Brandon, Kristy, Gavin and Deklin Bird!

Our New Front Door. (using paint ofcourse! )

2012-01-25T08:53:00.000-08:00

This was one of the first things i wanted to change, it took a while but last week i did the final

touches! First i painted it all white, painting is so much cheaper than buying a brand new door!

So then took the screen door off, then didn't like the white so painted it black and fixed the

paint on the trim. After i added the beautiful wreath from Target (thank you Target for always

coming through for me :)) . I also got the flower pot by the door at a garage sale for $20! yay!

The ugly... yes ugly ugly door! Before......

AFTER! :) (BIG SMILE)

The START of Our Renovations! Room 1

2012-01-24T09:29:00.000-08:00

The funnest part of buying a fixer upper (house) is showing the before and after pictures and that feeling of... success!! We knew when we got this house a year ago it would be alot of work to make it our realistic "dream home" but me and brandon really enojy DIY prjects. Its fun and it gives us something to do together (other than the regular day things). I know i get a little more excited than brandon, lol but he seems so love the process tooo. :) First things first was we moved in and all the wall were white... white! I had just hd a baby and i could feel the postpartum sinkin in , not feeling at home. So we started painting. Its been a year and i finally am blogging about all our renos!

The before.... (sexy brandon :)) he will probably kill me for showing u all this.

But he did all the work in this room sense i was recovering from delivering our adorable baby boy Deklin. . so it was only fair i give him credit. :)

Living room BEFORE...

AFTER!!

What a huge difference it was. This room really felt like home.

Its crazy what a little paint can do.

Fun with the kids!

2011-12-16T19:45:00.000-08:00

My adorable boys.. such cuties, i just love them so much! Its hard to catch a gooder pic of these busy bodys.. but i did it.. kinda ha.

SOOO telll me, does anyone else have a hard time getting a pic of their kids together??? cuz we sure do!! Its so hard to get them to stand beside eachother at all and get somewhat of a picture! lol ugh! i dont have very many of them together, here is us trying to get something decent....

and.. obviously that didnt work.. haha, but we did manage to get there faces in a family picture and some of them seperate.... Here is a bike dad brought home for Gavin as a surprise!. So awesome! he loves it.
PUtting up the christmas tree early... i think it was mid november, ha.. but i love christmas so i made brandon haul it out of the shed and put it up. :) go me!!

(Deklin was asleep so he missed out on the end result)

We took the kids on The Polar Express!!! AWESOME! and i would totally recommend it to anyone with kids.

How awesome is this?? My boys love trains and they have a train ride at the mall. woo hoo! the highlight of our mall trip would have to be that!

And our santa pic! he.. like i said... rare to get a pic of them together, so im just so happy they are not freaking out in this photo.. soo.. success!!

WE leave to Canada to visit the Family for christmas. so excited, more pictures to take and memories to make. So you will be seeing more of that asap!

Our Puppy Rocky.

2011-12-03T14:52:00.000-08:00

Our poor little dog Rocky Past away 3 days ago. He fell of a ledge the wrong way and broke his spine. We had him for 51/2 years and we will miss him so much. We really did grow attached to this little dog, and so did our kids. It was a hard few days, and we are really sad he isn't with us. RIP Rocky. Here are some moments with him the last little while.

Rocky Broke his leg a few months back and we finally got it heald. :( Brandon taking it off.

You can tell he was Gavin's Best Buddy, all the pics i have of Rocky are with him. We are just glad he doesnt understand what happend cuz he saw the whole thing. He just aks where he is and we tell him he is in heaven.

Halloween 2011

2011-12-03T14:43:00.000-08:00

So my boys make me so happy. I miss blogging cuz i never get to sit and enjoy all the small moments and pictures we take. Halloween was really fun this year. Gavin is just getting more excited for things and loves sharing it with his "little brother" (what we call deklin). Here are some pics from october! ps Deklin is walking everywhere and running!.. He says uh oh, daddy, momma, ooo, hi, and some other cute mummbles. lol. Gavin is POTTY TRAINED and in underwear, what a super star! Go gav.

skipping ahead!!!

2011-11-12T17:18:00.000-08:00

So yes my last post was of halloween last year!! i know.. so far gavin turned 3 Deklin turned 1 we got a new puppy who is now a huge chocolate lab dog! .. and i worked at Loft (clothing store) then quite cuz i missed my kids way to much and had the hardest time being away so now im home again with them and we are on a budget so i dont have to work. :) ALso brandon built a fence for us!! with the help of him brothers and a little from me! so that sums up the good stuff so here are pics for all that so tomorrow i can finally blog about something thats actually happening NOW. :)

Deklin Turned 1!!! time went by so fast!

