3 more days!

So there's only 3 1/2 more shopping days until christmas!!! i'm done with all my shopping thank goodness!! i am so excited! Lilli sat on Santa's lap last week. i love the pictures. she's just so cute!!! i have so much to do around this house. Steve leave for west pac ina month and i have to get this house in perfect condition since i'm leaving it for 5 months. maybe less, i don't know yet. steve got me an early christmas gift. a 2007 dodge durango. i LOVE it!!! he's the best husband ever!!!! i hope everyone has a very merry christmas!!!

Getting Ready!!

It's getting closer and closer to Christmas andi am getting SO excited. It's Lilli's first and also the first one Steve and i have spent together. He was here in san diego and i was at home last year. We got our tree up and frankly i hate it. a friend gave it to us and it's short and skinny and i just don't love it. but it's a tree and we'll get a better one after Christmas when they go on sale. i want a 7 foot prelit tree. something very full and very pretty. i still have some shopping to do. i have to get a few more things for Lilli and something for steve. we're more interested in getting lots of stuff for Lilli than for each other. i love Christmas. i love the feeling and the spirit. and maybe i'm crazy but even over all the commercialism of Christmas nowadays, i still enjoys giving to the needy and giving gifts to those i love. i enjoy it way more that getting gifts. i love to see the looks on my loved ones faces when i get them something they really love. to me the spirit of christmas is the giving and the family and friends and love for your fellow man. and of COURSE the bith of Christ. it never fails to amaze me how awesome God is that He sent His son, a part of Himself, to die for us. i know i am not worthy of such a sacrifice and i'm in awe that God did that to save me from myself. Our God is surely an awesome God!!

Tis The Season.

So the Christmas season is here and i of course never got the head start on christmas shopping that i plan for every year! but thank goodness in my family we drew names this year. there are just so many of us that we can't all afford to buy for everyone. So we are all buying for the kids and then we drew names. i got my mom and there's a new age store here that she loves so i'm gonna go browse in there and see what i can find. Steve drew my brother in law Ken so i'm going to go on a website that he likes, that sells the stuff to make your own beer and get him a new kit or maybe some supplies for the kit he has. we got Lilli a tickle me elmo, the original. and my nephew connor we got him the giggle and go fire station. i love shopping for toys. i can't wait to get more for lilli! i also need to figure out WHAT on earth to do for Steve. I've never met anyone harder to buy for! It's Christmas Time!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving. I have so very much to be thankful for this year. I'm thankful for my husband who is my best friend and my hero. I'm thankful for my beautiful baby girl who is my heart and my life. i'm thankful for my wonderful and crazy family with whom nothing is ever dull. I'm thankful for this new family i married into, because they are such wonderful people. I'm thankful for the amazing frfiends in my life. Last but not least i'm thankful for the troops who are risking their lives for our freedom. I may not agree with this war but i love our soldiers, sailors and airmen! Happy thanksgiving everyone!!!!

TIRED!!!!!

Steve has been gone for a week now and i have to say it's been the longest week of my life!!!! Lilli has been horrible. Not napping during the day and screaming half of it. We went to a dinner party last night and i basically had to eat and run because she wouldn't stop screaming!! i was so embarrassed that i had to do that...it's so rude. Luckily they are all parents and understood. she's napping now and hopefully she sleeps for a few hours. so while she sleeps, so will i.

Silly pics

Just some Silly Pictures of Lilli and her Daddy!!

Halloween pictures

Just a few pictures of Halloween.

A Year Ago Today

At this time one year ago i was running around Augusta like a crazy woman trying to take care of last minute details. i was on my way to my hair appointment then to walmart to pick up a few last minute things. Then home to get dressed for my big day. One year ago today i married the man of my dreams. i put on my beautiful gown and walked toward my sailor and vowed to love him for the rest of my life. Not hard to do considering i loved him for so long even when things were less than favorable between us. I looked into his eyes and swore to love, honor and cherish him until death do us part. I haven't regreted it at all. now we have a beautiful baby girl with plans for another within the next two years. i have never been so happy in my life. a year ago today i did the best thing i have ever done. i married a wonderful man that i love more than life and i am living my dream.

Therapy

Today i started my therapy. They were going to do the Ionto and they started with my right wrist but the machine was having issues so they started my left wrist but that machine was causing me a lot of pain. so she decided to stop it and try again next time. so they did the heat and cold packs and massaged with coco butter. it was nice but my skinis all red and splotchy. Steve came home early yesterday and has today and tomorrow off. it's very nice to spend time with him. he's always at work so it's nice to have him home. Lilli gets cuter and sweeter by the day. i take pictures in all her little outfits because she's just so cute i can't stand it!!!

Wild Fires

Just a quick note to let everyone know we're safe from the fires. They aren't in Point Loma which is where we are and probably the safest place to be. So don't worry we're all gooD!

