Fourth of July

I love the Fourth of July it is such a fun chill holiday. I wish I could have documented the day better but I was having more of a bad day than a good one (due to pregnancy). -- So we woke up went swimming with John and Natalie's family at their Aunts indoor pool. Then we went with them to Natalie's Mom Robins house and had a BBQ. Then we went to Randy's sister Lisa's house for another BBQ and a slip and slide. After we went to John and Natalie's for fireworks!!! I was too sick to take pictures of the earlier events, in fact I sleep through the pool party and slept again at Robins house. I did enjoy chatting with Sherri and Natalie in Lisa's backyard, laying under her gig walnut tree on blankets. Randy said he was the fastest one to go down the slip and slide even though he was the biggest.

 

This is where we watched fire works. There were neighbors all around us setting off fireworks too so we had an awesome show!!! See Carston out in the street setting up a firework.

 

 

 

Emma and her cute cousins Macy, Kate and Avery

 

 Emma was a little hesitant at first to hold the sparkler, but then she loved it! She played with a lot of sparklers :)

 

This is how I watched the fireworks.

 

The smell of the fireworks were too strong so I plugged my nose. Then they were so loud (I am have been very sensitive to noise since I have been prego) so I covered my ears too.

 

 

 

Emma cheered the whole time, it was really cute. She kept trying to get her cousins to do it with her, and they would for a little bit then got tired. I don't know how she goes and goes after such a long day. I would love to have that kind of energy!

 

 

Randy with his mom and Kate, who follows him everywhere. Kate says that Uncle Randy is her best friend, she is so cute with him!!!

 

After it was all over we dragged our selves home :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Patrick's Day 2013

March 17, 2012 my sweet husband and I were married for time and all eternity. Before that I have never celebrated St Patrick's Day, but NOW it is a HUGE holiday for us!

Our festive socks!

 

 

We found this little guy on the side walk as we were taking pictures after we got married.

 

 Playing paper rock scissors

 

We got Emma some green beads to go along with our festive socks.

 

 

Such a fun day!!!

 

peek a boo

 

HA HA this is my favorite picture of Randy! Makes me laugh every time I see it :) Well that was how we celebrated our first St Patrick's Day...

 

...and this is how we celebrated our second 

 

 

I took yarn in all the colors of the rainbow and strung it all over my house (idea came from sister Sherri). Hanging from the rainbow are clouds, each cloud has a fun memory from that year (our first year as a family). At the end of the rainbow was a pot of treasure...

 

 

YAY they made it through to the end of the rainbow!!! In the pot was candy in gold wrapping, a St. Patrick's Day shirt for Randy and me, a CTR necklace shaped as an owl for Emma and a bunch of silly props to dress up with, so we could have a photo shoot.

 

But first breakfast and church.

 

green pancakes for breakfast

 

We were decked out for church in our St. Patrick's Day attire. We all wore the same greens things from our wedding day- Randy wore his green socks, I wore my green tights and Emma wore her green beads. We also added some other green things to our outfits. Everyone loved our festive spirit.

 

LET THE PHOTO SHOOT BEGIN!!!

 

 We had a lot of fun!!! The green mustaches were our favorite!

 

and we ended with a green dessert :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VALENTINES DAY 2013

I am excited about blogging not only to share with family and friends how we are doing but mostly as a personal journal. I'm sure that is why most of you blog :) Having said that I will be trying to catch up on some holidays and memories from this past year. At the same time I will be posting about the present day. I really should post the past ones in order by dates, but what the heck ill just post about what ever ones I feel like that day :)

This past year was so important to me and my little clan because it was our first year as an official family. We made lots of fun memories and grew so much in our love for each other!

First Valentines Day as a married couple

 

 

 These are the beautiful roses he brought home for me. 

I had a little surprise for him too, waiting on the door step for when he got home... I made him a candy poster, that I have chosen not to show. but let me just say he loved it, even though it gave him quite a shock ;)

 

I told Randy that I would plan valentines day if he planned our anniversary. I would like to point out that I used Grandmother Young's china. Love you Gma!!!

 

 

So we started off with dinner, Heart shaped cheese ravioli form the one and only Costco, topped with alfredo sauce. They were really yummy and cute!

 

 

I asked Randy to pick up chocolate covered strawberries...but they were sold out. So he came home with that HUGE layered chocolate cake from Costco (see it, in the bottom right hand corner). The one that we all want every time we are there but NEVER is there a good enough reason to buy it. Ya that one! I am sad to say we ate the WHOLE thing (except for the last piece, we threw it away. We were so proud of our selves. ha ha!) that week. That's A LOT of cake! ...He also bought burritos ;) 

 

Here is how I set up our family room. I put our air mattress down stairs for a few reasons; I wanted it to feel like we were some where else, I needed our stereo, and there were more place to put candles.   

 

 

 

So we played something called "The sheet game" also known as "The Game of Love" I wont go into much detail except that it is a board game that you draw on your sheet. It is a total surprise to your spouse when he crawls into bed. It is SOOOO fun!!! So if your ever wanting to spice things up, give me a call and ill let you know how to make it.

We had such a fun night! We ate, played our "sheet" game, laughed, danced, had dessert and sparkling cider. It was a night to remember! I love you sweetheart!!!! be my valentine forever!!!! 

