Potty Mouth

Well we had a pretty funny experience with our little two year old when we were out and about yesterday shopping. We went to Wal-mart and there of course were so many people there we couldn't find a parking spot. It was cold, wet, nasty, and snowing so that even added to our frustration of not getting a good parking spot...silly I know but you've all been there. And I never help the situation being big and pregnant and always wanting something close. I think Adalie was starting to see how upset I was getting, especially when we passed one up and someone esle took it. I don't even remember what I said, I think Brett and I let out some sort of a grunt to show that we were upset and all the sudden from the back seat we hear "d****t" Atleast that is what I though she said but we weren't sure at first. Where would she even get that word and know how to uses it? Brett and I don't say anything of a sort around the house or ever...I think cursing is very tacky anyway. We kept asking her what she said and she would shrug her shoulders and say I don't know, until a car pulled out in front of us and she screamed "D****t!" No mistaking it that time. It was THAT word for sure. I couldn't help it and busted out laughing, which made her start laughing and saying it over and over again because she saw I was getting a laugh out of it. We were both trying to correct her but she could see ours smiles. Finally we calmed down enough to explain to her that this is a bad word and we don't say those things ever. I think she understood, and hopefully this never hapens again, but I can't believe she even said it!! I think we need to be careful about what we watch around her on TV because that is the only place I can think she may get it from? Someone please tell me that they have had this experience or something like it before with their kids....it would make me feel better. We can't imagine what people would say if she broke out in nursery or church with this word!!! Ahhh!!

Stockin' Up and A Confession

Nothing makes you feel more pre-pared for the New Year than a little SAMS club shopping trip. Well, is there such a thing as a little shopping trip at SAMS? haha I don't think so. Our membership expires on the 3rd here and Brett's bonus check came so we decided to get some shopping out of the way before school life starts again. Well lots of cash later, we are stocked up for quite a while. I would love to only have to go out for milk, bread, eggs, and the occasional meats and cheeses....or just send Brett haha. I am starting to feel like I can't even walk around too much anymore without feeling like a bowling ball is going to drop out down there! And I have to pee all the time and I don't do well with public restrooms so that's another reason not to go out too long. lol.

Confession time. Adalie has been obsessed with a bottle since day one. Sippy cups just didn't cut it for her for quite a while. When she turned two in July, it was no bottle and she went NUTS!!! So we compromised with her and she only got the bottle right before bed time and it was sippy cups if she wanted any milk during the day. Ever since then I have been trying to get her off and have had several failed attempts. She has one bottle, with one nipple that is barely even a nipple anymore and there are so many holes and cracks in it. And she knows that I WILL NOT buy her another one. Knowing it wasn't going to last much longer, I had to get her off and before the new year was the perfect time. Well I heard about Nanny 911 and this thing she had done with a 3 yr old that was still on a paci. She had her gather all the ones she had around the house and told her a story of the "Pacifier fairy" who would take her pacifiers and give them to other little children all around the world and in return, she would leave her a present. So, we got a stocking from Christmas, had her put her bottle in it and told her about the "bottle fairy" who would come and take her bottle to a new baby and leave her a present in return. She was way excited, but that first night was tough for her. She went to bed 2 1/2 hours later than normal and screamed for it the next morning. Next night was a little better.....only and 1 1/2 hrs after bed time when she finally went to sleep and she woke up at 5:30 AM wanting it and didn't go back to sleep. But, she did finally take her sippy cup at 8 and say "I don't have a bottle anymore because I gave it to the bottle fairy, I will use my sippy cup....but can I have some chocolate in it?" haha Anywho, I think it is finally a success, or rather becoming one. I am embarrassed as all get out that I let her have that dang bottle for so long and I have learned my lesson the first child and will not let it happen with our second. The older she got the more she realized she could compromise with me and if she talked to me enough she would get to keep it. haha Anywho, I need to write this all down for memory sake. But it feels so good that we have kicked the habit!!