My Baby Gavin turning A big 3 years old!

Haloween 2010!.. just pics :)

2011-10-17T11:45:00.001-07:00

Up in Canada with the fam for Halloween! fun!

Gavin.. oh i love him!

2011-10-13T09:30:00.000-07:00

So i dont know if anyone had noticed but in alot of the pictures in my previous posts gavins eye is wondering. So sad!!! As a mom something like this is heartbreaking, cuz the last thing you want for your 2 year old is to have both eyes wondering eyes. But that was the case. I took him to an eye specialist and he does have wondering eye in both of his eye. I hate that one of our kids not only has bad sight but something as extreme as this. If you dont know alot about it you will have no idea what im talking about but when they are that young the eye wonders making it go blind. Same with the other eye. Their brain is not string enough to have double vision so thats what end up happening. Gavin runs in to counters or walls etc, cuz his eye goes blind. . its so sad! I kinda just thought he was a little but of a cluts.. lol and thought he was even cuter for it.. but that not the case. So there is surgery you can do.. but it would be more than one procedure and a long process. So for now we are going to hold of and pray the glasses can correct it eventually. He is such a stinkin cutie in these glasses though, it just makes me love him even more if thats possible. He has been doing so good wearing them, we are so lucky. He really can tell they make a difference!. so here is my little stud!!

Deklins Baby Blessing

2011-10-13T09:11:00.001-07:00

Hanging out and decorating!

2011-10-13T09:01:00.000-07:00

First week home.

2011-10-13T08:49:00.000-07:00

Emotional and exhausted.. the first week was really hard for me as i explained in the previous post. But we got through and and time flew by. Looking back now it went to fast!! I got better and we settled into our home. Thank goodness for awesome family who helped move us! Cuz i was in bed the whole time lol. so here is the move!! lets just say I'm glad its over and will never be moving the week we bring a baby home from the hospital. :)

Bring home Baby Deklin!

2011-08-30T16:12:00.000-07:00

Gavin fell and hit his head the day we gont home. :( so sad.

Weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces, born aug 16th 2010 little Deklin Grady Bird came home with us 2 days later !!.. only that next week we would be moving.. yikes!!! not the plan at all. While i was in the last 2 months of pregnancy, uncomfortable and getting over placenta previa (the placenta lies at the bottom of your uterus and u or the baby can hemridge and possibly die if you go into labor) But it did move up and the end of the pregnancy went really good. Anyway we were looking at buying a bigger house just down the street.. very stressful process. Things went through the day we got home with deklin, and we had are house out for rent the next day! lucky us. So much to tell!! my mind is going crazy wanting to blog all the details. I nursed for almost 1 week and started to have serious pain and damage. I really wanted to nurse, cuz i only did for a couple weeks with gavin and i knew i could do more. But the damage was looking so bad. I went into the lactation consultant to help me and turns out i had yeast infection in both breats and mastitis! awesome. lol It was so sad though, i lost both my nipples and i guess the damage was a stage 4. (worste you can have!). She said i might not be be able to try nursing again because of the damage :( even with my next baby. But after all that i dont know if i even would want to. So 1st day moving into out new house i was up in bed sick sleeping with my precious new born while all the fam and my amazing hubby moved us into the new house. Talk about stressful and emotional but we got through it and a week later (and lots of meds) i was feeling alot better. And Baby D was taking formula from a bottle :)

ps. My family made it for the delivery scence i was in labor for 3 days! yay! lol My sister steph got to be in for the delivery. Such a special time. :)

Long time no see

2011-08-18T17:53:00.000-07:00

before our little boy got here my family did! yay!! just in time. i started pushing 2 hours later.

Family of 3! soon to be 4! such a long 2 1/2 days of intense contraction then finally an epidural!

Then he came!!!

Wow one year! Im going to try to add little blogs here and there to fill my blog in on the last amazing year! Starting with this adorable addition to our family Aug 16th 2010. Deklin Grady Bird. We are in love with this little sweetheart!

The labor was long... 3 days long.. 34 hours long. . but all worth it. He kept moving out of position, so i was in and out of intense labor for a while. They would give me and epidural because i need to be able to move around to get his head in the right spot. ..... more later lol.. shows how much time i have to blog.. here is one pic of all of us. the new four.(up top!) love my boys!

Deklin is here!

2010-08-18T22:18:00.001-07:00

Deklin Grady Bird 6pounds 8ounces 18 1/2 inch long. Born 12 15 am. Such a cutie! we love him!

both the boys!

