Mike and Amanda Sitting In A Tree...

Then and Now

2012-02-09T17:54:00.008-07:00

Oh my goodness! So much has changed in 9 months! My little gummy bear is now crawling and getting into trouble haha. I can't wait to see what she'll be doing in 9 more months.. miss my little baby though...

Just for Laughs...

2011-10-18T08:59:00.002-06:00

This makes me giggle. It's not mine, but I thought I would share my findings :) I'm going to be showing this to everyone, so if you see it more than once from me.. sorry.. it's just so stinkin funny!

4 Months!!

2011-09-29T15:41:00.002-06:00

Our happy baby izzie is now 4 months old! whew.. we made it! this far anyways.. well we took her for her check up yesterday and here are her stats... she is over 26 inchs long! puts her at 99%, and weighs 16.4 pounds (94%) and her head is right where it needs to be.. can't remember what percent but it was in between. She had to get her shots... which was terrible to watch as her momma, but she got through it.. she's just been uber cranky and running a bit warm. all normal. can't wait til she goes back to her smiling self :)

Solids... PASS

2011-09-25T17:01:00.002-06:00

Well today we tried solids for the first time. I went with rice cereal from Gerber.. it did not go all that well haha. She hated it! She would start gaging and just spitting it out. For now I guess we'll stick with bottles ;) who wants to eat mushed up rice anyways? Can't wait to get my baby bullet and start making those yummy foods for her.. probably in another month or so!

3 Months!

2011-09-25T16:50:00.001-06:00

Soon Izzie will be 4 months so i decided to go back and post pictures from month 3 of life :) Here's just a few of the million i took. My baby Izzie is growing up so fast and she amazes me every day.

100 day celebration!!

2011-09-25T16:43:00.002-06:00

Oh man where does the time go? I'm so behind on blogging and posting pictures but lets just say i have zero extra time anymore. Here's some pics from Izzie's 100 day celebration. It was on September 4th.. yeesh.. that was a while ago. My mom did such a great job cooking and we all did such a great job at eating! Thanks mom for all you do!

Look maw! I can sit.. kinda...

2011-08-05T20:25:00.001-06:00

First a smiley picture because.. well it's adorable! Now... check her out! She's sitting! Of course she's getting some help from her boppy.. but still! This is pretty amazing! OH and i swear she said "hi" 6 times the other day.. which basically means she's a genius!

2 Months!!

2011-08-05T20:21:00.002-06:00

That's right, my baby girl is already 2 months! This picture was taken on our way to the doctors office.. little did she know she was about to get her shots! Wasn't so bad though, she's a trooper! Here's her stats. She is now 12.4 pounds and nearly 24 inchs long! The doctor was surprised on how strong she is! Yes, i know she's strong, she was kicking me from the inside doc!

Tiny Toes

2011-07-17T12:51:00.001-06:00

Awww.... her feet will never be this small again. She can now fit into newborn shoes! YAY. Aren't these puppies the cutest?

Playmat..Likey or No Likey?

2011-07-08T14:16:00.002-06:00

Definitely LIKEY! Oh my goodness she loves this thing. She can play on it forever... well maybe an hour and a half at most, but hey! that's a long time for a break for mommy. I do love this playmat, it's super cute and matches her room! I bought it at babinskis ;)

Got Milk part II

2011-06-23T15:31:00.002-06:00

I took this picture this morning and I am convinced that she knows her bottle and that food comes out of it. First she stared for about 20 minutes, then she reached. As you can see.. it's almost empty because she just ate! Guess she wanted more haha. She's a little piggy.. 4 weeks and up to 4 ounces every 2 - 3 hours!

Check me out! I'm 3 weeks

2011-06-20T11:51:00.003-06:00

Yes, my little Izzie is growing up so fast! We had her 2 week appointment (well.. more like 2.5 week appointment) and she's already 8.5 lbs! whew.. a whole pound since birth. She's an eater so I'm not surprised, doctor said she's also a bit colicky :( which means she's sweet and then not so sweet (like a sour patch kids commercial haha) and of course her not so sweet times are 11:00 pm - 5:30 am. UGH.

Got Milk?

2011-06-07T15:48:00.002-06:00

Yep, that's Izzie staring down her milk while we were trying to entertain her haha. She's a chubby bunny who already knows where her food comes from. I also added a close up of her, she's still so tiny and I love it!

INTRODUCING.....

