Life...

Here is a poor quality picture of a picture taken with my phone of our little man.  Still hasn't completely sank in that we are having a boy.  Although I did go shopping for him.  I must say girl clothes are a lot easier to find....I'm just 1.) way too picky  2.)  way too cheap!!! 

I'm starting to get ideas of how I want Ruby and Finn's room to look.  Sharing should be interesting but, completely doable.  Ruby still says it's a girl in my tummy and that she's having a "seester".  Hopefully she'll grasp the idea sometime soon.  

As far as the pregnancy goes it's getting much better!!  I haven't thrown up in a week and a half (praise God)!  Although I'm much more uncomfortable with this pregnancy than I was with Ruby.  I must take a power nap or I am completely useless...thank goodness Ruby is still napping close to 3 hours everyday!  My belly is really starting to stick out, and Finn is really making himself known with all his jabs and kicks.  I just hope the 2nd half of this pregnancy goes as fast as the 1st!!!  I'm really ready to meet my son :)

Update on Lil' Pork...

I mean FINN!!  Yup that's right, God is blessing us with a sweet little man come November!!!  We are beyond excited!!  I'll post some pics of the "goods" later too excited to sit and do it now gotta think about boy stuff :)...

Happy Father's Day...

To the best father/husband I could ever ask for.  Thanks for sacrificing so much for your family!!  We love you :)

Look at how far we have come....(pics not in order oops)

Thank you PB...

So yesterday I turned 25, holy cow 25!  I feel so old :(  Anyway my wonderful husband and beautiful daughter gave me the BEST gift. I woke up at 7 am to a very nice card that had a note in it.  The note was actually detailed directions to a unknown location in Salem.  It said I had to be there by 11am, and no other real clues to what I was going to do.  Totally confused and a little anxious I tried really hard to figure it out but, decided it would be more fun to be totally surprised.  I arrived at my location and it was a cute salon in downtown Salem.  Still confused on what I was doing I went in and told the receptionist my name.  Soon a very nice lady came out and told me she was ready for me...huh?!  What am I doing...I still had no clue...pedi, massage, facial...what?  Then  I sat in her chair and I knew it....I was getting my hair DID :)  I have always wanted to go to a salon and just let the (unknown to me) stylist do whatever they want/envision for my hair.  (I just never/could never  pay enough for those type of stylists that have the confidence/knowledge to do that :) ) ....anyway 2 hours later I walked out looking like a completely different women.  It was like a mini makeover, just what my pregnant self needed :)  After a year of growing my hair out it's all gone again!!  I pretty sure I love it.  It's super fun and sassy, just the way I like my hair :)  Just a little shocking because I had no idea I was going to hack all my hair off and color it....I usually contemplate these things for weeks before hand.

Thank you PB.  It truly was such a thoughtful, well thought out, something I have ALWAYS wanted to do, best gift for my BIG 25 birthday ever!  I love you very much.

jelly

Summer is almost here...

Ruby loves to play in the water.  Here's some pics of last weekend.  Casey was off and we spent it doing lots of fun family things....

Tree swing at Gabe's house...

Hey...

Sorry for the lack of blogging.  Here's a little update...

We welcomed our sweet little niece Adah'Jane Pear on May 21st.  Caylan is superwomen, honestly the strongest most determined individual I've ever met.  Her labor terrified me.  Not because she had a bad one, it was actually picture perfect.  I was just terrified by the idea that in 6 months I will be going through that, and there is NOTHING I can do to stop it :).  But at the same time it made me so excited to have our lil'pork.  I just love, love, love the newborn phase.

I'm officially in my 2nd trimester. YAY!  This pregnancy is so much different than my pregnancy with Ruby.  My belly is already sticking out, seriously.  I just don't get it.  How big am I going to get!?!?  Oh well :) I can't wait to see if we are having a boy or girl!?!?!  I'm super anxious.   

Casey works a ton!!!  I miss him.  I'm really starting to want to move closer to his work.  Salem?!?!  hmmm I don't know if I can do it.

Ruby is amazing.  So INDEPENDENT!!!  I have so many cute cute videos, but blogger wont let me upload :(  She counts to 7 all by herself (sometimes 3 sounds like fries), she attempts her ABC's, but C and Y are the only 2 she gets every time.  I'm constantly amazed at how many words she knows.  She even puts words together :)  Potty training is a work in progress.  She wears her panties when we are home, and we haven't had any accidents yet.  She did pee on her toilet yesterday morning, unfortunately she put the lid down and went on the lid.  But hey, she got the idea right!?

more updates to come...

  

Momma's Day...

The best weekend ever....I celebrated all weekend, it's mommy's weekend not just day!  I can honestly say that being a mommy to my sweet Ruby, and lil'Pork is the most amazing, joyful, challenging, fun, rewarding things I could ever dream of doing.  I'm blessed to have such a loving daughter, husband and family.  I had a very special weekend, thank you for making me feel so loved.

 My love for you is endless my sweet babies....

such personality...
she was telling me something very important, can't you tell?!
So my wonderful brother and his beautiful girlfriend came down from Portland and cooked for me and my mom all weekend.  I forgot my camera the first night but the food was amazing.... 

I did bring my camera to capture the actual mother's day bbq...

Mango guac...so good
citrus salad with fresh mint....yummm
asparagus....my mom's favorite
shrimp, avocado, cabbage and who knows what else appetizers...
the meat...notice the rareness, I ate chicken...
All in all food, family and friends makes for a wonderful weekend :)