Growing Girl

Two years has surely flown by and now that Vincent is here, Evelyn looks like a giant compared to him. She is getting smarter every single day. Her vocabulary shocks me, she speaks like an adult sometimes!

Before Vincent arrived we decided to put Evelyn in a Pre Pre-school. A good friend of mine brought my attention to this place in town where she dances, sings, crafts and enjoys the company of other kids. Jason goes with her every Friday from 9-11:30. He loves the alone time with her.

(It is so sweet watching them get ready for school)

Last Friday I was able to sneak in after a doctors appointment

(Melts my heart)

Evelyn is also asked to bring a toy to share with her classmates. After the first class Jason insisted we go get her a backpack since all the other kids had one. Sooo we marched through Target and found a wall of backpacks full of Minnie Mouse, Princess and Butterfly girly prints, we asked Evelyn to pick one out and she wanted NOTHING to do with those ones. Instead, she picked out a Cars backpack...Jason and I looked at each other and giggled a little. She is definitely our special little lady!

I obviously LOVE that Evelyn enjoys class so much but what I absolutely ADORE is the crafts she brings home to me. She is so proud of everything she creates!

Watching Evelyn grow up is bittersweet. Some days I wish all the growing up would just pause for a little while.

Vincent's Arrival

October 29, 2012 @ 7:36am

Sunday night I was feeling more exhausted than ever and decided to take 2 tablespoons of Castor Oil mixed with some Orange Juice around 10:30pm. I was told by a couple friends that this helps jump start labor so after about an hour researching the side effects on the internet I gave it a shot. I waited up for a half hour or so thinking it was going to work pretty quickly but nothing happened so I fell asleep. 2am rolled around and I started having contractions. I woke up Jason and suggested he call into work because we were going to have this baby, FINALLY. 

Our plan was to stay home and labor as long as possible but an hour and a half into the the laboring my contractions were only 3 minutes apart and lasting almost an entire minute. Jason called my mom to come and keep an eye on Evelyn while we head to the hospital. The 15 minutes that it took for her to arrive seemed like an eternity!

We arrived at the hospital and got settled into our room around 4:15am. The nurse checked me and I was only at 3cm and the on call Doctor did not want to admit me. The nurse could see just how close my contractions were so she suggested we stay at the hospital for an hour or so and she would check me again. An hour later I was at 5cm and at that point was officially admitted. 

6am I got an epidural and things went fairly quick from that point forward. My water broke while trying to sit up and the next thing I knew I was pushing. 

15 or so pushes later Vincent was born @ 7:36!!!

Jason went to the waiting room and grabbed Evelyn so she could meet her little brother

The love she has for him is simply amazing...I am sitting here with tears in my eyes just thinking about it. 

Jason was home for an entire week. I must say, "I AM the luckiest wife in the world!" He had cooked every single meal the entire week, went and ran errands, stayed up with me during most of the night time feedings while waking up early to take care of Evelyn the next morning so I could sleep in. Talk about a Superman! 

We are blessed. Our family is complete and we are so excited for what life has in store for us!

37 Weeks Pregnant

3 weeks left...maybe less!!?!!

I kind of feel bad because this entire pregnancy I have been doing nothing but hoping for it to end. I was so sick in the beginning that I lost about 9-10lbs, my back constantly hurt and my limbs tingled with numbness. Not to mention a couple visits to the ER for fainting spells. Now that the end is in sight, I'm terrified of being a mommy of TWO! How am I going to manage? I know, moms do it all the time but it still makes me nervous. 

12 lb weight gain so far, which is great considering I had gained double the amount with Evelyn at this point ;)

Pray for an early, quick, healthy delivery! 

Halloween

I have to admit Halloween is probably my least favorite "Holiday" out of the entire year. As the years have passed it has just become more and more evil and less about the fun of going door to door in a SAFE neighborhood with your family and friends. 

Despite all that stuff, Evelyn has put a different twist onto things. I enjoy very much taking her to the pumpkin patch and watching her little eyes light up with fascination. We have yet to take her around any neighborhood to trick-or-treat but we do have a local event that we have attended every year. They close the whole downtown area and all the stores hand out candy to the kids. It gets crowded but I think its worth all the commotion. So far we have been able to dress her up in whatever we want her to be. The first year I looked online for a costume and was completely floored at how unoriginal and EXPENSIVE baby/toddler costumes are. As a result of all that, I pulled out the craft box and went for it. 

