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baby boy :)

2011-03-23T09:58:00.000-07:00

Decided Maybe I should update my blog since its been almost two months again lol. A lot has been going on! We went to the doc on Monday and found out that we are having another boy like we were hoping for! :) We decided on the name Oliver Slade! Here is a sweet pic of him at 15 weeks and 2 days...

We didn't get any good profile ones this time :( We did get two super cute ones in 3d of him sucking his thumb but they didn't make it to our disk for some reason.... oh well :)

Tomorrow is Maveryk's 2nd birthday. We are going to do something small and fun tomorrow but he party is next Sunday at the park. That should be fun :) We have been swamped with appointments lately between dentist, docs, midwife, and everything else we can manage to schedule in! Its nuts but should be over soon :) Well there is my update and I will post some pics soon!

New Project :)

2011-01-31T18:32:00.000-08:00

With a new baby on the way I am extra determined to insure that we stay financially stable enough for me to continue staying home with my sweet children but also continue to save money for our future :) So to help achieve this I am going to start looking for hidden ways to cut spending and increase savings!
We long ago cut out all the extras that we had like cable and cell phones and gym passes. Now we are pretty much down to the bare basics but now I am going to see if I can cut my grocery budget from 75 bucks a week to 50! I want to achieve that while still making healthy and delicious meals for my family. I also want to potty train Maveryk so we can stop buying diapers, plan to cloth diaper the baby to come, get David to kick his Pepsi habit (or cut it in half at least :)), I am going to attempt to make some of the kids clothes for spring and summer at least jammi pants and spring dresses for Tukker (and maybe for myself :) and anything else I can think of!
I am going to start with the grocery budget today! I got set up following a website my mama refereed me to called $5 dinners.com and I found a lot of great Ideas on there so I have made a meal plan and grocery list and tomorrow Smiths HERE I COME!

First OB appointment :)

2011-01-20T15:17:00.001-08:00

We had a doc appointment today to get prenatal care started and find out for sure how far along we are :) Everything went great and looked fine. We got a ultra sound showing that we are 6w 4d along as apposed to the 7w 5d that we thought now our new due date will be the 11th of September :)
We are currently seeing my regular obgyn for prenatal care but as of March 1st our insurance will be changing then we will be seeing a Midwife here in Sandy Named Melissa Mayo. We are planning a home birth as of now. Still doing research and getting facts together but feeling pretty comfortable with that decision.
I'm ready for it to be mid March so we can find out the gender. Than maybe David will be ready to start talking about names a little bit :) Everything else in Life is going well. We are all happy and Healthy the kids are growing and learning. Life is good!

Bitter Sweet Moments

2011-01-11T20:34:00.000-08:00

8 Months pregnant with our Tukker Bear..
My Sweet Girl just a few hours into her life...

8 Months Pregnant With My Mr. Maveryk...

Bo Bo about 2 weeks old

And Now ...

On The way!

So as some of you may know this came as some what of a surprise. Here is the story...

Back in April of 2009 We decided that it would be fun to go ahead and add a 3rd little trooper to our family. We started trying with no luck for 6 months or so. I was getting sick of trying and David was starting to have second thoughts about having a third. We talked a lot about it and decided that maybe it wasn't the right time for another baby. We started thinking that rather than sticking to our original plan of having 3 of our own then adopting one we thought we would like to maybe just adopt 2. So we shifted our mind sets and were happy about it.

We started talking about doing a surrogate pregnancy which I have wanted to do for a long time. David was not sure yet if he was comfortable caring a baby for a stranger. Davids cousin casually mentioned that they were considering finding a surrogate to carry there second child because she is not able to carry any more children herself. Right away i knew I wanted to offer and David was on board too :) We brought it up to her and started talking and making plans. I really started to get excited about the whole thing and we were beginning to make plans and talk to doctors and lawyers. Marty (Davids cousin) mentioned to us that during the process of getting implanted they double check that you are not pregnant so as not to have any confusion with who's baby you are cooking. We were sure we were not pregnant even though my period was running a week late. I had already taken two tests that had both been negative.

On Jan 3rd we were calling around lawyers and I had a feeling I should go ahead and take ONE MORE test just to be sure before we got any more excited. I took one and of course... It was positive. For a few hours I cried and felt sick to my stomach and thought about how I now had to again shift my whole thought process and get excited to have another baby of my own on the way. I realized that I was going to have to be sad for a little while before I could possibly get excited. I called Marty with in a couple hours of finding out. I cried the whole time I talked to her and let her know how sorry I was that I would not be able to carry a baby for her at the moment but that I would still really love to if she hasn't found someone else to do it before I was able again. She was so nice and happy for us and didn't show any sadness even though I was letting the tears stream. I got off that call still feeling awful and took a nap.

After a day or two the excitement started to creep up as I started telling people here and there. It dawned on me that this is the first baby where I can be totally excited and not scared or sad about my situation in life. We are married and happy and financially secure so I might as well spread the news let every one know asap and give myself as many days possible to be excited and enjoy the pregnancy as this I believe WILL be the last :) SO there you go that is the story.

While I hope with all my heart that Marty will find someone else to carry her sweet baby for her this year I also secretly hope that I will still get the chance to do it for her in a year and a half when this baby is out and I am all healed up! Love you Marty. I am still sooo sorry but thank you so much for being supportive and happy for us :)

Off to a good start!

2011-01-05T19:01:00.000-08:00

Sorry there are so many of maveryk and not of Tukker. He is just at a stage where every single picture we take of him is funny. He loves to pose but he will never smile pretty like His photogenic Sister every time he strickes some weird goofy pose. That is my crazy boy! So far I am very much enjoying my new year! Kids are good and healthy. David and I are great. Had lots of family time over the holidays and now were jumping back into the swing of things pretty smooth! Thought I would post some new pics! It has been awhile so there you go :)

Word of 2011!

2011-01-01T11:22:00.000-08:00

For those of you who do not know, My second mommy has started a tradition that I have yet to partake in. Every year she picks a "word of the year". A word that she wants to center her year around to help her self become more whole (at least that is how I have come to understand it :))

While I did not pick a word at the start of 2010, If I had to sum it up to a single word now that it has come to an end, I would have to chose the word "conquer" I think that both I and my little family have reached a point where we can say that we have finally conquered many of our demons and we stand strong hand in hand ready to face the new challenges that lie ahead of us.
So to start out this beautiful new year I am going to choose the word:
*Indulge*
Meaning to give free reign to.
I want to indulge in LIFE. I have spent a few years now feeling like I was preparing to live but not actually living. For the last several months since I have been staying home it has become increasingly clear to me that I set FAR more goals than I come even close to attaining. I don't want to do that this year. I want to explore and play and try new things. I want to give back to others and and learn to appreciate all the small things that I have missed out on while I was to busy making plans.
I want to watch the shine in my daughters eye as she figures out new things. I want to play blocks with my son for hours on end until it feels as gratifying and adventurous to me as it does to him. I want to look my husband in the eye on our hardest days and make sure he knows how much I love him and how happy he makes me.
So while I am dying to make some goals like:
*Exercise 3x a week
*Try 50 new recipes
and
*Teach Tukker to read
I am going to pass. I am going to sign off of this blog and go indulge in this day!
Here is to a satisfying year past and a a damn good year ahead!

New Years Eve!

2010-12-31T22:20:00.000-08:00

It is New Years Eve! I can't wait till tomorrow! January 1st is my number one favorite day of the year :) I just love the feeling of a new adventure. See you all tomorrow when I type up the post that I already wrote two weeks ago :) he he. 40 minutes to go happy new years!

Blogging again!

2010-12-25T20:17:00.001-08:00

I am determined to blog more frequently again. I have really slacked off but I loved when I stayed up to date on it because it is one of the only ways I document my life! So I already have a post written out for New years but I can't very well post it on christmas so in a couple days I will get it uo then I will be on track to keep it updated for 2011! Love you all hope you all had a wonderfull christmas like I did! Continue to surround yourself in loved ones for the rest of the year and always!

A clean house...A good day.

2010-11-16T14:43:00.000-08:00

I haven't written in forever. When I go for weeks without writing then I struggle to find the right time to jump back in there. Well I decided to write today even if I don't have anything interesting to say :) For the first time since we moved in my house is finally to a level of cleanliness that I am happy with. There are sill a few unfinished projects I need to do before I would consider it totally clean but for now it is clean and I am happy :) I am baby hungry and trying to talk myself out of being so. David is good in his new job and trying to get back to training regularly. Maveryk is ready to start potty training I just need to find the right approach. Tukker is Tukker...cute, sassy, fun and a handfull. Life is good :)

Moving and moving.......and moving.

