word of this is wrapped in a bubble painted in felicia, but I do relate to a lot of it)<br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Why?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">The question that is never far away</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">The healing doesn't come from being explained</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Jesus please don't let this go in vain</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">You're all I have</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">All that remains</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">So here I am</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">What's left of me</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Where glory meets my suffering</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">I'm alive</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Even though a part of me has died</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">You take my heart and breathe it back to life</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">I fall into Your arms open wide</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">When the hurt and the healer collide</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Breathe</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Sometimes I feel it's all that I can do</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Pain so deep that I can hardly move</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Just keep my eyes completely fixed on You</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Lord take hold and pull me through</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">So here I am</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">What's left of me</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Where glory meets my suffering</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">I'm alive</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Even though a part of me has died</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">You take my heart and breathe it back to life</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">I fall into your arms open wide</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">When the hurt and the healer collide</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">It's the moment when humanity</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Is overcome by majesty</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">When grace is ushered in for good</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">And all our scars are understood</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">When mercy takes it's rightful place</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">And all these questions fade away</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">When out of the weakness we must bow</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">And hear You say "It's over now"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">I'm alive</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Even though a part of me has died</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">You take this heart and breathe it back to life</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">I fall into your arms open wide</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">When The hurt and the healer collide</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Jesus come and break my fear</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Wake my heart and take my tears</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Find Your glory even here</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">When the hurt and the healer collide</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Jesus come and break my fear</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">Wake my heart and take my tears</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 13.4px; line-height: 19.1429px; text-align: center;">And find Your glory even here</span><br />
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Ok, enough of this sappyness! Is that even a word? Dustin, the boys, and I had a great Thanksgiving with all of our families! I am so glad that we got to see everyone! We and our friends had a Friendsgiving this year(they have done it before, but this was the first year that we were able to attend) and I cooked my first Thanksgiving turkey! It was delicious or at least I thought it was. I still have left over Turkey!! We went home the day before Thanksgiving and was able to relax a bit. Thanksgiving day we went up to Dustin's moms side of the family for a get together at a local church. I got to meet a lot of people I had not ever met before so that was really nice and the food was delicious as always! We left there and went over Aunt Charlotte's house and got to see everyone! I always love going to Aunt Charlotte's for get togethers. Then, we went to Aunt Cheryl's house to hang out with them and to visit with Scottie, Taqwa, and her brother(I can never remember his name! I feel so bad for this too because I should know it by now. I talk to him and enjoy our conversations, but I can't ever remember his name and feel bad for asking for it again. Does anyone else do this?)before they left back to Dallas(we all know how much I love these people!!!). And the soup was amazing! Then on Friday, mom watched the boys while Dustin and I got some Christmas shopping done and afterwards we ate Thanksgiving dinner at her house. So, it was a fun filled weekend. I am really looking forward to Christmas! Dexter is really getting into it. Anyways, what are your holiday plans? Anything good?<br />
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~Enjoy!Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-63720801573116746342015-11-09T22:50:00.000-06:002015-11-09T22:50:11.275-06:00Sweet memories<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tonight I am taking a trip down memory lane. It started out with me looking for a photo that my aunt, Diana, had posted of her husband trimming some hedges country style. Then, I started looking through some of my own old photos so I thought I would share some photos and the meaning or stories behind some of them. This might become a regular post whenever I get time. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love looking back on our lives and seeing where we come from. It has taken me a long time to remember to smile back to the past because my younger past was full of heartache. When you loose 2 members of your family within 4 years of each other it can make looking back pretty sad sometimes. At one time some of these photos just made me sad, but now I can look at them and remember their story! These memories are so precious and I hope that we can all remember to look back at our past and find the happy moments and laugh instead of look at them with sadness. So lets begin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This first photo is of my sister, Marie. She did a huge part in raising me and meant more to me than most anything in this world. I never really knew just how much she was a part of me until she passed away suddenly. I miss her everyday and it is taking a lot of work through to remember the good things and all the great memories we had. And, most of all to look back at pictures like this and giggle just a little. This was her Felicia if you don't leave me alone look I am going to smack you.... Oh, how I miss her giving me this look. I can't tell you how many times she must have given me this look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a better picture of her. This is my family minus my dad. He passed away a little over 2 years before this picture was taken. It is one of the last pictures I have of all my family. This was my high school graduation. I laugh when I see these pictures, because I don't think I got a one where we were all just smiling. Someone was always making a funny face or laughing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And, then you have just the sisters. I love them more than anything. Since Marie passed away I feel like I became much more close with my little sister, Denise. She is such a strong person. Have you ever seen this woman dig up a water pipe in the front yard and replace it by herself? I have. In fact, I'm trying to talk her into coming up and "helping" me fix our broken water pipe. I love her more than life and no one could ever replace her. Just in the last few months I have been noticing more and more that Denise is a lot like Marie in regards to the way that she does things. She is so patient with the kids, understanding, and most of all has such a strong soul. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lets not forget I have a brother. His name is Wayne, He may not be around a lot because of his job, but I know that if either of us were hurt or really needed him to come he would. He is so TALL!! When I am looking at these pictures I just can't help but think.. is Dexter going to be this tall. I secretly hope that he is! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This picture was taken at Gadsden Regional. Mother was in the ICU there and had to have a triple bypass done. Denise had graduated while she was in the hospital so she came up there with her cap and gown to show momma. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I stumbled upon this gem while going through some old photos. This was the day that Mary Jack, Lynn, me, denise and (I think)john matt were leaving to go to Arizona! As you can see I was still not a morning person back then. Jonathan stayed behind to tend to the house(I think). Honestly, I don't really remember why Jonathan wasn't going(maybe work?) I love that I was able to experience this trip as a kid. What wonderful memories I have traveling with MJ & Lynn. I am sure that back then I didn't appreciate it as much as I REALLY DO today. I look back at these memories and pictures like this and I am so thankful. Thankful to God that these people were placed in my life. That I have such wonderful family all around. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let us talk about this picture. Imagine it... Momma or someone went fishing. They bring the fish home and take them on the back porch to clean them. Out walks Felicia to see momma STABBING her fish to death!!! It was one of the funniest ways I have ever seen anyone try to kill a fish! I am sure it was already dead by that point, but I asked her why she was stabbing it and she said because her knife wasn't big enough to chop the head off! WHAT! Anyways, here is a picture from that day of momma and denise with their fish. you can even see the small little knife on the porch that momma was using to "clean" her fish. Is she trying to get that fish to talk to me? After she stabbed it? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">AND best of all.... you guys see this look? do you see it in his eyes? This is why I married this man! (ok, ok, there were plenty other reasons) Even to this day when I see this look of such happiness it makes me weak at my knees! This is by far one of my favorite pictures of Dustin. What a wonderful man I have and I hope and pray that for many many many infinity years that I can still get this look out of him. If this face can't make you smile I don't know what will. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">UPDATE: I am back to my normal self and I no longer have these fears to such an extreme. I have learned how to deal with the things that I can't control. In my times of weakness I just have to lean upon God to help me through it. I wrote this not too long after Carter's birth and never published it because I felt ashamed of my feelings, but I am going to publish it now in hopes that one can read this and know that they are not alone if they are going through anything like it. Im sorry that my blog has become more of an out pour of feelings and really deep content, but everything that is laid on my heart to write about is just that deep and real. I really hope that I can help people to know that they are not alone! And, if you do have sad feelings don't be afraid to get help. You don't have to take a pill to feel better(I know because not once was I on any kind of medication for my sadness. Not putting down those that need to be on it though. Every situation is different). I guess what I am saying is don't stop yourself from getting help because you think all they will do it put you on medication Sometimes it just takes someone listening and helping you through it. Just take your life back. :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Post-partum depression/anxiety is a real
thing. I have been feeling ashamed of myself for quite some time
now. I have felt embarrassed to even share my deepest most inner thoughts
with my husband. To let him know that I thought I was having some
depression symptoms was something that was unbearable to me and it took great
strength for me to even bring it up. I have been struggling with
post-partum anxiety since I gave birth to my son, Carter. At first I
thought it was just the hormones, but then after 10-12 weeks of anxiety that
caused me to lose sleep at night I decided to go see my doctor. My
anxiety and depression doesn’t come in the form of harming myself or
others. My anxiety comes from the unknown and uncontrollable happening
(mostly just fearful of my kids or husband getting sick and something bad
happening to them). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">When Carter was born he would have these little
spells where he would stop breathing for a few seconds and the doctors or
nurses would have to stem him(basically tickle his feet or pat him on the back,
etc.) to get him to start breathing again. I actually witnessed one of
these breathing episodes while he was lying in his little bed in my hospital
room the night I had him. His little lips turned blue looking. When
they took him to the nursery that night they woke me up for a feeding, but told
me I had to come to the nursery to feed him because he had to be monitored at
all times. So basically I had to nurse him behind a curtain while he was
hooked up to a monitor and when I was done I had to go back to my room. The
next morning the doctor sent him to the NICU. I knew why he was going and
I knew that was the best thing for him, but it still broke my heart
anyways. I was scared and I had no clue what was going on. I wasn’t
allowed to go see him or nurse him until that afternoon. My first time
seeing Carter he was laying in his little bed under the heat and he had an IV in
his forehead and monitors all over his little body and one on his foot.