2010-08-18T22:11:00.000-07:00

Baby Gavin Brandon Bird

Baby Deklin Grady Bird
How close do you think!? Im thinking for sure brothers.. but there own different look. i love them so much!..

funny? nope not funny!

2010-08-12T12:09:00.001-07:00

K so really? when your prego people say the silliest things. And not just in there head. (and no its not silly, im just being nice lol) So there has been a few incidences where im liek.. "um who are you to say that to me about my body?"

I was in the grocery store, and a random guy was like. "wow how much longer do you have?" im like... 4 weeks.. he is all "oh!". Yes im huge and i know that, but thinking it yourself and hearing it from other people is totally different. I'm obviously not upset about it, but i would be lying if i didn't say i thought it was RUDE!

So then I'm at my doc app yesterday and this other random lady sitting in the hall, says "you look like your ready to blow up!" ... um excuse me. lol so i think im about done with ppl commenting on how large my tummy is. Just tell me I'm the cutest ever and be on your way. ha. thanks! :)

WE are still waiting to here if we are approved for our home. We may hear today, so hopefully!

I need to start packing before baby #2 arrives. Speeking of which... i only have 3 weeks left!! does anyone start trying to induce labor with 3 weeks left.. cuz im tempted.. very tempted. I only gained 1 pound at my app. i am thinning a lot but havn't dialated more. Looks like another week at least. I'm hangin in there! The nights are what's getting to me, ive been very noucious every time i turn over.. or try to. and my pain in my legs is increasing quite a bit actually. SO being tired doesn't sit well with me. But not much longer and I'm just taking in that gavin isn't going to be the only little man in my life anymore! Is it weird to feel so sad over that? I am very excited too but still.. Where will i put all the pictures from this baby. Gavins pics take up every inch of wall space i have! lol I'm sure i'll figure it out ;). Just is so weird having all these mixed emotions. well until next post.. wish on a star* my baby come next week and that we get the house!

contractions.

2010-08-09T12:46:00.000-07:00

yes last night i thought was THE NIGHT! and yes im only 36 1/2 weeks. I had contractions through the whole night. But im huge.. the baby has to be ready. and according to my ultrasound due date.. im 371/2 weeks.. so maybe we will go with that. Its obviously more on target for what im feeling and everything. My emotions are picking up and im good to go if its any day now!!!! They were pretty strong ones.. so i was thinking it was going to happen, but nothing sense then. I have a doc app tomorrow and hopefully she can tell me more. I wouldn't be surprised if i dialated more though. and im not going to lie i would be very excited!

Gavins bday was so cute. Alot of work but so worth it. He is 2 now! yay for my little baby boy who is growing way to fast! He was very spoiled and u could tell he loved having friends over at our house. I loved every second of it. Wishing things would slow down already. But over all the weekend was so much fun.

stupid blogger wont let me upload the bday pics,, so they will come!

but here is one ill try to put up just for you mindy. haha in my tight tank showing my whole tumtum!

So much so fast.

2010-08-04T12:43:00.000-07:00

So its a big month for us. A lot going on and in a short amount of time. Im overwhelmed with being excited, nervous, emotional (from the pregnancy), tired, anxcious, and uncomfortable! But above all i just can't wait to have this little baby boy out of my tummy and into my arms. Please come in 2 weeks!

Buying a house is the most annoying thing. It should be fun and exciting.. etc. but nope its not.. just stress and lots of waiting. I can't believe we are actually attempting to move while I'm over 9 months pregnant now! But the opportunity is just so crazy good we can't pass it up. I just hope everything works out.. and as it looks right now it was just all meant to be. So YAYAY! (if it works) We has to find renters for our house now and that is all falling into place.. im just really wanting everything to go through so we can move in the next couple weeks.. before baby time!

Im thinking this gap between this baby and the next is going to be a lot bigger! My body is so worn out,, but i can't stop getting stuff done.. its like I'm nesting but exhausted and my body just is doing its own thing.

Im ready to not be prego and be playing on the floor with my 2 babys. :) Its so hard not being able to give all i can to gavin. .. and to brandon. I finally have had a few nights of deep cries to let out how overwhelming everything is. It's good to cry.

This weeek i have a list of 20 things to get done before sat! can i do it? i don't know. Well i don't have a choice. Im like Brandon i need you to take friday off.. i cant do it alllllllll! ahhh. so he might be able to thank goodness. Im glad we have some family close cuz i don't know what i would do without brandon's moms help right now.