2010-09-17T14:19:00.000-07:00

I spent this whole week moving stuff very slowly to the new apartment in Sandy. All I have to move with is my little four door sedan so even when I pack it full it still isn't a very big load. But now finally the week is coming to an end and tomorrow I will have a truck and a hubby to help me get as much of it moved as possible and we should be living there tomorrow too! So that makes tonight the last night at Grandmas house. It has been a very quick 6 month stay here and was nice to get to visit with her lots. She has been incredibly helpful to us and hopefully we have returned the favor with a lot of the projects that David has done around here. I am excited to get settled in to the new place. It is a little more spacious and ITS NEW :) As much as I hate packing up and moving again every time we get settled I also really enjoy finding a new home for everything and making it look and feel like ours. So over all I am happy and very excited about our new adventure!

Random thoughts at night

2010-09-16T01:26:00.001-07:00

Two thirty in the morning
Cant seem to sleep
My baby boy is sick
And its beginning to worry me
I gave him extra kisses today
To make sure he knows I'm here
I can't picture life without his smile
I'm sure he is fine but i still get scared.
I am so lucky lately
Things are beginning to go our way
My loving husband off at work
While I care for my sweet babies all day.
For the first time in a while
I am enjoying each moment passing
Im not so worried about the long run
Im just happy to be.
Moving to a new home
Taking the next adventure
Nothing feels like a big deal
Its all just ethereal being together.
I can't believe how time slips away
I remember so clearly being a teenager
I want to hang on to these moments
Keep my precious memories from danger.
Now I will go to bed
Have dreams of things to come
But none will compare to the day I will have
When I wake up tomorrow to my daughter and son.
Goodnight my fellow bloggers
go kiss your families again
Be appreciative of your blessings
Love you all. The End.

Great weekend!

2010-08-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

We had a really great weekend as a family! On Saturday we went to Lagoon just David and I (Thanks for watching the kids mom :)) and we met up with Dad and Christy and the girls. We had a blast and a I only got a tiny bit sun burned. Then Sunday we went out boating with dad and family and had a delicious BBQ after words! Super fun. Now off to a great productive week!

A new chapter :)

2010-08-13T07:29:00.001-07:00

Today is my first day as a SAHM again :) I am very excited. We decided that made more sense for us then if I were to go part time. SO here I go. Soooo much to do! I need to start getting this house really clean again and play with my kids, start doing work books with Tukker for preschool, look into starting school down the road, and loose a couple 20 pounds lol. Guess I will take it one day at a time and see which goals get accomplished first. Today I will start with playing with and loving on my babies seeing as how that is the most important on my list :) Be talking with you all very soon now that I will have some time on my hands!

Nothing to post about

2010-07-31T16:57:00.000-07:00

I swear I really do think about posting but I simply can't think of much to write about anymore... I am going to be working part time starting in two weeks so then I will be home with my babies more. Maybe that will give me something to write about :)

Oh Please Oh please Oh please

2010-05-11T21:29:00.000-07:00

I applied for a couple different positions that are open at work. I am getting so bored in my position and if I am going to remain working for another year or something then I need a new fresh job description but of course I want to keep the same employer around :) I finished up the whole application process today and I am hoping and wishing and praying and dreaming that they will invite me to an interview this week or early next week! Everyone keep their fingers crossed for me :)

Ah Time flies by!

2010-05-08T20:20:00.000-07:00

I think about blogging all the time but when I finally get aroud to it so many things have past I dont even know what to blog about. How about I post some pics os Mavs birthday party and some days since then? That way I will be all caught up and I can try to stay on top of it again :)

Here we go!

Thought this was a perfect one to end with lol. Hope you enjoyed. Sorry if they took all day to load up!

Like being a kid again :)

2010-04-03T22:34:00.001-07:00

I finished up putting Easter baskets together for my babies now I can't wait until they wake up so I can see there faces when they get to there baskets! I love that when you have small children it is really like you are a child all over again! I am counting the minutes till they wake up!
David and I both work tomorrow so we did a lot of our Easter activities early. This morning I made Tukker and I some Easter colored scrambled eggs while dad and brother were still sleeping. Then we all had a nice lunch together. Tukker and I made Easter cookies, and late when Dad got home from work we died eggs :) It was a lot of fun and both of our kids loved it. Now they are sound asleep and I am excited for baskets and Easter eggs hunts and a yummy Easter breakfast tomorrow! I am going to make Sweet potato hash and fried eggs for breakfast.
I really don't want to go to work tomorrow or at all but I have to push through it and stick it out. Only a few more month and we will have all the money we need saved up for our house and we can get all settled in to our first home! Maybe if we are really lucky I can quit work and be a full time mommy by Christmas! That would be great but I will be patient and be sure we are in a terrific place as a family before I jump ship. Before I know it ill be in My house With My family and my only job will be making sure we are all happy and healthy and clean and smiling! :)

My big BOBO MAVERYK!

2010-03-24T20:19:00.000-07:00

Our little BOBO the clown turned 1 today! What a big boy :) He is so sweet. He lights up our days and it just melts my heart how much he loves his sister :) Its the sweetest thing I will ever see. We had such a fun day and we didn't even leave home! :)

First we woke up our birthday boy nice and early ( 8:45 am to be exact lol)

We stuffed him full of Cake for breakfast!

We let him open a couple presents...

Then we spent the rest of the day being lazy and playing with toys. He played with sister and Grandma Bea and of course mommy and daddy. Grandma Thomas and Harry even stopped by for a few to see him on his special day! I was a little sad that he didn't get any happy birthday calls at all from family but I know he will have fun at his birthday party with everyone in a few weeks :) Ill update my blog with the info for that very very soon! Well Hope you enjoyed the pics! Here are a few extra since we haven't posted any in a bit :)

At the end of the day when they were all dressed in jammies and ready for bed the decided to snuggle on the couch bed and pretend to sleep lol. Before to long the were asleep for real :)

Happy birthday my sweet sweet boy. Thank you for being a shining light at the end of every hard day.

Takin a Break

2010-03-10T19:22:00.000-08:00

I have had a few days of not feeling so well and my visit to the doc revealed some blood pressure problems sooooo... I get a break from work! I had some tests done that we wont get the results for until two weeks from now so I am on FMLA for at least that long so that I can "Take it easy" as the doc said. Well March is our moving month so this came at a very convenient time :) I cant do much with out taking breaks fairly often but Moving on and off all day gets more done then Trying to squeeze chores in before heading to work. Anyways long story short... I'm takin a break!

Here comes another week!

2010-02-27T17:50:00.000-08:00

Tonight is the end of my weekend and its back to work tomorrow. The weekend was nice home with my babies :) David and I don't have a day off together anymore :( I miss him lots but its nice that we have every morning together.
David had his interview with Fidelity on Thursday. It went well but we have yet to hear back. Some of our financial decisions in the past might keep him from getting an offer but we are keeping our fingers crossed :) It would be a really great opportunity but if he doesn't get it I am sure an even better opportunity. would come rolling around if we are patient!
We are going over to Grandma's house tomorrow morning to pick up a key so we can slowly move in over the course of the month! We are paid up through the end of March here but we will be living at grandmas to continue saving for our home starting in April!
March should be a good month! We will be moving, Maveryk will be turning ONE:), Hopefully David will start a new job and we should be getting a new car. (something with better gas millage)
Well there is my update for the week!

End of a very long weekend

2010-02-20T21:27:00.000-08:00

I got to enjoy a five day weekend that I am now wrapping up. I lost my voice and had to take three days off in addition to my regular two day weekend. Since I really wasn't feeling ill just sounding it... I got to spend a lot of time with my babies and hubby. We got a lot done but we also spent some time together just doing nothing (which happens to be one of my favorites).

I had a nice lunch with my grandma on Friday and we discussed my family moving back in with her until we get a house. We are pretty sure we are going to take her up on that so we should be moving in about six weeks. Then today we got to go to a birthday party for my niece Caydance. It was fun but sad she was so miserably sick she just seemed like she would rather take a nap then open her presents!

