~Projects~

 I think I've hit the nesting stage full force this last week. I have been enjoying doing some projects around the house.

This first one is Kimberly and I making a birthday cake for Grandpa Jared. Kimberly was so excited to show Grandpa when he came over that night for dinner. She took him right to the kitchen and said "I have a prize for you!" 

  We have been trying to get one of the upstairs rooms cleaned out to move Kimberly up there but its hard for me to do it by myself so I decided to try out my new sewing machine. I LOVE it!!!!! It works so much better than my last one.

 This is what I made: A canopy for the new babies car seat. I LOVE the way it turned out. Now I want to do more sewing I just need to go buy the fabric.

 Then I wanted to make some thing to go on the walls in Kimberly's new room. So I stopped by Michael's and picked up some stuff for Kimberly and I to paint. This was Kimberly's first time painting and she really liked it.

 I was painting things pink, purple, and a teal. Well Kimberly decided to tie dye all of hers. Ha ha So this is want my paint dish looked like at the end.

 Then I turned around and found that Kimberly decided she needed to be painted! That's the fun part  about painting right!

 I can't wait to get them up on the wall and see how they look.

 While we were painting daddy decided to build her Tricycle. I didn't know this so I took Kimberly in to clean her up and she decided she NEEDED to help.

This is her telling her daddy "give me the screw driver, I do it!"

 The other day we were getting ready to go and Kimberly decided to do her own project and stacked our shoes!

 I have been enjoying getting ideas off of pinterest and so I have been trying new hair styles on Kimberly. I think this one is so cute.

And this one is just cute!

~Monthly Memories~

~January & February~

I've really slacked these past two months! We haven't had much going. Kimberly and I are pretty much home bodies and I have been growing this baby. 

Here are a few things in the past two months:

01. Kimberly is a pretty calm toddler when it is just her and I, But when a friend comes over, we go to someone's house, or we go out to the store she becomes this wild thing! It's entertaining for the first little while then mommy gets a little tired from chasing her!

02. Kimberly likes and sings along to "red solo cup" by Toby Keith (I know, I know.......) ha ha I promise I don't have it on an ipod or anything it is just when we are in the car and she hears it.

03. Kimberly is still a skinny girl. She can still fit in 18 month pants but they are getting to short, so we use a lot of safety pins on her 24 month pants. But she is in 2T t-shirts. (long body, short legs)

04. She is still a major thumb sucker and LOVES to drag her blanket EVERYWHERE. I try to put it up but when we are being lazy its hard for me to not let her use it.

05. When people come over I have noticed she asks them if they brought her a present!! hum....... Spoiled!?!

06. I still don't think she understands there is a baby in my tummy or how different it is going to be when baby gets here.

07. She is still a pretty good eater and will try everything but does like quesadillas , steak, french fries, roman noodles, mac & cheese, and grilled cheese sandwiches best.

08. Kimberly loves to dance and sing.

09. She thinks any kid we see is her 'friend'

10. We have started doing a movie night with her and I love it. We have started with old Disney movies, I love having a baby to enjoy them with. And don't forget the popcorn! ( she is just like her mom and loves popcorn)
11. She says 'mom', 'momma', and 'mommy' all the time but usually doesn't want anything! I will admit it get a little annoying sometimes (Like when I am driving in bad traffic)
12. Kimberly and mommy went down to St. George at the beginning of this month (Feb) and Kimberly got to have her first ride in a convertible (Aunt Kylees) and she LOVED it.
13. She pretty much wakes up between 8 and 830 these days. (oh the days when she used to sleep in until at least 10) 

:: Mommy & Daddy::
01. I am 31 1/2 weeks pregnant. (I can't believe how soon we are going to have another little one)
02. nausea has kind of come back, nothing like at the beginning of the pregnancy but just enough to be annoying. 
03. Daddy has been working a lot of overtime so we haven't had as much time with him.
04. We have been trying to get the house cleaned and organized before this new little one gets here.
05. Its hard to go shopping when you want to buy stuff for the new baby but don't know what sex to buy for! 

