Attention Attention

So Mr H. and I finally went public on facebook with our very exciting news.  We're Pregnant!  There, I have finally said it.  I am 12 weeks today and feel great.  I've known since early December.  I had an feeling a couple days before KK's birthday that I was pregnant, but the tests were negative, but in my heart and boobs (Gosh, those suckers are sore), I already knew.  So I finally brought Mr H in the loop at Christmas (had a positive test on the 23rd), and what a great Christmas that was.  We let our whole family know by placing a bun in our oven and wrote a note that said, "Done Baking Sept 2013".  We face-timed with Mr H.'s mom first and it took her a while to get it.  But once it registered, she started jumping up and down and screaming and crying.  Then it was Mr H's youngest sisters turn.  Once we opened the oven, she knew exactly what that meant and was screaming.  We weren't able to tell his older sister until later and she knew exactly what that was and it was really awesome to see their reactions.  We also called my sister RR, in Utah to tell her the good news.  Before I even got to the oven she blurted, "Are your pregnant!?"  She was hoping for it more than her guessing.

Then it was time for my family to find out the surprise.  I had bought Mr H. a Willow Tree figurine of a pregnant woman that he brought over to the big house.  Once everyone was gathered around, he said that he wanted to show everyone this awesome gift I gave him and he brought it out and I could hear my brother, JW, say "Are you pregnant!?"  My mom clapped her hands around her mouth.  Everyone was so excited.  Probably more excited than I was at that time.  I am excited, I'm just nervous/scared.  There's a lot that can go wrong with the pregnancy and birth and I want this birth to be a healing one after the birth I experienced with KK.

I haven't been sick, I have not experienced morning sickness with this baby at all, HALLELUJAH!  I just have an extremely sensitive nose, and especially at the hospital I have gagged over smells more times than I can count.  BO, urine, and feces I just can't do, I start gagging so badly it's embarrassing.  In the beginning of pregnancy I had a hard time eating anything, nothing sounded good...only fruit.  I also couldn't make food because the smell of it made me gag.  Another thing that made me gag was the dirty dishes, just seeing them in the sink made me gag...isn't that weird!?  But now I'm good, I can do dishes and cook now.  Besides the BO, urine, and feces, I hardly gag anymore.  And the only thing that I crave is water, I am always thirsty.  I get up in the middle of the night to drink water, I always have water with me.  I'm just so thirsty, it makes me nervous about the diabetes screening...I hope I'm not positive. 

So this was the announcement I made to let everyone know that we were expecting.  We announced it on Valentine's Day after our 2nd OB appt.  We've had about 150 people like our status and about 60 people comment on our status.  We have a lot of people who love us and support us and for that I am grateful. 

Our 1st OB appt last month was the usual, ask a million questions, annual, and feel on the boobies.  But the coolest thing that happened was the Midwife was able to capture the heartbeat on the doppler, only for a few seconds, but we heard it.  It was like music, that has always been my favorite part of the visits.  So when on the 2nd visit she couldn't capture the heartbeat, I was feeling pretty nervous that something was wrong.  So, the same midwife took us in to do an ultrasound.  I was pretty much holding my breath until I saw the little heart fluttering.  KK was with us and got to see his new brother or sister on the ultrasound screen.  He thought it was really cool.  And Mr H. was just in awe.  The baby was bouncing and wiggling EVERYWHERE!  No wonder the Midwife couldn't find a heartbeat.  The baby had its arms and legs moving (waving a couple times) and was just going crazy in there.  Makes me nervous for when it gets bigger!

 

 

The ultrasound picture isn't the best.  A couple times we had a great picture of the baby, the print button was hit and the baby would move and we'd lose the picture.  But so far there only looks like one baby in my womb and the baby looks healthy!  I sent the ultrasound picture to Mr H.'s mom and she told me that Mr H was very busy in her belly.  He kicked her so hard in the ribs and sternum that she had bruises!  Yikes...I hope this child doesn't take after its dad! 

 

I am hoping to document this experience better than I did with KK.  I started blogging when he was about 9 months old and I want to be able to remember these precious moments.  





