So long 2009

Well our New Years Eve plans aren't going to be exactly how we had planned. We were suppose to go to a family friend's wedding tonight, but Livi came down with a stomach bug :( poor girl. Her and I were running some errands this morning and on the way home we were at a stop light and I glanced back at her just in time as she projectile vomited all over my car. Not once but twice, it was a huge mess! So Matt is going to stay home with her tonight and I'll go to the wedding for a few hours.

Poor girl I couldn't resist I had to take a photo. All over her new cream colored sweater Kyle bought her for Christmas. Thankfully daddy got all the stains out :)

While we were shopping at Target I was looking through the clearance racks in the maternity section to see if there were any good deals and let me tell you I scored big time! I've been eyeballing this eggplant purple maternity peacoat for the past few months, but couldn't justify spending $45 for a coat I'd only wear this winter. Today how ever it was on clearance for $11.48! I couldn't pass it up and it will go perfectly with my dress for tonight's wedding, which I also got on clearance at Target for $7 originally $30. Can I just say that I love Target!


We hope everyone has a fun and safe New Year! I'm going to end this post with a collage of photos from 2009 enjoy!

Mommy time

I haven't had any actual alone all by myself, away from everyone time since before Alivia arrived. Well today I was lucky enough to have some mommy time. I dropped Matt and Livi off at Matt's friends house this morning so they could spend the day there before his friend, Brandon goes back to Texas later this week. The plan was for them to spend the day with Brandon and his wife while I worked and then we'd go to dinner when I got off. I dropped them off around 9:30am and went home to a quiet house, it was so peaceful and yet kind of strange at the same time. I debated what I should do with the few hours I had to spare before work and decided I'm heading back to bed. I've been having a hard time sleeping lately and my back is killing me. Last night was the worse every time I'd roll over my back ached so bad. So it was nice to get a few more hours of uninterrupted sleep. I was so out of it I missed a phone call and received a few texts. I had my cell under my pillow and didn't hear it until my alarm went off. Those few hours of sleep were exactly what this mommy needed I woke up so refreshed and my back didn't even hurt anymore. After work I picked them up and we drove up to South Center to go to the Cheesecake Factory my parent's got us a gift card for a Christmas gift and I was eager to use it. The wait was about 30 minutes for a table and I was slightly annoyed at one point a couch there cleared off and Matt pointed it out to me and told me to sit down so I was grabbing Livi's hand to guide her towards it, but a couple stepped in my way and took the couch. Ticked me off! I said rather loud in their direction about how inconsiderate they were and I hope they got food poisoning. The cranky side of me is starting to come out. Dinner was awesome as usual and I got my favorite coconut/chocolate cheesecake to go, but I'm still to full to eat it tonight. Hope everyone has a good rest of the week and a Happy New Year. We'll be spending New Year's Eve at a friend's wedding so that will be fun.

Tackling the kids room...

I told myself after the Holiday's I would finally get around to cleaning out the kids room so we can get Ian's crib and there and what not. I started this afternoon and I was shocked when I went to organize all his clothing into different tubs by size how much he actually has. I have three bins full of clothing for him from New born- 18 month sizes I think we'll be set for a while. I only bought him two of the outfits the rest were given to me by friends which we're so thankful for. My plan of attack for deep deep cleaning my house is focusing on one room at a time that way I don't feel to overwhelmed. I'm getting rid of everything we don't need! I opened up a Rubbermaid bin in Livi's room today to see what was in it and it was full of her toys when she was a baby. She was all excited kept saying "Yay! New toys, new toys" it was so funny. I'm glad those kept her occupied while I organized. Well I plan on taking a nap now since she is down and then back to work. Some of my little guys clothing/ shoes there's a ton more

Belly 29 weeks 1 day taken on Christmas morning :)

Presents, presents and more presents

Hope everyone had an awesome Christmas! As much fun as I had I'm glad it's over with. Let me say Christmas is 100% better when you have your own kids. Seeing how excited Livi was over all her new toys was the best feeling ever. I set my alarm to wake up early Christmas morning to get coffee started for Matt and I made some cinnamon rolls for him and Livi (I'm allergic to cinnamon, what a stupid thing to be allergic to) just as I got them in the oven Alivia woke up right around 7am. Matt got her out of her room and her eyes were huge when she saw all the presents under the tree. She gathered them all up and put them on the couch where she ripped them all open for the next half hour. After presents and our mini breakfast we went to my parents house, it's been tradtion ever since we were little that we have breakfast burritos for Christmas breakfast they were so good! After we ate more presents were exchanged. My parents got Livi a Little Einsteins learning computer that plays music and letter/number games she loves it and wont put it down. Early afternoon we left and stopped by Matt's brother, Chris's for a while. Livi and I bailed early so we could take a nap before going to my parents for dinner. We had a wonderful Christmas and I can't believe next year we'll have two kids. Little Ian will be 8 months old come Christmas time how weird to think that.