Questions

I am entering the 33 wk mark and getting nervous! We could have a baby here soon and I am SO not ready!! I feel like there are tons of things to do but I can't wrap my mind around it all to get it done. I forget what you even need for newborns lol. I am getting nervous about how labor is going to go? Is he going to be healthy? I know I have said it lots before but I just want everything to be OK....like every mother out there I am sure. I am feeling huge. The last weeks are the worst and being on rest still doesn't help that weight gain situation haha. I have a girl name picked out just in case. Haha how funny would that be? Also, I am thinking about getting one of those sit n stand strollers for Adalie and baby? Do you think it will be worth it? They are pretty expensive, but I keep thinking of going places with both of them and Adalie is getting beyond the "I will carry you" stage if she gets to tired to walk.

On another note, we are starting the potty training adventure again soon. Someone told me though not to start because after the baby is born she will most likely revert back to diapers and try to be a "baby" too. What do you think? I mean, baby isn't even supposed to be here until Feb 24th so that still gives me a good solid month for her to be good at it if I start here within the next week or so. You think she will be okay? I am worried I will be to lazy and stressed to try and get it done after baby for a few months after and she will be 3 in July. And the thought of only 1 in diapers as opposed to 2 in diapers appeals to me very, very much. Any who, this really isn't much of a post I suppose but we really haven't been up to anything too exciting lately. Brett is still enjoying his little break from school and Adalie and I love having him home. It's been so nice just hanging out with Dad.

The After Party

Clean up that is! When we got home on Saturday it looked like a hurricane had hit out house. Presents everywhere, dirty clothes, trash out the wazoo, and shopping bags all over. We had just unpacked the car and threw everything into the living room and it looked disastrous!! Especially in our very little living room. I had Brett leave it all out because I thought it was a good way for me just to sit and start my "after Christmas organizing". Although the tree is still up and won't be coming down until after New Year so like I said, it is just a start but still felt good to get some stuff cleaned up. I went shopping Saturday morning to get a lot of clearance stuff for next years Christmas and had lots of success there. We are good on wrapping paper, boxes, and Christmas decor for cheap next year! Woo hoo! I even found a few presents and stocking stuffers for Adalie next year to. All in all I walked away only spending $35 so it was nice to get a good deal...I love good deals.

Brett had to hop back into the routine of work Saturday and was gone just as soon as we had gotten back from his sister's into reality's playground. That was another sad thing about staying in Utah....Brett was looking forward to having some time off but got pulled into work again. Don't feel too bad for him though. After all he gets to work at the MTC, speaking the Hungarian language that he loves and making time and a half the whole school break. And work days are only 3 sometimes 5 hrs so its not too bad. But I still feel bad that he had to jump right back into it the day after Christmas. And we always miss him when he is at work.

We both had to speak today in church. I got scared when I got there and realized we were the only two speakers on the program! Ah! Our sacrament ends at 12:20 and they were ready for us at the podium at 11:25. I stretched out all my readings and managed to take up almost 20 mins, the Young Women did a special musical number, and Brett saved us in the end by taking up the rest of the time. He did really really well, he is just a great speaker and I don't think he gets as nervous as me since he is a teacher and stands in front of a class talking anyways. I won't lie, I am glad it is over. I would much rather do a special musical number any day that's over in 2 mins as opposed to speaking for 10 to 15 or in this case 20 mins!!


And here is some more fun pictures from Christmas of Adalie enjoying her scooter and sledding with mom and dad. 


Poor thing, Brett let her go down by herself, which she was way excited about and laughing all the way down but when she got to the bottom the sled turned sideways and she face planted it into the snow.


I was to big, pregnant, and slow to catch her and I didn't get any after shots of the effect. She was so upset and wanted to go home after that and we had only been there about 5 mins. haha


I love her little face right before disaster happened at the bottom. She started out so excited!