Gavins bday party is on sat. CARS theme. which is so gavin. ha such a cutie. I'm so excited for him. We kinda spoiled him this year. But how cold we not. He is the only child for only one more month!

He is now wanting to sit on the BIG POTTY! r u kidding me.. he is 10 steps ahead of me alll the time.. wants to ride a bike on his own.. go on the potty.. go to sleep on his own. He deserves a big big birthday party for how amazing he is. What a good boy we have. (and yes by saying that i know this next one is not going to be as easy! haha)

I finally got some pregnancy pictures done. THank YOu So MUch CAPri! She did such a great job. I have only seen a few but i love them so much. If your looking for a photographer she is the one to call! So here are a few that i have seen.

And almost 35 weeks now!

2010-07-27T11:53:00.000-07:00

So sense this week has been so crazy!!! SO CRAZY! i have to blog about it. We have so much going on right now.

Im thinking that within the next two months after everything is settled im going to need a spa day. So if anyone is feeling really selfless... u can give me a spa day. haha

We have been looking at this house for quite some time now, and we finally made an offer on it! Everything is looking like it is going to work! But im not going to get to excited until we have papers signed and have the keys! cuz u just never know. We find out monday if everything is going to go through how we hoped. It a very stressful but exciting process.

Next is Gavins bday!! 2! what! so i have that to get ready for. I am really excited to throw his party this year. He will actually be able to understand most of what is going on and enjoy all the kids and gifts! so cute.

Then we have got a baby on the way.. yup so soon. almost 35 weeks now and pushing through. My body is giving in and im need it to come to an end.. yup i am. Im complaining.. Im way toooooooo tired and feeling very sick. Plus i want to see this precious little guy! His big brother is going to love it too! I can't wait to see how that works out. :)

doc app today. we will see how much more I've gained! ha

my studdly little man and this pic had to be posted!

33 1/2 wks.. so close!

2010-07-19T11:35:00.001-07:00

This morning i sat there thinking what can i actually wear or fit in today. . besides my Pj's.. Lol. I have actually outgrown most my maternity shirts i had worn with Gavin.. which is so crazy.. i think i am just carrying lower and more out there this time. hm. Well anyway i have NO clothes! I don't like this feeling and i am looking forward to going shopping in a few months or so :) yay. . my last doc app went great. Last Tues she told me at 36 1/2 weeks we could do some thing to progress the labor! nice. I had gained 5 more pounds in too weeks, I'm weigh 141 now and still have probably 4 weeks or so to go. ( I'm telling myself 3.. but i really know it will be longer) I started having braxton hicks for the first time on the weekend.. ouch. during the a movie in the theatre.. kinda got me worried, but i remembered that .. ya it hurt allot worse than that when it was real labor. My lag cramps are picking up allot.. every night or more now. Which just reminds me the end is right around the corner. :) I got so sad the other day CuZ i realized my time with just me and Gav Gav was coming to an end. There is nothing like being a mom of one.. when u start adding kiddos, the time one on one is less and there is a lot more to do. (but i am still very excited!)

I have never been so tired in my life.. this baby is sucking every piece of energy out of me this week.. out of all the weeks this one has been the hardest by far. Ive got mood swings and cramping and nauseousness.. Im starting to feel sorry for brandon., but i feel like there is nothing i can do. Just in due time this baby will be here and we can start are family of 4! so werid.

Lots to catch up on!!!

2010-07-16T11:45:00.000-07:00

The Zoo!

Yup.. We finally made it to the zoo!! We got up and went a couple saturdays ago. I really didn't want to miss out and not have the time before the baby came. It was so much fun! We went pretty early so there wasn't to much craziness there. He learned to say Bear among many other things. :) We will for sure have to go again!

Time for a break! I'm tired. lol

Gavin's New Bike!

Ya i know.. he can ride a bike now! Where did this come from! But he is doing it and a part of me gets so excited when these new things start happening and another just wants to cry cuz its going by so fast. We went to target and let him pick it out... daddy put it together for him and he loved it! It's a little hard on our block though cuz the road is slanted to its a little frusterating for him. Other than that he has got it down. such a stud.

Fathers Day!

