Markers + Unsupervised 3 year old =

Yup, Alex decided his body needed to match the color of his shirt last night! I was getting Gabe ready for his bath when my Mom was like "Tania, look at your son!" I looked at his hair because whenever he goes into my sister's room he puts on GLOBS of moose on and his hair is always all messed up. So I didn't notice the green marker all over his face for a second. Then his arms, and he smiled and his TEETH were green too!! Ugh! Crazy kid was drawing nicely in the kitchen and ran out of room on his paper so he decided he would color on himself! Oh this kid! LOL So I had to scrub his body to get the marker off. He kept asking me "Mom, are you happy?" he only asks you if you are happy when he knows he did something wrong and is in trouble LOL I had to explain that he CANT draw on himself! This is the second time he's done that! The first time was last year around this time too! Maybe I'll have to hide markers in December lol this is becoming a trend! LOL Well enjoy his pictures!





(Oh by the way, David is out of town in Flagstaff for work, so we decided to stay at my Mom's house until he gets back. I HATE being home alone with the boys while David is gone. lol so this is my Mom's house)

Gabe 2 months

Look at those chubby cheeks!!!

Gabe is now 2 months! WOW! Time sure is going by faster than when he was INSIDE! (o: He had his 2 month well baby visit on November 30th.

Weight- 13lbs 4oz 75%
Lenght- 25.5 inches! 95%

Gabe is now wearing 3-6mo sizes. He is pretty long so most of the 6 month sizes fit him for the lenght but not around his body LOL They are HUGE on him, but needs them for the length! He is going to be a tall boy!

He is starting to smile a lot!
He LOVES playing "Pat-a-cake" and just smiles and smiles the entire time
He is starting to chat a LOT!
He hates being alone
He hates being in the dark
He eats between 4-6oz every 3-4 hours.
He is now on regular Similac formula
He goes to sleep at around 8:30p-9:30p
He wakes up at 2:30a to eat and goes RIGHT back to sleep
He wakes up again at around 5:30a to eat again.
He goes back to sleep at my Mom's until around 10am!
He loves chatting with Alex.
Alex is his favorite person to watch lol
He loves "The Sunshine Song"
He is a very mellow happy baby! (o:

Meeting Santa

We told Alex that if he was a good boy we'd go and see Santa. So he ate his breakfast, and cleaned up his toys and was an over all pretty good listener. So we took him to see him. We had to wait in a LONG line to see him. Well actually Alex decided he needed to go Potty, so we ran to the bathrooms while David and Gabe waited in line. The entire time Alex was telling me what he was going to ask Santa for, and he was so EXCITED! By the time we got up to see Santa he got all embarrassed, and just said "Hi, I'm Alex, this is my brother baby Gabe" LOL Santa said he was a little nervouse holding Gabe because he was so little. But the picture turned out pretty cute (o: I love it!! This is the first year Alex has wanted to get even close to Santa! He's usually either scared or not interested lol

Now we just tell Alex he'll be on the "Naughty List" when he doesnt listen. I wonder if that would work all year long? LOL

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving is my FAVORITE holiday! I love cooking and being with family! It's a lot og fun! This year we went to my parents house. I made the turkey following a new recipe my Dad found on the internet. And it was DELICIOUS! (o: Made our house smell sooo good too!!! Well enjoy the pictures!

Alex looking handsome

Me and my Cute boy!

Papa, Gabe, Alex, and Daddy

Alex looking cute!

Daddy and Alex

Papa and Gabe

Daddy and his Boys

Auntie and Alex

Mama and Alex

Auntie and Gabe

Me and my Lovin' Sis

"Mom, seriously! Another picture? COME ON!"

Uncle Mario and Gabe

My Dad and Jenniffer got David a lap top
for Christmas, and COULDNT wait to give it to him
ON Christmas, so he got his gift early! He
LOVES it!

::sigh:: I'm surrounded my nerds!

"I said no more pictures!"

Christmas Cards

It's that time of year again! I need to make sure I have everyone's updated address to add you to my Christmas Card list! (o: So please email me at tania9498@gmail.com to update your address! I dont want to leave anyone out!

