The Duffy's

Erica's Dentist visit

2011-07-20T23:36:00.000-07:00

2 months ago, we took Erica to the Dentist for the first time. It was something i was dreading and putting off the longest time. I just knew she wouldnt handle it well, and i was right.. She cried and cried and cried.. she wanted nothing to do with the dentist, We walked out of there, 6 cavities later, a grumpy child, and a new appointment to get her teeth fixed that would cost $1400. Lucky me, right? So, after 2 months, and finally getting on CHIP to help with the bill, we went in today on July, 20 2011 at 6:15 in the morning. I was scared shitless on how the morning would go. Erica is not a morning person. She doesnt get up until 10 so i knew waking her up at 6 was going to be hell... but fortunatley, she woke up really well and was ready to go. We got to the dentist office, they weighed her, then gave her a "special drink" that would help her relax. She played on the computer games they have there, and then the dentist came out and gave her a shot, she cried for about 20 seconds and then she said "Look at all the little chairs" and then was out cold. It was real scary for me because she was asleep, but her eyes were wide open. The dentist took her back, and thats when my tears came rolling. I wanted to go back there with her. How do they feel ok taking someones child away like that and not let the mother be with them. I hated it. We waited, and waited, and waited.. 50 minutes felt like 50 days. They finally came out and told us she was ready. She was still "asleep" when we went back and they gave us instructions and Zach held her until she woke up. They told us the whole time during the procedure she was doing this gagging/choking thing that they wanted to watch to make sure when she woke up she wasnt still doing it. Then they put her on a monitor to see her heart rate and oxygen level, They had us put an oxygen mask on her.. This totally freaked me out.. ive never had to do anything like this with Erica before and i felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. When she finally started to wake up, she was acting really weird and i couldnt help but laugh. She said and did things that made me know my baby girl was going to be ok. It was such a relief when she said her favorite color is PINK. We got the ok to go home, zach put her in the car, and walked away to get in and she toppled over. We got home and tried to get her to lay down and rest, but she just kept trying to get up. She was still way out of it and they told us not to let her walk on her own for 6 hours. It was a task to get her to understand she couldnt get up. Once she was with it enough, we told her to crawl around like a baby so she wouldnt fall. After 5 hours, and laying down watching Blues Clues, She was back to her normal self. I am so thankful everything went ok. Im sure some people are saying "how could you let her get 6 cavities" and honestly, i felt like the worst mother ever to let it happen, but she's a kid, she's going to eat candy, and sweets and i take blame.. i didnt have the best teeth growing up, and im sure that has something to do with it. So for all you people who are giving me crap or thinking that im a bad mom, you all can suck it! :)

I want to thank Zach for being such a good dad and ALWAYS being there for his kids, no matter what.. Every doctors appointment, every special event, he is always right there. since day 1. I can honestly say that i couldnt have gotten any luckier choosing a father for my children. If it wasnt for him today, being there with me, i probably would have lost it :)

I also have a video of Erica waking up on my facebook, check it out :)

Good Byes are never Easy

2011-06-02T17:11:00.000-07:00

I know Death is a part of this crazy life.. but it doesnt make it any easier when you loose someone that holds a special place in your heart. I have been blessed to have met one of the most crazy, fun, sweet girl i will ever meet. She was taken away from this crazy world this past Sunday. Words can not explain the pain i felt once i found out. She was too young. She was 25. She had her whole life ahead of her. It just isnt fair. Although, she is now resting in peace with her baby boy, i feel she deserved a 2nd chance at her life. I will never forget her beautiful smile and amazing laugh. I will never forget coming into work when she was here and seeing the love she had in her heart. She made work fun, She made me smile when all i wanted to do was cry. She would always have a smile on her face even though i knew she was hurting inside.
May you rest in peace my dear Rosie. I will never forget you and all the great things you did for everyone around you. I love you and ill see you again.

Obituary

Time to Update!

2011-06-01T12:04:00.000-07:00

Its been a few months since i have blogged.. i just haven't been into it lately.. There has been so much going on though.. and im sure i will forget to mention something..
So, as of right now....

My girls are doing great! Kelsey is now 10 months old and she is just starting to take a few steps! She is getting so close to walking on her own! And it is scaring the heck out of me! I am terrified for when she gets older and her and Erica run around.. I better stock up on bandaids and neosporin :( She has had some problems with her ears.. She had a ruptured ear drum over a month ago and some infections.. but she is all better now.. I never even knew she had a problem with her ear until AFTER it ruptured.. She is such a happy baby and hardly ever fusses unless she's hungry or tired. She is a GREAT sleeper! she sleeps anywhere from 10-12 hours a night.. and not one peep!! I have always hated the cry it out method and was totally against it at some points.. but i truly believe it is the only thing that works and i would be a very exhausted mommy if we didn't go through with it! I have caught her climbing up our stairs, so we have invested in a baby gate! She is such a stinker!! She absolutely LOVES her big sister.. They are just so cute together.

Here is my favorite picture of her as of today. . I am hoping she will start growing some hair.. Erica had a bunch of hair at this age.. And Kelsey hates bows and headbands.. she always pulls them off! :(

Erica is also doing great.. We took her to her first dentist appointment a few weeks ago.. It was kind of a nightmare.. She didn't like it at all! We ended up leaving there with a crying 3 year old with 6 cavities and a huge dentist bill.. We have to go back once we figure out how were going to pay for all the work that needs to be done.. Im so not looking forward to it :( She is such a smart girl. I have registered her to start preschool in August at the Washington City Community Center. I am so excited/nervous. I just don't want my girls growing up anymore!! Erica has been an AMAZING big sister. She always helps us with her and i am so very proud of her. I couldn't have asked for better children.

I have gotten the Paragaurd IUD a couple months ago.. I really want to have another baby soon, we want to try for a boy.. But we just have to keep reminding ourselves that we REALLY cant have another one for a while. We have so much to do to our house which means thats where all of our money needs to go to. I was hoping to have our backyard done by this time.. but my husband has been rather lazy and nothing is getting done!
We are taking the girls to San Diego in a couple weeks. We are going with my mother in law and our roommate Brooks. We are so excited! I have never been to San Diego before and i have been begging Zach to take me there since before we got married. We are only going for the weekend, but im pretty sure thats a long enough vacation with my 3 year old and 10 month old.. i might come back with gray hair! :/

Welp.. Thats about all that has been going on.. We're still working a lot and just trying to live every day to the fullest. Things have never been better. We are happy and thats all that matters to me :)

Things with my photography are going great.. make sure you "like" my photography page too!

Lizzy Marie Photography

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New week.. New me

2011-03-12T21:40:00.000-08:00

so here is my weekly update..
Im going to be honest.. this HCG diet is the hardest thing i have ever done. You are basically starving yourself but take some drops to make is so is burns the fat instead of storing it.. Its a very very very strict diet.. you basically cant eat anything but chicken and white fish.. plain... with veggies.. plain.. and only a selected fruit.. thats it.. Its giving me major headaches.. i get so mad when i cant eat anything. especially when im fixing lunch or dinner for other people. Its been horrible at work because i cant munch on stuff like i used to (which is why i got this way in the first place) Its over all been the worst thing ever. BUT........

I have lost 12lbs... yes 12lbs in 5 days! crazy right? i know. I still have a loooong way to go. but honesly.. i dont know how much longer i can do this for. if i could just lose 15 more pounds.. i would be happy.. not as happy as i would be if i lost 40 more.. but still.. i have learned how to eat better and watch my portions...
its been the best/worst thing i have ever done.

I finally got the IUD on friday. This is the first time that i have been commited to a birth control in 7 years. But honestly, me and zach had a scare last month that i could have been pregnant again.. and there is nooooo way i want another baby right now.. So we decided it was time for me to get the stupid IUD. I went in there.. dead tired from working the night before.. i was alone.. the nurse told me how it was going to happen and i was soooo scared.. i wish zach was there to hold my hand because holy crap it hurt!! BUT now i dont have to worry about having anymore babies for a LONG time! :)

My brother came to town this weekend.. I LOVE when he comes to visit. We always have a blast when he's here. Him and my sister in law are so fun to be around :) We went to mesquite friday night and gambled a while.. i lost some money and i just wanted to go home, i was tired.. crampy from the IUD. and getting grumpy because i was so hungry. SOOO.. my mom told me to play her machine while she went and played another one. i sat there.. and the 2nd hand i played i won $500! it was pretty awesome and turned my night around.

On Saturday, My father in law came over and we started working on our backyard! im soooo excited to get a nice backyard for the girls to play :) Its going to be a lot of work.. but we are going to make it look nice.. Heres some before pictures and i will make sure i post some after pictures.

There were a TON of these huge rocks in the back.

Cant wait til the finishing product :)

I am also starting my photography business. i did a great photoshoot on Friday and i have also made a new photography blog that i will be posting as soon as i get some pictures up.. (within the next couple days) So keep a look out!

Oh. and here is a picture of my beautiful girls..
Could they get any cuter???

Here we go again.....

2011-03-05T07:32:00.000-08:00

I have been struggling with diets and losing weight on my own. So I decided to try the hcg diet. I am at the heaviest I have ever been in my life (thanks kids). I just got my drops and all the goodies yesterday, so here I go.. Day 1 of this miserable diet. I better stick to it!!
I will try to update weekly!

Here's to being skinny again!!

Photography!

2011-02-16T12:24:00.000-08:00

I have been so interested in starting my own business lately.. I am getting my own website up for making all kinds of baby items.. its not all the way done yet.. but my husband is doing a great job at getting it there. Im also going to start doing some photography on the side. I have a couple of photoshoots coming up in the next couple weeks that im super excited for! i cant wait to learn more about my camera and learn more editing skills. I also just bought a sewing machine so i can start making things..

This is what im looking forward to the most....

Baby Dannika's photo shoot!

Kelsey 6 months

2011-02-04T20:33:00.000-08:00

Kelsey is now 6 months old! That's half way to a year!!
We took her to the doctor today.. I told the doctor that she just has no interest at all in rolling over. She just doesnt roll over. So she tried getting her to roll over and she said that its not that she cant, because she is perfectly strong enough too.. she just doesnt want to.. what a little stinker. We also told her that she is still waking up every 2 hours at night and asked what she thought we should do.. and unfortunatly, it looks like were going to have to try the Cry It Out method.. :(
She is now able to sit up with no support at all.
She is reaching for EVERYTHING.
She still LOVES bath time.
She eats a ton. She likes all kinds of fruits and veggies and she gets so mad when you stop feeding her.
She always smiles.. And has theeee cutest smile ever.
She has a little freckle on her leg :)

Happy 70th to my dad

2011-01-24T19:27:00.001-08:00

Yesterday was my dads 70th birthday. I am so thankful he has made it to see his birthday for another year. He seems to be getting worse and worse. We went over to my parents house for dinner and I bbq'd filet mignon and we sang happy birthday.
I love you dad. Here's to another year.

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1st post of 2011

2011-01-09T09:39:00.000-08:00

I think its about time i posted about the holidays.. I have WAYYY too many pictures to post on here, so i'm only going to post a few, and you can look at my facebook for more.

