Is it really almost Easter?

So much has happened in the last month or so it has been a madhouse around here. My baby boy turned 1, my brother has bee in SA, Texas for basic, merely miles away from the house I lived in, my sister-in-law has had samanilla (sp?), and we are trying to sell our house.
Aaron graduated this past Friday and I am so proud of him! He was picked to be one of 4 leaders in his flight, 80 guys, his dorm leader (the big boss) got sick and they told Aaron if he had to leave that Aaron was in charge. He won best marksman. While on "The Beast," where they go out and have to survive on their own in the wilderness for a week, one of they guys under Aaron managed to get part of his finger pinched off at a not labeled pinch point while they were putting tents up. Aaron had to pick up his finger put it in a baggie and take care of they guy till they transported him out, and no they could not re-attach it was completely severed. The good news is they guy still got to graduate. Aaron's flight "The Panthers" was named "Warrior Flight" they scored higher than any other flight in the camp in all their training exercises, here were 12-13 flights. Not only that, but at graduation they announced Aaron's flight is "Warrior Flight" over the entire history of Lackland AFB, his drill seargant teared up when he thanked the flight for being the best flight he had ever had. Pics to come when I can get to my parents computer.
Corban is one!!!! Eric has the pics on his blog. He is getting way more teeth and will walk while holding your hands, he can stand by himself till he realises what he is doing...... He is hitting, in the face, and biting any suggestions to how to stop this are welcome, he gets popped on his hand first then his bottom but he fake cries......and does it again a few minutes later.
We have had some interest in the house but no solid offer yet, please pray it sells..... before Sept!
Keep my parents in your prayers they managed to get 2 feet of water in their den yesterday, the rest of the house is another foot higher but the water is sitting in the crawl space. Dad has 2 little "play cars" that he spends his "volleyball money" on and both Miatas are flooded they will have to be gutted. I feel so bad b/c he has put so much time into fixing them up. The den has typical den stuff in it, recliner, couch, my mom's, mom's china and china cabinet, tv, dvd player, real hardwood floors.......
Sorry about the long post but it has been a long time.....

I'm so dizzy my head is spinnin'

I know, I am such the bad blogger. Lets see where to start.... we did our income taxes and have paid the explorer off making our only "debt" payments being on our house and my student loans. I have been semi sick with lil'bit #2 but nothing like it was with Corban. I can actually eat, walk and function. Eric and I are aunt and uncle yet again, Addison Laken Malone was born in January. Aaron, my lil bro is in S.A. Texas training in Air National Guard. We had planned on going to his graduation but I need to save my vaca for lil'bit. Keep his wife in your prayers, while she doesn't work raising an almost 3 month old alone is quite difficult. She has also been very sick and in alot of pain they did some tests last week and discovered ulcers in her colon. Corban turns 1 on Sat. and I have to work :( . I am off today and Corban is at the sitters gotta go do my running around before it gets too crowded!

soon to come

I am currently working on a list of random and weird things people say and/or ask when I take calls at work.... there are soome good ones....

The info

Corban told his daddy he was going to be a big brother with a t-shirt that says "big brother." Corban handed a walmart sack to him with the shirt in it (Why change tradition?) Eric was more than suprised. For now my due date is Sept 14thish. We will know more after the ultrasound in about a week and a half. I had to change my doctors to one who comes to Alabaster so I see D. Hudson now, I like him alot though. He said he always comments on socks and toes.........sorry, you only get that if you are a girl. I have to be honest a girl would be nice, but we are set if we have a boy.......either way, this is it!

Corban is growing fast I can't believe he will be on next month....... his latest things are

- still loves the remote and all cell phones
- the swiffer is one of his favorite toys
- likes to bite, me mostly- he gets his little hand popped
- anything with a cord
- the vacuum cleaner
- all doors must be closed
- his toy where the little animals pop up when you push the button, must always be closed, wonder where he gets that anal retentiveness from?
- weighs over 20lbs.
- still has ear infections but no 104 temp and sleepless nights
- has decided he can sleep through the night
- refuses to eat any baby food...... except for cereal....... ssshhhhh don't tell him!
- is into EVERYTHING
- loves to dance any time there is music
- pulls up
- stands by himself... when holding on to something
- walks with help of mom and dad
- favorite word uh-oh
- loves to cuddle when sleepy

Our growing family

It will be a couple of days before I post on fb so you guys get the news first. Corban is going to be a big brother!!!!! :)

Say a little prayer....

1) We got a call this afternoon from Eric's Granny. Hospice has just left the house and they said it could be any minute for his Poppy to pass away (his Granny's husband). When Eric Gets the call he will be making a trip to Fl. If you recall Granny lost her only child, Edward, Eric's father, a year ago to cancer. This will leave Granny with her only family in Alabama (Eric) and Ga. (Chris) Eric's older brother.

2) I have an interview Monday for a different position at Regions. It will mean a pay raise in my salary and a set m-f ,8-5 position. The catch is it is not in sales and I will not get comission, so it is kind-of a wash. They recently changed the way comission pays and when I looked at my November sales If I would have done 2 itsy bitsy more things under the new pay out I would have made an additional $900 on top of my base pay for the month, with the sales I had without changing anything it would have been $600..... so I don't know if I want to move or not.... The pay will not be that much better, I don't think.

Work/ life update

-Work is good. I am top in sales on my "team" (there are 17 of us).
-My manager is cool, in another 2 months I will get to change my schedule and the latest I will have to work is 6pm, which is great!
-Eric's life has become less hectic thanks to no longer having to attend chamber board meetings or city council.
- Our house is for sale and we hope it sells soon b/c we found another one that we really like.
- Aaron, my brother, left for SA, Texas On Tues for Air National Guard- there for 8 weeks then waits 2 weeks there after training and then goes to north TX for another 6 weeks.
- We are attending church at Church on the Rock, it is two minutes from our house and the preaching and people have been great! I can also actually put Corban in nursery and not have to worry about 900 kids being in there.
- Christmas was great I need to post pics I have just been so busy and tired- read the Corban update to learn why.

Corban Update

- The past couple of months have been difficult. Corban, for some reason, LOVES ear infections, the oral anti-biotics did NOT work, he had to get shots, Sun, Mon, Tues. He was more than difficult to get to sleep then he would wake up and literally scream for 1-2 hours, like throwing his head back, arching his back screaming....... this can only be tolerated by parents for so long!
-The next Wed. we were at the ENT. Our wonderful peditrician didn't make us wait for 6 infections b/c he has had so many rounds of antibiotics (see what happend at five months with his first surgery) and the fact that they were not working. The audiologist tested Corban and confirmed our fears, Corban was not hearing fully. After using a implant on his head, that bypasses the fluid in his ears, it was determined that once the fluid was removed his hearing would return fully. PTL!
- Tubes were scheduled for Monday (this past Mon) at Childrens downtown- surgery went great! Granted he had a more than nasty infection so we are now on ear drops but no more 104 temps.
- Since Corban's tubes he is crawling faster, eating more (for the last month he put on NO weight) and standing. He is also learning more words, b/c he can hear them.
- Last week was Corban's last week at daycare. This week he started being kept by a friend from church who used to be a nanny, taught at montisory school and worked at the CDC. Not only will Corban get better care and learn more but it will save us well over $100 a month! It also helps that she was not "closed" today when we had to go to work and all the other places were.