Tyler's new big boy room!!!!!!!!

 Its finally here! The blog I have been waiting to write for a while now!!!!!

All our hard work of shopping, painting, hanging things, and planning has finally paid off! Tyler's room is done!!! Well there are just a FEW tiny things to still be done, we need to get him a bed skirt, we need to hang the camera monitor (because yes I watch the Tyler show like some watch Big Brother lol its very entertaining) and I want to get some of those baby proofed door knob things so he doesn't get in to his closet, I also would like to buy a car lamp that goes with his theme from Target, but other than that I think we did good! Here is a little tour of the new room...

I was standing in his door way to take this picture. I think it turned out great!

better view of his adorable bedding, I just need to get a navy bed skirt for the bed. we just put the boxspring and mattress on the floor so it is a little lower to the ground for now, when he gets used to sleeping in a big boy bed and getting in and out we will put in on the frame.

this I know will be his favorite part of his new room, it is an awesome train table! my mom got him a couple chairs for it for Christmas too,  but those have to wait til friday :)

 his bookshelf

his curtains. the navy ones are new, they are thermal lined to hopefully help keep out drafts and I am hoping that the darkness will help with nap time!

gotta have his bball hoop up! hes gonna be tall so gotta start him young :) we also put car decals on the doors to spice them up a bit :)

this clock was originally in this room when it was our room, we decided to keep it in here since there were so many walls to fill, and we put a decal on it :) gotta love decals haha

I still need to move a few things into his room on his dresser

last but not least, this fan was in his old room, but since it went with all his decorations we decided to switch the fans. its funny because it actually was like this when we moved in to our house and we just went with it :) how often can you do that???

Ok so there were the pictures, I really am happy with how it turned out. We have been trying really hard to keep this a secret and keep the door shut so we can show it to him for the first time on Christmas! I can't wait. He has no idea whats gonna hit him! I really hope he likes his new room, Chad and I worked really hard on it! And now that we are finally done with his room, we can start on Aubrey's room! YAY! I already have painted her letters and got a lot of things for her room so I am really excited to put it all together! I love seeing the outcome of all my visions! haha who knew decorating kids rooms would be so much fun!!!!!

I feel like I have not been on here for a while! I will start off by telling everyone about how talented my bff Jessica Osborn is. She has a really nice camera and likes to take pictures for one of her hobbies, we decided to do a little maternity photo shoot so she could "practice" but it really turned into professional looking pictures that I could not be happier with. She made me look fabulous! I was really nervous because I have been feeling really huge and gross lately, not to mention i have nasty stretch marks, but somehow she made me look not so semi-like and erased all my stretch marks (why can't we do this in real life?) She is a fellow stay at home mommy like me, but I really think she could have a successful business in photography when Payton goes to school :) I put a bunch of the pictures on facebook, but here are a few pics:

this backdrop was my favorite, i loved how the pink shirt just pops in front of it :)

the bow around the belly was her cute idea :) its like a present!

Ty kissing his baby sister (he aimed a little high, but i will take it)

my favorite again, side view, i can't believe in just 8 short weeks Aubrey will be here!

her cute little booties :) Tyler says "Aubrey socks!"

belly belly belly belly :)

getting a 2 year old to sit still and take a picture smiling takes some real talent! 

Ty sitting on the bump, and of course he has to have his Elmo shoes on :)

I love my son sooooo much and this is such a sweet moment captured! <3

So those were just a few, I really really love them all and I can't wait to have Aubrey so we can do a newborn photo shoot, hopefully big brother Ty will jump in a couple of those too! :)

In other news, Tyler's big boy room is really coming along, all we have left to do is go pick up his bed tomorrow morning, (already ordered and paid for, just gotta get it) and hang a couple things on the wall and hang his new curtains, We decided to keep his new room a secret and show it to him for the first time on Christmas day, hes REALLY gonna love it! Especially his new train table we got him...Once I get it all put together I will defiantly post pictures! Then after hes all in that room we can start on Aubrey's room!!! Yay!!! I have been itching to do it! At first I was going to do a ballerina theme, but I have had a horrible time trying to find ballerina decor, so I am just going to go with a super girlie look, I can't wait! I already started painting her letters that are going to go up on the wall and I love them already! I got a really cute flower thing to put on the wall too that was 50% off at Hobby Lobby! You can't beat that!