Thankful for November 25th

Today I'm Thankful for Alex's conversational skills! lol That kid seriously CRACKS me up!

David: We should go to the zoo today and see the new Comodo Dragon exhibit!
Tania: Oh that would be fun! We SHOULD go!
Alex: No, Mom! That's not a good idea! It's too cold for YOU! And you've been sick! Maybe NEXT weekend if you are good all week! And eat all of your dinner everyday! Now, you should take a little rest.

LOL Apparently I tell him this a lot! LOL

Since I've gone back to work, I drop Alex and Gabe off with my Mom every Morning. I bundle them up and make sure the boys wear their warm beenies to keep them extra warm. Alex always wants me to take Gabe in the house first.

Me: Who goes in first? You or baby Gabe?
Alex: Baby Gabe for he doesn't get sick!
Me: Ok, that's a good idea!
Alex: Mom! Don't forget to wear your beenie! It's cold outside!
Me: I don't need a beenie sweetie! Thank you though!
Alex: You DO need one! You are going to get sick!
Me: I don't have a beenie right now. It's ok, I'll run in the house!
Alex: No it's NOT OK Mom!
Me: Yes it is! I'll be right back! (I run in a drop off Gabe)
Alex: Mom, if you get sick Dad is going to be mad!
Me: Why will Dad be mad?
Alex: Because you will be grumpy!
Me: Why would I be grumpy?
Alex: Because Dad will ask for a snack! You should borrow my beenie next week!

LOL Apparently when I'm sick I get grumpy when asked for a snack? LOL

We were driving home from my Mom's house last night and Alex wanted to talk to David.

Daddy: Hello?
Alex: Hi Daddy! What are you doing?
Daddy: Just hanging out. What are you doing?
Alex: Just sitting in the car
Daddy: Why are you just sitting? That sounds boring!
Alex: Mom wont let me walk around the car! It's not safe!
Daddy: That's a good idea! (David was getting distracted doing something, so there would be long pauses, Like 2 second pauses every so often)
Alex: Dad, you are being boring!
Daddy: Boring? Why am I being boring?
Alex: Because you aren't talking to me! Talk to me!
Daddy: Ok, what should we talk about?
Alex: Sing me the Sunshine Song!
Daddy: (Proceeds to sing the song)
Alex: Dad, you dont sing good!
Daddy: I dont sing good?! Oh man!
Alex: You need to sing it like Mama does!
Daddy: Like Mom does?! But Mom smells funny!
Alex: You smell funny jerk face!
Daddy: Jerk face?! That's not nice!
Alex: You said Mommy smells funny!
Daddy: That's true.
Alex: Bye Dad!

He then hangs up on him and tells me

Alex: Mom we should call someone else... like Konner!

LOL Crazy kid! He was cracking up the entire conversation with David. Except when David said I smelled funny LOL You can mess up his Sunshine song, but dont you DARE tell him his mom smells funny LOL

I love my kid!

Thankful for November 24th

Today I'm Thankful for the little things. From a huge baby grin from Gabe or an "I love you Mommy" from Alex can totally make my day! Or just a hug from David can make me less frustrated about work! The little things that count!

Thankful for November 23nd

Today I'm thankful for a short work week! (o:

Since everything is so messed up with my class, I feel stressed and irritated about the fact that my class is 7 weeks behind where I want them to be! )o: I gave them a math test on Friday, and the highest grade was a 60%! Thats horrible! So now my principal wants me to redo the past 7 weeks! GRRR So a short week is WELCOMED!

Thankful for November 22nd

Today I'm thankful for Costco's free samples! lol They are the best on weekends! (o: I can seriously have lunch on the free samples LOL

The Sunshine Song!

Ever since Alex was born, whenever he cried I would sing him "You are My Sunshine" which became known as "The Sunshine Song". He would want me to sing it to him while he was going to sleep, scared, sad etc. Also no one else is ALLOWED to sing that song since its MY song to him LOL Anyway as Gabe's due date was drawing closer I decided I needed a song special for Gabe since I didn't think Alex would let me sing the Sunshine song to him too since it was HIS song. Well the first day Gabe was crying Alex was really concerned and told me "Mommy, he wants you to sing him the Sunshine song!" So we both sang it, and he stopped crying! There have been MANY times where I've been in the shower, or cooking or driving when Gabe's been crying or being fussy, and Alex started to sing him the Sunshine song! (o: So here he is!

