It's a Cinderella Story ;)

This pictures takes me back to a child hood memory of mine when I heard my little sister Ashley tell my mom, "You only had me so I could be your slave!" (Referring to the chores we were expected to get done daily). I have two sisters and my mom being a single mother pretty much our whole lives, she expected us to help her out around the house. That makes sense, so I thought I would pass on the values that my mother taught me to Presley. Who says you can't teach 2 year old chores? Just a little dirt on the hands and face and some raggedy looking hair, she fits the part just right!

hahaha okay seriously what kind of mother do you take me for? Do you think I would actually make my 2 year old mop and sweep the floors? That may be a little young; I mean obviously 3 is such a better age for this type of discipline haha.

Okay so real story..Wade and Presley had just gotten back from the farmers market. While they were out Wade let her have a fruit Popsicle (which is a very messy treat for any 2 year old, but hey that was all dad.) When they got home she was a big sticky mess so what does dad do right when they walk in? He takes her to the backyard to play in the dirt (true story). Once they finished rolling around in the dirt (literally) they walked in, and my kid looked like a big mess. She went into the kitchen and for some reason has this fascination with the swiffer mop. She loves to play with it. As I was sitting (on bed rest not because I'm a couch potato) I just laughed because she looked like a smaller version of Cinderella (minus the darker hair and the fact she's 2 years old). If someone from social services just happen to knock on my door and had seen this, it would have looked very suspicious.

She is a cute little mess though :)

8 Months Pregnant with Kinley....

is no walk in the park. I forgot how difficult it is to move around and sleep at this stage of the game. I'm almost done and the further I get each week is a blessing because that means a healthier baby :).

Please excuse the very round face that I've inherited in this lovely pregnancy!Although I must admit I love what these prenatal vitamins are doing for my hair.

Hitchhikers in Monrovia

I was driving around the streets of Monrovia when I came across these two really good looking people. One of them being very handsome and the other being extremely adorable I couldn't help but stop my car and see if they needed a ride. As I rolled down my window and asked this handsome man “Do you need a ride?” he replied with “Are you insured?” I said “Yes, of course” and then as corny and cliché as it was he replied with “With survival?” and I kindly looked at him with a big smile and said “get your ass in the car or you can walk the rest of the way home.” He of course knew that negotiating with an 8 month pregnant woman was not going to turn out well for him.
Every Sunday morning Wade and Presley walk to the farmers market by our house. Wade usually pushes Presley in her car but on this Sunday he thought it be a good idea for her to walk, that way he can burn off some of her energy. After shopping and on the way back he called me and asked if I could pick them up because supposedly there were snails lapping them. In other words Presley was admiring every crack in the cement and every flower or tree they happen to pass by.

They literally made it 20 yards from the market before Wades patience ran out.


No need to worry MOMMY TO THE RESCUE!

Fathers Day 2010

Obviously with me being on bed rest fathers day was little quite this year. Just because it's a little quite doesn't mean it couldn't be fun. Wade woke up with a table of gifts waiting for him. Presley made him a mug with a collage of pictures of both of them (mommy only helped a little) and I was able to have my mom run the errand to get him rainbow sandals. We made home-made cards and made sure that on fathers day morning he was woken up by me and Presley smothering him with kisses. Kinley was in on it too...she didn't try to escape from the womb and that was her fathers day present from her ;) It was a great morning and I got the okay from Doctor Nervous to go to my sister-in-laws house for a fathers day BBQ as long as I stayed seated the whole time. Wade loved his new mug so much that the next day before work he actually made coffee at home(his work has coffee already made for him before he gets there) so that he could take his new mug to work and show it off. It was really cute. It was so nice to be able to do something special for him especially with all the hard work he's been doing. I'm just glad that he loved every bit of it.

Lemon and Lemonade

I'm approaching my 32 week of pregnancy and apart of me is happy but still on edge. 32 weeks is definitely better than 29 weeks but yet it's still not enough. At the moment my contractions have slowed down and are almost manageable. When those little suckers come back I lay on my left side and they go away for the meantime. Doctor Nervous had said that this was going to happen but to be aware that one of these days laying on my left side won't work.

I had an appointment with Doctor Nervous last week and she presented yet more bad news. My cervix obviously hasn't gotten any better but has actually gotten worse. When she told me this news, I wasn't surprised but I felt like I failed a test. I have done everything she had asked me to do. I studied the study guide and made an outline of extra help we will need. I've not held my beautiful daughter, I have sat on my ass for weeks (which by the way my ass has completely taken over my body. Literally huge) but on top of all that I've been resting. Where did I go wrong? What area could have I improved in? I'm feeling defeated.

I looked down in my belly and I said "Hey Kinley, I know your an eager little peanut who wants to come out, but mommy needs you to stay in there for a little longer so that when you do come out your very healthy and can come home with me right away." I hope she was listening to me but I felt no movement so she might have been sleeping or pretending to sleep. This whole experience has really brought something new to our family. When life throws you a lemon you make lemonade right? Sometimes I think (I think a lot these days) that maybe this was meant to happen because even though the situation sucks and is scary it has also brought positive things. I love my husband and he's always been great but before all of this we would have little arguments about who had to do what? who had to clean what? and we were often visited by those three annoying kids named blah,blah and blah.

