My friend Alyse did these "mini letters" on her blog, and a couple others have done them. I think it's really cute and a good way of blogging about multiple things at once. Here are my feelings for the day in little letter form. :) Thanks for letting me copy Lys. :)
Dear Drew,
You are amazing. I don't know another human being on earth who would put up with my pregnancy whining the way you do. Rubbing my back every night, bringing me ice water or whatever I feel like eating, and telling me you love me multiple times a day are just a few of the things you do that mean more to me than you'll ever know. I'm so lucky I found you, and that I get to keep you forever!
Dear Luke,
We are on our 3rd day of potty training and you are doing SOO good! You had four accidents the first day, three yesterday, and...wait for it....ZERO today. You caught on a lot faster than I thought you would and now I'm just looking forward to you telling me you have to go and going yourself. I have to say it's been better than I thought, and I hope we both continue to have patience with one another as we continue! You are my big boy and though you still like to cuddle and give kisses, I see you changing every day. Keep going potty like a big boy, but slow down a little in other areas! ;)
Dear Heber,
I miss you like crazy. People are posting pics of all your snow and beautiful mountains. Though a lot of them complain about the cold weather and feet of snow in mid-November, my heart hurts when I see those pics because it's been FAR TOO LONG since I've seen you in person. Sure, maybe I can live without living in your snow, but your beauty and small-town feel out-weigh the cold months in my opinion. I'm hoping we get up to see you around Christmas time. Even if only for a few days. I just need a Heber fix, major.
Dear family,
I can't wait to see you all next week! It'll be fun to have every single person (well besides Gav) at the St. George house! We'll be nice and cozy and have plenty of time to talk and play. I love family time!!
Dear baby girl,
Your movements are getting stronger and stronger every day and feeling you is such an amazing thing. I remember loving it with Luke and feeling a connection with him from the very beginning, but this time is a little different because I KNOW how much I love him now. I think since my love grew and grew with him, and I saw how amazing he was when he was actually here, my love for you is more now. I know the blessing you will be when you arrive and how much your daddy, brother and I will love you. I felt one BIG kick last night that I could feel on the outside and it got me excited that you are big enough to do that. 20 weeks today! Half way there and can't wait for the next 20 til I hold you in my arms. Keep growing healthy and strong!
Dear blog,
I'm sorry for my lack in pictures and posts. I will try harder.
Love,
Kylie
November 14, 2012
November 5, 2012
Halloween!
Luke was so ready for Halloween for the whole month of October. I'm actually surprised the month went by so fast with Luke talking about Halloween every.single.day. But it did! It totally flew by. We had Drew's annual Halloween Carnival the week before Halloween which is always super fun and means Luke gets to wear his costume twice. He loved being Woody and saying, "Howdy! Trick or Treat!". Drew dressed up as Buzz both at the carnival and on Halloween to take Luke around the neighborhood. We had Drew's mom and sisters over for chili and cupcakes before trick or treating. It was a fun night! Now all we hear about is "Ho-ho coming" and "Jake toy from HoHo". (Luke saw a Jake and the Neverland Pirates ship on TV and we told him maybe Santa will bring it.) He sure loves parties, decorations, and all types of celebrating. (Like his dad!) I swear we should start an event planning business that Luke can help us with as he grows up too. Here are some Halloween pics!
Making "halloween cake"!
Luke and his buddy Troy at the carnival
Luke and Logan
Making "halloween cake"!
On Halloween ready for Trick or Treating. He is saying "HOWDY!" here.
I thought this was cute :)
Carving pumpkins!
From blue to pink!
We found out a couple weeks ago we are having a GIRL! We are so excited to even out the playing field at our house. Drew keeps saying I have no idea what I'm getting myself into. (Like I wasn't a teenage girl at one point...) But I know he is so excited to spoil her. Since I work at a perinatal office, a lot of my sonographer friends would say "Let's go take a peek!" a couple times throughout the beginning of my pregnancy to see if they could take guesses. From 10 weeks on they all guessed girl, so we weren't EXTREMELY surprised when it was confirmed, but excited for sure! The name thing is going to be challenging though, because we can't seem to agree on even ONE. So any suggestions or ideas, send em our way. :)
Here is how we announced it to family/friends!
This pregnancy has been completely different from Luke's. A lot of people say it's because this one is a girl, but I hear from everyone that every pregnancy is different regardless of gender. So whether it's because she's a she, or just a terror, I'm not sure. :) I'm not sure if I just don't remember the minor aches and pains I had with Luke or if I just didn't have them. With this one, I am completely done with the day by 5. My back hurts, my legs hurt, my head hurts, and it hurts to roll from side to side. Part of it might be that I'm working part time while having a full time job as a mom of a crazy toddler. (Actually, that might be all of it..haha).
