Oscar

Our sweet boy;

Robert Oscar was born Yesterday

at 4:55 p.m

weighing 8lbs 14oz's and 20 3/4 in long.

We are feeling so blessed and are so grateful for all the

help that our friends and family are giving to us.

I'll keep you posted on all the new adventures we will soon be

embarking on.

The story of my life

It seems, when I am pregnant that there are no cute maternity clothes and then when ever I am not pregnant there are tons. Right after I had Ella they came out with Gap maternity I was so mad that I missed out on all the cute clothes that would have helped me feel so much better about myself and the only thing I had to wear was from Motherhood maternity store and Target and the clothes they had were not all that cute. Now, for the second time I am going to miss out on the greatest maternity collection ever, Ann Taylor Loft http://www.anntaylorloft.com/catalog/department.jsp?N=1200121&categoryId=619 (my favorite store, where everything looks good on me or did before I was pregers) has now come out with a maternity line. Again I am so mad that I am missing out! Why does this happen to me? All I have ever wanted was to have cute maternity clothes.

Just something else that ticks me off while I am in an never ending ticked-off state.

On second thought

Okay, so after 2 hours of "contractions" every 5 min. apart 1 min. long I've decided that I am not so ready for this baby, in fact I don't think I want to do this whole give birth thing. Can I back out now?

I am so ready to have this baby!

New Shoes

For my birthday I got a kick-a pair of shoes, the only problem is that my feet and ankles are so swollen they kind of look silly.

I am determined not to let this stop me, in fact the whole time I wore them I thought of this song.

ENJOY!

Baby Shower

A few weeks ago I had the greatest baby shower ever. Not only did I get all the cloth diapers I needed but I got a ton of other stuff as well. It was a really fun party (Thanks to Farrah the wonderful hostess) except for the fact that I was stinking hot and the person taking the pic's of me was sitting on a chair that was quite a bit shorter then mine and almost every picture of me was horrible. I was so amazed by all the gifts and by how many people took the time to come to my shower, it really made my day.

Nastics

Ella has successfully completed her 2nd year of gymnastics. At the end of the year for the parents they do some what of a show and tell, I absolutely love it! Mostly because Ella struts around with a huge smile on her face making sure Gordon and I are watching her at all times.

I don't know if Ella will stay with nastics or not but she sure does look like she has the upper arms for it!

Birthday

In keeping with Birthday tradition I will give 28 somewhat scary facts about myself. I can't promise that this will be good but it should be entertaining!

1. I love to shop. My favorite place to be is at North Park.
2. I am a great friend but a better enemy
3. I love to bake
4. I love to throw parties big or small.
5. I talk to Gordon on the phone at least 5 times a day
6. I don’t really like other people’s children (except for my friend’s children)
7. I don’t really like other people!
8. I love being right.
9. I am a night owl
10. I have to eat by a certain time or I get MEAN.
11. I have a fowl temper
12. I crave working out
13. I would rather sleep in the nude
14. I love to read but don’t want to waist my time on a bad book so I wait for friends to pass books they like on to me when they finish.
15. I love TCBY
16. I love to be in the mountains, they feel like home.
17. I wear a retainer to bed
18. I am legally blind
19. I spend way too much money on craft supplies
20. I hate long song endings
21. I like being in charge.
22. I don’t like animals (after owning 3 cats and 1 dog I finally realized this).
23. Ice cream always makes me happy.
24. I hate being woken up from naps
25. I am a crier and I have duck-lips when I do so.
26. I love properly pruned trees
27. I am becoming somewhat of an environmentalist
28. I really love who I am!

In keeping with Birthday tradition I will give 28 somewhat scary facts about myself. I can't promise that this will be good but it should be entertaining!

1. I love to shop. My favorite place to be is at North Park.
2. I am a great friend but a better enemy
3. I love to bake
4. I love to throw parties big or small.
5. I talk to Gordon on the phone at least 5 times a day
6. I don’t really like other people’s children (except for my friend’s children)
7. I don’t really like other people!
8. I love being right.
9. I am a night owl
10. I have to eat by a certain time or I get MEAN.
11. I have a fowl temper
12. I crave working out
13. I would rather sleep in the nude
14. I love to read but don’t want to waist my time on a bad book so I wait for friends to pass books they like on to me when they finish.
15. I love TCBY
16. I love to be in the mountains, they feel like home.
17. I wear a retainer to bed
18. I am legally blind
19. I spend way too much money on craft supplies
20. I hate long song endings
21. I like being in charge.
22. I don’t like animals (after owning 3 cats and 1 dog I finally realized this).
23. Ice cream always makes me happy.
24. I hate being woken up from naps
25. I am a crier and I have duck-lips when I do so.
26. I love properly pruned trees
27. I am becoming somewhat of an environmentalist
28. I really love who I am!

7 going on 13

So, I am not one of those Mothers that just automatically think their children are the most beautiful children ever, for me it's the whole package. Having said that, I do think Joshua is a smart, funny, and a sweet little boy but I happen to think he's quite good-looking and that he will grow up to be a very handsome man (It might be because he's the only child that really looks like me).
Last night, out of no where Josh lands a bomb on us that he doesn't like his face. I didn't know what to say all I could think was how in the world did I get a 7 year old that has the thoughts of teenagers and what else is he not telling me. We talked about it for a while and I really tried to help him but I honestly don't know how to help him, I don’t want him to have a low self-image that people take advantage of but I also don’t want to have an arrogant son that isn’t so nice to girls. Bottom line is I don't know how to help him, I am really at a loss.

