Chief's room

When we found out we were having a boy I had a really hard time deciding what direction I wanted to go with for his room. Girl things I know, boy things... not so much. Since we cant decide on a name for this little guy I started calling him Chief. Then thanks to pinterest and Lay Baby Lay I decided to do a Native American theme. Here was my inspiration.

Heres how it came out! I really wanted to put in the map of the railway but due to cost found this picture of the Grand Canyon at the beloved Ikea. In the last month I have probably been to ikea maybe 10 times. Im really happy with the outcome. I actually made the leather mobile pictured above but have yet to hang it. Or should I say Zach. He is such a good sport. Ive only had to bribe him a few times.

I still have hopes for this wall with the Buffalo tapestry. It needs more but until I can find what Im looking for it will just have to stay like this.

Sometimes I just go in his room and sit. Im so excited for him to come I can hardly stand myself.

For Annie

Blogger is so different!!!  Has it really been that long since Ive posted? Well its about time I posted something! Its Hot. I cant seem to keep my pregnant body cool. Sweat is developing in places it never has before and I cant believe its only going to get hotter. Ive considered packing up and moving to Alaska for the next 6 months. Presley is keeping cool though. Today after walking through Wal Mart trying to get ourselves a blow up pool Presley says, "ugh, mom its too hot. I need to cool off in my pink pool." She picked the pool out herself. It HAD to be pink.

Presley has really loved having her cousin Ellie here. After Dance on Tuesday Ellie usually parties with us for a few hours. Last week we went to the Splash pad with Aunt Mary and this week we hooked up the sprinklers in the front yard and ran around filling up buckets and watering all the plants. Im so happy they get along!

Presley is obsessed with everything Pink, Princess related and sparkles. She refuses to wear "boy clothes" aka shorts, pants, and t-shirts. It has to be a dress or tutu skirt and if its spinning capabilites are not up to par then forget about it.

Heres the bump. Saturday will mark 29 weeks. I wish it was 39 weeks but I keep sending positive thoughts into the universe that he will not be born on his due date July 21 but rather by the 7th. 38 weeks is long enough, right? 

Dr. Beck and I are totally on the same page. Presley was a large baby for 37 weeks so we will see when it comes closer. I am so ready for him to be here. I cant wait to kiss on him and have a little boy in our home. The nursery is almost done as soon as it is pictures will follow. Other than a little Anemia this pregnancy has been quite easy. I didnt die like I did with Presley and my blood pressure is excellent at this point. Hopefully everything stays this way. Im becoming more uncomfortable but I cant really complain.

I have a boyfriend

Its official. I have a boyfriend. We are super happy to have a little Boy come into our family. I cant wait to meet him!

25

There is something about Balloons that make me so happy. I dream of effortless flying about bringing joy to everyone. I had a birthday On Sunday. I turned 25(enter moans and groans here from you and me ) I feel like I am so much older and wiser now. I mean I'm 25. I'm nearly 30. Even though I have had enough gray hair to classify me as a 70 year old I am just 25 years of age. Ive been reflecting on all the things Ive done in my 25 years of living. Ive laughed, Ive cried, Ive peed my pants in various places not on purpose, I'm a mother to almost 2 children, a wife for almost 6 years, Ive graduated from college, Ive bought 2 cars, I get to teach 2 of my favorite things in the world, Ive traveled, Ive been to Disneyland at least 70 times, I was born into and married into 2 of the greatest families in the world and then list goes on. I am one lucky girl. Of course I dont just party on my actual birthday. I party for days! Eating was definitely involved. Thank you to those who made the day so wonderful!

She's never been good at keeping secrets....

My mom STINKS at keeping secrets. This will be her second offense telling everyone she knows before we go to the Dr. to make sure everything is fine. Well my friends, Im having another munchkin!Isnt he cute!? I say He because I just KNOW its a boy! :) There is a 50% chance its a girl but Im pretty convinced its a boy. We are beyond excited. We've been trying for quite sometime and now its finally happened. I have been surprisingly okay. I was worried I would go to the Dr. and he would say there was no baby because I wasnt worshipping the "porcelain god" like I had with Presley. Im on Zofran because I did start but I didnt hesitate to call Beck and get some drugs in me as fast as possible. Everything is totally normal. Baby's heartbeat is perfect and its developing right on track. Im due in July, which could be the death of me. Im pretty sure I will be beached at a pool almost all summer. I can hear it now, " Mommy I didnt know Walruses were allowed at the pool. " Sweet mercy!

Well Hello there!

Hello! (echo, echo echo)

Good news! We're still alive! After I pulled up our blog today to go read everyone elses, Zach asked," we still have a blog?" Yes, indeed we do. Although it has been months(2 to be exact) since my last blog post we have been staying busy.

Presley is obsessed with the Phoenix zoo right now. She asks almost everyday if we can go. Thanks to my parents being zoo members and getting free tickets we have gone a lot. Sometimes by ourselves, sometimes with friends. Her favorite thing about the zoo... wait for it.... is the carousel. :) That girl could ride the carousel all day if I was willing to fork over the money, cash, dow, but I'm not, so we settle for 1 ride and the little girl is content.

Thankfully after countless hours of me pushing and Presley swinging, the swing has broke.

It was a bit chilly this morning so she insisted on having her polka dot blanket. This photo was taken approximately 5 minutes before said swing came tumbling down. Luckily no one was hurt and Presley asks almost everyday if her "daddy will fix it." Does this make me a bad mom? Im not kidding, she will literally swing all day!

We were the Flinstones for Halloween. My costume stunk. Zach and Presleys were awesome.

Yes that is a REAL dog bone in Presley's hair. Zoey was kind enough to let P borrow it for the night.

Hopefully I can get my act together and we can all be blog friends again!!! I promise to blog more if you promise to read it. Deal?

Bearizona

A few weeks ago as I was sitting at the Car washer I came across a poster advertising a place called Bearizona. It looked really interesting so I made a mental note and went on my way. A few days ago my sister in law mentioned this place again. I don't know if it was due to extreme exhaustion or crazy pills but I decided to take Presley up to Bearizona in Williams AZ to see the Bears. Yesterday Jami and I braved the 3 hour drive up with a 5 month old, a 2 1/2 yr. old and a Birthday girl who turned 4 yesterday. On the way up Penny didn't sleep, the DVD players broke, slushies were being spilled and the Mamas were exhausted. But we did it. We went, we saw, we conquered. Or so we keep telling ourselves. Overall Bearizona was pretty cool. The animals were literally right outside your car. Its amazing seeing them up close. We saw Bison, wolves, Black Bears, Burros, Sheep, Goats, Hawks, and Racoons up close. I was kind of disappointed that it wasnt bigger. We drove up for 3 hours to drive through the Wildlife Park in about 15 minutes and experienced the at Walk Around area for another hour and a half or so, to turn around and drive home 3 hours. I'm pretty sure the girls liked it. Their faces when they could see the animals so close was priceless. So worth it.