Another thing I am worried about is gaining back all the weight I lost this spring! I lost 25 lbs from January to April, and I'm trying my best to gain this pregnancy weight slowly, but I'm super paranoid. Poor Drew has to put up with my complaining every day, but he is such an amazing daddy and husband. I am lucky to have him.
Month 29
Dear Luke:
I have been meaning to write a letter for weeks and I just can't seem to get into it again. It's really bothering me because I feel like I'm forgetting important things (or will forget them if I don't write them here). The other night Daddy and I were talking in bed and laughing at some of the things you had said or did that day. Dad said, "You really need to blog." That was the last thing on my mind but he is right! I never want to forget a single funny moment or memory that our sweet boy gives us, and the only way to be sure of that is documenting them! You are talking so much and are just so full of energy every time we turn around you are dancing, jumping, yelling, singing, making some funny or weird facial expression, etc. A couple funny stories:
-We were shopping the other day for a couple things at a Halloween store for our annual Murder Mystery party. (yay!) and the new Train song came on the radio (50 Ways To Say Goodbye). Out of the blue I heard you singing, "Help me, help me....nananana light na na na goodbye." It's so funny to me how you pick up on things even when we have no hand in the matter.
-A couple weeks ago we finished reading your bedtime stories and you looked at me very seriously, held up your little pointer finger, burrowed your eyebrows and said, "One more!" It was very cute at the time even though you kept arguing with us for one more. NOW it's not as cute and is kind of becoming a problem because you'll ask to do something "One more time" before you have even been given permission to do it once. We were at Target and you stood up in the cart and said "Jump?" And I said "No jumping!" and you said, "One more time!" Again very seriously. It's hard not to laugh at times like that but you cute little dude sure know how to manipulate.
-You were obsessed with all things Halloween. Our neighbors go all out on decorating their yards and houses. They have big blow up pumpkins, witches, cats, etc. Every single day you wake up asking to go see the blow up things or pumpkins. You love driving around just looking at them. And if we go to any store that has pumpkins your day is made. You absolutely loved the pumpkin patch. We took you a couple of weeks ago and you loved it. You could have stayed in the jump house for days. It took Daddy a little while to convince you to go down the huge blow up slide, but once you did, you wanted to "One more time!"
-Our favorite thing you have started doing is calling Daddy, Drew. Haha. Forget about daddy. If you need something you call, "Drew!" from the other room. I guess we should probably start teaching you that isn't proper "respect" but it's too dang cute for the time being.
Our lives have been really busy as daddy has started his Masters and is gone Monday and Wednesday nights from 5-8, and Saturday mornings from 8-3. :( It's a huge adjustment but getting one on one time with you has been fun. This pregnancy is so much different having a crazy toddler to care for, but I wouldn't change it for the world. I am thankful more and more for you every single day, little buddy. You light up our world and every day is a new adventure. We watched a bunch of old videos of you last night from you under your jaundice lights to dancing around in the living room and everything in between. Can't believe you will be 2 and a half this month. So crazy. Not a baby anymore that's for sure! But that's okay because we'll have one of those around here soon enough. I just hope we can get you potty trained and sleeping better before that day! Love you little man.
Mom
I have been meaning to write a letter for weeks and I just can't seem to get into it again. It's really bothering me because I feel like I'm forgetting important things (or will forget them if I don't write them here). The other night Daddy and I were talking in bed and laughing at some of the things you had said or did that day. Dad said, "You really need to blog." That was the last thing on my mind but he is right! I never want to forget a single funny moment or memory that our sweet boy gives us, and the only way to be sure of that is documenting them! You are talking so much and are just so full of energy every time we turn around you are dancing, jumping, yelling, singing, making some funny or weird facial expression, etc. A couple funny stories:
-We were shopping the other day for a couple things at a Halloween store for our annual Murder Mystery party. (yay!) and the new Train song came on the radio (50 Ways To Say Goodbye). Out of the blue I heard you singing, "Help me, help me....nananana light na na na goodbye." It's so funny to me how you pick up on things even when we have no hand in the matter.
-A couple weeks ago we finished reading your bedtime stories and you looked at me very seriously, held up your little pointer finger, burrowed your eyebrows and said, "One more!" It was very cute at the time even though you kept arguing with us for one more. NOW it's not as cute and is kind of becoming a problem because you'll ask to do something "One more time" before you have even been given permission to do it once. We were at Target and you stood up in the cart and said "Jump?" And I said "No jumping!" and you said, "One more time!" Again very seriously. It's hard not to laugh at times like that but you cute little dude sure know how to manipulate.