I had a really rough day with Tukker today. I keep thinking more and more that I am doing something terribly wrong with her. She is so mean and violent to everyone. Sometimes I think she hates me. The hardest part for me is that no one gets to see the sweet beautiful side of her that we get to see at home at least briefly everyday. One of my fears was assured today when my Nana walked in to the party and said "Tukker give me a hug." and Tukker said "NO!" When I said "sorry she is being mean today" Nana replied "Isn't she mean everyday?" That is something I always imagined people were thinking but no one has ever actually said it to me before.
It makes me so sad. I don't want to have the 'mean' kid. The one that no one wants to babysit or let come to visit. The one that the other kids avoid... I'm sad for her and for me. I have watched My mom and Emily struggle to get along or have a relationship for years and I always think to myself how it shouldn't be that hard to fix it if you really want to but IT IS. It breaks my heart that my daughter and I don't get along and I want so bad for it to change but I just don't seem to know how to change it! I was obviously given a difficult child for a reason. I must be meant to learn something from the challenge but when am I going to learn the lesson so we can be friends? I don't want to spend the first fifteen years at each others throats then finally become friends only to have her move out a couple years later. I just feel like I am missing out on being her mom and getting to know and enjoy her. I love her so much, why doesn't it feel like she likes me?
Being honest with myself I know its not just me. She is fiesty and difficult and a bit of a bully to everyone but it is just hard that I don't have enough of a mother-child bond with her to help her be a happier child.

Challange!

2010-02-06T19:34:00.000-08:00

Courtney text me a few days ago to catch up and during the conversation she told me that she was going to do a week long fruit cleanse to kick of her fitness and nutrition goals. I thought it sounded like fun. I am sure she has more technical reasons for doing it then I do but I just think it will be a fun short term challenge so... Starting tomorrow morning I am going to eat only fruit and vegetables for seven full days. It is gonna take me some serious willpower so wish me luck! I am also only going to drink water and fruit or vegetable juice and of course I will take my daily vitamins to help make up for the protein and grains and what not that I will be missing out on. I am just curious to see how it will make me feel. I am not planning on it making a huge difference in my weight or anything but maybe it will help me kick some of my lingering bad habits so I can continue on becoming more healthy. I work a twelve hour shift tomorrow which will suck but I am sure it will go by quickly. It is the start of my new Sunday through Thursday shift. Every Friday and Saturday off from NOW ON!!! Woo Hoo. David started working at the senior home next door this week and he really likes it. It is only part time until he finds something in the financial field. He has a interview on the 22nd for a great position at ... ah the name has escaped me lol. Ill update that later when I get my mind back!

Planning for the future

2010-01-12T21:43:00.000-08:00

So We spoke to a mortgage loan officer today. It went really well. He said we can plan on being approves pretty easily in August which is great since that is exactly when I was hoping to start the process. He let us know the few things we need to do in order to assure we are ready by then and all of them are easily achievable now that all of our finances are straightened out and we are on track with everything. For the most part we are all ready and we just have to be patient and get to the one year mark from our bankruptcy date then we are set so until then we just have to focus on saving up for our down payment! We have a plan in place and are on our way. I am trying to find ways for us to save even more than we have planned so my first idea is to find a new living situation. I am totally ok with downgrading to a two bedroom tighter living space if it means we can save a hundred or two a month in rent to add to our savings account! Woo Hoo I am excited to finally be in the place in my life where looking for a home is actually a good idea and that we are doing it the right way by getting prepared ahead of time rather than hoping to jump in to something when we think its time. Yay for being an adult! If anyone knows of any renting options let me know! We are ok with anywhere in the valley. Utah or salt lake county. We don't care if its an apartment, house, basement, condo spare room, or attic as long as its less than 750 a month and we can squeeze into it reasonably ( keep in mind we now have very few things so we don't take up much room anymore lol.) Let me know if you spot anything worth looking into! Love ya all

Biggest looser update!

2010-01-07T22:01:00.000-08:00

I think I updated you all that I had organized and entered into a biggest loser contest at work didn't I? Well it was ten weeks long but we are about half way through the fourth week now so we have six weeks to go! It ends on Febuary 15th and the winner gets 70 bucks :) So far I have not done great but I have consistantly lost each week. I have lost three and a half pounds so far. Now that the holiday season has come and gone I am determined and off to a good restart :) I am using a mix of Wii games and ENVY workout videos for my excersize routine and I think it is working out! Tonight I did 25 minutes of Bunz of ENVY and a five minute quick fix of Arms of ENVY. My plan is to do 30 minutes in the morn and 30 minutes at night. My overall goal outside of the contest is to reach my goal weight of 140 lb by Maveryk's first birthday. That is now a total of only 19 pounds and I have 76 days to accomplish it. THAT IS ONLY ONE POUND EVERY FOUR DAYS! Totally reachable! :) Can you tell I am feeling enthusiastic?? Kayleigh also happens to have a goal of right about 22 pounds in 79 days...Very similar goal....a little friendly competition wouldn't help would it Kay?

I AM GONNA WHOOP YOUR BOOTY BIG SISTA!!!

Every New begining comes from some other beginings end!

2010-01-02T21:03:00.000-08:00

A brand new year! I have known that new years day has been my favorite holiday for some time now but this year is my favorite yet. The 365 days of 2009 were wonderful and scary and exciting and exhausting but now they have come and gone so we can focus on 2010! What a great year this is going to be! Every one in my life has spent the last year or two getting everything in there life back to where it should be so now every one seems prepared to finally have a great year with less stress and more smiles! Here are my new years resolutions this year:

1. Smile more and don't sweat the small stuff.

2. Appreciate how lucky I really am.

3. Take more time to help those who are not as lucky.

4. Remember to TELL people how much I care for them. They can't read my mind!

5. Take notice of all my accomplishments and dust off my downfalls as learning opportunities.

6. Have a little more fun. My babies are growing very quickly!

7. Stay on top of all the great improvements I made last year.

8. Continue to build upon my groundwork in Health, happiness and prosperity.

9. Enjoy each day individually rather than looking forward to the next day, week, month or year

10. Love like crazy! :)

My little family and I had a wonderful new years eve and new years day. We are on a great start to having the best year yet! Last year I earned a husband and a son! I'm gonna have to work hard to beat that!

Here's to 363 more days of magic!

Tukker's Big Girl Room!!!

2009-12-27T18:34:00.000-08:00

Tukker is officially a big girl with a big girl room!!! We updated it and transformed her bed into a toddler bed awhile ago but tonight I finished the job for now :) Thanks to Aunt Kiki, T now has a big girl dresser too. Here are the pictures of the finished room...

We put all of her clothes nicely in her big new dresser...

Gave her a small toy corner for all of her big toys that take up floor space and for her heaping basket of stuffed friends....

She looooves her art corner. She got this little Table for Christmas from mom and dad and every one else gave her lots of fun arts and crafts stuff to start her collection. We hung up a few of her art works on the walls for inspiration :) ...

Her rocking chair is placed awkwardly under the window with her basket ball. Two items that have yet to find a home...

This small white dresser was previously her clothing dresser. Now its a big girl Toy box! All of her smaller toys are neatly organized in the drawers where she can reach them and where mom and dad can conveniently tuck them out of sight...
And last but not least her sweet little brother enjoying her new uncluttered floor :)

We had fun rearranging. It will be great when we can paint and decorate a new room for her in our own house but for now I think she will be happy in here!

Bath Babies!!!

2009-12-22T18:45:00.000-08:00

We had a fun time in the bath tonight! We started a photo session and the babies were totally into it :) Here are some snap shots...

MMM shampoo tastes delicious!

I LOVE this face on my boy he he he...

Look how pretty she is. Soon she will be too big and pretty for tub time pics!

"Whats on my head? I can't see it!"...

There is our precious moment to share for the evening :) Love you all!!!

Our Christmas art project :)

2009-12-17T08:46:00.000-08:00

We decided to do a little art project this morning. I wanted to make Christmas ornaments for the tree so this is what I came up with.

In the process we had quite a mess. Paint and an 8 month old is not the best mixture! My little guy got a hold of the paint brush lol

He got it all over himself and in his mouth. He even managed to get a little in his sisters hair lol. We had fun though and they look cute on our tree!

Soooo Long....

2009-12-09T08:17:00.000-08:00

Hey all, Sorry it's been so long! Feels like I have had nothing to talk about! So I decided I needed to update my blog and document some stories and pics :)

First picture: Tukker Decided she had some oowies and she needed some giant bandaids (aka Panty liners) lol She came down with her belly and leg all doctored up...

Brother is getting sooooo big. He sits up by his self, he is getting close to crawling, he says mama and dada and he has 6 teeth! my big little boys...

And a few more just for fun :)...

We recently converted Tukkers room into a big girl room too so I need to snap some good pics and post them too! I don't know if I posted yet about my new position at work but I am now in retention! I love it love it and it is going fabulously! I also joined a biggest loser contest at work that started monday and runs for 10 weeks. I am off to a good start so I will keep you posted on that too!

My Magical Shrinking baby!