My amazing hubby! Happy fathers day to him! We spent the weekend at the beach then came home for the sunday. I got him a Bonzai tree! And made him this candy gram poster wich was awesome! lol It was really fun coming up with the poem. And of course I'm eating all the candy! hahahahah Good times. :)

Pregnancy wise., .. Baby and I are both doing very good. I am really ready to be done though. I am so uncomfortable.. Can't sleep or really move right now. Lots of cramping and baby kicking as hard as he can.. what a strong little guy we are going to have soon! I am hoping for an early delivery though.. My plan is to have the baby by aug 10th! lol so we will see. But he is so big. and i can just tell me is going to be ready before my due date. I really hope im right. Gavin is handling it pretty good. He is so good for me. I just love him. He is kinda getting annoyed that my tummy is so big and we can't cuddle as much.. but not too much longer! Oh man.. i can not wait! and neither can Brandon. We are both so ready for this long emotional ride to come to and end, and very.. nervous.. excited.. all of the above. sooon soon!

Fun In The Sun!

2010-06-30T18:04:00.000-07:00

Baby Fever and mOrE!

2010-06-17T10:36:00.000-07:00

So i have been having BABY FEVER! Im getting very anxcious and excited for our new baby boy to get here. I'm feeling like 11 more weeks is way to long! But I just need to relax.. patients i can do.. most the time! lol This little guy in my belly is a mover.. all the time! I was sitting on the couch last night and brandon and me were watching my stomach literally shaking he was moving so fast. Brandon got kinda sick and had to stop watching haha. My lower back hasn't really eased up.. it is kinda hurting more every week. I had my OB app. yesterday and I have gained 6 pounds in 3 weeks! go baby go! :) Looks like we will have ourselves a very healthy boy. I have been having a lot of cramps which is probably from him growing, but it almost feels like braxton hicks.. maybe it is.. im not sure. Sleep is getting rough in the night.. and the potty runs are often! like really often all night. But i need to get used to waking up. Gavin is so good with his sleep schedule i'm not used to waking up at all anymore.. so its preparing me.

The list is getting done!! I have a long list in my head of what needs to be done before baby gets here, and brandon is being so awesome doing the majority of it cuz i can't. Such a good hubby.

All thats left: back yard work and finish the nursery!

I think i will survive this summer! It hasn't been as hot as normal.. lucky me. But i still cant wait for it to be over so i can meet this baby!!! It finally hitting me we will have another child with us. But not tooooo fast ;) Gavin needs his mommy time

28 1/2 Weeks!

2010-06-16T07:31:00.000-07:00

How cute is this little boy in this picture! :) what a cute big brother already! getting big and uncomfortable but so excited to have this little guy in a couple months!

Cutest EVER!

2010-06-03T15:11:00.000-07:00

A play day with my little guy. So funny to try to take pictures of him. .. he tried not to look or smile lol but then i end up getting the cutest pictures. pictures like these ones just make my day. :)

Baby at 27 weeks!!

2010-06-01T11:33:00.000-07:00

GOODBYE placenta previa!! Hello healthy pregnancy! :) I had an ultrasound this morning and the placenta has completely moved! So happy. Now i can just relax and enjoy this pregnancy! So here are the latest pictures of the little adorable boy growing inside me as we speak! How amazing is this.

SALE SALE!!

2010-05-27T10:45:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!! So i am taking a break from baby blanket making! :) All my Plush baby blankets in stock are going to be on sale for $40 each instead of $55! I have 6 boy ones and 6 girl ones available. Also the baby dot bibs are on sale for $6 each from $9 each! great deals! If anyone would like an item please email me at kristy.bird@hotmail.com. thanks you guys

Placenta Previa.. and More

2010-05-26T12:06:00.000-07:00

So as everyone probably knows i found out i had placenta previa when i was 20 weeks. It was "full" placenta previa which means it is covering the cervix completely. I had my doctors appointment yesterday and she said the chances of a full previa moving are less likely but yes it still could happen. She prep me for the idea of c-section and that we would have the baby at 36 weeks. I wont lie.. c-section scares the crap out of me, but if its for the health of me and my baby then I'm all for it. So the ultrasound is Tuesday!! June 1st. If it is still the same then i will be on partial bed rest until we have the baby. Ill have an appointment once a week to check everything, make sure I'm not contracting and don't know it. .. etc. (If it has moved.. then I'm totally going to go exercise right after i find out! ha ha) I have been being careful.. i cant exercise or lift things heavier than Gavin.. which is fine.. it hasn't been too bad. I just know if i go on bed rest and have a c-section I'm going to be full of energy when i can finally do things! So that's the down low on this pregnancy. The weeks are going by really fast, and all i can think is Gavin is going to be two and we might have a baby all in the next 2 1/2 months! so crazy. I have gained 34 pounds so far! Ya i know its a lot.. you should see my belly! ill post a pic later on today when Brandon can take one for me.

So it could just maybe be my last weekend I'm aloud to go out and about and play with Gavin.. etc. So we might be heading to the zoo! I have been wanting to take Gavin for a while now, so that has to get done asap!