This was Kelsey's first christmas and she was still a little too young to know whats going on. We tried to have her open a few presents, but big sister Erica decided she would open them for her :)

They got so spoiled from everyone this year, I dont know how i will survive another christmas with more toys and junk.. I think next year, i will do something different.

The day after christmas was Erica's birthday. My baby turned 3! I cant believe she is growing up so fast. I asked her what she wanted to do for her birthday and she said she wanted to go to Pirate Pizza. They were closed on her actual birthday, so we had to wait until we had the day off together, so I had the family come over to our house for dinner on Erica's birthday and we played Kinect. It was fun. Then we went to pirate pizza on Wednesday. A couple of friends came, and we played in the arcade, ate pizza and had a cake.

We had planned to have a new years eve party at our new house for a month and we were excited it finally came, The girls went and stayed with grandma. We had some of our great friends come over, we partied hard to bring in the new year. We all had a BLAST!

Our first 2011 kiss :)

I finally got Kelsey's ears pierced :) She screamed bloody murder. It made me feel like the worst mom on the planet.. but boy does she look cute with them :)

We decided to trade our truck in for a new car.. Gas was getting too expensive since i have to drive 20 minutes to work. I love it!! its a 2010 Honda Civic.

Kelsey is 5 months old and she is now sitting up by herself :D She is such a big girl. I just love her to pieces. She is always such a happy baby.
Here is a picture of the 2 girls playing together :)

I promise to keep updating this more often :)

Dyson

2010-12-16T02:17:00.001-08:00

Zach got me dyson vacuum for xmas. I know it sounds silly to get a vacuum for my xmas present, but I absolutely love this thing. It works amazing!
Thanks babe

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Kelsey

2010-12-05T13:35:00.001-08:00

December 3rd was a very busy day for us. We took the girls to see Santa. I was so excited because it was Kelsey's first time seeing him and i for sure thought Erica would be super excited. Everytime i see the white line (from a plane) in the sky, i tell Erica thats Santa looking at all the boys and girls and she always gets so excited and yells "HI SANTA! IM BEING A GOOD GIRL!"

Boy was i wrong, we stood in line for almost an hour just to have Erica FREAK out. And not just a little cry when she sat on his lap.. but a full blown kicking and screaming and not letting go of us freak out. I wasnt going to walk out empty handed after standing in line for so long, so we sat her on his lap and ran while poor santa was holding a screaming child in one hand, and an infant in the other. All while smiling!

After the torturous visit with Santa, we had to go torture our other child with shots :(

Kelsey Turned 4 months old on the 27th of November. I always dread taking my kids to the doctor.. not only because of all the germs there, but because i hate having other people touching my kids. lol.

Kelsey is doing great! Dr. Walker said she has a little bit of a belly button hernia, but nothing to worry about yet. She still hasnt been rolling on her stomach or back yet (she has a couple times) but the dr said its nothing to worry about until at least 6 months.

Kelsey is now 16lbs 2oz = 91st percentile

26 inches long = 95th percentile!

Doctor said she is going to be one tall girl :-)

Shes's such a CHUNK!

I made Daddy hold her the hole time because i was forced to last time :(

Poor baby :-( She didnt take shots well at all!

I cant believe my girls are growing up so fast. Erica will be turning 3 in just a few weeks, and my baby isnt going to be a baby much longer.

I love them both so much, words cant even explain. :)

On a sadder note..

Today is would have been my sisters 35th birthday. I cant believe she has been gone for almost 17 years. It feels like just yesterday we lost her. For those of you that dont know, she was killed in a car accident when she was 18 years old. I always wonder how things would be if she was still around. Its been hard growing up with no siblings around.

Thanksgiving 2010

2010-11-30T21:47:00.000-08:00

Another year to be thankful for my amazing family. I just keep feeling more and more blessed everyday with my amazing kids. I am so thankful for them being so beautiful and healthy. I couldnt ask for anything more. I am also thankful that i got to spend another thanksgiving with my dad. He made sure that i knew how to make thanksgiving dinner because he's not sure how much longer he will be around. (he used to do all the cooking around the house). Im also thankful for my amazing mother. She does so much for my family and takes such good care of my girls. No matter how tired she is, she is always willing to help me out. My husband has been amazing too. I couldnt have asked for a better father for my girls.
Enjoy the pictures!

A couple of videos of Kelsey

2010-11-18T18:24:00.000-08:00

I cant believe my Kelsey bug is going to be 4 months next week. Its amazing how time flies. Its only a matter of time before her and Erica are yelling and screaming at each other.
Kelsey has started to laugh. She has the cutest smile and laugh ever!
She has also started to eat rice cereal. She's still not too sure what to think about that.

Heres some videos :)

Day 9

2010-11-07T14:42:00.000-08:00

A Photo that i took:

i absolutely LOVE this picture!

Day 8

2010-11-06T19:24:00.000-07:00

A picture that makes you sad/angry:

Every picture of my sister makes me sad and angry. I miss her so much and i wish she was still with us. :'(
There isnt a day that goes by that i wish she was around me, my parents, and my kids. Life would be so different if she was still around. I wish i could talk to her again. I just wish she could come back.
Life just isnt fair sometimes.
I love you Erica.

Day 7

2010-11-02T18:46:00.000-07:00

A photo that makes me happy

Its kind of hard to see. but this picture makes me smile from ear to ear. It was Erica's first time holding her sister all by herself. I didnt want to turn the flash on because it was too bright for baby kelsey. :)

Day 6

2010-10-26T12:24:00.000-07:00

20 of my favorite things:

1- My kids are my number one favorite thing in this world. I love them so much.
2- My husband is my best friend and i cant imagine a day without him, even though he's a butthead sometimes. :-)
3- My family. They make me smile
4- My new home! Even though were not moved in yet, im so excited to have a HOME!
5- My cellular device. I love my phone. I can do just about anything on it.
6- My friends- I have some great ones
7- My cricut- now that ill have more room in our house, ill have more space to use it!
8- My truck.. Its perrrrty
9- My residents.. even though they give me a hard time most of the time. there like my family.
10- Our puppy.. She's such a good dog
11- Our xbox... Me and Zach have had alot of fun times playing Halo and Bomberman. its what we do when we dont have the kids.
12- DVR... id be lost without it.
13- My black flip flops.. ive had them for years and i wear them everywhere.
14- My crockpot.. LOVE IT
15- My bed.. We have to had a king size bed because zach is so freakin tall.
16- My straightner... Id be lost without that too.
17- My sisters favorite ring.. i have it hanging in my car.. everytime i look at it, i know she's watching over me.. i miss you sister.
18- Kids.. im seriously thinking about going to school to become a teacher.
19- Coffee... yumm
20- TIME... time is precious.

Day 5

2010-10-25T19:44:00.000-07:00

Favorite Quote!

Nuff' said!

Day 4

2010-10-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

Favorite Book:

I wish i could just skip this one.. because i seriously dont have a favorite book. I honestly havent read a book since highschool. Ive never been they type to sit down and read a book. It would be nice to be able to take some time and read a book.. but i just dont have the time. my kids would never let me read in silence, and im always at work.. by the time my girls are sleeping, im exhausted and i just want to sleep.

I do like magazines though :)

We adopted!

2010-10-17T23:43:00.000-07:00

On saturday morning, we got up and got ready for the day. We were on our way to home depot looking for things for our House when we decided to walk over to Petco because they were doing the pet adoptions. Right when we walked up we both saw the cutest dog! She was so sweet and so calm, we just werent going to leave without her. We were planning on getting a dog soon, it just happened a little sooner than we expected. We werent going to leave without her, so we signed the papers and we took her home. Erica loves her to pieces. She is the cutest thing. She is a terrior mix and is about 2 years old.
It was a very eventful day. She escaped 3 different times and we had to run after her! We hadnt even had her for a whole day and we almost lost her! She's had a couple of accidents in our apartment (which we have to hide her in until we move in a couple weeks).
This is LUCY!

Day 3

2010-10-17T23:36:00.000-07:00

Favorite Tv Show:

i dont have a favorite.. i have MANY favorites..

1. House
2. Prison break (so sad its over)
3. Greys Anatomy
4. Flashpoint
5. Teen Mom
6. Jersey shore (yes i said Jersey shore)
7. Ghost Whisperer
8. I love Lucy

DAY 2

2010-10-15T13:43:00.000-07:00

Favorite Movies:

Heres a list of my all time favorite movies:
1. Hocus Pocus
2. Drop Dead Fred
3. Liar Liar
4. Dirty Dancing
5. Grease
6. Transformers
7. Scream (all of them)
8. The notebook
9. Step Up
10. You got served (yes, i love the dancing in that movie)

and my most favorite movie has to be .....

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie. Im a big fan of Gerard Butler and movies that make me so emotional.. I could watch this movie over and over again!

30 days of me...

2010-10-14T20:00:00.000-07:00

Ok.. so i have been seeing alot of people do this "30 days of me" posts and i thought it would be fun. I usually dont do these type of things but what the heck...
Here is the list of things i will be posting about me.. Im going to try my hardest to post every day :)

day 1- your favorite song
day 2- your favorie movies
day 3-your favorite television program
day 4- your favorite book
day 5- your favorite quote
day 6- 20 of your favorite thigns
day 7- a photo that makes you happy
day 8- a photo that makes you angry/sad
day 9- a photo you took
day 10- a photo taken over 10 years ago of you
day 11-a photo of you recently
day 12- something you are OCD about
day 13- your favorite outfit
day 14- your favorite shoes
day 15- your dream house
day 16- a song that makes you cry
day 17- an art piece ?? huh??
day 18- my wedding/future wedding/ past wedding
day 19- a talent of yours
day 20- a hobby of yours
day 21- a recipe
day 22- a website
day 23- a youtube video
day 24-where I live
day 25-your day in great detail
day 26- your week, in great detail
day 27- your worst habit
day 28- whats in my handbag/purse
day 29-hopes, dreams and plans for 365 days
day 30- a dream for the future

So here's DAY 1 ~

Favorite Song

Oh crap.. see this is why i hate doing these things.. because i have SOOO many favorites.

I think my all time favorite song would have to be "sexy love" by Ne-yo. simply because it is mine and my husbands song since day 1. It is our ringtone for both of us, and to this day, we still listen to it and smile at each other :-)

Family Pictures

2010-10-10T16:18:00.000-07:00

Heres some of our family pictures we got done. Alecia did them and she does amazing work. Here is her blog
Alecia's Photography

Kelsey 2 months old!

2010-10-01T21:35:00.000-07:00

I cant believe my kelsey bug is already 2 months old. Im getting sad that she wont be a little newborn forever. But i am looking forward to her getting bigger so her and her big sister can play.
I took her to the doctor today. She is 12lbs 8.3oz and she's 24" long. She sure is healthy! I asked the doctor about her being really stuffy everyday and she said about 50% of babies are stuffy because of how dry it is around here. :( She got a few shots, which is the worst ever. i hate having to hold my baby while they give her shots. she screamed for about a minute and then she was ok. She's such a trooper.
Things kelsey is doing at 2 months :
For most nights she sleeps 8 hours at a time, which is wonderful. She sleeps better than Erica.
She smiles ALOT! especially after she wakes up.
She's starting to Coo alot more.
She follows movements with her eyes alot now.
She's starting to grab at things.
She HATES tummy time.
She LOVES to sit up, and if you dont hold her up she gets super mad.

