Merry Christmas!!

Here is a copy of our Christmas Card. I guess you could say I was a slacker. I Still haven't printed them and don't know when (or if) I will find the time to do so. Sorry!! I realized that maybe I should have put Happy Holidays on it now, since Christmas was like 2 weeks ago already. I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Our Christmas was great! I actually had like 5 days off in a row (with some switching of my shifts). So we went out to my parents house in Vernal. It was a blast. I haven't downloaded our pictures from the trip yet so I'll have to post those at a later time. We just got a new computer for part of our Christmas, so I am learning the new Operating System and still trying to figure out all the new settings. So hang in there with me. I also should be able to set my printer up to the computer as well. yeah! So I can scan my ultrasound pictures on here too. Should be awesome.

As for the baby...we are doing good. I am 30 weeks this week. I can't believe that I am in the third trimester already. I am feeling quite prepared this time around. We took a 12 week Bradley Birthing Class that just finished up before Christmas. The class was so good (even after already having a baby). I really hope I go naturally and don't have to get started this time around. I am so much more prepared. :) For baby boy, I have lots of newborn clothes and a few preemie ones just in case. I am now making a list of things that mommy needs before the baby comes. Life is good.

Rian is doing good as well. She has such a cute personality and was so much fun this Christmas. She got a dollhouse and a bicycle this year and she loves both. She is also loving her new Snow white movie and has watched it 4 times in a row on multiple days in a row. She seems excited about the baby, but we will see how she does when she doesn't have my full attention.

Our 4 year anniversary was also on the 30th of December. It was my day off work, so we took Rian to the babysitters in the afternoon and went to a movie and dinner. It was a nice evening spent together. I love you John!! Thanks for the best 4 years of my Life!

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas season. I know that we sure did. Happy New Year! May 2010 be the best for you all!

Pneumonia

Yeah, that's right! The black lung hasn't left our house just yet. Just as John was getting better, of coarse, I started coughing and coughing, and coughing...you get the idea. I have hardly been able to sleep this last week because of it. Last night I finally put 4 pillows behind me so I was reclined a little bit but basically sitting up. I slept a little bit better. Today I called the OB and then got sent to the clinic to find out my fate. And Pneumonia was the big winner. So much for working too many hours this week. I now had to miss half of my shift today and all of tomorrow. I know a break is nice, but no worky means no money either. I now have 2 different antibiotics to get rid of this thing. Hopefully tonight will be full of sleeping.

It's a Boy! and an update

I don't know who I have told and who I haven't told and besides that, I just realized I never posted this on our blog. We are expecting our 2nd child on March 17, 2010. I am 21 weeks and 4 days pregnant right now! I can't believe we are already half way! How time flies when you have another child to distract you. Anyway, we are having a baby BOY! Horray!!! We are so excited. Our doctor told us at our 16 week appointment that he thought it was a boy, and we just had our 20 week ultrasound with the tech to confirm that. We have some great pictures from the ultrasound and our dvd is so much fun to watch. Especially with Rian because she always wants to kiss the baby on the tv. At the beginning of the video you can see the baby's hand moving and I always tell her that her brother is waving at her. She waves back and says "hi baby!" It's so adorable!

I'll have to post pictures on here soon. I know I keep saying that, but our computer/scanner is a crazy situation right now. (I have to scan to one computer and save all the pictures, then I copy them to a thumb drive to load them to our other computer that has internet. Totally annoying!) Needless to say I think Santa might bring us a new computer this year.

As for other things, our house has been under the weather for about 3 weeks now. The doctors just said tough it out. It sounds like the flu, drink lots of fluids and get lots of sleep. Do you think Doctors have children? Like getting a lot of sleep is possible. John missed the entire week of work the first week. I missed 2 days. Finally we both went back to work the next monday. I have slowly been getting better, just a little bit of a cough left. John is still hacking up everything. He went back to the Doctor today and got some medication. The doctor said he may be coughing until Christmas. I really hope that isn't the case. Yuck! All in all we are surviving. Even if it is barely making it!

On to better news....My sister Adrienne had a baby girl on November 1st. Leah Calleen Rowley. What a cutie! She is just over 5 lbs. (reminds me of my Rian) a little Peanut! We haven't gotten to see her yet, except for the pictures, because of our sickness. But we want to say Congratulations to the new mom and dad! Hope to see you soon!

Hopefully I can keep this updated a bit better. Thanks for reading!

Happy 2nd Birthday Rian!

Rian turned two this month. I can't believe how big she is getting. She has such a cute personality and is getting more fun each day. She is talking quite a bit (contrary to popular belief) and is even saying 2 word phrases. She can finally jump and can actually get her two little feet off the ground. She is so proud of herself when she does it too! (she's been practicing for a while now.) Rian is such a girl. She asks me to put curlers in her hair, so she can be pretty like a princess. She is so good and will sit still for almost an hour so I can put the sponge curlers in. She loves her babies and especially her mickey and minnie mouse stuffed animals. She also loves Disneyland and will do a little dance every single time she hears the word 'Disneyland'. This week, Rian is spending time at Disneyland with some of our close friends. They call us everyday and she is having a blast. What 2 year old gets to go on a vacation without mom and dad?!? How lucky we are to have Rian in our family. We love you Rian! Happy Birthday!!

Cabbage Patch with Hair Extensions!

Baby Buggy

Opening Presents-we really had to keep Rian on task to open them all up.

Rian was so cute. She would totally cheese it when someone wanted a picture.

Cinderella Costume from Fogals (I have recently fitted it to her.)

Rian in new outfit from Grandma Millett.

Perhaps one of Rian's favorite parts of her birthday. The Balloons!

Rian loved the Birthday Cake!!

Rian received all kinds of dolls. She plays with every one of them too. Many thanks to everyone who gave gifts and came to celebrate Rian's birthday with us.

Two Covers for Brandi

Purple Bow

Zu Zu's Petals

These two covers I made for Brandi. I love how they turned out! They are both so different, but perfect for her little princess. Thanks again Brandi!

Sunshine Serenade

I love this one!

Rian needs bows like these ones!