It’s a sight that I will never get out of my head, one that haunts me to this
day. I know in my head why the monitors were there and I know why they
put the IV in his head, but my heart aches because of it. I believe it
was the next day the IV in his forehead came out and they were able to put it
in his hand. Thankfully, he only had one more breathing episode the first
night he was in there. If they have an episode like that it is an
automatic 5 days before you can be discharged from there. They do tell
you that there is the 5 days, but the whole time I was there all I kept hearing
from the nurses was "if he continues to do good he can come home."
Those were the worst words I have ever heard. EVERY SINGLE DAY, I
worried and had bad anxiety constantly about him having another episode,
because I knew he would have to be in there longer. Every time his monitor
would start beeping that loud fast beeping sound my heart would stop. I
didn’t know what all the numbers meant so it scared me so bad each time. If I
was in there I would even start rubbing on him to make him wake up a little so
the monitor would stop beeping like that (ssshhh… don’t tell anyone). I
was so scared the entire time he was in there. A scared that I can’t
explain in words. A scared that makes you sick to your stomach, but you
can’t throw up. While in there I felt like I couldn’t hold or take care
or my child. There was always a nurse standing over them telling you what
you can and cannot do with your own baby. I will never forget that
feeling, but I hope that it becomes less painful. One thing I will always
remember is my nursing sessions with him once I was allowed to take him in the
little side room to nurse him. I felt at peace in there. I felt
like everything was alright in the world. My anxiety levels dropped and I
was able to hold and care for my child the way I had wanted to from the beginning.
It was the best feeling. The one and only thing I looked forward to up
there besides seeing him of course. I would count down the hours until it
was his next feeding. When the time came for me to be discharged it was
the hardest thing. When I left the hospital I felt so blank. I was
so hurt that I couldn’t take him with me. In my head I kept telling
myself this is better for him, but in my heart all I could feel was that it was
not right that I couldn’t take my now well baby home with me. Thankfully,
Carter continued to do well and we were discharged 5 days exactly after his
last spell. Now, don’t get me wrong, people, I know that Carter was technically
considered a well-baby in the NICU and there were and are babies in there that
are fighting with everything that they have every single day to live. I
saw them and their tiny bodies the 6 days we were in there. I also know that
not every baby that is in there makes it out to come home with their mother and
father. I pray for them and pray for their parents and families to this
day. I am in no way trying to be unsensesitive to those that have lost
babies whether it be in the hospital or anywhere else. I am so sorry for
your loss. I do not know that kind of loss and I pray with everything in
me that I never have to experience anything like it. When we finally left
the hospital I had expected to feel some sort of miracle wave washing over me
letting me know that everything was okay. I expected the anxiety to be
over and a lot of it was, but not all of it. I still kept telling myself
in the back of my head if he gets sick we’ll have to go right back to the NICU.
This was October and I knew we were heading into cold/flu season. I also
knew that his bilirubin count was high so there was a chance that he would have
to be put under the lights if it didn’t come down. I had anxiety about
that. I was a nervous wreck to put it lightly. I was constantly and
I still am on edge. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hospital my other son, Dexter, came down with what seemed to be just a
virus. He kept talking about his stomach hurting in his right lower
belly, but I didn’t think anything of it until that night when he woke up
crying out in pain saying his belly hurt in the same area he was complaining
about that day. I called the doctor and she sent us to the ER just to
make sure it wasn’t appendicitis. We were there all night and had to have
several tests done, but thankfully everything turned out fine. We were to
follow up with his pediatrician the next day. We get to the doctor’s
office and she ran a few blood tests and his red blood cell count was way
off. So, she said that she was going to rush his blood work to Huntsville
hospital to have the hematologist and the pathologist look at it. I don’t
know if it was the look on my face or if it could have actually been something
bad, but all she kept saying over and over again was she would rush it to HH
and that it didn’t have to be anything bad. Of course, with what I just
went through with Carter all I could think about was all the bad things it
could be. So, I was a nervous wreck until she called me to tell me that
his cells looked normal under the microscope and that she, the hematologist,
and the pathologist all was in favor of if being related to this virus that he
had, but she wanted to check his blood a few more times to make sure that his
red blood cell count was coming back up. Each time we had to have blood
work done I was a nervous wreck and praying that they would come back up
because if they didn’t we would need more testing. THEY DID. Whoop
whoop. So, all of that for a virus!!!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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visit at the doctor’s office and we were scheduled an upper GI study to make
sure he didn’t have any blockages because he would projectile spit up after
every feeding. Even though the doc just thought it was reflux she still
wanted to make sure there wasn’t anything else going on. It was just acid
reflux. We were able to see him reflux during the procedure. Now we
are on the right medication for it and it has really helped.. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I am explaining all of this so maybe you can get
a little bit of a background study on why I am so anxious and nervous for the
most part of the week. That wasn’t everything we had to have done.
I have had to go back to that hospital for 2 more separate occasions with
Carter. Nothing serious, but each time I am there it’s like I can’t think
straight and I am “holding my breath” until we are out of the building.
This might sound a little extreme considering my children are perfectly
healthy, but this is how I feel and this is why I knew I had a problem. I
am in a constant battle with my mind with me telling myself that everything is
ok and that they are healthy and Dustin is healthy and I am healthy, but in the
back of my mind I feel uneasy thinking something is wrong. Something is
off. When I hear one of them cough in the middle of the night I freeze
and pray that they aren’t coming down with something. I lie awake at
night and pray and thank god for my healthy kids & husband, because I am so
fearful of anything ever happening to them. I am ashamed because I know I
need to be thanking him in a happy kind of a way, but I am so thankful because
I am in such fear for their lives. I know that he who gives can also take
away. I will never be ungrateful for the life I have been given or for my
2 very beautiful and healthy children. When I look at them I see how
lucky I am to even be able to call them my own when so many women out there are
unable to have that. I will never take them for granted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I know that this is not normal and it is driving
me a little crazy. I don’t know how to stop it, but I am a work in
progress. I have realized that I couldn’t do it all on my own and I
finally broke down and told Dustin how I really felt. How when he would
sleep at night I would lie there awake in fear. I was afraid of the
things that I could not control like sickness. Like I said though, I am a
work in progress and I have started taking steps to get that sickness out of my
head and out of my life. I am trying to get out more and enjoy this
beautiful life. I am chasing my bad thoughts away at night with good
thoughts and trying to not let it overwhelm me. I started back at the gym
and it really helped to get all that anxiety off of me, but my milk supply
decreased drastically so I had to stop(I am pretty sure it was because I wasn’t
taking in enough water and food to account for the calorie loss). I am taking
my life and I want to experience it to the fullest with the ones that I love
and love me in return. And, a shout out to my friend, Chrissy, who has
had to endure hours of me rambling on about all of this and everything else
that has happening to me in the last few months. It hasn’t been easy, but with
the help of the ones I am closest to and those who lift me up in goodness it is
better! Love y’all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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What I find so strange is the fact that I didn't have these types of feelings when carter was brought home. I don't know if it was because I was already completely exhausted from him being in the nicu and me not getting any sleep with going back and forth or if it was because I had already experienced these feelings once so I kind of knew what to expect. Don't get me wrong, I was still very excited when we got him home. Either way with Carter the feelings and memories are different. My memories from him come in the form of a piece of paper with his id stickers on it for the bottles of milk that I was having to pump in the middle of the night to take to feed him the next morning. I finally convinced myself a few months ago that it was okay to throw those stickers away! I didn't need them anymore, but it was a struggle to let go of them. Maybe people remember the first days home the most. Maybe the reason why I remember the lights dimming with Dex the most is because those are the first precious memories of him home with us at night that I remember. Maybe Carter's are of the NICU ID stickers because I didn't have him home with me. All I had were those stickers and my pump doing the only thing I could. <br />
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All of that to say that I find it amazing how the human brain can pick up signals from certain things in your life and all of a sudden smells, noises, and memories can just come flooding back into your brain. I will always cherish those moments at night in the beginning of their lives. Even if the memories I have of Carter in the beginning are stickers and low light nightly pumpings and alarm clocks! <br />
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~Enjoy~Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-90505235793631918342015-08-09T17:40:00.000-05:002015-08-09T20:54:00.423-05:00A weekend of funI am going to be truthful and tell you that since Carter was born it has not been easy! I know everyone said that having more than one child was tough, but dang, I did not believe just how tough it was going to be! Even though it has been a rough 9 months we are starting to see the light. Let me give you a little background. Ever since Carter graced us with his presence I have had little to no sleep! The child just did not like to sleep through the night or during the day. After about 7-8 months of him waking 4 - 5 times in the middle of the night and sometimes more I stopped telling myself that this would pass soon and he is only little once and all of that good stuff that you try to tell yourself to make it a little better! Well, a little after 9 months I decided to wean him off the breasts and started giving him formula during the day. The little stinker started sleeping through the night!!! It wasn't instant and it took a few weeks to really get the routine going, but I found that if Dustin got up with him in the middle of the night he would go back to sleep almost instantly and he would sleep the rest of the night. After probably a week of that he hasn't been waking much during the night. Occasionally he will still wake up, but I am starting to see a real routine developing in our lives! I FUNCTION MUCH BETTER WITH ROUTINE!! I am the type of woman who really works well with a routine and when things aren't in routine for me I feel like my life is in complete chaos. SO, for the last 9 months I have felt like my life has been in chaos. Ok, it's not that bad, but still. You get what I'm saying, right? I am sure that we will still have many sleepless nights because lets face it we have children. At the moment though I have finally found sort of a routine and life is slowing down just a little bit for us to enjoy it! For example, I can now travel somewhere even if it is just to the store without Carter crying the whole way(he HATED his carseat and screamed the whole time he was in it). I can now put him down anywhere from 8-8:30 and know that he will more than likely sleep all night! I know that I can nurse him in the mornings when he gets up anywhere from 6- 7 and I can get another hour of sleep maybe. I know that he will more than likely take 2 naps depending on when he got up. That's another thing he didn't like to do before. My newborn would not sleep during the day for naps. at 3 months of age he would only sometimes take one nap a day. Although most days it was 2. He only took 3 naps when he was still in the newborn stage and that was only if I put him in the swing. I know the he will be hungry every 3 hours still and that now I can give him solids with his food. Anyways, all of this to say that life is getting much easier and better for us. It has been a rough 9 months, but I think(fingers crossed) that I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as far as rough baby stage. <br />
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This weekend has been one of the best weekends we have had as far as smoothness goes with my little family! It truly has been a great weekend and I hope we can have many more like it with our TWO boys! On Friday, I started the weekend out by taking the boys over my friend Megan's house to let them play! We always love going over there. Not only does mommy get to talk with an actual adult, but Dex gets to play with her two boys! I know that he has a great time and so do I. Even Carter seemed to have a great time. Saturday evening Dustin and I decided to go up to Monte Sano state park with the boys and do some hiking. Camping is coming up here in about a month so it was a good chance to test out hiking with both boys! They both did really well for their 1st hiking trip. Carter was strapped to me in the Ergo baby carrier and Dexter walked. I will say though that if we are going to walk any kind of considerable length that we will have to get a carrier for Dex too. On the way back he started not wanting to walk anymore. After our hiking adventure we decided to stop at Chik-Fil-A on the way home and eat dinner. It was great because they weren't crowded and Dustin and I got to eat peacefully while Dex played. Carter sat happily in the highchair eating yogurt drops. Later that night Dex and I had a movie night and watched Penguins of Madagascar and ate popcorn. Sunday, we decided to go to our gym's pool. It was a lot of fun and both boys had a great time. Carter really enjoys the water, but it took a little bit for him to warm up to it. Afterwards, we hit up our local frozen yogurt shop for a yummy post swim treat! Carter enjoyed Strawberries and Kiwi. I have been really happy with how this weekend has turned out. It really has been a smooth one for us considering the last 9 months have been kinda rough.<br />
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Not every moment of the 9 months has been rough and we definitely have had some great times with both boys! I love my little family and all the stuff that we do with not only our small little family, but with the grandparents and extended family as well! I know that it has been a little difficult at times, but spending time with family and growing together in closeness is the most important thing. Even if it is difficult with 2. One day I will look back on all of these memories and I won't care about the lost sleep or the stressful days in the car. What I will care about is how close we are, and how we have these memories to share with each other! I will care about the moments in my kids lives where they look back and say mommy/daddy did this with me or mommy/daddy played and loved on me even when they were tired or worn down. Just that in and of itself makes it so much better than it already is! <br />