2009-10-14T21:42:00.000-07:00

We went to the doc today and found out that mister Maveryk has not only decided to stop growing he actually decided he is going to reverse the growing process and shrink! Lol maybe we will get to have a tiny baby forever :) More to come on that most likely but hopefully not to much more :) ...
Work is same old same old. I struggle every day just to get myself to my desk. I would rather stay home forever and bake and rock my sweet babies to sleep :) Hopefully it is not far in the future and I will be sure to appriciate it more than before this time! I am so happy to have Grey's, House, nip tuc and private practice back in my life! Starting to feel worth it to pay a cable bill now :) And its not over yet! We still have American Idol to look forward to right around the corner! Well it seems as though tv shows are the highlight of my conversation today so I suppose I will go :) Just checking in!

Man were lazy parents some times!

2009-09-30T15:05:00.000-07:00

Last night at about eleven-o-clock Tukker starts screaming Mom Mom MOMMMM DAD! I went in there and asked "What's wrong baby?!?" She yells "Potty Big Girl" I lifted her out of her bed and sat her down she took off and ran to the bathroom unzipped her jammies squinting at the bright light pulled off her diaper and plopped down on the big girl potty lol she finished her business let me put back on her diaper and jammies. She walked back in her room waited by her bed for me to lift her back in then rolled over and went to sleep..... OH MY GOODNESS. I came straight down stairs and started lecturing David and myself about how lazy we are some times! We are so lazy that our two year old had to decide to potty train herself lol Wow we need to kick it up a notch and help her out!

YAY!

2009-09-25T21:17:00.000-07:00

My first slumber party went so well on Wednesday and I have another one on the books in two weeks! Woo Hoo I am excited for my new business! It is a lot of fun and I think it is really gonna help us out having this extra income! Anyone wants a catalog let me know! ;) My babies are getting bigger so fast. Maveryk is a joy to be near. He really lites up the room :) He has the sweetest laugh and smile and energy about him and he is almost always happy as long as grandma isn't babysitting ;)
Tukker is so smart. I have such a hard time dealing with her being two years old some times but I know it will pass and she will be my little side kick again. I love listening to her say new things like "oh my goodness!" and "Brothers a bad girl!" lol its so cute the things she just comes up with on her own she is so funny. I just love them. Being a parent is by far the best best best job in the world. Maybe I need five or six more babies :) ok ok maybe just one or two he he (we'll see)

Two front teeth! :)

2009-09-08T15:34:00.000-07:00

Mr.Maveryk decided to get some teeth! He went and got a pair of shiny toothers to go right in the middle on the bottom! He is far ahead of where his sister was at five and a half months! I believe she got her first tiny tooth at about eight months old lol then she only had one for a while before the second showed up! But not my mister! He is ready for some steak and he is not gonna wait! I will post a pic when I get a good one :)

2009-09-01T20:47:00.000-07:00

Summer coming to an end

2009-09-01T20:41:00.000-07:00

Ahh I love late summer early fall. I always feel like doing lots of outside activities because the weather is so nice! As a family we went to a bees game a few days ago and on Saturday we went and joined the walk for a cure for juvenile diabetes. Both days were a lot of fun! I loved it. We are hoping to do a few more activities before the end of the season so hopefully we will be able to squeeze them into the schedule and of course the budget :) I finally got all of the kids summer pics put on a disk so I will post some for your viewing pleasure! as soon as blogger will let me attach pics again lol hopefully tonight!

Not to much new

2009-08-21T07:45:00.000-07:00

I have not written in almost a month! Seems like there is nothing to post about recently. David was laid off so now he is working on some construction jobs while he tries to find another accounting job. I am still working and I guess its not to bad but I do miss being home with my babies :) Before to long I am sure I will be home with them again for a good while. I am glad it is beginning to cool down. It makes me want to go out and do some thing fun out doors like camp or go to timpanogas cave! Maybe this weekend! We'll see. Anyways just wanted to check in. I will write again when I have something more exciting to write about :) see ya

My Tukker Bear's Birthday

2009-07-30T21:23:00.000-07:00

Today at 3:11 pm my sweet baby girl had been in this world for two years. It has been a crazy two years that has both flown by and crept slowly along with ever lasting moments. I remember when she was born I had no idea how to feel. My mom promised me that if I waited to give birth until she got home from West Virginia that she would do the hard part for me. When it came down to the last moment I remembered that even though I had waited for my mommy I was still going to have to do this myself. I was scared to death. It was a seven hour labor that felt like a hundred years. Not because it was hard or stressful or even all that painful. It lasted forever because as badly as I wanted my body back I also wanted my baby to stay inside where she would be safe and warm and I could have her all to myself. The moment finally arrived where I saw her beautiful fat little face...I felt like I was frozen in time. I was laughing and kinda crying. I remember my mom taking my hands and putting them on my babies skin. She was saying, "feel her Heather. Feel how warm she is. She is all yours." I felt scared to touch her for some reason. It didn't seem real. As soon as I snapped out of it and the world begun to spin again I couldn't stop kissing her and holding her tight to me. She was so smooth and had beautiful olive skin, she was warm and smelled good and she loved me and I loved her. More than anything :) For that first year she wasn't my baby she was my best friend and my side kick. At times I felt like she was all I had and at times I enjoyed sharing everything I had with her. She would cry and scream ALL THE TIME and I still wanted to smile even when I wanted to cry. After she got through her screaming phase she became the smiley baby that every one loved. She is gorgeous and funny and full of character. I can't believe she is two now. The second year of her life went much faster than the first and now she is entering her terrible twos! But when she is not having a meltdown, she is funny and so smart and a blast to just be with...and an awesome big sister to her baby that she loves almost to much. Here are some of my favorite pics over the last two amazing years. Enjoy!

Still cooking...Fresh out of the oven...Two weeks old...Few weeks later with Aunt Crystal...Sleeping with daddy at two months...Late night photo shoot with mommy 3 months...First Christmas 6 months...Learning to crawl together 8 months...Playing with her mommy 10 months...First time at "the beach" 11 months...Park with cousin Caydance 14 months...First Christmas 18 months...

Thena's Birthday party 23 months...

Hanging with Grandma Bea on her big second birthday!

"To Reminisce is to remind ourselves of who we are and we we may become." May she grow strong and healthy, Live long and happy, and always have love within her and all around her.

Love you Tukker Davidia

Pictures

2009-07-29T15:23:00.001-07:00

My little ones are getting so big! Just wanted to post some recent pics...

Doesn't she look like an angel :).

Playing on the floor together.

Credit counceling

2009-07-22T08:12:00.000-07:00

I had a credit counceling appointment on monday and the woman counceling me was awesome and very inspirational! She is a 40 year old widow with three nearly grown children and she is a very successfull carrer woman. All three of her kids were home schooled for there entire elementry, jr.high, and high school. We got into a conversation about home schooled families and the benifits and what not. I have been interested in home school since I had Tukker but hadn't begun looking into it much yet. I just kinds figured she would start public school along with every one else because thats what you do when you turn four or five. This woman really made me concider home school with a much stronger interest. I have never been very happy with the education that I recieved in the public school and I know that some of that has to do with how much I put into it but I think it is also a common downside of the public schools. With 30 - 1 class size ratios and a strict ciriculum to stick to how much attention can each child really recieve? Children with special needs and slower learning speeds often get held back in school when they really just need some extra one on one attention. All of the information that school aged children need to learn I already know or I have easy access to. If I home school my kids I can teach them at there speed and really focus on there strengthss and work through there struggles. If I am wanting to be home with them anyway as a stay home mom why not make the decision to really get involved and do there schooling myself to. SO anyways David and I are starting to research it and look more into our options. We still have some time to really decide. What are every one elses thoughts on home school?

Ahhhh

2009-07-15T13:25:00.000-07:00

So I started work a week and a half ago and I am already having SAHM withdrawals. I hate the dilemma that comes along with parenting. I totally have the option to stay home which means that I am leaving my babies for hours a day BY CHOICE! But when I am home I feel depressed because I am not doing much of anything and I never see and other adults! I hate making choices especially ones that actually matter like this. Having the extra income from me working will really help us pay off our student loans and save up faster and I really enjoy my job and the people I work with. On the other hand, when I am home my kids are happier and seem to sleep and eat better and my husband is happier because not only does he see me more but I also keep the house a lot cleaner when I am not working! I don't know what to do!

Some pictures!

2009-07-08T10:22:00.000-07:00

Before hair... Plain and boring...

After hair... punk teenager/cute soccer mom/ business woman!
I added a few more for fun look at my girlies sweet smile! She loves holding her brother!

And look at THAT smilie! WHat a handsome boy I have :)

First day back!