Merry Christmas 2009

Warning, Long Post and lots of Pictures Ahead! Looks like we were good enough for Santa to visit us this year and it was so much fun. The kids woke up at 7, but not Adalie haha. If you wake her up to early she can be quite the grump, especially if she goes to bed late which she did on Christmas eve...around 10:30. Normally she is asleep by 8:30 or 9 so trying to wake her up at 7 was an ordeal...even with the temptation of Santa Clause.

At first she was a little confused but heard the other kids in the living room and got more excited. When she walked in she saw her scooter and her Bike riding Barbie set out for her along with her stocking and looked a little shocked. 

It took a few minutes for her to rummage through her stocking and then she hopped on the scooter to try it out. I was surprised! I didn't think 3 mls an hr was that fast but she took off there at first haha. 

She has her own little Vespa. Don't worry though, it was cheap! Black Friday sale...totally worth$39! Still amazed at the price...

After that the kids went up stairs and started to get all the presents from under the tree and put them in a big pile down where we were in the basement. We all took turns opening gifts, youngest to oldest and had lots of fun seeing what everyone got for Christmas. Adalie had a little break down in the middle of it all when we tried to change her diaper...I think she was just so tired. So we let her cry off in the corner a little while until she got over it while we finished opening our presents. She soon missed the fun and came back to open more of hers and was excited to play with some new toys. 

She got some Barbies, cookware for her kitchen, play makeup, a My little Pony baby doll, a scooter, and a fun little learning lap top from Grandma and Grandpa to help learn her letters. And lots of candy and chocolate of course. 

Oh, and the tradition of cheese in our stockings was still strong this year although a little modified from the blocked cheese. Adalie got string cheese, Brett got his Babel cheese, and I got my favorite mini-moos. Delicious! 

Brett got some great things and says he is really happy with all his presents, including a new pillow (because his old one was pretty nasty and lumpy and I finally found one he likes) and the Madden Wii game which I might already be rethinking...he likes it to much and has been playing lots already haha.

 

My Christmas was great! I got perfume, jewelry - including a new gorgeous watch which was desperately needed, a big scrapbook for more pictures, a back messager (wonderful), beautiful boots, and some couch covers which I was really excited about but have to exchange because they are too big. And Brett got me a beautiful painting I wanted! 

All in all though, it was such a wonderful Christmas and everyone was happy and most importantly, together. We even went to see Avatar later that day. Really long movie, almost three hours but Brett and I both liked it. Adalie even enjoyed herself and was really great during the whole thing. She fell asleep for about 45 mins of it but watched all the rest and I think she was very intrigued. I would call Christmas a success. We are all happy, safe, and have so much in our lives together. Hope yours was too! Now what do Brett and I get to do? Write talks for church tomorrow... Bishop found out we were staying and pulled us in haha. I think church will be sparse tomorrow anyways, but I know what I will be up late doing tonight. I know, I know - I should've started already but I was busy thinking about the holidays and I just wanted to relax. I'll let you know how it goes. Should be fun.

Christmas Eve!!

It is almost time for Santa's visit! We made it out to Monica's house so we can get ready for him to come. We had such a wonderful holiday dinner of Prime Rib and lots of fixins! Adalie is so tired but is so excited for Santa to come I don't know when she will go to sleep. haha. She even got to open a present from Grandma! Thanks Grandma! But Merry Christmas Eve Everyone! I miss you mom and dad! I miss you Tom and LeAnne! I miss you Sorensen's! I miss you Veronica, Matt, and Sophia! I miss you DAniel, Shelly, Benjamin and Emma! I miss you Heather, Eli, and Zoe! I miss you Rebecca, Justin, and Baby bump! I miss you Jennifer, Brett, Mackenzie, and Bree! I Miss you Willaimson Christmas! I miss you Grandmama and Grandpa! I miss you Jenkins Christmas! I miss you Aunt Lana! I miss you Texas! Merry Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Our 45 mins of GingerBread

Monday night we had a quick family activity of decorating a gingerbread house before Dad had to head off to home teaching. He only had about an hour and half after work to squeeze in dinner and a family activity. Instead of making everything, I took the lazy route and bought one of those pre-made kits at wal-mart for $7 which I thought was a pretty okay deal considering I had nothing to make gingerbread or icing and decorations with anyways and all of that was costing me about $15. haha Anywho, it was way fun! Adalie was enjoying the icing...she kept getting it off the house so Brett had to keep putting some on her fingers.  