Thankful for November 21st

Today I'm Thankful for coupons! I bought formula and diapers today with coupons and they were super cheap! Diapers for $8 and formula for $17! (Diapers are usually $19.99 and formula is usually $27.99!) I was very excited! LOL

Thankful for November 20th

Today I'm Thankful for the fact that my babies both woke up in a good mood and let me shower and get ready for work without waking up STARVING or upset while I was in the shower! (o: It was such an easy morning!

Thankful for November 19th

Today I'm Thankful for Chinese Food! LOL YUM!

Thankful for November 18th

Today I am Thankful for my co-workers. They seriously are awesome! Since I went into labor early with Gabe I "ruined" my surprise babyshower at work. So everyday I've been getting gifts they had bought for Gabe. They are really nice to do that for us! (o:

Thankful for November 17th

Today I'm Thankful for Ibuprofen 800! My knee has been KILLING me all day!

Thankful for November 16th

Today I am thankful that my Mom watches my kids for me! That I don't have to rely on daycare or strangers to take care of my most prized treasures!

Hi ho, Hi ho it's off to work I go!

So I've been off work since Sept. 30th! I've loved every minute of being home with my kids. Sure some days (who am I kidding, MOST days) I'm bored. I love my kids to death, but I also miss my work, and my kids at school! Oh why cant I just take my babies to work with me? That would be so much fun! (o: Oh well! Anyway I'm excited to go back, but kinda anxious to leave Gabe ALL day! It's always hard for me the first few weeks after breaks from work to leave Alex, and now leaving BOTH is going to suck! BUT at least they are going with my Mom! I'm so lucky to have the luxury of having my Mom watch them for me. Having them be with her is as good, (lets face it somedays lol if NOT better) than being with me! (o: She is so patient with the kids it amazes me! Alex is in the "I want to do EVERYTHING myself! Even if it takes me 10 times as long to do it" phase that some days seriously frustrates me lol But I love that he wants to TRY. So I have to remind myself that he is only 3, and someday he WONT want to help anymore.

Ok well wish me luck that I dont freak out at work tomorrow! LOL I will probably call my Mom 484652156 times in 8 hours LOL Oh well!

A wise man once said "The working man is a sukka" we'll see... lol

Gratitude

Every year I do a Gratitude Tree with my kids are work. Every Day from November 1st until Thanksgiving, they cut out a hand print leaf and write what they are thankful for. I dont usually do it with them. But this year I decided that I'm going to post one thing that I'm thankful for on my blog (o:


Since I'm late at starting I'll try to do 15 today!

I'm Thankful for....

1. My husband. He always calms my fears and stresses.
2. My healthy beautiful boys!
3. My parents! They are seriously amazing, and I love them!
4. My loving Sis! She is ALWAYS there for me and my family . I love her!
5. My brother, we ALWAYS have fun making fun of each other and hanging out.
6. My In-Laws. They are always there for their kids and extended family.
7.. My job. I love it! Seriously everyone who has a job right now no matter what it is should be Thankful for it!
7. My house, in this day and age when people are loosing their homes, I'm very grateful to have ours!
8. My Blackberry! I seriously LOVE my phone! I can't stand being without it! lol I'm ADDICTED!
9. My health.
10. The health of everyone in my family!
11. My FOM! She's awesome! I love her!
12. Friends... you know who you are! I love you too!
13. The ability to laugh at myself!
14. Tylenol! (Stupid knee!)
15. Our awesome medical insurance! No copays for the kids until they are 18! How awesome is that?!

Ok so tomorrow I'll post ONE thing and everyday until Thanksgiving!

grr

I hate when adults ignore little kids... Makes me want to punch them in the face!