Christmas Eve is in a week from today!!! I can't believe how fast this season has gone! It makes me a little sad that our tree will have to go down soon! I am now officially done with my shopping! Thank goodness! I get swollen now if I stand for too long so I'm glad its over! I have to wrap 4 more presents and it will be ready! YAY!!! I hope everyone has a great Christmas! I am praying my husband doesn't have to work because his manager informed them tonight that if they are not caught up by Tuesday, then everyone has to work, and he would miss our family Christmas :( this will make me really sad, so everyone please pray he doesn't! Ok I will let everyone get back to what they were doing since I am starting to ramble! Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!!

Tyler's 2nd Birthday Party!

This is the face of a VERY happy birthday boy!!!  Tyler's actual birthday is not until Wednesday, December 8th, but we wanted to have his party on a weekend, and with Christmas coming, the sooner the better! (we have a family Christmas to go to next weekend) We decided to have it at my parents house this year, because with me being almost 8 months pregnant, we thought it would be easier and less stressful if we just had it there. I am really glad we did. It made it easy just to roll up in there with the food and not really worry about setting things up, making sure the house is spotless, ect. So a big THANK YOU to my mother for really helping out with everything! 

 The Happy Birthday sign was perfect for above the fire place!!! Here are some of his presents...more came later! :) We actually had a great turn out with everyone who showed up, we were a little worried that people wouldn't want to drive to Le Claire because of the snow storm we had Friday night into Saturday morning, but the roads were fine by the afternoon. People who were there were Tyler's Maga and Paga Guy, Aunt Baa (a special THANK YOU for making it even though you almost couldn't make it) Aunt Emmy, Uncle Jeremiah, and Eva, Grandma Sherry, Aunt Alisha, Uncle Zach, and Aunt Brittney. Of course Tyler's loving awesome, amazing parents were there as well ;) Thanks again for everyone who made it!

This is his awesome train cake that Aunt Emily made him. I found a picture of this online and Emily made it happen! Another big THANK YOU to Em! Tyler is more of a fan of ice cream than cake but he still liked to look at it (i know he is super picky) :) I had some of those cookies with frosting on them and mmmm it tasted like a double doozie at the mall...yummm We also had Tacos for dinner, since that is one of Tyler's favorite foods at the moment...we have a lot left over so Ty will be a happy boy for a while! :)

He absolutely LOVED these balloons!!!! He still has been playing with them all day today! :) what a cute little 2 year old! 

This is what I like to call "Zombie Mode" HAHAHA he was sooo tired at the end of the night from all the playing and all the sugar highs he just did NOT want to crash. I think he was trying to keep his eyes open...Makes me laugh everytime! 

CRASHED!!!! He partied hard!!! He didn't even wake up from being carried into the house and having his coat taken off. I would say the night was a success! I am excited for his actual birthday as well, Daddy took the day off and we are going to go to ChuckECheeses....I have not been there for years, but I am excited to see his little face get super excited! We also saved some presents to give him so he has MORE to open :) :) :) It was great seeing him actually be able to rip the wrapping paper open this year! Last year it was mostly me. What a lucky boy to have a birthday so close to Christmas because in a couple more weeks he will have a whole new set of presents to open. (all though having his birthday so close to Christmas can sometimes be a little stressful for Mommy and Daddy, I really want to try hard not to show it to Tyler growing up and make his day special every year) I love my little boy so much!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE HE IS 2!!!!!

