I can't believe how these past few months have just flown by! So many exciting things have happened are happening right now, so I'm going to do a quick update via bullets. I'll post pics and more detailed posts throughout this summer:)
* At the beginning of February, we got an offer on our house in Miami. It wasn't near what we wanted; in fact, it was far below what we owed on it. But we couldn't pass up the offer, so with help from some family, we paid the difference and sold our house!
* On Valentine's Day, we made an offer on a house in Broken Arrow and the next day they accepted!
We closed on our house in Miami on March 19 and closed on our Broken Arrow house on March 31! It was nuts.
*As soon as we closed on our BA house, we got the keys and started painting! The former owners were not very good painters. The way they touched up, you could see every little stroke. It was almost like the paint was a different finish! They had paint all over the trim and even on the ceiling and floors. So, with the help of our parents, we got the whole house painted, including the trim! Some we kept the same color and some we changed.
*We officially moved in April 9th! It was a busy, stressful day. But again, lots of family and friends to help us:) We couldn't have been more appreciative!
*We then started having baby showers. We had three total...a family one, a school one, and a church one! Everyone was so sweet and we got so many wonderful things for Molly! We are so blessed and loved.
*We hosted Easter at our home with our families and then started working on the nursery! We had lots of ideas and pictures from Pinterest, but I couldn't have been happier about the way it all came together! The colors changed a little, but for the better! The wallpaper is amazing, the dresser and the crib were sanded and painted and look wonderful and girly, and all the little accessories and final touches are just perfect! I can't wait to bring her home to it;)
*I had diabetes again this pregnancy, but since I've gone through that once before, it was a piece of cake;) Except, no cake! Ha:) I actually was doing so well on my sugars, she only made me check them 3 days a week instead of 7! I also got arthritis during this pregnancy. My fingers are constantly numb and my wrists hurt a lot. I wear braces on both arms to sleep in, which is no fun, but I've gotten somewhat used to it. Then this past week and a half, I came down with PUPPP. It's a rash that starts on your belly and spreads to your arms and legs. It's extremely itchy and very uncomfortable! All of these things should go away within the week after delivery, so she'll be all worth it!
*I finished school on Friday, May 23rd. I had the most incredible year and I will miss all my kids so much! On the other hand, I was ready to be done so I could take this last long weekend to prepare for this new addition.
*I'm being induced tomorrow morning at 4am! My doctor induces all her diabetes patients at 39 weeks and I'm very ready to meet her! Lucas came on his own at 38 weeks, so it's very weird being induced. I'm very nervous, but so excited! I just pray for a healthy, quick delivery with no complications! I can't wait to meet her and bring her home;) I'm very ready to be a family of four!!
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
A Month of Birthdays
January was full of fun events! We had several birthday gatherings for Lucas and Cassie:)
The first was with all grandparents and some aunts, uncles and cousins (minus Aunt Megan, Uncle Bo, Uncle Josh, Aunt Jana, and Colt). We were sad they couldn't join us, but we did have fun. Our original plan was to eat at On the Border and go ice-skating. With the Olympics coming soon, Cassie really wanted to go. Everything was set...or so we thought.
I called the rink right before we left for On the Border and there was a hockey game that night that no one had told me about before:( So, change of plans! We had a great dinner and opening of presents at On the Border and then we headed to Andy B's. It's a bowling alley, arcade, laser tag, go-kart place:) It was a blast! Lucas did great bowling and loved playing the arcade games. Everyone got in on the arcade action and we pulled our tickets and Lucas had 1,400 to buy prizes with! He got some fun stuff and some junk, but everyone had a great time:) My mother-in-law made this awesome cake for Lucas. Aunt Megan had found the pan and it worked out perfectly!
Lucas loves Lightning McQueen!!!
Our next event was on his actual birthday. I went into wake him up at exactly 6:48a...3 years old on the dot!
He got a birthday donut and another present:)
Then we went to eat at Rib Crib that night with his birthday buddy, Aunt Cassie, Uncle Cal, Boston, and Mimi!!