Sorry lol

Dentist

Alex had his first dentist appointment yesterday! He did so well! His dentist office is really cool. It's all decked out for little kids. They have an arcade room with free video games to play, a huge TV with kid movies playing, computers so they can play, book corner etc its a really nice pediatric dental office! I would certainly recommend anyone to go there if they lived here! (o: oh and if they had kids lol Anyway he had no cavities! Dr. Kelly said his teeth were PERFECT! At first he wasn't too sure about getting xrays done, but he did cooperate and they got good pictures if his teeth! (o: Anyway, over all Alex LOVES the dentist! I'm going to try and take him every 6 months so that he doesn't have any problems, and he doesn't hate going. He got a sticker, a t-shirt, a ball and a brand new tooth brush! (o: I really love this dental office! too bad they don't see adults lol

This is the waiting room. Cool huh?

Alex was watching "Cars" on the TV. (this was before
he saw the arcade lol)

He was showing me the games.
He looked all sad and said "Mom, I wish
my dad was here." I asked "Why are you nervous?"
and he said "No Mom! So he can help me win all these
video games!" LOL So next time Daddy is coming with us!

He's ready for the x-rays!

He wasn't sure about them at first, then they let
him pick a flavor cover to bite on and he picked
bubble gum flavor because he said the name
was silly! lol Then he did great!

They were going to start the exam and teeth
cleaning.

They had this TV on the ceiling! How cool is that?
They were even playing his new FAVORITE movie
"BOLT!"

His cool glasses so tooth paste doesnt go into
his eyes.

I was so proud of my big kid! Didn't cry or anything! He said he Loves going to the dentist! And he cooperated so well! If only he would be that good while I brush or floss his teeth! lol

Halloween Sneak Peek

Halloween is approaching, and I had been debating on getting Gabe a costume since he's just a baby, and wont care, and wont go Trick or Treating anyways lol But I decided that he NEEDED something! So I went to Target to try and find something for him. Like a shirt or something that fit him. Well they were out of all the cute Halloween Onesies. So off to the costume section. We found a puppy, a hot dog, and a Pea. Since David calls us all either "Schweetie" and the kids "Schweetie Pea" this Sweet Pea costume was PERFECT! So that's what we got for Gabe!

Alex had been playing video games with David for a while, and his favorite game is "Wolverine" or "Spikey Claw Man". He had been saying he wants to be the Spikey Claw Man for Halloween. So we were excited that we found ONE (yes there was only one Extra Small) in his size! So we grabbed it! He LOVED wearing it! He wont wear the eye holes on his eyes though. But still looks cute! I love that he's excited to wear his costume! He fell asleep last year so we didnt go out. Wait come to think of it, he was sleeping during Trunk or Treat at Chrurch the year before too! He was a duck then lol and when he was 9 months he dressed up as a Pumpkin, and was learning how to walk, and that was the only time we took him out lol Crazy kid! So heres hoping he enjoys it this year! (o:

Well anyway here are my cute boys in their costumes! There are more pictures of Gabe because he cooperates better for photo shoots than Alex does! LOL

Yikes!

So I suck at blogging lately! LOL I cant even blame it on just having had a baby 2 weeks ago either since Gabe is the EASIEST baby on Earth! Or that I've been busy with work stuff, because I havent... Or that Alex and I have been having a lot of fun.... I just havent had time to blog lol I will still post my birth story with Gabe though! I've started working on it! (o:

Gabriel Ryan's Birth Story

Since I have been blessed with the worlds easiest baby I can sit and write down his birth story! (o:

I've been pretty much DONE being pregnant for a few weeks now. I mean I was BEYOND done lol I was HUGE and tired, and my leg kept swelling, and I couldn't sleep properly. So I was pretty much done. I also came to the point where I decided that I would pretty much be pregnant FOREVER! On Saturday the 26th we went to our friends Brenda and Victor's daughter Sierra's 6th birthday party. I was feeling pretty tired all day, and Alex and I took a little nap together (when I say little I mean less than 20 minutes lol). Then we got ready and went to the birthday party. Like 2 hours into the party I started having contractions like every 2 - 5 minutes apart so we decided it was probably time to go home. We live like seriously 2 minutes away from each other so it was a short drive, and what do you know!? Contractions STOPPED completely!!!! Grrr Oh well! So on Sunday I felt great, David and I cleaned the house, and did some laundry. We also went grocery shopping and to the movies and watched G.I Joe since David had been wanting to watch it and hadn't had a chance to see it and it was leaving the theatre. So it was nice to have a little date alone (o:

On Monday I felt fine. No contractions at all. Everyone at work was SHOCKED that I was even at work! My principal Mr. Todd pulled into the parking lot at the same time I did, and waited for me to get out of my car and helped me with my lap top and stuff was like "Baby Gabe has the gestation period of a baby elephant!" LOL Gee thanks! But all day went ok, nothing weird. No contractions nothing! Oh well I figured I'd go to my due date or a few days later. Oh well! David and I took Alex to Borders and bought a new book for David. He couldn't find the books he wanted so he ordered them online and paid for 2nd day delivery.

Tuesday the same thing. No pains nothing. Nada. Zip! I told David that I I was feeling good. And we played with Alex and I talked to Sam about people always HAVING to go to their due dates! It's not fair for people to have babies weeks, days whatever early LOL And Alex and I went to bed. David stayed up later than he usually would have because he took Wednesday off to go to the dentist and the DMV and get some stuff taken care of. I jokingly told him "Don't stay up too late because knowing your luck Baby Gabe will be born tomorrow" LOL And we laughed because yeah right I wanst going to go into labor for at least another 2 weeks!

Wednesday at like 1am, I woke up because Alex was calling me. I went to check on him, and he went back to sleep. So I went back to sleep. At like 2:10 I felt this weird popping sensation, and jumped out of bed (dont ask me HOW since it usually takes me like 5 minutes to get up and take the first few steps lol) and ran to the bathroom and felt this HUGE gushing. I was like "Dang I had to pee BIG time!" I got up and felt it again! So I was like Um did I just totally pee my pants?!? And changed and got up again and another GUSH! So I decided yeah this is not pee! This has to be my water! So I went to wake up David and told him he needed to get up because my water had just broken. And felt another gush coming, so I ran back to the bathroom. He thought I was kidding, and I called him from the bathroom and asked him if he heard me? LOL And told him to call Jenniffer while I took a shower to let her know we were taking Alex to my Mom and let her know. She didn't answer her phone. So I told David to go ahead and get Alex ready anyways because we were going to take him there regardless. So after I took a shower and got dressed I called my sister and told her to let my mom know my water had broken and we were going to take him to her. So I change again, and we get our stuff and head out the door. Since I thought we still had time we hadn't installed the car seat, or put the head support thing in there yet or anything. I dont even remember who grabbed the car seat and head support but it ended up in the hospital anyways LOL

We get to my Mom's house, (I wasnt having ANY contractions, so I was pretty relaxed and calm) while on our way to my Mom's house David realised he forgot his wallet on our kitchen table! So it was a good thing I wasnt contracting lol Once we got to my Mom's house Alex started crying because he wanted us to stay with him. Poor kid hates waking up early as it is, and being woken up at 3am was not fun for him. But he was pretty good about it. We told him we couldnt stay but would see him later on! He went to Jenniffer and was falling asleep so he was fine (o: We had to still go home and pick up David's wallet so he'd have money to eat lol I wasnt having any painful contractions at all, just what I had been experiencing the past few weeks. So I was feeling ok. We got to the hospital and I was leaking still, but not too bad.

Once we get to the Labor & Delivery Triage place I was checked and was already 5cm dilated and 100% thinned out. And my water had definitely broken so Jocelyn the nurse told me that I was definitely in labor and was not going to be sent home lol Well she asked me the 100 million questions that they ask you about your previous deliveries and health etc. She then asked me if I had a HUGE gush at home? Well since my dr broke my water with Alex I didnt know what a HUGE gush was so I said that I did lol Little did I know LOL So she sat on the bed to put in my IV and I felt water again and told her "Oh No! Its coming again!" and low and behold there was water everywhere! She was like "Yeah there is your GUSH!" LOL And laughed about it. I felt so bad because she got all wet too! She was like "Oh don't even worry about it, it will probably happen at least 5 more times before I go home!" And she helped me clean up and the went to change. I was like if that was me I'd be like "OMG GROSS!!!!!!!! That's it I'm going home!" lol But she was so nice about it. Said that it happens to her all the time and you would think she'd learn to stop sitting on the beds lol Oh well! So then we were taken into the labor and delivery room where I would have Gabe. They started my IV and called for an epidural. I wasn't having very painful contractions but they said I could have one whenever I wanted so I decided that I should get it NOW before I started to feel the contractions! I am a serious WIMP when it comes to pain! No thanks! Uh uh! So I got my epidural and it made the contractions I was feeling go away. So that was nice! (o:

After awhile my chest started to feel numb. So I told the nurse I was having trouble breathing and she called the anaesthesiologist back and he lowered it. Almost immediately I started to feel better! I was surprisingly cold though! I kept shivering and couldnt stop! David started looking through the drawers and cabinets to find me an extra blanket lol No luck though )o: Oh well!

At around 9am or 10am my sister came with breakfast for her and David. She called and asked me if it was ok to bring food for David she didnt want me to be STARVING and not be allowed to eat. I told her I was having a tasty IV lol so go ahead and bring food for him. I kept wanting to fall asleep, but couldnt get comfortable. I had to have this weird ball thing between my legs because Gabe was "Sunny side up" and this ball was supposed to coax him to flip face down. So I had to be on my sides. It was fun!

At some point David fell asleep and Jenniffer was playing with her phone so I was able to relax and listen to Gabes heartbeat. Then I noticed that whenever I had a contraction Gabe's heart rate would go down to like 85-90 bmp! Its supposed to be at 140-160bpm! So I was getting a little worried. Then the nurses and my doctor came in and told me that they were a little concerned about his heart rate and put an oxygen mask on so that Gabe can get more oxygen. I was at a 7.5 almost an 8cm dilated. My doctor had to go deliver someone elses baby, and we were left to rest. At one point David turned off the sound to Gabes heart rate monitor and moved the machine so I could no longer see it. Apparently his heart rate was at 45-50 bpm at one point! So thankfully David did that stuff because otherwise I would have freaked out! Well my nurse Roxane came back in and checked me and I was already at 10cms (this was like 30 minutes after I was almost at 8cm). Dr. Rosario (my OB) told her to have me start pushing to get Gabe down more. Well I pushed for about 10 minutes and Roxane was like "Stop stop stop pushing!" and ran out the door yelling "I need someone to come catch my baby!!!!!!!! NOW!" and she came back in and the pediatrician came in and Dr. Rosario came running in wearing her hospital booties, trying to get new gloves on and her coat. She came sliding in around the corner all fast! LOL I was like OMG! She's going to FALL! lol

I pushed for 24 minutes lol (according to David) and since my epidural was lowered earlier because it was numbing my chest, I could feel pressure from the contractions. Not really pain, but I could definitely feel uncomfortable pressure. It wasnt fun lol I felt when contractions were coming and I actually felt his head come out and as soon as his head came out I felt like instant relief! Then as soon as he was born and was crying Dr. Rosario was like "You were 10 minutes away from a c-section girlfriend! I just kept thinking about you and dreading having to do a c-section!" LOL (Same thing with Alex I was going to almost have a c-section with Alex too!) Gabe was born facing up, his arm came out at the same time his head did, and the cord was wrapped around his neck! Poor kid! no wonder his heart rate kept dropping! Poor baby! But thankfully he was born healthy regardless, and had APGAR scores of 9 and 9! (So did Alex!) (o:

(I'm sure I missed some stuff that I cant remember now, but oh well! lol)

Stupid finger & Stupid Dog!

I broke my finger! (Ok so NOT literally!) but it HURTS a lot and it's swollen! I have to lock my filing cabinet and drawers at work every night since I MIGHT not go to work the next day, and I thought it was still unlocked and I went to open it to get something out and jammed my middle finger on the cabinet! I did that on Friday and it STILL hurts?!? It hurts to bend it and grab things, and of course its on my right hand! Grrr!