Random update

Hello all!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving,  I know I did (other than one of my uncle's jerk comment how it looked like I was eating for 3) I can't get over how much I love this time of year, Tyler is turning 2 next week! I am so excited, but so sad at the same time, I was just recently at the hospital to get that Rhogam shot, and it brought back memories of my stay there when I had Tyler, I remember the wheelchair ride to my car holding baby Tyler like it was yesterday! Just in this last year he hit so many milestones: walking, talking, eating with a spoon/fork (he still wants help sometimes) helping mommy, counting, knowing animal sounds and names, and I'm sure there are many many more than I have forgotten to list...I can't believe how much his vocabulary has grown in just a couple months!!! I love having conversations with my little man! It is so great, I have to say its been one of my favorite milestones yet! He now is starting to take interest in the potty. He says ewww when I take his diaper off and has requested to sit on the "Elmo potty" several times, no he has not actually gone potty on it yet, but I am pretty proud of his progress so far. I just can't believe how fast kids grow, when I first had Tyler, people always told me to enjoy him when hes little...and I will be honest, I looked at them like they were crazy, but now I really understand what they meant by it. Their first couple years they change so much, right before your eyes! His birthday party is this Saturday and I am so excited for it, we are eating his favorite food (tacos) and his Aunt Emmy is making him and awesome Train cake, I also got Thomas the train decorations, and even a little conductor hat for him to wear (witch if I do say so myself he looks adorable in) I can't wait to post pictures of the party so stay tuned!! :)

In other news, I am 30 weeks pregnant tomorrow. That means there are only 10 more weeks to go!! Ahhhhhh! When it comes to my aches and pains, it seems like so far away but when it comes to getting everything ready for the baby it seems like not much time at all, we are putting our moving (rooms) plans into high gear and Chad and I will be moving upstairs this weekend, we already got a tv for our new room and are working on getting cable up there (yay! fa la la la lifetime in bed) then we are going to paint the room we were in for Tyler hopefully the next weekend (if we can get a sitter) and move all Tyler's things in, I get a little worried that he won't like his new room being in a different spot, but I'm sure he will adjust, and hey! its the bigger room! hes gonna have lots of toys and activities to do in there!!! Then we are going to paint baby Aubrey's room hopefully not long after Tyler is moved. I want to turn his old room into her's as soon as possible so he is not confused... this should be fun!!

here is my 30 week picture, I am getting pretty big, not sure how many of these I will post after this point, maybe one at 35 and one at 40???? (the 40 week pic is a BIG maybe) hehe. I stopped even taking pictures of myself at this point when I was pregnant with Tyler. I was so worried about people seeing me look like a huge beast! lol. I am pretty sure my mom has the only picture of me when I was 40 weeks with Tyler, maybe I will search for that haha. It has been nice to compare how different my body has changed with the 2 pregnancies. I am really glad I decided to take them, I wasn't even going to this time!

So I know I am pretty set on the name Aubrey, but I am still looking at names just in case I decide to change my mind, and today I found 3 that I also like: Belle, Brynn, and Quinn. I'm not sure how much I love them and if its even enough to consider the change, but I figure hey, I still have some time, and a little feedback would be nice :) so let me know if you love one of the new names. Names are soooo hard and you are stuck with whatever you get so I want to make sure that it is the right one!!!!

thanksgiving=christmas kickoff

so here is the start to our "ginger bread house"
i want to add some candy canes in the front and a wreath on the door, then i think i can be happy for a while hehe.

our "north pole" you can't really tell but the light bulb is red 

i have been chomping at the bit for this day to come...thanksgiving!!! because i officially put up our tree and will not get judged for it :) although our lights have been lit outside for couple weeks now, but i felt the need to wait it out for the tree. (and the only reason we hung our lights so early was because there was a couple really nice days so i told chad to do it so he didn't have to freeze his butt off)

yay for our new tree! we got colorful lights because i feel like kids like colors better :) i always remember begging for color lights when i was little lol, but when my kids become adults, i will convert back to clear (they are super classy looking)

here it is lit up...have i mentioned how much i love this time of year?

ok people there are 4 weeks until christmas...how is shopping going? i actually need to get my preggo butt in bed because i am going to wake up at 6 and meet my mom and sisters at the mall. (i am skipping waiting in line at target at 2 am this year because its a little too rowdy for me since i'm so huge, but next year i will be in that line!) there are still so many deals at the mall that i want to check out, i am so excited! i have 3 more presents to buy and we are done! what a relief!

ok so i should probably talk a little about what i am thankful for since it is thanksgiving, 1st of all it would be my handsome husband, without him i would be lost!  2nd, it would be my crazy little boy, i never knew how much love i could hold in my heart until i held him in my arms, 3rd my baby belly, yes i complain all day about how its so uncomfortable and how i hate being pregnant, but i really do love the fact that i am bringing another life into the world, it really is a great feeling! and 4th my family and friends...i don't know what i would do without all these great people in my life and i am defiantly counting my blessings this year. thank you everyone for being a part in my life i love you all!