Quick Vegas Trip

2010-09-26T21:37:00.000-07:00

Our good friends Brittney and Cody got us some NASCAR tickets in vegas for Saturday. Me and Zach have never been before so we thought we would go. There were SOOO many people there. We had to walk about a mile from where we parked our car to where we sat down. It was actually pretty fun, and SUPER loud. We stayed for a couple hours until Zach got bored and hungry. Then we headed back to our room and went out to dinner and met up with some other friends. We partied at the Rio. By 4am we were both way too drunk so we got a taxi and headed back to our room. The next morning i had the worst hangover and ended up puking my guts out.
Overall, it was a nice little getaway. I love being able to spend some alone time with my husband. I love him so much and we always have so much fun when were together.

We got a HOME!!

2010-09-24T15:49:00.000-07:00

We have been wanting to buy a house for a while now, and we thought it was the right time to start trying. It took us a couple months of looking at tons of houses, until we found one that was perfect for us.

We signed the contract this morning. We have lots to do in a month before we can start moving in.

CANT WAIT!! lots of updates and pictures soon.

Here it is....

Its about time..

2010-09-16T17:06:00.000-07:00

Here i am.. 3 months later.. FINALLY updating my blog! yay!

So, as most of you know.. the biggest news that i have to talk about is about Kelsey Jade Duffy being born. :)
By 39 weeks i was so ready to have her out that i was getting very impatient and begging for her to come out. At my 39 week appointment i was dilated to a 4 and he stripped my membranes. My dr told me that i should go into labor within a couple hours.. well, i started feeling contractions so we headed to the hospital.. but with my lucky, they sent us home that night.. I called my doctor the next day and told him that i had been bleeding all day and night so they told me to go back in. they hooked me up to some monitors to see if i was contracting. My doctor was out of the office that day so i saw a different doctor, he didnt like how high my blood pressure was so he stripped my membranes again and sent me over to labor and delivery :) that was around 2 oclock. They hooked me up to pitocin and got me rolling.
here we are waiting for her

It seemed to go by really fast. I was so glad that they allowed Erica to be there with us. She was there the whole time except for when it was time to push. She was excited too :) Before i knew it i was in so much pain. There was no way that i could go all natural, so i got the epidural :) before i knew it.. it was 10:50pm and they told me to push.. she was out at 11:01 pm :)
She was perfect.
8lb 3 oz 21 inches.

I couldnt have asked for a better baby. She eats and sleeps so well. and is perfectly healthy. The only problem she had was a ruptured blood vessel in her right eye, but it fixed it self :)

Erica has been such a good big sister. She knew right away that she had to be gentle with the baby.
Ericas first time holding her baby sister.

Baby Kelsey sleeps so good. She had a little bit of Colic but im still not complaining. I couldnt have asked for a better baby.

She is now 7 weeks old :)

Time to catch up!

2010-06-25T15:14:00.000-07:00

Its been a rough couple of months, and that is the excuse im going to give for not blogging! I am now almost 35 weeks and i am SO ready to have this baby. This summer heat is killing me. Im so uncomfortable. I have heartburn. Im up every hour during the night to go pee. I cant shave my legs without getting exhausted. And im going through all of this while setting up the nursery and getting ready for the baby, AND chasing after a 2 year old. Im am exhausted and i dont think im ever having anymore kids! Now, time for good news: Im down to weekly appointments! I had another ultrasound last week just to make sure my placenta has moved and baby was growing ok, and everything was perfect! baby even messures to my exact due date. Next week is my last week of work! :-) then ill be taking a couple months off. Im hoping to go back, but not to graveyards, or i hope to find a better job that will offer benefits. Speaking of benefits, now that i wont be working, i applied for baby your baby and medicaid. We got approved for baby your baby and were in the process of getting medicaid. So im crossing my fingers that everything will go smoothly and i dont have to stress about all those medical bills.
We had my baby shower last week so i was able to finish all the shopping i needed to get done to make sure were 100% ready for this baby. Ive washed all the clothes, put the crib together, hung up some decor. theres just a few things left and were ready! We cant wait to meet baby Kelsey. Erica is very excited. everytime she see's babies she yells "look at the baby! im gonna have a baby sister like that!"
Im terrified of how she will act when the baby actually comes though

Me and Zach have been great. He took my advice and picked up more hours in the week so he could take an extra day off during the week. So now he has Fridays AND Saturdays off. :)

Thats about all thats been going on in my life right now.. Just getting ready for a newborn :)

Until next time......

Well... its a.....

2010-05-12T21:10:00.000-07:00

Its official.. Doctor is sure were having another girl. Yay! Even though we were both hoping for a boy this time, we are very excited. I guess we will just have to try again for a boy (but not for a lonnnnng time) We are still trying to come up with a name for this little stinker.. But there are a couple that we are leaning to.

I am now in my third trimester. It seems like the second went by SOO fast. Im sure the next couple of months will drag on. We picked horrible timing to get pregnant. im going to be huge in the 115 degree weather.. (thanks zach) I have been feeling pretty good. Ive gained a total of 6lbs so far which doesnt seem like alot.. but im sure the next 10 weeks i will gain a bunch. I took my gestational diabetes test last week and that came back negative.. so were good there :) This baby moves ALOT.. way more than Erica ever did. and this baby is very low. sometimes i feel like she is going to fall out of me if i dont hold my legs closed.

A Mothers Love

2010-04-19T00:31:00.000-07:00

I just spent the last hour reading a blog about a child who had drowned in the bath tub. You might have heard the story. His name was Bronson. I highly suggest everyone to read this story through and appreciate what you have in life. HERE is his story.

I cried my eyes out reading the story and the whole time i was just thinking to myself "What if that was Erica?" Which made me cry even more. This little boy drowned in the bathtub, while his mom just ran out of the room for a minute (something i am guilty of). It really makes you think that ANYTHING could happen, at ANYTIME. Ever since Erica was born, i have always been terrified of something tragic happening to my little girl. My biggest fear lately, is her running out into the street and getting hit, and honestly, its something that i wake up in the middle of the night from dreaming about.
I have always hated how "over pretective" my mother was growing up. Now i understand, now that im a mother myself. She lost a child in a car accident, of course she was always worried something bad would happen to me. Now i get it. Now im the "over protective mother" who is terrified of her doing anything physical because im afraid she's going to fall and break something. Or hates when she eats candy or certain food because i dont want her to choke. Im still the mother that walks in when she's sleeping and make sure she's still breathing. Im scared to leave her overnight, and i always have my phone right next to me in case something happens, and when my phone actually rings im scared its bad news.
Im also the kind of mother who takes things for granted, until now. I am so blessed that Erica was born healthy, and hasnt had any major problems. I am so blessed that she wakes up in the morning with a smile on her face ready to terrorize my house every day. She is amazing in so many ways and i dont think Zach and I really understand how lucky we are. And i hope one day we will never have to be in a position where we would never see our baby girl again.
LIke Sara (the mother of Bronson) said :

"For now, please hug your babies a little tighter...

Give your children a little extra squeeze...

Be a little more patient and diligent

and a little less distracted by the things that will wait until later.

Embrace the things that matter most!

Life is so fragile...

We are holding onto it for now."

I love my little girl more than anything in this world. I would give my life for her.

Week 24

2010-04-12T22:09:00.000-07:00

I went to the doctor on Thursday. I gained 2lbs and my iron level went back up. I heard the baby's heartbeat and my doctor told me im measuring a week over, but he will see about changing my due date when i have my ultrasound next month. He sent me home with the glucose drink that i have to drink an hour before my next appointment to test for gestational diabetes. (kinda nervous about that) . We scheduled my ultrasound for May 7th. I cant wait!! im really hoping this baby will cooperate this time and let us see. I really need to get a move on buying stuff and setting up the room. Im starting to really want another girl more and more. We have been thinking about names but we havent really came to a decision yet. but there are a few that we like. Ive been feeling pretty good. I dont really have any complaints yet.. but im sure that will change once i start getting into my third trimester. This baby sure is an active little one. its always moving and loves to kick me right in the bladder. Zach finally felt a little kick the other night. I have a Posterior placenta so its harder for him to feel the baby move.

I hate the dentist!!

2010-04-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

Ever since i was a little kid i have always hated the dentists. I didnt get braces until i was 19. and didnt get my wisdom teeth pulled until just last year. For the last few months i have had the worst toothache ever. and i just couldnt handle it anymore. i knew that i had to get in before it got worse. So i made an appointment for today and i went in. I ended up having 2 holes in 2 of my back teeth and decay was down really deep almost to the nerve. I got them cleaned, and got a filling on them. It was so painful. i was in tears! They were able to numb me, but it still felt like i could feel everything, so they numbed me again. But yet, it still hurt so bad. He told me that the fillings should work just fine but because the decay was so deep, it might be possible that i will have to get 2 root canals in those teeth. so im crossing my fingers that these work. He also said that i need to start flossing, (which is something i dont do ) He didnt give me any pain meds because i cant take them anyway. So i will be loading up with tylenol every 4 hours. And i hope ill be able to sleep tonight!

Easter 2010

2010-04-04T22:59:00.000-07:00

This Easter we spent most of our time at my mother in laws house. On Friday we went and colored some eggs and then went to dinner at the Brick Oven. Then after Zach got off work on Sunday, we headed over there to have a BBQ and have Erica do a little Easter egg hunt. Zach's mom had Erica on Saturday so she took her to the park and they had a big Easter egg hunt for kids (pictures of that are on my facebook). It was a good Easter and Erica had a lot of fun. I forgot to take a picture of the basket i got her, but she got a new My little Pony toy, with some extras too it, some candy, coloring books, crayons, and a new outfit. Enjoy the pictures!

St. Pattys Day in Springdale

2010-03-21T22:04:00.000-07:00

I havent been up to Springdale for any kind of celebration for a long time. and i really miss it! i miss living up there and having all these fun things to do up there.. especially on the holidays. I saw a TON of people that i grew up with and it totally made me want to move back there. So me and April decided to take the girls up there and have lunch and go to the parade.

