Almost time for School!

Yep you got that right, I am going back to school this year and I am sooooo excited! School officially starts on Monday August 23rd....a little over a week away!! I am going to get books next week! Amidst all this excitement though is a little bit of sadness and alot of nervousness! I am nervous about going back and doing homework and taking tests and all those things that come with school b/c this time I have a family. Also I'm really sad to be cutting my time with Mady. I will be attending school in the morning and in the evening FULL time plus continuing to work. So basically I'm not gonna get to see Mady much during the week but she is still young that she won't remember it years from now. Plus I'm doing this for her so that I can make sure I can give her the best possible life. This is all going to be worth it in the end.

Anyways, the past month has been pretty uneventful. Mady is growing like crazy and this week she turned 17 months! The time is flying by and my baby girl is turning into a little lady right before my eyes. She never ceases to amaze me with how me she knows and is learning. Being a mommy is definitely the greatest reward in life. Well gotta cut this blog short b/c it's almost time to head home.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Fun In The Sun

Tell me these aren't the 2 cutest things ever?! Just wanted to brighten ya'lls day!

Just Some Randomness...

So I don't really have much to update ya'll on but I did want to mention the fact that I go on Tuesday for advisement for school and I am soooo EXCITED! I never thought I would be this excited to go back to school but I am! I'm a little nervous just because the future is uncertain right now as far as money and work and classes and blah blah blah! However, I'm up for this challenge and we will make it. I know that if we continue to put things in God's hands, He will guide us through this.

As far as Chas goes, he is doing well. He did have a seizure the other night but we think it's just because his meds had gotten screwed up 2 days before that. It's just another reality check for him that he has to be religious about taking his meds everyday at the exact times he is supposed to. He does go at the end of this month to see his doctor at Wake Forest so we will see how that goes. Everyone just say a little prayer for him :)

Now, The Princess. She's a mess. Such a spoiled rotten mess! But that's ok because I wouldn't change her for anything! I love her more and more every single day and I'm constantly amazed by how smart she is. Along with being smart, she is very full of herself. She knows she's cute and she uses that to her advantage. Sometimes it drives me crazy, but I can't help but laugh! Her new thing is growling. She knows what different animals say but growling is her favorite. She is still attached to her "woof-woof" but loves babydolls now.

Anyways, I gotta get better about taking pictures and posting them but I just never seem to find time. Oh well.......unfortunantly I gotta go back to work tomorrow after being off for over a week and a half...BOOOOO! Good news is my BFF isn't leaving me at work until the 27th now instead of this Monday so I won't be having my cry-fest this Friday! lol Also found out today that my best friend Tiffany is going to be induced on Tuesday if she doesn't have baby Landon before then! I'm so excited and can't believe we are about to have another baby around! Well guess I better get to bed but I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! :)

Teeny-Tiny!

Today, we had Mady's 15 month appointment finally. Mady does so great during these appointments even though she had to get 3 shots. We are discovering more and more though that we are just gonna have a teeny little girl. She only weighed 23lbs 3oz (50%) and she was 29 3/4 in (25%). It's ok thought because she isn't lacking in any areas so I'm A-OK with her being "petite" :) So in honor of her 15 month appointment, I figured I'd give ya'll 15 facts about The Princess:

1. She has the prettiest blue eyes you will EVER see!
2. She has blonde hair and we just put some in a ponytail on top for the first time today.
3. She walks everywhere now. No more crawling.
4. She "talks" 24/7....literally.
5. She stays home with Chas during the day but when Ma-Ma comes home she is completely turns into Mommy's girl.
6. Her new thing is baby dolls...she carries them everywhere, rocks them, pats them on the back, etc...
7. She LOVES dogs...especially Riley and Bella....they are her favorites.
8. Her favorite food is spaghetti. I think she'd eat it for every meal. She takes after her Uncle Drew.
9. She loves to give kisses....open mouthed and all. lol
10. She pretty much never watches tv anymore.
11. She loves to swing.
12. Her MiMi is her favorite person in the world I think....no matter who else is around.
13. She has more clothes than me and Chas put together but that's ok b/c she's cute :)
14. She loves to talk on the phone.
15. Mady is a complete PRINCESS :)

We had a good day at the doctor and visiting my work. We are looking forward to this weekend going to the Peach Fastival and doing some cooking out with friends and family. I'm also still off until Thursday so I'm gonna hopefully get some stuff done around our house next week.
Also, I need to ask everyone to say a little prayer for Chas and for our family. Chas had another seizure tonight so we just spent several hours in the ER. I won't go into all the details but if you could throw us in your prayers that would be great! I hope everyone has a great weekend and HAPPY JULY 4TH!!!