(sparkling grape juice)

cheers everyone to a happy and healthy holiday season!!!!!!!

and p.s. only 11 more weeks until aubrey time...wow this time has gone fast

Its been a while...

I have been neglecting my blog lately! My last blog was about all the stress I was under about new baby coming, and now I really have calmed down on that, we are just trying to get over Christmas and Tyler's birthday before we really do too much, We did figure out that the TV I wanted to get Chad for Christmas we are going to do a joint present (even tho I really would rather have diamonds) I think the big room switch will be a little after Christmas, and I want to have Tyler and Aubrey's room painted right away so there is no confusion with Tyler. So we can say "this is the baby's room see all the pink?" Hopefully the change goes smoothly everyone please wish me luck!

Friday I had to get a shot called Rhogam, because I have negative blood, It is a 2 part process,first you go and they take some blood, then you have to wait a couple hours to go back and actually get the shot. Well the blood part was a piece of cake. I have become so confident when getting shots/blood taken all the good stuff because of how much I have had it with these 2 pregnancies and the 1 labor already so I thought I was in the clear when I went back for the 2nd part, the shot...NO, I guess I am still somewhat of a weenie, because when she said "what hip do you want it in" I thought...oh great this is gonna hurt. Let me tell you, IT DID....It was such a thick needle (I made the mistake of looking at it when she was getting it ready) and the actual stuff she was injecting me burned and I could feel it going in. Not my idea of a good time. So all the sudden I started getting all dizzy and sweaty like I was going to faint, and I said to the nurse that I was fine I just needed to sit down. She took one look at me and saw that I was as white as a ghost and started freaking out. she immediately called for a wheelchair and some help, another nurse came in with some orange juice, and they wheeled me into another room that had a place to lay down, by then I was feeling better but they would not let me go, they wanted me to lay there for 20 minutes. I agreed because the last thing I wanted was to be difficult for them (it was the end of their shift) They called Dr. Mimm, and he gave the OK that if I am feeling better then I could go home. Finally! The nurses were really concerned and they were great, I just know myself and it takes a little time for that feeling to go away and then I am just fine. At least I know I am in good hands when I go to Genisis East, for ANYTHING. Even a stinkin little shot! (by the way I still have a bruise from)

All in all I would still say that my needle phobia is pretty much cured...I can do arms, whatever it is, but when it comes to other parts of the body I get a little nervous! yeek! I keep telling myself "good thing that is the last time you ever have to do that!" :) can't wait for little Aubrey to come! Have a great week everyone!!!

P.s. I have totally turned Tyler into a huge Christmas fan!!! He loves the lights, trees, Santa, reindeer, and if he gets fussy at a store all I have to do is go to the Christmas section :) I love my little boy!!! He loves my 2 favorite holidays! (he still asks to watch Wow Wow Ghost so hes still not completely out of the Halloween mode lol)

STRESS

So as I have been bragging to everyone how we have very few people to buy Christmas presents for and that all of them are wrapped (thanks to Chad last night) I forgot that we have sooooo much more to buy before February (baby time).

Here is all we need to buy:

1. 2 dressers (a new one for Ty and one for Daddy since we are moving upstairs and the one we have won't fit up there)
2. A twin sized big boy bed/and railings (we already have cute bedding thanks to Maga)
3. Baby bedding for crib (pink)
4. Paint for 2 rooms (pink for baby, blue for Ty)
5. Decorations for baby room (ballerina theme)
6. Flat screen tv, for our new bedroom upstairs (I am trying to save enough money to get this for "Chad" for Christmas)
7. New baby monitors (preferably the video screen kind since we will be upstairs now and our babies will be downstairs)
8. Curtains for baby room, and I also would like to get some for Tyler's as well

So there you have it, right when I thought I had nothing to be stressed about, I realized...um hello! you have bigger things to buy than Christmas presents!!!! UGH!!!!