This definitely wasn't a house anyone else would want to eat except her and maybe Brett and I. She had her sticky little fingers all over this thing! So warning, LOTS of
pictures and I look pretty trashy too haha. Oh and our here is our Fun little Christmas tree this year. Poor Brett was so sad I had us go with a fake one this year since our apt is so small and we were supposed to be gone. He has never had a fake tree before in his life.

We decorated and destroyed the whole thing in about 45 mins. We even took turns devouring. I might have put it out for decoration for a few days but the roof was caving in and the icing was becoming un-sticky. Besides, it looked too tasty anyway! I forgot how good gingerbread was! It's funny, Brett put the house together with Adalie and if you look really close, you can see that the roof is opposite ways on either side. One side has shingle going down and the other has them facing up! Good job honey! Haha!

4 More Days!

We are in the home stretch...of Christmas that is. I am DONE! Officially, ALL the way done with shopping. Stockings are ready to be stuffed. Presents are all wrapped. Candy fills the house! Brett starts his shopping today...haha fun times for him! We are supposed to be in Texas now but are still here for the Holidays but I am trying to make the best of it. I decided all my crazy holiday shopping was justified and money was well spent due to our unexpected stay here in Utah this year. I miss my family so so much but at least we are getting to go to Brett's sister's house for Christmas morning and Santa's visit. It is going to be nice to be with some family for the holidays. I am so excited for Brett and Adalie's Christmas! I really hope they like their gifts! She is so cute this year with the holidays! I love her little toddler mind and how happy and excited she gets about things. The other day some beeping was going off around midnight in Adalie's toy Box in her room (due to the fact she was playing with her dad's digital watch and set it to go off at midnight) so Brett quickly went in and pulled out the toy box from her room before she woke up. Brett just left the box in the living room and when Adalie woke up the next morning she had thought Santa and come and left a huge box of toys in the living room. Of course it didn't help that the box WAS right in front of the tree, but we had to explain and she quickly realized they were toys she had already seen before. haha She got really excited again though when we told her she would get some new toys from Santa in just a few days. Anywho, Merry Christmas everyone!! Hope you were all good enough for Santa this year and are filled with the Holiday spirit! So many wonderful things to be grateful for this year and so many wonderful blessings coming! I Love Love Love Christmas!

It's Firday

Brett is taking his very last final as we speak! Woo Hoo!! I am so excited the semester is over but not half as much as Brett I am sure. This next semester oughta be a breeze for him and then we will have a little college graduate in the house! Fun Stuff!! Only ONE WEEK until Christmas, how fun too! Good luck to Brett though who has to get all of his Christmas shopping done next week with all the hustle and bustle. I cannot believe it is Friday, I am so happy. I feel like these past two weeks have dragged on and on and I just wanted them over. I am starting to feel like myself again, which is nice and slowly but surely my energy is making its way back into my life, which is even better. I just want to feel myself again and have a good holiday!! We were supposed to leave for Texas on Sunday.....still so sad. Brett works all day tomorrow though so that stinks, but Sunday will be nice and the Christmas week too with him not having school. I just love him home with me, even if we don't do anything it is just nice to have everyone here. Hope every ones weekend goes great and you're ready for Christmas!!

Christmas Shopping

Wow! This year I thought I got all my shopping done early and I was ready, but I am still finding things I want to go out and get. But there are people EVERYWHERE and it is always funny to me to see people shopping. I mean, wow lady with the cart who has her husband stand in one line, her daughter in another, and her in one herself and whoever gets to the front first she scoots the cart in full of 100 things. Wow to the guy who has a basket full of 35 groceries in the the 10 items or less lane. Wow to the self check out dude who is paying with a credit card in the "CASH ONLY" line. Wow to the lady on the cell phone talking about her Dr's apt when the check out lady is clearly trying to get her attention. Wow to older folks who still have trouble writing checks. Wow to the help at Wal-mart that doesn't really help me at all because all you say to me is "No habla English"....then why do you work there?? Oh its tonz of fun shopping when so many people are out! Luckily I only have a few more things left and some candy to stalk up on for our stockings. I need some Christmas Music to get in the mood!!