-You were obsessed with all things Halloween. Our neighbors go all out on decorating their yards and houses. They have big blow up pumpkins, witches, cats, etc. Every single day you wake up asking to go see the blow up things or pumpkins. You love driving around just looking at them. And if we go to any store that has pumpkins your day is made. You absolutely loved the pumpkin patch. We took you a couple of weeks ago and you loved it. You could have stayed in the jump house for days. It took Daddy a little while to convince you to go down the huge blow up slide, but once you did, you wanted to "One more time!"
-Our favorite thing you have started doing is calling Daddy, Drew. Haha. Forget about daddy. If you need something you call, "Drew!" from the other room. I guess we should probably start teaching you that isn't proper "respect" but it's too dang cute for the time being.
Our lives have been really busy as daddy has started his Masters and is gone Monday and Wednesday nights from 5-8, and Saturday mornings from 8-3. :( It's a huge adjustment but getting one on one time with you has been fun. This pregnancy is so much different having a crazy toddler to care for, but I wouldn't change it for the world. I am thankful more and more for you every single day, little buddy. You light up our world and every day is a new adventure. We watched a bunch of old videos of you last night from you under your jaundice lights to dancing around in the living room and everything in between. Can't believe you will be 2 and a half this month. So crazy. Not a baby anymore that's for sure! But that's okay because we'll have one of those around here soon enough. I just hope we can get you potty trained and sleeping better before that day! Love you little man.
Mom
September 12, 2012
My new BFF/arch nemesis
So this time I really have a good excuse for not blogging. I've been a little busy with my new bff. Or my new arch nemesis. We have a love hate relationship. Here he is:
Not who you were expecting? Well let me explain. I've held off on introducing him to you because well,
I'M PREGNANT!
And the reason I have him is due to that. Posting about him or posting about how sick I've been would give away that tiny detail. :)
I am due April 3rd, I am 11 weeks today, and I have been more sick than I ever thought possible. I wasn't this bad with Luke, so this is kind of new to me.
This little guy is a zofran pump. It's basically a pump that controls a syringe full of zofran (anti-nausea medication) so that I get a constant supply of it 24/7. The pills weren't working their magic like they did with Luke's pregnancy, so this was the only option so I could avoid hospitalization/iv fluids. I've already had to get fluids 3 times with the pump, so without it, I would be much worse off. It's really not that bad except for having to poke myself every day. The sites where the catheter goes get pretty lumpy and sore, so I change it every day to a new spot. The good news is, I am getting better each day! I even took my pump off a couple days this week to test how bad I got, and it wasn't too bad. So I'm hoping it's gone for good soon.
We are going to Disneyland this weekend with my family, and I am going to bring the pump but not wear it and just see how I do.
Drew has been a saint through it all because I really haven't been able to do anything for myself or for Luke in the evenings. From 3 pm until bed time all I can do is lay on the couch and whine. My poor hubby and toddler. It's really hard to stay positive and see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I know it will pass and I will be so happy with the result. We couldn't be happier to be bringing another blessing into our lives! We will probably be able to get at least a good guess on gender in a couple weeks. Working at a perinatal office with expert sonographers helps when you're pregnant! ;)
Anyway, I have a lot of catching up and posting to do! And now that I'm feeling a little better, I plan on doing just that. Heres to getting better soon so I can celebrate how happy we are!
Not who you were expecting? Well let me explain. I've held off on introducing him to you because well,
I'M PREGNANT!
And the reason I have him is due to that. Posting about him or posting about how sick I've been would give away that tiny detail. :)
I am due April 3rd, I am 11 weeks today, and I have been more sick than I ever thought possible. I wasn't this bad with Luke, so this is kind of new to me.
This little guy is a zofran pump. It's basically a pump that controls a syringe full of zofran (anti-nausea medication) so that I get a constant supply of it 24/7. The pills weren't working their magic like they did with Luke's pregnancy, so this was the only option so I could avoid hospitalization/iv fluids. I've already had to get fluids 3 times with the pump, so without it, I would be much worse off. It's really not that bad except for having to poke myself every day. The sites where the catheter goes get pretty lumpy and sore, so I change it every day to a new spot. The good news is, I am getting better each day! I even took my pump off a couple days this week to test how bad I got, and it wasn't too bad. So I'm hoping it's gone for good soon.
We are going to Disneyland this weekend with my family, and I am going to bring the pump but not wear it and just see how I do.