After the parade, we went to the little celebration they had at the Bit n Spur. They had a rock wall, and a couple bouncy houses and a green jello contest. There were so many people and kids up there. i dont think i have ever seen that many people up there EVER. We had to wait in line for Erica to go to the bounce houses, which she is not very patient, she kept trying to go in front of the kids. She kept wanting to go and run around.. but i couldnt keep up with her, and there were SO many people.. so we just ended up coming home.
She had alot of fun and was exhausted :)

Half Way Mark

2010-03-15T22:30:00.000-07:00

20 weeks is finally here. It feels like i have been waiting forever for this week so we could finally find out what were having. We went to the doctor this morning, but unfortunatly, the little stinker was shy and wouldnt let us see anything. I was totally bummed. Dr. Astle said that he didnt see any "boy parts" so he's thinking its a girl, but he also said "dont go out and buy girl clothes just yet". He wants to do another ultrasound, not just to check for the sex again, but to check and see if my placenta has moved. That will happen in about 8 weeks. So for right now, when people asks me what im having, im just going to say "we think a girl, but not 100% sure". Everything looked good though. My iron was low so they want me to take an iron supplement. and i actually gained 1 pound! My blood pressure was super high when i got there but i think it was just because i was so anxious to see my baby on that monitor.
So.. 20 weeks.. and im feeling pretty good. Other than the cold that has been going on in my family for the last 3 weeks. Every once in a while i will get a little heartburn. and my lower back starts to hurt when i do all the housework (which Zach and Erica make it impossible to help me out and pick up after themselves)
I get headaches everyday. Sometimes i get soooo hungry, even after i just ate a big meal. Ive been craving alot of spicy stuff. I cant seem to stop drinking soda. My boobs STILL havent gotten any bigger (but they never did with erica either). Im feeling the baby move alot more now, which always puts a smile on my face.
Ive been such an emotional wreck sometimes, but i tend to hide it around family. I feel like no one cares to help me out around home, or how hard it is when Erica is so clingy to me and i cant even put her down. I hardly get any sleep, and i always have to be the one that keeps up with laundry, dishes, vacuuming, feeding Erica, changing Erica, getting her dressed, etc. Its so tiring and i dont know how im going to do all that when im further along. On Saturday, i cried to my mom how exhausted i was and i just needed a whole day to myself. She took Erica all day and all night and i didnt do anything but lay in bed and watch TV. It made me feel so much better, but now im just back to feeling drained. I dont know how im going to do it with 2 kids.(3 if you count zach) Erica has been acting very clingy to me. Everytime the new baby is mentioned, or if im not paying 100% attention to her, she will start freaking out until i "hold her like a baby" and then she will start sucking her thumb (which she was NEVER a thumb sucker) so im afraid we might have a little problem when baby #2 comes around.
Until next time......

Potty Training?!

2010-03-11T19:34:00.000-08:00

Erica just turned 2 a few months ago, so i havent really been focusing on starting potty training because i thought she was still to young.. but lately, my mom has been trying to teach her to go in the toilet. (My mom watches her alot during the week when i have to work graveyards.. She's wonderful) So.. sometimes Erica has been telling me she has to go Pee Pee, so i hurry and run her onto the toilet.. and she actually goes! so i think she's smart enough to learn potty training early! im so excited! i will be one happy mom if she gets out of diapers before the new baby comes! Now i just have to get on Zach's butt about keeping up with this when he's watching her :-)
YAY FOR BIG GIRL ERICA!!

True Love

2010-03-07T21:44:00.000-08:00

There has been multiple times that i have wanted to give up on my marriage and ive actually come pretty close.
But when i see Zach and Erica together, playing, laughing, and messing around, it makes me so happy that things have worked out. And then i get a picture sent to my phone while im at work, and my heart just melts. I have never loved anyone as much as i love these two. They are my whole world and i dont know if i would ever really be able to live without them. Its really hard when Zach works so much and me and Erica hardly see him, but when we actually have the time to be with him, i cherish every second.
I love them <3

18 weeks!

2010-02-28T22:39:00.000-08:00

I have been craving lots of "STRAWBERRY'' things. ex: strawberry lemonade, strawberry smoothies/slushies, taffy.

I have been feeling the baby move alot now. At first it felt like little fishies swimming around in my tummy. But now the movements are alot stronger.

I still get nauseous every once in a while, especially if i havent ate for a long time. I didnt gain any weight all month, or lose any, but my doctor told me he wants me to start gaining weight. (i told him, no thanks)

Over all, i feel great, 100 % better than i did my first trimester. Im still planning on going all natural with this birth, so im going to start going to some stretching and yoga classes.

Erica has been pretty sick for the last 2 weeks. She's finally feeling better, but she still has a cough. Ive been trying to do lots of bonding with her and she has been super clingy to me. We cant go anywhere (not even in another room at home) without her saying "hold me, mama!" I have to carry her everywhere now and its so hard on me. Ive been trying to do lots of crafts and activities with her so she's not so bored all the time, and to make up for all those weeks where i couldnt do anything but lay on the couch.

Im going to be looking up more activities i can do with her, especially now that i only work 3 days a week, ill have lots of free time with her. She keeps saying that she's going to have a little brother and shes going to help us with him :) its so cute. I really need to get a video of her.

i love her so much!!

Update

2010-02-27T15:04:00.000-08:00

On Thursday i went to my doctors appointment, hoping he would do an ultra sound so we could finally know what were having, but he wants to wait til im 20 weeks (bummer) So im scheduled to have my ultrasound on March 15th. He wanted to do some blood test to check for any birth defects (kinda scared me when he said that) Overall, it was a pretty boring appointment.

I took Erica to Jumpin Jacks today. There were SOOOO many kids there that it was hard for her to play around without getting knocked over or hit. But she had a blast. It was my first time taking her that she wasnt scared of that place.. i think we will be going there alot more now. Heres a couple pictures.

First Belly Pic

2010-02-22T21:41:00.000-08:00

This was taken last week (16 weeks). i decided since im starting to show that i will start taking pictures every couple weeks.

Im starting to feel alot better, and i can actually function now. I have my next doctors appointment on Friday. Im hoping my doctor will do another ultrasound this time so we can find out the sex of the baby, but i think he's not going to do one until next month's appointment. that means i will be almost 22 weeks if he makes me that long.. ugh..
Ive been having alot of people ask me if i want a girl or boy.. and honestly, i would be happy with either..
I would like to have a boy because i know Zach really wants a boy, and this might be our last baby. But then again i would like to have another girl because i think Erica would do better with a sister.

So... which is it????? :-)

2 years and counting....

2010-02-20T15:56:00.000-08:00

On February 16th, it was Zach's and mines 2nd anniversary. We decided to go stay in vegas for a couple nights so we can just spend some "us" time, which we dont get to do that much because he works so much and i dont see him the first half of the week because i work too. Erica got sick with a cold a few days before and i was really worried about leaving her still feeling a little stuffy, but i knew our moms would take good care of her. We had a blast the first night. We went to "Anthony Cools" which is a hypnotist at the Paris. Zach decided to go up on stage and try and get hypnotized, i honestly didnt think he would be able to get hypnotized because he's the type of person that wouldnt really believe in that stuff, but he actually did! i dont think i have laughed that hard in SOOO long. He made all the people do some pretty vulgar stuff (ex: audition for a porno) They tape the whole show, so i was able to buy the DVD so i could blackmail Zach if i ever wanted something ;-) Im real excited to watch it, (zach still hasnt seen what he did).
After that, we decided to rest a little in our room because we started feeling so sick (thanks Erica :) )
Heres a few pictures.
They were all taken with Zach's phone (i forgot my camera!)
Oh and dont mind how HORRIBLE i looked.. i really didnt feel good or felt like putting make up on :)

The first thing we did when we got there was go eat at Wienerschnitzel, i have been craving it sooo bad and they closed the one here in st.george :(

This was us on top of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris...

We went to the Coke Factory and tried all the different kinds of Coke from around the world

We went to the cheesecake factory too :)

Overall, it was nice to get a way for a couple days and just relax. I love spending time with my hubby. It reminds me just why i fell in love with him. He always makes me laugh and always makes me happy.

Happy Anniversary Zach... here's to at LEAST 60 more :-)

Ive been neglecting.. i know

2010-02-14T23:20:00.000-08:00

Its been forever since i have posted.. Its been a rough few weeks for me. This pregnancy has made me to never want anymore kids. I have finally got my blood pressure back down to normal, but after all the worrying about my blood pressure, i started bleeding. I was 13 weeks when that happened. I went straight to my doctors and he did an ultrasound. It turned out that the blood was from my placenta going into place. Im finally to the point in my pregnancy where i can actually keep some food in my stomach and im not so exhausted. We will be finding out what were going to be having by the end of March. So now, i am 16 weeks :-)

Erica is such an amazing little girl. She's getting excited that she's going to be a big sister. and evertime she comes around to climb on me she says "careful mama's tummy" She knows that she cant jump all over me like she used to.

My dad has been in the hospital for almost a week. He had an aortic anerism that they had to go in and repair before it ruptured. He made it through the surgery ok, but afterwards he had lots of trouble. He wasnt able to come off the ventilator ok because of his bad lungs. Its just been a miserable week for him. He is now back at home and is trying to make it one day at a time.

Zach has been wonderful. I am so glad that we have made it through the hard times and never forgot how much we love each other. He is my other half and i am so blessed to call him my husband. I havent gotten any recent pictures of us together because i havent been in the mood to look decent and take pictures. Our 2 year anniversary is on tuesday and we're going to vegas for a couple nights, just me and him. I will be sure to take some pictures. I cant wait to get to spend some alone time with him. :-)

11 weeks, and Dr appointment update

2010-01-15T11:42:00.000-08:00

This last couple of weeks have been the worst. Ive been more sicker, blood pressure has gotten really high, and i dont ever want to do anything but lay in bed. I finally ended up calling my doctor to tell him about my blood pressure, they put me on a low dose of medication to calm it down. Well, today we went to the my monthly appointment and unfortuantly, the medication hasnt been working, so he is uping my dose and hopefully that will help. Ive lost a total of 14 lbs, which im totally fine with, but the way im losing it sucks! i still have a VERY hard time keeping anything down, even water. Dr. Astle said that the nausea should be going away in 4 weeks. Also at the Dr appointment today, we heard the heartbeat! he said it "sounds marvelous" It was so good to finally hear that little ones heart beating, it made me feel like there really is a reason im so sick all the time. Zach said that hearing the heartbeat it finally hit him that were going to have another baby. I told him its been hitting me for the last 6 weeks. :-)

I havent put up my cartoon up for this week so here it is.

10 Weeks... double digits!!

2010-01-04T22:42:00.000-08:00

Well things are still the same.. im sick all the time.. and sooooo tired. My body feels like its been ran over by a bus. My blood pressure gets way out of control sometimes, especially if i get up and do things, im afraid im going to have to get on some kind of medication for it. I cant wait until i get my energy back.

Week 10: Graduation Day has arrived!

Fetal development in pregnancy week 10:fetus in third month

Your astonishingly tiny baby has been hard at work growing as fast as possible—almost doubling in size in the past three weeks! Amazingly, you’re in for a repeat size doubling performance within the next three weeks! Your tiny champion still weighs less than a quarter of an ounce but has already completed the most critical stage of their development. Using Doppler technology, your doctor or gynecologist can let you hear their tiny rapid fetal heartbeats this week (145-165 beats per minute!). Chances for miscarriage are greatly reduced when the heartbeat can be detected, so take a sigh of relief if you’ve been needing one—it hasn’t been an easy ten weeks! What’s more, they’re getting ready to make their first baby poop! Your little one’s major organ systems are developing, including a functioning digestive tract capable of moving food all the way through their bowels. The final shiny gold star on their fetal behavior chart for the week: your little scrapper has already developed defense mechanisms to protect them on reflex!