Then the adults (minus Mimi, our babysitter) went to see "Saving Mr. Banks". It was a fun night;)
Our last event was the following Friday when we finally got to go ice-skating. Lucas didn't last very long and I couldn't do it at all, but it was fun to watch:) And we had fun in the stands!!
Lucas thought his birthday was never ending:) It kind of was! He got so many presents and we had a great time with all our family!
This little boy continues to bless our lives:) He is so funny and talks all the time! He's full of questions and becoming so smart. He remembers everything and is very excited for his little sister to be here! I can't believe how much has changed in his short 3 years, but I'm so proud of him. He's just amazing to watch and I'm glad God has given me a front row seat to his life:)
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Christmas 2013: iPhone Edition
Whew! What a crazy few months it has been?! I have so much to blog about and am just now feeling up to it. A whole post about this pregnancy is in works for the next few days, but before I forget, I need to blog about Christmas!
We had a whirlwind Christmas break filled with many roadtrips, but also many family members! We got to see A LOT of our family...not all, but a lot! I'm sad for all those we didn't get to see, but this time of year is just nuts! People are all over the place and it makes it kind of hard!
I took several more pics on my real camera (which I don't have right now because I'm at school...naptime!), so I'll just do the pics on my phone. Also, we have a toddler right now who is anti-picture and REALLY anti-flash, so it was very difficult to get some good pics of him:)
The Sunday before Christmas we spent at my home church so we could see my parents perform in the Christmas contata:) It was so much fun seeing everyone! It was the first time a lot of them had seen my bump!
And setting out our cookies and milk for Santa:)
The only pictures and video I got Christmas morning are on our video camera and real camera:) I'll do a "Real Camera Edition" soon!!!
I did get a good pic of our Christmas morning breakfast!
He had a blast opening presents at our apartment and the video is priceless. We then headed to Mimi's (he didn't want any pics there) and we almost didn't get any of him and Boston in their matching jammies. But after A LOT of convincing, we finally snapped one!
We had a great time in Pryor, then headed to Miami for lots of Christmas with Nick's family. First at his mom's and then at his dad's:) It was an absolute fight to get pics of him at either of their houses with my phone, so I don't have any right now. I do have a great one of his loot when we got back to the apartment finally! He had so much stuff and this doesn't even include it all!
We were so blessed this Christmas with family who loved us and a Savior who came to Earth for us:) We had a great holiday season, but our break wasn't over yet!
I'll update more soon from our New Year's trip and our gender reveal! I then have a big birthday to post about! One of my many "New Year's Resolutions" is to keep up with this blog better, especially since I'll have two kids to write about:)
We had a whirlwind Christmas break filled with many roadtrips, but also many family members! We got to see A LOT of our family...not all, but a lot! I'm sad for all those we didn't get to see, but this time of year is just nuts! People are all over the place and it makes it kind of hard!
I took several more pics on my real camera (which I don't have right now because I'm at school...naptime!), so I'll just do the pics on my phone. Also, we have a toddler right now who is anti-picture and REALLY anti-flash, so it was very difficult to get some good pics of him:)
The Sunday before Christmas we spent at my home church so we could see my parents perform in the Christmas contata:) It was so much fun seeing everyone! It was the first time a lot of them had seen my bump!
We spent the next few days finishing up wrapping and shopping and got everything done just in time!
We also got a sneak peak at our new baby! "It" wasn't cooperating, though, so we didn't get to find out the sex, but we did see a great profile and a cute little foot! Also, found out "it" was completely healthy which is such an answer to prayer!
We spent Christmas Eve making cookies (Santa requested Oatmeal Raisin)
Attending our church's Christmas Eve service (Boston and Lucas did so good)
And setting out our cookies and milk for Santa:)
The only pictures and video I got Christmas morning are on our video camera and real camera:) I'll do a "Real Camera Edition" soon!!!
I did get a good pic of our Christmas morning breakfast!
He had a blast opening presents at our apartment and the video is priceless. We then headed to Mimi's (he didn't want any pics there) and we almost didn't get any of him and Boston in their matching jammies. But after A LOT of convincing, we finally snapped one!