2011-05-30T20:10:00.003-06:00

Isabella Patricia Comrie... Izzie for short. She was born on May 26, 2011 at 6:44 am after 5 pushes during 2 contractions. She was 7 pounds 4 ounces and 20 inches long. Here's a little about her birth...
On May 25th at 11:00 am, I went into my doctor's office to have my membranes stripped.. AGAIN. (it's where they seperate your bag of water from your uterus) Around 12:30 pm I started having contractions every 2 - 3 minutes apart but they weren't painful, just annoying, so Mike and I went to Paradise Bakery to get some lunch. We also went to FYE and got Gnomeo and Juliet for later that night ;) (Sorry, I want to remember all the details of this day so I have to write it). ALL DAY I was contracting every 2 - 3 minutes but becuase they honestly didn't hurt, I didn't think much of it... til 10:00 pm. We started the movie and during the show I made a promise to myself that if the contractions stayed at 2 - 3 minutes apart and got any stronger than what they were (like a 4 on the pain scale) I was going to go into Labor and Delivery to get checked. (I really didn't want to go to L&D for nothing, it would have been my 4th trip!)
The movie ended and I couldn't blurt out fast enough to Mike that I wanted to go to the hospital. The contractions were 2 minutes apart and now about a 6 on the pain scale and getting a bit hard to talk through.
We got to the hospital around 11:45 pm and was placed in triage. The nurse checked me, I was 3 cm dilated and 90% effaced (so NO change from my appointment that morning). She said that I should walk around and she would check me again around 1:30 am and if there was no change I would be sent home.
1:30 am rolled around, I was in PAIN but NO CHANGE! The nurse saw that I was in pain and said that she would give me another hour and see what happens.
2:30 am, my AWESOME nurse checked me and right then my bag of water broke! THANK GOD! "Well, I guess your staying, let me show you your room" she says.. I can not tell you how happy that made me feel!!!!
3:30 am I'm situated in my room and the nurse asks me if i want an epidural. Give me the damn epi is what i wanted to say.. I think i said yes please, I'm so nice during labor haha. At this point my contractions were back to back and SUPER painful. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't talk, i couldn't live without that epi!
4:30 am the nurse checks me and I'm at a 6 and my epi is working beautifully. Decided to get some rest.
6:30 am the nurse checks me again to do shift changes and looks up and says I'm complete. She's super surprised and surries around the room to get everything ready. I was calm, she looked like she was getting nervous haha. She just says she didn't think I'd get complete yet. She calls the doctor and we do a "test" push to see how i'll push.. she calls the doctor again haha.
6:44 am after 2 contractions and 5 pushes Izzie is out and put on my chest. I can't even tell you how i felt. She came out screaming and is the most beautiful little bundle of love. 10 fingers, 10 toes, one loud voice!
I had the best labor and delivery! Everything happened so quick. Mike was shocked how fast it went and said it looked like i wasn't even pushing. I called my dad around 4:30 am to say today was the day, and he was suprised how calm i was on the phone.
We stayed in the hospital from May 25 (if you count when i came in0 to May 28th 12:30 pm. I had the best care and I kinda miss being pregnant but being a mom to izzie is sooo rewarding, even if it's only been 5 days ;)

Drool Alert!

2011-05-23T17:11:00.004-06:00

This weekend was the living traditions festival! They had food and dancing and food and crafts and food and shops and oh yeah... FOOD! Mike and I went on Saturday AND Sunday just for the food. Please don't ask about the shopping or shows because... well... we only went and ate haha. I heard some drumming while i ate, that sounded pretty good, and i'm sure i'm chomped with the beat.. but the main reason for going.. THE FOOD! hey.. i am pregnant haha. That's right, I'm STILL pregnant. Here's pictures of all the foods we ate! We had fresh spring rolls with peanut sauce and some kind of noodles with egg rolls and crushed peanuts from the vietnamese stand, we had rice, beef sticks, adobo, some kind of noodle thing, potatoes, and lumpia from the Fillipino Stand, Crepes and some kind of mixed plate from the Bosnia stand (who knew they had nutella crepes from bosnia haha), and Otai from Tongan stand.. I wish i tried the pinapple beef from Hawaii.. but i was just to dang full! ASIAN FESTIVAL ON JUNE 11th haha.. oh yes, i'm planning on eating there too.

38 Weeks and Growing

2011-05-16T13:10:00.002-06:00

UGH! I honestly thought that I'd be done by now and have my sweet baby girl in my arms, but apparently she has other plans and loves it on the inside. Dang me for having a comfortable uterus! ha ha. Well, here's an update picture of my growing belly.. it's getting HUGE! I know, hopefully she's out soon because I don't think it'll stretch anymore.. no worries, using my bio oil religiously!!

Starting her off right!

2011-05-16T13:05:00.001-06:00

What girl doesn't like shoes?! Here's her collection so far... still thinking she needs more so if you guys know any cute places to pick up some more cute shoes, let me know!! Oh, and yes.. baby girl has her first set of bunny slippers (upper right hand corner). CUTE!

Happy Mother's Day!

2011-05-10T17:55:00.002-06:00

Happy Mothers Day MOM! Isn't my mom gorgeous? We had a short visit this mothers day (she's gearing up for her big test), can't wait til next year when I get to celebrate! Mike did get me a gift, but I agree.. it's a little awkward without a baby here.. lucky mike will get a Fathers Day...LAME haha

Whew all done... now we wait...

2011-05-10T17:37:00.007-06:00

All done! I posted some pictures before, but now i'm all done! Check them out. The leaves now wrap around the room and her closets are all organized and ready to go. On my changing table I set up her diaper caddy (Thanks Court!) and now i can pick it up and go. Now I just need Izzie to come out!

Comfort on the Weekends

2011-05-10T17:34:00.002-06:00

Geeze..look at my dogs. Kona nice and comfy under the covers and then a cute picture of kona and mei-lei (and mike in the background). My dogs are just too cute!

Have you seen my beach ball?

