Saracino Family

What's new?!?

2011-10-23T18:07:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it's been a good 7 months since my last post...oops! Life has been crazy between working full time, going to school and being a mommy! My baby girl is going to be 2 in less than two months! She is growing up so fast! She thinks that she can talk really well, but she can't. She knows a lot of words, but she hasn't mastered the art of putting them into sentences yet. She talks a lot of nonsense and thinks she is carring on a good conversation. It's good for entertainment purposes!

Scott finally got a day shift after being back with Unisys for over a year! This means lots more time with daddy, and Miss Sophia is loving having him home more!

We didn't get to take the 4-wheelers out this summer, but we sure had good times riding them around the yard! Sophia LOVES riding the 4-wheelers!

She is my best little shopping buddy! If Scott and I take her shopping together, it's a nightmare, but when it's just me and her, she is a happy camper!

Sophia and I got to take a trip up to Vancouver, WA for Shaun and Naomi's wedding and some much needed cousin time. She was in heaven having so many little ones to run around with! We had a blast getting to spend some fun time with the Green family. We always love our trips up there, no matter how short they are!

My cousin Cruz moved down to St. George to go to school. Sophia and I got to go to his going away party a couple months ago. She is finally getting to the age where she can appreciate the fun that lies in Uncle Jack's back yard! She even jumped on a trampoline for the first time!

For Father's Day, we had a fun little BBQ at Micheal and Mandi's house. Sophia loves going over there to play with Gage. She had a blast playing in the puddles and walking down the trail in their backyard with Papa!

We took Sophia to the Dinosaur Park in Ogden. She was clearly in awe of the dinosaurs. She called everything in the park "puppies"! We had so much fun there!

We took lots of trips to the park this summer. We are so lucky to have quite a few parks within walking distance of our house. One of Sophia's most favorite things to do is go for walks. The best times over the summer were my days off when we could go on long walks and go play at the park. She LOVES the swings!

Last thing...at the end of September, I left my job at Willow Creek and accepted a position working for Utah Department of Health in the Bureau of Children with Special Health Care Needs. It has been so hard leaving a job and people that I have worked with and loved for 10 years, but it was a much needed step in the right direction as far as my career goes. I am working as assistant to the medical director and the bureau director. It has been a huge adjustment so far. I am now working 5 days a week, which I don't love, but I have set hours and it is good to know what time I will be home every night. I hate the idea of working in a cubicle, but I'm getting a little more used to it every day!

So that is our life in a nutshell these days! We just keep on truckin'! Hope all is well in the lives of everyone around us!

Fifteen Months

2011-03-14T17:11:00.000-07:00

My baby girl turned 15 months last week! Crazy to think that I have been a mommy for that long! She is so grown up right now. She is 15 months going on 15 years! She wants to do everything by herself and if you try and help her, she hits you....yes, she HITS! It's driving me nuts! So we are working on the behavior thing right now. She is still a little too young to understand discipline, but every week is a little bit better.

She practices her words constantly. She wakes up talking and goes to sleep talking. Her favorite words right now are "don't" and "get down". These usually come out when she is yelling at the dog, or yelling at her dad! She is in this phase right now that she really does not like her dad. Everyone says it's normal, but I know it breaks Scott's heart. I wish she would grow out of it already!

I really can't even contain this kid anymore. She is all over the place and SOOOO busy! She has more personality than any one year old I have ever known! She entertains me on a daily basis and I can't imagine my life any other way!

2011

2011-02-06T20:27:00.000-08:00

2011 has been a pretty boring, uneventful year in this household! I went back to school in January. It has been an interesting experience so far, thinking of my self as a "non-traditional student"! School is an entirely different experience this time around! Amazing how much more work it is when you actually TRY to do well! Sounds bad, I know, but I really want to just get it done, so I'm not settling for "just enough to get by". I want to do it right this time, and that feels pretty good! On top of school, I also picked up an extra night at work. So I really do not get a whole lot of family time in these days. That has been such a hard adjustment, mostly because Sophia is at such a fun age right now, and everyday there is something new in store for her. It makes me sad to know that I am missing out on so much time with her and my family right now, but I know it's not permanent and I know that it is for the better of all of us....I just have to tell myself that when it is 8 or 9 at night and for the 3rd night in a row, I'm still not home! I am glad that I am in a position right now that I have the opportunity to do better for myself and my family though. So, that's that!

Sophia walks all over the place now and is eating us out of house and home! Pretty sure she eats non-stop all day long! And I swear she is feeling so heavy and thick these days, I was pretty sure she weighs over 20 pounds now...not even! I took her in to see Dr. Joe today and she is only 17.5 pounds! My little peanut....I hope that metabolism sticks with her forever!

Good news is, she loves her fruits and veggies, so at least it's healthy eating!

We have also been reading lots and lots of books everyday!

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-26T17:39:00.000-08:00

From our home to yours! May this holiday season bring you many blessings! Love to you all!

One

2010-12-15T16:01:00.000-08:00

I know I'm about a week late on this, but it's the thought, right?!?