2009-07-07T06:59:00.000-07:00

So I began my new training class at work yesterday! It felt good to be back. I missed my babies and my man while I was there but it felt really good to be out of the house and doing some thing. Kenzie is watching the kids for now until she goes back to school and it sounds like every thing went smoothly for her first day other than a fussy baby boy. I am excited about my new position at work. It is a different department and there is a lot for me to learn but it will be less repetitive than my old position. I made a couple friends right away yesterday and I am excited to get to know them better as well! I will keep you all updated! Also I will soon post some pics of my new hair cut! woo hoo I love it. I never thought short hair would fit me but I think it does!

Tied the knot!

2009-06-29T20:25:00.001-07:00

Sooo...David and I decided that with two kids, an apartment, joint bills and income, and four years of getting to know each other it was finally time we tied the knot! We planned to go to the courthouse and bring a couple witnesses. I wanted to give my mommy the chance to be my witness so four days before the planned wedding I clued her in on our plans. She agreed to join us and asked if Roger could be there as well. Of course that was fine with me so... Roger asked his boss for the time off, His boss asked My dad if his daughter was getting married on Friday and before I knew it the news had gone full circle and quite a few people knew! My dad and Christy wanted to be at the wedding as well and I was thrilled to have them. Dad and I decided that the courtroom would be tooooo small for all of us plus David's two witnesses so we decided on a front yard wedding at my moms. In the matter of three short days my four amazing parents quickly threw together the exact wedding I would have planned if I had taken months! It was beautiful and so much fun! I only have half of the pictures so I will post some now and some later for you!My Daddy got to walk me down my "isle"...Dallas"s (kenzie's boytoy) dad is a Bishop and agreed to marry us on such short notice...We got last minute rings...All of my family was there...All of his family was there...We had our sweet babies...

Me and my sisters were as crazy as usual :) We had a blast that night when a lot of people filtered out. I will post pics of that after I get them :) Thank you to every one who helped out to make it an awesome day!

Carnival

2009-06-27T15:49:00.000-07:00

We went to the carnival next door today and we had a lot of fun. The kids sat in a fire truck and we all played games and had treats. It was a great day but it was very hot and sunny :( uhg

Learning to be a super mom!

2009-06-21T15:54:00.001-07:00

I am slowely learning to do the small things a mommy should know how to do so here is my first (kinda sad) attempt at french braiding my daughters hair. :)

I had to post this!

2009-06-19T12:10:00.000-07:00

I saw moms blog with my baby photos and I had to post this lol. Sorry for the size difference but look at the similarities between Maveryk and myself. This is the best one I could find on my computer right now of him.

Ears, Forehead, nose, chine, smile, eye color lol Poor kid. Even our stylin' Hair doo :) Too Funny

21!

2009-06-16T07:42:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is my birthday! I keep trying to be excited but I really don't care that much. Its not as exciting when you an adult lol. We are going to Lagoon to celebrate and I am excited for that cuz its been a few years :) I have some new photos to post so I will get those up later while all these babies are sleeping. We may have a house guest for a while. Davids brother Alex is going through a breakup and needs some where for a transitional home. David and him took a break from each other for a while because they were bad influences on each other but now they are both a lot better and would love to rekindle there friendship. So that will be fun for a while if he decides to come here. I think he has a few options to choose from so we will see. :)

Pen Pal

2009-06-08T12:19:00.000-07:00

I wanna find a pen pal. When I was younger I was pen pals with Gary jr. the son of my moms friend Mel. I loved recieving hand written letters and writing back again. It really spices things up when your mail box has a letter mixed in with the bills! :)

High speed baby!

2009-06-05T20:30:00.000-07:00

:) So David and I have been "borrowing" the neighbors Internet connection for the last several months and it was slow slow slow! Yesterday we got our own high speed wireless connection set up and Its great. Blogger usually gives me lots of problems but not anymore! Yay for us! lol. Baby sitting Monday through Wednesday is going to be a lot more fun for all of us from now on I think! On Wednesday I tried breaking up the day into activities and art projects and fun stuff and it went so great. Much better than when I just let them free play all day lol Lazy babysitter. Now I just have to dig up some ideas for art projects and activities :) Any suggestions???

My big girl!

2009-05-24T11:11:00.000-07:00

So today Tukker was upstairs playing while David and I were in the living room. She came down the stairs with no diaper on. David went up to find the mess and clean it up :) When he got up there he saw her diaper lying on the ground in the bathroom so he decided to check in her potty seat. Sure enough she had gone number one! We have had her potty seat since christmas but she has never gone on it and I wasn't even sure that she knew what it was for lol I guess she does! She is such a big girl! I can't beleive she went her first time all by herself with out any one knowing she was doing it!

Good bye to Brianna

2009-05-22T09:55:00.000-07:00

My dear friend Brianna Hughes passed away recently and today I will be attending her funeral with some of my sisters. When some thing like this happened I can't help but let it leave me asking so many questions: Why didn't I stay closer to her as we got older, why didn't I make more of an effort to keep in touch, Why do we let friendships slip away after years of being close to people. Brianna was a very good friend of mine for the first several years of my life. Our moms were best friends when we were born so it trickled down to there children. I have always called Bri and her sisters my cousins when I talk about them to new friends I make. We grew up side by side and spent a lot of time together as kids. As our moms drifted apart we did too unfortunately. A few years ago I reconnected with her and I started talking to her and spending time with her here and there for a while. I remember sitting outside of a dollar movie drinking slurpees and we promised each other that we would have each other for our mades of honor when we found ourselves husbands. lol We had not been all that close for a while but we decided that we were each others first best friends so we had earned that honor. She was a really sweet person and was always a lot of fun to be around. I know that over the years she has been through a lot of hard times with her family and life in general but she was always a happy person anyways and really seemed to strive to do better than people would expect. I will miss her very much and I will always wish I had known her a little better as a woman since we were such great friends as young girls. May we all hope that these losses are far and in between while we miss this beautiful person.

Financial Freedom!

2009-05-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

So thanks to my loving mother :) WE attended the Dave Ramsey show last night and it was great. I feel like David and I were already heading in the right direction to get out of debt and start saving but we needed the information and motivation that Dave provided. We got all pumped up and now we are on our way to financial freedom! Here are my goals for our new journey:

By my 30th Birthday (9 years) I will:
1: Own a house
2: Have zero dollars in debt ( no mortgage or Student loans)
3:Have at least five thousand cash in the bank for emergency money
4: Be finished with school and also finished paying for it :)

So here we go! David is excited and pumped up and focused and I am busy planning away and probably getting ahead of myself lol. CHHEEEEETTAHHHHH

I love spring!

2009-05-13T08:06:00.000-07:00

I am so happy that the warm weather is finally here. I can't wait to start going camping and boating and doing all the fun summer activities. The warm weather is also an excuse for every one to get out and get some excersize to boost the great progress they are having with there diets! I started over this week on my fittness goals because I felt like I had loss sight of my plan and fallen back into some bad habbits. So far this week I feel great. I even visited the gym last night for the first time in months! woo hoo

Spring Project!

2009-05-09T09:00:00.000-07:00

I put this together from start to finish yesterday and it only cost about 10 dollars. I stained the wagon and filled it with the soil and planted some bright spring flowers! I set it out side my front door for some color. I love these little projects that make my house feel more like a home!

Not so good WW dinner lol

2009-04-30T21:52:00.000-07:00

So today I made sweet and sour pork for dinner....I was really excited for it and David was as well. The cook time was good, not to long not to short, and it smelled great as it was cooking but when it was done it was well.... not that great. We both felt that the sauce should have been thicker and it was kinda bland. The sauce was sweet and delicious but that was really the only flavor. IT was only 7 points per serving and one serving did keep me full all night so I suppose thats an up side. So here is a picture. The food turned out pretty but I wouldn't recommend it :(

Fun night

2009-04-29T07:51:00.000-07:00

SO yesterday David got an unexpected bonus at work so we took half of the money and put it in our savings and we took half and went shopping! We Never spend money on clothes unless its five or ten every couple months so we each bought a few new outfits and I am proud to say I was able to buy two new pairs of jeans size 11 that fit great! Now I don't have to wear my maternity pants every day that make me feel like a cow lol! We had a lot of fun shopping!

Ah good day

2009-04-27T14:28:00.001-07:00

So I started watching Kayleigh's little ones today so now monday through Wednesday I have four babies to play with! lol It was fun today and wasn't to hectic. I think this will be good for both Kayleigh and I and all of our kids. I wrote out my menu for the week so I can go grocery shopping and I am really excited! Thanks to mom I was able to get online and get some WW recipes! I am going to make WW dinners six days this week and I will post about the ones I like the most! We will see if I can have a better week this week. I gained a couple ounces last week due to a few over sized meals this weekend. Here's to a good week!