 

 

PREGNANCY

I called my sister Debbie one day to tell her the most wonderful story! I went to visit my hormone Dr, whom I had not seen in like a year. He works at a plastic surgeons office for breast implants. So when I walked in he looked at me and then at my lady bumps and said "so I see you got work done" ha ha I was sooo happy! I know its a little weird that he noticed "them" but to me (who is not blessed in that department, but would like to be) found that to be the best compliment of the year! But I quickly informed him they were just swollen due to my period (which was supposed to have come)...
      On May 2, 2013 we found out we were PREGO!!!! I really didn't want to take a test because I was cramping and I was pretty certain aunt flow was coming! but when day 5 of being late was approaching I started to get suspicious because I am never late! My friend Tara Moffat was waiting for me to take the test so for her I went out and bought one. ~~ Those little blue lines popped up with no hesitation...I was in shock! I fell to the bathroom floor with out even pulling my paint up and started to (sort of) cry...I was a little too shocked for full on tears. the feelings running through me were shock, excitement, fear and panic. I stood up shaking and as I was grabbing my shoes and keys I kept thinking "just stop and think, you want to tell Randy in a cute clever way. Stop and sit down, look online for cute ideas. What are you doing? I just cant wait. Stop getting in the car you don't want to tell him at work, that's not cute, fun or personable. But I cant stop, he needs to know NOW. You will be grateful if you wait till he is off work and you guys can have a special moment and really soak it in. Are you not listening to yourself, you are almost at his work!? oh crap your here now there is no turning back. so how are you going to say it?" So I walked into his office and he looked at me a little confused because I had already visited him at work that day. He asked me what's up? and I started to get emotional and said "Im just really emotional right now" so he came and sat by me on his couch. I couldn't think of what to say so I just pulled out the pee stick and showed him. He was in shock too, he asked "what does this mean?" so ya we were both excited and in shock. Randy said he was confused because he just thought that we might never get pregnant and had come to grips with that. Which made it hard for him to wrap his brain around the fact that the pee stick would say positive.

 

These are pics I took the day after we found out we were prego, so I can track my progress.

We did a scavenger hunt with Emma and her cousins to reveal that we are having a baby! These were her faces when she found out we were pregnant :) She was so excited! Every time we get sweet Emma she runs up to my belly and checks if its grown. she also likes to press her mouth to my belly and talk to the "gummy bear" that's what she calls the baby.

BIG SISTER to be!

Then around week 6 (may 11) ALLL the fun started. I got really sick with hyperemesis - that is an extreme case of not just morning sickness but sick all day, severe dehydration, lots of vomiting, weight loss and extreme fatigue. My wonderful husband has stepped up and carried my load along with his. He goes to work, comes home, cleans, cooks and does the grocery shopping. He has been the BIGGEST CHAMP and never complains! I am so grateful for such a loving supportive husband. I was loosing weight rapidly so my Dr sent me to a specialist to see if I needed a feeding tube. After discussing it with him we decided to try IV infusion therapy for 4 weeks and see how I hold up.

I am currently in my second week of IV infusion and after all the pokes and bruises I REALLY don't want to go back!!! But I probably will because it really does help! dehydration is the worst, with the head aches, cracking lips, fatigue and worse nausea (so starvation).

I TREASURE the blanket my Mom made me!!!! it keeps me so warm while the cold IV runs through my veins. All the nurses love my blanket, they touch and examine it all the time. I love you Mom, thanks for the best present I have ever gotten!!!

13 week baby bump!!! This is the first day I have got ready since I got pregnant :) it is June 26th - The day Randy and I met at church 2 years ago.

13.5 weeks- This was my best day yet. I have good days and bad days. I still can not eat much due to being SO nauseous but I do feel like I am getting stronger slowly.

FUNNY PREGO STORRIES
So my mind has been the first thing to go for sure!!! my most said phrase these days is "what was I going to say again?" I forget things so fast its scary.
 The other day I woke up in a panic. I quickly checked my phone and was devastated to find that it was the 29th. My best friend Cheli Dewitts birthday was the 27th. So i called her and left a apologetic voice message along with a text. Later that day she texted me back and said "Tina you are the best. However, you are two days and two months off. April 27th is my bday. Silly pregnant girl....." You can only imagine my horror. I was so embarrassed I could hardly breathe. looking backing at previous texts just two months prior sure enough I wished her a happy birthday. and on that day told her the fun news about being prego. How could I have forgotten all that!? ha ha!
So my dreams have been so real since I have been pregnant. I will wake up in the night and it takes me a second to figure out what reality is. Sometimes I will believe a dream was real for days till I figure it out. Example I had a dream that my Mom got braces. It wasn't till a couple days later I really thought about it and remembered that it was a dream. I also often think that conversations with people in my dreams really happened. I have to stop and think hard to try and remember if it was a real conversation or not.
I have peed the bed twice now. ha ha! I will have a dream that I am going potty on the toilet, when in my dream I start to panic because I left my underwear on. So i will wake up (But into another dream) where I realize it was just a dream, so I will go potty again. And then again I panic, but this time I wake up for real. No pee made it passed my underwear onto the bed thank goodness. This might be TMI but I think its happening because I have a UTI and I will get that urgency to pee all day. and usually only a small amount comes out. So I must be getting that feeling while I sleep. However I still thinks its hilarious to wake up and have to change my undies because I peed  n them.