To my sweet baby girl:

You are one! One year ago, my life changed in a way that I never could have fathomed. Late on Tuesday, December 8th, you made your debut into this crazy world. I was exhausted after nearly 30 hours of labor, but I knew one thing, I already loved you more than life itself. I would do anything for you. I went back to work only 4 weeks after you were born. I knew it was going to be hard to go back to work and leave you home, but I knew the longer I stayed home with you, the harder it would be to go back. I was only working 3 days a week, so that made it a little bit easier. You were so lucky because at the time, your daddy was a stay-at-home daddy and you got to spend your first 7 months at home with dad! He loved every second of it!

It is so fun to see your little life evolving every day, right in front of me. Every day presents a new challenge for you and you are a little go-getter and face everything head on. You are so smart and pick up on everything so quickly. You love to repeat everything that mom says. Your favorite words are "hi", "bye", "dada", "please", "papa", and "Scott". It bothers me a little that you don't love to say "mama", except when you are upset! You love to watch Harry Potter with your dad. Strange for a one year old because they are pretty dark movies, but it's still so cute! Your most favorite thing to do right now is talk on the phone! EVERYTHING you touch becomes your phone. It is seriously the cutest thing and you have been doing it since you were about 8 months old! You are so outgoing and so independent. Dr. Joe said at your check up today that all of your mannerisms are typical of a very intelligent child...but I already knew you were smart! From day one, you have been so curious about everything that goes on around you, and that has never changed.

I love getting ready with you in the morning because I think it is so cute when you try to put your own makeup on and you try to do your own hair! You LOVE putting lotion on, and even moreso, you love eating it! You are such a diva! You were so spoiled on your birthday and you did not care one bit about the toys, you wanted the clothes! Every outfit you opened you put it on your head to try it on!

You have such a strong personality and you are my very best friend! I love spending every spare second that I have getting to know you and watching you learn and grow. Thank you for choosing me to be your mommy. You are truly a blessing in my life and I can't imagine life without you in it. Happy 1st birthday, baby girl!

I love you more than anything!

Mommy

Sophia's First Halloween!

2010-11-01T09:50:00.000-07:00

I don't know what is happening, but seriously, where has this year gone?? I can't believe it is November and I REALLY can't believe my baby is going to be a year old in a month! Crazy!

Well, her first Halloween was pretty low key for my liking! Grammie and Papa were in Vegas for the weekend, so they were not around to celebrate. Tina had to work, so she didn't do her annual Halloween bash. It was just kind of blah this year!

So on Saturday, we dressed Sophia up as a baby elephant and took her trick or treating around the block over to Aunt Candy's house. Then we hung out over there for a bit and made yummy caramel apples! After that, we got some McDonald's and went home and went to bed. Sunday, we dressed her up again and went to Grandma Red's house. She made some chili and Auntie Soom and Micheal, Mandi and Gage all came over too. It was a fun, but quiet weekend! Nice to have a 3 day weekend at home with my babe and my baby!

I don't know...

2010-08-29T22:03:00.000-07:00

Where the time has gone! Summer has come and gone and I don't even remember 75% of it! Last post, school had just gotten out, and here we are, starting back up again! Where to begin....

My sweet baby girl is almost 9 months old already. I can't believe how fast time is flying by! She is growing up so fast, especially over the last month or two! July 19th, she started crawling. As soon as she started crawling, she was able to pull herself up to standing on things. So, I'm sure she'll being walking all over the place really soon! Last week, grammie taught her "patty cake". She LOVES it! Now she has started to try and sing it on her own. She starts clapping her hands and whispers to herself "pa pa pa pa"...Oh, it's the sweetest thing ever! And whenever she hears someone say "yay" she claps! I LOVE her little clap! She also started waving "bye bye". She hasn't quite mastered that one yet. She knows how to do it, but her timing sucks! It usually happens after we are long gone! I am absolutely loving this stage of her life. Everyday is a new experience for her and I love that I am able to witness and share it with her!

Last month, Sophia and I got in a nasty car accident. We were headed to my mom's house before work. I was turning left and dummy ran a red light and hit me pretty much head on. All 3 airbags on the driver side of my car deployed. Baby's car seat popped out of the base. Thank heavens we had someone watching over us that day! Sophia cried for a quick second after it happened. I think more because it woke her up than anything. She did not have a scratch on her. I had a really nasty bruise on the back of my arm from the side airbag, some seatbelt bruising, and some chemical burn on my hand from the airbag. Everytime I think back on it, all I can think about is how lucky we were to walk away from it nearly unharmed. The guy who hit us had no car insurance and no driver's license. Go figure. He walked away with a ticket. A slap on the wrist. Anyway, my car was totalled. Which sucks. I wasn't quite ready to give up my Civic yet, and I was really close to having it paid off. So I'm still a little sad about that. After much fighting with the insurance company, we got a settlement on my car, as well as some compensation for personal injury. So I was able to take that money and have a pretty decent down payment on a new car. I got me a brand new, pretty white Toyota Yaris! Yep, Scott and I now have matching cars! Aren't we cute?!? Here is a small taste of the damages...

In other news, Scott has been working since the beginning of summer now! He works 1am-10am, which we hate pretty bad! So he comes home, goes to bed until I get home from work. Then we hang out until he has to leave at midnight. We still get the same amount of time together, but I'm home alone at night. It gets pretty lonely. But, it's a pay check for the time being. We'll keep looking for something better, but until then, we are happy that he is back to work.

Not much else to update on. It really has been a pretty uneventful summer! Peace out!

I probably should...

2010-06-19T19:39:00.000-07:00

Blog more! It's been more than a while!

Baby Sophia is now 6 months old! At her 6 month check up she weighed in at a whopping 13 lbs 2 oz and is 24 whole inches tall! She is such a little peanut! She is trying really hard to crawl right now. She scoots herself all over the place backwards, but can't quite get the crawling forward thing. She can sit up by herself, but she has ADHD like her mother and can't sit still for longer than a few seconds to enjoy the view! She has started eating solids now. Her favorites are peas, squash and sweet potatoes. She is so much fun right now! Everyday is a new adventure for her and it is so fun to watch her learn and grow!

Here are a few of the pictures I had done for Father's Day for Scott and my dad...

On a side note, Scott got a job!

3 Months...

2010-03-06T22:24:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my babe will be 3 months old in a couple days! It's so true, you don't realize how fast time flies until you have a child! I really am enjoying every moment of being a mommy to this sweet little spirit. Every day is a new adventure. She is constantly growing and changing and learning and discovering new things! I love her purity and innocence. There is nothing more beautiful in the world than that. She is such a precious little being and I am constantly amazed that she is a little piece of me!

So for Valentine's Day, my mom had some pictures done for my dad. Neither one of them is really all that into the whole sexy boudoir thing, so she did pictures with her grandbabies. I am so glad she did them because I really needed to get this dress on Sophia before she grew out of it! The pictures turned out SO cute! Mandi really did an awesome job! Here are a few of my favorites...

Ok, so that was a little more than "a few", but seriously, you can't say you didn't enjoy it! She is such a little love bug! So, that's all! Nothing new in my life!

My Love....

2010-02-24T15:18:00.001-08:00

So my baby girl has a bad case of reflux. Last week, when she was at my mom's, she had been so fussy for 3 days straight, which is SO unlike her! So my mom brought her into work and Kathy saw her. She said it sounded like reflux and put her on some Zantac. Once she started the Zantac, she was a totally different kid!! I'm so relieved that's all it was!

This is what makes my days at home my happiest days! I love this girl!

Well...

2010-02-16T22:17:00.001-08:00

I don't really have much to tell, so I'll share pictures!

If you've heard the stories, Gage really did not like Sophia when she was born. In fact, he referred to her as "that baby" (i.e. "Is that baby gonna be there?") So having slumber parties in the middle of the day on Grammie's floor is a HUGE step for him! I LOVE this picture!

She didn't really care much for mom this day. I just wanted a smile!

This one is for Grammie!

A little half smile!

She loves her bath time!

I can't believe my baby is already 2 months! It's amazing how fast time flies after you have a child! It is so bittersweet watching her grow. I wish she could stay little and cuddly forever, but I LOVE every single little milestone! There is nothing better than being a mommy to this sweet little girl!

I LOVE.....

2010-01-27T16:50:00.001-08:00

Everything about this little girl!

Here She Is...

2009-12-27T12:53:00.001-08:00

Sophia Carol Saracino

December 8, 2009

8:41 pm

6 pounds 1 ounce

19 inches (that is up for debate!)

I know it has taken me a few weeks, but hey, I've been busy! So here is the shortened story of how this little peanut finally made her entrance into the world! So I went in for my weekly OB appointment on Friday, December 4th, and my blood pressure was getting really high, like hypertension high, and I was still only dialated to 1 centimeter (which I had been stuck at for about 4 weeks). So my doc said that if nothing happened by that Monday, she wanted to induce me. Well, Monday came, and still no baby. Yes, that put me at exactly 40 weeks! So I went in at 8:00 that night. Well, when I got to the hospital, I was already in labor and didn't even know it! I was dialated to 3 centimeters and having contractions 3-5 minutes apart! They were going to give me a pill to soften my cervix, but since I was at a 3, they decided to just start me on Pitocin. At that point, they told me to count on dialating about a centimeter an hour. That was a big fat lie! I sat at 3 centimeters for the next 11 hours or so. The contractions definitely got worse though. So at about 6:45 on Tuesday morning, I got the epidural put in. That was good stuff! Then at 7:00 am, my doc came in and broke my water. Again, they told me to count on dialating about a centimeter and hour, and that the baby should be here later that morning. Well, obviously they didn't know that they were dealing with a very stubborn child! I spent pretty much the rest of the day waiting for her head to come down. She did not want to come out! I am still convinced it is because it was only 4 degrees and a blizzard outside! Around 5:00 pm, my epidural was wearing off and I was in a lot of pain. At that point, I was only at 8 centimeters and her head had not come down at all. By this time, they had talked to my doc, and were telling me to count on having her C section. They put some stronger meds in my epidural, but that didn't even touch the pain. So they decided to redo the epidural. I finally felt a little relief. I tried to relax and get a little sleep so I had at least a little energy in me. At about 6:30, after my body finally started to relax, I started feeling the urge to push. So they came in and checked me and I was finally at 10 centimeters, but her head had still not come down! They called my doc, and she said to go ahead and start pushing at around 7:00 (hoping her head would move down a little in that time), but still count on a C section! So at 7:00, they had me start pushing. At this point, my epidural had completely worn off and I was feeling everything! This was actually a good thing because there is no way I would have been able to push if I were still numb. I started pushing, and her head was finally coming down! They called my doc to let her know it was time to come in. It took her what seemed like forever to get there! I had to stop pushing while we were waiting for her to get there. My doc finally got there! She kept saying that the baby was having a hard time getting past my pelvic bone and I needed to push harder. The baby finally got past my pelvic bone, and two good pushes later, she finally came out! What a sweet sound, to hear that cry! My doc said it was a good thing they decided to induce me because the placenta was getting calcium deposits, which means it was starting to shut down. So she was definitely done cooking!

Now here we are, almost 3 weeks later! Sophia is healthy and happy and such a sweet baby! She went in for her 2 week check up this last week and weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces and is 18.5 inches long (we're pretty sure they measured her wrong in the hospital!) She celebrated her first Christmas this weekend and was spoiled ridiculously by grammie Traci! She has been such a blessing in our lives. Words can't describe what an amazing feeling it is being a mother! And besides that, how could you not love this....

And this....

5 Weeks To Go!

2009-11-02T19:50:00.000-08:00

Yep, that's right, I am 35 weeks today! It's getting way too close, way too fast! I feel very unprepared right now. And what makes it worse, I really don't think I'm going to make it all the way to December 7th! She is growing pretty fast, and quickly running out of room to grow! So we'll see what doc says next week when I go in. Next week, I'll start going every week, and she will start doing the dreaded pelvic exams! NOT looking forward to that!

So last night, I was walking past the TV and had a holy sh** moment when I caught a glimpse of my reflection! Somewhere in the last few days, my belly blew up! I know it grows a little bit every day (as measured by the gap between my belly and steering wheel!), but honestly, this was ridiculous! So I had to take a picture...

Also, last night, we had a belated birthday party for Shay. Our girls' nights are always such a blast! I have really been needing to get away from the house and do something. I have been so hormonal the last couple of weeks and I just needed a break (I don't know what I needed a break from because I don't really have a high stress household!). Nonetheless, it was really nice to go do something! We had such a fun night, and we laughed so much (thanks mostly to Anita!)

Large....

2009-10-23T18:58:00.000-07:00

Is a great word to describe how I feel these days! Baby is growing beautifully! Last week, I went in and she was weighing in at a whopping 3.5 pounds! She is actually a little bit small, still within normal range, but on the small end of normal. Which, as long as she is healthy, I'm totally fine with that! Makes for an easier delivery, right?!? So here are a few pictures of her that I captured from the video of my ultra sound.

This one is her face...

And this is the awesome shot of her girly parts! This is the first time she has actually given us a full view, and as you can see, there is no doubt this one's a girl!

Also, I had my first shower on October 4th. My sister did an awesome job of putting it all together! It was nice to get all of our friends (well, pretty much family!) together! Here are a few pictures of that...

Also that same weekend, Paige threw a surprise party for Courtney's 30th birthday...

Last update...this week, Scott and I decided to take a drive up the canyon to Logan to see some pretty fall colors, just to get out of the house. That didn't really work out like we were hoping, since all of the pretty fall colors have pretty much turned brown up that way! We still got some pretty awesome pictures though!

So that's just a few of the best pictures we got on our little trip. I'd put more on, but I hate uploading pictures on here! It takes WAY too long!

Ok, so I think we're all caught up now! So October has been a pretty busy month, and November is only going to be busier! I have 4 showers coming up in November, so I'm sure I'll have many more pictures to post! Until then....

I Forgot....

2009-10-23T18:34:00.000-07:00

I never posted any pictures from my mom's party! So at the beginning of September, My dad, sis, and me planned a surprise party for mom for her 50th birthday! We had it up at East Canyon. And in case anyone is saying "hey, nobody ever invited me", we were very limited on how many people we could invite. The most we could have was 50 people, which we maxed out on just after inviting family! We invited about 80 people and I think 49 showed up! Also, there were a few people that never got their invites! So I don't even want to hear of any whining because someone didn't get invited! (Yes, this has already happened!) Anyway, here are a few pictures from the partay!

The weekend really was a lot of fun! So many people came from FAR away just because they love my mom, and it was awesome to see her face light up when she saw people that she never expected to see!

We took the 4-wheelers up the canyon the day after the party so the boys could go out riding with my parents, Brad & Trishell, and Mike & Cyd. Scott had been dying to take the 4-wheelers out, but I can't ride them while I'm pregnant, so it has kind of been a no-go all summer. So when the opportunity arose, he was pretty pumped about it! So while the boys went out riding, my awesome sis stayed behind with me and we went and hung out at the pool all day. It was so nice of her to stay and hang out with me, plus it's always nice to get to spend some time with her when she's in town!

Still Growing!

2009-09-23T20:46:00.000-07:00

So this is my belly at 26-ish weeks! That was 3 weeks ago, and from my perspective, I have doubled in size since then!