VACATION!...

...well sort of. haha. So I'm off work til the end of next week and since we are broke and can't afford to go anywhere, we were just gonna stay home and get stuff done around the house. Yea, well we haven't been home in a week! LoL We have been staying at my parents' house all week since we got back from Charleston. It's kinda nice b/c we have nothing we have to do except watch baseball earlier in the week (GO COCKS!!! 2010 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!) and Daddy has been home so he's been cooking. Anyone who knows us, knows my daddy can COOK! We've had fish and shrimp and spaghetti and corn and squash and zucchini and soooo much more but tonight, we had RIBS! They were fantastic (even though mine are made with no bbq sauce b/c I don't like it and my daddy spoils me) but this little one right here LOVED the ribs:


(and yes, it was the ribs with bbq sauce on them)




What can I say...She gets to do whatever she wants at NaNa & PaPa's house! Because Lord knows, this mess would have drove me crazy at my own house! haha! Anyways, Mady goes for her 15 month appointment tomorrow finally even though she is know almost 16 months but I'll try to post some current stats on her tomorrow! Hope everyone has a great night!!

The Past Couple of Weeks

The last couple of weeks have actually been rather busy. Between work, we have had Father's Day, Tiffany's baby shower, and a weekend in Charleston with family. We have enjoyed all of it so much. Mady has actually been pretty cranky the past couple of days because she has eye teeth coming in and she's in alot of pain. This is worst teething pain she has experienced thus far and it really breaks my heart. She was a trooper though over the weekend in Charleston. Here are some pictures I wanted to share:

Me and My Bella...she loves her Aunt Deana :)


Me and Tiffany and baby Landon


Always a ham...

Mady and her Da-Da

Beach Babies

My heart :)

Slackest Blogger EVER!

Yea so I just decided to give myself this title all on my own because I pulled up our blog and realized that I haven't written a post in FOREVER! (It's also because they won't let us blog at work anymore...boo!) So here I am, back to update all ya'll on the life of the Dixon family.

Mady has decided that she finally wants to start taking this walking thing seriously. Last Sunday, while preparing lunch at Chas' grandparents' house, we look over to find Miss Priss strutting her stuff all the way thru the kitchen. It was like a mad dash to pull out cameras and cell phones so we could all capture the moment but she was so dang cute! We have been staying at my parents' house this week while they are on vacation and she has been walking a good bit around the house, but she 3 4-legged friends that are constantly in her way. So I think that this week when we go home, she will really take off. I am so proud of her! She really is the best baby we could have ever asked for! ((PS - the picture at the top is of her walking on Sunday...it's blurry b/c I was trying to take it super fast before she decided to sit down))

As for me and Chas, we haven't been up to much of anything. I have been working and Chas is still staying home with Mady. I know he loves staying with his princess but I think he is ready to go to work. Last night, PCFCU got Jenny Martin with SouthernSavers.com to come and do a coupon workshop and it was AWESOME! I loved it! I had been trying to coupon before but I got very burnt out on it and finally just kinda gave up. I now feel confident that I can start again and make this fun. Also, saving some money would be nice too! If you have never heard of any of this, you definitely need to check out SOUTHERNSAVERS.COM!

Well I guess I should get off here and work on cleaning my parents' house but I will try to do better about blogging more often!

Oh yea, if it's not too much to ask, I would really appreciate everyone's prayers right now as Chas and I have alot going on right now and alot of decisions to make. I would write more about this but I would be stuck here all night. Just please remember us when you are praying next. Thanks!!! Love you all!!