And how's mom doing? More good news for mom: the placenta has grown substantially in size and function and is now beginning to manage some of your child’s hormones, finally taking some of the hormonal burden off of you! Since the placenta has gradually taken over the hormone production for your baby, you should finally pregnancy is not a standardized procedure so much as an individual journey start to notice that much-awaited decrease in morning sickness symptoms. Like everything else, though, this is just a general guideline... if you have lingering effects for another couple of weeks, don’t fret (or fret, but don't blame us)—pregnancy is not a standardized procedure so much as an individual journey

2010.... a new year!

2010-01-03T11:41:00.000-08:00

For new years we stayed in Mesquite for the night. It was so crowded and you could hardly find a place to sit and gamble. But it was fun. My mom got so drunk, as you can tell in the picture below. But it was fun for the most part, Im just glad i didnt get really sick. Maybe the casino kept my mind off of feeling so sick. Zach played bingo for the first time. I really like Bingo, but my mom and Zach didnt really like it.

I hope 2010 is a better year than 2009!

Happy new year everyone!

9 Weeks

2009-12-28T23:00:00.000-08:00

Im still feeling the same, very nauseous, extremely tired, and very very weak and lightheaded. Just a few more weeks and the first trimester will be over. Hopefully i will start to feel better by then.

Week 9: An inch to grow on

Fetal development in pregnancy week 9:

Congratulations! Your amazing growing baby has been accepted into to the fetus-club, a very exclusive and exiting new stage in their prenatal development. Basically, this means the little sweet pea has graduated from swimming embryo creature to a recognizable human being! This week in particular, the irises of their little eyes can function, but (frustratingly for them?) their eyelids remain fused shut for a while yet. Their external ears are formed and their inner ears are now filled with fluid—so your little one is already developing their sense of balance. Your baby's little swimmer legs are still relatively, although other bodily developments are going forward at a nice pace: their kidney is actually functioning now, which means they’ve started urinating (this might seem charming now but wait till you have to start buying diapers!).

And how's mom doing? You’re nearing the end of the first trimester and while there are plenty of dynamic and noticeable changes going on inside of you, not many changes are noticeable to you, with the exception of a mildly bulging midline-- which doesn't look pregnant enough to stop people from wondering if you need to Having a baby is the ultimate test for your body—if you take care of your health now you’ll come out of the pregnancy on top of your health and ready to be an energetic mother lay off the donuts. Although your body might seem a little boring right now, you can expect the creeping-up-effect of weight gain as you will gain roughly 1-2 lbs gain per week (some more and some less). It’s not a bad idea to chart this to make sure you’re not over or underfeeding both of you. As you’ve entered into the Fetal Period, it might be a good time to evaluate your personal health regimen—that is, if you haven’t already. Are you eating enough protein? Remember, protein can be found in beans, soy products and nuts—it doesn’t have to be a 12 ounce sirloin! Are you sleeping well, exercising right, drinking enough (non-sugary) fluids and getting your vitamin C? Having a baby is the ultimate test for your body—if you take care of your health now you’ll come out of the pregnancy on top of your health and ready to be an energetic mother, if not, well, let’s just say, you’re increasing the chances of suffering from depression, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, and a multitude of little nasty viruses (think colds and flues) that good health could've beat before you even noticed they’d invaded.

Christmas and Erica's birthday

2009-12-26T13:48:00.000-08:00

We decided to stay the night at my parents house on Christmas Eve so Erica can wake up and see all the presents she got from Santa. It was really good to be there so my dad could enjoy Erica. Heres some pictures from the morning.

Playing Hungry Hungry Hippos during breakfast

Then we went up to Fillmore to have Christmas with Zach's family. I felt so sick all day and the drive sucked really bad. But i was a trooper and hung in there. I look horrible.. i did not want to do anything that day.

She looked adorable!

After we opened christmas presents, we had a little birthday party for Erica.

She kept telling us "shhhhh" while we were singing happy birthday to her. :-)

Blowing out the candle

Licking the icing

Playing with her new toys.

My brothers Visit.

2009-12-26T12:26:00.000-08:00

I forgot to post about when my brother came to visit from California. He tries to make it out here at least once a year. I love having him here. Him and my sister in law always seem to make me laugh! Heres a few pictures.

Auntie Lorie bought her this cute dress for Christmas and this cute doll

8 Weeks

2009-12-21T21:23:00.000-08:00

Things havent been getting any better, only worse. Theres been days that i cant even keep water down. Ive take the Phenergan that the doctor prescribed me, but it makes me very sleepy and its hard to stay awake. Smells are starting to get to me. Sometimes i cant even stand to smell my own husband and its even hard to change Erica's diaper (i know, horrible). I cant wait until i start feeling better. I have decided i am going to go all natural with this baby. No epidural. As long as my doctor says its ok and my blood pressure doesnt get out of control, i want to be able to experiment childbirth all natural, just in case this is our last baby (which im thinking it might be)
Until next week..

Week 8: Goodbye sea creature, hello baby!

Fetal development in pregnancy week 8:embryo in second month

Woohoo! You've got one whole inch of baby inside of you! Your little embryo has finally reached the one-inch mark (30mm). And if it were possible to take a peek, you could actually see your tiny baby without a telescope! What’s more, your baby is finally starting to take on some very distinct human features. For starters, their little tail (really just the spinal cord) has disappeared completely. It’s nice to know your baby can no longer be mistaken for a sea creature! Additionally, both their toes and fingers are prominent with very little, if any, webbing. Upper and lower limbs all show recognizable joints (elbows and knees) and the lower limb bones are starting to ossify. But don’t expect your baby to resemble either parent quite yet. Right now, your baby’s head is disproportionately larger than the rest of their body--making up almost half of your little one’s height and weight!

And how's mom doing? Your slightly-larger-than-a-cherry embryo is also starting to have a physical impact on you this week—and not just hormonally, as you may be noticing a slight bulge at your midline-- mostly from water retention. Most people won't even notice the subtle change to your belly's shape, but since you’re if you have been extra moody lately, that may start to subside this week, as the placenta is beginning to take responsibility for your baby’s hormone production tuned in to every little change in your body, it hasn’t slipped past. Good news for the hormonally tortured: if you have been extra moody lately, that may start to subside this week, as the placenta is beginning to take responsibility for your baby’s hormone production. This means your body will soon be able to relax a bit from its over-production of hormones as the placenta starts to regulate your baby’s hormones-- allowing your body to focus on producing more normal levels of hormones for yourself (see Week 10).

First Doctors Appoinment

2009-12-19T12:27:00.000-08:00

I had my first doctors appointment yesterday. It didnt go as good as i wanted it to. I got there and we had to wait forever in the waiting room, and i started getting all hot and sweaty and irritated that it was taking forever. They finally called me back and i got weighed. I had lost 8lbs (the only good thing about being so sick) Then they checked my blood pressure. The nurse didnt say anything, and just checked it again, then she asked "do you usually have high blood pressure?" and i told her that with my last pregnancy i had high blood pressure throughout my whole pregnancy. She told me it was 148/101. Then she took me back into the room where we had to wait for another half hour before the doctor came back. I love Dr. Astle. He is super nice and very helpful. i feel so comfortable with him. He told me that he wasnt going to check for a heartbeat because you normally dont hear it until around 10 weeks. I was pretty bummed that we didnt get to hear it. He checked my cervix and he said it was around 8 weeks. He gave me a perscription for nausea. He told me he was really concerned about my blood pressure and if its still consistantly high they were going to put me on a mild blood pressure medication. So after the visit he had me sit there for a while and had a nurse come back and take my blood pressure again. It was down to 124/90. So he didnt give me a perscription for blood pressure but he said we need to keep an eye on it. Overall, it was an ok doctors appointment. Our next one is on January 15th. And for sure we'll be able to hear the heartbeat.

7 Weeks

2009-12-14T00:47:00.000-08:00

This last week has been horrible. The only time i dont feel like puking my guts out is when im asleep. So i have been trying to do alot of that lately. My mom has been great with letting me go to her house while Zach is at work and she has been helping me alot with Erica. Its been hard to not be able to play with her that much. but it seems everytime i stand up, i start to feel so sick. I havent had much of an appetite lately because my stomach is always hurting. So if i eat, its just a few bites. Im still way tired and cant seem to stay awake for more than 7 hours. which makes it hard for when im at work because i work 10 hour shifts. Those are really the only syptoms i have right now. Now i just need the next 33 weeks to go by fast :)

Week 7: Welcome to the hormonal rollercoaster!

Fetal development in pregnancy week 7:embryo in second month

Your baby is really beginning to develop more physical definition this week – their oversized head isn’t just large and oblong anymore, it’s actually a little bit pointy. The tiny receding tail bud is now starting to be overshadowed by the growth of their legs, which are now complete with knees and the beginnings of toes. Their eyes and ears are the most visible features on their head and their miniature bones are starting to harden throughout their body. You also have some variation on a boy or a girl at this point, although their genitals won’t be visible enough to determine which color cigars you’re going to buy until around the 16th week.

And how's mom doing? Your hormones are still out of whack because the placenta won’t take over hormone production for your little one for another couple of weeks. So until then, expect more of the same. At this point any close family or friends have undoubtedly noticed you’re a little more moody and/or irritable than it’s always worth the time and effort to explain to yourself and others the reason for your current emotional rollercoaster; you don’t have to be a monster just because you feel a little whacked out usual. And there are probably times where you’re ready to tell the world off (maybe you already have), but it’s always worth the time and effort to explain to yourself and others the reason for your current emotional rollercoaster; you don’t have to be a monster just because you feel a little whacked out. Focus on your breathing and energy levels. Take naps if you feel fatigued but don't forget the stress-reducing benefits of long walks outside for fresh air and exercise. Sit down if you start to feel nauseous, and take the time to eat healthy vitamin-rich foods when you’re hungry. Even though there’s no bi-weekly paycheck or boss, pregnancy is harder work than you might think and you need lots of positive physical and emotional energy to provide your baby with the safest strongest home possible.

6 Weeks

2009-12-07T02:20:00.000-08:00

The last few days have been horrible. I havent been able to stay awake and function right. Im always so tired! If i havent ate anything for a few hours, i start to feel super nauseous and i end up running to the bathroom to make friends with the toilet. But nothing ever comes up. I was about 6 weeks when i started getting really sick with Erica. So i know this pregnancy will probably be the same. Im getting very anxious to go to my first doctors visit, which will be on the 18th.

Week 6: There's nausea everywhere!

Fetal development in pregnancy week 6:
embryo in second month

This is going to be a busy week for your amazing little embryo. Their brain is still growing remarkably fast; miniature hand plates are starting to develop and the early formations of what will be their fingers are already visible. Also, the lower limbs do not develop quite as fast, so they’re pretty much still flippers. Up until this point, your baby has been very curled up with the head and tail in close proximity, but this week their trunk and neck are beginning to grow and straighten as their tail recedes into its resting position in the back. Even though your little miracle is only 6 weeks old, they’re already capable of demonstrating reflex responses to touch!