Halloween Genius

so i made Lilli's Halloween costume last night and put it on her to see how it looked. SO cute!!!!! i've never done anything like that before and it turned out really really well. She is just so adorable!!! We're going to a halloween party next weekend and then we'll sit on the front stoop on halloween and hand out the candy i bought. that was everyone can hail Her Cuteness properly. Hehe. Steve didn't get to re-enlist saturday like he was supposed to. something to do with Tenure and a waiver. Stupid. So hopefully he re-enlists this week. He has duty on our anniversary which sucks. especially because i don't think they'll be at sea as originally scheduled. oh well. i'm just blessed to have been married to my soulmate and the love of my life for a year.

Home We Go

So we'll definitely be coming home for thanksgiving. I hope that a lot of you are going to be at sharon's so that we can see each other. I doubt that the north carolina trip will happen. I'm so excited. i just can't wait to go home and show my beautiful daughter off to everyone. We'll be home for a week. We have so many places to go. We'll be in Calhoun, GA for a day then to Warner Robins, GA for a few days then to Augusta for a few days then back to Warner Robins for a day. It's going to be a crazy week. I can't wait!!!

Halleluia!!!

Steve is HOME!!!! I'm so happy and relieved. All my doomsday feelings are gone and i'm happy. he had duty so he didn't actually get home until this morning. I made him change lilli's dirty diaper. He has diaper duty this weekend whether he likes it or not!!! I know everyone is at the reunion so have a great time and eat lots of food for me!!!! Charlie and Liz get here today. they'll be here for a week which is a bit shorter time than the other grandparents were here. i just want time with my little family though. before i know it steve will be on West Pac and Lilli and i will be back in Georgia. His leave was approved so if we can get plane tickets home then we will go home for thanksgiving. If that happens then we'll probably end up in North Carolina for a day. We'll probably meet my sister first, then anyone who wants to hang out after that. I'm excited. i hope we'll be able to fly home!

Orthopedics

I'm SO excited!! steve will be home in a few days. i can't explain how ready i am for him to be here! i had my orthopedics appointment this morning. i'm not getting the shots; at least not yet. first i'm going to try physical therapy. i have to go 3 days a week for 3 weeks. they'll massage cortizone into my wrists and stretch my thumbs. gonna hurt a bit but not as much as the shots would. i just want the pain gone. i don't want to hurt worse before it gets better. slow is good as long as it goes away. so that won't start until october 24th. I just wish i had someone to watch Lilli each time so i don't have to take her with me. also anyone who is still interested in a throw, there are pictures posted. i need the money in the next 2 weeks so i can get the orders in. they are really really nice. i'm getting one!!!

Good Times

so i got another email from steve this morning. i'm so relieved. i've had a terrible feeling about this underway and when i didn't hear from him for a week i freaked out a bit. apparently my poor baby got a bit seasick this time out. seas were rough and they were surfaced. imagine that. a sailor who gets sea sick. he'll be home soon. i'm so excited. i hate that he has duty the day they come in but i can guarantee that Lilli and i will spend a lot of the day up there. I went to applebee's with a friend yesterday. it was great as always. we had a good time. she came over afterwards with some laundry and movies. she was here when a first happened to me. Lilli vomitted all over ys both. her pjs were soaked as was steve's shirt that i was wearing. but she never cried about it. she actually was smiling. guess she felt better. i didn't know such a little person could have that much in her tummy. poor baby. i don't know if it was the cereal i tried or what. i've been putting a bit in her bottle at night but last night i tried it a bit thicker with a spoon. it didn't agree with her it would seem. she's screaming right now but she needs her nap. i hate that i can't pick her up all the time but we both have to learn. i don't know if i mentioned this already, but i'm doing so well selling these throws, that they asked me to head the fundraising committee. i'm excited and i hope i do well with it!!

Busy Morning

So i had my hearing test today and i am not going deaf! YAY! Steve is always getting annoyed because i can't understand what he says and he swears i'm deaf. but i'm not! he just needs to speak up and ennunciate!! The punk! So i'm doing so well with the Throw sale that they asked me to head the fundraising commitee. it's exciting!! i already have one good idea. A chili sale! We can sit on the pier at lunchtime and sell chili, crackers and cookies. You can't tell me that if there's food on a pier with at least 2 boats full of men that we won't do well. i'd be surprised if they didn't!! If anyone has any fundraising ideas, i'd love the help. i'm not good at coming up with them, just carrying them out! I left Lilli with a babysitter this morning. i didn't want to but i really couldn't take her with me. can you imagine her screaming in the sound booth while trying to listen to little beeps. She's fianlly taking her nap. she was up for the sitter all morning and kinda fussy. i love my little girl!! so anyway, again pics of the throw are posted. if anyone is interested in buying one then email me your mailing address and i'll email you with mine and who to make the check out to. Again they're $30 each + $12 shipping. i hope everyone wants one. they're really nice. i heard from steve today finally!!! i was so happy! his email was short and sweet as always. he said we may be able to go home for thanksgiving which will be nice! he's thinking about taking some leave. i'm so excited!!

