Oh where oh where have you gone?

Ok energy, I am in the 2nd trimester which is supposed to mean you aren't tired anymore right?
Wrongo with this kiddo! It seems that I'm almost every day tired at about 4:00 pm.  Today after Ryan left for school I was so dang tired I physically couldn't keep my eyelids open any longer. So I turned on some netflix for MJ and allowed myself a little nap on the couch next to her. Well what did my little one do while I was resting? She found her stash of hidden dum dum suckers and opened about 6 or 7 of them and when I woke up looks at her with those innocent big brown eye and says ''mommy, yummy suckers!" I just had to laugh and wash her sticky hands and face off letting her finish at least one of them. Looks like I need to find a better spot for her suckers.

This girl... is obsessed with wearing her fairy dress whenever possible and looking at her baby pictures/videos on our phones. She is just too funny.

          And that book she is holding is a staple every evening before bed time. Her awesome grandparents who are like my second mom and dad gave it to her when we informed them we were getting rid of the binky cold turkey a couple of months ago. Book found HERE

                               These two aren't related at all...haha

                 And might I had she can get some pretty sweet bed head.

                           Granny and MJ at Uncle Kelly's memorial, it has been one year since his
                            tragic death. I'll forever always remember him thinking he was just so cool
                       and very talented musically. I'm grateful for the tender mercies of our Father in Heaven.

                                     

                        MJ hanging out with someone her own size, isn't he the cutest.

                                Life is short, too short. What makes the hard times a little less hard
                      is having an amazing family. I have been so blessed to part of this incredible family.

                 The sun was shining, it was such a beautiful day. Those who spoke did it beautifully. I'm so grateful to have been able to be there and feel so much love.

15 weeks

This pregnancy is going by so quickly!! With the anticipation of having Mary, time moved like molasses. I couldn't wait for that little e-mail update each week to tell me the news of our little ones growth and changes in me. Now before I know that that e-mail arrives earlier then I expected it. 

How far along: 15 weeks
Gender: no clue but I'm fairly certain boy this time around!
Maternity Clothes: no just wearing leggings and other stretchy pants. Bring on Spring and maxi skirts!
Stretch Marks: only the ones MJ so kindly gave me
Weight gain/loss: Down 8 pounds. I seriously have no appetite and when I am hungry I can only eat as much as a small child. I get filled quickly. No complaining here!
Cravings: This kid is a carnivore. Give me meat and potatoes, burgers, pork. Get in my belly!
Sleep: Not the greatest, nothing to do with this babe but MJ has decided since she got sick after Christmas that she only wants to sleep in our bed which means she screams in bed for an hour or so and then will wake up at 3/4/5:00 in the morning and makes her way into our bed so we can get a few more hours of shut eye. This will hopefully stop sooner then later because once this belly gets really big there wont be any room left for her in our bed.

Best moment this week: Eating Cafe Rio twice in one week. So. Dang. Good. this baby loves meat.
Belly button in or out: Always in, That was one thing I had hoped for in pregnancy was to get an outie. I have a MAJOR innie and always hated it.
Wedding ring on or off: On

Happy or Moody: Happy, with the exception of once this last week I was starving and not a happy camper to see that our left over pizza was gonzo. Hubby got an apology after...
Looking forward to: Feeling movement and if Mary will have a little brother or sister!

And then there were FOUR

I originally wasn't going to announce to everyone that I'm expecting till after the new year when we found out the gender but Ryan was too excited and hated keeping it quiet. After all we had just told close friends a couple of days earlier. So late Christmas evening I quickly came up with this and posted it on Facebook. 

I had gone from wanting to tell everyone in the beginning to no one else but family who already knew and once again to everyone we knew with in a short time. We had a scare and thought for sure I had lost the baby. For 2 1/2 days till we could get an appointment for an ultrasound I cried thinking for sure the once again I would have to start all over. Although I'm grateful it didn't take me years like it does for so many, it was hard to see that I wasn't getting pregnant so easily like I did with Mary Jean. 

Between many prayers, Mary hugging and kissing me not knowing why I have tears streaming down my face but knowing that her mommy was upset and a sweet husband who held me and gave me a blessing. I felt so blessed to have this amazing family. 

I know our Father in Heaven has a plan for each of us and things don't happen on our own time. I was so very grateful to hear that little heart beat and be reassured by the technician that indeed we have a healthy baby. On a side note they did find a cyst on my ovary which is not worrisome to them and we'll have another look around my 20 week appointment. 

I'm doing well, I'm grateful once again that I've had no morning sickness but oh the smells of certain things on some days make me run for the hills. This time around is completely different then Mary (perhaps this one is a boy?!) In the beginning all I wanted was meet, potatoes, burgers, fries, mac'n'cheese. Where as with MJ all I wanted was salads, fruit and smoothies. But on the flip side I was always eating while pregnant with MJ and this time around my appetite is like a small child that I've actually lost a few pounds. So every pregnancy really is so different!

We'll see if this little one makes it's awesome due date of 7-11 (free slurpees every birthday!) or if they'll be stubborn and arrive fashionably late ;)

Merry Christmas!

After going to Temple square we spent the next hour and half or so blowing up almost 300 balloons!! k seriously, I would be fine to not blow another one ever, my fingers hurt from tying them, my lips hurt from the nasty latex. But oh it was so worth it come Christmas morning when MJ saw them and went absolutely nuts running around in them. I love Christmas having a little one!

 Her Aunt Rachel is so dang creative and for Christmas made her a 'girl' 

Elmo blanket. This little girl looooves Elmo

Merry Christmas Eve! We spent this year with my in laws Christmas Eve and morning. We decided to go see the Temple lights for the first and last time this season. MJ loved riding on the trax and looked so dang cute all bundled up.

                  totally over getting photos taken and ready for bed time..

                 MJ loved the lights and called the Tabernacle a ''biiiiig castle''

SOOO excited to open one present before bed time which of course were pi's, and naturally out of choosing between purple and white she chose purple. Anything close to pink is her favorite haha

I'm back!

Now that the holidays are over it's time to sit back and relax, ok maybe not fully but at least it's not so hectic for the time being.
For a little update here are some photos of what has been going on since mid October. Not included my birthday which was AWESOME! Ryan surprised me with a Blendtec and I started working at a new salon and so grateful I made the jump to do it. These girls are amazing, the store is busy and the clients are incredible as well. I also didn't get photos of Thanksgiving which we spent with my family this year and definitely ate waaaay too much.

We went and spent an afternoon at Wheeler Farm and of course MJ loved it! She was not afraid to get up close to these huge geese!

       She picked out her own little pumpkin to paint

         as well as helped out take out the seeds in ours. I thought she might hate the feeling of it but she thought it was pretty funny

       Our little owl for Halloween!

      at our ward party with her grandma and aunt

 with her girl cousins on Halloween

       She loved walking up and down the street getting candy and as you can tell didn't like that we stopped to take a photo