10 Things we Love about KK

In December for for KK's birthday the Primary Presidency at church asked us to write down some things that we loved about KK and they read it aloud during sharing time, this is wht we came up with.

Some of the things we love most about KK

10. He loves everyone especially his family.

9. He is very silly and says the funniest things

8. He is very smart and loves Math

7. He loves to play with his dog, Zero

6. KK is the best helper, especially working on the cars or helping dad fly a plane

5. He is a very good friend and loves everyone

4. He always does his chores without complaining

3. KK is one of the very best artists we know

2. KK is very obedient

1. He always reminds us about family prayers and scripture study

Just Making Memories...

I can't believe how much time has flown.  I have been meaning to update the blog but there just never seems to be enough time in the day.  We have made a lot of special memories the last couple of weeks since being on Christmas break. 

December 15 - KK turned 6!  Can you believe that!?  SIX YEARS OLD!  I interviewed him on his birthday and this is how it went:

Favorite Food -- Macaroni and Cheese
Favorite Sport -- Baseball
Favorite Color -- Red
Favorite Song -- Gangnam Style by Psy
Favorite Snack -- Scooby Snacks
Favorite Toy -- Stuffed Animals
Favorite Fruit -- Watermelon
Favorite Outfit -- Scary ones
Favorite Game -- Mario Kart
Favorite Drink -- Sprite with Cotton Candy
Favorite Cereal -- Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Favorite Animal -- Dog, Lizard, and Gorilla
Favorite Season of the year -- Winter
Favorite Holiday -- Halloween
Favorite TV Show -- Ninjago and Wizards of Waverly Place
Coolest person EVER -- Jesus
Favorite thing to do outside -- Swim in pool
Favorite School Subject -- Counting
The thing  do most awesomely is -- Run Fast
If I could go anywhere in the world I would go -- spend the night at King's Island
When I grow up I will be -- a Ninja
Book I'm loving right now -- The Gingerbread Girl
3 Words that best Describe me -- Cool, friendly,and playful
When I was little I used to -- Blow out the candles
Best thing about camping is -- Making Smores
One food I dislike is -- Fish
My Best Friends are -- Evan Schroeder and Titus Steck
If I had one wish it would be -- More wishes
Best memory is -- Virginia and Arizona vacations
What do you sleep with at night -- Lightening and Snowflake (his horses)
What do you want for your birthday dinner -- Cake

I wanted to make a bookmark for the family like I did last year but I never got a chance.  Oh well!  This half naked picture of KK is at 8:04am on his birthday.  This is the exact time he turned 6 years old and this is what he was doing.

KK also had a birthday party on his birthday.  At the Americana festival this year on July 4th KK won a pizza party for 30 of his friends at this karate place.  We decided to make it his birthday party.  The institution did everything, sent invites, decorated, did the activities with the kids, bought pizza, and made goody bags.  The only thing that I had to do was provide the cupcakes.  KK ended up with a ton of gifts.  So many that he couldn't open them all during the party and we had to take them home still wrapped. 

All of the kids had fun.  KK wants to do this the next time for his party...we'll see.  I almost forgot...not only did KK have a grand birthday party...but his grandparents from Virginia came over and celebrated it with us.  Both Grandma and Pop Pop.  He was spoiled rotten and was able to stay at a hotel and go to the mall to pick out a Christmas ornament, he even got to sit on Santa's lap.  KK loves his Grandparents.  Thank you for making the trip and helping us make memories.

December 25 - Merry Christmas!  We video taped opening gifts and I only took one picture...but today was an awesome day.  KK got a drum set and he has not let it rest yet. We opened up gifts at our house then X wanted him by 11 until 6:30 and kinda through a fit because the original plan was from 1 to 6:30 but he said that wasn't enough time so we compromised at 11.  We were waiting for 6:30 when X texted at 3:30 and said we could pick him up at 4.  I told him that he was the one bickering for more time and was he sure he wanted us to pick him up?  He told me he was just trying to make a point.  I don't know what his point was and besides that fiasco, this Christmas was VERY memorable.  We were able to video chat with family in Utah and Arizona, it was nice seeing them but would have been nicer seeing them in person.  The babies are getting bigger and I wish that I could squeeze them!  Everyone is doing great and everyone is healthy which is awesome!

