She's too much!

You give the girl some Cake and she goes all crazy on us. This is Layla J. doing an "Imagination Movers" impersonation! LOL!

Been about 12 years!

So haven't posted in FOREVER! So by now Layla is already 7 months! She can sit up by herself! She has 2 bottom teeth! And she is startin to get to the crawling stage (Uncle Bubba..be proud...shes an expert Army Crawler!) Last month she went for her shots and she weighed a WHOPPING 15 lbs 14 oz! Big baby girl! She is in DayCare now! Has a B.F.F.F! Her name is Makenzie and her birthday JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE 10/28/08! No wonder they are B.F.F.F's! But her B.F.F.F is leaving her tomorrow. But she will be ok...She will just have to play with Ana!

As for me...where to start! I had my interview for my extern today! WOOO! Im so excited! Im going to be working Monday, Wed, Thurs, Friday- 8.30 to 5 Tues- 8.30 to 12 and Saturday is 8.30-1. So things are really starting to get intense! Im almost done! I have EXACTLY 9 days until my extern! Im going CitiMed off of Little Rd...kinda like an Urgent Care place! I'll be doing mostly back office stuff THANK GOD! And...tomorrow is my birthday HOLLA! The big 19!! I feel like something big and exciting and GOOD is going to happen tomorrow! We shall see and I shall let you know!! Things aren't to great money-wise. I got screwed like a nail in a piece of wood. My "boss" is a major butt-head and screwed me over baaad! Whatta big meanie! See if I order anything from her! Im broke..mama is buying everything for Layla b/c I can't! Hopefully things are going to be better here soon!

Hi My name is Shreai....

And soon I will be your Medical Assistant! Well Mod 130 is over! We learned more about body systems and diseases. VERY VERY interesting! My overall grade in that class was a 93! So..again..I got President's List (which is my goal until I graduate!) SO far I am achieving that goal! Next is Mod 160 and we will be learning how to administer injections! HOW SCARY and EXCITING! What can I say..nothin but good stuff is happening! I'm officially stoppin breastfeeding. On Monday I start workin w/Angie (a friend of LaSha's) I'll basically be her Personal Assistant which ok for the pay Im gettin! $10/hour! I really don't wanna work..but it don't matter what I want..its what I HAVE to do. So Miss Layla starts daycare tomorrow = (. I'm gonna miss her like CRAZY! Next week my lil Layla will be 6months! She's gettin so big!!

Family Reunion = /

Ok so driving there was a pain my butt! LITERALLY!! My LEFT butt cheek hurt the whole way there and the whole way back! It was okay...wasn't as great as Glen Rose...nothing can top that one! = ]. Layla was a big hit! I'm surprised they didn't try to auction her off! She went easter egg hunting and did very good! She loved all her eggs very very much! And I loved the candies on the inside of the egg! She was most loved by Shelly's kids! They was aaaalll up in her grill the WHOLE time we were in the pavillion. BUT they managed to make her laugh which is more than what i can do! Overall...NEVER AGAIN! The next Family Reunion I'm going to better be in TEXAS! And more organized...Lorrie....host the next one again! = ]

Documentation Rules the Nation

Haven't posted in awhile so I SHALL! So here goes!

School is gettin pretty complicated. Sad to say that I am not going to be on President's list this time around = [. Believe me I am CRUSHED! Miss Layla Thomas is almost 5 months. actually this saturday she will be 5 months. HOLY COW...she's practically in college already she's gettin so big so fast! On april 1st I am going to start her on veggies! WOO. thats going to be pretty exciting. First carrots, green beans, peas, and then squash. then after she enjoys all of those we will slowly go to fruits. I don't want her to be picky like her mom (Its not good its not good at all! I can't even take a teeny tiny bite out of a piece of brocoli w/out gagging!) She is now able to roll from her back to her tummy! At first she was VERY slow at doing it but now as soon as you lay her on her back...you blink and she's already on her tummy. Her last dr. apt. she weighed 13 lbs. and 13 oz! In 2 weeks she has her check-up for her ears and then she has an ENDO. apt. So we will see how her medicine is doing for her. Hopefully they won't have to do anymore adjustments?!

(Oh and since I know YOU (you know who i'm talkin about) are going to read this let me just say one thing...

I get the feeling your embarassed b/c me and your son had a child w/out being married. well..true we did but we had a BEAUTIFUL baby girl. He is 19 years old now and can make decisions for himself. You gotta realize that he has a daughter and the choices he makes is for her. Yes, he is going to be staying every other weekend with me. Me and him and my mom already discussed that. Please let your son live his life w/out holding your hand. I understand you don't think it's right that he sleeps in the same house w/me since we're not married, but he wants to see what its like to wake up when his daughter wakes up. He wanted to experience what I experience and I let him. And NO I'm not going to marry him JUST because we have a child together. That is the wrong reason to get married. I need you and the rest of his family to please just stay out of the choices me and him make. FOR EXAMPLE, the money he gives me. His choice to give me that not mine! I even told him last friday he can give me how much he wants. His response? I'll never give you less that 70 but DEFFINATELY more than 70. And Layla's last name. Me and him discussed that WAAAY before Layla was even born. He said he wants Layla to have his last name but he understands my reasoning and he's okay with it. So ya'll should be okay with it too! Thank you!)