Not only ALL that, but I have a 2nd birthday party to plan! (At least we have all his presents for that!)

Last night I was in major depression mode because I want to be back to my regular body size and not be pregnant anymore, but now I am thinking Dang! I don't have that much time left to get everything in order!!!! I all the sudden feel so stressed that I  a drink would be nice, or I need to go running, or something and I can't do either of those right now!!! AHHHH!

If ANYONE knows a good place to get a bed or dressers for cheap! but good quality please let me know!!!! AND if anyone needs there hair done please get a hold of me before thanksgiving!!! I want to go the the TV on black friday!!!!! Ok I am done stressing on the blog, time to search the web for beds and dressers!!!!

Locked Out!!!!!

This picture is obviously old but I wanted to find one that he looked super Angelic for this story :)

So, Tyler and I ran to the store for a few groceries tonight and he was such a good boy at the store (if you haven't gone shopping with a toddler then I will tell you this can be rare) , and in such a great mood, (crazy because we got no sleep last night)  So we drove home, and I decided to put him inside before I tried to carry in the bags because it was so cold outside and I didn't want him to stand outside and wait for me. So I took him in, took his coat off, let the dog out of the cage and walked outside to get the bags, I still can see him in the screen door so I figure I was ok, my house is child proofed, I can see him, nothing can go wrong...BUT IT DID...

Tyler locked the screen door, to witch we do not have a key for so I couldn't call the several people who have my house keys for emergencies, so I try to be calm and sit there and try to get Tyler to unlock it, he tried...several times but he just couldn't get it. It must be easier to lock than unlock...So I started to get frustrated, my friend Andrea was on her way over to hang out for a little bit, and she was trying to think of what to do, meanwhile i call my mom to let her know whats going on and you know how it is when you talk to your mom...I started bawling. I turned so Ty couldn't see because i did not want him to freak out. My mom called my sister to come over and help, And Andrea called her friend Ryan, (happens to be Chad's cousin) and they all showed up at the same time, my brother in law first tried with a credit card and that was not working, and Ryan went to grab some tools and got it open right away! He did not even break out lock or door. I was impressed but more happy just to be inside with Ty because at that time he was starting to get scared and cry because he was inside alone and everyone else was out. I was outside for 1 hour. It was the longest/coldest hour ever but I am so glad that I didn't have to call the fire department or police or anything and cause a huge scene in my neighborhood. Ty was happy to have Mommy in with him. I hope that never happens again! At least I have a funny story to tell him when he gets older! 

what a little naughty :) you gotta love him tho

Aubrey Lightner!!!!!

There SHE is!!! Aubrey Theresa Lightner!

Ok so 3rd time is finally a CHARM!!! This morning I woke up at 6am so i could get ready for my Ultra Sound. I had a bowel of cereal, a cup of coffee, a glass of orange juice, and 2 glasses of water...YES that is a lot of fluid haha but I wanted to make sure!!! My mom picked me up at 7:30 and we were off! She still had her legs closed and crossed! (little stinker) but the Lady was not giving up! She wanted to get the perfect shot. I had to actually take a break and I did some jumping jacks and toe touches, and what do you know! It pissed her off enough to open up for a few seconds for us to get the MONEY shot! 

I don't know if you can really see on this pic, but on the computer it was the perfect shot! YAY! 