 

 

December 29 - as a family we flew to Coumbus to see some old friends.  While there we went sledding and this dog came out of no where and jumped on KK.  Mr H. didn't know if he needed to shoot the dog.  I was so scared.  There were other kids with us and the dog chased them too. It was freightening until the dog stopped and took off with our sled.  Mr H. and the dog played tug of war with it.  It ruined the sled, and we had just gotten it and this was the first time we were using it.  The owner finally showed up, in shorts!  He offered to pay for the sled, which was a nice gesture.  So I made Mr H. follow him up to his house.  KK cried, "my brand new sled is ruined..." he had a hard time seeing his sled all chewed up.  The next day we bought a new sled and all is well!

"His" Blanket

So for Christmas this year we got a wonderfully soft and warm blanket from Grandma Lisa and Pop Pop.  I LOVE this thing...it's so snuggly.  But, there's another person in our house who hogs this blanket and thinks it's his (because honestly, he thinks EVERYTHING in this house is his!)...Mr. KK!  Mr H. has class on Monday and Wednesday nights so he wasn't here last night to help with th bedtime routine.  Last night The Bachelor was on TV so KK bathed himself and brushed his teeth and when he was done he nestled his bare self up to me under the blanket until he was warm enough.  I LOVE having our cuddle time.  And after a couple mins I scooped him and the blanket up in my arms...which BTW, is getting harder to do since he is getting so big and tall...and carried him to bed where he dressed in pajamas.  He asked to use the very fuzzy blanket for the night, which I didn't mind, then we read scriptures, prayed, and read the next chapter in Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban, and he fell asleep. 

Tonight was a little different.  Mr H. did not have classes tonight and so the bedtime routine was started...bath, brush, scriptures, pray, and read.  Mr H. usually leaves KK and I alone after the prayer because he knows that reading Harry Potter is mom and KK's thing and most of the time he has to start on homework, so after the prayer Mr H. asked KK if he could have the fuzzy blanket back and he would find him a quilt that Grandma Ruth made him.  KK seemed to be fine with it until Mr H. left the room, then KK turned to me and started crying saying that it's his favorite blanket and he is going to miss it.  Once Mr H came back with the quilt KK seemed to be fine with giving up the fuzzy one until Mr H. took it out of the room, than the whole world crashed down for KK.  He bawled, I tried to find other blankets around the house but he said they weren't soft enough.  I found one, but he said it wasn't big enough for his whole body.  I think he was overly tired or something, but I had to come out to the TV room and ask for the blanket back until he fell asleep. 

 

 

So the plaid blanket with the white fuzziness is the blanket  am talking about.  Once I came back in the room with the blanket it was like I had just saved the world! KK's whole countenance changed, he started to smile a little through his tears and reddened cheeks.  I covered him up with the blanket and he fell right to sleep with his dolphin. 

 

KK has never been a child to hold on to things like that, he never even wanted a pacifier when he was a baby, but recntly he has been very clingy to his stuffed animals (elephini and dolphin) and now this blanket.  I'm not really sure what's going on, if he's overly tired, or if he just really likes that blanket?  But I'm glad that another mass disaster was everted once the blanket was back with KK.  Now I just have to figure out another warm blanket Mr H. and I can snuggle up under on the couch.

 

 

***In both pictures on the very top you can see a blanket hanging down...we made a hammock for KK's stuffed animal, Elephini, and that is where he sleeps, while Dolphin sleeps with KK***

Just one of those days

I have been so busy and need to catch up on posting but for now I wanted to explain what happened today. 