Finding A Moment

..to blog hasn't been easy. Not that I have been too busy or anything, its just that I have had NO ENERGY. The swine Flu was horrid and I still have an annoying cough that doesn't seem to want to go away anytime soon. Adalie has still, by a very wonderful miracle, avoided getting sick. I am SO happy I would not want her to be as miserable as Brett and I have been this past week. Christmas seems to be sneaking around the corner and I have just a few more things to pick up for Brett and cards to send off. Only problem is. I hate going outside because of the coughing fir that seems to come. Everyone looks at me with daggers in their eyes when we go out. Although, I have been informed I am NOT contagious 24 hrs after my last fever...which was Friday so I should be ok. I am trying to get my house and laundry caught up after a week of doing nothing what so ever. You should've seen ADalie's room...I was afraid to pick anything up in their because I didn't want to get germs on her toys. Anywho, I will post more interesting things later after I feel like I am getting back to normal. Slowly but surely it is happening....

Looking Up

I want this baby to be healthy and happy. I want to give him everything I can. I want him to play with his big sister. Wrestle with his daddy. Talk and grow and learn and be whatever he wants to be and know that he can do anything in this world for so much good. I want him here safe. I am very sad I am missing out on Christmas in Texas this year and not getting to see my family all together this year. It has been so so long since we have all been together...I am going to miss it and it probably won't happen again for another 2 yrs at least. But, I finally had to admit something to myself the other day that for some reason I haven't even taken two seconds to really think about until this experience. I have been given such a beautiful and wonderful gift and responsibility from my Heavenly Father and I need to take care of this precious gift and do all that I can to make sure he is ok. I am so glad I have a family who understands and wants to help me in all that they can. A husband who helps and supports so much. A beautiful daughter who isn't too much trouble for me to handle and listens fairly well to her mommy. It could be a lot worse of a situation and I need to realize that. I need to stop saying it's not fair...and I will. Besides, I get to have Brett and Adalie here with me for Christmas. We are going to make some fun family Christmas memories this year and it is still going to be the best Christmas ever. Thank you everyone for your sweet words and shared moments. It really is a beautiful Holiday season and there is so so much to be happy about!!

Thanks SO MUCH for your get wells and sympathy for me! You guys are great. It is swine flu, just got the call not too long ago. At least it's not pneumonia right? Although I still don't know why I got the swine flu. I got the H1N1 shot a month ago. Ugh. Thanks again guys, hopefully things will pick up soon. Sorry you had to hear me complain...I just needed to let it all out and cry a little.

A VERY bad Week

It all started on Monday when my Dr asked me to come in so she could get and early start on her vacation (I think). My apt was originally on Wednesday but I guess she was trying to leave Tuesday after work for her Christmas Vaca. Anywho, I have been feeling lots and lots of pressure and very uncomfortable. Anytime I walk around for too long I feel like a bowling ball is about to fall out of me. Well, she checked me and then comes the bad news. I can't go home or anywhere for Christmas. The baby has already dropped very low, my cervix is almost %80, and she needs me to stay close. I am on pelvic rest again. She said the traveling isn't going to be very good for me and would feel more comfortable if we could just stay close to Utah for the Holidays. I was, and still am, absolutely devastated. We have been planning this Christmas since forever ago. I am so so so sad!! I am going to be the only one not coming home for the Holidays. I feel like I have ruined every one's Christmas.