Today I hurt my back too! )o: Alex and I were walking to my car, and since David decided that a toddler bed should be in the middle of the garage along with the trash cans and a power wheel, I'm being forced to park outside in the driveway. So anyway Alex and I were walking to my car this morning, and some RAVAGED looking dog ran into the garage at FULL SPEED! Scared the crap out of us! And Alex started screaming and climbing on me, so I yanked him up away from the vicious beast! Stupid dog kept growling and trying to jump on me! I swear he wanted to eat Alex! Since we were closer to my car than the door to get into the house (and I was scared the beast would run into the house with us) I ran to the car (NOT easy being 37 weeks pregnant!) and threw Alex in and the dog stopped growling and just wouldn't get out of our garage! So I grabbed a broom and smacked him with it! Alex was crying in the car because he was so scared! The dog didn't seem interested in ME, just Alex! So I "chased" it away with a broom and threw a rock at it (lol sorry I'm not usually violent towards random animals, unless they are trying to eat my kid!) And then as I was buckling Alex into his seat (remember I just threw him in the car! LOL) I was watching the dog run down the street and a neighboor who has a 1 year old was walking to her car came out of her front door the dog ran full speed ahead towards her! She managed to get back inside, but the dog was barking at her door! Sheesh! He must have hated little kids! But Anyway when we got to my Mom's house Alex refused to walk inside because he was scared a dog would try to eat him there too! So we ran in the house! poor kid! Will be traumatized when walking to the car from now on! I don't know what happened to the dog, but I hope I never see it again!

I think I twisted funny, or pulled something when grabbing Alex. David thinks I tensed up and hurt my back! )o: Not a fun way to start the day!

Contractions = ????

So I've been having contractions since Saturday. Nothing consistent or anything to get excited about. I'll have one at like 10am, and nothing again until like 12pm! And so the cycle goes. Very annoying. So we'll see if this means I'll go into labor soon, or if Gabriel is just messing around being a funny guy or something! hahah

On a side note, we got all the baby stuff done. Hospital nags are packed, crib is set up, play pen is up down stairs, car seat is ready, double stroller is ready. Just need the baby! lol I have like 23 days left! So hopefully he comes soon!!!

30 Days!

30 Days! Wow We only have 30 more days (hopefully) until we have 2 kiddos! I'm excited! A little nervous only because I'm working, and I keep worrying that I'll go into labor at work. How traumatizing would that be to 28 5th graders?! Yikes! haha Oh well maybe I'll go home on October 2nd (my last day before maternity leave and go into labor then!) and not have to worry about it! Anyway this pregnancy has gone by soooo fast! We are getting the baby stuff done this weekend! I keep having dreams that Gabriel will have to sleep in a laundry basket lol So having his crib and bassinet put together and ready will be nice. (o: Time flys when you are having fun I guess! haha

PS. On a side note, I've been feeling really good the past 2 days! Not sore at all! Even in the middle of the night! (o:

My Birthday

Yesterday was my 30th birthday! YIKES! I'm getting old! (o: Anyways its always fun being a teacher during your birthday and holidays because the kids are so excited for you and bring you random gifts and goodies! I'm always surprised that the kids do a lot for my birthday because I've only know them for such a short time. But they always do something for me! It's so cute. Even kids that I had last year gave me cards, and gifts. (o: My kids even threw me a surprise party yesterday. My class did that for me last year too. Kids are so cute! (o:

Anyways I also got flowers sent to me by Mark, Sue, Sam and the kids. They are so beautiful! I love them! They are on my dining table right now and really brighten up the room! I love them!!

My parents and Jenniffer treated David, Alex and I to Olive Garden! I LOVE Olive Garden. It was fun to spend time together and have fun. My sister bought me a Blackberry Storm Cell Phone! I LOVE IT! I can't ever go back to a regular cell phone again! Seriously! LOL I'm addicted to it! (o: Its touch screen, and I can do anything I would on a computer. So nice! (o:

Well thats about it for my birthday! (o:

Update

Heather had her C-section, and the babies are doing GREAT! Addyson and Alexis were born Sept. 1, 2009 weighing in at 4lbs 1oz and 3lbs 5oz! They are both in the NICU for observation, and are breathing on their own! Everyone is so relieved they are doing so well!! Hopefully they get to go home with Mom in a few days! We'll see though! Heather is also doing great! She is happy with her ADORABLE little girls!