We were invited over to a friends house for lunch.  Mr H. was going to help them fix their seatbealts in their van and in turn they fed us crepe's with chicken, brie, apples, and veggies.  It was so yummy!  I'm definately going to have to remember that one.  After lunch Mr H. fixed the belts, KK played with their 7 children, and us moms talked while making sugar cookie batter.  We let the kids use the Christmas cookie cutters and we baked the cookies.  We had to roll the dough out again after the dough was cut into Christmas shapes and out of nowhere KK slipped off the chair, knocked his chin on the corner of the wooden bench and fell face first onto the floor.  I was RIGHT next to him and I watched it all in slow motion...I couldn't grab him in time. 

He was crying so hard, I picked him up and I realized his chin was split open and blood was trickling down his neck. The other mom got a wet wash cloth and an ice pack for KK.  The wet wash cloth seemed to help the most.  KK had a hard time settling down. He really knocked himself good.

I thought about taking him to get stitches (he may have gotten a couple or they may have just used dermabond), but I figured that it was more trauma for him to have a numbing "shot" and see the suture coming at him than it was for it to just heal on its own. 

I did pick up butterfly closures at CVS on the way home and pulled the wound together, to help it heal better.  Also during the fall, KK bit his tongue really badly, and it was bleeding pretty good.  He's having a hard time talking because his tongue hurts so much...it's actually bruised!  I didn't know tongues could bruise...but they can!  Do you see that mark that looks like a scratch to the left of KK's boo-boo?  He did that by falling with a large book in his arms and the book's corner caught his jaw, he now has a small scar there too. 

 After the KK started to feel a little better after the fall he got to go outside and play in their tree house. which has it's very own zip line!  How cool is that!?  KK went zip lining probably around 10 times.  He totally forgot about his owie and no longer wanted to go home...he wanted to stay and play.  Mr H. even took a turn on the zip line!

Tonight we went to a drive-through lighting display.  KK was having a blast pointing to all of the different lights and such.  We had an awesome time!  And as I was putting KK to bed he asked if I could sleep with him...how could I say no!?

You see the bandaid falling off?

I'm sure there will be more bumps and bruises...I'm just glad that KK bounces back so quickly. 

My Little Artist

KK loves to draw. I mean, he LOVES drawing, painting, coloring. Everywhere we go, he has his tote with his many supplies. Currently, he's been writing letters with his drawings...titles per se. These are some of his renditions.

 

Don't I look scary!?

My sis, RR drew this

 <center>We let him paint the pizza box.  Do you see all of he words he wrote? [Mom, Dad, Poop!?]  What am I going to dowith this boy!?</center>

Attiude of Gratitude

I should be working on the Community paper, High acuity cinical concept map, and my teaching project.  But I wanted to take a little time to make a list of things that I am thankful for, because admist the chaos I have a lot to be thankful for.

My parents - As both my parents and myself have grown we have such an awesome connection.  They are so supportive of me and my education (10 + years-worth).  They love my son and I never have to worry when he is over there.  They are more understanding and more accepting of things than they used to be.  My mom makes the best apple pie.  My dad continually gets on the floor and plays with KK.  I don't remember either of my grandfather's rolling around on the ground with us grandkids, but my dad does.  And most of all he loves my mom, he's taught his children how a man should treat his wife, and in turn, us girls have tried to find men of equal quality as eternal companions.

My siblings - I love them all and they drive me nuts at the same time.  Growing up as the oldest of 6, in a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom house made for some crazy times.  We have so many inside jokes and crazy stories (Remember the time when...).  It's funny to get together and start talking about the kind of trouble we used to get into.  One day I'm going to write a book for the family detailing these funny moments...

JEM - She is the cutest niece that I have ever met.  She LOVES KK and calls him Day-Day.  She is so super smart.  She can say, juice, mama, dada, day-day, no, and a couple other words I can't think of.  She goes at her own pace...learning to roll over, crawl, and walk.  She is so happy.  I just wanna squeeze her all of the time. 

Friends - I can count on my one hand how many close friends I have had in my life.  I value the relationship that I have with people but rarely do people get to see the real me.  I hide a lot from people...I show them a facade, I have been burned too much and I don't trust people.  But there are a few people who have gotten to know me and love me for the wy I am.  I have met some of the coolest people, who have been able to get me out of my shell and start trusting people again.  You know who you are and I lov you for that

My home - When we married we moved from a 1 bedroom apartment with 4 people to a 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo with a backyard.  We were so blessed and thankful about the circumstances which brought us to live here.  We love our little home.  It is perfect for our family right now. 

