Belly

If I had to choose 5 words to describe the first trimester of my pregnancy they would probably be.... Exhaustion, Zofran, Lemon-Water, Fruit and Tomatoes. To describe my second trimester thus far I only need one word.... CHEETOS. Lots and lots of cheetos. It's gross I know. I go through a large bag of Cheeto puffs in about 2 or 3 days. WITHOUT the help of my kids.

I lost 8 lbs in the first trimester... oh don't you worry those cheetos are putting those pounds quickly back on. Something needs to be done, I need an intervention. I joined a gym yesterday.

I CAN NOT believe that this pregnancy is half way over. However, if this pregnancy is anything like the last 2 than the first half goes much faster than the last half will. So here is to being 19 weeks and able to eat an entire bag of cheeto puffs in 2 hours... er.... I mean days.

19 weeks...

don't mind the not so great picture, my photographer is 3 years old.

This was 17 weeks with Taycee, needless to say I wasn't eating Cheetos with her.

Birthday Love

Probably the most asked question I get about my birthday is, "Do you like having your birthday on Valentines day?". And my response is always the same, "Sure, I don't know any different."

I am lucky to have a husband who makes sure I ALWAYS have a very special day. He starts

thinking about it and making plans as soon as Christmas is over. I never ever feel slighted. I probably have a more special birthday on Valentines day than most women have on any normal day. So, YES!! I love having my birthday on Valentines day. :D

After breakfast in bed and beautiful Valentines day flowers Chris instructed me to get ready and get in the car for our first event. I already wrote about that event in my Valentines Day post so I'll skip the details.

I love surprises... I don't like knowing there is a surprise waiting because I get to anxious and curious and I usually figure them out way before it's time.

This time I really had no idea what was going on so it was a long 30 minutes car ride.

After the contest we went to Tucanos. I am part of the birthday club if you are a fan of Brazilian restaurants I highly suggest you join this club. It is free to join and you get a free meal during the month of your birthday. Chris and I are both members so we go twice a year. :D

Isn't he handsome? MMMM. I think so

Chris seems to think it is HILARIOUS to embarrass me and at Tucanos when they find out its your birthday they do a really good job of doing just that. They yell out to the whole restaurant and then make you stand up and shake a tambourine while they sing. This year Chris decided to capture the moment on video. I'll get him back.

After lunch Chris had a few other festivities planned, but I asked to just go home and take a nap. LAME I know, but a few hours in a clean house with no kids is just what this pregnant lady wanted for her birthday. He was so kind to oblige. Honestly, just having the WHOLE DAY with Chris was all I wanted. Time with him is rare and hard to come by these days. He is working a new project at school and most days he leaves hours before we wake up and gets home as we're getting ready for bed. So spending and uninterrupted 24 hours with him was the perfect present and cuddling in bed with him was the perfect ending to a great day.

Kiss Off

The day of love, probably one of if not the MOST hated and loved holiday. Do I think that we should show love all 365 days of the year? YES! Do I think there is anything wrong with having a day set aside to really show your special someone how much you love them? Absolutely not. But I am a sucker for Holidays!

So here is me and my Valentine...

Yes his head is cut off in this picture, and I actually have a better one I will post later but I chose this one because it is perfect to show just how much this man loves me. I'll explain...

Chris HATES pictures... really loathes them. Which makes his life difficult considering he married a photographer who thinks every little moment should be documented in photos. When I pull out my camera I often here a groaning sound that can only be compared to the sound a cow or other large mammal might make while dying a slow death. BUT he then puts on his best fake smile and does as I direct. Because I have such a beast of a camera it is not easy to hold and take a picture with one hand and because I had a fixed 35mm lens on it is even harder to capture both of our faces.

I think this was the 6th or 7th try at a picture. The first two we were really not in the frame, the next I complained that Chris was making a strained face, I didn't like one of me.... do you see why he groans? But he does it. He stands and smiles and lets me review and does it over and over til I am satisfied. That my friends is love. And the fact that half his head is cut out of the picture is just totally perfect because that is the kind of person he is. The kind who leaves himself out of the equation to make someone else happy. The kind that ALWAYS puts me first.

He is my kind of guy, as in I really think he is the perfect husband and father and I could not dream of finding anything better. I am the luckiest. I know that we all say that and think that... which is so great... because everyone has their perfect for them person. "Their kind of guy" and what a blessing it is to find that person. I'm so glad I found mine.

I woke up to breakfast in bed and these beautiful flowers. And then the real fun began...

seeing as Valentines day is also my birthday it is always a day full of surprises and fun. This time was no different. Chris told me I needed to be ready and in the car by 11, and off we went. It wasn't until we pulled in the bookstore parking lot at the University of Utah that I read the sign "VALENTINES I-POD KISS OFF TODAY AT NOON"

Sadly the first words out of my mouth were "If I have to make out with you in public I will be so mad." Lovely... I am a nice person, really I am. He loves me so he just laughed, told me to relax and explained it was a contest to see which couple could hold and I-pod between their lips the longest. I sighed a breath of relief and we parked.

Once we got in and claimed our spots I realized the rules were a little more detailed than he had let on, and included but were not limited to... couples could not touch at all during the competition, our feet had to be 24 inches apart at all time minus the times we had to walk around the room together, the i pod could only be touched by our lips, no chins noses ect., several times we would be asked to balance on one foot while standing 2 feet apart holding the ipod in between our lips...( are you picturing this) the rules went on and on.

How long can this be done you might ask... well a few years ago the winners lasted 3 hours. HAHAHAHA.... yeah right.