Request

I don't usually ask anyone for prayers or thoughts or anything like that. But Kim's cousin Heather (she's my friend too) is having twins. She is due the same day that I am, but you know how twins are. They have a schedule of their own. Anyway she's been on best rest for a few weeks now because she keeps having contractions and has been dilating. Well she's been having contractions and pressure since last night, so she went to the hospital this morning and she was admitted. She is having an emergency C-Section to deliver the babies at 4:30pm! That's in like 15 minutes! She is only 34 weeks pregnant! They really wanted her to at least stick it out until she was 36 weeks, but the girls can't wait to be born! So if you can please say a quick prayer for her and the safe delivery of the twin girls (Addison, and Alexis) I'd greatly appreciate it! (o: Thanks! I'll post as soon as I know how everyone is doing!!

(PS this is especially scary since we are at the same stage in our pregnancies! So I can't imagine how scared she must be!)

PSS. Sorry if this post brings back bad memories! I keep thinking about that too! )o:

Blissful Sleep

Last night we decided to go to sleep earlier! Especially since Alex has been such a pain in the butt in the mornings, and refuses to walk down the stairs alone. David has been carrying him because he seriously just WONT move! So instead of bedtime at 8:30, we start his bedtime at 7:30 so he could be asleep by 8pm. Well that didn't happen as planned. We started off to a good start, and he was in bed by 8pm, but the sleeping part just wasnt as easy! LOL He decided his jammies were itchy, then he had to pee, then he needed a book read, then another book, then another drink of water, then another pee break. Then his jammies were just TOO itchy he couldnt even stay still ANY longer. Then after I changed his jammies he decided those just werent RIGHT. He couldnt even STAND to be in them for 2 seconds! So after his 3rd jammie change he decided he needed another book, and more drinks. So come 9:30pm, he FINALLY fell asleep. I told him No more water, no more potty breaks, no more books ect. He finally fell asleep! Sheesh! So then I decided I was going to sleep too,, since David managed to sleep through all of this lol. I woke up at 11:30p and SWORE I had been sleeping for HOURS and HOURS. I was THAT refreshed! lol And then was so EXCITED to see it was only 11:30! So back to sleep I went! Then again at 3am I woke up again and swore it was time to be up! LOL And again was so terribly excited to see I had 3 more hours to sleep! So come 6am, I was super awake and ready to go! LOL I love those nights! (o: Hopefully it continues! (o:

Baby Shower

I had my baby shower this weekend! It was a lot of fun! My parents, and sister Jenniffer threw it for me! I must say they did a GREAT job! (o: They were a little stressed out, since my parents were getting their floor tiled, and they were promised out would be done by Friday afternoon, and it's STILL not done! The baby shower was supposed to be inside the house since its the end of August and HOT in AZ! But due to the tile not being done it had to be outside in the backyard. It also rained A LOT the night before, and it was threatening to rain in the morning too, so they didn't know what to expect! But since it rained, it wasn't TOO hit, just humid! But no one seemed to be THAT bothered by the heat or humidity. Especially NOT the kids! Crazy kids running around like it was 70 degrees outside! haha Anyway it was fun, and we got a lot of baby stuff! I need to get a dresser soon and start organizing Gabriel's clothes! I can't belive we'll have a new baby is about 6ish weeks! WOW! Time flies when you're having fun! (o: Anyway enjoy the pictures! (The one above is Jenniffer, me and my Mom)

David and Sue

Francine and Alex

Aracely and Me

Mario and Me (He won the "How big is
Mommy Game" Yes guys were invited
and played games too! lol)

Me and Sierra

Me and Sam

Alex was playing the baby food game lol
He was excited because he told my Mom
"Nana that's applesauce!" and he was right!

Here he is tasting something else lol

Aracely cheating and tasting the
food too! LOL

Me and Kim

Me and Francine

Me and Brenda (She hates this picture lol)

Random gift opening shot.

Jenniffer got me this huge diaper bag FULL of
baby stuff! (o: Thanks SIS!

These were just some cute litle itty bitty
shorts!

My fabulous cake! YUM!

Alex and Auntie Kim

Mama and Alex

Alex doing what he does best... stick his fingers
in cakes!

Jenniffer, Me, Francine, and Kim

Jenniffer and Francine

Jenniffer and Kim