Baby Teeth

So Little B got his first two bottom teeth a few months ago. Yesterday morning his top two pushed through. It's so exciting, watching him grow! Babies are so amazing. The rate that they grow and learn is rediculously fast. We found out his top two teeth were in because we could hear him grinding his teeth. Now I understand he is just doing it because he is learning what these new obstructions in his mouth are for, but i hope he doesn't continue grinding them. I'm assuming that could be bad. Oh the worries of parenthood.

Video Games

The other day my boyfriend Brian took my son Dominck with him to buy video games. I bet they spent every bit of $80 in that store. Now, 2 days later Dominick has already beat his game. I'm sure any day now he will loose interest in that game all together. I just can't get into the whole video game thing. It may have something to do with the fact that there are not many video games that are geared towards a woman's interests. I mean, if there was a game where I could go shopping for clothes and dress up a model, I might be more interested. Or if there were a game where I could take a picture of myself and then change the way I look, that would be awesome! A little lipo here, a haircut there, add on some make up and nail polish. lol. I don't know of any games like those for PS3 or Wii. If you do, please let me know. Anyhow, I decided to get a Gamefly membership (after my free 1 month trial) ofcourse. $15/month for 1 game at a time, we could do this for 5 months before we spend the money Brian did in 1 day for 2 games. I figure we can rent the games since they will only need to play them for 2 days at a time, and then I can get rid of them or if they want to keep them, I can purchase the game at a discounted rate. Sounds genius, right? We'll see.

UPDATE

Wow, it has really been a long time since I've been on here. I need to update. Meet my new little man. Little B - short for Brian Michael Counihan III. He was named after the most wonderful man I have ever met who just happens to be the love of my life. I am totally in love with my life and I know it is only going to get better. The only complaint I have is that I wish I could spend more time with my family and less time at work all while still making the same money ofcourse. lol. Oh it will happen. I am at a loss because I love my job, but I oh so want to be the soccer mom type. lol. I want to be there to take my kids to school, or better yet homeschool. I want to be able to take Dominick to his tennis meets that always seem to occur during school hours. (Whats up with that anyway?) I want to be able to breast feed for every meal rather than pumping in the bathroom at work. (Not very fun) Speaking of breastfeeding... I have a rather large 7 month old.(wears 24 months clothes) People are already giving me weird looks as though I'm breast feeding a teenager. He is only 7 months old people. I plan to breast feed him as long as we both want to. I dont care if he is 4 years old and still wants that comfort and bonding with me or even if he just wants a snack. I dont see anything wrong with feeding my child no matter how old he is. God forbid, but if he were 10 years old and we were stranded somewhere without food and water, I hope I will still have some breastmilk. At that point I am pretty sure he would not want it, but in a matter of life and death no matter how old, I hope I can still provide for my children. He is already starting to wean though. I can tell. He has cut out a few feedings throughout the day. I'm sure this is due to him starting solid foods. I always try to breastfeed before I give him foods though. I love breastfeeding and I love cloth diapering. I also love not having to buy formula and diapers. :)
I just need to not worry what other people think, but I am only human.



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SYSTEM

I am currently reading "The Passion Test - The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose" by Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood. In Chapter 2 of Part One they mention the definition and importance of having a system or order to what we do. The noted the SYSTEM acronym coined by Robert Allen and Mark Victor Hansen. This is awesome! Here it is:

Save
Your-
Self
Time
Energy and
Money

I love it!

Watches and Readings cont'd

After reading or watching recommendations 1 - 3 try this too.

The Forgotten Laws

A NEW BEGINNING

Not so long ago I was introduced to a movie called "The Secret." This movie, as it has for many others, has changed my life. No, I am not suddenly wealthy. But it has taught me a ton about my self, love, happiness, my belief in God, and life in general.

Before watching "The Secret" I lived an ordinary life. Just going day to day, worring about debt, hoping for more, but always having a negative perspective. I awakened every morning dreading going to my boring job, feeling worthless, and sometimes even dreading going home to what I considered a second job I was not getting paid for. I was failing at school and I felt like I was failing at everything else as well.

"The Secret" opened my eyes to what I had always hoped and believed was true, but never really understood. Now, I can't wait to wake up, I know that my debts will soon be a bad memory, I have more, and I am completely positive. My job is no longer a job, it is a fun way to pass the time until my true passion arrives. I love spending time with my family and helping others. I am not failing at school or anything else and I now feel needed and wanted. I am passionate about everything I do and I now know what I want in life. Still not exactly sure how to get there, but I know it will appear before me like a brick wall to stop me in my tracks and direct me in a new path.

I now understand why I am where I am in life and what I can do to change it if I choose. There is so much more to life than most people know. Most people go through life thinking they are stuck with what God has given them. They play the cards they were dealt. Well, I am proud to say that this is not true. We are each a piece of God, not his puppets. Everything we think God controls in our lives, we actually control ourselves. It is because of my choices that I live they way I do, and have the things I have.

Every day we make choices. Each of those choices are paths in our map of life. And every choice we make either has repercussions or rewards. It is not based on cause and effect, it is based on the Law of Attraction. We attract what we think, feel, say, and do. Just like the Law of Gravity, what goes up must come down. The Law of Attraction says, what we think, feel, say, and do will happen. If we think about bad things, we get bad things. If we think about good things, we get good things. Bad repels, good attracts. It is simple.

Here is an example I experienced just last week. I was thinking about taking my son to see Nutcracker at our local theatre, but I didn't know how to pay for it since I was low on cash. Rather than thinking about not having cash, I decided to think of how I would get the cash. I decided to let the Law of Attraction work for me. The most important thing I have learned about the Law of Attraction is that whatever you give you get back multiplied, whether it be good or bad. So I decided to see what I could do to help someone else. I found a family online that was in need of help for Christmas. They, like myself and many others, are short on cash for the holidays. They had posted an ad for donations that would help their children and other families in need have a better Christmas. So me and my son went through his toys, to find things he did not want or need any longer. We even found some toys he had never used or even opened and had now out grew of the need for them. I called the family and told them I had some items. They came and picked them up and were ecstatic. This made me feel good about helping someone else. The very next day I was at work talking with my boss about how my son showed interest in the Nutcracker. He almost immediately reached into his pocket and gave me the money to go to the show and would not take no for an answer. I graciously thanked him and excitedly called my son and told him. Later that same evening I received a phone call from my financial advisor at school. She said I was going to receive a grant and after school was paid I would get about $600 that was left over. Now, I won't get this money until sometime in January, but at least I know it is coming. Both of those good things happened because I had shifted my thoughts away from not having enough money to what can I do to get more. I was thinking positively and I was in-turn rewarded more than I felt I had given. It was a simple decision to change my thoughts from bad to good.

These things happen every day. For example; say you are running late for work and you are upset about it. Guess what, every light will be red and you will still be late. Try changing your thoughts to good. Call your boss, let them know you are running late and take your time. I'll bet you get there sooner. Just a simple change in thought is all it takes. Most people do not recognize a choice as simple as this can set the course for their lives. The good news is that it is never too late to start. Just because you didn't make the right choice yesterday, does not mean you can't make tomorrow different.

Keep up with my future blogs. I will show you the changes taking place in my life and what could be changing in yours.

My recommended watches and reads:
(In this order)
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Power by Rhonda Byrne
3. The Shift by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer