Pregnant brain

There is something about being pregnant that makes me so forgetful. There is real science behind this widely accepted idea.. Not that I know anything more than that about it. I

Don't know if it was the same with my first pregnancy.. Haha I can't remember. But this time it is pretty bad. I forget everything... I couldn't remember my age when a girl at work asked me, I always forget what I a, looking for when I walk into a room and today I was getting gas and started to drive off while it was still hooked to my car pumping gas! Seriously?! Yes I am losing it.

I start pumping gas, get back in the car, sit there for a few minutes wonder why I am still sitting there, turn on my car and start pulling out of the stall...... Then I here a POP. And I realized oh wait I wasn't done.... So I back up to assess the damage. At first i thought my car was gonna blow up or the pump. I had no idea. But when I picked up the hose it was still at attached to the pump and the screen was reading"thank you for your purchase" so it obviously figured out I was done. I was so embarrassed hope no one noticed and drove off. At least nothing broke. I think I am gonna have my husband fill the car with gas from now on.... Or at least until I make it to the Land of Oz to get me a brain from the wizard...

Happy birthday Ava

I can't believe I now have a 3 yr old! She is growing up so fast and she is so smart and funny. She goes to preschool and can write her name and count to 10 and knows her alphabet! I am so proud of her.
For her 3rd birthday party I had a million ideas but being pregnant I didn't have the energy or motivation to carry out any of them. So we decided to do a little friend party at Kangaroo Zoo, agin indoor bounce house place. It turned out perfect and Ava had the time of hr life. And I didn't have to stress myself over the party this year and that was pretty good too.

The bunny...

We have a new little friend at our house... A little white fluffy bunny rabbit! His name is foo foo. We inherited this guy from my sis-in-law and her fan who just moved out of state. Ava is loving her new friend!

Baby blog

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Baby #2

So i am officially announcing that we are expecting baby #2 on July 26!!!

Today I am 14 weeks along. This pregnancy has been so much different than the first time. I basically knew I was pregnant from the first day.. I have just been so in tune with everything this time around I took the preg test when I was a out 2 weeks along which was mid November and have been so so sick for the past 12 weeks. I am just starting to feel better over the past couple days. It has been so hard to keep this big news to myself. Hah I just wanted to shout it from the rooftops. I have started a another blog to track this pregnancy and I will link it up to here if anyone wants to see it. I want to remember how I feel and all the little details and pics of the growing belly along the way so I will document all that stuff on my other blog, oh and we find out in 5 weeks what we are having.

We are so thrilled to be having another little baby.

Croup

It has been a rough week at our house. Poor little Ava has been so sick. Sunday night it started with a fever which continued most of the week. Monday she threw up 4x. I would ask her where she hurt and she would point in her mouth, so as I assumed she had a sore throat and maybe strep I took her to the dr. They tested and she didn't have strep or an ear infection. So I took her home and kept treating her fever with Ibuprofen. Tuesday night it hit. She lost her voice completely, she couldn't talk or cry, she just lay on the couch miserable. She wouldn't eat anything and would only drink apple juice. She had this horrible cough that sounded like a baby seal barking. I figured she just had bad cold and the sound was normal since she had lost her voice.
Wednesday it took a turn much worse. She was not herself her temp stayed around 101 to 104 depending on time of day and even meds only took in down a couple of degrees. She could say one minute she was really cold and the next pull at her clothes and tell me she was "so Hot". Wednesday night her breathing was so raspy and shallow. Between the barking coughs and raspy breathing it sounded horrible. She would wake up every little while trying to cry but couldn't since she had no voice. It was so bad around 1am we almost took her to the ER. Russell was afraid she was dying from lack of oxygen. I didn't understand why her cold was so bad and I frantically searched the Internet looking for answers. And I found exactly what I was looking for.

Little Miss Ava had Croup Cough. Every symptom plus the stridor breathing which is the risky part. We found some home remedies to help and we able to rock her back to sleep. The next morning I called her dr. They were very worried based on what I had told them. So I took her in to see them and they recommended Steroid injections to take the swelling and inflammation down in her throat. There are different ways to administer the steroids and I heard lots of horror stories about the pros and cons of each. Her pediatrician recommend the oral method. Which is medicine I give her in a dropper 2x a day for 4 days. They said she would be feeling much better after the first dose and even better after the 2nd.

So last night we gave her the first dose and hoped for the best. At this point she still had a fever which she had had for 5 days straight, she had eaten nothing and only drank apple juice during that time. I was told the 3rd night of croup was the most dangerous. And last night was the 3rd night. She went to sleep very sick and coughing but I noticed around midnight that her fever finally broke and her breathing steadied, she didn't cough or cry and slept very peacefully. This morning when she woke up her voice had mostly returned, she no longer has a fever and even ate a little breakfast, not much but more than she had. She was playing with her toys and being herself again. She is still sick but she is a thousand time better than she was. That medicine is a miracle in a bottle.

It was so hard to see my sweet little girl so sick all week. She was so so sweet, soo sick but still so calm and would say please and try to smile at me as I would pull her blanket over her. I would look at her and just cry.. cry because I couldn't fix her.. I couldn't help her, it broke my heart. The worst pain a parent feels it the pain they feel for their children. Ava would give me a weak smile not understanding why I was upset. I love her so much more than I can explain or describe. She has become the world to Russell and I and there is nothing we wouldn't do for her. Russell has been amazing this week. He would rock her to sleep every night, just like he did when she was a baby. Ava loves to be comforted by her daddy and that was very calming for her while she was at her worst this week. She is such a sweet little angel and we are so blessed to have her in our lives. She shows us everyday what this life is truely all about and that family and love is above all what really matters. During this Christmas season I have so much to be grateful for and the greatest gift that we were given is our sweet baby girl. I can't wait to have more little babies and for our little family to grow in size and love :)

Thanksgiving

What a perfect holiday we had. 2 of my older sister sand their families were able to come and it was my first time meeting Madeline- my sister's first baby. Ava was obsessed with the baby. When is good news when we finally get baby number 2at least I know she will love it. After a fantastic dinner all stuffed miss Ava took a nap and Russ and I were able to sneak away for a date to see Breaking Dawn. Russ and I had SO much fun. He is so amazing to me. As we walked in the dark theater he put his arms around my waist and pulled me in for the most romantic kiss ever! Seriously he is so hott! The whole night we were acting like a couple of teenagers and I loved every second. I fall more and more in love with this man every day. He knows just how to make me smile and make me feel beautiful and loved. We have always had such a special relationship. I a,nso glad I met him so young and that'll the memories we have together and now our own little family. Being with Russell was my teenage dream that came true and I couldn't be happier with my life with him.

Day at the Farm

A few weeks ago we decided it was a perfect fall afternoon to take Ava to Thanksgiving point Farm to see the animals. The Barnyard was decorated for Halloween with witches all over the place.
Ava was in heaven petting the goats, lambs, horses and ponies.
They even had rabbits. We got some dried corn and Miss A would hold out her hand flat with some on top and the goats would eat right off it. She loved it and would giggle saying it was tickling.

She got to go on a pony ride.. but the one she picked was huge and not a pony at all. I was nervous the whole time since she would slide back and forth on the saddle as the horse walked.

We went on a wagon ride. Love the pic below of her and Russ :)

Happy as can be!

The sun was setting and a gorgeous Fall afternoon together!

Little Dancer

Little Miss A has been taking her little ballet dance class for a couple months now and LOVES it. After the first couple classes she had melt downs when we would leave to go home. Now she know big kids don't do that so she stopped but still loves her class and her teacher Mrs. Bobi. Its so adorable how Ava says her teachers name. She goes every Tuesday to Dance and every Wednesday to her Kindermusik class.

Here is Ava on her first day of dance before we left home.
Her class is for 2 yr olds and her teacher makes it fun with lots of clever activities to teach them the basics of dance and tumbling. Here they are being "bunny's" learning to hop and pick up the eggs.

Then they dance to Teddy Bear Picnic with their bears and use Dolly's in their dancing.

This was day 1 and Ava couldn't wait to use the mat to do some tumbling. The other kids weren't ready but Ava ran up she wasn't scared.

They dance with Princess costumes on.

Ava is so obedient to her teacher and is will always do the steps that Mrs. Bobi asks. Some of the kids struggle being there without their Mommy's and won't listen but Ava is so independent. She doesn't care if I am there she loves to dance. Each week it gets harder and and they learn more steps. These were all simple things to get them use to structure during the first month.

Then the last 5 minutes of every class they do a tea party with snacks. Learning manners. She LOVES that of course. I am so happy I found this class for her. Its perfect for her age.

Cute Ava in her leotard.

I love this one.

We got a ballet DVD, mat and bar for home so she can practice. Its called Bella Ballerina. She is learning all the ballet positions and her teacher says she is at the head of the class with her turnout and grasping of the new dance technique. I am such a proud mama. I love my little dancer :)

Princess Pageant

So last Friday I was randoming looking up info on Cornbelly's to find some fun fall activites to do as a fam. Well I came across the Pumpkin Princess Pageant which was the next day. I have always wanted to put Miss A in one just to try it out and see how she did and if she would like it. I am NOT one of those crazy pageant moms nor do I want to be. But I thought why not try her out to see. So VERY last minute I found her a costume (all of which we already had) and told her about it and she seemed excited. Russ had to work the next day so it was just me and Ava to go do this thing.

Ava did AMAZING! She was so brave. They had all the kids stand in line and I had to write a bio before hand and email it in to the contest. So as she was led on stage by one of the charachters there they read out her bio to the croud and did a Q & A session with her. It was SO funny and so adorable. She would answer their questions in her sweet little voice and was hamming it up for the croud. SO adorable. I am so glad I filmed it. Russ loved it.

Ava loved parading her cute dress on the stage and was loving all the attention. I must say this child of mine has NO fear. She has so much confidance and poise. I feel so lucky to be her mom. She was the youngest one in the pageant and the judges favorite. They had Miss Utah, Miss Lehi and the Pumpkin Queen in charge. They all were fussing over her and she got the Judges Favorite Pick award.

Here she is waiting in line. She was so patient. She was more mature than the 4 and 5 year olds. Ava is seriously perfect at stuff like this.

I did her hair since it was to last minute to have it done. I got alot of compliments on it. Ava wore the crown so well too.

Me and my little Pumpkin Princess.

Here is everyone in the pageant.

At the end Ava wouldn't look forward for the pics. She was way to interested in everyone else around her and all the girly dresses.

After it was over I changed her close and we had fun playing at Cornbelly's and all their events. I was so impressed with how Ava did at the pageant. I had no idea if she would be shy and refuse to go on stage to how she would react. But she did awesome. Ava is a natural in front of a crowd. I plan on putting her in more things for sure!