Throw Pics

these are pics of the Throw that i took. one is of the middle. It's the seal of the Helena. the other is what each corner of it looks like. it's fairly thick too. they're very nice!

Fussy Baby

so i still haven't heard from steve. i was getting really worried but then i heard from another boat wife and her guy called her the day before yesterday, so at least i know they're ok. Lillian has been so fussy this morning. i gave her some gas drops and motrin so hopefully that helps. She doesn't normally fuss like this in the morning. usually it's reserved for the evening. i can't handle this all day so i hope she calms down soon. she's a little warm too. She slept for a really long time last night. i put her down around 10:30 and she didn't wake up to eat until 5:30 then went back to sleep at 6 then up again at 9:30. maybe it's the motin making her sleep that long. it is nice though. Gosh she is so mad right now. The FRG president is coming over and bringing the throw so i can take pictures of it and post them for ya'll to see. I should have that done later today.

My Poor Girl

So Lilli and i were in the ER last night for 5 hours! It was nothing really, she was just reacting to her shots and seems to have a bit of a cold. i wonder if we both have one. They gave us some motrin and when we got home i fed her and gave her a dose and she passed out and stayed asleep all night long. She's back to her normal happy baby self now. taking a nap. she looks so cute when she sleeps in her swing. her ears stick out from the head gaurd thing. she's just precious. I haven't heard from steve since saturday. i always get a bit worried when i don't hear from him for a while. i know i shouldn't but i can't help it. hopefully we hear from him today.

My Poor Angel

Lilli had her first shots today. i don't know which one of us cried more, but i bet it was me. it just broke my heart to see her cry like that. i think the nurses felt worse about the fact that i cried than about Lilli crying. she's been fussy and tired all day. i think i'm going to give her her bath and bottle early and get her to bed as soon as possible. my poor baby girl!!

Throws

The USS Helena's Family Readiness Group is doing a fundraiser selling USS Helena throw blankets. They're really nice with the USS Helena seal. For those of you that don't know The Helena is the submarine that Steven is on. The FRG is basically a support group made up of the boat wives. We do fundraisers for various events such as halfway night. Halfway night is the half way through a 6 month underway and both the guys on the boat have a party and the wives also celebrate. Anyway anyone interested in buying one of these throws, please let me know. they cost $30+$12 for shipping and handling. they're really nice and i'd appreciate anyone who is interested!!! Just email me and let me know!

To a Festival

Lilli and i are going to some kind of festival today with a friend. It's over on north island which i love. it's just so pretty over there. The only thing is that i have to drive over the coronado bridge and i HATE bridges!!! they scare me to death. i'm sure it'll be fine but still. Lilli is supposed to be taking her nap right now but she's fighting it. This child just doesn't like to sleep. i guess she's afraid she'll miss something! There are only a few more weeks until steve comes home! YAY! It looks like he'll be gone on our anniversary. I'm disappointed but what can you do? we'll just celebrate early or something. HIs dad and stepmom will be here right about the time the boat comes in. they'll also be here when he re-enlists. That is scheduled for October 20th. I'm glad he decided not to do it on the boat. i really want Lilli and i to be there for it. My wrists are killing me. i hate this tendonitis!! i hate that it hurts to pick my baby girl up. i'm ready to get those cortizone shots and feel better!!

Very long Day

So today was quite the day. Lilli was so off her schedule. She barely napped all day. she was so tired but all she seemed to want was her mommy. Everytime i put her down she woke up and cried. she finally went to sleep around 4:30 and i let her sleep until 6:30. she ate better today though. she hasn't been eating enough but today she did better. I hate when Steve is at sea. i always miss him so much. I know Lilli misses him. everytime she hears a male voice she perks up. my little girl is so sweet!

First Blog

So this is my first blog. i liked the idea of a family blog so i thought i'd add to it. there are three of us in this branch of The Vickers Family. Steven, Kimberly and Lillian. Steve and I got married Oct. 28, 2006. it's coming up on our one year anniversary and we're happier than ever. Lillian Mackenzie was born July 29, 2007. she is our perfect angel and let me tell you, she has her Daddy completely wrapped around her little finger. for all that he tries to be mean and cold and tough, he's really just a big teddy bear around her. And me too. I think i've decided, at least until we have our second kid, i'm going to be a stay at home mom. i miss working, but Lilli is more important and i want to raise her right and be there for her every need. I love my family more than anything and we are very happy!!!