2011-05-10T17:29:00.004-06:00

you know how the joke goes.. have you seen my beach ball? it's this big (and then the men flex off their muscles).. well my beach ball is my belly! grrr i'm so over being preggers!! I for sure thought May 9th... well... nope.. I'm still pregnant!! She's to dang comfy in there. This pic was taken on Easter.. I'll update soon.

Dog Bite!

2011-05-10T17:24:00.002-06:00

That's right! My sweet kona bona was attacked! This stupid pit bull was not on a leash and bit kona on the head! This picture was taken a few days later but you can see above his eye where the dog latched on, he also got my kona right on the edge of his eye! I was FREAKING out to say the lease... no one wants to see their baby bleeding out of their eye! Anyways, all is well now, after phone calls to animal control, numerous office visits, and phone calls to the stupid owner of the pit bull, all is well now. Kona was on as much medication as me! Kona's 3 meds on the left, my 3 meds on the right.

Tulips & Lilies... MY FAV!

2011-05-10T17:19:00.003-06:00

awwww... aren't they gorgeous! Mike surprised me at work today and brought flowers. Not just any flowers.. tulips and lilies (my favorite). These were our wedding flowers and I kept them so long they dried and started crumbling on my dining table. Isn't he the sweetest husband? Yup, I think so ;)

The Last Ultrasound...

2011-04-14T16:36:00.002-06:00

well, here it is. the last ultrasound before D day.. or should i say B day haha. I know they'll do one the day of to see baby's position yadda yadda yadda.. but this is the last one for fun (i guess you could say) so, of course she was stubborn and i actually went yesterday but she wouldn't show us anything so i had to come back today. i always have to go twice! stubborn princess huh? the first pic is of her sucking her thumb, she always has her hands by her face, the second is a cute shot of her face and the third just shows how squished she is in my tummy. you can see her little knees! The tech said that she has chubby cheeks (yes, we know) and lots of hair (i could have guessed that from all my heartburn!!) this phase is almost done (thank god), tomorrow i'll be 34 weeks! hopefully she'll be here at 36 weeks (full term baby!).

32 weeks...

2011-04-04T21:04:00.003-06:00

8 months completed... thank god! So naturally i've been counting down since the day i found out i was preggers, but now.. i'm really counting down! I am completely confident that she will be here the first week of may so here we go... 4 weeks left! fine fine.. 4 - 8 weeks left.. happy? there's always a chance i could go past my due date, but the way things are going.. i'm shooting for that first week of may! She's head down now, which is exciting, and she's SUPER low. She gets hiccups all the time (i'm talking 2 - 5 times a day)... good/bad? who knows. I read it's good since it's "practice" breathing, but I also heard babies who get hiccups in utero a lot have reflux... I guess we'll find out if there's any truth behind that one in.. 4 weeks! today Ana brought in her baby.. she's just about 2 weeks old now and OH MY GOODNESS! cutest baby! she was so tiny and made so many cute noises.. i was completely jealous! I want one.. oh right.. but mine's still on the inside. I can not wait to meet my little izzie and hopefully she come in.. .that's right.. 4 weeks :)

Happy Birthday to MEEEEE!!!!

2011-04-04T20:57:00.002-06:00

Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to MEEEE-E! Happy Birthday to me! I'm twenty fiiiiiiiiive! Check out this embarrassing office I got to walk into haha. Just kidding, I LOVE IT! I mean.. come on.. its hello kitty! my fav!! streamers, table clothes, balloons, even a tiara taped to my chair.. all HELLO KITTY! I know I'm posting a bit late.. but i had to show it off, such a great birthday :) ps.. it's now april and i still have some stuff up, it's waaay to awesome to just rip down after one day!

Izzie's 1st Room

2011-03-24T10:39:00.002-06:00

Here is Izzie's nursery! It looks more cramped that it actually is, but i love it. Sometimes i just go in there and sit in that rocker and day dream... about my long nights with a crying, pooping, fussy baby. ahhh... motherhood. my favorite part is the wall decal.. it's called summer wind tree, and i bought it from etsy.. only about 60 bucks. mike was suppose to put it up for me but was distracted by.. the tv.. so i did it. turns out that wall decaling is a nice hobby for preggos. i may go a bit crazy soon and buy somemore, but i feel a scrapbooking phase about to start here soon.. i do have TONS of ultrasounds that need to be placed in a album ;)

Monster Fruit... AHHH RUN!

2011-03-24T10:33:00.002-06:00

okay okay, the first picture is just to make you jealous, because i totally ate that a couple days ago. the cupcake is from the sweet tooth fairy bakery and it was deelish! Now.. the main reason for this post... look at these MONSTER fruits! Grapes and Strawberries! They are so freakishly huge i just had to take a pic a share...and where did these babies come from? COSTCO! where else? land of bulk and everything large!

Guess who's 30.. weeks that is!

2011-03-24T10:30:00.002-06:00

Me! Getting huge and feeling huge. I really dislike being preggo.. the only upside is that no one can blame me on being forgetful or moody or hungry. I'd rather trade that all in to have her here and my dancer's body back tho.. bahhhh haha!

Baby Izzie in 3D!