Any advice for staying calm about a c-section? I'm a little freaked out. (that's an understatement!)

Gavin Gavin my sweet boy!

2010-05-21T11:56:00.000-07:00

Its been to long sense i have updated on how much Gavin is doing. So here it goes!

FOOD:

Loves ketchup

Does not like meat

Loves fruit (strawberries!)

Drinks lots of apple juice!

Eats snacks like his daddy! lol

(aka the whole bag)

TOYS:

Cars... need i say more??? lol

oh and trucks and anything to push!

WORDS:

car

truck

tractor

puppy

kitty

mommy

daddy

bumpa (grandpa)

yay

sippy (sippy cup)

shoe

boots

moo

and alot of vrrrooom noises!

noes

tounge

bath

baby

please

one

two

three

bye

LOVES:

Rocky (our dog)

Outside.. all the time

running

hugs and kisses (such a softy!)

books

Is it crazy he is doing so much now!.. eating on his own.. goes to sleep on his own.. can almost change himself and put his shoes on by himself.. I can't believe what a cute boy we have!! Gavin goes to sleep so good. He piles up all his blankets in the crib in one big pile.. lays on it and goes to sleep! lol how funny is that! Me and brandon are always saying he is too cute we cant stand it!!! Having another one is going to be amazing. I cant wait!!

post prego body goal!

2010-05-14T10:49:00.000-07:00

So on our second anniversary last July we went to Seattle for the weekend i got this adorable kinda skimpy tight dress i wore for our dinner out.. and i love it! lol I'm not going to lie this is one of the rare days i was feeling cute! yay! So now this dress is my goal.. i want to be able to fit into this after every pregnancy. I'm actually thinking its possible so stay positive. I gained about 45 pounds with Gavin and this was obviously after i had him.. so if i did it then i can do it after this little guy gets here too! So I'm just posting the picture pretty much for myself.. to keep me motivated.. that i can have my body back. Lol I am enjoying this pregnancy very much, but it is definatly different then the last. I got big really really quick... everywhere.. hips boobs.. mostly boobs. .. and baby tummy. I think that's why i feel like i have been pregnant longer CuZ everything happened a lot faster. So it makes me excited to get back into shape!!

Hawaii trip!

2010-05-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

A short and sweat post! So last week we went on a trip to hawaii!! With me and brandon and my sister brittany and her husband jeff. we did alot and it was so nice to relax!! I missed gavin more than ever, but i tried my hardest to just have fun! So glad we went!! here is a few pics.

pregnancy wise.. im feeling exhausted! It's getting really hard to have no energy all the time. I love being preggers though, i can't wait to have this baby and be able to give all my energy and fun to them.. i think gavin is getting deprived of mommy fun! lol but i am trying. 4 more weeks and we will know if i still have placenta previa! fingers crossed!

The cutest picture

2010-04-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

OH BOY BOY BOY! & Scares

2010-04-16T11:20:00.001-07:00

We are having A BOY! how funny is that! In the back of my mind i have always thought how i would be the mom with a bunch of boys and they would all love me so much! haha But i gotta admit my gut was saying girl this time. But now that im over the fact its NOT a girl lol i am very excited to have another little man running around here soon.

So we go into the ultrasound and i have the same lady every time, she is really nice and her baby is due two days before mine. So we have lots to talk about. We told her when we went in there how we were wanting a girl this time!! So as soon as the baby popped up we saw something.. but i was like "so let us know if its a girl or a boy cuz i dont know really what im looking at right there".. she is liek "kristy ....... it's a boy." OFCOURSE!!! lol how could i have thought different. Ofcourse gavins little brother is comming to us... how could i have thought girl. So i laughed for a few min and was really shocked. It took a few min for it to sink in for both me and brandon.

She did a 3D ultra sound too which was amazing. I can't believe how good we could see him. He is so cute.. long fingers.. cute button nose just like gavin.. i was having dejavu! But this isnt Gavin its a totally different person in there. Yay! We got alot of really good pictures. .. he was moving around a ton a ton. Well here are the pics of this adorable baby boy! see you in 5 months little man!

Yesterday i got a call from the doctor saying i have Placenta Previa. How stressful.. It's where the placenta is below the baby instead of above and can cause major problems... aka.. contracting any day or bleeding a lot that can be fatal. (worse case of course) So we need to hope this placenta moves asap! I'll be having another ultrasound at 28 weeks to see if it has moved.. if not then they give me medicine for the baby's lungs to develop faster and we plan for a 36 week c section! So much to think and stress about. We are just hoping it will move right away and everything will be fine. But it still is hard not to think of what could happen. So im taking it easy and trying to relax and not life gavin too much. I just want this little baby boy to be strong and healthy and that is my main concern.. i just need to get to 36 weeks to get that dang c section if it doesn't move. Wish us luck and keep us in your prayers.