I don't really have much to tell right now, other than things are still just goin'! I had my glucose screen about 3 weeks ago. Everything looked good! No gestational diabetes for me! Woo hoo! My iron is a little bit low. She wasn't too concerned about it for the time being, so neither am I. Baby's head is small....a miracle considering Scott and I both have gigantic heads! Again, the doc wasn't really concerned about it. She said I'll be grateful for it when it's time to deliver! As of that appointment, she weighed about 1 pound 15 ounces (amazing to me that they get that from an ultra sound!). And they say that in your 3rd trimester (weird to think I'm in my 3rd trimester!) they start to grow almost a half a pound a week! So I'm gonna be bustin' at the seams before too long! I already feel like I am! I just told Scott tonight that I think I'm going to have to pass on the shaving thing until after the baby is born. It's too uncomfortable! We finally got the nursery all painted and started moving stuff in there. We don't have furniture yet, other than a couple of shelves. I did get all of her clothes put in her closet. So, if nothing else, she has a cute closet! I have another appointment on the 30th, so more to come on this venture, as always!

I really don't have much else to tell for now! Anyone want to hire my husband yet???

Two Months Later!

2009-08-28T21:37:00.000-07:00

Yeah, yeah, I know, it's been two months since my last post! Times are crazy! We have a nursery to make! What a nightmare of a project we started! Our house has 3 bedrooms, all on the top level. One of the rooms is the home of our three (that's right, I said THREE!) computers. Well, obviously, we have to turn that room into the nursery. So we have been moving the computer room downstairs into the living room area. The living room area is significantly smaller than the bedroom that orignally housed our computer/geek crap! So we have had to condense. In order to condense, we had to "dejunk" our crawl space to make room for more junk. Step one, project "dejunk", finished! Next step, box up my M&M/Pez dispenser collections to make room for the computers. If you know me, you should know that tears were involved in this process! But, it's all for a greater good, right?!? Step two, done! Next step, moving the computers. Holy hell! The actual "computer moving" process was not too awful. It's the cleaning out the rest of the junk in that room that has been hell! So, two trailer loads to the dump later....step three, done! So today, Scott had to tear out the wood paneling (tacky that it even still existed in our house, I know...but some things I have no control over...yet!) He got the wood paneling off the walls and what do we find behind it??? WALLPAPER!! Not just any wallpaper, but wallpaper with gigantic pink flowers all over it! VOMIT! So, to add another step to this already-taking-too-long process, tomorrow we get to pull down wallpaper! After that, hopefully, we will be able to paint! The worst part of this whole process is that Scott REFUSES to buy any baby stuff until the room is cleaned out and painted! I can understand that, but come on...does he have any idea how hard it is to resist buying anything right now?? End of that story for now!

So here are some pictures of my ridiculously cute baby (I know I haven't met her yet, but I can already tell she's got some spunk!) I love her!

This is a great shot of her little leg!

This is a 3D view of her face (I think this one is a tad creepy!)

This is a 3D of the side of her head, her little hand is covering her face!

This is another 3D profile view, her little arm is covering her face!

This is a 3D view, curled up in the fetal position, her legs tucked into her chest

Another 3D in the fetal position, she moved her legs down and she is resting her head on her hand! Love this one!

This is supposedly the picture that confirms 100% for sure it's a girl! Don't ask me where she sees the girl parts, but I'll trust the woman, seeing how she looks at these things for a living! You can see her cute little toes though! Gotta love that!

So that's really all the interesting goings on of my life these days! Just truckin' along! Crazy to think that 3 months from now I will have a little baby in my hands! It is really going by so fast, and I'm dying to meet this little one!

P.S. Anyone want to hire my husband yet?

I Suck...

2009-06-28T20:30:00.000-07:00

At this whole blogging thing! Actually, it's not so much that, as my life is just ridiculously boring! Scott is still job hunting. Anyone hiring yet? The whole job search is just frustrating. He has submitted application after application, been online everyday looking at job postings, and he hasn't heard back from anyone, other than a few rejection letters. It is very stressful and very frustrating. It worries me, with the baby coming and all. We really need the benefits. I know it's still a little ways away, but it still freaks me out! So, in the meantime, we got a new pup!

This is baby Mia! I know...she is the cutest thing you ever saw! She is seriously one of the sweetest puppies ever to grace the face of the Earth! I just love her to pieces!

We celebrated our 2 year anniversary on June 16th. I can't believe it has already been 2 years! It flies by! So for our anniversary, Scott took me to Wendover. Sounds lame, but I have never been there before! We had such a good time! And without even drinking! We left on Tuesday morning. Got there and checked in to our hotel room. Then we went for a drive on the ridiculously HUGE Wendover strip (haha) to try to find us some lunch. Then we went back to the hotel and gambled for a little bit. Scott tried his hand at playing the tables. He loves Texas Hold 'Em and has been dying to try the tables ever since we went to Vegas. So he finally did it, and he LOVED it! Now he is constantly bugging me to go back! Anyway, after gambling we went and at dinner at the buffet in the hotel. Then we went back to the room. We got a mini suite and it had a jetted tub out in the room area, so we sat in the jetted tub and watched TV for about 2 hours! Ha ha, nice anniversary, right?!? Then we gambled a little the next morning and came home to deal with the joys of parenthood (that's another story, another time!). We had a such a good time! It was so nice to get away, just the two of us. It's not something we get to do very often, and I'm positive it won't get any better after the baby comes! Here are a few pictures from the trip...

I love my hubby so much!

Next up, I'm sure everyone is wondering about the babe, since I have only posted one picture of the cute little peanut! So here are some updates.

