Happy Birthday Ryan!

Ryan turns 24 today!
Here are just a few of our favorite pictures since we met in 9th grade!
























I love you, Ry!
Thanks for being my companion through everything!
You are a wonderful Husband and Father! Couldn't do everything I do without you!
Happy Birthday!

Pregnancy Blues...

The last couple of days have been rough. Not rough like ""I have too much to do" or "bad things have happened." Just rough because my hormones are all out of wack!

Wednesday I was productive, almost hyper, and giddy all afternoon and night. I could barely go to sleep because I just was so "wired"! But then, I guess, with every up you must come down.
And when you're pregnant...you come WAY down! (or at least I do!) Yesterday was one of those days where I felt like everything was fine...but then found myself snapping at people unexpectedly and becoming easily irritated by little things that should NOT have been a big deal at all. I felt overwhelmed by everything around me--even to the point of feeling claustrophobic. (which wasn't great when people wanted to hug me and comfort me... ) I found myself wanting to burst into tears at the tiniest frustrations. And of course, had to cry myself to sleep last night.

Poor Ryan... I know he hates to see me cry. Sometimes I just can't help it though! (He knew what he was getting into when we were in high school though! I often couldn't finish a math test without crying on his shoulder! lol)

Today has been better...however I don't feel completely "up" again yet. I have been able to be productive and get dishes, laundry, and wrapping some gifts done. However, I have no motivation to do anything fun like blog, scrapbook, go out, etc.

But despite all of this, I need to remember:
I am grateful to be pregnant. Grateful to have Kamryn. Grateful for a husband who is understanding and flexible and forgiving. Grateful for this Christmas season where I can have multiple opportunities to think of others and not just myself and my aches and pains. I'm grateful for Jesus Christ, who knows every feeling I am feeling, even when my hormones are so up and down!

So no matter how blue I get during and after this pregnancy...everything will be alright!

Kamryn's Blog

Kamryn has a blog again that I'm going to try to be better at posting on. I'm hoping it will be a place she can have some memories of her "babyhood" as well as maybe pick up on the "blogging" someday when she is older! I gave it up for about a year...but I think I have some fun ideas to put into it again...so here's a shot!

http://pioneerprincess.blogspot.com

(If you can't get into it, let me know. I think it's private right now and you have to be invited to see it by me sending an email invite to you!)

Mommy at 20 weeks

I Finally took some "belly pictures" for this pregnancy.

I feel like this baby is being carried much lower than where Kamryn sat in me. I wanted to see if I could SEE a difference...but the first picture I have of me last time full-on is at 26 weeks. But even with the difference in time, you can see a difference...can't you?! :)



Now... names... :) (We were talking tonight...can't find a boy name we both LOVE!!) :) Good thing we still have a few months to decide!

The Voting is over...

The Results are in!

Right Foot


Left Foot


Profile


And....


It's a Boy!

(Pictures are kinda blurry...I'm trying to get neater ones but wanted to put this up ASAP!) :)

Thanks to all our family and friends who participated in the poll of our little one's gender! I guess there is something to be said for "mother's intuition"! :) April 20th is still his due date! We are so excited for this little guy! Now...what to name him... ????
(Boy names are more difficult for Ryan and I to agree on!)

October Stories

So, since I missed out on blogging throughout the month of October...here's some fun stories from Mid-October. :)

Ryan was carrying Kamryn up the stairs up to our apartment. He tripped when his shoe got stuck and they both went down. Ryan caught both of them, but then Kamryn's head still bonked. Ryan felt really bad...but she was okay. No blood or anything. Just a big bruise and bump.


Kamryn has been getting very much more independent lately and we let her...for the most part. She was getting really good at having a package of food and not making a mess with it...but then one day I walked out into the living room and saw this:


Goldfish crackers EVERYWHERE! Apparently they were too tough to get out of the package (because there weren't TONS in there) and this was just easier ... eating them off the floor! :)

Cute new outfit!


Kamryn still loves food...even if it is just pretend eating! (she has a play spoon in her mouth)


I've always been okay with Kamryn carrying around pens and playing with writing utensils. But then...she learned how to open them! :)

What's all over your mouth baby??

Open wide!

Apparently the blue marker tasted yummy because after I took it away, she was begging for it the rest of the afternoon. :)

This pregnancy has been just as tough as last time...sometimes tougher (I think)! But one interesting thing that has happened this pregnancy, is that food never sounds good. Not because I'm going to be sick or nauseated, but I just have had no appetite. I eat because I have to. That's about it!

But one night, Ryan came home and I just wanted something "good" to eat. Something flavorful and different. We pulled up the internet and scrolled through different recipes. I decided shrimp and veggie kabobs sounded good!


So Ryan went to the store for ingredients around 10pm and at midnight this is what we had:


What a good husband I have! :) They were very yummy!

Life is good, overall. Sometimes things are tough...but we are happy and living life to its fullest! :)

Birthday Disneyland Trip (Back in September!!)

My birthday was September 22 and I turned 23 this year! Kinda crazy.

But what is even crazier is that today is now NOVEMBER 22nd and I am finally blogging about spending my birthday at "The Happiest Place on Earth"! :) This was a GREAT gift for me because I've never been to Disneyland on my bday before! Up till this year, I've always been in school over my birthday! Well, not anymore! (for now!) lol

We drove down Sunday the 20th and then did Disneyland on Monday and Tuesday. Then we drove back Wednesday. 2 days of Disney for 2 days of driving is ALMOST worth it in my opinion, but one more day would've been nicer!

But ... we still had fun anyway!

I got a birthday pin from the park--announcing to EVERYONE that it was my bday! Luckily they don't ask adults how old they are! (On kids pins they write down how old they are!) :) It was fun to see how many people I shared a birthday with at Disneyland!



Kamryn saw a bunch of balloons around and wanted one every time! I knew they didn't sell these small ones, but she doesn't care very much about the expensive big ones. So I went to a cast member and sorta pleaded for a small one. She was very nice and even somewhat humorous---and she went and got Kamryn a balloon! I had to pay with "a hug and a kiss" and then I could have it! :) I love Disney cast members! :) Kamryn was SO happy! :)



We went to lunch at Carnation Cafe on Main Street for my bday meal. If you have never been there...go! And then when you are there, you have to get the Fully Loaded Baked Potato Soup! It is to die for! :)
unfortunately, I don't have a picture of the soup... :(

But I do have pictures of:

Krista and Ryan being silly with their delicious Steak Sandwich!

Kamryn eating her PB and J brought from home!

And Ryan M. and I ... Ryan wasn't so keen on getting a picture taken of him! :) (but I had to document that he was there on this trip!!) :)


Kamryn LOVES Mickey these days.... probably because she was so exposed for the first year of her life! :) (Success!!) :) ha ha ha



In California Adventure, this trip, they had a little Snow White's Cottage set up for us to take pictures in front of. Kinda cute! (the boys weren't so into it... imagine that!) :)

Then Kamryn decided she had had enough... of everything!


That's better, Mom! :) (even just 2 days tuckered her out!)


And.....

Our Last Disney Picture of the Year!

5 Disney trips for Ryan and 6 for Kamryn and I. what a year! But it is already memorable! Hopefully it won't be TOO long before we return! :)