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