And how's mom doing? It’s official (grumble): if you’re going to have morning sickness, you’ll be feeling the unpleasant symptoms starting some time this week. If you don’t, then chances are you’re in the clear-- but don’t blame us if we’re wrong! There are always a handful of women who are officially morning-sickness To lessen your symptoms, you’re going to have to buckle down and focus on cleaning up your diet. Don’t eat fatty foods, drink lots of fluids, eat several small meals throughout the day, take plenty of naps, and don’t forget the prenatal vitamins! late-bloomers with another week or two before the nausea sets in. There are several factors that can help you determine whether or not you you’re one of the unlucky ones. If you are having twins (or more), or had morning sickness with an earlier pregnancy, or experienced nausea or vomiting with birth control pills, then you might expect to have morning sickness with this pregnancy. To lessen your symptoms, you’re going to have to buckle down and focus on cleaning up your diet. Don’t eat fatty foods, drink lots of fluids, eat several small meals throughout the day, take plenty of naps, and don’t forget the prenatal vitamins! (Have you consulted with your doctor of nutritionist yet?) For those of you without morning sickness: don’t dwell on it,you're just one of the lucky 20% of pregnant women who never actually experience morning sickness.

Tantrums

2009-12-03T14:35:00.000-08:00

Lately, Erica will get in these moods (out of nowhere) and she will start to freak out. She will start screaming and kicking and crying. She will go hide in the room and wants nothing to do with me or Zach. We will try to calm her down, but nothing works. She gets so upset and we dont know why. Its so heartbreaking to see her act like that. She will go on for about 30 minutes straight before i can get her to calm down. I dont know if this is part of the "terrible 2's" but im so ready for this next year to fly by.

Am i really pregnant?

2009-11-25T01:43:00.000-08:00

This was so me. I took about 3 different pregnancy test because i really didnt believe it. I have a cartoon for every week for this pregnancy, so i will be posting one every week.

All the things im Thankful for

2009-11-25T01:40:00.000-08:00

This year has flown by and we have had alot of rough times, and alot of good times. And now that thanksgiving is just a day away, i thought i would list all the things im thankful for.

1. Family
I dont know what i would do without them. My mom has been amazing this whole year. Me and her have had alot of ups and downs, lots of fighting and name calling, but this year has been different. She has completely changed her attitude in so many ways. She is wonderful when it comes to Erica. She takes such good care of her when im sleeping in the day from working the night before, that i never have to worry about "is she getting her teeth brushed?" "is she getting bathed?" "is she eating healthy?" My mom is very uptight when it comes to being clean and safe and for once in my life, i am extremley grateful for that. She always goes out and buys things for Erica. She has a bed, clothes, shoes, toothbrush, shampoo, etc... everything she needs is at her house so i never have to take anything over there and i know my mom has everything she needs. She has helped me in so many ways financially. She never hesitates to help. and she is always offering to help me in anyway. Although, my dad doesnt do much anymore, im so thankful that God has kept him here. He's been through alot physically and emoitionally. Ever since his heart attack he has just gone downhill. Everytime i look at him i just cherish the time that he is here with us still and that he's still hanging on. I hope one day he will have enough strength to get out of bed and be active. My in-laws are great. They always help out with Erica on the weekends when me and Zach want to go out and spend some time together, which we dont get too much. Erica always has so much fun with grandma and grandpa. They spoil her rotten. And everytime i take her there, i know she is having a blast.

2. Daughter
Words cant even express how i feel about my little girl. She is amazing in every way. She always puts a smile on my face. She is so smart and surprises me everyday with the things she learns. She has taught me so much in the last 2 years. She is the sun in my sky. Her smile just makes my heart melt. I am so thankful to have such a beautiful daughter. I love you baby girl... so much.

3. Husband
Zachary, We have been through SO much in the last 3 years. But in the end, we have worked through everything and our love is as strong as ever. I am so thankful for everything you do. This family would not be as strong as it is if it wasnt for you. As much as i hate it, im thankful that you work 6 days a week and make good money. Im so thankful that you have put up with me and that you love me for who i am, for whats inside. We always have fun together, even if its just sitting at home playing video games. Im so thankful that you wake up with Erica 4 nights and mornings a week so i can sleep after i come home from work. You are such a good dad to Erica and we both love you very much.

4. Health
I am so thankful that my family is healthy as we can be.
5. Jobs
As much as i complain about Zach working so much, and me having to work graveyards, i am so thankful that we both have decent paying jobs. Especially when some people out there are getting cut hours or jobs.

And last but not least....

The new baby!
We are so very excited to having a new baby come into this family. You are going to be so very loved by so many people.. We cant wait to meet you.

Baby #2 !

2009-11-22T22:29:00.000-08:00

We just found out yesterday that we are expecting our second child! We are very happy and excited! Im just hoping everything is ok and we will have a healthy baby. Just like i was with Erica, i am very worried about having another miscarriage. So every little cramp or pain, i start panicking. I am just going to put this child in gods hands and pray that everything will be fine.

I started taking my prenatal vitamins today. I feel fine. Just very tired. I have some cramps sometimes and a little lower back pain.

Team Edward!

2009-11-21T15:47:00.000-08:00

i wanted to take Erica and get some new pictures of her, but of course, she was NOT cooperating and wouldnt smile in any of the pictures or even look at the camera. But she still looks so freakin cute

I need to edit some of them, but i will do that when i go back to work sunday night.

Then we went to New Moon last night. I was so excited.. Yes i AM one of those Twilight fans, dont hate!

We never got around to buying the tickets early, so we went first thing friday morning, and all of the showtimes were sold out but the midnight one. We decided to go at 10:30 so we wouldnt get crappy seats and we thought that would be early enough.. but nope.. the line was already all the way down the hall and even outside around the corner.. so yep.. we waited outside for about an hour. But it was totally worth it. I thought the movie was amazing and even better than the first one. And i seriously cant wait for Eclipse to come out. The way that New Moon ended, made you wanting more. i cant wait to find out what happens.

This is us excited for the movie to start

Success!

2009-11-18T21:43:00.000-08:00

I have been putting off taking Erica off the bottle for a long time now, i knew she would not be happy about it. and i hate to hear her scream and beg for a "baba". So i let Zach handle it when i went to work Sunday night. He called me quite a few times that night and i had to hear Erica scream and cry asking for a baba. It was so sad. I told Zach just to give her a bottle and maybe she wasnt ready to give up the bottle. This is the one time i was glad Zach is stubborn because he wasnt going to give in to her. So after a couple hours of screaming, she finally fell asleep. The next day, we took her to the store and let her pick out a toy for being such a big girl. She picked out a barbie doll. The next night we told her that if she was a big girl again, then we would take her to get another toy. The next night Zach told me that she fell asleep right away and didnt cry for a bottle. And the best thing about it all, She is now sleeping through the night!! What a relief.

Im so proud of my big girl!!

Spoiled!

2009-11-13T17:42:00.000-08:00

Today has been a very fun day with Erica. We went to lunch at the Burger Place in Washington, there was a little girl there and Erica wanted to share her stickers with her, so she went and gave her one.. It was so cute. I asked the little girls mom how old her daughter was and she said she will be 2 on December 28th.. i told her that Erica turns 2 on the 26th of December. So they were only 2 days apart. But Erica was quite a bit taller than the other girl. I guess she gets that from her dad. They had alot of fun, they kept going from booth to booth. Here's a picture of them.

Later, we went to Walmart and i bought her this cute little Tinkerbell backpack. I was going to wait until Christmas to get it for her, but of course i couldn't wait and everyday is Christmas for her, so of course i spoiled her once again with it. She loved it. She wore it the whole time we were in the store and wouldnt let me take it off so i could pay for it. and when the lady came around to scan it, Erica tried to hit the poor lady and said "MINE!" She totally gets her stubbornness from her father. no joke.

Sick, on a weekend??

2009-11-08T21:41:00.000-08:00

Erica caught a cold from my mom in the middle of the week, and my first night back at home with Zach and Erica, i caught the cold. Erica has had the worst of it though. She was having such a hard time breathing because she was so stuffed up, she was really grumpy and restless. She is finally starting to feel better, but you can still hear in her voice that she still has a little cold. I had a really bad sore throat and a bad cough, and Zach has just had a sore throat.. Were finally starting to get over it, so i will be spending the next couple days with a can of lysol and washing everything in the house.
On Friday, we went to our weekly "friday night movie" and we saw "The box". it had to have been one of the worst movies i have ever seen in my life. I really like Cameron Diaz, and i feel bad that she had to play in this horrible movie.
Overall, it was a sick/relaxing weekend.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T21:21:00.000-08:00

This year was pretty fun because Erica is old enough to kind of get what was going on. I was going to dress her up as a kitten, but she was being a little brat and wouldnt let me draw wiskers on her, so i ran all over town trying to find another option, i finally came across this cute little witch hat, and i didnt have to spend alot more money because she could still wear the black pants and shirt i was going to have her wear for the kitten. She loved the hat, i put it on her and i told her she was a witch and she would say "ooooo scary"

Then we went home and we got ready, and waited for Zach to get off work..

Then we went over to my moms house to trick or treat, then we went over to Zach's moms and went around her neighborhood. Erica did really well, We met up with Travis, Sara and there little boy Axel, and the 2 kids went up to the dorrs and said "trick or treat" and "thank you". Im so glad Erica wasnt scared like i thought she would be (she's such a scardy cat)

Overall, it was a good halloween :) Cant wait to see how she will do next year

Cookies!

2009-10-18T21:29:00.000-07:00

Me and Erica made these yummy sugar cookies with pumpkins on them. Erica loved the pumpkins on them so she kept kissing them and didnt want to eat them. lol. She makes me laugh. I love spending time with her!

Carving Pumpkins!

2009-10-17T17:45:00.000-07:00

We carved some pumpkins last night. Erica even helped a littl!
Enjoy the pictures

2009-10-14T17:36:00.000-07:00

I wanted to get some cute pictures of Erica by some pumkins so i took her over to Albertsons and did a little photo shoot. She loved it but everytime i would whip the camera out, she wouldnt smile. And the wind was blowing a little so her hair kept getting in her face and her headband kept falling. Then to top it off, i realized i had my camera on the wrong setting so they didnt turn out as good as they could. But it was fun and we got a couple good ones.

Now, we just need to get some pictures done of us carving some pumpkins! Maybe on Friday.

Dont Judge

2009-10-13T02:54:00.000-07:00

I got really bored at work tonight and i have just been on youtube looking at all kinds of music videos. There were alot that brought up old memories and made me miss my life as a teenager. Especially this one. I was totally in love with NSYNC And this is one of my favorite songs from them. When i was a Junior i learned this dance with the dance team. It was lots of fun and im surprised at how many parts i remembered. Theres no way i could do it now though.. that was back when i was 50lbs lighter and actually in shape..
I love NSYNC.. and if they ever got back together, i would totally go see them in concert... yeah.. dont judge..

You know this performace was good.. admit it..

Some Days

2009-10-13T01:08:00.001-07:00

R.I.P. Rosella

2009-10-09T15:25:00.000-07:00

Last week i got back to work and i was told that one of our residents was starting to pass away. i was in total shock because she was fine when i left. They told me that she would probably be passing away on my shift. i was a little nervous because ive never had someone pass on my shift. I sat with her for most of the night just watching her breath. She made it through my shift.. and also the next couple of days. On Wednesday morning, i was getting residents up to get ready for the day, i was in the room next to Rosella getting someone ready and all of a sudden i hear a big moan/sigh.. i immediately ran in there and the moment i looked at her, i knew she was gone. I just sat there for a second.. hoping she would take a breath. I felt for a pulse, nothing, Her face just started turning pale white. I just started shaking. but i was happy because she was finally at peace.
Being in this kind of work is hard. :-(
Rosella was such a sweet little lady. She was 97 years old who probably weighed about 80lbs. I remember when i would go check on her in the middle of the night she would be up and tell me to come lay with her, and that i needed sleep. She will be missed dearly.