We had a great time in Pryor, then headed to Miami for lots of Christmas with Nick's family. First at his mom's and then at his dad's:) It was an absolute fight to get pics of him at either of their houses with my phone, so I don't have any right now. I do have a great one of his loot when we got back to the apartment finally! He had so much stuff and this doesn't even include it all!
We were so blessed this Christmas with family who loved us and a Savior who came to Earth for us:) We had a great holiday season, but our break wasn't over yet!
I'll update more soon from our New Year's trip and our gender reveal! I then have a big birthday to post about! One of my many "New Year's Resolutions" is to keep up with this blog better, especially since I'll have two kids to write about:)
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Thankful Recap
This year, I participated in the 30 Days of Thankful on Facebook and I'm so glad I did:) It was wonderful to look at each day and list the things I am most thankful for. I could list a million things every second, God has blessed me so much! So often, I get caught up in life and get busy and I forget to stop and thank God for the busy life He gave me:)
Day 1: So thankful for my Heavenly Father and His love for me.
Day 2: So thankful for my sweet husband Nick and how he loves me no matter what!
Day 3: Thankful for Lucas. He is my heart. I love being his mommy:)
Day 4: So thankful for this new little life growing inside me. It is a miracle and I am more than blessed:)
Day 5: So thankful for my daddy. Even though his time on this earth was cut short, he taught me so much. He was so funny and so encouraging and he showed me what to look for in a man. Miss him everyday!
Day 6: So thankful for my mama. She has more strength than anyone I know. She loves, she provides, and she taught me what this wife/mom role should look like. Love her so much and lucky to call her friend.
Day 7: So thankful for my sister. Her laugh and her sweet, caring spirit are contagious. I love her and I love the way she loves my family. She knows me better than most and is truly my best friend:)
Day 8: So thankful for Tim. He loves my mom so much, loves me and Cassie like his own and would do anything for my little family.
Day 9: So thankful for my in-laws. They raised a great man, love me like their own and are crazy about Lucas. It can't get any better than that:)
Day 10: So thankful for my brothers-in-law and sister-in-law. They are so much fun and I love when we all get together!! You are the best aunts and uncles ever!!
Day 11: So thankful for the sacrifice of my grandfathers; especially Ronald Rial who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost his life. We are blessed because of you:)
Day 12: So thankful for my aunts and uncles:) They were a huge part of my childhood, made me the woman I am today, and are a huge part of my adult life now! I wish I saw all of you more often! Love you
Day 13: So thankful for my cousins! I love that all my holiday memories involve you:) I love that I have so many of you:) I miss you and love each of you so very much!!! Emily, Melissa, Russell, Anthony, Cheyenne and Jessica...you too:)
Day 14: So thankful for our church! Bethany has been such a blessing to us over the past year. We have made many friends, love the kids program, and are enjoying being involved in nursery, praise team and security:) we look forward to many more years at Bethany and seeing what God has in store for our little family!!
Day 15: So thankful for my job. The Lord knew just what I needed when He put me at Park Lane. I couldn't be happier:)
Day 16: So thankful for a fun day with my mom and sister:)
Day 17: So thankful for Sunday afternoon snuggles with this Lucas:) it's amazing!!
Day 18: So thankful for our little apartment. It's annoying and small and I'm so ready to have a house again, but it's been good shelter and good fun this year:) It gives a whole new meaning to "thankful for the little things in life"!!
Day 19: So thankful for Janet Ritthaler Smith and our conversations when she does my hair! Looking forward to it this evening:)
Day 20: So thankful for Megan Frazier and all the warm maternity sweaters I have:) Definitely using them right now!!!
Day 21: So thankful for these 17 little children that make me laugh everyday:) Today they were discussing baby names and if it's a girl they came up with "Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Rapunzel, and Flower Pot" and for a boy, "Blake". Haha! It seems they want me to have a girl too:)
Day 22: So thankful for a good doctor visit and hearing the heartbeat:) So amazing!!! Love this little one:)
Day 23: So thankful for my girlfriends. We don't see each other as often as I'd like but I love you all so much and I miss you like crazy!!!