This was at my appointment on April 29th (or sometime around then). This was at about 8 weeks along.

This was at my appointment on May 27th. You can actually see a fetus in there, instead of just an embryo! So so cute! I put it upside down because I think you can make it out better when it's upside down!

We didn't get a picture of my most recent ultra sound. But this one was the biggie! So the baby was not as cooperative as we would have liked. Legs were crossed for the entire ultra sound! Modest little thing! We did get a fairly good view of "the parts" and it is definitely looking like a little girl! The doc didn't want to say she was positive it's a girl just because of the legs being crossed, but there were definitely no little boy parts sticking out anywhere in there! So she said she is about %80 sure it's a girl. So we will see if she cooperates a little better with my next ultra sound, which is July 22nd. If not, I have a targeted ultra sound, which is a very in depth ultra sound, scheduled for August 5th. She said we will know absolutely for sure by that ultra sound. So in the meantime, my mom better keep all of her receipts just in case! So cross your fingers that she stays a girl! Ha ha!

So that pretty much sums up our lives over the past month or so! Hope everyone is well!

My life....

2009-04-30T20:39:00.000-07:00

Has been quite eventful these days! Well, it seems like it to me, but in reality, just 2 major events in my life that I can really think of! This is the order it goes....

#1 - I'm pregnant! Yes, believe it or not, there actually is the beginnings of a baby in this picture!

#2 - Scott got laid off from his job. Impeccable timing, right?!?

So, baby is due December 7th, which makes me nearly 9 weeks. Almost out of the "danger zone", I do believe! Good news for me because I have a 45% chance of miscarriage because of my polycystic ovaries. Awesome, I know! So I have now already had 3, yes you heard right, 3 ultra sounds within the last week! So my baby is already getting ridiculous amounts of attention! I'm totally fine with that!

On the other news, I'm trying not to talk too much about that because I just cry! We kind of knew it was coming, but they didn't give him any notice. They told him, and then he had an hour to turn in his badge and computer and leave the office. So that is making it kind of tough. But, we'll figure things out...we always do! Just kind of scary right now, with a baby on the way and the job market like it is right now. We'll get through it though! So, anyone hiring??

I don't really have much else to tell! These rather large events seem to overshadow the many great small events, such as the March of Dimes walk, and lunch with my mom and lifelong friends...but those small things are not forgotten!

Because....

2009-03-21T21:56:00.000-07:00

It has been a few weeks and I don't have anything to even talk about! Life is boring lately! Here is a cake I just made.

I haven't had Gage over in about 4 weeks! I miss him! Last time he was over, we went to the Polaris dealership up the road and let him play around on the 4-wheelers. He had such a good time! We asked him if he like the 4-wheelers and his response was "HELL YEAH!" So, I would say it's a pretty safe assumption to say he had fun!

Did I mention that I love that kid??

Oh and I know it has been weighing on your mind...No, I'm not prego yet!

Ok, night!

Projects

2009-02-23T10:47:00.001-08:00

I have been bombarded with cake projects lately, it seems like! I'm totally loving it! There is something very therapeutic about it for me...weird, I know! So I made a cake last week and the week before, then I have 2 this week, plus Scott's birthday on Saturday! AAAHHHHH! Here are the ones I just did....

This one was for one of the nurse's at work. It was her grandpa's 90th birthday and all of the grandkids had to bring a cake. He is a big BYU fan, and for anyone who knows me, you know that I'm NOT! So this one hurt my gut a little...it's like cheating or something!

The other one was for another one of the girls at work. It was her son's birthday, so we did a football field for him. It was a nightmare to make, but it turned out so cute!So that's all!

It's A Sad Day...

2009-02-04T21:05:00.000-08:00

When you can't even park your car safely anymore! Tuesday night, while I was at the Winner School teaching, my car got broken into. That's right, window broken, purse gone! I know what you are thinking..."you should never leave your purse in your car", so don't even say it! There wasn't really anything of much value in there. I don't have credit cards, debit cards, or even a checking account. So they aren't really getting away, money-wise, with much more than the $20 cash I had in there. I did have my W-2 from Willow Creek in there, which has my social security number on it. So, new ATM card on the way, fraud monitering on my credit, gotta go get a new license (this will be number 3 in the last year and a half!) and gotta get me a new purse and wallet, and a $250 new window today! I am really just angry! I really have never felt so violated and vulnerable. It just makes me sick to think that someone was so desparate that they would stoop to that level. You hear about other people's experiences like this, but never fully understand until it happens to you! Moral of the story...1. Don't leave your valuables in the car, 2. Don't park on the dark side street at the Winner School!

By the way....what do you do when you have a friend that has a potentially life threatening issue, that you have no control over and apparently, neither does this friend? Just a thought.....