2011-03-02T19:03:00.003-07:00

I had my 4D ultrasound today and here's some pics! The tech was super excited how chubby her cheeks are already! I can't tell you how happy I am to see her tiny face and her chubby cheeks! I can't wait to squeeze them haha. Naturally she was being stubborn again and kept putting her arm over her face.. then both her legs over her head! It was super cute to watch her open her mouth and open her eyes and kick and punch me.. 8 more weeks til full term!! It's going by sooo fast!

27 weeks, you know what that means...

2011-02-28T20:20:00.003-07:00

okay, so maybe you don't know what that means.. 27 weeks marks the week where baby can breath on their own outside the womb! well... possible, also means baby has an 85% chance of living if born right now :) this is me at 27 weeks, things like tying my shoe is starting to get difficult.. and don't even get me started on sleeping haha

Humungo Flower Head Bands! LOVE EM!!

2011-02-08T18:30:00.003-07:00

Can you believe that some stores are trying to sell these headbands for 10 bucks! I cant! So.. I made my own haha. So simple! Here's the steps on how I made mine...

What you need:

One fakie flower (i chose a pink gerber daisy, it was cute and a buck)

One sheet of felt (it's like 50 cents at a craft store)
12.5 inches of elastic lace (for the headband, i got 5 yards for $1.74)

glue gun, scissors, needle and thread

Step 1: Get all your supplies ready! Cut out 12.5 inches (for newborn) of your elastic lace. Pull off the flower from the stem (and trim the extra plastic) cut out 2 circles of felt to cover the back of the flower.

Step 2: Fold your elastic in half with pretty side on the inside and sew the two ends together. When your done flip it out so it's a head band and you can check out your stitch. Should look like this. ..

Step 3: Hot glue gun time! Glue on one felt circle to your flower to cover the plastic. Place head band (this is where i hide my stitching) on the felt circle.

Step 4: Now you're going to glue the 2nd circle on to cover the headband stiching. BONUS! this will give the flower a nice soft end that touches babys' head. No one wants there baby to be uncomfortable.

Hope it kinda makes sense and if it doesn't i hope the pictures help! Haha.. hey give me a break! I'm preggers and I work full time and I make time for my crafts... Mike time is in there somewhere haha.. so i guess i should log off and go spend time with him :)

Pssh 4 hours my eye!

2011-02-08T18:23:00.003-07:00

I can not believe that my first one took 4 hours! I made this baby in an hour and a half.. 3 episodes of "everybody love raymond" to be exact! I love this one! It has everything, apples (good), fun colors (great), pink (awesome), and stars (AMAZING!). I just used regular fabric so its nice and light compared to my first one which i made out of flannel. Can't wait to have a baby in my seat and she gets to stare at the stars! I haven't added the buttons, but this one has velcro on the straps (just as easy as sewing on the snaps)

The Crafty Bug Hits Me AGAIN!!

2011-02-08T12:41:00.005-07:00

So last night I was in the middle of making another car seat canopy for my ladies (so i could take pics with my steps) and then i had the urge to make my baby's mobile instead haha... Here's what I've came up with! Of course i didn't make the birds (i bought them from pottery barn kids for $19.00) and the plastic part was purchased too, but i did make the hood? i guess you could call it. I have to find some cute ribbon to hold the birds but i was so excited just to get it up! I'll finish it today :)

This one goes out to all my LADIES!

2011-02-07T14:49:00.005-07:00

So this will be much faster than typing all the steps for the car seat canopy to each of you ladies! The babycenter top dogs won't let me just say "hey, it's on this blog so come check it out!" Something about some people get paid when their blog is looked at? pssshh I wish!

Drum Roll PLEASE…….Here are the steps to making your very own Car Seat Canopy!

What you’ll need:
1 ¼ yard of fabric for the outside (fabric shown to the world)
1 ¼ yard of fabric for the inside (fabric your baby will be staring at)
2 snaps (or 2 inches of Velcro)
2 big decorative buttons (I like doing contrasting colors here)
And of course your sewing machine, scissors, and thread!
Tip! When you buy your fabric, make sure that both selections are the same width or else you’ll have to cut one down to size so it matches the other side.

Lets begin!

STEP 1: Cut each piece of fabric 1 yard long. You will now have two pieces of fabric that are twins (matching all the way around). Put fabric together so pretty side is facing in. Get a dinner plate and place on each corer, tracing with a circle to round out the edges. Cut fabric so you have a nice curve at each corner of your fabric.
STEP 2: With your extra fabric, cut out two pieces (about 8 inches long and 2 ½ inches across) of fabric. This will be for your straps. Pin with pretty sides facing inward.

STEP 3: Sew a straight stich around your large (blanket) fabric and on each strip. Make sure to leave an opeing for yourself so you can turn your fabric right side out so the pretty side shows and no seams do

STEP 4: When you turn your fabric right side out, fold in the opening just a bit and sew shut. You can now sew a more decorative stitch along your edges if you’d like. It’s cute but not needed and don’t forget to do your two strips also
STEP 5: Now lay out your canopy, find the middle of your canopy and pin the strips down. You’ll want to make sure you find the midline of your canopy and keep the strips about 3 inches apart.

STEP 6: Make two stitches across the width of your strips on either side of your midline.