Day 24: So thankful for a dear friend who made my last year in Miami so much more fun! Thanks for asking me to walk with you, loving my family, being so supportive with our move, and helping make our friendship last even though we are miles away! Love you so much and am so thankful for you!!
Day 25: So thankful for my sweet, sweet husband that pulled off the BEST 30th surprise party ever! And so thankful to all my sweet friends and family who gave up some of their Sunday night to celebrate:) and to my awesome mother-in-law for the cake! Missed all of you that couldn't be there as well!!
Day 26: So thankful for a job that allows me 5 days off for Thanksgiving so I can spend it with my family!! Can't wait:)
Day 27: So thankful for the 30 years God has given me on this earth to serve Him. He has blessed me with many things in my lifetime and I know the best is yet to come!!
Day 28: So thankful for all of you that took time to text and post happy birthday wishes yesterday! You all made me feel so special! I had a great day with my boys and my mom:) and today I get to spend time with more family:) love this time of year!!!!
Day 29: So thankful to be feeling baby flutters:) it's such an amazing part of being pregnant. My favorite part:)
Day 30: So thankful that I kept up with these thankful posts. It was so good to sit down everyday and post something I was thankful for! The Lord has blessed me with so much, I could do it every day of the year and never run out of things to write! Lord please help me to not take for granted all the wonderful things in my life and always be thankful for all things big and small.
Day 1: So thankful for my Heavenly Father and His love for me.
Day 2: So thankful for my sweet husband Nick and how he loves me no matter what!
Day 3: Thankful for Lucas. He is my heart. I love being his mommy:)
Day 4: So thankful for this new little life growing inside me. It is a miracle and I am more than blessed:)
Day 5: So thankful for my daddy. Even though his time on this earth was cut short, he taught me so much. He was so funny and so encouraging and he showed me what to look for in a man. Miss him everyday!
Day 6: So thankful for my mama. She has more strength than anyone I know. She loves, she provides, and she taught me what this wife/mom role should look like. Love her so much and lucky to call her friend.
Day 7: So thankful for my sister. Her laugh and her sweet, caring spirit are contagious. I love her and I love the way she loves my family. She knows me better than most and is truly my best friend:)
Day 8: So thankful for Tim. He loves my mom so much, loves me and Cassie like his own and would do anything for my little family.
Day 9: So thankful for my in-laws. They raised a great man, love me like their own and are crazy about Lucas. It can't get any better than that:)
Day 10: So thankful for my brothers-in-law and sister-in-law. They are so much fun and I love when we all get together!! You are the best aunts and uncles ever!!
Day 11: So thankful for the sacrifice of my grandfathers; especially Ronald Rial who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost his life. We are blessed because of you:)
Day 12: So thankful for my aunts and uncles:) They were a huge part of my childhood, made me the woman I am today, and are a huge part of my adult life now! I wish I saw all of you more often! Love you
Day 13: So thankful for my cousins! I love that all my holiday memories involve you:) I love that I have so many of you:) I miss you and love each of you so very much!!! Emily, Melissa, Russell, Anthony, Cheyenne and Jessica...you too:)
Day 14: So thankful for our church! Bethany has been such a blessing to us over the past year. We have made many friends, love the kids program, and are enjoying being involved in nursery, praise team and security:) we look forward to many more years at Bethany and seeing what God has in store for our little family!!
Day 15: So thankful for my job. The Lord knew just what I needed when He put me at Park Lane. I couldn't be happier:)
Day 16: So thankful for a fun day with my mom and sister:)
Day 17: So thankful for Sunday afternoon snuggles with this Lucas:) it's amazing!!
Day 18: So thankful for our little apartment. It's annoying and small and I'm so ready to have a house again, but it's been good shelter and good fun this year:) It gives a whole new meaning to "thankful for the little things in life"!!
Day 19: So thankful for Janet Ritthaler Smith and our conversations when she does my hair! Looking forward to it this evening:)
Day 20: So thankful for Megan Frazier and all the warm maternity sweaters I have:) Definitely using them right now!!!