I'm sure there is more especially because I didn't do one last month but here is what I have for now.

 

~Convertible~

Kimberly and I went down to St. George for a week and enjoyed some nice warm weather. While there we had a baby shower for my friend Brandy, went to a reception for a friend from high school, watched the Superbowl at Maga and Papas, and spent some time with family. We also had a warm enough day that Kylee put the top down on her car. Kimberly's first convertible ride. And she LOVED it. I think we may have a baby that will want one when she gets older. She has actually asked to go riding in Ky Ky's car a couple times sense being home.

~Pregnancy~

~27 Weeks~ 

(even though I am one day shy of being 30 weeks)

I feel like I never post about this pregnancy!!!! It is true that the second, third, and so on babies kind of get the shaft when it comes to things. I started taking pictures of my pregnancy with Kimberly at 26 weeks so I wanted to take one around the same time with this pregnancy so I could compare. I really do feel like this baby is lower than what Kimberly was but the pictures are actually quit similar. I am slightly bigger with this baby. I started this pregnancy at the weight I ended Kimberly's. (Not to happy about that but oh well!). 

Some things from this pregnancy::

01. I feel really good sickness wise. I was pretty sick at the beginning of this pregnancy but it ended around week 20. 

02. This baby is a MOVER!! I think it moves all the time. Which is a good thing except when I am trying to sleep or I happen to eat to much!

03. I definitely think this baby is lower. I feel it in my pelvic area instead of my ribs. The last few days I actually feel like the baby is bruising my pelvic bone. Its hard to walk sometimes.

04. I have actually been ok with not knowing the sex of this baby. When I go shopping sometime I wish I knew. But when the day comes that the baby is born it will be much more exciting! ( I am still feeling boy)

05. I think Kimberly is starting to sense something big is happening. She has been pretty clingy to me.

06. I think I have started nesting. I don't have a ton of energy but I have all these things I want to do. We have started cleaning the house (deep clean). We plan on moving Kimberly to one of the upstairs rooms and we would like to do it soon so it isn't right when the baby gets here.

07. I am down to two week appointments. And have gained a total of 6 pounds (which is still 14 pounds under my starting weight)

08. Heartburn is coming back and I am not excited about it. (but maybe we will have another baby with a lot of hair)

09. I have started going threw the baby name book. It is so hard naming a baby. I hope we come up with one before baby gets here.

10. I can't wait for baby to join our family!

~Flying & Singing~

Kimberly wanted to try out the Wii Fit. I was surprised it registered her. Then while we were driving she was singing so I turned around to capture some of it. The first is what Jeremy sings to her all the time "oh lizabeth, wo wo wo" then I'm sure you know the next two. I need to record a better video but here is what I have so far.

Make a video - it's fun, easy and free!
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~Outside fun~

 Last week I decided to bundle Kimberly up and let her play outside for a little bit. She was in HEAVEN!!! It has been a cold/hazy winter and we haven't gotten much snow, so we haven't gone outside to play. I think I will have to take her out more often. I just wish there was some snow to play in or build with. 

~Celebrating Christmas~

 ~Making Holiday treats~

::12/18/11::

Grandpa Jared came over to keep Kimberly entertained while Jeremy and I made Christmas treats. We made: Toffee, Fudge (butterscotch), cookies, and a chex mix (which our family calls "Christmas Crack" because it is so addicting) Go HERE to get the recipe. (I use corn chex but the recipe calls for rice) While Grandpa was there he built the easel he got for Kimberly for her birthday. Kimberly loves to build and was happy to help! She actually stayed out of the kitchen most of the time. I was a little impressed! Thanks Grandpa for coming over to play.