Now that the Holiday's are done with I loaded up on organizational bins and such an Target today operation de-clutter/organize my house will start this afternoon after I take a much needed nap. I'm going to totally gut this place get rid of everything we don't need or use. Figure I better do it now while I can still function.




Tradition we get her an ornament every year, this year it's a Little Einsteins one she loved it!

Tinker Bell dress up

Posing with a bunch of her gifts

More presents and Grandma and Grandpa's

Just opened her new computer

Running around with the undies auntie Shea got lol

Merry Christmas

From our family to yours!

Christmas Eve 2009

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas eve! We sure did and let me tell you I'm so full from all the food my parents made. I couldn't even eat any dessert. Livi had a good time over at my parent's house my sister and dad had set up a jumbo princess tent for Livi that my sister got her for Christmas. Livi was hesitant about it at first then as the evening went on she loved it. Shealun also got Livi a electric guitar that lights up and plays music and came with a matching pair of sunglasses.

Matt and I got Alivia so much stuff for Christmas that we started giving her a few presents here and there through out the day that way she's not totally over whelmed tomorrow and could have a chance to play with a bunch of them today. Well just wanted to share some photos from tonight and wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Time for Matt and I to go put all the presents under the tree. Looking forward to the excitment on Livi's face in the morning can't wait! Pretty girl
Livi and Daddy

Playing in her new Princess tent from Auntie Shea

Opening a few presents
Guitar and shades from Auntie Shea

Stylin' lady

New Christmas jammies

A present before bed

Welcome home

Last Saturday Matt's best friend, Brandon was able to take leave from the Air force to spend a few weeks with his family over the holiday. His parents held an open house party on Sunday afternoon that we attended. It was nice seeing him again. Brandon left in August for boot camp and has been doing schooling to become a police officer. Here's some photos from the party.

28 week appt

Had my 28 week appt. this afternoon. It was scheduled for last week, but my OB was out of town so it got bumped to today. Everything looks perfect Ian's heart rate was 141 beats/min. I put on drum roll please....7 lbs in the last 5 weeks. Bringing my total weight gain to 16 lbs not bad in my book for being 7 months pregnant. I got back in three weeks then after that my appointments will be every 2 week until the last month when I go in weekly. I feel like I'm in the home stretch only 10 weeks to go if I make it to my induction date, which I'm crossing my fingers I don't. Please baby boy if you love me you'll show up in February, say my birthday by chance? If he came then he'd only be 2 weeks early and babies are technically full term at 37 weeks. I'm just worried about how big he'll be. Livi was 9 lbs 4 oz and I hear second babies tend to be a little bigger. Anyway just wanted to update about my appointment. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the week and have a Merry Christmas if I don't update before then.

Kids say the funniest things

This morning Alivia and I were watching her favorite cartoon, Little Einsteins in Disney Channel. The episode we were watching the characters were teaching a monkey how to swing from branches. So Livi says "I have to practice swinging" then proceeds to run over to the Christmas tree and yells " branches....swing" it was so funny! I thought it was worth sharing well now Livi and mommy are off for a much needed Sunday afternoon nap.

More maternity photo

Just wanted to share a few more Maternity photos I had taken a few weeks ago. I really wish I had done maternity photos with Livi, but atleast I did it once. If anyone is interested in getting some maternity photos done by Laura I can give you her info :) I love how they turned out

My little man's 19 week ultrasound

28 weeks

28 weeks now getting closer and closer the time doesn't even seem to be going by in weeks but days. Still amazes me how fast this pregnancy is going. I haven't really had any complaints this time around besides the insane heartburn. If the old wives tales are true about a lot of heartburn = lots of hair this little man better come out needing a haircut. I have hit the point now that work is starting to get uncomfortable, bending over the shampoo bowls and foiling is starting to hurt my back big time. I think it was about this mark last time as well. Thankfully I found my maternity back brace thing I had with Alivia this evening and will wear it while working to see if that helps some. It did last time and I'm hoping I get the same out come this time around. Sleep is pretty much impossible, I toss and turn all night trying to get comfortable but nothing seems to work. The general public is testing my patience lately. I had issues with a client (not one of mine, they have brains not to make smart ass comments while I'm holding sharp objects near their head and face) last night he had the nerve to ask me if I was as fat as I was when I was pregnant with Alivia. Then asked me to get up and show him how fat I was getting. I wanted to cry and start throwing punches. Just realized how much I complained during this blog I sound like a real whiner thanks for putting up with me :)

28 weeks preggo with Ian

(horrible photo sorry)

28 weeks preggo with Livi :)

More photos

Baby bump 26 weeks here

My fave :)

Thanks Keren love the photos!

Family photos

Last Friday my friend Keren took family photos for us. Here's some she post on Facebook I'll add more photos of the whole family when I get them, but for now here's my beautiful little Livi. Thanks Keren :)