Mindfreak

2009-01-29T21:38:00.000-08:00

Last weekend, my family took our trip to Vegas to see the Criss Angel/Cirque du Soleil show "Believe". We had such a good time! I was really sad to see the weekend end! We headed down Friday morning. We stopped and picked up Mikayle at her house in St. George on the way. Friday night, we went to my favorite place to eat in all of Las Vegas...the World Buffet at the Rio! I love that place! So we went there and then did a little gambling in the casino at the Rio. Micheal and Mandi had tickets to Phantom that night, so they did their thing while we did ours. My mom and dad rented a condo through their timeshare. So we headed back to the condo and me, my mom, Micheal and Mandi stayed up and played Uno and drank some pomegranate martinis until about 2 in the morning. Saturday, we got up and went over to the lobby and had some breakfast. After breakfast, we walked over to the Strip and did a little shopping. After shopping, we headed back to the condo and got ready for the show. We had dinner at the Luxor in the little cafe in the hotel. After that, we had some time to kill, so we did a little gambling before we went to the show. The show started at 10 pm...a little late for my liking, but definitely worth the wait! The show was amazing! I loved every second of it! It combined Criss Angel's illusions, with the crazy talent of Cirque, and the awesome choreography of Wade Robson. I LOVED it! I think it was very different from what anybody anticipated, so everyone had varied opinions on it, but I thought it was incredible and would recommend it to anyone! Unfortunately, we couldn't take any pictures in the show, so I don't have anything from there. But, here are a few other highlights from the trip...

Thank you, mom and dad, for giving us such an awesome Christmas present! We had such a good time, just relaxing and spending time the the family. It is definitely a trip we will never forget! Love you guys!

Scary...

2009-01-29T20:22:00.001-08:00

So at about 1:00 this morning, I woke up to Scott rolling around complaining about really bad stomach pain. I asked him where it was hurting and he said it was in his lower right side. Of course, I thought for sure it was appendicitis. Well, right after that, he went in the bathroom and started throwing up. After that, I decided we for sure needed to go to the ER. So we packed up in the car and headed out. As soon as we got there, they took him right back to a room and checked his vitals, got him hooked up to an IV with some fluids and pain meds. They got his blood drawn and sent to the lab and the doctor came in to see him, all within a matter of about 30 minutes. I was really impressed by how quickly they took care of him. So the doctor examined him and right off the bat said he was positive it was kidney stones, but he wanted to send him for a CT to make sure that's what it was. So they did the CT, and sure enough, it was kidney stones. He had one that was in the midst of passing from the kidney into his bladder, and that is what was causing the pain. He also has a bladder infection, which they said is pretty common with kidney stones. So they sent him home with some prescriptions for pain meds and antibiotics and said the stone should pass within the next few hours. Well, it did pass at about 3:00 this afternoon. He is doing so much better since it passed. I really hope that he doesn't continue getting these. This was really one of the scariest things I have ever been through and I never want to have to do it again. I am just glad Scott is doing alright now.

The Holidays

2009-01-07T10:11:00.001-08:00

I can't believe the holidays have already come and gone! I am sad they are over, but really, happy to have the mess cleaned up and be back in a somewhat normal routine! Sad thing is, I forgot to take a camera everywhere we went, so I had to steal pictures from my sis! Christmas was a great day...aside from the ridiculously massive snow storm that decided to hit before we drove home that night! This year I decided it was time to start our own Christmas traditions. So on Christmas morning, we woke up around 8 and opened up our presents, just the three of us. Scott got me a new MP3 player (which I needed desparately for my teaching ventures), a new book, some new earphones, and Will & Grace season 8. I got him a new computer moniter and some clothes. Then we had Scott's sisters and their families over for Christmas breakfast and more presents. We had a ton of food! It was really good and it's always nice to get his whole family together. Although we all live within a block of each other, we never see them!

After breakfast, we got cleaned up and headed down to Salt Lake. By this time, it had stopped snowing...at least long enough for us to get to Salt Lake! We went to my parents house first and opened presents with just my parents and my sibs. That was fun! My parents got us all a trip to Las Vegas to go see Criss Angel's show "Believe". So we are doing that at the end of this month! I am stoked! My mom had Amber make up a little puzzle that we had to solve to find out what our Christmas present was. Puzzles are always fun!

On a side note, my mom bought my dad a new gun for Christmas. All day, he walked around saying "I can't believe she actually bought me a gun"! He is hilarious!

After my parents, we went over to Gramma Red's house for more presents and dinner....something we do every year! My gram's is always an adventure! Good food, good family! And I love this kid......

As I get older, I learn to appreciate these times in a different way. It becomes less about stuff and more about spending time with my family and the people I love most. It makes me miss the old days, waking up on Christmas morning at my mom and dad's, with my brother and sister there, and opening up gifts as our little family! I value the time I get to spend with my family so much anymore. Living so far away (seems like it's far sometimes!), I miss seeing their faces everyday! Since my sister moved to St. George, I have learned how much I love her humor and just her company. So it is nice to have these times, when my siblings are around, and the whole family can find the time to get together and just enjoy each others company! Simple as that! I love these kids too!

Another side note....we are not all a bunch of alcoholics! Ha ha!

Still Snowing!

2008-12-22T14:17:00.000-08:00

And I am tired of it! I snow blowed the driveway today all by myself! Sounds stupid, but considering the fact that I didn't even know how to start the dumb thing, it's quite a feat for me! I was so proud I called Scott and told him...he laughed at me! Someone, please be proud of me! My dad would be!

My Day Off....

2008-12-17T21:11:00.000-08:00

I went to the store and bought some stuff to bake....

And look what I made!!!

It's Official....