Second, Brett got sick on Sunday, really bad sick. Chills. Fever. Cough. Soar throat. Headaches. Runny nose. The whole works. Never a good sign, especially living in a house with a wife whose amune system is pretty much shot. Well, I got it. Tuesday was the worst, I thought and then on Thursday I couldn't stand it anymore and went into the Dr. I either have swine flu or pneumonia. Ya, neither one is good at all. They took a swine flu test so I won't know until they call me back sometimes this afternoon. They gave me medicine for both though just in case. If it isn't the swine flu, which it SHOULDN'T be because I got the shot (ya mad about that) I have pneumonia and will go to the hospital tomorrow for x rays if the meds haven't made me feel better yet....which they haven't.

It has been a very bad week with bad news and bad luck. I feel like I can't even function. I am absolutely no help to my husband and daughter and I snap at everything. Ugh I will keep you updated. But if you don't hear from me for a while, I am in the hospital.

Our Closet

Brett and I have a pretty small bedroom and with a pretty small bedroom comes a pretty small closet. My clothes have started to make it to his side. I don't know why I even have some of those clothes still hanging up in there because of few of them don't even fit me and really won't fit anytime soon. At least until after I have the baby I hope. But even then, lots of them are winter clothes that I probably won't wear much longer after baby gets here anyways. Why can't I put them away? I have no idea. I have gone to my closet many of times and looked over and over at the clothes I can't even fit into and just can't seem to take them off the hanger. It makes me depressed, I think. I like them there because I try and trick my mind into thinking I still fit into it and if I WANTED to I can still wear it...somehow haha. Funny huh? This is also the same with my shoes. My legs and feet swelling are starting to get really bad but I don't want to put my beautiful shoes away. I like looking at them and thinking of great outfits to wear with them. Not that I really go to many places, especially in the snow...but I still like to imagine how good and cute I could look if I did. haha.

On another note....I am so proud of my big girl!! For almost two FULL weeks she has been going to bed at 8:30 and sleeping the whole night in her own room until 8 sometimes 9 the next morning. It is so nice not having to wake up with her to get her milk or anything. I know, it has taken almost two and half years to accomplish this task but now that it is here it is nice. She has always been a bad sleeper. At least for the next few months we can have uninterrupted nights... until Cason gets here. Then the fun will start again I am sure.

Festival of Trees

After a long hard week of school work and no daddy we got to go out! We headed out to SLC for the annual Festival of Trees. It was so fun! The trees are amazing and they have these spectacular ginger bread houses. 

We thought Adalie would do okay and be old enough to walk around like a big girl, but after about twenty mins we had to go back to the car and get her stroller.



When we finally convinced her to get in it, the rest of the night went pretty ok. The trees were beautiful and the treats were very tasty!

Daddy's Denver Bronc's Tree

Really Cool Nightmare Before Christmas Tree


Our BYU Tree

The line was a little too long there at the Expo center to see Santa, but I felt so bad because Adalie had been talking about seeing Santa all day. She wanted to ask him for a new bike and a Barbie for Christmas. So, Brett took us down the street to the mall to see Santa there. 10 mins later she was sitting on Santa's lap and asking for toys for Christmas. It was so cute. I was excited she even went up and talked to him. A lot better than last year when she screamed her head off.

I love that we got to go! It was such a fun activity! I love this time of season with so many things to do and places to see with all the wonderful holiday spirit around!!

Pictures...finally

Kind of a lot of pictures! Hope you don't mind! Enjoy!

We had to go see Paint, Grandpas horse of course. She was talking about seeing him the whole trip

And then it was no fun for a few days because I got sick so I spent a lot of time in front of the TV...with a bottle?!?!? Ya I know...she was a baby all over again.

Daddy even watched cartoons and snuggled with me too.

And Grandma would hold me until I fell asleep.

Then Thursday Morning I felt good enough to help Mommy make her pie!

Thanksgiving Dinner was wonderful! Even Grandma and Grandpa Great were there with us!

Friday morning she had to give me a hair cut before we went out on the town

It was such a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday, even despite the little sickness we had. I love our family so much and love this wonderful time and season!