STEP 7: Now take your canopy over to your carseat and pin the straps where you want your Velcro or Snaps to go. Sew on your Velcro or snaps. Sew on your decorative button and you are all done!

SEE!!! Not to bad eh?!

Good luck ladies!! I'll have to add pictures with each step soon :) I'll probably be making another one in a couple days or so

Oh YES I did!!

2011-02-05T23:03:00.002-07:00

Yep! I totally made this! By myself and everything. I am super proud, I've never finished a project before. I give this one a B+ and I can't WAIT til I get super good at them so I can make them for all my baby mama friends! Even though it's not an A, I'm still going to use it. HEY! This took me 4 hours, a handful of curse words, one bag of cheetos, and a couple mama mia sing a long breaks.... it deserves to be used... it's made with love. Whatever I think it looks great! The first pic is of the outside and the second pic is what's on the inside.. who doesn't like color bursts that kinda look like fireworks?!

Guess what today is?!?

2011-02-04T15:59:00.002-07:00

Today marks my 6th month! It's seriously a milestone! 6 months means that I could probably have Izzie now and she would still live! I mean, not without serious complications, but still.. it's a peace of mind really! She's been busy kicking away (doctor says shes breech.. butt down for those who don't know what breech means) and it seems as if she's happy that way haha. She kicks so much.. well.. except when mike wants to feel.. then she instantly freezes. I swear she has some spidey sense about when it's not mommy's hands feeling her, she'll stop moving in protest. Poor mike.. never gets to have any fun! Anyways, I had to add this picture, I took it last night, Mike using Mei-Lei as a pillow. They were all tuckered out at 9:00 pm while i was a sewing fool!

Happy Birthday Grandpa-to-be!!

2011-02-02T15:48:00.002-07:00

Happy Birthday to... my dad! Sorry it's a little late but i've been super busy! Don't my parents look awesome! It's the last year that my dad can celebrate his birthday without a little one running around his house.. oh joy! Next is my birthday :) then baby :) then my mom! I love these guys!!

First Picture Together!

2011-01-27T11:55:00.003-07:00

Its Izzy and I's first picture together! She's still on the inside (thank goodness). I'm just about 23 weeks preggo here! Can't wait to see how HUGE I get in the next few weeks haha!!

Busy Night!

2011-01-20T12:25:00.002-07:00

So this is what it's going to be like in Labor & Delivery. This was my view, and this was my arm! My very first IV and let me tell you, it was NOOO picnic. So let me tell you a little bit on why I was there...
Starting at 2 am I started having bad cramps. They would come in waves ranging from a dull ache to cringing over in pain! I waited to call my OB office at 8:30 am (right when they opened) I told them how I was feeeling and that the pain was so bad it also caused nausea. Long story short they told me to come in so they can test my urine. hmm.. okay i guess.
I get there at 11:30 and while waiting for them to re-do my lab paperwork (somehow they lost my order) I ask the nurse if there was any way to check out baby. Her reply, and i quote, "now why would we do that?"... huh... what? did she seriously just say that? I wanted to cry and punch her in the face at the same time. My reply, let me quote myself, "I'm sorry, but this is my first time and I have NO idea what pain is normal and what is not, but seeing how I've been cramping since 2 am and haven't felt baby move since 4am, I would like that peace of mind." She said fine, after my labs to come back and she would listen to her heartbeat. After labs I went back to the office for her to listen in and SHE WENT TO LUNCH! I had to sneek away from work, i couldn't wait another hour for her to eat! So.. I went back to work
Fast forward to 7:30 pm.
I had been cramping all day but finally when I went to lie down and rest.. WORST PAIN EVER! (well.. i haven't been through child birth yet) I decided right there that I was going to L&D to get checked out, this wasn't normal. I zoomed past Mike and off I went. When I got there, all the nurses were SUPER GREAT! They listened to what I had to say and immediately took me back. She then tried to find her heartbeat.. no success. For 10 minutes she tried, meanwhile I started to cry. She went for an ultrasound and walah! There she was, all snuggled in my belly sucking her thumb. She was perfect. The nurse ran blood, swabs, and urine tests. Long story short, I was dehydrated (my electolytes were off), and I have some kind of bacteria infection. Great! I just got done with strep throat and now this. After filling me up with liquids and giving me some meds I was sent home with my souvenier cup, an answer, and knowing my baby is A-OK! whew.. told you it was a busy night!!

Quick Update

2011-01-20T12:18:00.002-07:00

Whew.. where has the time gone? December and half of January seems to have flown by! Let's see. A few weeks back I went in for my anatomy scan. Everything came back normal. They couldn't see her heart since she was chin down so I get to go back soon to get that checked out. At least I get to see her again! Sneek peeks are so fun!
She now kicks like crazy! AT ALL HOURS! I think she knows when I want to rest because it seems like that her favorite time to dance on my insides. It's an amazing feeling! oh, and an annoying feeling too.. but i wouldn't trade it for anything!! According to all baby websites she's now 11 inches long and 15 ounces (still not sure how they get the weight). 11 inches! HOLY CRAP that's almost a rulers worth! Well we're past the half way point now! Exciting right?!