Drew has been a saint through it all because I really haven't been able to do anything for myself or for Luke in the evenings. From 3 pm until bed time all I can do is lay on the couch and whine. My poor hubby and toddler. It's really hard to stay positive and see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I know it will pass and I will be so happy with the result. We couldn't be happier to be bringing another blessing into our lives! We will probably be able to get at least a good guess on gender in a couple weeks. Working at a perinatal office with expert sonographers helps when you're pregnant! ;)
Anyway, I have a lot of catching up and posting to do! And now that I'm feeling a little better, I plan on doing just that. Heres to getting better soon so I can celebrate how happy we are!
July 15, 2012
Dear Luke-
Summer is flying by and we are having so much fun! It's going a little too fast and I hope it slows down because soon enough daddy will be going back to work and all the fun will be gone! You are having a blast being home with daddy every day by yourself since mommy is working an extra day per week. 4 days a week is too much to be away from you and I am looking forward to 3 days a week again in August. We have been swimming, traveling, and visiting family so much! We have had weddings, baby blessings, and missionary farewells the last couple of months on both sides of the family, so we are lucky to get to live close enough to attend important things! You are a little swimmer already. I guess that's what you get when you live in 110 degree heat and have to get in the pool every day to survive! You can swim all by yourself with floaties on :)
You are obsessed with spiderman right now. You can say "spider" but for some reason you call spiderman, "Bite-ber-man." You point him out wherever you see him, and we even thought about taking you to the movie that just came out. We didn't because you are still a little too busy to sit for an extended amount of time.
You love Disney movies and I feel like a bad mom because you watch them a lot. We are trying to cut back but it just makes you so happy and how can we resist you when you come up to us holding the case and say, "(Daddy) or (Mommy) I want thisss..." in the sweetest voice. Your favorites this week are Wall-E, Tangled, and Bugs Life, and Princess and the Frog. (You love princesses...oops.)
You are still not the best eater and I think it's because you don't feel like you have time to sit and eat a meal. You would rather take a bite, then run around, then take a bite, etc, etc. You have days where you will eat 2 bowls of oatmeal, a full PB & J, and then whatever we are having for dinner (without being picky at all.) But then other days you get by with some fruit snacks and a cheese taquito. Hopefully you start eating a more consistent diet so I can keep up with you. ;)
You REALLY love babies and are around them a lot. You have two new baby cousins, and mommy and daddy have some friends who just had babies as well. You love giving kisses and holding them, but you sometimes think they like to play a little bit more rough than they do. So we have to keep a close eye on you!
Love, Mom
Summer is flying by and we are having so much fun! It's going a little too fast and I hope it slows down because soon enough daddy will be going back to work and all the fun will be gone! You are having a blast being home with daddy every day by yourself since mommy is working an extra day per week. 4 days a week is too much to be away from you and I am looking forward to 3 days a week again in August. We have been swimming, traveling, and visiting family so much! We have had weddings, baby blessings, and missionary farewells the last couple of months on both sides of the family, so we are lucky to get to live close enough to attend important things! You are a little swimmer already. I guess that's what you get when you live in 110 degree heat and have to get in the pool every day to survive! You can swim all by yourself with floaties on :)
You are talking SO much and are as busy as ever. You are all boy and love to wrestle with daddy, jump off furniture, color on the walls, and scream as you run in circles around the house. We wouldn't have it any other way. You are still my sweet boy and give me kisses and say "Yuv you."
You still go to bed at 7:30 ish and sleep until 7:00 ish in your big boy bed. It is heaven. We are thinking about taking on the next "big boy" step, potty training. We figure with daddy home with you all day, it is a great time to try. So after our trip to California in a week and a half, we will try!
We love you little buddy. You make us laugh every day and watching you learn and grow is our greatest joy in life.
Love, Mom
June 7, 2012
Festivities
Argh! I am sorry. My blog is slacking big time. We have been super crazy busy the past two months! Granted some of the things we have been busy with are things like going to the new splash pad by our house, or celebrating birthdays/our anniversary/weddings, etc. But nonethless, we have been busy.