The first year Evelyn was a Hippy 

The Second an Owl

This year she will be a Cookie Monster

I am hoping our little boy arrives a few days before Halloween so I can join Jason and Evelyn. Otherwise I will be to pregnant to walk or sitting on an ice pack at home with a newborn. 

Oh the joys!

I can't believe this will be our third Halloween with Ev. Crazy how quickly time passes.

Anticipating Vincent's Arrival

The "Nesting" phase of this pregnancy has definitely arrived. In the wee hours of the morning, when sleep is impossible to get, I think of all the things I could be cleaning or organizing. Today I organized Evelyn's closet, yet again. Wiped any surface that could be wiped in her room with Melaleuca cleaner. 

(if your a mom and don't have this stuff, you NEED it)

The bathrooms have been organized from top to bottom and I'm pretty sure we have enough toilet paper to last us a couple months. The kitchen gets cleaned about 2-3 times a day...last weekend Jason told me I have OCD but in reality if one dish is left in the sink, I swear I can smell it. The broom is left out now because I got sick of taking it out and putting it back in the closet. I have purchased 3 bottles of bleach in the past 3 weeks because I LOVE the smell of it and we keep running out.

(if febreze had a bleach scented plug-in, I would totally buy it)

So now that the house is organized as much as I can have it organized, lists are starting to appear throughout the house of what needs to be packed for the hospital bags. Now that I think about it, I will need to pack a bag for Evelyn too! So much to do with only 5 weeks left!! I need to start tackling it all before I get any BIGGER and lose the little amount of energy I do have.

35 weeks

 

Pera*dise Saga

Hello All! First time blogger...so bear with me. 

I have been sitting here with the computer on my lap for the last 10 minutes or so looking at a blank screen, not really sure where to start with our story. 

First time I saw Jason? Our first date? The proposal? Our wedding? 

You see, Jason was actually a part of my life for almost three years before we started dating. I worked as a waitress at Downtown Brew and he came in almost every Wednesday night for .25 cent hot wings and pitchers of beer with his buddies. I looked forward to them coming in weekly, not only because they tipped really well but because he and his buddies were comical and always had fun stories to tell.

I was dating someone at the time so I never really looked at any of them as potential boyfriends, we all kind of built this weird friendship over the years. I would share stories, goals, complaints and they would do the same. Outside of the Brew we never socialized nor did we ever run into each other much. The days, weeks, months went by and the summer of 2007 arrived. The summer my life changed for the better! The boyfriend and I split that summer. I'm almost positive it had happened over a weekend and the following Wednesday I had vented to Jason and his friends about it all, naturally. Well, that Friday night Jason had arrived with a different set of friends I had never met before. They were his motorcycle pals. 

That was THE night, the night it had all really started.

Jason strolled in all "Joe Cool" with his full leathers on. Don't know what I'm talking about? Let me explain. I guess these leathers are made to wear for safety in case of a motorcycle crash. Same kind of concept as a wet suit but made of leather....black leather, that hugs every single muscle, butt cheek and ummm other things (I'm sure you can use your imagination LOL) Okay, lets keep this PG.

Anyways, that night Jason had never looked so stinkin' handsome!

I may or may not have reminded him that I was currently single...somehow he was picking up what I was throwin' down and emailed me through Myspace the next day. Yes, Myspace. We went on a date later the next week and talked the whole time throughout dinner. Pretty soon we had rarely gone a day or two without seeing each other. He was my best friend in just a matter of months. Well at four months to be exact, Jason proposed. It was wonderful, anything and everything I had ever imagined that day being. 8 months later we were married!

August 16, 2008

The wedding was great. We had such a magical time with our family and friends. 

Before we even got married we both knew we wanted children and had made a plan to start trying for a baby on our year Anniversary. 

For our Anniversary we took a cruise to Mexico. It was full of drinks, sun, food, adventures and more drinks. Needless to say we had a great time and we definitely will go again. 

Well we got pregnant on this cruise and 9 months later we had a beautiful, little girl named Evelyn.

June 15, 2010

 She is 2 now and our lives are so full of happiness and love. We couldn't have asked for a better child, we are truly blessed. She is so smart, talks ALL day (everyday) is counting past 10, knows most of her shapes, has a couple colors down and definitely keeps her mommy and daddy on their toes. 

We Love You SO Much Evelyn

This family of 3 will soon become a family of 4. God has blessed us with a little boy! We have less than 6 weeks left until his expected arrival date. November 2, 2012.

This mommy is SO ready to meet him!!!

Stay tuned for more updates 

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Sorry this Blog is so long, ones to follow will not be this lengthily!