Its a bird.. its a plane?? its a ....

2010-04-15T10:57:00.000-07:00

today.. aw how excited am I. I was thinking today how life is so amazing. We are having are second baby and i had gavin beside me looking out the window, i couldn't help but get a little emotional. At 3 today we find out what this little one is! boy or girl??!!! both ill be excited, but i think everyone knows a little girl in this family would be so fun. I just can't believe we are here, going to have 2 beautiful children in our life!

I felt the baby about 6 times today not only in my tummy but on the outside with my hand! Wow!! that means this little one is a growin! I'm growing but the second and very tired. By the time brandon gets home im exhausted and need to go to bed. . lol i wish. My pack pain is so crazy! i just did not have this much back pain with gavin. Hopefully i don't have a lot of back labor.. im kinda getting worried now. Gavin is being so good, when im cramping up or dizzy and just need to sit he just entertains himself. Such a amazing big boy now. He even helped me cary in groceries yesterday! Talk about being a proud momma.

Sleep is a challenge already. I'm not sure i've had a full nights rest in a couple weeks now. This pregnancy is definatly a lot different than with gavin. I'm loving salads and veggies, and tonze of nutella! yum. lol My best friend capri had her baby last week.. i got to see him twice already! He is so adorable. talk about giving me even worse baby fever! Its going to be quite the get together with us after this one gets here. we will have 4 kids to look after!

Well im just blabbing. Today is such a good day i had to write about something!

Brandon's Bday wknd!

2010-04-12T12:05:00.000-07:00

Easter Weekend!

2010-04-06T11:50:00.001-07:00

So this weekend was so fun. .. my mom, dad and sister stephanie came down for 4 days! We did some shopping, easter bunny and a great easter dinner on sunday. Its so fun when they get to come, its not too often it happens so i was really excited!! Gavin had so much fun with them, he kept looking in the spare room when they left. so sad. lol but so cute. I told him they went bye bye.. and he said... bye bye..(kinda like he understood!). He probably liked the easter bunny as much as he liked santa or the red robin bird! lol he kept saying.. no no no.. so i sat with him. such a cutie. We did a little trail of candy from his room into the living room. He knew exactly what to do.. put all his candy in the basket. such a smarty! now i know he is getting old. Overall it was a great weekend!. On sunday the 4th i felt the baby kick!! yay it was definately the baby. about 5 times i felt him/her! Then we heard the heart beat monday afternoon, and our ulrtasound to find out what it is, is next thurs the 15th! Alot is happening in the next month, i really like staying busy. Hawaii trip is only 4 weeks away.. still nervous but trying to be excited! lol. here are some snaps of the weekend.

So slow but yet SO fast!

2010-03-26T12:16:00.001-07:00

So knowing baby number two is going to arrive in about 6 months. .. I am really truly trying to just enjoy my little Gavin. Just concentrating all my time on him through the whole day. At the same time i feel like this is already the longest pregnancy! I am only 4 months! Lol I think it is just because i got big so quick and it feels like I'm further along than i really am. I know when it is all over i am going to wish i could have slowed things down. So i remind myself of this everyday now. I have had a lot of time to think about how i want this delivery to go when it gets here. I had a Epidural and this time around I'm wanting to try to wait longer or not even have one all together. With Gavin and I ended up not nursing him. (long story short.. it wasn't going to happen with baby Gavin) So i kinda have had a weird outlook on nursing sense i only did it a couple weeks with Gavin. But this time around i want to try so much harder, hoping i will love it and things can be a little different. I do like the way i did things with Gavin.. I got to enjoy the delivery more without the excruciating pain. . and I had a lot of help from Brandon during the night to bottle feed him. I just want to experience the other side and see what i really like better. So only time will tell. I'm very anxcious to find out if this one is a boy or girl. Both mine and Brandon's instincts say girl so we will just have to wait and see. Our hawaii trip is coming the end of april and Gavin is staying with g-ma and g-pa bird. We will see how well i will handle this. I have already cried 4 times thinking about leaving him that long.

ps.. I'm almost 17 weeks along on sunday!

Gavin - How big he is getting - 20 mnths

OH the things i want!