Mr H.'s job - without it we would not be able to pay bills.  My job only helps out a little, the majority of our oney comes from his job.  It'll be a good transition when I start working, then he will be able to focus on his schooling.

Food - we don't go to bed hungry and for that I am thankful

KK - I don't think words can express how much he means to me.  He has been with me through thick and thin...he has been my rock and the reason I woke up in the mornings.  He is the reason I am still persuing my education.  I love him so much he makes me laugh!  And he makes me realize that there is so much more I need to teach him while we are still here on earth.  A couple nights ago he was having a very hard time and he was very emotional (crying so much he couldn't breathe).  He was upset because he didn't want to move away for college.  I told him that he didn't have to move away that he could stay here and go to college.  I just held him and explained how college worked and then there was a knock on my door and my mom came over (she was dropping off dessert) and she helped to calm him.  Then, before bed he started crying again and worrying about dying.  He was upset about all of his fish and other animals that have died.  He was scared to be alone when he dies.  He worried about what would happen to him if I died.  We talked about heaven and Jesus and how he would never be alone.  I told him that when he gets to heaven he might have this huge house where all of his loved pets and family members are waiting for him.  He would be able to play video games and eat all of the ice cream he wants without getting a tummy ache.  Then he asked when I would die and I told him, "not until I'm really old!"  He looked puzzled and said, "but mom, old people don't like video games!"  We laughed and that made him calm down so that he could go to sleep.  I love that boy so much.

Mr H. - Have I ever mentioned how lucky I am to have him in my life?  He is a great man, husband, and father.  He treats me so good and makes me feel like a queen.  He buys me roses every so often, just because.  We enjoy the same kind of movies and he's always willing to watch a chick flick with me.  He still dates me, meaning that he still likes to plan out dates for us and keeps me guessing and makes me feel wanted.  I know that he will never be unfaithful to me.  And he loves my son. 

There are many more things to be thankful for but these are the top things am thankful for today.

My Weirdo Boy

Stomach Pains

Today was not a productive day.  I had all intentions of studying and cleaning but that didn't happen.  I had a Dr. appt today to remove my IUD, but on the way there I had extreme stomach pain.  I'm not really sure what was going on, but it hurt!  The appt went well, I didn't feel it at all, which was a relief because I almost passed out when it was first inserted. 

When I was home I tried getting something to eat and my stomach just wasn't having it.  Any time I drank or ate anything my stomach had severe, sharp, cramping, pain.  Needless to say I have hardly eaten anything all day. 

KK tried jumping up and having me catch him but I told him that my stomach hurt and he said, "Maybe you're getting pregnant!"  I just started laughing.  He says the funniest things.

And BTW, I REALLY hope it's not my gallbladder...but that could explain my heartburn.  I don't have time for that.  Keep me in your thoughts though!

Second Baby Tooth

KK lost his 2nd baby tooth today.  He showed me how loose it was and I couldn't resist.  I LOVE pulling teeth (I also LOVE popping zits...Don't judge!)!  It was SUCH a temptation to not pull it right away.  I wanted to be patient, so we put orajel aroundthe tooth and continued to wiggle it.  KK was so nervous that he wanted to wait until tomorrow.  I began begging him for me to pull it right then and there...then the begging turned into bribbing.  So far I owe him 3 new games on the ipad and a haircut.  The bribe that did it, you ask!?  He wanted to go to Mimi and Papa's.  So as soon as I pulled that sucker out we headed to my parents house.  KK did well when I pulled his tooth...he only cried when he saw the blood.  I think the orajel helped a lot, which I will be using from now on.  He made the tooth fairy a picture and asked her to keep his tooth.  My baby is growing up...I can't believe he is losing teeth when it seemed like only a couple of months ago I felt his first tooth come in.  Before I know it he'll be graduating high school!  It's just not fair!