Fatigue Hits Hard

2011-01-20T12:13:00.006-07:00

Wait a minute! I'm the pregnant one! I think fatigue hit my dogs more than it's hit me haha! I swear all these dogs do is sleep, eat, and poop. Kinda like a baby! Well sleep now guys, soon there's going to be screaming and crying in the air! Not all from baby, I'm sure Mike will cry a little too.

Holy Movement Batman!!

2010-12-29T14:18:00.002-07:00

So this is new.. movement! just started this week! at first i wasn't to sure.. but now i'm 100 percent sure haha. it's always on my left side so it's soooo weird. you can feel little flips and bubbles and flutters and i swear today thumps! it's exciting and odd. can't wait til mike can feel kicks, i know he's excited too!

Well... It's A.....

2010-12-19T13:23:00.003-07:00

So...I got impatient and went to an ultrasound place. Yeah, me impatient, can you believe that? Anyways we found that that IT'S A GIRL! We got to hear the heartbeat and watch her for a while. My first appointment didn't go so smoothly, it was all baby bum! Then i had to go back a couple days later.. once again.. she wouldn't cooperate! I had to turn, be poked, and had to drink cold cold water! FINALLY.. the epic crotch shot we have been waiting for! It's a funny pic, she's all spread eagle, but i'm not going to post it. For now enjoy the profile, fist, and baby bum bum pictures :)

4 months!

2010-12-10T12:34:00.002-07:00

We made it! 4 months.. seems like something to celebrate, maybe because it's an even month? Not sure. Lets see what's changed...
Well, my ab muscles finally gave out and now my belly pokes out. This is new because usually i'm oh so toned haha. I know it's just not in my head because my co workers like to pat my buddah belly. They must be patting people, i was told to pat them back when it annoys me, so maybe i'll get one of them good. I'm still down 5 pounds but not to worried about it since my belly seems to be growing.
Haven't thrown up in a solid week which is an amazing feeling! Cravings... this second it's lemon ice tea (no caffine, i know i know, no one wants to kill a baby with some caffine) and cheese/pickle sandwiches! YUM! i just made myself hungry!
Mood swings.. Present, Back aches.. Present, Headaches.. Present so i guess i'm right on schedule :)

Hungry? Just a little...

2010-12-06T20:52:00.002-07:00

So... it's true! You should definitely NOT go shopping when hungry or else your counter will end up like ours. Good news is I can't say "well there's nothing to eat" because I'm sure that I bought one of everything in the store. Sadly with Mike's bottomless stomach, this will last about a week and a half haha. Now.. what to make for dinner? HOT DOG!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2010-11-26T12:15:00.003-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone one had a fantastic one, i know we did! First we went to my parents and then mikes. SUCH yummy food from both places, you guys should be jealous! We also did our after Thanksgiving shopping! We hit up target, babies r us, FYE, home depot and Walmart. No worries, we didn't break the bank haha.

Little Lounger

2010-11-19T23:33:00.003-07:00

Well today i had my NT scan and of course, our baby is stubborn! The nurse says that he's on the placenta (so he's using the placenta as a pillow, lazy baby!) and he kept trying to suck his thumb but his little arm isn't long enough to reach his mouth (see pic one)! it was so cute! we got to watch baby for about 40 minutes while they pushed and tried to get the baby into position. They said the baby looks healthy and they see nothing to be concerned about so that's good, just a little bummed that he wouldn't move though.
ps: i'm only writing he because the nurse kept saying he. it could still be a girl, never know! but we will find out for sure on december 22!! isn't it amazing how much has changed in two weeks? it actually looks like a baby with arms and legs and not a gummy with paw paws.

What the future will bring..

2010-11-18T20:46:00.004-07:00

So while on thebump.com, i found this tool where you can morph together pictures to see what your future kid will look like. Apparently this is what the website has come up for us. Cute isn't he? haha. I call him Mr.Forehead. Mike and I sure had a good laugh over this one, but eh, only time will tell i suppose. haha i'm still laughing!

oh and if it's a girl

TA DA!!!

Got Doppler?

2010-11-14T11:47:00.002-07:00

YES I DO! haha. i bought this fetal dopper when i was around 10 weeks and i love it! i did some research and wanted a doppler that i could use before 30 weeks. i know, go figure. So i went with the angelsounds fetal doppler. you don't have to use the gel they recommend. baby oil, lotion, etc work perfectly! my gummy bear seems to be snuggly in one spot so now i can find the heartbeat in less than a minute. i use it almost everyday just to ease my mind til i can feel some kicks! runs around 35 bucks and totally worth it!!!

Hi Gummy Bear

2010-11-03T16:35:00.004-06:00

Here you go! The first pictures of our gummy bear. Come on, totally looks like a gummy bear yeah? So today was a BIG day. My first doctors appointment. I got to see baby wiggle (so awesome), watch the heart flutter, and hear the heartbeat! It was SO amazing. Baby is due on June 1, but that's when they thought I was at 10 weeks, HA! I'm actually 10 weeks and 5 days, and yes, the 5 days totally matter!!! Sickness is still there, but it's getting a bit easier and yes, every little cramp still freaks me out. Well only 29 weeks and 2 days left! YIKES!