sorry for that brief interruption! anyways...gami stayed w/us this past weekend. It was pretty fun. He had fun w/Layla and Layla had fun w/him. She was pretty gassy and let him SMELL about it! = D

My poor Layla

Well...I had took Layla to the dr. for her 4 month shots. I mentioned that her ear is lookin a lil clogged with wax. To the point that I can't even see in her ear! (which is MEGA annoying!) So anyways...the Dr. checks in her ears and says, "I can't even see in her ear! I'm going to have to remove the wax." AND she does, AND Layla screams crazy loud. The dr. prescribes Ciprodex for her ears. Insert 4 drops BID (thats twice daily) in her (R) ear. Ok...I did...took her back to the dr. Monday (?) b/c now she has a nasty mucousy cough! The dr. checks her ears AGAIN and says "Not good baby girl! She has 2 ear infections now. I'm going to give her some antibiotics. She needs to take Amoxyl 3 ml BID (thats twice daily!!!) for 10 days." Ok...well first of all Layla showed NO signs whatsoever of her ear bothering her! She doesn't pull at her ears, wasn't ever and still isn't running fever, no fussing out of her norm.! The dr. said most likely she's had these ear infections from her Bronchiolitis! SAY WHAT NOW?! She was 2 months when she had that!!! The dr. also said Layla is a GREAT candidate for having to get tubes in her ears...especially since she's only 4 months old and having ear infections already!! = o! My poor poor Layla!

Is she cute??

cause if you think she is go ahead and vote for her! It will give her $2,500 if she wins!! For her college money! YAY!! Please please please!!

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Just skip all the advertising and stupid stuff...just vote for my Layla..you can vote EVERYDAY! (thats what I'm doing! LOL!!!!) You know she's cute...vote for her!!

More Please

As you know, Layla started cereal on 3-2-09! And she LOVED it! She did so good I was suprised! I started feeding her and she kept MOST of it in her mouth, except when she kept turning her head to watch T.V. she would manage to get it on her cheeks. Eventually, though, she got tired of me feeding her and kinda took over the job. She wouldn't let go of the spoon so I had to let her feed herself. She did pretty good for a beginner. Got the spoon directly in her mouth and didn't miss on the way there.

The Big 4 (months that is!)

So Miss Layla is 4 Months old! Wow...I didn't think the 28th of every month could be so important! My baby girl is just gettin so biiiig! She FINALLY started laughing! Me and Mo'Mo have been tryin so hard to get her to laugh and I finally did it!! I'll have to post the video later though. Also, yesterday Layla had her 4 month check up. She is coming in at 13 pounds 9 ounces and 23.5 inches. Yup...she's my little worm from the Labryinth! HAHA! The Dr. checked her ear and noticed that she had a BAD waxy build up in her ear. I brought that to her attention because it happens to bug the crap outta me when I see a BIG chunk of wax in her ear and I can't get it out!! It drives me crazy! But the Dr. tried to get some of it out and said the wax was so gooey that it was actually tearing her skin while she was trying to get it out. She said when she looked in her ear she couldn't even see the eardrum it was so bad. = [! So she prescribed some ear drops. Cost me a whopping $102.58!! Holy cow...are you serious?! Yes, I'm serious...and it sucks. But hopefully this will clear up her ear infection. Layla is my little superbaby....she never ONCE let on that her ear was bothering her!! But, here recently she has been acting kinda fussy. For 2 days in a row I have had to put her to sleep instead of lay her in bed and her fall asleep on her own! UH OH! She also got her shots yesterday. She wasn't happy about that because she just got her ear played with. She was super fussy! Today....we get to start her on cereal! YAY! I will take some pictures and post them later.

As for me, school is still going pretty good. A new mod. has come and let me tell you...it's starting to get challenging!! This instructor is NOTHING like my other one. In fact, our last instructor completely babied us the whole time and did not let us attempt to fly from the bird nest (wow that was cheesy)! So I come into this new mod. expecting it to be a piece of cake and expecting to take short cuts like I did the last 2 mods. NO not happening! BUT, so far I have a 96.2 average! WATCH OUT PRESIDENTS LIST....SHREAI IS COMING YOUR WAY!!! I'm so proud of myself! My goal for this school year is to get president's list the whole school year until graduation. I think i can achieve that goal!!

My lil' jungle baby

A Bloggers' Rights

(this is very overdue but needs to be recognized!)

I am allowed to express my feelings all I want!! I do not need to stop telling my FAMILY how I feel and what I go through for another persons' sake. Bloggers blog because they like to keep people updated, and vent! Well guess what? I DO!