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Enjoy!Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-87049501750914813252015-02-10T23:33:00.003-06:002015-02-10T23:46:53.324-06:00I never thought it would be this hardWho ever thought that it would be so stinking hard to get out the door with a toddler and a 3 month old!!!! Let me set the scene for you.<br />
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I had plans to go over my friend Megan's house to see her and to let Dexter play with Max her little boy. After I fed Carter this morning, I was hoping that he would go back down for a few more hours of sleep(he usually does after his morning feeding), and I would be able to take a shower real quick while both boys were asleep. No such luck. While I was feeding Carter, I hear Dexter get out of bed. That was okay because I could turn on the tv and he would be fine while I shower. Well, I finish up feeding carter and guess what. He decides that he has no interest in going back to sleep. Off to the living room we go where Dex is saying I want an apple and Carter has no interest in playing by himself this morning (he was still sleepy). I "fix" Dex an apple and put Carter in the swing. YES! he's going to stay in there with no trouble and I can take a quick shower. After the shower I hurry and get dressed then quickly get Dex dressed while Carter is still napping in the swing. Then, I hear Dex in the living room yelling so loudly. I said, Dex what are you yelling at and he said, Carter so he wake up. By that time Carter was already woke up by the screaming Dexter was doing. I get Carter out of the swing and I take him in the bedroom to change his diaper and clothes so we can leave. I get him changed and almost ready to go and he spits up all over himself. Not just a little bit, but a lot. So, I have to change him again. Then, I take him and go to put him in his carseat and up comes some more spit up all over me and him. I then have to change me and him. Ok, I got Carter changed then I got changed and I put him in his carseat and buckle him up. He starts screaming, because he HATES his carseat. I knew it was getting feeding time, but I was hoping I could make it to Megan's before I fed him. I needed to get out the door. Ok, I grab all the 'stuff' and put Dexter in the car and crank the car. Yes, I'm almost out the door!!!! Go in to grab Carter and I look at him and he has spit up all over him and the carseat! I clean that off and think to myself oh, I'll just change him at megan's. I'm praying by that time that he stops screaming and maybe goes to sleep for the ride over. THEN, I go to look for my phone and I can't find it anywhere!! I look in all the places that I was in the house and in the car and it's nowhere to be found. Finally, I just throw my hands in the air and said forget it I'm not leaving the house today!!!! I turned the car off and got Dex out of the car and Carter out of the car seat (he was soaking wet with spit up - I had to change him again). WHEW! <br />
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While typing this out I may be chuckling to myself just a bit because it seems so chaotic and like something out of a circus act. In the moment I was overwhelmed and in the end I caved and just stayed home! I have been trying so hard to get out more with the kiddos lately and it isn't fun. I want to get out for the sake of our mental health and being cooped up in the house all day, but some days it just isn't worth the fight. Carter does not like his car seat and Dexter is a very active little boy. He just can't sit still for long. Everytime I look back at how difficult it is sometimes when I am trying to get out of the house I laugh a little on the inside. I guess if I didn't it would drive me mad! :) <br />
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<br />Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-34952896331970077122014-10-13T00:00:00.000-05:002014-10-13T00:00:13.247-05:00Tonight I rocked my baby to sleepTonight I rocked my baby to sleep. I haven't been able to do this since he was a baby. Dexter is really hard to put to sleep some nights, and here lately that means most nights. Dustin usually lays down with him, because I am to uncomfortable here lately to be tossing and turning with him. This used to work okay and Dexter didn't give us much trouble falling asleep. However, here lately, he has been fighting sleep well past 11 o'clock every night. It has been getting really old considering Dustin has to work in the mornings and he's the one laying down with him. Tonight I heard Dustin getting Dexter in trouble for not laying down, etc. so I decided that I would give Dustin a break. I sent him to bed and told Dexter he was to not get out of his bed. About 5 minutes later he starts hollering I need go pee pee. We get up and go potty then back to bed with the same instructions. While I am in the kitchen cleaning up supper I hear his door open. So, I start to go towards his room and by that time he has already climbed back into his bed and started crying. When I get in there he says he needs to wipe his nose and he wants daddy. I wipe his nose and tell him that daddy is in bed and he needs to go to sleep too. I then return back to the kitchen and I hear Dexter still crying. After about 5 minutes I decide that I will go in and calm him down and explain that he needs to go to bed and that it was bed time. Well, I get in there and get him on my lap where he automatically places his head on my shoulder and is crying. So, instead of this talk I was going to have with him I just decided to hold him. I then turn him around and hold him like a baby with his head on my arm, and I rock him. It was such a sweet moment because he had his arm draped across me like he didn't want me to let him go (pull at my heart strings). As I was rocking him so many emotions just flooded me. I guess it was because I could feel the baby moving inside of me and then I had this (giant) toddler in my arms that I love with everything in me. It was so special because I knew that very soon things will never be the same. In a very good way they will never be the same. Soon after I feel Dexter start to relax and he drifts off to sleep in my arms. It was such a special moment for me. I can't remember the last time I was able to rock him to sleep. My baby is not a baby anymore. He is a toddler and I know that time will not stop for me or anyone else so I need to cherish each and every moment that I can get with this boy! Same goes for everything in my life. It's so strange how I have only been a mother for 2 1/2 years, but I feel like I have been his mother forever and more. I love him more than words or actions could every describe. I love my little family and they bring joy and peace to my heart in good times and bad. I am so blessed and very very very thankful for it. <br />
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Enjoy!Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-20206767465079759872014-10-10T22:24:00.000-05:002014-10-10T22:27:02.329-05:00Lets get realI am 36 weeks pregnant. Today I am feeling like crud. This past weekend I came down with a small cold, and the effects are still lingering around. Stuffy/runny nose, head feeling woozy, congestion, and Saturday night I even ran a small fever. I have heard an old wives tale and read stories of so many women coming down with cold like symptoms before they went into labor... hmmm.. I'm going to test that theory out. You'll have to wait around to see if it comes true. I had Dexter 1 1/2 weeks from now. He was born at 38 weeks. <br />
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The closer it gets the more nervous I am getting. I had to be induced with Dexter for medical reasons so I don't know what it is like to go into labor on my own besides my pre-term labor with him that had to be stopped. I keep wondering if I will go into labor on my own and if so when will that happen. Will I go past my due date and have to be induced. Will my water break at home before labor actually starts (usually this doesn't happen). I keep wondering if my labor this time will be painful. I have been having braxton hicks contractions for a while now and they are painful. We are talking take my breath away and lets stop talking at the moment painful. I had them with Dexter, but they were never really bad like that. I'm also nervous because I know that I will want an epidural and my last one caused me to have a spinal headache afterwards. I don't want to feel that pain again. If I remember anything being horrible after the birth of Dexter it was that. I can't begin to describe the pain I went through and also the emotional pain of not being able to take care of my little one for the first couple of days afterwards. At least with this one I will know to take the blood patch right away. I'm still scared. <br />
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Status update with this pregnancy is that things have gone a lot better than they did with Dexter. Besides a few hiccups along the way it has been a great pregnancy. I also realized last night that so far I have gained 20 pounds or so less so far with this pregnancy than I did with Dexter. I know that has a lot to do with the swelling. I swelled so bad with Dexter. I gained a total of 47 pounds with Dexter and he was born a week and a few days from where I am now. With this pregnancy I have only gained 22 pounds so far, but I still have 3 1/2 weeks to go. The thing that shocks me is that with this baby all I have wanted is sweets and sour stuff(candy) throughout the pregnancy. My main meals have always been on the healthy side. However, with Dexter my snacks were always strawberries and grapes. I ate much better with him and gained a heck of a lot more weight too. This pregnancy has definitely showed how different each pregnancy can be.<br />
