Same old Same old

Nothing new has been happening in our life except for everthing breaking which takes money. The fridge keeps going out and we get it to come back on by pounding on it. Ryan's AC went out in his car and now we are looking into getting a new one. We really need a bigger car that can store more cargo than the Altima. We can barely fit everything in our Altima with just one child. Last December we actually had to ask Ryan's brother to take some stuff up for us to UT and they had to bring some stuff back for us. So now that Ryan's AC went out we are looking into upgrading but without too much money. I am feeling better and thought my morning sickness was gone till I almost threw up today. I just can never win. I see my doctor next week and we will find out what we are having the first of June. Drew is doing great and is a great sleeper. I really trained him well!! :) He goes to bed at 8 and gets up around 8 and takes 3 hours and 15 min. naps. We were limiting it to 3 hours but giving him the extra 15 min. seems to help him be less grouchy. Yes, we have to usually wake him up from his nap. So life is great and we are just taking it a day at a time!


We will be changing our blog address so stay tuned. I will give you a weeks notice. I just can't decide on a new one. Any suggestions?

Drew's Favorite Trick

So Drew has learned a new trick and can keep himself entertained pretty good. He absolutely loves our rocker in the family room and now that he knows how to get in it, he is loving his new freedom. Yesterday, he kept climbing in and out of it and would sit in the rocker and just watch some cartoons and rock the chair. It was so cute. It is almost as if he feels like a big boy doing all this. We just love his personality. This video was taken at the beginning of April. I was waiting for the perfect time to post it! And yes, he says I Love You!

What's Been Happening

I know I have been horrible about updating our blog. Life is staying busy and exhausting. After enjoying conference, we went to Mark and Mary's house for a delicious dinner. Drew had fun exploring the stairs and the backyard. We even had a casulty of a lamp Drew broke.

Then, this past Wednesday we went to the zoo. I wanted to go before it got too hot and it was a perfect day with a light breeze. Drew really enjoyed looking at all the animals and birds. He did really well being in his stroller for 2 hours. The last hour he was ancy and tired. But we made it through and glad we went. His favorite I think was all the different birds. Birds and ducks are a favorite of his.

Then, this week we finally bought two new trees to replace our 2 ficus trees that died last January during the huge freeze here in AZ. We bought an apricot and cocktail tree. Both are suppose to produce fruit next year. A few years ago, we planted a lemon and grapefruit tree and hope to get fruit out of them next spring or whenever they are suppose to bloom. So we are really excited. Drew loved helping Ryan outside. Last Saturday Ryan was moving gravel from the backyard to the front and Drew was his little shadow. It was so cute. He even helped throw a few rocks in the wheelbarrow. Can't wait till he is old enough to actually do some real helping with Ryan!!

So I think I am all caught up by now. Just a few more weeks and Drew gets to go into Nursery and we cannot wait.

Out Little Munchkin

As most of you have probably already guessed..... Yes, I am pregnant! I am 12 weeks along and due the end of October. I went to my first doctor's appointment last month and was very relieved to see the heart beating in the ultra sound. Then, today, I had my second appointment and heard the heart beating. What a relief to both Ryan and me. We didn't want to get too excited this time till I reached the 12 week mark and heard the heart beat with my own ears. So that is why I haven't been feeling very well and just trying to survive. This pregnancy is quite the opposite from Drew's. I was working with Drew and was a little nauseous but got through the days just fine. Now, I am not working and home and can barely get the cleaning, laundry, and cooking done. It has been very exhausting. I try to go on walks and lucky to get through the neighborhood. I am nauseous all morning and into the afternoon and lucky if I get dinner made. Let's just say that Take Out is my best friend for the time being. Hopefully I can get back my energy and appetite. I gained 3 pounds at my first appointment and today, I lost 2 pounds. My jaw about dropped. I thought I would have gained 5 because of all the take out we have been eating. This is all uncharted territory because with Drew I gained 12 pounds in my first trimester. Yeah, I wasn't about to repeat that but was dang surprised to have lost weight. So we are all surviving. I am lucky to have a sweet husband who helps out and a terrific little boy that entertains himself most of the time!

Happy Birthday Ryan

Yes, today is Ryan's 29th birthday. Happy Birthday! He is such an awesome husband and dad. He loves to Ski and have anything to do with the snow. He is always sad when he can't ski in the winter time. During the summer, he loves to go to the Dunes in UT and four wheel. I used to like it until the four wheeler almost fell on top of me. Now I am scarred for life. Having to be married to me he has to have a lot of patience. When we first got married, I loved him for how patient he was with me. Yes, we struggled our first year of marriage but we learned a lot about each other that helped us to be a better couple. He is a wonderful husband and when he knows that I had a rough night with Drew or woke up early from Drew and couldn't go back to sleep, he will work from home for an hour or two so I can sleep in. My absolute favorite was just a few weeks ago when I wasn't feeling very well. It was Friday, cleaning day, and I was attempting to clean my house. I have to have a clean house or it drives me crazy. I was vacuuming and Ryan happened to be working from home that day and I told him I wasn't feeling good and asked for a little help cleaning. Without even a hesitation, he got up and cleaned both bathrooms perfectly. That made my day completely. I have trained him well on how to clean the bathrooms!

Ryan is also an awesome Dad. He loves Drew to pieces and Drew loves him. Drew really isn't a Daddy's or Mommy's boy. He likes us both at certain moments. It is so cute when Ryan comes home. Both Drew and Gizmo hear the garage door open and stand by the door, hitting it and yelling until Ryan finally opens it. He then has Gizmo jumping up and Drew running around so happy that Daddy is home. I can't wait to get it on video.

So, I truly have one awesome and hot husband and hope today is a great day. We are bringing him Cafe Rio for lunch and tonight he has a softball game which he absolutely loves. He is thinking about joining a city league team and he is pretty good too. Oh, and that reminds me of how competitive he is. I remember when we were dating we were playing a softball game and he was so mad that I did better than him. Ya, we don't really play too many board games together because he is a sore winner and loser, but I love him anyway!

Happy Birthday Ryan!

These are some of my favorite pictures of Ryan through out the years. The one of him by himself is in Hawaii when we hiked to the lava. That was one of our favorite vacations. This last one is on our honeymoon. We went on a cruise and this was a cake we got for being on our honeymoon. One day I am going to be that skinny again!!!!