All alone... kinda

2010-10-12T11:46:00.002-06:00

Well, yesterday was not a good day for me. NOPE. I had some issues with cramping, etc and no one would help me! I'm talking medical wise, my friends and the internet were there of course, but sometimes you just need that reassurance from a professional. I tried calling my doctor, but they were gone for the day and it didn't seem like an emergency so I didn't want to have them paged.. that's dumb. So I called an instacare who said they can't help me and I need to go to the E.R. So i called the E.R and the lady just said, "all i can tell you is that if you feel the need to come in, come in". I understand that advice can not be given, i wasn't looking for advice, i was just looking for an answer to a very dumb question. Anyways, the whole situation made me cry and i turned to my mom. Girls, always turn back to home base (being mom), she usually knows it all, and turns out I'm just fine. whew.. and exhausting and emotional day.
As for today, my morning sickness is terrible and i feel very blah-ish so i guess i'm right on schedule. The throwing up has continued and I can no longer stand pizza lunchables. I'm still all over oranges and chocolate cake though :) I just have to make it another 32 weeks... ughh i just depressed myself...

Introducing....

2010-10-07T19:15:00.002-06:00

Baby Comrie. That's right folks, I'm preggers! 7 weeks and counting, well I guess 7 weeks and 1 day, each day is very important haha. Let's see, what's changed you ask.. A LOT!
My mood, my boobs, my appetite, my whole day really. I wake up early and go to bed early. I'm seriously spent by 9 pm, and by spent I mean I'm in bed by 8 and asleep by 9! Poor Mike has no one to talk to when I crash, thank goodness for HALO! I crave DUMB things, well maybe not crave, but can only tolerate certain foods. Last week it was all about cake, this week it's lunchables (pizza) and oranges. NO MEAT! yuck, just the thought of ground beef makes me want to throw up. Oh, and BIG news! Today was my first day I threw up! HA good news to me, probably weird news to you, just makes the pregnancy seem a little more real. Well, we'll see how it goes, only time will tell :) i'll keep everyone posted!
First appointment is November 3 for my ultrasound :)
I went in last friday to get my blood tested and my levels were 14,632... so very good :)

4 + 2 = 6

2010-09-15T09:54:00.003-06:00

That's right! New family members! No, not in the form of babies! We got kitties!! Well.. actually.. I got kitties. I adopted them from the animal shelter and they are the sweetest kitties! Introducing.... Dr. Dank and Nuggers!!

We're Baaaack......

2010-09-07T14:17:00.001-06:00

Yep, seems as if a year is a long enough break from blogging. So now I'm back to my old ways :) Updates soon along with some great pictures!!

Don't Be Afraid

2009-08-21T18:02:00.004-06:00

Some cemetary shots.. so nice and quiet (such a great change sometimes) you can take as long as you want! told you cemetary's can be nice.. doesn't always have to be a bad place...

Peek-A-Boo

2009-08-21T17:56:00.002-06:00

Hi hi... it's baby maya! had so much fun hanging with shelby and her baby! isn't she the cutest?! She has the biggest blue eyes, so cute!!

What's in your garden?

2009-07-31T11:56:00.004-06:00

Can you believe it? All these things grow in my garden! some things have already shriveled and died :( stupid heat! and now i have cherry tomatos and broccoli!! theres also orange and white enchantment lilies, red tulips, lavender (all over the place) and i think mums. i know the trees aren't in the garden, and dont count, but they are SO pretty!!! i love all the trees!!

Happy Birthday Dear Mama!!

2009-07-22T14:55:00.000-06:00

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear mama, happy birthday to you!! and many more!!!!!!!

ha ha! heres some pictures from my mom's birthday at corbins! lovely dinner, i brough dessert. yes, i made it. and when i say made, i mean paid! haha

Can't Catch Me! BASE

2009-07-09T21:12:00.001-06:00

This is the Basement family room and the movie vault!

wow! i am seriously the worst blogger by far! over a month and nothing! im sorry. been so busy with moving and unpacking and decorating and work and school and just life! yikes! well mostly everything is unpacked and i have pictures!!!

The Joy of Packing

2009-06-05T11:26:00.003-06:00

Actually, there is no joy in packing. Period. The End. I started off packing with a system...

1: carefully wrap up breakables, and place into box with similar items
2: label what's in the box and label what room the box belongs in

and now the system has changed

1: throw whatever is near in the box
2: label it "random" and write garage on it

things keep popping up.. i swear i didn't have this much stuff!! oh well.. one more week. i can make it

Our New Home!

2009-05-14T19:04:00.002-06:00

Yup! Thats right! We bought a home! it's located in clearfield, utah, and it's a perfect first home! it sits on .29 of an acre, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2070 square feet and well worth the price! there was another bidder, but we won!!! we move in on june 11 and then we'll have a BBQ!!!!

Cinderella's Castle...We were there!

2009-05-08T11:13:00.003-06:00

Yup, for 4 days we were there! well more like 2 half days, and 2 full days. For anyone thinking of going to disneyworld, i have some pointers for you. You can take them or leave them, i don't care, but it'll save you money and time!