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No, we do not have a name chosen yet. We have a few we're tossing around. We may not even make a decision until after baby is born. Who knows. <br />
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Last night I made another one of my favorite recipes. I was craving pasta with an alfredo sauce. I made the mistake of making homemade chicken alfredo one time and now whenever I go to wanting some the alfredo in the jar just doesn't do it justice. Since I was craving it I decided to make some last night. Find the recipe <a href="http://www.bosssanders.com/2012/03/03/spicyromanochicke/">Here</a> .<br />
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I do not make this recipe exactly like it says. Instead of using dried tomatoes I use cherry or grape tomatoes and just saute them a little before I saute the mushrooms. I also do not use artichoke hearts. If those things appeal to you then go ahead and make it like it is. It still tastes amazing either way! <br />
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Enjoy! Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-52088432466035402192014-10-03T00:05:00.001-05:002014-10-03T00:05:45.818-05:00Quick dinner Hello. It has been a while so to fill you in Dustin and I are expecting our 2nd child here in 4 short weeks. These past few weeks I have been so exhausted. With that being said, I have found that at the end of the day when it comes time to make dinner I just stand there and stare into an open fridge and think what can I do that will be really easy and fast. Tonight while I was staring into the fridge I found some chicken breasts that I was going to cook for chicken pot pie, but I decided that was to much work. Instead, I decided to just cook them up and serve some sides. If you are looking for a quick delicious chicken meal this is it. <br />
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First I started off by taking my chicken breasts and placing them between saran wrap and beating them with a meat tenderizer (the flat side). This flattens them out and cuts the cooking time way down.<br />
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I season my chicken breasts on both sides with a cajun seasoning (pictured above). Then, I place them in a searing hot pan for about 2 minutes on each side to brown them up. After they have been browned on both sides I pop them in the oven on 350 for about 10 minutes or until they are done. It really depends on how thin you beat your chicken breasts down to. <br />
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After they have cooked I will take some sliced colby/monterey jack cheese and place on top and let melt and add bbq sauce on top of that. It is delicious! I have found this is my go to recipe when I have chicken breasts that I don't have a plan for.<br />
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Has anyone else started thinking about Christmas? What are some of the things that your little ones will be getting? I'm thinking the Crayola 3 in 1 Easel for Dexter along with puzzles and a few other things. He loves the Easel that Kelly has. <br />
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Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-64818637354574363742013-01-24T11:47:00.000-06:002013-01-24T11:47:36.526-06:00Going back to schoolAs those of you who know me I have a paralegal degree and I am a stay at home mommy! I had the best job I could have hoped for in the career I chose, but after Dexter was born my husband and I decided that it would be best if I stayed at home with our son. During this process we have been contemplating what the future would hold. Would I either A. go back to work once all of our children were in school or B. go back to school to get my bachelors in something that would have a higher pay grade. After much thought we have decided that I would go back and get my Bachelors in Education and I would teach some type of Science. More than likely Biology. This is definitely not set in stone just yet, because I am still exploring the choices and praying about what it is that I am supposed to do! I love Science, but is it the path I am supposed to be on? I keep asking myself what it is that I am supposed to be doing and I just don't know the answer. This is what I do know! I am really good with people! I do well talking to others and I hope that my communication skills will be able to help others in whatever field I choose. Which is more than likely Education. I start this summer with my first class! I am debating between taking a math course or some Biology. I guess it will depend if I can get my Biology from Gadsden State to transfer. For some reason it did not transfer and I have got to find out why. I would hate to have to re-take it. Less money out of our pockets! Wish me luck people and if you have any advice please feel free to offer! Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-34953753706203077322012-10-26T22:28:00.002-05:002012-10-26T22:28:57.520-05:00Random thoughts that I wanted to blog about while pregnant that I never got around to.<div>
As I was going through my e-mail and clearing everything out I came across a few e-mails that I had mailed to myself about things that I wanted to share with everyone on my blog while I was pregnant. Needless to say I never got around to blogging them. As I look back on the thoughts I find them kind of funny! So, as they all say better late than never, right? Enjoy.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">My whole survival of eating depended on one simple thing, anything I could dip in ketchup!!! So, for roughly 2-3 months I ate chicken fingers and French fries. Once I would find something I could eat I would eat it for a week straight until the thought of it would make me want to vomit. One week I ate kfc FRIED chicken (my normal is grilled), mashed potatoes and corn on the cob and the next I would eat taco bell nachos. That was off and on for a while. Let us not forget that as soon as I would get home from work I would eat whatever I had picked up on the way home and then I would go straight to bed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">A few other things going on in my body was the fact that I was scared. I was scared for financial reasons, emotional reasons, getting stretch marks scared & all the things that I really shouldn’t be worrying over in the first place. I kept thinking about all the things that would need to be done and what I needed to do to get them done.</span></span></div>
Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-89590620588049599032012-08-21T13:33:00.001-05:002012-08-21T13:33:38.978-05:00Dexter<div align="center">
<strong>Dexter at 4 months old</strong></div>
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I probably should have started posts like this back when Dexter was first born, but to be honest with everyone I just haven't had the time or felt like doing anything like this. </div>
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Dexter is 4 months old and will be 5 months here in just six (6) short days! He has changed so much in the past 4 months!</div>
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See how his looks have changed.</div>
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At his 4 month check up he weighed 15 lbs. and 9 oz. and was 26 3/4 in. long. He is now growing out of his 3-6 months clothing and can fit 6-9 months stuff perfectly. He is a big boy!! </div>
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After his 4 month check up he started eating rice cereal and after about a week of that we started with sweet peas! The boy loves to eat and he eats very well! He did not once gag or choke on his food and I hope that it stays that way! So far we have had sweet peas, green beans, and rice cereal. Tonight he will try some squash for the first time! </div>
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Dexter smiles and laughs with us now and has been doing so for a while.. i just haven't posted about it! His smile can turn my worst days around! One look at it and everything inside of me melts away and I forget about everything! He has started to get a sense of humor! I can be staring at the tv while he is laying next to me on the couch and he will start whynning and as soon as I look at him he will giggle. So, I look at the tv and he goes to whynning again and I look back at him and he starts giggling! I love this little game that we play. I could do it all day! Unfotunately, he gets bored with it before I do!! </div>
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This is actually in mid giggle while playing that game while we were out eating.</div>
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Everyday is something new with him and I am looking forward to the rest of my life with this little guy. </div>
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Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-92117791375770175722012-05-21T21:23:00.000-05:002012-05-21T22:17:54.498-05:00They love to squeeze my heartLet me tell you a few things that squeezes my heart!<br />