SAHM for now

2009-04-24T14:39:00.000-07:00

So as I told many people, I had decided to go back to work part time starting this Wednesday. After a couple days of getting the run around by HR I was informed I won't be able to return. So looks like I will be a stay home mom for a while after all. I am sure I will enjoy it very much but I am disappointed to have lost a good job that I really enjoyed and had lots of opportunities..

Happy birthday little sister!

2009-04-22T08:39:00.000-07:00

A post for my little sister who just a few years ago was a baby I called Emoswee (spelling? lol)

E- eccentric little girl full of energy and excitement. She can light up a room.
M- Modest...lol Just kidding. She is very talented and likes to show every one all the things she can do.
I- Intelligent. I wish I had been as smart as she is when I was in school. I think she reads at a higher reading level than I do now :)
L- Loving and fun. she wants more attention then she can get some times but that is only because she loves sharing her excitement with every one around her.
Y- Young and young at heart as I hope she always stays.

Happy Birthday to Emily who is growing up to fast :)

Successfull Weigh-in!

2009-04-19T12:50:00.000-07:00

Last week I weighed in and had gained two ounces so I was re motivated this week. I kicked it up a notch on the exercise and I stayed away from late night snacks a little better and sure enough this week I am down three pounds and! Very exciting now this week I will shoot for two pounds :) I am almost half way to my goal weight so as soon as I hit it I am going to post half way pictures. Good luck this week to every one else!

Tag! I'm it!

2009-04-15T19:48:00.000-07:00

Mom tagged me with the letter G so... Here goes

Ten things I love that start with "G"

1: Grey's Anatomy! I love this show. I was turned on to it by Mom and my sistas. I like it probably to an unhealthy extent. Some times when I watch it I get so obsorbed that I have trouble switching back to real life when the show ends lol. I make a point to rent every movie I find that has one of the carachters in it even if the movie doesn't look that good... It's sad.

2: Grocery Shopping! When I first lived on my own with David when I was seventeen we lived in a little appartment acrost the street from a smiths on redwood. I was working full time and going to school full time and trying to build a relationship. I was tired and stressed a lot and I found that the twenty minutes I would spend grocery shopping every now and then was the most relaxed I was. Ever sence then grocery shopping has been sort of my get away. When I am upset or overwhelmed I love to go to the store by my self and just walk around even if I don't buy anything.

3: Garth Brooks! I have always been a huge fan of Garth. I remember jumping up and down clapping when he won artist of the year when I was about ten years old. Lol I just think he is great.

4:Girls! Not only are some of my favorite people girls my sisters, my moms, my baby girl... but just girls overall are awesome! Way more awesome then stinky boys!!! Lol

5: Gossip! I don't mean the kind of gossip you see on Desperate housewives. I love when I get together with some one ANY ONE and you just get talking and can't stop. Before you know it three hours have gone by and you haven't gotten anything done that you were supposed to do. Thats the best! I loved having sleep overs when I was younger and no matter how tired we were we couldn't stop talking long enough to fall asleep. Another reason I love girls so much I suppose :)

6: Grand babies! I know I know I am a long way from being a grandma...(lets hope) But I absolutly love the thought of having grandbabies. I am scared to death to stop at two kids because that means I have a chance of having a very small number of grandbabies and that just won't do!

7: Goals! Having a goal gives you a chalange and some thing to look forward to. Some times I think I over plan every thing in my life but planning is just my way of setting goals for the things I want to accomplish big and small.

8: Good Friends! In life you find those people who seem to be the only ones other than family who just won't go away. A few people in my life who just keep coming back...

Courtney

Beckie

Stephanie

Jared James Gotta love them all :) Those are a few good friends that I hope are always around even if they come and go.

9: Giggles! I love giggles especially sweet baby giggles!

10: Goodbyes! "Every new begining comes from some other beginings end."

I need some hobbies

2009-04-14T11:32:00.000-07:00

I love staying home with my sweet babies but man do you get sick of the house quick! You can only clean so much and some times I don't even get that done cuz I am sick of the house lol. I need a hobby that will get me out of the house and give me energy with out costing me to much money. I want to start walking every day with the kids but I need to wait a little longer till the weather is warmer. I just have to mix things up I guess :) Play new games with my miss and find new exciting ways to clean the house lol :)

Very good easter :)

2009-04-12T20:43:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter today! David and I were not really counting on doing much of anything for Easter the Easter bunny was even going to skip our house this year but we weren't to torn up about it we just decided the money needed to be spent elsewhere this time. We woke up and got all ready this morning and went out to lunch with Mikee and Emily and the kids (Davids brother and his family) Turns out that the bunny had mistakenly brought our babies baskets to there house :) It was really nice of them to bring them out and tukker loved her toys and treats. WE went to Davids grandma's house to say hi after lunch and there were a few people over so we got to visit with some uncles and aunts and cousins too. Tukker played out side and we had a nice visit. Then we got to go to Easter dinner at Grandma Trish's house and played with more cousins :) It was a really good day despite my crappy weekly weigh in. But that's ok because tomorrow is the chance to start a whole new kind of week. Some one sweet reminded me today that even if I don't get my laundry folded or get a workout in, that at the end of the day if my babies got love and we are all healthy and happy then I got the most important job done. :) Love you mom.

Tukker's new Hat

2009-04-11T17:32:00.000-07:00

So I got Tukker a cute easter hat for her to wear in our family pictures. I wanted to take a picture of how pretty it was on her but she refused to smile for the camera. we took about a thousand pictures and this is the best one I got.

Look at my cute babies :)

2009-04-09T12:53:00.001-07:00

Ah hectic mornings lol

2009-04-06T13:19:00.000-07:00

I was strongly reminded what it means to be a parent today lol. I returned home after dropping my car off for some pricey repairs, when I walked in the phone was ringing, Tukker wouldn't shut the door and stop crying for grandma, Maveryk was crying for food and was also covered in poop waist down. I was hungry but didn't have two seconds to think about eating because I was very ready to nurse. I hadn't showered or changed clothes for my self or either of my children... I just sat down on the couch and closed my eyes for a minute then got up smiling and went to work on smoothing out my overload of chores. lol I love being a grown up. Now that I am almost out of time before I have to pick David up I need to get to work cleaning my house! It is in serious trouble at the moment and needs immediate attention :)

Week one Weigh in!

2009-04-05T20:35:00.000-07:00

So today was week one since I started actually focusing on getting back in to shape. I lost five pounds this week and three inches off my waist! woo Hoo I am awesome lol I wish I could keep loosing three inches a week lol So that was week one. Week two here I come! I get to kick it up a notch a little this week. A little more exercise! Can't wait to see every ones results next weekend good luck to all!

Peek-a-boo

2009-04-03T15:26:00.000-07:00

Look who got a belly button! :)

Week two down eighteen years to go!

2009-04-03T06:55:00.000-07:00

So I have been mommy to two for almost two weeks now. Every thing is going great. I have had lots of help which has been nice. It really has been a job to learn to adjust to two. Traveling with two and trying to get some sleep with two are probably the hardest for me lol. But every thing is coming together now and Tukker is adjusting quickly to. She loves her bubble (brother) and her biggest problem is that she can't seem to kiss him enough lol. Well I don't have to much to talk about so I will post after weigh in on sunday! Woo Hoo

The starting line!

2009-03-29T20:50:00.000-07:00

So I weighed in and took my measurments today. I am excited to get started getting in shape. I did well taking it easy for the first week. which was rough but I got through it and now tomorrow I can start with a little excersize and kick it up a notch on the diet. I will post weekly about my progress like every one else :) Here are my before pics. David is getting in shape with me too but he wasn't to excited about posting his fat pics for every one to see lol but we took them anyway for the dramatic effect of comparing them with the after pics :) Here we go.

Sorry for the poor quality and bad lighting. Here are my measurments:

Arm: 10.5

Thigh: 24.0

weist: 40.0

Hips: 42.0

David didn't think I should do my chest since I am nursing right now.

So here we go. Good luck to me and good luck to every one who has been doing so well already!

The Big Day

2009-03-27T19:38:00.000-07:00

Well we did it! We cooked a sweet baby boy and now he is here out of the oven and tons of fun. Sleepless nights sore boobs and a grumpy four person family... all worth it for this face :)

The hospital experience was as smooth as can be not to long of labor and we had a fun bunch there to keep me company through the slow boring part.

Every one loves him so much. He had daddy, mommy and sister love all over him the first day.

Not to mention every one else who came to share the love...

It was all very nice but now we are happy to be home :) All of us are excited to be moving along with the new addition to our family!