Ok So I would like to take a minute to tell everyone about where I had this ultra sound at. It was at a place called Mom 2 Be Sonography. http://www.mom2besonography.com/index.html It is an elective ultra sound place, not medical at all. I had two choices, go there, or wait until I was 30 weeks. (another 5 weeks feels like forever) and go back to the Dr, for a 3D ultra-sound. I chose to go now because I just could not wait, and I am SOOOOO glad I chose this place. Not only was the lady sweet as pie, but she was not giving up until we knew an answer!!! AND if we couldn't find out we could go back again for free! It was such a great experience, so different from the DR office, at the Dr I felt rushed and like they just were trying to get me in and out as fast as possible but at this place she took her time with me and pointed out parts of my baby (I never could really tell from the pics). I was laying on a twin bed that was propped up, so I was very comfortable, the room was warm and she had soothing baby music going in the background. With the package I got, we got a DVD of the whole thing with the music on it, it is so cute! I also got all the pictures on a DVD and she also snuck a couple sneak peaks of the 3D look :) soooo cute!

If you are thinking about getting a 3D/4D ultra sound I highly recommend going here, The package is 160 dollars and you can have up to 10 people come with you and see! Plus like I said she takes her time with you and does not rush! The same thing at the Dr office is 180 and its super quick! (I got one with Tyler)  The gender package that I got, is 95 dollars and you can go as early as 14 weeks! That is so crazy to me! So on that happy note, my mother and I went shopping for PINK directly after the appointment.  We had a fun morning and I was happy that she could experience that with me (and Aubrey) :)

bye bye Buddy!

Hello all! Time for my weekly update! :) So my birthday was FANTASTIC! I woke up to a bagel from Panera (my favorite) and a pumpkin latte from Starbucks (my other favorite) Chad is a keeper what can I say. Then I got to open my presents from my two favorite boys, a video camera! Now I can actually video Ty on an awesome camera other than my phone's jankey one! So exciting. We took Ty to the zoo and brought it to test out and already have some cute home videos of my amazing little boy! If you are a parent, a video camera is a MUST! It does make me wonder if I should video tape the birth of baby # 2, I'm not to thrilled about a camera being all in my business down there, BUT if you think about it...it MIGHT be cool to go back in a couple years and watch. This is my last baby so its something to think about...

Speaking of baby #2, we had ANOTHER ultra sound on Monday, and guess who had their legs crossed, YEP my stubborn little baby! The first ultra sound she said she would go ahead and start buying pink, but this time she could not see ANYTHING! So of course I am a little disappointed because I really want to start getting the rooms ready and I want to paint and buy bedding! But bedding is expensive and I don't want to buy and paint pink and then on delivery day hear "its a boy!" then I would be screwed! So I am going to an alternate ultra sound place this weekend for the gender package, if they can't tell the 1st time, then I can go back again for free :) Please cross your fingers and wish me luck that the baby will uncross the legs and give a good shot of the "goods"

This week we took Tyler's passy away, also known as his "Buddy." I always thought him calling it that was so cute! So far we are on day 4 and he is doing good! I thought bed time was going to be a night mare but he goes down just fine! He did go 2 days without naps but today he went down great! I'm super happy about this because my goal was to have it gone by age 2, and he will be 2 in December so I am ahead of schedule! YAY! I do miss that dang buddy tho, he looked so cute with it in his little face, more baby like shall I say, but I can't keep him a baby his whole life so buddy take-a-way is step 1 to big boy! Next we are going to convert him into a big boy bed...(I think I'm going to wait another week) and then potty training time!!! It would be nice for him to be trained by the time baby #2 comes but realistically that won't happen, i'm not going to force it and get let down, but I am going to try!

There are only 8 weeks until Christmas everyone! I know a lot of people don't start shopping until after Thanksgiving, but let me tell you, I have already put a huge dent in our shopping list! My goal is to have everyone DONE by Thanksgiving (other than Chad's present witch my pregnant fat butt may go fight the crowd Thanksgiving night to buy) I only have 4 more people to buy for! I am patting myself on the back right now hahaha! Happy shopping everyone!!!

Well I will stop rambling on now, but everyone HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEEEN this weekend!!!! :) :) :)

26

Halloween last year, I look a little different this year!!!