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I love having my own little family what some would call HOME. I love picking Dexter up from the day care and seeing his eyes follow me everywhere once he knows I am there! I love it when he tries his best to make a sound and all that comes out is a little squeak and a cooee here and there. I love watching him smile and watching him do it with his whole face. Dexter is almost 2 months old now. Every day he grows a little bigger and he looses a little more of his hair. Although, the underneath tiny hairs are popping up all over his head! Dustin had said one night that he was going to grow more hair before he lost it! haha. Dexter is becoming more and more active as the days go by. I love having watching all these nieces and nephews grow! They are so stink'n cute. I could just gobble them all up! Watching everyone of these babies grow just brings joy to my soul. I am so thankful for everything that I have and for my family and friends. Without everyone I would be lost. Thank you for squeezing my heart just a little bit each day!<br />
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I love each and everyone of you. Especially, my sweet husband and son! Without you I am nothing! </div>
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I want to take a minute to remember someone who was very dear and close to me. My sister, Marie. I miss her still just as bad today as the day she passed away. I wish so badly she was here to see all these wonderful new babies. She would have been a wonderful Aunt to them. She was a great sister and one of my best friends at the time. I am sure we would have been just as close if she was still here today. She will forever be in my heart! They say things happen for a reason, but I am still searching for the reason. The only thing I can think of is it has brought me so much closer to my other wonderful sister, Denise. We are tight.. haha.. </div>
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I love you two and together you squeeze my heart!</div>
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<br /></div>Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-65621040649885820732012-04-26T16:01:00.001-05:002012-04-26T16:01:33.048-05:00A few things I'm loving today1. My husband, Dustin, and our son, Dexter!<br />
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2. The Moby wrap! If you have a baby this is a must have or at least for me it is. They carry so well and Dustin and I can take walks and he just sleeps. It does not hurt my back to carry him around in it either. It is comfy! Dexter isn't used to the stroller just yet because he is still too small but with the Moby wrap doing things like taking walks or going to outdoor events will now be possible. :)<br />
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3. I am loving my new phone, LG Spectrum!! (Anniversary present from my wonderful husband)<br />
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This one is called home!<br />
What the creature of this piece has to say about it. <br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #737373; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">"I wanted to capture the time in your life when there’s a lot of excitement, happiness, yet a big unknown. This piece connects the concepts of Home and Family — you are creating your </span><em style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #737373; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">own</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #737373; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> family — your </span><em style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #737373; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">own</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #737373; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> home. There’s been a shift in your life cycle. It’s about establishing roots in a way that centers and grounds you as a couple. It can be scary, but also has you in awe. Together, you’re creating a sense of place — building something — permanence and belonging. To each other and to the someone else that you haven’t met yet, but that you already love. I wanted the title to have a hidden layer of discovery ... I like the twist of taking a noun and using it as an adjective to explain a feeling one might have, but can’t always verbally express."</span><br />
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This one is called Our Gift and the creature of this piece has this to say about it. <br />
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5. I am loving that Monday will be the last final Dustin has to take for this semester. Maybe he will get to spend some more time with us here at home. Only one more class to go for him in the Summer and he will have his Masters Degree!! I'm so proud and excited for him!</div>
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6. I am loving that when I stepped on the scale I automatically dropped 26 pounds after giving birth to my son!! Can't wait to hit the gym again and maybe loose this little flub that is left over! </div>
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7. I am loving that this week I can start letting my son sleep all night long if he desires! The boy sleeps so much and for the past 4 weeks we have literally been having to wake him up for his feedings in the middle of the night or during the day. We have truly been blessed and lucky with our first child. He sleeps and doesn't cry that much. He is pretty easy going. He is a HEALTHY little boy and I can't thank god enough for blessing us with this little man!!</div>
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Our little man has finally arrived!!!!<br />
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Born: March 27, 2012 at 5:45 p.m.</div>
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Let me try to tell you my son's birth story. Monday, March 26, 2012 was my once again doctor's appointment to check my fluid levels on the baby being that they have been low. Well, I get there and my fluid level dropped even lower to a 5 so after some debate and fetal stress monitors and all that lovely stuff my doctor decides that it is time for Dexter to come out and meet all of us!! He instructs me to be at the hospital at 10:00 p.m. that night to be induced!! After arriving there that night they get me back there and the nurse calls in someone to start my IV. Well, the first try didn't work so she turns my arm and does the back of my arm in a place that I have never had it done before and just tries and tries and tries to thread that needle in. Let me just say I was in tears and not very happy!!! Well, that needle didn't go in either so she got another nurse in there and started on my other arm to try to get one in. By this point I am crying because I was so nervous and I couldn't understand why they were having trouble getting my IV in which I've never had any problems in the past!! Thank the good lord above that the other nurse knew what she was doing and got that sucker in! It may have hurt but it worked!! I was almost at my breaking point! So after that everything is good and they start the pitocin( or however you spell that) and I try to get some sleep! Let me tell you those birthing beds are so not comfortable!!!! The next morning they crank my drip up and when I start to feel more and more pain I ask for the epidural! Those things are amazing and I highly recommend getting one even if it can give you a spinal headache which we will go into later. So, the anesthesiologist comes in to do my epidural and in the middle of doing it he kept saying something about missing the middle and getting it a little more to the left.. The whole time I am think WHAT!!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU MISSED!!! THAT IS MY SPINE YOU ARE PLAYING AROUND WITH BACK THERE!! lol... And then yet again he says something about a little bit of fluid coming out and so I may develop a spinal headache!. Then again I am thinking GREAT Just what I wanted a spinal headache!! Anyways everything else went great with the epidural and it done it's job! HOORRAAAYYY!!!!! Okay I realize this is starting to drag on so long story short at 5:00 or 5:15 I start pushing and out comes this baby at 5:45 p.m.!!! He is just precious and everything I have ever dreamed of. <br />
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Life with this little man here has been great!!! He is not a real fussy baby, cross my fingers and knock on wood!! haha. He sleeps all the time and I actually have to wake him up for the feedings.:) He sure does love to eat!!! He eats 4 oz. at a time and breast feeds too!! Sometimes he still acts hungry!! Breastfeeding is tough and I can honestly say I DO NOT enjoy it! It hurts so bad sometimes and I was literally cringing at the thought of breastfeeding him sometimes! I think he has latch problems. I should probably go talk to a lactation consultant. Its been tough from the beginning because I had a spinal headache and it was hard to sit up, but I still did it and then my milk wasn't coming in good and the baby lost too much weight so the doctor had me to supplement which worked great in helping him to gain back the weight and keep it on. Since I started supplementing it is really hard to keep solely breastfeeding because he just isn't satisfied with only breastmilk. That is okay! I am still breastfeeding him and supplementing! I know there is mothers out there that breastfeed solely and have no problem with it and that is great but I am apparently not one of them:(!! I am glad that he got all the colostrum and is still getting breast milk. No I am not a failure at it because I still try my best with it but its not for me and I will not breastfeed for too much longer. I want to at least get 1 or 2 months out of it:)!! Anyways off of that rampage. Dexter was a whopping 8 lbs at his last appointment which was his 2 week checkup:) His eyes are starting to change a little, but we can't tell just yet what color they will be. I am hoping for Green like his daddy's!! Dexter is sleeping in his crib now:) In the mornings when daddy leaves for work is usually his morning feeding time and after that he lays with mommy and I just love it!!! We tried putting him in the play pen to sleep when he was first born but he would have nothing to do with it. So for the first 2 1/2 weeks he slept with us. I know I know I said I wouldn't do it but the boy just would not sleep without me. hahah. At first he would have nothing to do with the sleep wrap thing either. He liked to be able to move his arms, but this week he has let me put him in it 4 times:)!! Although, he has to be so asleep that he doesn't realize he is being put in it. He sure does sleep better in it:)!! I could use a baby sitter for one day to let me get this house up to par. The down side to living 2 hours away. <br />