We lasted 30 min, I fell over while trying to balance on one foot. To my credit I was in heels and had made it through 2 stand on one foot periods already. We did make it to the top 7 I think. 7 out of 40 ain't bad. The news interviewed us as we left. Anyone see that? Our necks hurt for days after.

Very Talented Lips... no?

We ended our day with our littlest Valentines who had spent the day at grandma Webres. They opened their few little presents and then we ordered pizza and watched their new movie Ferngully.

Hope you all had a great day of love.

-Me.

Our princess

I keep looking at this little princess and thinking... how is there going to be room in this house for another one? :) :)

But like it or not Taycee is going to have to share the throne a little because another little princess is rapidly making her way to this house. And I am getting more and more excited for it. I have been going through the tiny baby clothes we had for Taycee and it is UNREAL to me that she was that small, and is now so big. How do they change so fast without you even realizing it?

Taycee is slowly growing out of her naughty all the time stage. THANK THE HEAVENS. She still has an attitude all her own, but we are learning how to work with that attitude. When I am not pulling my hair out because of her she is usually melting my heart with her cute words and grin. She is still scared of all the jets that fly overhead and always runs to me saying "mommy I'm scary!" She has developed a love for How to train your dragon, which is funny seeing as it is definitely a boy show. It is the only show she will sit and watch without moving. She LOVES babies, our new addition will be loved and mauled. When she sees a baby in the store she yells out "HI BABY" even if it is 50 ft away. I am excited to see her be a little mommy.

We have been having a debate over her hair. Ever since she was born it has been 2 things

1. curly 2. a mullet.

Chris thinks we need to cut off the back to make it more even with the top, but I am afraid it will cut of all her curls. So for now I am doing everything I can to make it look normal and convince Chris it can stay the way it is. :D Last Sunday we tried ringlets. She looked pretty cute!

She is growing up and getting big... and I am ready for another baby!

Tie Breaker

The results are in and the tie breaker goes to the.......

GIRLS!

To be honest I had my fingers crossed for a boy because Kaden is so much more easy going than Taycee. BUT... I knew it was a girl. Back when Chris and I were talking about taking out my IUD and trying for another I was driving in the car and had a very strong impression there was another little girl ready to join our family. I pushed the thought out of my mind because a boy sounded so much easier! :D :D However, we are so excited to welcome another little princess into the family. Now it is time to go pull out all the cute baby girl things I have boxed away.

Wal-mart fall apart.

I feel the need to update the blog, but every time I sit down to do it I can't think of anything fun or interesting that has happened. Life has been somewhat slow and laid back around our house. I LOVE IT! I love that I don't have a million places to go and a million things to do. I enjoy being busy. I enjoy being productive and getting things done, but there is something to be said for a month of "relaxing at home" with the kids. This also is largely due to the fact that Chris has been working insane hours and it has been way to cold to take the kids outside and I am really trying not to spend money on things that we don't need to spend money on.

However I think my Haitus is coming to an end I have 2 weddings a week apart in April... one for Chris's sister Kelsey, one for my sister Heather. I am doing the pictures for both weddings along with other sisterly duties. FUN? Yes. But it will require almost every free weekend I have from now to the 22nd.

The pregnancy is going well. At 17 weeks I am feeling pretty good all things considered, as long as I keep my zofran handy I make it through most days with no major problems.... til today. I was in Wal-Mart with Taycee. I had dropped Kaden off at pre-school and was doing our grocery shopping for the week. I had my cart mostly filled and had made it to the back of the store when the vomit started to rise in my throat. I quickly looked around to see if there was anything close to catch spew and located a garbage can at the end of the isle. Luckily I made it there and was able to regain my composure. I considered ditching the cart and leaving the store but thought I could quickly finish and be ok. And I was... as far as the throw up part goes.... however about 2 minutes later I knew if I didn't make it to a bathroom soon we would have every greater problems that would not be so easily deposited in the garbage. Sweat started to bead on my forehead my stomach was churning and I could feel the panic start to set in I ran to the checker and started unloading the cart. As luck would have I got one of the chatty checkers that likes to talk about every item you are buying.. "oh I see you are buying taco seasoning... I have this new recipe that calls for seasoning that is delish, it has ...goes on to list every ingredient and cooking instructions" Normally I don't mind these checkers, in fact I engage back and sometimes we have a grand ole conversation. NOT TODAY. I am sure she thinks I am the rudest orneriest lady on the planet. Maybe I will try to find her next time and apologize. The good news is that I made it home without further incident. Ah the joys of my pregnant body.

We have gotten out to do a few fun things in the last month. I have been forgetting to take my camera so I end up with crappy cell phone pics, but I figure they are better than nothing.

We went bowling one night at Kadens request. He loved it. Taycee thought it was ok, but wasn't nearly as thrilled with each roll of the ball as Kaden was. He insisted on throwing each ball by himself and even though we got the lightest ball they had he still had a hard time giving it a good shove. Many of his balls barley made it to the pins, but he didn't care.

We ran across free tickets to the Jordan World Circus so we decided to take the kids. They have never been to a circus and I was curious to see how they would do. Kaden was amazed, he loved everything. He still talks about it daily in detail. Taycee was entertained for the first 20 minutes and then just wanted to get down and run.

Kadens favorite parts were the lions jumping through the fire and the motorcycles riding around inside the ball death. I didn't take any pictures of the actual circus, but before it started they let the kids walk around and see all the animals. They were giving out Elephant rids for 10 dollars a person... HA yeah right.

I would say all in all our first circus experience was a success!