Presley's 2nd bday

Summer birthdays are filled with beautiful blooming flowers, cute spring dresses, warm weather, and pinatas! This year for her birthday we kept it simple and small. I would have loved to have thrown her a big birthday party with all her friends but with me being on bedrest and 7 months prego I wasn't up for the challenge. Wade did an amazing job getting everything together and with the help of Presley's god parents we were able to get it all done (of course I sat there and directed). The party was small but we went out and rented a TinkerBell jump house anyway. We knew it would keep the little ones very busy. The pool was also setup outside for the kids to jump around in. It was a great day but even though it was a small party it was still a little stressful. I'm glad it's over and everyone had a great time!

"Taken it easy"

Between thinking this pregnancy was easy, and trying to be super mom with a toddler I got a good kick in the butt that snapped me back into reality. I had a doctors appointment the other day and she asked the normal routine questions as far as "how are you feeling", "do you have any questions or concerns?" well normally I would reply with a simple " I feel great, and no questions for now." This morning was different I did have a question, more like a concern. I mentioned to my OB that I had been feeling pain throughout my lower extremities and cramping. She did a quick ultra-sound and found that my cervix was small and that it could lead me to go into pre-term labor at 28 weeks! YIKES! I would go more into detail, but at this point my head is somewhere else and I just don't feel like elaborating on it.
There were so many questions running through my head, and I feared for going into labor that early for the main reason that my baby's life can be on the line. Out of the million questions running through my head, I was able to ask one because I was just so overwhelmed. "where do we go from here?!" she pretty much gave me the "you need to take it easy". I'm not allowed to obviously workout anymore, or go on my walks. I'm not allowed to just walk around period. Then she told me that hardest thing, I'm not allowed to hold Presley for the remainder of time. Now not only was I sad about all this in general but now I can't hold my baby who is not even 2 yet?! I thought to myself Presley won't understand why mommy can't go outside and play with her, or why I can't hold her? All of this started to become to much. I called my husband as I left the office and just broke down. I feared greatly of losing Kinley and was heart broken that Presley won't have her "normal mom" around to play with for a while. Anyway, there was no compromising this situation I know what I have to do to keep Kinley safe and also find a new way to keep my toddler entertained for the mean time.I'll figure out a way to make this fun for the both of us.

First we eat breakfast in bed together...


Then we snuggle...


Help mommy re-organize her clothes...


We color on ourselves...


Daddy gets home and we play "horse's"...


And end the night with a good movie...


The end.

Mother Daughter Day

I had a wonderful day today. I have many wonderful days but today was special for some reason. I took Presley to Disneyland and we spent that time together. I know I spend every day with her from the moment I wake up until we fall asleep but today was different. Why? and how? I'm not sure, but who cares because it felt special. As I spent the day with my daughter I kept catching myself just gazing at her. I thought how lucky I am to have her in my life. I'm so lucky to have such a BEAUTIFUL little girl that is mine. I thought about how fortunate I am that I married a wonderful man who works hard so that I am able to stay home with Presley. He will never know how grateful I am to him for giving me these opportunities to have days like these with Presley. I love my life, I wouldn't change anything about it. Presley has made me realize through the years how much I love being a mother. I never thought I wanted children but the moment she came into my life I realized I was an idiot for ever thinking that. I looked at my daughter today and felt proud. I can't believe she's going to be 2 in a couple of weeks and I can't believe I'm going to be a mother again to Kinley in 3 months! Life is amazing and I so blessed with family I have. I am forever grateful for all of them.

San Diego Zoo 2010

Wade and I decided it was time for us to get out and have ourselves a little vacation. We went to San Diego for a couple of days. We stayed the night there and went to the S.D Zoo. This was Presley's first time staying in a hotel overnight so it was exciting to see how she would do. We stayed at a beautiful resort and had a great day playing in the pool and building sand castles by the beach. After a long day of activities we finished up with a nice dinner and a movie. The next day we met up with my sister in law and nephew and headed to the Zoo. The Zoo was fun and Presley definitely enjoyed the "Ah-Has" (monkeys). The trip overall was a success and we can't wait to do these trips with both our girls.

6 months prego and counting

This pregnancy with Kinley has not only been completely different but it's going by so fast. I think the part with not being sick and running around with a toddler all day makes the days, weeks, and even months fly by. I used to forget I was pregnant but now that I'm showing more and Kinley is getting bigger it's hard to miss. She is dancing around in my belly a lot and will keep mommy awake in the early AM. Even though this is my second pregnancy it's funny how different it is but also the same when it comes to remembering how it feels when the baby moves, or the nights you can't sleep, also the times when your sitting down and you need the help of someone else to help you get up. Last but not least I forgot how you had to cross your legs every time you sneezed because well mommy could have a little accident if you know what I mean. I'm so excited to meet Kinley and to have both my girls together to finally complete our family.

It was a day for two little princesses!

Once you become a mother your social networking completely changes. You meet new people (who so happen to be mothers too), and then some of those people become friends. It's almost like being a kid again and going up to a kid on the playground and asking them "hey, do you want to be friends?" haha maybe not that simple but it's pretty close.

I met this fantastic duo at the nearby park that Presley and I go too. Melissa & Aine actually don't live in California, which is a bummer but they come out to visit Melissa's parents. When they come to town for a visit we try to make the effort in getting together and having our girls play together. Aine is not much older than Presley so play dates are filled with toys and dress up time. The last play date we had with our out of town friends, the girls dressed up as princesses. It was really cute to see how they interacted with each other. It was also very difficult to get a picture of them both looking. This was all I got but you can see their cute little outfits.

She's a Big girl Now!

It's official Presley has potty trained herself. She is 23 months old right now and I'm shocked how easy it came about. There are probably a lot of parents out there that might frown to know how easy it was for me. The reason it was easy was because I didn't have to do anything. On April 28,2010 she woke up in the morning and asked to have her diaper taken off. I usually let her run around the house diaper less because we have hardwood floors and clean up wasn't a big deal. She came into my room and told me "mommy poopy!" and I thought she just went on the ground. As I walked over to clean up the mess, I felt her bottom and she was completely dry. She kept repeating "mommy poopy!!" I finally realized that she was telling me she needed to GO! I grabbed her potty from the storage room and told her to sit and go potty. She hesitated at first but then when I showed her a jelly bean and told her if she went poopy in the potty that I would give it to her. She sat down and did her business (and of course enjoyed her jelly bean after).
I thought this was just a one time deal, and that she wasn't serious about being a big girl and going to the bathroom alone, until we were getting ready to run errands and I went to put a diaper on her. The moment she saw the diaper she ran and said "no mommy, not baby!" she pointed to her dresser where she knew she had some little cotton undies and wanted to put those on (Thanks to Mimi and auntie Jeniece for buying those monkey ones for her). I nervously put them on her and left to run errands. I for sure thought she was going to be peeing and pooping everywhere we went because she was only used to her little potty and not the big toilet. As we ran errands she came to me letting me know she needed to go, so I took her into the restrooms and she sat on the big toilet while holding onto me and would again do her business! I was shocked in disbelief by all of this. This girl wanted nothing to do with a toilet a week ago and today she was acting like she has been doing it forever. Presley is officially pooping & peeing in her toilet all on her own. I don't have to remind her to go, she just does. Thank you Presley for making mommy's job a little easier by being such a big girl and going potty before your little sister Kinley gets here! Now, next step learning to wipe yourself...to be continued;)