They get to me

2009-10-06T03:14:00.000-07:00

P.S. I Love You

2009-10-06T00:03:00.000-07:00

I Love my little family More than anything. Things have been going alot better lately. I have been looking at all the positive things lately instead of all the negative and realized that everything will happen for a reason. Right now, i am just going to live in the moment and cherish every second of it.

My phone finally just stopped working. I knew it was a matter of time before it would just completely go out. Zach was amazing enough to buy me a new one. I just love it. My old one would barely work and i would get so frustrated with it. and now my new one is awesome!

RIP you p.o.s. phone

Hello My new baby.. I still need to get a new case for it because the one i already had doesnt fit on the 3G phone.

Erica is just like her daddy in so many ways.. always on the computer or the phone :-) hehe

I just love her..

Outside waiting for her NaNa to come pick her up.

Fall is in the air

2009-10-02T16:39:00.000-07:00

I took Erica to the park yesterday and she had so much fun.. It was the first time that she actually went down the slide by herself! she didnt even ask me to help her. and she wasnt even scared like she usually is.. It started getting cold and she didnt have a sweater so we had to leave.. she wasnt to happy about leaving..

Going to eat lunch at Wingstop.. one of my favorite places.

Relaxing watching Pinocchio.. (her favorite movie)
I have rearranged all my decor in my living room. i have decided that on the left wall im going to put seasonal decor on there, so i went to roberts and found some cute things..

I can relate... can you?

2009-09-30T01:57:00.000-07:00

Self Explanatory

New video of Erica

2009-09-27T11:41:00.000-07:00

Erica playing

Oh, What a wonderful dayyyyyy

2009-09-18T19:03:00.000-07:00

I love Fridays because its the only day Zach has off and we get to spend the whole day together... Well im not home very much at night and i really love to cook, so i take full advantage of it when i have the time and someone is actually home to eat.. So today i put a roast in the crockpot and decided to try my dads famous salsa that i grew up with him making. It is very yummy, but this time it turned out super hot.. Next time i wont use so many peppers. i took some over to my dad and he said it was perfect! he gave me an A + yay! So there is a before and after picture :)

Mel and Rick came over and we wanted to see Mel try guitar hero. She actually did really good for her first time.. im a proud daughter in law.

So zach locked the garage door opener in the garage (theres no door to get in or another way) so he has been trying for almost an hour (still is trying) to get the dang thing open. This is him and our neighbor sticking there arm in with a pole trying to get lucky and find the button (haha.. good luck right?) There still trying it.. they better hurry cause we are going to the 9 oclock movie. Its so cute trying to see them come up with ideas to get the thing open.. there like little boys coming up with ideas for a scavenger hunt or something.

SLC trip September 2009 (pic overload)

2009-09-09T01:09:00.001-07:00

We took a little Vacation to SLC and went to Laggon, Blink 182 concert, and Hogle Zoo. It was lots of fun. It was Erica's first time up there and it was the longest car ride she's ever had, but she did really good. there were a few times she wanted out, but we kept her entertained. We stayed at Zach's Aunt Connie's house and Erica loved playing with her Dogs, The first night she didnt want to go to sleep because she just wanted to play. thanks Melanie for getting her to sleep!
This is on the way up there.

Getting ready for Lagoon. Was i excited or what?

Went to breakfast

Just getting to lagoon

I won Erica this cute little Walrus, then we lost the dang thing :(

Zach and his dad on the Merry-go-round. It was my first time meeting his Dad. He made me laugh alot on the rides cause he was making fun of me because im such a chicken shit.

Erica was scared of the Merry-go-round. She gets her chicken-shitness from me :)

On the Train

Our little Monkey.. She wanted to climb the fence to go see the animals

After i won her a spongebob.. this was her favorite!

I was laughing so hard on this ride. Zach was squishing both his dad and i, and it was so funny

She finally passed out after a long day and night

We kind of got to the concert late and Taking Back Sunday was already playing. They were really good!! and When we left, We saw the lead singer out on his bus looking out the window and zach did the little "whats up nod" and he did it back! whoo hoo. lol

Us waiting for Blink to come out

Blink 182 was so good.. It was my first concert ever and no regrets. I even have a little crush on Mark now, he looked amazing :)

Day 2 : Hogle Zoo

Here she is picking flowers

Family Pic

Me, Zach, Erica, Aidain, and Am

Haha.. blowing kisses to the animals (sorry Mel, couldnt resist)

Feeding the Penguins

Stopped for some Ice Cream

Playing in the Misters

We had lots of fun and cant wait to go back!

I love my weekends

2009-08-30T22:22:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went and saw The final Destination in 3D.. it was pretty good, and being in 3d made it much cooler.. weve never seen a movie in 3d before and it totally changes the movie.
I dont know why i watch these movies, it totally ruins my life.. now, i hate going on roller coasters, i wont ever go to a tanning bed anymore, and now,, im never going to go to a car wash..
i forgot my camera so i didnt get a cool picture of all of us in our 3d glasses :(

Then we went to Sunset bowl and bowled a game..

Zach totally kicked our butts.. i forgot was his score was though :(

Then we stopped at baskin robbins for some ice cream..

I bought Erica some Chalk and she just loved it.. she wouldnt put them down and was drawing all over the place.. (dont mind her hair.. its out of control)

Brooks and Tiffany came over friday and saturday to play some Guitar Hero. It was lots of fun. Brooks totally kicked our asses in it.... he rocks.
My goal : to be able to do expert on guitar hero.

Erica loves Ketlle corn. She asked me one night to make some popcorn so i gave her the bowl and turned on a movie and she loved it! she ate at least half the bowl.. haha and of course it was right before bed.. (i spoil her)

Update on Erica : She is now 20 months old and talking a whoole bunch! Her new favorite words are : "I love you" "spongebob" "Pakute (which is pinocchio)" "Please" "moon" "colors" And i just taught her to say "thank you" and your welcome" :) We are in the process of taking her off the bottle.. she only has about 2 bottles a day. Lately she has been having trouble sleeping.. she wont go to bed until about 2 in the morning and wake up very early then go back to sleep til around 11. Im hoping she will go back to her regular sleep schedule. She is eating much better now that she's not having so much milk. She brings so much joy to my life and i love her so much. I couldnt have asked for a better daughter.

Oh the joys of having a toddler

2009-08-27T17:43:00.000-07:00

Oh yes, Erica has started to draw on walls.. But its only on one wall in the house.. same spot every time.. I think she had more fun cleaning it then she did actually drawing on the wall.. I started to clean it then she came up to me and grabbed the magic eraser (which every mom should have one) and she said "Help you" it was so cute.. now she's going all over the house cleaning with it! LOL
I love her.

I want .. I need

2009-08-26T02:21:00.000-07:00

Latley, i have been so upset with how things are in my life.. I have let myself go in so many ways.. Soooo i have decided to make a list of things that i want, and WILL get!

1. I want to be able to fit into my old clothes again.. i want to be able to not feel totally discusted by my body.. i want to look like that again ==>

2. I want to buy a a house! I want to be able to plant my own garden and paint the walls whatever color i want. I want to have a HOME

3. I want money! the only thing thats holding us back from buying a house is our debt! I would like to have a money tree like this so we can pay all of our debt off - thank you

4. I need a new iPhone! my current iPhone is a piece of garbage because i have dropped it so many times that the screen is going out.. (Hubby, Remember this one for christmas time )

5. I want to have a REAL wedding. Me and Zach didnt get to have the wedding that we really wanted. I tear up everytime i see weddings because i wish we could have had that..

6. And because we didnt have a real wedding, we obviously didnt get a honeymoon.. so thats where this one comes in to place.. I have always wanted to go on a cruise.. dammit, i will one day

7. I want to go fishing! Zach isnt really the "outdoorsy" type of guy and he hates things like hunting and fishing (something i grew up with) and i miss it. Its something my dad and I have always had fun doing and something i will always love.. I WILL go fishing by the end of the year, even if i have to go by myself

8. Ok, Ok, i know that i am dreaming, but i would like to have Channing Tatum.. Just look at him, need i say more?

9. Yes, me and Zach want another baby. A boy. * sigh * .... someday

10. I need a new wardrobe! and this is where the whole money thing comes in place.. i need money to buy new clothes!

11. Ok, Im not one of those obsessed Twilight girls, but i seriously cant wait until "New Moon" comes out..

Hopefully i can come back to this list and cross some of these things off (preferablly, the Channing Tatum one)

Washington County Fair Weekend

2009-08-18T21:02:00.000-07:00

It was a fun weekend. First, I went up to Springdale for Di's baby shower (pics coming soon) Then we stopped to feed the Elk. It was so funny. Erica kept yelling "MOOSE!" She had so much fun. Then that night we went to the demolition derby and walked around the fair a little bit. Overall, it was a good weekend.

Water Park!

2009-08-09T22:28:00.000-07:00

Today, My mom and I took Erica to the water park. It was such a nice day out today. Erica was really scared at first and didnt want to do anything but go back to the car and go home, but after a whlie of playing in the water myself and showing her how fun it was, she was in the water in no time splashing like crazy. She had lots of fun and loved playing with the other kids there.

Then we went back to my moms, had some pizza, then she passed out in her new Big girl bed!

The weekend

2009-08-08T17:57:00.000-07:00

So far this weekend has been great. On friday, i watched Sammie's little boy who is just 2 months older than Erica. They had to much fu together and it was so cute to see them play. I even got a little video of them kissing :)
On Saturday, Me and my mom went bed shopping :) My mom has just redone her whole house and Erica now has her own little room there for her to sleep at night and take naps when she's at NaNa's house. My mom is wonderful and spoils this little girl to death. We got a great deal on this bed and it is perfect for her , after a while, im going to paint the butterflies on it and paint Erica's name on it. Its super cute.
There was a great deal on a bed frame for my king bed.. i just had to get it because i fell in love with it and it was a great price. So heres a picture of that too!

Erica saying i love you

Erica and Gunner

On Saturday, Me and Zach got in a big fight and he said some pretty hurtful things to me, but he realized how wrong he was and he came home with some beautiful roses for me..

That night we went and saw G.I. Joe.. i have been wanting to see this movie for so long because Channing Tatum is in it :) He looked absolutley breath taking in this movie.. ah! i love him..

Hope Everyone had a good weeked!

Vegas 7/30 - 8/1 2009

2009-08-03T22:03:00.000-07:00

We really needed to get away for a couple of days so we decided to go spend a couple nights in vegas. Everytime we go, we would only stay one night, but this time we stayed 2 nights.. and even though i have never been away from Erica for more than one night, it was SO nice to get away and relax.. We had alot of fun and it made me feel like me and zach were how we used to be..
This is us driving to vegas.. i made him drive because i worked the night before and had absolutley no sleep

This is us driving on the strip to go see the light show at the Bellagio. Zach has never seen it and i always thought it was so cool

Then some lady was nice enough to stop and ask if we wanted her to take a picture of us..

