Answered Prayer

Just wanted to let everyone know that for three days the Pregler family has been on a very strict routine and IT'S WORKING WONDERFULLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) And Payten has been in bed by 8:00, lights out. We cut out her afternoon nap, which is fine because we now have quiet time. She usually lays down on in our bed and watches The Mickey Mouse Club. That is her favorite show right now. She is really into Mickey and Minnie. :) I think it is pretty cute b/c I loved Minnie Mouse when I was a little girl. I can't wait to take her to Disney World. Okay....so we have dinner at 5:30, we play until 6:45 and then by 7:00 she is in the bath tub. After the bath tub we brush her hair and teeth, get a drink of water, and then I now read her the bible from 7:30 in her big girl bed and then I let her know that at 8:00 the lights are going out and it is time for bed. She loves reading her "Jesus" bible. That is what she calls it. We also say our prayers before we go to bed and it is so cute to see her put her hands together, shut her eyes and say, "dear Jesus". It melts my heart. and then tonight I was praying and she was just watching me and she said, "love you Jesus.....amen." I am so happy that she loves the Lord at age 2 and I hope that I can show her through my every day life that I love Jesus too! WILD HAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every morning I joke with her......telling her that she has big huge rats in her hair. She really thinks.... literally real rats. :) Payten has developed a love for looking at Baby Kennedi on the blog. She loves to come in the computer room and use the mouse to go through "baby tennedi" picutures. She loves the one that Aunt Brooke is in...the one of them on the swing. And she really is fascinated with her adorable bows. She is always telling me to look. I think she is hinting that she wants some big bows too! :)

HELP!!!!!!! :)

Little Miss Payten has decided that she no longer wants to sleep..... period!!!! The last three nights have been absolutely a nightmare! She will not stay in her crib. She refuses to lay her head down.....and she will instantly climb out the second you put her in it. I have spent many hours looking up information on the internet and trying to find out what I can do to get her to go to sleep. She hasn't napped in four days and Matt and I spend over 3 hours battling her to go to sleep at night. We have tried rocking her MANY times, loving her, calmly pleading with her to be quiet and go to bed, spanking her (that definitely doesn't work), time out, putting her in her big girl bed....that lasted a few minutes but the second we left the room she went crazy and climbs out and comes running up the stairs to play!!!!!! We had Matt's Christmas party tonight and she spent the evening at my boss's house from the YMCA...she never went to sleep there and she is now asleep in our bed..... it's 1:05a.m.!!!!! She finally gave up....Matt and I have about 6 inches of the bed and she has the other 10! :) I am scared to move her b/c if she wakes up no telling what will happen! :) Anyway.....we are going to make some adjustments at our house. First thing is we are going to get on a strict routine at night. No more staying up until mommy and daddy go to bed stuff.....we are now going to eat dinner, let her play for an hour or so, take a bath, and then have some quiet time before bed.....bed time will now be at 8:00... NO LATER!!!! So Grandma's when we come to visit for Christmas......you better obey the strict schedule! haha If anyone has advice on toddlers and sleeping issues, PLEASE let me know. Matt and I are in desperate need of a good nights sleep!!! Also keep us in your prayers and specifically pray that God gives me more patience...because ladies the past few days I could have used a little more of God's grace and mercy!! :)

Body Combat Training

Body Combat training was amazing, and was the most exhausting weekend I have had in a VERY long time. It was the entire weekend 8 hour days.....working out the ENTIRE time!!! I passed and got me certification with flying colors. I had to memorize the entire Body Combat 55 minute program and present it in front of my other teammates. I was soooo nervous but by Sunday night I was over any previous fears I had had of being front and center! Not only did they work us hard, Saturday morning at 8 a.m. we had to go through a BC Boot Camp! Have I mentioned I lost almost 5 pounds this weekend? :) I guess the things in life that are most challenging usually will be the most rewarding!!!! (I think that is how it goes) Anyway, I am scheduled to teach my first class this Sunday. Meme came to visit and help with taking care of Paytie. Thursday after we picked her up from the airport we went to the Galleria and ate at The Cheesecake Factory and Meme took us shopping. We stopped in at Pottery Barn to look at a couple things and Payten had to have the PB stroller. It is very nice and should last her a long time. Thanks Meme!!!!! Payten and Meme also went to Chuck E Cheese's twice!!! :) They went to the park and played outside, took a couple walks and ate ice cream. She was pretty upset when we had to drop Meme off at the airport. I reassured her that we would see her again very soon. Thanks again Meme for being so good to us!