So it is my favorite time of the year, my birthday, and Halloween!!! While I still love Halloween oh so much, (even tho I don't get to get all cute this year because of my big belly) my birthday is becoming a different story...26. Yes to some would think that 26 is young, but this year I am having a little bit a difficulty turning 26. I am now closer to 30 than 20, I have officially been driving for 10 years :( I feel like I just graduated  high school, but I realized that this summer I will have been out for 8 years! AHHHHHHHH!!! Why is it so scary to get older??? I do realize that there is one good thing about getting older, I get to watch Tyler get older, it has been so much fun watching him for the past (almost) 2 years. All the milestones and new things he does everyday has brought me so much joy and if it means I gotta get old, then bring it on! (I guess) So thank you Momma for giving birth to me 26 years ago!!! 

Now on to the Halloween subject, now that I am getting older, I feel like I am limited years of wearing skanky outfits,(and yes, I like to do the skank thing once a year on Halloween, so bite me)  so next year I decided already that I am going to wear my dream costume, sexy Snow white...So Chad I hate to say it, but you better get your tights ready because you are prince charming :) :) :) I'm sure he is gonna love that! but for this year, I am just going to be a preggo! :) I am excited to take Tyler trick or treating this year, he is going to be Frankenstein, he looks sooo cute in it too! We have been practicing for weeks how to say "Trick or Treat" and I think he almost has it :) 

Last but not least for belly news, I am getting huge! I have popped out even more than my last blog with the picture, I can't believe what a difference one week has made! I think my belly button will pop sometime in the near future, it did with Tyler at 7 months so we will see.  I will soon post another picture in a couple weeks. We go on Monday to another ultra-sound so everyone wish me luck that the baby is not crossing legs this time...I hope they were right about the girl part because I have her name picked out. If at our ultra-sound on Monday they confirm the sex, then I will reveal the name :) I'm not very good at secrets!

Bye for now, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Butterflies

                                                                   23 weeks pregnant

Have you ever felt butterflies in your tummy?  It has always been one of my favorite feelings in the world. Like the feeling right before you walk down the aisle to get married. Or when you fall in love for the first time. Baby #2 has been a moving maniac lately and I can't help but enjoy every minute of the "butterfly" feeling.  I compare the two feelings because every time I feel her kick I get a sudden rush of excitement...Last night Chad felt the baby for the first time. It is such an amazing feeling and I love that I can now share it with my husband! This pregnancy has been so different from my previous one, with Tyler I was so sick that I couldn't really enjoy it, and I thought people were crazy when they talked about how they miss being pregnant, but with this one, my morning sickness has subsided so I am free to enjoy every flutter, and every movement. Now I understand why women love being pregnant.

As some of you know I have had a terrible time feeling guilt about bringing another child into the world because I already have 1 wonderful child, I find myself thinking, how am I going to treat both equally and love them both the same? Well I have come up with an answer that is good enough to ease my own stress...They are 2 completely different people, and according to the ultra-sound tech they are 98% chance they are 2 different sexes. So of course I will not love the the exact same, but I know for sure that I am going to love them both as much as I possibly can. I do remember having similar feelings about Tyler when I was pregnant with him, but they were "am I gonna love this baby?" I of coarse love him with every ounce of my body so when I think back to that, I laugh at myself. I just have to remember that my children are my life and I have so much love to share with them.

On that note...let the shopping begin!

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Hello All, I just want to say before I go on, that I am not a writer, and I am not trying to be a writer, I started this page so I can share parts of my life that I think are special, so don't judge how I write :) with that said, here I go...

Ok, So the name Stilettos to Sneakers, I thought it is fitting because I traded my stilettos in to be a stay at home mom. Before I became a mother my lifestyle was WAY different. I worked as a hairstylist, and LIVED to go out. I loved spending all the money I would make on clothes, shoes, and alcohol, now I love to spend my money on my baby, oh how almost 2 years can change you :) There are times when I really do miss my "old life" but when I think about how empty I was inside, and how selfish I was, I quickly think of how much better I really do have it now. I no longer live for myself, I live for Tyler (and baby #2) and my husband. I love them more than I ever thought I could (and that is a lot since I used to love myself so much lol)  I guess the one thing I miss the most is getting dressed up, but that's what date night is for right? Anyways that is why i chose the name. There will be more to come :)