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Now for some pictures of our little man!!! can you believe we still don't have any photos of us as a family:(!!! Makes me sad!! We have pictures with him separately but not together. I will be getting some soon!! I wanted to make some right after but with my spinal headache it just didn't happen!! Anyways back to the pictures of Dexter....<br />
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<br /></div>Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-56657789560712075202012-02-12T22:46:00.000-06:002012-02-12T22:46:21.363-06:00Is it just me?Is it just me or is there other Mothers out there that have had these thoughts!!<br />
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As I sit here at 10:00 p.m. and look around I start to freak out just a little!!!! My reasons are as follows:<br />
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<ul><li>I feel like I have nothing ready for this baby's arrival!! Sure the nursery is almost ready, but I don't have all the necessities that I would ACTUALLY need if he decided to bless us with his presence today(tonight - due date)</li>
<li>I feel like I need to have the hospital bag packed like yesterday!</li>
<li>I feel like things aren't moving fast enough!! (not that I'm wishing my time away because I am enjoying these little kicks I am getting as I sit here and type this. It is the best feeling ever!)</li>
</ul>Dustin and I had to go to Babies R Us today to pick up our ottoman and of course I had to have a look around and Dustin was pushing me towards the door and I literally about broke down and cried my eyes out in Babies R Us because I felt like I needed to have everything ready and NOW!! Of course, I held off my buying because I know we have a shower coming up soon. I am writing to get my stress out or I may go crazy tonight thinking about everything!!<br />
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Psssttt... I finished the curtains for the nursery tonight and Dustin put up some things on the walls this weekend!! It is starting to come together!! Shockingly, I am in love with how Dustin did everything. Not that I doubted his work, but more like I doubted what he was putting up there!! As I look at it more and more I LOVE IT!! Now I just have to fill in the other walls with stuff haha!!! Oh, and our little man has a name!!!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">DEXTER LADON INMAN</div><div style="text-align: center;">(DEX)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">How we came up with this you wonder? Well, Dexter is the only name that we both agreed on and liked (Well I only agreed to this name if we could call him Dex..lol.. ). Ladon, is a family name that Dustin is honored to pass down. Dustin's middle name is Ladon and his dad's middle name I believe is Ladon. (If I'm wrong I am sorry I am almost positive, but my mind isn't thinking very clearly tonight with all the tears..lol.. )!!! and of course Inman was a given!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you enjoyed!! I hate to rant, but I didn't have any other way of getting the feelings out tonight. My sweet husband is sleeping or I would have went and cried to him!! :) I hope this is a normal feeling and I'm not going crazy for nothing! Any suggestions?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Goodnight</div>Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-53699636991736030282012-02-09T14:39:00.000-06:002012-02-09T14:39:41.928-06:00New used but new to us car!! :)As you know Dustin and I decided to go on the car hunt for a bigger car that would be more suitable for carrying around a child and all the accessories that go with having a child. My car would have worked fine, but we would have been all cramped up in it being that it was a smaller car! Honda Civics aren't the biggest of cars out there...lol.. !! Well, I first was thinking that I wanted an Altima and I had the idea of an SUV in the back of my head. However, once we stated looking we decided that a SUV would probably be better if we would get one in our budget range!! Which I was at first thinking was going to be nearly impossible for me to find one that I actually love and is in our price range. I am so picky about what I wanted that it just seemed far stretched. Well, Dustin and I go Friday to just look around and see if there was anything that caught our eye. Well there was a Nissan Murano White that had all the qualifications I was looking for minus a few things that weren't that pressing such as a navigation system. If you remember from one of my previous post that wasn't a make it or break it deal! I am just trying to get rid of my DROID! I wanted to go back to my blackberry! I need the navigation on the phone if I didn't have it anywhere else. Well, we go for a test drive and come back and the guys go to trying to get us a "deal" ! Well, they go back and forth for a while and they run all the bells and whistles. In the mean time were just sitting there and it is time for us to go meat Dustin's friend, Andrew, for dinner at Five Guys! So, we were like we got to go we had plans so they send us home with the Murano to drive around and get the feel of it. Before we left we felt very confident that they were going to give us a great price... and the salesman said something about an interest rate of 2.5 or something like that so we were like okay we will see tomorrow. Saturday comes along we get up and go down there early and we go to the financing office to go over the numbers and says okay this is a great "deal" we got you this car for 28,999 with your down payment and trade in which they were going to give me 3,000 for at first would be 309? a month with an interest rate of 3.8. oh and it was a 6 year loan which we were NOT going to be doing!!! I was like you have got to be kidding me. First of all, your telling me that I could have got that black 2011 Murano that had only 1,000 miles on it that I LOVED for the same price as this one. This one is not only a year older but it has 16,000 more miles on it! (Dustin said I was so upset that I was shaking)! I was extremely aggitated because they let us leave there friday thinking that they were going to give us this amazing deal and then they throw this at me!!! SALESMAN!!!!! we go back and forth and they took of like 500 dollars more for the car and said they would give me 3500 for my 2004 honda civic with 143,000 miles on it. They just acted like they would not budge hardly from the price of this Murano!! So in the end Dustin and I were like look we would have to think about this because we dont like being rushed into any decisions. The guy was like okay look let me keep the Civic over the weekend and let me see if I can get you like 5,000 for the car and we drive the Murano the rest of the weekend. After getting home and once we start looking at our finances over again and over again. In the mean time I googled Nissan Murano's and found one IDENTICAL to this one at another nissan place so I call them up and say give me your best offer on this Murano you have for sale and they automatically said 27,000. I couldn't go down to look at it that day but could on Monday so I told them I would be in there monday to look at it. Dustin decides to go in there Monday with our plan of we want at the most for them to take the car down to 27,000 because we have another place willing to do that and we want a 5 year loan and our payments to be under 325 a month. I was not going with him this time because I was done working with these people they had me too upset for my liking!! I said look we want this car, but we don't absolutely need this car!! It would just be more convenient for us to have a bigger car. So, whatever his decision was I would be okay with. I understand the car people have to make a little bit of money but we will not stray from our budget and the price we want it at and if it took us saving more money for 3 more months or so we were just going to have to do that. So anyways back to the story... in the end they came down on the price of the car, gave us the 5 year loan with a 2.something interest rate instead of the other and gave me 5,500 for my car and the payments were way under 325 a month!!! So, Dustin was apparently please enough so he got the car that day!!! I have to say I am pretty impressed with ourselves!! lol.. We did not stray from our budget and what we had in mind. Even though it was extremely frustrating dealing with these people at the end of the day we walked away feeling confident in our purchase and now we can rest easy knowing that we're in and a little below our budget!!<br />
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Check out our FIRST FAMILY CAR!!!<br />
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Hope you enjoyed reading about our first car buying experience as husband and wife. I hope that I can get used to driving a SUV being that I was driving a small Honda Civic. I also hope that this car brings us many adventures in the years to come as a family of 3!! I also hope it serves its purpose and one of the main reason we started looking for an SUV by being able to use it for picking stuff up and hauling it around...lol.. We don't have a truck so it makes it rather difficult if we need to carry bigger purchases home! <br />