2008-12-16T20:59:00.000-08:00

It is wintertime! And I HATE it! It took me 3 hours....that's right, I said 3 hours...to get to work today! Good hell!! It is times like these that I wish it wasn't 47 miles from my house to work!

Tomorrow I am going to make some Christmas cupcakes. Just for something to do on my day off! After my 39 hours I spent on the road today, I don't even want to get out of my pajamas tomorrow! So I think I will bake some cupcakes, decorate them really cute and take them to work with me on Thursday to share with my work friends (because we don't get enough junk there to eat!) This may be what my cupcakes look like...we'll see how ambitious I am feeling in the morning!

P.S. Scott is on call for work this week. I also HATE when he is on call! The end!

Christmas Breakfast

2008-12-13T20:10:00.000-08:00

Today the Winner School had a Christmas Breakfast for the entire staff and their spousal units. Fun times! I like that place. It doesn't feel like home quite yet, but I enjoy the people there. Plus they served mimosas (orange juice and champagne)! Tasty! They gave everyone a Winner School sweatshirt for Christmas. It was fun! Now I am in heartburn/headache city! That's what I hate about breakfast! Sausage gives me heartburn, but it tastes so yummy! What do ya do?

Also, I have decided to start my own Christmas tradition for my little family this year! We are having Christmas breakfast at our house with Scott's family on Christmas morning. Then we will go to Salt Lake and do Christmas with my family in the afternoon. I love this time of year!

My sis is in town this weekend for her work's Christmas party. I like when she is in town! I never realize how much I miss her until she is here! That's so dorky! Marlin and Cheryl will be in town on Tuesday for my gram's Christmas party that she is having that I don't think I was invited to! I am excited to see them....although I wish they were bringing their new grandbabies with them! They are SO cute! And I haven't even met them yet!

This is baby Malaya. Shawn and Naomi's little one. I love her lips!

This is baby Noah. Jason and Mindy's handsome little man! He is such a Green baby!

And since I am on the subject of babies I love.....

I love this one the most! How could you not love a face like that!!

Remember When....

2008-12-10T18:36:00.000-08:00

My mom used to do all the Christmas shopping and wrapped all the presents??? I miss those days! I am finished with my shopping...I think....for now, at least! What a load off! I am so glad I have a husband that doesn't want to stretch the shopping out to Christmas Eve, otherwise, I would be out starting my shopping on Christmas Eve! This may be the most prepared I have ever been! Scott had the day off with me today. Well, he didn't technically have the day off. More like there were no jobs for him to do at work, so his boss told him to take a "training day" and do some certifications at home. I slept in until about 9:30 today and when I woke up, he was still home! So he took me out to breakfast! Oh how I love that man of mine!!

Remind Me....

2008-12-07T10:53:00.000-08:00

Never to eat cheese and crackers at 1 am EVER AGAIN! I was sitting in bed last night eating some Ritz crackers and watching some Will & Grace (season 6 these days) and Scott came in to hang out with me. Got to eating more crackers and though "you know what sounds so good right now?? Cheese on these crackers!" So what do we do? We go to Walmart at midnight in search of cheese and crackers! Such nerds, we are! Well, you know that line in Juno "if it makes a difference, I have heartburn radiating from my kneecaps!"? I am living that line today! I can't imagine what the heartburn is going to be like when I am pregnant if it is this bad now! Sad!

A Little About Us

2008-12-04T20:45:00.000-08:00

Scott and I started dating in June 2004. He is 10 years older than me and has a 14 year old son (well, 10 at the time), so of course I was a little leary of the situation! Scott is an amazing guy though. We clicked right off the bat. Neither one of us is entirely sure why...considering the fact that on our first actual date, he spilled an entire Pepsi all over me and thought it would be fun to take me "4-wheeling" in his truck in the middle of Centerville! Yeah....real fun!

Anywho, we dated for about a year and a half before we got engaged. We got engaged on November 23, 2005. "How did he propose?", you ask? Well, we love going to the movies. That is pretty much all we ever did on our dates. So the new Harry Potter movie came out and Scott REALLY wanted to go see it. If you know me, you know I HATE the Harry Potter movies! Well, he kept bugging me and bugging me to see the stinkin' Harry Potter movie with him. So I agreed. Apparently, he had been plotting for a couple months prior to this. He had a slide made with our picture and basically "will you marry me?" on it and had them put the slide up during the previews before the movie. So cute! Stupid me...the slide pops up on the screen and I say "oh that's weird, someone put our picture in the previews!" Hello! Scott says "READ IT". Oh, oops! So I read it and turned to look at him to ask if that was for real and he was down on one knee, ring in hand! Good times! Harry Potter had just barely come out and the theatre was PACKED! In fact, it was so packed, we had to sit on the front row! It was crazy! So people were taking pictures of us with their cell phones and stuff....very surreal!

On June 16, 2007, Scott and I got married! The day I never thought would happen! It was such a perfect day! We got married at Millennial Falls in Draper. Everything about that place is incredible. We were so blessed to have both of our families there. We had people come from many miles away to share our special day with us, and that made it perfect!

So that's the story of us! Now maybe someday we might have a little kid of our own! Someday!

Here We Go!

2008-12-04T20:33:00.001-08:00

Time for me to get up with the times! So here I am, doing what I make fun of people most for...blogging! Fun times!