This is us trying to win some money, but of course, we failed..

Then we went to my favorite place in Vegas.. Fat Tuesdays.. They have the best Margaritas..

After a while of losing our money, we decided to grab some Mcdonalds and go relax in the room.. (which was hard because they had those stupid feather pillows that i cant sleep with! i need hard pillows people! )

I love him

Day 2 : We slept in til about noon.. oh gosh did that feel good.. i didnt sleep very good though.. maybe it was those stupid pillows! but i sure did get the rest i needed
Then we went down and got some starbucks then went to the pool. I have been wanting to go lay out at the pool for so long. It felt amazing to just sit there in the pool and relax. I wanted to lay out and get some sun.. but zach is so white that he didnt want to lay out there and get burned.. even though i bought him a $13.00 bottle of sunscreen at the giftshop (!)
Oh and i told him to bring sunglasses.. but of course.. he didnt listen.. so here he is.. squinting

Then that night Tyler met up with us and we started to get our drink on. Tyler is such a fun drinking buddy! We went and saw the show "Bite" at the stratosphere.. and by the time it was over, we all felt pretty drunk.. but of course, that didnt stop us.. hey it was our last night in vegas..
So we went and sat at the bar for a while.. it was fun because they had good music

For some reason, i wanted an Apple Martini.. so i got one..

This would be me saying "oh shit, i spilled it all over my foot"

This is me and Tyler sitting at the bar, where he introduced me to AMF's (Adios mother fucker ) Its now pretty much my favorite drink now.. and its blue!!

This is after i won $40 on a penny machine.. i took my money and ran.. and zach decided to jump on it.. but lost.. hehe

Then we took a cab to go and meet my friend Christine. i have known this girl since the 4th grade and i love her dearly.. she is gorgeous and so much fun.. even when she's not drunk like us :) Thanks Christine for leading us to that fun little place..

So apparently Tyler thought it was a good idea to take pictures of us dancing.. Which i look totally drunk and retarded.. but it was the first time me and zach have ever really danced together.. so i have to post these..

And this is me sitting down before i fall over

and this was the last picture of the night..
Poor Tyler.. hehe

The next morning we all felt like crap.. Zach got up a few times and was friends with the toilet.. when i had to stop at gas stations and visit the toilets there..
Hangovers suck..

But we sure had fun and i hope we can do it again soon..

Then end :-)

She won again!

2009-07-20T22:58:00.000-07:00

My lil stinker won another contest on my forum..
It was for "I blow Kisses"
everyone just thought this picture was adorable.. Thanks to everyone who voted for her..
They made 2 different siggys for me this time..

She Won!

2009-07-13T03:57:00.000-07:00

I have a forum that i usually go on when i can and chat to other moms around the world.. ive been a member since i got pregnant with Erica.. i have met some really nice girls on there, even some from St.George. Its a great site (www.babygaga.com) anyways.. Some girls will make up some contests for people to vote for their favorite picture.. i havent entered Erica in one for a while.. but i decided to enter her in this one.. it was "Cutest baby girl in Polka Dots" So i entered her in and she won! i was so excited! So the girl that made the contest made this little siggy for me.. :-)

im a very proud mommy
(sorry the picture is so bad)

4th of July Weekend

2009-07-05T22:17:00.000-07:00

This weekend was great! it was the best weekend i have had in a while.. I got to spend alot of time with Zach and Erica.. together...
On friday we went up to Springdale with Zach's mom and stepdad and went tubing down the virgin river. it was something i did almost every day when i lived there, i took zach up there a couple weeks ago and tried it.. but it started raining on us.. so we didnt enjoy it that much.. so i thought we would try it again.. we all had so much fun.. sorry there are no pictures from that.. but i couldnt take my camera on the river.. but next time i will take a waterproof camera :)
Then that night we bought some fireworks and went over to Zach's moms and lit them.. It was Erica's first time seeing them because we didnt light any last year. Im not sure how she felt about them.. she didnt like the bright ones, and was kind of scared.. then would clap after they were done.. haha.. she was pretty scared of the sparklers, but we got her to hold one long enough to take a picture.. Then on saturday, Zach got off a little early then we went to the Sunbowl like we do every year and went to the country showdown.. Erica had alot of fun.. I knew she was going to want to walk around and thankfully grandma massey would walk around with her :) She got kind of scared when the big fireworks started.. but she enjoyed them and was exhausted by the time we left.. It was alot of fun..
hope you enjoy the pictures

New videos of Erica

2009-06-27T20:17:00.000-07:00

Liz 's Video

Erica Dancing

Wisdom Teeth

2009-06-24T18:15:00.001-07:00

So i have been putting off getting my wisdom teeth out for years now, and it finally got to the point where i could barely eat cause they were hurting so bad.. So after i got off work this morning i had to go and get my wisdom teeth pulled.. i was only planning on getting the bottom 2 out but they said that all four of them were in pretty bad position and i would have to get them all out eventually and it was best to just do it all at once and get it over with.. I was totally freaking out.. im such a chicken and couldnt help but start crying.. They were concerned cause i get real high blood pressure when im nervous or upset and it was 160/102.. All i remember was then hooking me up to the IV and i started feeling drowsy.. so i told everyone "goodnight" and i was out.. They said when i started waking up the first thing i said was "wheres Zach, tell him i want him here" My mom basically had to carry me out to the truck cause i was still way out of it.. Then i came to my moms and zach stayed with me for a couple hours before going to work.. Im still in quite a bit of pain.. but i plan on taking some lortabs and sleeping all night! Erica knew something was wrong because she kept coming up to me and giving me hugs and kisses..

Thanks to my mom and Zach for being here for me.. i love you both so much

Heres my scary picture..

Fathers Day 2009

2009-06-23T00:52:00.001-07:00

Fishes!

2009-06-18T17:27:00.000-07:00

I bought Erica a couple of goldfish today! She was so excited.. She kept trying to grab the bag though and i was afraid she was going to rip a hole in it.. When we got home i put them in a big fish bowl and Erica just wanted to grab them. so i had to tell her that they would bite her so now i think she's afraid of them .. haha. I eventually want to get a big fishtank and have a whole bunch of fish! Heres a few pictures..

Barbie Dolls

2009-06-13T15:50:00.000-07:00

I brought out some of my barbies from when i was a little girl and let Erica play with them.. She just loved it. She got so excited when she saw them and took everything out of the box. She was even trying to put the little shoes on the dolls. I had to really watch her though because she kept trying to put all the little things in her mouth.. It was so fun to play dolls with her.

I love her

2009-06-08T01:25:00.000-07:00

She's Fun

She's Silly

She's Everything I have ever wanted

Erica's First Year Scrapbook

2009-06-07T23:07:00.000-07:00

After 18 months.. i finally got Erica's scrapbook done.. so i thought i would post some pictures of some of my favorite pages..
Now i need to get completely caught up :-)

Las Vegas

2009-06-07T22:15:00.000-07:00

Its been a few weeks since ive posted on here...

May 28th 2009

Me and Zach had planned to take Erica to vegas so we could take her to the Shark Reef and to Circus Circus.. so Me and my mom drove down on thursday and Zach was going to drive down there when he got off work. We checked in at the Tropicana and got our bathing suits on and took Erica down to the pool... She hated it! I was surprised because she loves water.. i got her to go in for a little bit, but then she freaked out and wanted out.. So then we got up to the room and got dressed and i got a phone call from Zach saying his car broke down right before the gorge and he wasnt going to make it to vegas.. i was pretty bummed.. So we just decided to stay in for the night since Erica was already tired. She woke up after sleeping for about 30 minutes and got so sick.. she was throwing up every 5 minutes.. I was panicking, crying to my mom to make her feel better. It was horrible.. i have never seen her so sick.. We didnt get any sleep that night so around 7am, we decided to get our stuff packed and head back home. I had to pull over a couple times because Erica was throwing up. Right when i got home i called her Dr. and the nurse said the flu has been going around and gave me some instructions. After being home for about 30 minutes, she was fine! she was running around like normal and acted like she was never sick. I dont know if it was something about Vegas, but im glad she felt better. I managed to get a few pictures..

Weekend with Erica

2009-05-17T22:23:00.001-07:00

I had a great time with Erica this weekend.. I bought her a little pool that she could sit in cause its been super hot.. well she thought it was alot funner to jump in, laugh, then jump out.. she wouldnt sit at in at all. It was so funny. I love this little girl so much.. My life could be turning upside down and when she looks at me and smile she makes everything bad go away.
She is growing up so fast. She is talking alot more now, picking up every word.. She knows my parents spoil her o death and always goes to them and say "candy".. its so cute..
even her tantrums are cute.. the other day she got mad at me because i wouldnt let her run in the street, so i took her inside and she was kicking and screaming, then she grabbed my neck and started to choke me.. i couldnt help but laugh because i know i have a long road ahead of me with this little girl.. I need to get supernanny's phone number. :-)
I want another baby so bad. Erica loves to play with kids and i know she would love to have a brother or sister to play with, but when the time is right, it might happen.
Erica, I love you so much baby girl.. Momma loves you.

Mothers Day

2009-05-10T17:57:00.000-07:00

So, Today, Me, My mom, dad, and Erica took a drive up to Kolob Resevoir. It where my family always used to go to go hunting and fishing. It brought back alot of memories for my dad and even for me, from what i can remember. About 19 Years ago, My sister (who has passed away 15 years ago, when i was 8) and I, Carved our names on one of the Aspen trees. So we decided to look for it, and sure enough, it was still there.. you could barely make out Erica's name, but it was there. It kind of brought a tear to all of our eyes. My sister loved going up there all the time. And i could tell it was a little hard for my parents. But we plan on taking a little trip one day and do a whole day of fishing, probably without Erica because she just kept wanting to jump in the water and was getting so mad when we wouldnt let her. It would be good to get the family together and go fishing all day. I miss those times. So, despite all the other problems i have had today, i had a good mothers day and glad i got to spend it with the people who means the most to me.

Happy Mothers day Mom.. thanks for everything you have ever done for me!

Erica playing in the dirt

2009-05-08T20:45:00.000-07:00

Dr. Simeons HCG diet plan

2009-04-28T00:40:00.000-07:00

I have come to the point where i cant do a diet on my own. So i went to the doctors and he put me on a very strict diet plan. Dr. Simeons Protocol. I inject myself daily with shots of HCG and vitamin B12 and also maintain a strict 500 calorie intake. I can only eat 3 1/2 oz of chicken, steak, or white fish, 2 servings of veggies and 2 servings of fruit a day, and at least 7 bottles of water a day. I cant have ANYTHING else or i will plateu. Its a very good plan and i have done ALOT of research on it and have found many sucess stories. People have lost 55 lbs in just 45 days! Thats amazing. Some of you might not think its healthy, but everything has been proven healthy. Its just restarting your metabolsm and getting your body to not want fatty foods. For any of you that are interested, do some research. I will update every week on how im doing. Wish me luck!

http://www.hcgdietinfo.com/HCG_Diet_Info_Dr_Simeon.htm