Our fun Monday

2009-03-27T19:20:00.000-07:00

So I am a little backed up on my blogs I want to get caught back up so I will start with monday! We thought hard about what to do with Tukker for her last day as an only child :) We finally realized that going to see the puppies at the pound would not only be free but it would probably be more fun for her than any thing we could pay for :) She had a blast and it was so sweet.

Five days to go!

2009-03-19T11:24:00.000-07:00

So we are just about finished getting everything all prepared for maveryk to join us! I mostly just have to stock up on groceries and set up a spot in our room for the little guy to room in with us for the first few days. I can't believe it is finally here. I have been ready for about a month and now it is only a few days away. We will have the weekend to finish getting the house ready and to spend some time with Miss Tukker! We were thinking that since he will be coming on Tuesday morning we would like to take Tukker to do something fun Monday evening. Kinda a special day just for her since it will be her last day as an only child :) I was thinking jungle gyms would be fun but don't know for sure if she is really big enough. If any one has any better Ideas let me know with in the next couple days :)

Time to potty train lol

2009-03-17T07:01:00.000-07:00

Tukker discovered how to take her diaper off yesterday and this is what David found when he went to check on her this morning..

Lucky for mom she didn't wet the bed at all. Looks like we will be putting onsies on her for bed time now until she is potty trained lol

Back Yard Make Over

2009-03-17T06:52:00.000-07:00

In our "back yard" At our appartment we have a fenced area with a cute patio feel going on and it has a lot of potential unfortunatly nothing has been done with it. SO I decided I want to give it a make over. It might take the whole summer to finish completely but I am starting now so here are my before pics. (It was difficult to get a snap shot of the whole thing so I took several so you can see all the different angles)

YUM

2009-03-10T07:18:00.000-07:00

I made soup from scratch last night with out a recipe and it was seriously the best broccoli cheese potato soup I have ever tasted! lol It really was delicious and I was very proud. I wish I would have had some dinner guests but David and Tukker loved it to so I was happy :) I would post the recipe but I am sure it is not the healthiest so I will just write it in my recipe keeper in case any one ever wants to try it :)

Up since five

2009-03-09T05:49:00.000-07:00

One of those mornings when you just can't sleep... I have been up shopping on KSL for almost two hours lol I can't believe how many people are up posting things this early! This weekend was great! David and I took Tukker down to Price to watch a bull riding show and it was so much fun. She loved all the big bulls. David really got into it wit her and bounced her all around on his lap whenever some one was getting bucked around on a bull It was cute she loved it. We came back on Sunday and went shopping for just about every last thing that we needed for maveryk. I am going to go bargain hunting for a dresser today but other than that we are just about ready! I am officially on maternity leave starting today! Yay! I decided to go ahead and take off a little early to spend some time with Tukker and so that David and I can finish up getting ready for Mav to be here. We are super excited and it is starting to feel real that he will actually be here soon! With in the next two weeks or so. I am going to work on putting every thing that we bought together in the little mans room today so I will post some pics in the next day or two and hopefully every one will get the chance to come visit in person soon. :)

Weekend

2009-03-06T20:25:00.000-08:00

The doc was good on Thursday. Dilated to a three and 60 percent thinned out so she said I am progressing nicely. I am hoping I don't make it to my next doc appointment on the 12th lol we'll see. I am achy and sore so hopefully any day now. other than that the weekend has been pretty calm. Mom and I went to get fabric today for Mav's crib bedding. We got like twelve different patterns they all look so cute together I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Moving along nicely

2009-03-04T07:37:00.001-08:00

Things are going really smooth right now. We bought the blazer we had looked at and it is great. I dropped down to 32 hours per week now that David is working full time at IHC. He really likes his new job. Tukker is back in day care at Tara's which will be good for her because she needs time with other kids. We only have to pay for day care three days a week with our work schedules. Works out great! I have a doc appointment in the morning! We will have to see how that goes :)

Dr. appointment

2009-02-27T13:01:00.000-08:00

So I went to the Doctor yesterday morning and had a very exciting appointment. I have only gained one pound the last week and she said that Mr. Mav has dropped down into position and I am dilated to 1and a half to two Centimeters :) (thanks mom) and about 50 percent thinned out! Woo Hoo. When I clapped she told me not to get to excited because with Baby T I was at a two for three weeks lol We will see. I am betting on the 20th but she is still saying the 28th. I went and checked out a Chevy s10 blazer yesterday. It is in great condition. It has low miles runs beautifully is clean inside and out, has lots of baby space, and every thing works :) Dad is going to come along while I go take a second look today and if every thing mechanically checks out in his opinion then I am going to grab it. Only 3500 and I am hoping to talk them down to 3000. Its a 2000 and we looked it up and found that it is worth about 3200 so ill have to work some magic with the owner :) I am super cleaning my house today and rearranging a little for a change. I like that fresh new feeling especially this time of year while its warming up outside. Guess I better get back to my work. Hope to see you all at my baby shower tomorrow morn!

My crazy landlord

2009-02-26T06:42:00.000-08:00

So... about two weeks ago we called out the gas company due to some Oder's in the house that seemed to be coming from the utility closet in our living room. They came out and there was indeed a small gas leak so they tightened a few things up and the smell was gone. A few days later the smell returned much much stronger. It was faint at first but by last night it was so strong you could taste it and it was a strange smell. It didn't smell like usual gas leaks but it was a weird smell so we called our landlord over to check it out. He came over and opened the closet where the smell was extremely potent and he pulled out a lighter and flipped it on! His way of checking for a gas leak..... This seemed a little unsafe to me wouldn't you say? So after he couldn't figure it out he put up a carbon dioxide detector and left. We called the gas company back. They came out and it turned out that it was gasses leaking from the suage drain in the utility closet. lol Just needed a cup of water pored down it was all. lol Thank god it wasn't a gas leak or we might not have a house right now it would have been up in flames with every we own and possibly us! crazy crazy do-it-yourself landlord of mine :)

David got a new job

2009-02-23T19:17:00.000-08:00

David got the job at IHC that he has been trying for. Finally! He was very patient with them and it paid off. Working for Select med as an accountant for good pay and benefits. That has been what he has needed for a LONG time. good benefits good job good hours. It will be great for him. He has been having a good time spending time with our miss and cleaning and what not but he is ready to be back to work and over the stir crazy feeling of staying home. Me on the other hand... I am more than ready for my time off work lol :)

Sleeping babies lol

2009-02-22T08:05:00.000-08:00

It never stops amaizing me all the different ways that babies can sleep comfortably. This morning Tukker woke up at six so David got up and brought her downstairs to the couch to snuggle her back to sleep. When I came down at eight thirty this is what I found in the living room...

I was slightly concerned about the safty of this but I had to snap a quick photo or two before I lifted her back up on to the couch. Her head and arms were compleetly off the edge and free hanging. LOL to funny.

2009-02-16T19:42:00.000-08:00

BABY SHOWER!!!
I will be having a baby shower on the 28th of February to celebrate the coming of baby boy Maveryk! Every one is invited so come by it will be lots of fun!
Date: Saturday Feb 28
Time: 11:00 AM
Place: mom/ Trish's House Call Her or I for directions

Dinner with Dad and Christy

2009-02-15T07:15:00.000-08:00

We had Dad and Christy over for dinner on Friday nice. It was really nice I miss seeing them. Tukker had fun playing and I made dinner. I made Thia Chicken Fetticcini which I love but I decided to try using whole weat noodles and I wasn't to impressed with them (sorry dad sorry christy) IT definatly wasn't as delicious as usual. We had a really good visit and I am glad they were able to come. For Valentines day testerday David and I went to two movies and out to lunch. We did an early day celebration rather than evening so that our babysitter could be free by five. :) We saw "Yes man" and "Seven Pounds" they were both really good!

Nothing :(

2009-02-12T13:17:00.000-08:00

Doc wouldn't even check me today LOL she said "next week Heather i will start checking you next week ok? " But there was some good news...I only gained one pound over the last two weeks!!! Woo Hoo I had been gaining way to fast for awhile. I am up to 182 almost. I can't wait till he pops out so I can post my before pics and start my weight loss journey with the rest of you! My goal is to be back to 140 by my birthday. I am allowed to set a shorter time frame then every one else since I will be giving birth to and nursing away half my weight. Only 20 pounds or so will be real weight I have to loose so that gives me about ten weeks to do it in. I think thats reasonable. :) We'll see... Good luck to every one else on there fitness challenges!

Please Dr.Anders...