Day 21: So thankful for these 17 little children that make me laugh everyday:) Today they were discussing baby names and if it's a girl they came up with "Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Rapunzel, and Flower Pot" and for a boy, "Blake". Haha! It seems they want me to have a girl too:)
Day 22: So thankful for a good doctor visit and hearing the heartbeat:) So amazing!!! Love this little one:)
Day 23: So thankful for my girlfriends. We don't see each other as often as I'd like but I love you all so much and I miss you like crazy!!!
Day 24: So thankful for a dear friend who made my last year in Miami so much more fun! Thanks for asking me to walk with you, loving my family, being so supportive with our move, and helping make our friendship last even though we are miles away! Love you so much and am so thankful for you!!
Day 25: So thankful for my sweet, sweet husband that pulled off the BEST 30th surprise party ever! And so thankful to all my sweet friends and family who gave up some of their Sunday night to celebrate:) and to my awesome mother-in-law for the cake! Missed all of you that couldn't be there as well!!
Day 26: So thankful for a job that allows me 5 days off for Thanksgiving so I can spend it with my family!! Can't wait:)
Day 27: So thankful for the 30 years God has given me on this earth to serve Him. He has blessed me with many things in my lifetime and I know the best is yet to come!!
Day 28: So thankful for all of you that took time to text and post happy birthday wishes yesterday! You all made me feel so special! I had a great day with my boys and my mom:) and today I get to spend time with more family:) love this time of year!!!!
Day 29: So thankful to be feeling baby flutters:) it's such an amazing part of being pregnant. My favorite part:)
Day 30: So thankful that I kept up with these thankful posts. It was so good to sit down everyday and post something I was thankful for! The Lord has blessed me with so much, I could do it every day of the year and never run out of things to write! Lord please help me to not take for granted all the wonderful things in my life and always be thankful for all things big and small.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
It's Been Too Long (again!)
I miss blogging...I do. I'm not a great writer and I don't pretend that this blog is read by many, but I love to look back and relive all the memories I've recorded on here.
Especially now that I'm expecting Baby #2. I'm so glad I documented so much with Lucas, so I can go back and read and try to prepare myself for this life change. This was definitely planned, but it's so completely different than my pregnancy with Lucas! I don't know what that means, but I'm just happy the baby is healthy:)
I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks with this little peanut and I didn't have one with Lucas until I was 20 weeks, so that was so exciting! And it eased the worry early this time...I worried about the health of Lucas until I was 20 weeks! Well, I still worry about his health.
Speaking of Lucas' health, we've had a crazy couple of weeks with Lucas. He had a fever and a cough, so we took him to the doctor and she prescribed a steroid...not a good idea! We found out the hard way, his emotional reactions to everything are over the top! He was a completely different child and it was a little scary. Thank goodness Nick called the doctor back and explained the symptoms, we got him off of that and back to normal after a few days. Poor little guy:(
We have new renters now at our house in Miami and they have been very positive about wanting to buy sooner, rather than later:) So, we are very hopeful! We are definitely still praying and hope to be in a house of our own before this baby comes at the end of May/beginning of June.
This month, I'm especially thankful for this little apartment. Even though it's annoying and we have no storage and no space (especially adding two tubs of maternity clothes to the mix), it's home and I'm so glad we have this little place. It was wonderful living with family, but to have a place of our own has been amazing. It's taught us to appreciate the small things:)
I plan on doing "bumpdates"every so often...so hopefully the craziness of life will slow down a little!! But then again, I'm loving every quick minute of it:)
Especially now that I'm expecting Baby #2. I'm so glad I documented so much with Lucas, so I can go back and read and try to prepare myself for this life change. This was definitely planned, but it's so completely different than my pregnancy with Lucas! I don't know what that means, but I'm just happy the baby is healthy:)
I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks with this little peanut and I didn't have one with Lucas until I was 20 weeks, so that was so exciting! And it eased the worry early this time...I worried about the health of Lucas until I was 20 weeks! Well, I still worry about his health.