Another note: I got presidents list agaiN! WOOO! Crappy grade though! 93! = (. Im not happy about that at all! I gotta take Layla to the dr. on Monday she has to get her 4 month shots. And i'll probably be starting her on cereal come march also!! Its gettin pretty warm outside so Layla has been in nothing but dresses or shorts!

Also, Layla is getting so big! She knows she has feet now. So in the morning she will play in her bouncer and instead of touching her birds with her hands, she uses her feet! Sometimes she gets them stuck in the bird pirch and gets mad. Also, I used to NEVER have to lock her in her bouncer...well now I have too! Came in from using the restroom and Miss Thomas (Layla ofcourse) was half-way outta her swing. I said "WHAT YOU DOING?! You trying to come find mommy?" She just had this look on her face like....Uhhh I dont know what your talking about? I didnt do nothing!

Overdue Update

Well...its been awhile...i know! Layla had an appointment on Tuesday with her Endocronologist. She weighs 12 pounds and 8 ounces and 23 in! Aww...she is my chubby catepillar!! She is getting so big! She can hold her own bottle, play with ALL her toys (she holds them very well), she is very talkative. ALL the time. We are still trying to get her to giggle. But maybe soon! Also..I will probably be putting her on formula next month. I need to get my shots at school before my Extern comes up.

And for school...its a new Mod. I am now considered a Senior. So far for my Bi-Weekly grade I have a 97!! Im shooting for Presidents List again!!! Im basically learning the same stuff I learned last Mod. So this mod is very tiring!!

Layla is coming up on Month 4 of her life!! How EXCITING!! My baby girl is growing up so fast!

My Apologies Fellow Bloggers

I have not been on in awhile! Soooo busy! School, babysitting, and GAMI! Of course layla..but thats not a chore! The first Module in school is over! I had a 96 average WOOO! HELLO PRESIDENTS LIST! (that basically means i kept an A average for that mod. I get a pin for my id badge!!) Now today starts a new mod...and Im gonna do JUST AS GOOD probably better! Gami also starts school tonight...same school i go to. So im sure ill be seein him ALOT. Babysitting is pretty sucky! The mama barely brings them over! And im HURTING for money! = /. Oh well life goes on! Income tax will help ALOT!

Show me your a MAN!

So as yall know...me and Gami arent together no more. He complains that I dont let him watch Layla and I told him...CAUSE YOU CANT! He doesnt know how to feed her with a bottle or ANYTHING! So I let him come stay the night Friday night (he slept on the couch!) and when Layla wakes up he has to wake up too! So 3 AM rolls around...Layla starts crying cause she hungry. She cant eat till her diaper is changed! So i go get gami...HEY LAYLA IS CRYING! It takes him a minute to get up. He changes her diaper....and stays up with me while she eats. She goes back to sleep, i go to sleep, he goes tosleep. 6 AM rolls around...Layla starts crying...ITS FEEDING TIME! Ok...wake up gami...Layla needs her diaper changed. He changes her, I feed her. he stays awake. After she eats...me and her go into the living room. She not gonna go back to sleeep until about 8-9. I look in my room...Gami is sleepin on my bed. WAKE UP GAMI!!! You still gotta giver her her medicine, give her a bath, and get her dressed for the day. I walk BACK into the living room. Go BACK into the bed room he is sitting on my bed sleeping in his hands. I say GET UP GAMI! LAYLA IS AWAKE NOT ASLEEP! I watch him get up and put his jeans on. Where you going? He says he's gonna go home and sleep before he goes to work at 11AM! I say Gami...I dont get to sleep before I go to work! "YOU DONT WORK SHREAI" uh...yea I do...I babysit from 8-5.30 =, Take care of Layla EVERY DAY!!!!, plus go to school at night. I dont complain about being tired! Do you see why you cant take care of Layla by yourself? HE ANSWERS ME: NO!" What the hell?! You cant stay awake long enough to give her medicine!! Haaa!

So much tosay....not even time!

Summary:

I broke up with Gami. I told him until he can prove he is responsible I dont think its best we be together. He said instead of giving me $55 a week he is gonna give me $100 a week. No complaints there! Also...he wants to start taking care of Layla SO...when im at school (until he starts on the 26th) he is gonna be watching her at MY HOUSE. He did last night...mom said he did good he just needs help with some things.

Layla is good...still sick! She is getting more and more beautiful every day. Its just amazing how gorgeous she is! lol. Probably gonna go get her 3 month pictures taken..maybe at the beginning of Feb...im not sure yet.

Im babysitting twin girls. They are almost 3 and Im getting paid $250 every 2 weeks. Yea...its not good pay but Im hurting for the money so I dont really care!! = D

School is good. Im about to go to my next Module on the...26th! So far I have a 94 average! WOOO HOOO! Its great and really fun!!!

Chunky Lil' Thing

Well last Tuesday I took Layla to the dr....she has a HORRIBLE cough...turns out she has Bronchiolitis (RSV!). They weighed her and....she weighs a whopping 10 pounds 15 ounces! SHES GETTIN HUGE! Holy cow (literally!!) heres a picture of her!