* do buy the refillable mugs at your hotel.. 12.99 each, but you can keep the cup and refill them as many times as you want, they are smaller mugs, but it's still nice. You can't refill in the park, just at the hotels

* when in the park buy a bottle of water, 2.75 each, keep the bottle and use it to refill throughout your trip. bring crystal light if you want something flavored, if you like cold drinks like me, the food cast members will give you a cup with ice for free! this saves you 2.50 each drink!!!

* do allow yourself an hour for bus transfers, when i heard that i thought they were crazy! but will all the stops at other hotels, it can take up to an hour to get where you're going

* Try to eat your meals at your hotel, WAY CHEAPER! mike and i bought lunch at animal kingdom and our total was about 34.00 for some burgers, fries, drinks, and a mini slice of pie. We ate dinner at our hotel, ate the same things, minus pie, our total was around 18.00.

* If staying at a disney resort, use those disney extra hours to your advantage! this means the park will open an hour early or stay open up to 3 hours later, and only for disney guests! if opening early, go straight to those kiddie rides, the thrill rides weren't to bad waiting, plus there's fast pasts for them, but those kiddie ride lines get long fast!!!!

i have more tips and tricks, but this post is getting really long so if you want to know more let me know and i'll e mail them to you! Hope you have a magical day!!!

PS... lines are not bad at all in may, but the weather was in the 90s... like 95 degrees!!! HOT!

Absent House

2009-04-28T13:16:00.004-06:00

3 bedrooms, 2 baths, yard. or 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, yard. or 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, yard, and room to grow. please oh please let us find a home! the perfect home. the perfect home that we both love. mike is harder to please than me, i can fall in love with almost any home. i already found the home i love, but mike doesn't like it... stupid marriage rules that say we have work together. can't i just buy it? he may fall in love with it later? No? fine... we'll wait till we find that perfect home we both like......... mike.......

Movies Galore

2009-04-22T14:57:00.003-06:00

Holy Crap. Sometimes i have to take a step back and look at our collection. Funny things is that we can never find anything to watch. We have many movies, this is true, it's our love. We did meet working at a movie theater ;) We changed our closets in our 2 guest room to hold all our movies. Yes, they are in catorgories too! comedy, drama, halloween, christmas, kids, stand up, disney, action, anime, and one whole closet for seasons.
We have 2 boxes like this filled with movies, we just don't have any more space.. we should stop buying yeah? no way!!! They even take up my desk area!!

THE invites

2009-04-20T14:32:00.004-06:00

Look at what i found! Pictures of our invitations!!! i love them so much, but they were huge! they cost 1.32 to mail out each! an added expense that i wasn't looking forward to paying at the time. but they looked great and people loved them!! Thank You Megan!

Amanda : The Rock Star

2009-04-15T20:41:00.002-06:00

Okay.. maybe not rock star... yet... but soon! I better be a fast learner because all i want to do is jam.. i mean rock out! Look how big the box is when it came in the mail!! and yes that's old school 90210 on the tv... brandon walsh!

Jealous? You wish you had a hello kitty fender strat! ha ha ha ha ha

Utah...You Big Tease

2009-04-13T22:12:00.004-06:00

Wasn't today perfect? Sunny with a slight breeze! It was so nice, to bad i had to admire it from inside a building all day. Of course the days that i work are always the nicest days, and the days i have off are rainy and cold. But don't get your hopes up to high.. utah weather is not friendly, likes to get your hopes up for nice days, and the next thing you know its snowing. very lame
Heres some pictures from red butte, one of my favorite places, minus the snakes

Mike the Graduate

2009-04-10T12:30:00.004-06:00

WOO HOO! Mike graduated! Look at him in all his glory! don't worry, school's not completely over yet. I mean, is school ever REALLY over? No..... never. Here's a couple pictures from his graduation! CONGRATS MIKE!!!

The Most Magical Place in the World

2009-04-09T22:30:00.004-06:00

That's Right! We're going to DISNEYWORLD! See how happy Mike is? I'm so pumped! I bought tons of disney shirts to wear on our trip and I am ready to go! I know we'll have a great time, I just wish we could go for a whole week instead of 4 days.... Still excited though!

This is when we went to DISNEYLAND last year. It was GREAT but I know DISNEYWORLD will be spectacular!!

2 + 2 = 4

2009-04-09T21:54:00.004-06:00

For those who think it's just Mike and I... you're wrong! We're a family of four! Yes FOUR! Let me introduce you to our pups. We have Kona, the schnoodle, and Meilei, the yorkie. Yes I know she's gigantic for a yorkie, but she is a yorkie! Not a teacup, just completely normal! So there you go, now you've met the whole clan....

September 27 : Our Wedding

2009-04-09T20:55:00.000-06:00

Since this is a blog about us, why not post some photos from our wedding? Ha, here's just a few from the thousands the photographer took!! We were so lucky to have perfect weather! The week before and the week after had nasty weather.. whew! I can't believe we've been married for 7 months already. Goes by fast.....

Welcoming.. Myself

2009-04-09T15:47:00.000-06:00

Hello All Readers...
First Post.. rather exciting!!
Everyone seems to have a blogspot.. must be the latest trend
so i decided to get one too.
To all those who know us, this address should be easy to remember
Mike Can't Sing <-- true yeah?
Yeah, it's true.. i haven't told him the address yet, so shhh....
we have a secret!