Speaking of Lucas' health, we've had a crazy couple of weeks with Lucas. He had a fever and a cough, so we took him to the doctor and she prescribed a steroid...not a good idea! We found out the hard way, his emotional reactions to everything are over the top! He was a completely different child and it was a little scary. Thank goodness Nick called the doctor back and explained the symptoms, we got him off of that and back to normal after a few days. Poor little guy:(
We have new renters now at our house in Miami and they have been very positive about wanting to buy sooner, rather than later:) So, we are very hopeful! We are definitely still praying and hope to be in a house of our own before this baby comes at the end of May/beginning of June.
This month, I'm especially thankful for this little apartment. Even though it's annoying and we have no storage and no space (especially adding two tubs of maternity clothes to the mix), it's home and I'm so glad we have this little place. It was wonderful living with family, but to have a place of our own has been amazing. It's taught us to appreciate the small things:)
I plan on doing "bumpdates"every so often...so hopefully the craziness of life will slow down a little!! But then again, I'm loving every quick minute of it:)
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Crazy, Beautiful Life
I feel like I've been reading posts just like this one the past several days. Posts about blogging being so sporadic and life being crazy! It's good to know, we aren't the only ones crazy busy!
Nick's softball games take up 5 out of the 7 days in our week. So we only see him on Sundays and Wednesday evenings! It's been such a hard fall, but we are getting used to it. I'm so glad for Fall Break to be here because I'll have my husband again:) Well, until March that is!
School is going excellent for me! I've left Union and am now teaching in Broken Arrow. I'm back to Pre-K at one of BA's brand new Early Childhood Centers. I'm absolutely loving it:) I feel this is where I'm supposed to be! This is what I was made for:)
Lucas is right back in the groove of things, loving Mrs. Kelly's:) He is learning so much! I pick him up and he's so excited to see me, but then tells me "I had fun at Mrs. Kelly's" and then tells me everything he did that day, who he played with, and what he ate! It's so cute:) I love our chats on the way home.
We go to as many of Nick's home games as we can just so we can see him, so my house has fallen to the backburner. Well, my apartment...lots of people have looked at our house in Miami, but our realtor says people are just dragging their feet. Ya'll, we realy need it to sell by December because of financial reasons! Please pray with us:)
Church at Bethany is amazing! We are officially members and we are loving every second of it! Lucas loves his little friends in the nursery and Sunday School, we love our ABF, and I'm loving Praise Team. We are also helping with nursery, security and greeting:) It's such an amazing place and I'm glad God placed us there!
I'd love to continue my Summer Fun posts and I will...someday! Until then, I'm enjoying this crazy, beautiful life and my two boys who make it awesome!
Nick's softball games take up 5 out of the 7 days in our week. So we only see him on Sundays and Wednesday evenings! It's been such a hard fall, but we are getting used to it. I'm so glad for Fall Break to be here because I'll have my husband again:) Well, until March that is!
School is going excellent for me! I've left Union and am now teaching in Broken Arrow. I'm back to Pre-K at one of BA's brand new Early Childhood Centers. I'm absolutely loving it:) I feel this is where I'm supposed to be! This is what I was made for:)
Lucas is right back in the groove of things, loving Mrs. Kelly's:) He is learning so much! I pick him up and he's so excited to see me, but then tells me "I had fun at Mrs. Kelly's" and then tells me everything he did that day, who he played with, and what he ate! It's so cute:) I love our chats on the way home.
We go to as many of Nick's home games as we can just so we can see him, so my house has fallen to the backburner. Well, my apartment...lots of people have looked at our house in Miami, but our realtor says people are just dragging their feet. Ya'll, we realy need it to sell by December because of financial reasons! Please pray with us:)
Church at Bethany is amazing! We are officially members and we are loving every second of it! Lucas loves his little friends in the nursery and Sunday School, we love our ABF, and I'm loving Praise Team. We are also helping with nursery, security and greeting:) It's such an amazing place and I'm glad God placed us there!
I'd love to continue my Summer Fun posts and I will...someday! Until then, I'm enjoying this crazy, beautiful life and my two boys who make it awesome!
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