~Taking treats to the neighbors~

::12/23/11::

 ~Grandma Patti's Christmas party~

::12/23/11::

After taking the neighbors their treats we headed over to Grandma Patti's for her Christmas party. We were so excited that Aunt Natalie was able to come in from Austin to celebrate the holidays. Patti made us some homemade lasagna for dinner and it was SOOO good! We then opened our gifts from her........

Aunt Natalie gave Kimberly a Dora guitar. She loves playing with it.

Grandma gave her a Dora blanket along with an Potty time Elmo, a Book, and some pj's.

Great Grandma and Grandpa Dyches came over to celebrate with us! We love spending time with them.

 Grandma and Kimberly. Kimberly wasn't so sure when aunt Natalie walked out in her Santa hat but then was OK to put it on herself.

~Christmas Eve~

::12/24/11::

Grandpa Jared and aunt Natalie came over to have Christmas eve dinner (Jeremy's favorite Prime Rib) and then we headed to Temple Square to see the Christmas lights. It was a little cold but I love seeing the lights.

 Mommy and Kimberly in front of our Christmas tree

 ~Christmas Day~

::12/25/11::

Christmas morning was really nice and relaxing. Kimberly didn't get up to early (for her) and was so excited when she saw Santa had left her some presents.

 Now this is how you empty your stocking!

 Her favorite thing: Mini Candy Canes! (Silly girl)

 Santa brought her blocks and she loved them. She sat there for so long playing with them. (Good job Santa!)

 Rover liked his new toy also from Santa.

 Kimberly got a new potty seat and she kept saying it was a hat. I guess we need to work on what its used for. :)

 Daddy and mommy got Kimberly a new swing set. Because we couldn't build it yet we printed out a picture to give her. She looked at it and immediately took it over to her easel and started to draw on it. I guess it needed some changes!! I think she will love it this summer. (Even though while printing out the picture Jeremy read the fasted time it was put up was like 9 hours. We are hoping the grandpa's come to help this Spring!)

 Our little family on Christmas Day! I love these two so much and can't wait to add a new addition this next year!

Mommy got: A new sewing machine, two of my blog books (so excited about these) and a new laptop.

Daddy got: an xbox and from work he won 1st and 2nd prize so he received a 46" TV and another xbox. (Yeah other guys at work were not happy but we are) :) 

These were our bigger gifts we also received many other gifts from others. Thank you everyone, we were really spoiled this year.

 ~St. George~

::12/26/11::

The next morning we headed down to St. George for Maga and Papa's Christmas. We had quite the ride down. First right before we hit Fillmore the muffler started making noise so Jeremy pulled over and found that the muffler was on its way to falling completely off. Luckily you can drive without it, your car just sounds different. I will admit it made me laugh like a girl back in high school. I don't know why it made me laugh so hard but I did every time we drove around. Then we stopped in Beaver so I could use the restroom and get something to eat. Well EVERYONE stopped at Beaver so the places were packed. If I wasn't pregnant I would have said to just continue but I needed something to eat. After waiting 30 mins to get our food (from McDonald's) and using a bathroom that had no soap or towels we got back on the road. Right after we got on the free way Kimberly decided to gag on her food and throw up all over herself. I was just going to turn around to clean it up but it was to much. We pulled over and on the side of the free way I had to clean it up. I striped Kimberly down to a diaper and wash the seat as best as I could. Luckily I got a cheese burger down before this all happened because I was feeling a little sick after wards. So that stop in Beaver was pretty pointless!!!

 We spend the first evening at Grammi's and Poppy's having a great dinner (prime rib again!) and then got a gift from them. We then headed back to Maga and Papa's to open presents there. Kimberly was SOOO excited to get her Dora Kitchen from Maga and Papa! And daddy was so excited to get his juice maker!!!

 Lexi and Emma also got a kitchen from Maga and papa! These two girls were in heaven that whole night.

 We then played games and just hung out the rest of the trip. 

The girls playing our new game 'Minute to win it'

 Kimberly and Lexi said it was their turn after. These two are so cute!!!

This post is a little late but it's better than never!! :)