2009-02-11T20:30:00.000-08:00

So I have an appointment tomorrow and I am crossing my fingers that she will say "Wow your four centimeters dilated, pack your bag we're checking you in!" Lol I realize I am still several weeks away from delivery (from their calculations) But I swear he is getting ready. I have all these things changing suddenly this week. My skin is breaking out. I can barely sit still for five minutes at work because my hips are killing me! It feels like he dropped drastically and all of a sudden I can barely make it up a flight of stairs that was cake three days ago. I can't sleep, im not hungry and I am soooo grumpy no one wants anything to do with me lol I am even feeling queasy again. Either I'm almost to the end or I'm starting the first trimester over again! Please let it be the earlier of the two. I guess we will find out tomorrow what the verdict is for now. The good news is that by my calculations which I believe are the RIGHT ones lol I we will be seeing this little guys face a couple weeks earlier than my Doctor says :)

I cook Too!

2009-02-05T18:06:00.000-08:00

So every one always posts pics of their food! I cook Too! when I am not working through dinner time that is. So here is a pic of my super delicious not so healthy awesome dinner. Stuffed pork chops, Cheesy baked potato, steamed vegies and buttered bread.

2009-02-05T16:21:00.000-08:00

Ah look at that cute face! My Maveryk never stops moving but the moment we went to fetal photo to get some shots of him he turned into a snuggler and wanted to nap. We still got some cute ones though. He sure looks like his big sister and I can't wait to see if he comes out with that thick dark hair she had! We caught a cute smile in there for a minute

He has very defined smile lines tucked up in his big chipmunck cheeks. Looks familure lol

Getting Ripe

2009-01-31T18:23:00.000-08:00

Well the little man is getting ripe. I am getting sick of being pregnant, I broke 180 lb, and my belly is getting to big for my maternity jeans to fit right. Only six weeks to go!

Maveryks Room

2009-01-24T11:18:00.000-08:00

Tukker and I have been working hard on my days off to get Maveryk's room all put together. It is coming together slowely but surely. I don't want to put up any pic of our progress till it's finished. We are hoping to have it done before the end of febuary so it is ready whenever he is :)

I love newyears!!!

2009-01-02T20:51:00.000-08:00

So this new years David and Tukker and I just hung out at home and watched the ball drop but it was still really good :) T loved banging on pots and pans with us when the countdown ended. She first looked at mom and dad like they were crazy but it didn't take long for her to get into it :) I got some super cute pics and I will be sure to post them just as soon as i get the cord back from grandmas that goes from my camera to the computer :) SO I had to have some goals for the new year and I am determined to do some thing every day to work twords achieving them. So far so good. Here they are...

1. Get organized
2. Get healthy
3. GET OUT OF DEBT!!!! woo hoo

Christmas

2008-12-28T12:09:00.000-08:00

Hey,

Haven't posted in over a month! Haven't had a lot to write about :) Tukker is doing great, Work is going awesome and every thing else is fine as well. Christmas was a lot of fun. It was nice seeing every one and Tukker loved all of her gifts. Despite the cold that took over my house we all had a great time and really enjoyed the Holiday. I am excited for new years! New Years is my favorite Holiday by far! I love it. I will post some pics of my Christmas up tomorrow or so :) Love you all.

Going and Going

2008-11-17T11:39:00.000-08:00

SO nothing new is really going on these days lol I haven't written because I don't have much to write about. Work is going great. I am really enjoying it every day. Tukker is getting so big. She is walking like a pro. I would say she walks about 85 percent of the time now. still crawls every once in a while when she is really grumpy or something. I am getting really excited about the holidays. I am ready to start decorating for christmas. :)

DISCOVER!

2008-11-04T09:16:00.000-08:00

So I talked before about wanting to get a full time job and keep one of my part time jobs... I had my first day at Discover Card yesterday where I started my full time job that I now hope lasts a long long time! IT is such a great company for benefits and career opportunities and tuition reimbursement and so on and so on. I was excited to get back into the call center situation because I knew I would feel comfortable and be able to succeed in that situation but this call center is far better than my expectations that I had set from experience at other call centers. I am so so excited to be some where that will benefit me and my growing family so much and I can secure a position for a few years while I finish school. If any one was wondering, Pier one is the part time position that I gave up for this new position. I am staying at Carters part time one or two days a week mostly for the discount but also for the little extra money.

I can't believe it's almost winter!

2008-10-22T17:18:00.000-07:00

Its really cooling down outside lately. I keep bundling up my baby before we leave the house and I am still shocked when I walk out side and it is FREEZING! I can't wait to decorate for Christmas but unfortunately I have two more holidays to get through first :( Halloween will be fun and then thanksgiving will be Delicious! Christmas is just the cherry on top.
There is a super sweet deal on a condo that I want to take advantage of but I am feeling the effects of being to nice and lending out my credit. But the up side is that I learned my lesson and in a year the loans I signed on will be paid off and my debt to income will be much prettier. I have worked my butt off to keep my credit as nice as I can and that will pay off when I go for the next big opportunity! Lets just hope that I can make my next year much more stable than last year in work, love, money , and life in general lol I am sick of the sporadic Heather and its time to turn over a new leaf! :) Just gotta figure out which leaf to turn...

ITs a boy!

2008-10-15T05:22:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't posted about it yet lol. I don't have Internet right now and I am not at a place where I can use it all that often. But....Its a boy! Baby Maveryk is on the way. We will meet him in late march :)
I am completely done moving and Tukker and I love it. We spend a lot of time at home and she loves going up and down the stairs all day :) All of the rooms are unpacked and put together except for maveryks room which is currently the "extra" room so it has a few unpacked boxes and this and that type stuff lol. I am getting to it a little each day though. Before long it will be a cute little blue and brown nursery!

One day down!

2008-10-03T16:25:00.000-07:00

Well I got a whole day of moving in. It has been long and strenuous lol I got all of my kitchen moved and my bed and another load of random stuff. I still have a lot but it is mostly small lighter stuff so it should go rather quickly. I am hoping to be done by mid day tomorrow! I am sure T will be excited to finish up. She hates being strapped in the car all day long.

I love this song

2008-09-30T12:55:00.000-07:00

I have added a few new songs to my playlist. One of them is Taylor Swifts new song "love story" She has the sweetest most innocent songs and I love that :) Here are the lyrics for any one who hasn't heard it...

"We were both young when I first saw you

I closed my eyes and the flashback starts

I'm standing there On a balcony

in summer air

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns

I see you make your way through the crowd

And say hello

Little did I know

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles

And my daddy said, "stay away from Juliet"

And I was crying on the staircase

Begging you, please don't go

And I said

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess

It's a love story

Baby, just say yes

So, I sneak out to the garden to see you

We keep quiet cause we're dead if they knew

So close your eyes Escape this town for a little while

Oh oh

Cause you were Romeo, I was the scarlet letter

And my daddy said, "stay away from Juliet"

But you were everything to me

I was begging you, please don't go

And I said

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess

It's a love story

Baby, just say yes

Romeo, save me They try to tell me how to feel

This love is difficult, but it's real

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess

It's a love story

Baby, just say yes

Oh oh

I got tired of waiting

Wondering if you were ever coming around

My faith in you is fading

When I met you on the outskirts of town

And I said

Romeo, save me I've been feeling so alone

I keep waiting for you, but you never come

Is this in my head I don't know what to think

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone

I love you and that's all I really know

I talked to your dad Go pick out a white dress

It's a love story Baby, just say yes

Oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh '

Cause we were both young when I first saw you "

...Cute Cute Cute

FRIDAY!!!

2008-09-29T10:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry mom you are stuck with Kayleigh and the girls for a few more days! :) I was informed today by my soon to be landlord that my new place would be freshly painted and ready to move into by Friday not Wednesday like I was previously planning. I am still very excited and this actually gives me a few extra days to get every thing packed up nice and organised so it will be a smooth easy move. I had a WIC appointment today and found out that while my walking talking toddler is perfectly in the 50th percentile for her height and weight she has a terribly low amount of Iron in her blood. They want children her age to be at about 11.3 and she is only at 8.7. I have no idea what those numbers mean but I know that hers is far to low and I have to get it up! SO I spent an hour in a small room with a nutritionist talking about how I can get it up quickly then keep it there from here on out. I was rather disappointed because I have always been pretty dang good at being sure she was fed right and stayed on a healthy diet. The lady said it is wonderful that she has plenty of fruit and veggies every day. She has juice and milk to drink never punch or koolaid or anything unhealthy. She eats three meals a day and has two snacks she takes two naps a day and gets some outside time. I brush her teeth at least once a day and she only goes to be with water in her cup so sugar won't be sitting on those clean white teeth :) Apparently all the calcium that she gets with how much milk she drinks is competing with the very little Iron that she gets. Some how with all the fruits and veggies I seemed to have overlooked meat and beans and grains. All the things from that section of the food chart. ooops. So from here on out lots of protein and iron for the miss and a tad bit less milk :)