My favorites

Today I went to upload some pic's to blog and upon doing so I realized I haven't taken any pics in weeks. So I am going to do the same thing that TV shows do when they don't have anything new to air; it's time for a trip down memory lane. These are some of my favorite photos of my children & Gordon whom I love dearly and am so grateful for.


Seriously, not a great one of me but I love it of Gordon!

32 weeks going on 40

So, I am really not a big picture taker when I am pregnant, but since this is most likely the last time I will ever be pregnant I've decide to suck-it-up and document it for posterity. I am now 32 weeks and have gained 35 lbs. I am saying this because I still have 8 weeks to go and have gained all the weight that I should have and my belly is already huge! If this what I look like with 8 weeks to go I am really afraid of what I will look like at full term.

Joshs check-up

Today Josh went in to the doctors for a check up. It went great and at the end of the appointment the Dr. likes to remind the kids of things they should be doing everyday. After going over 4 or 5 things the Dr. paused, at which point Josh asked "should I be writing this down"? The Dr. had a hard time finishing the rest of his list. He's such a funny, funny kid.

Bathroom

A few months ago we had a leak in our bathroom, it was an absolute mess so naturally I need to re-do. We put up bead-board, re-painted, put down a new floor, and I had Gordon's dad build us the cabinet for the sink (Which he did exactly how I imagined in my head) and my friend Farrah gave us the tile for the counter tops that matched perfectly (In the pic's it looks a little brownish but it really is the same color as the walls). I am in love with the bathroom, it's seems so much bigger now that we don't have cabinet doors to bang on the toilet or drawers that don't pull out all the way. The last 2 day's I have left the door open and the light on so I could look at it every time I walk by. Oh, the pic's just don't do it justice but trust me it's way cute!

camping

We had our annual camping trip to the farm that the kids have been looking forward to for months. It was cold and dirty but we did have fun. Gordon bought a heater for the tent (my new favorite thing) and it really worked we stayed nice and toasty, it would have been a good nights rest except for the fact that our air mattress deflated twice and I had to pee every 5 min. Josh has become such a big help; he broke-up and gathered wood, help his Dad put up the tent and build the fire and the other kids spent most of the time in the woods and throwing things in the fire. The kids told me today that they want to go camping this weekend, I think I am done till after the baby, it was quite the site to see a 7 month pregnant women try to maneuver in a sleeping bag, not pretty.

A hunting they did go

On Saturday morning we had breakfast and an Easter egg hunt over at Gordon's Aunt and Uncles home. My kids have major egg finding skills and got more than enough and will be hyper for weeks. (wish me luck)

Mission Anxiety

This week I got Mission Impossible 3 in the mail and have been saving it until this weekend for me and the hubby to watch. So tonight after the Priesthood session of conference we sat down; along with a yummy treat from Braum's and started the movie. It only took about 5 min. and I was up and out of the room. Not because it was vulgar or horrible, but because lately I have been having anxiety attacks that can be brought on by pretty much anything. I did have this problem after Lu was born but I thought that was because she was born 5 days before sep. 11th and my hormones were jacked; but this time I don’t know what the heck is going on. So here I am all alone in the Office/Craft room trying to entertain myself and Gordon is in the bedroom all snuggled up in the bed and enjoying what sounds to be a good movie. This baby better be worth all the crap I have had to put up with or I going to be really ticked!

Sleep-over

Josh had Gabe spend the night this last weekend; so really Josh, Ella and Ian had Gabe spend the night (my kid's love Gabe). They had pizza which Gabe wasn't thrilled about until he learned the Pizza Man was coming after that he was on board. So they ate Pizza and watched a movie that Gabe had brought, then ate all the snacks Gabe brought (even when he's not at his house he still is the best entertainer). After playing outside, chasing the animals around the house, watching 2 movies and having all toys confiscated the kid's finally fell asleep at 11 p.m. It was a true delight to watch the kid's, I have always wanted to have a home where my kid's and their friends would want to be. I hope this it the start of it. My favorite bit of the evening was after Gabe used the restroom and said that his Mom never made him wash his hands at home. I knew better than to fall for that old trick!

Sorry the pic is bad it was very dark and this was the best one.

Just like Mommy

This is cute now but if she try’s it as a teenager I will kill her!

My Feet

First of all, ignore the state of my feet I know I am in major need of a pedi (Farrah when ever you're ready). You know how people say every pregnancy is different? Well I didn't really ever believe that and for good reason; I always show quickly, get sick, can't stand most smells and gain lots of weight! I've got this whole pregnancy down... or so I thought. Today I looked down and noticed my feet are starting to swell, I have never had anything swell while I was pregnant in fact I love that something on me stays thin it's the only thing I have and now it's gone. I expect I will have sausage toes any day and will have to wear flip-flops for the remaining months. What will I ever do?