Most of you probably saw my birthday suprise on facebook but goodness it was so cute I should probably post about it here too. :) So I woke up on my birthday, walked out of my room and saw a sign that said, "10 reasons I love you." Then I looked down the stairs and there were 10 brightly colored signs going down the stairs. I couldn't read them right away because I was on my way to get Luke out of his crib and ready for the day when I saw the sign. So I put it on hold for a few minutes. Then once Luke was dressed and ready, and I had showered, I decided to go read the signs. When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I turned the corner and there was a sign that said, "and 90 more...". My silly little brain read, "and so many more." So I turned around and went back upstairs thinking, "Oh my husband is so cute and thoughtful!" Once I got ready and Luke and I came downstairs to eat breakfast, I read the sign at the bottom of the stairs again and gasped when I realized it said 90. I turned to the kitchen and there were brightly colored papers EVERYWHERE with reasons Drew loved me. I literally gasped out loud and Luke said, "WHOA!" Haha. How cute is my hubs?! I love him so much, and to top it off he made me my favorite cake, too. He's the best.
For our anniversary, Drew was in Salt Lake at a DECA competition, and I was in Henderson working so we didn't get to do too much that day. I did turn around all his signs he wrote me and wrote reasons I love him. (They were still hanging since my birthday because we hadn't been home for a week.) Then we went out that weekend. I can't believe it's been 4 years! Time flies when you're having fun. :) Drew also bought me this sweet necklace for our anniversary. The little note goes inside the envelope...it has a little message on there. "I was born to tell you I love you."
My little brother, Garrett got married a couple weeks ago in the Salt Lake Temple! It was a really fun week. We were able to go through the temple with Gavin on Wednesday, Chellcee (Garrett's new wife) on Thursday, had the reception Friday night, and the wedding Saturday morning! It was a perfect weekend full of lots of family time. Now Gav leaves in a couple weeks for Mexico on his mission. Can't believe the baby of the fam is already almost 20! We are OLD. Hopefully we get pics from the wedding sometime soon! But here is Luke looking handsome at the reception.
Luke had his 2nd birthday and we had a Toy Story party at the park near our house. It was perfect! I can't believe he is two and he is such a little man. My parents came into town for his actual birthday day and we went to Toys r Us, then to Town Square to shop, ride the little train and eat at Yard House. (Best. Restaraunt. Ever.) Everyone come to Vegas so we can go eat there with you. You won't be dissapointed!
Now that we're sort of cought up, hopefully I can blog more this summer! Or maybe Drew can since I will be working 4 days a week, and he won't be working at all. ;) We don't have as many trips planned this summer as we did last summer just because I am working now, but we will still have plenty of fun I'm sure!
I had lots more pics to post but Blogger is being weird and I'm too impatient right now!!
Most of you probably saw my birthday suprise on facebook but goodness it was so cute I should probably post about it here too. :) So I woke up on my birthday, walked out of my room and saw a sign that said, "10 reasons I love you." Then I looked down the stairs and there were 10 brightly colored signs going down the stairs. I couldn't read them right away because I was on my way to get Luke out of his crib and ready for the day when I saw the sign. So I put it on hold for a few minutes. Then once Luke was dressed and ready, and I had showered, I decided to go read the signs. When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I turned the corner and there was a sign that said, "and 90 more...". My silly little brain read, "and so many more." So I turned around and went back upstairs thinking, "Oh my husband is so cute and thoughtful!" Once I got ready and Luke and I came downstairs to eat breakfast, I read the sign at the bottom of the stairs again and gasped when I realized it said 90. I turned to the kitchen and there were brightly colored papers EVERYWHERE with reasons Drew loved me. I literally gasped out loud and Luke said, "WHOA!" Haha. How cute is my hubs?! I love him so much, and to top it off he made me my favorite cake, too. He's the best.
My little brother, Garrett got married a couple weeks ago in the Salt Lake Temple! It was a really fun week. We were able to go through the temple with Gavin on Wednesday, Chellcee (Garrett's new wife) on Thursday, had the reception Friday night, and the wedding Saturday morning! It was a perfect weekend full of lots of family time. Now Gav leaves in a couple weeks for Mexico on his mission. Can't believe the baby of the fam is already almost 20! We are OLD. Hopefully we get pics from the wedding sometime soon! But here is Luke looking handsome at the reception.
Luke had his 2nd birthday and we had a Toy Story party at the park near our house. It was perfect! I can't believe he is two and he is such a little man. My parents came into town for his actual birthday day and we went to Toys r Us, then to Town Square to shop, ride the little train and eat at Yard House. (Best. Restaraunt. Ever.) Everyone come to Vegas so we can go eat there with you. You won't be dissapointed!
Now that we're sort of cought up, hopefully I can blog more this summer! Or maybe Drew can since I will be working 4 days a week, and he won't be working at all. ;) We don't have as many trips planned this summer as we did last summer just because I am working now, but we will still have plenty of fun I'm sure!
I had lots more pics to post but Blogger is being weird and I'm too impatient right now!!
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