Things are different now and Wade has shown me he is really there for me "through sickness and in health." The truth is he has always been there for me but you don't see it until something big happens. You see the true colors in people. When things get hard you see what type of people they really are, because they are faced with a challenge that is thrown their way. I feel that moments like these really define "family" he has stepped up to the plate in so many ways and I couldn't be more proud. I almost want to show him off like a trophy and say "yup, this man right here is my husband." As crappy as this is and feeling like were walking on egg shells with this pregnancy we are both able to hold it together. He makes me laugh, he goes out of his way to make me smile when I'm sad, he finds ways to entertain me when I'm bored,he cleans the house, makes dinner, does the laundry, and last but not least still manages to be a great dad to our daughter.

Wade is a motivating person and will support me to the end. He's a realist. I couldn't have asked for a stronger person to be by my side through all of this. I'm honestly blessed to have a beautiful family. I honestly love him more today than I did yesterday but never more than tomorrow. Presley and Kinley you are so lucky to have a dad like this in your life. He would do ANYTHING for you girls!

Cabin Fever

Just thought I would write that....I'M GOING INSANE IN THIS HOUSE!!...the heat doesn't help either!! UGH!!

My hormones are going crazy....I'm going crazy...and my husband is scared of what I'm becoming haha.

Girls just want to have FUN!!

Our friend Katelyn came over for the day with her daughter Brinkly so the girls could have a play date. Ever since I was put on bed rest, we had to stop our Friday meet-ups that consisted on taking the girls to swim class, and enjoying a great breakfast together. Meeting up was pretty much the highlight of each week. It was fun to get the girls together and it was fun to see my friend. Anyway, we planned to have the girls reunite after a few weeks of being apart from each other. We knew how painfully hard it was for them to be apart..haha...okay maybe not them..but maybe more for us. They came over and the girls had a great day together. They played in the pool, made a very productive mess with toys, enjoyed a home-made grilled cheese (courtesy of Wade), galloped like horses around the house, and last but not least enjoyed their "jush" (juice) together. We were so happy to see them both, and can't wait for our next play date.
THey are just too cute together!

Playing toys in Presley's room.

Pool Time!

Once upon a time...

We had a really cute dining room that had a beautiful table and chairs. We always pictured ourselves sitting there eating home-made meals as a family, sharing stories about our days, and laughing. I'm not sure what planet or what era I should say I thought I was in, but that table saw no such thing. It's purpose quickly became the place to fold laundry on, throw my purse there, mail was scattered all over the place. The table had no chance to smell a fresh home-made meal or listen to these so-called stories, instead it smelt laundry and was used as a place to temporarily store our junk that we were to lazy to go through or put away.

Now, that we have our second child on the way and we are very limited with space we needed to figure out a way to make living with two children (who come with a lot of toys, and stuff) somewhat manageable. We are looking into getting a new place but we need a change right now. As my husband and I brainstormed what to do we both thought about making our dining room into a play area. We wanted to get more organized with Presley's toys and also make room for Kinley and her new things. Our beautiful table and chairs have now made home in our storage and our once used to be dining room is now a children's play area. Out with design and in with function!

A Fashionista at all times...

even when she needs to use the potty :)

7 Months Prego with Kinley

It's been a little bit of a roller coaster ride since I've been put on bed rest with Kinley. June 8,2010 was a scary day for me. I was laying around with Presley when I started to feel really bad pains in my lower back. I saw that Presley was getting ready for nap time, so I thought this is the perfect opportunity for me to lay down with her. As she fell asleep, I laid there trying hard to get comfortable. Nothing was working and I didn't want to wake Presley up by me moving around like I have worms up my butt. I got up and went to the living room hoping that maybe sitting up against something hard would ease the pain. I was wrong, nothing was helping. I started to panic a little and wonder what the hell was wrong with my back? Then I realized crap am I having contractions?! So I started to feel where the softest part of my tummy was, and once I found it I would wait for the pain to come again and touch that exact spot. It was rock solid! I quickly called my doctor and explained to her my symptoms. She was worried and told me to go into labor and delivery right away because of my previous condition that led me to bed rest in the first place.

I called Wade and he left work to take me to the hospital. As I was being monitored by the machines I sat there with fear that Kinley could be coming out way to soon! 29 weeks is to early, their respiratory system isn't even fully developed. I started to freak out. My mother-in-law came to the hospital to take Presley. As I sat there worried my wonderful husband kept reassuring me that everything was going to be okay. He was being strong for me. Thank god because if he was worried and I saw that I would probably freak out more. Anyway, after some test and being poked and pronged they said that I was having contractions and that they needed to try to stop them. They gave me a couple of shots and exams in hopes that this medicine will work (I guess it doesn't work all the time). A few minutes later as we sat and watched the screen of contractions to see if the medicine had work (dead silence in the room) we saw that IT WORKED!!! YAY!! They were able to stop my uterus from contracting.

They wanted me to sit still for a little longer just to make sure the medicine was doing its job. Once she approved all the sheets and felt that my contractions were no longer present they sent me home (with more instructions of course). The medicine and test they gave me assured me that it was a 99.99% chance that I won't go into labor again for the next 2 weeks! After the 2 weeks I will be checked again and hopefully nothing is happening, but if it does at least I can have a positive hope that the medicine will work again for another 2 weeks.

Now I'm home resting, drinking A LOT of water and Presley is in Orange County with my in laws until Sunday. I miss her so much and it's so quite around the house. Some people may love the quietness but I find it creepy and discomforting. I can't wait until Kinley is in a healthy week to be born so I can not be on bed rest or prego anymore. I have some serious makeup playtime I owe Presley!

29 weeks..