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Enjoy!!Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454005328490279711.post-74245342495707018562012-01-22T18:38:00.000-06:002012-01-22T18:38:23.206-06:00My first car looking experienceAs everyone saw by my last post Dustin and I are looking for a car for me. Well, this weekend my cousin Melissa came up and went car looking with me. We had a great time and even got to eat OLIVE GARDEN!!! We both love Olive Garden and since there isn't one in Gadsden she decided that she would just have to have olive garden... Okay I might have bribed her with it just to get her to drive all this way to car shop with me:)!! May I remind you that I am very picky about my cars. Well, we get to the nissan place and I go to the used car section and didn't see anything that I liked so we were going to go. Well this genius of a salesman come up to ask if we found anything we liked and I of course said no. Then he asks can I ask what your looking for so my first reaction is were leaving and then I begin to think well, if I tell him what I want he can find it for me. So he gets me in there and I go through my spill of the specifics that I would like in either an Altima or Murano and that is when he goes well we have this Murano over here that has everything that your looking for but it is black. I knew which one he was talking about because of course it was the best looking one over there and we had glanced at it earlier. It was a 2011 Nissan Murano and only had 1,000 miles on it!!! Well, i was excited but at the same time I was like are you kidding me only 1,000 miles on this USED Murano!!! Well, he tells me the price and it was 39k so I automatically said nope cant do that at all but thanks. Then he gets his used car sales manager in there and they automatically take off 10k dollars for me but the payments were still at 350-385 range. So I said no thank you and then we left... Well, I take this paper home to Dustin and start telling him all about it expecting him to just throw it right in the garbage and said no!! Well, he was like maybe... so I was like well maybe if they cam off 10k instantly they would come off of it some more and we might be able to get the payment closer to the 300 range instead of high 300's. Let me remind you I did not test drive this baby because I knew that I would just love it!! After the conversation with Dustin I went to my appointment to drive the Nissan Altima that I had transferred so I could test drive it. Let me just say that baby was a beauty on the outside and the inside looked great but it had a little bit of a funny smell and the navigation kept locking up and the whole screen would lock up which was a huge red flag for me so I just had to walk away and say no thank you I will keep looking. <br />
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After leaving there and heading back home I decide I would stop back by the nissan place to check out another car and possibly talk this guy down off that Murano!! Well, after looking at the one car the salesman and I wonder over to the Murano and I said what the heck I'll drive it to see if I even like the bigness of a SUV. It was great!! LOVED IT!!! We get back and I told him look I really like it, but I just cant afford it where the price is at now and he said let me go talk to my manager(which they always do) and see what we can do. He asked me before he left what would be the highest you would want to pay monthly and fill comfy with and I said 300 and he said can you give me 320. I proceeded in telling him I could possibly but I can't promise my husband would be okay with that and he has the final say so. Bless his heart he was trying so hard!! So he goes off and talks to his manager and comes back they would only take off 1,000 more which brought it down to 28,000 for a 2011 Nissan Murano with only 1k miles on it and it was fully loaded!!! I said can't do that sorry. Then he started talking about finding me something else so I know that is the lowest they would go when they were gonna let me walk.:(!! That was the best price I have ever seen on a Murano with that low of mileage and fully loaded!!! Even kbb blue book value was 40K!! After discussing everything and lots of budgeting and thinking about future stuff with baby expenses and everything Dustin and I have decided that we can afford it!!! BUT IM NOT GOING TO GET IT:(!! haha tricked ya!! lol.... I am going to keep searching for a Murano that has all of those features but with a higher mileage like 20k so I can get a lower price and get the payments under 300 so we can feel better about getting one!!!! I HAVE TO SAY I WAS PRETTY PROUD OF MYSELF WITH WORKING THOSE PEOPLE DOWN!!! :):):):) I just hope my next car adventure goes as well!!! :) I only got one shot of the Murano and it was before he pulled it out of the space. It had blond leather seats inside and black on outside! Made for a killer look, but in the end we just couldn't feel good about a 360 car payment. Although, I never once mentioned trading in my car which would have brought it down even further but still NO!! Check it out!!<br />
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Dustin, "So what are you doing this weekend while I am studying" Me, "probably nothing" Dustin, "you could go look at cars" Me, "REALLY!! Well, I don't want to go look if I am not going to be getting one right now" Dustin, "we can get one if you find the right one. we were going to get one after the baby was born so what is a few months".<br />
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I still think he is trying to butter me up for some bad news or something....lol.!!!! I'm so excited!!!!!I am going car shopping this weekend. Please dont rain!! Any advice? I am looking at either a Nissan Murano or Nissan Altima. The Murano is what I really want, but they are also more expensive!!!! but on the plus side, 1. more room 2. a bigger back space aka trunk 3. we will be able to travel better in it because we wont have to pack everything in all cramped. 4. we could tow things with it and since we don't have a truck this would be a huge plus!! <br />
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We are looking used with low mileage preferably one owner and a good price. <br />
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If you don't know already I am very ticky about what I want in a car.<br />
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1. I would prefer White!!<br />
2. Lether seats - I know my legs will stick to them in the summer and they will be cold in the winter, but I don't care I love them!!!<br />
3. Sunroof<br />
4.I would liek a navigation system. I have to look more into this, because if it is free and works great then I can get rid of this stupid droid phone I have and go back to my lovely blackberry which I adored so much!!!! Maybe we will see. <br />
5. Like I said.. low mileage<br />
6. Preferably one owner & no defects of course.<br />
7. I would like for it to look new and unused!! - doesnt everyone!! :)<br />
8. oh, and just a preference not a huge make it or break it deal, but I like the wood grain look with the lether seats.<br />
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I know that I am very specific in my wants and hopefully I can find one in the price range we are looking for. Eventually, maybe I will find something that I just love and is in the right price range. I will not stop until I do... or else I may have to change my list just a little... like I really don't have to have a navigation system. lol. I am so excited, but so scared at the same time!!! I love my little civic and will miss it dearly, but not a lot of room for baby. I feel somedays as if I'm in a little mario cart just chugging along because it is so small hahaha... cracks me up!<br />
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I have 2 altimas lined up to test drive this weekend with my criteria, but I am having a harder time finding the murano's used with my specifics. After test driving hopefully I can get around to telling everyone how my experience went. I will aslo be on the prowl for anything that grabs my attention!!<br />
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This is one that I will be looking at this weekend.. only prob. i have with it at this moment is the mileage!!<br />
<a href="http://www.nissanusa.com/apps/cpo/vehicleDetails?id=309095286&dealer_id=&zipCode=35757&distance=50+Miles&bodyStyle=sedan&vehicles1=ALTIMA&vehicles2=&vehicles3=&startYear=Any&endYear=Any&mininumPrice=Any&maximumPrice=Any&transmission=Automatic&exteriorColor=Any&mileage=Any&engine=Any&drive=Any&onlyPhoto=true&feature0=CD+Player&feature1=&feature2=&feature3=Cruise+control&feature4=&feature5=&feature6=Leather+seats&feature7=&feature8=&feature9=&modelBodyStyle=null&modelBodyStyle2=null&modelBodyStyle3=null">http://www.nissanusa.com/apps/cpo/vehicleDetails?id=309095286&dealer_id=&zipCode=35757&distance=50+Miles&bodyStyle=sedan&vehicles1=ALTIMA&vehicles2=&vehicles3=&startYear=Any&endYear=Any&mininumPrice=Any&maximumPrice=Any&transmission=Automatic&exteriorColor=Any&mileage=Any&engine=Any&drive=Any&onlyPhoto=true&feature0=CD+Player&feature1=&feature2=&feature3=Cruise+control&feature4=&feature5=&feature6=Leather+seats&feature7=&feature8=&feature9=&modelBodyStyle=null&modelBodyStyle2=null&modelBodyStyle3=null</a><br />
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Any advice on car shopping besides don't let them know you like it as much as you really do and try to talk them down?Keeping up with the Inmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248142979071318019noreply@blogger.com0