2010-03-21T11:43:00.001-07:00

So for the kids rooms when this little baby gets here i have adorable stuff picked out...dream stuff ofcourse. How cute is this stuff

For Gavin's toddler bed! so cute!

For our new "baby girl" lol if it is a girl!
Cutest little night lights!

How adorable.. i am in love!!
HOW CUTE! i need a girl now lol
Gavin loves anything that he can sit on!
Just for you dad! how cute is this.
I'll be needing one of these.. haha
And needing for sure .. one of these.
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a day in salem!

2010-03-18T17:12:00.000-07:00

WHAT! 20! OH NO

2010-03-11T12:43:00.000-08:00

So I'm at my Ob appointment 2 weeks ago and I have gained weight really fast this pregnancy. Each time i go in its a big difference. So then I'm at the gym yesterday and i decide to weigh myself to see how much i gained so far..... 20.. what.. 20 pounds. nu uh lol oh dear. I don't feel like i have gained that much! I don't think i look it.. maybe i do maybe everyone else notices it lol. I am 15 weeks along this coming sunday. I think the big thing is i onyl weigh 98 pounds normally so my body is making up for the fat i need really quikly. And lets not forget i have gone from a A cup to almost a C cup... so i know where most the weight is! Anyway quite the shocker. I'll be posting a before and now pic, ket me know what ya think.

Where is our COUNTRY going??

2010-03-07T10:47:00.000-08:00

So after i did my last blog i got talking to Brandon a lot about it. He thought it would be a good idea to start this blog and get people to comment on it or blog on there own blog to let people know how they feel about the situation.. and maybe it will send this chain reaction that will make a difference.. just maybe.

WE don't know a lot of details but we do hear things and talk to other people about things the government is doing and how things are being run. It would make more sense to have a first grader in the government, to put in line these high mighty people who have all these master degrees..blah blah blah.

We are hoping that Michelle Obama $10 million plan to help child obesity is going to be worth it, because well they are spending so much money in that area, the money is needed so much more elsewhere. For example. . tax paying citizens who can't afford their medical bills or their mortgage payments, can't even afford to have kids, and so many husbands and wives are losing their jobs. Especially here in Oregon due to the measure 66 and 67 that was passed any small business is now being taxed more. How did that happen? Anyways, we think when the money is put in the right direction we might get a positive change. How about they provide those jobs to the people.. so they can afford the healthy food needed to keep their kids from becoming obese. And how about we let the responsible parents take care of their family so the money can be put into the right place at the right time. Of course if our Country wasn't in this situation, i do think that would be a great idea to help those children with obesity. But not hear and not now.

In so many areas millions of dollars are being put into these types of things. There are so many we don't even know of. The only reason we are in this mess is because of that.

One of President Obama plans to help A fish: (from Brandon) A fish in farmers canals were going extinct. So Obama put a plan together after a lot of thought, that he would shut down the canals so the farmers couldn't water their crops in attempt to save this poor fish. Outcome: Farmers can't afford to fill those canals if that water is not used for their crops. So farmers stopped paying for that.. which caused canals to dry and turn do dust. What do we think happen to those fish? they died! Now 20% of our crops have to be imported because all those farmers crops died! Now those farmers are also out of a job. Good attempted though to save A fish Obamba... i mean Obama.

Well running out of time.. Brandon is getting too worked up here. lol. We are off to church. But right your thoughts and frustration too.. let it out and maybe starting here on blogspot.com will make a difference.

Brandon and Kristy

TOO expensive!

2010-03-05T10:39:00.000-08:00

So as everyone knows the last 6 months or so have been a little rough. But I hope its coming to an end. Brandon's swine flu..phnemonia..mono..and cold are gone. I just fought of a cold and now Gavin is fighting it. So I'm hoping in a few more days.. nodda! But my whole frustration comes from all are crazy expensive medical bills! bills bills! How do people survive down here. I was talking to my family about it and my sister said to blog about it! I was like "such a good idea" CuZ i want to know how everyone else handles it. For Brandon being in the hospital twice this year already and me being prego.. its a constant thing to see a bill in the mail for one or the other. How sad is it though that people are struggling so hard to survive just with food, clothing, and mortgage payments.. that they have to stress even more for medical bills. Me and Brandon have even considered having this baby up in Canada because there system is so much better and i could have the baby up there for.... FREE! ya i know. What is wrong down here. Someone needs to figure something out. But anyway we can't Cuz our little baby would need a passport to come back home and that takes about a month. So it's so sad CuZ we have always wanted a big family. But with $4500 or more spent on every delivery, how could we afford 5 kids.. i don't think we could. somehow I'm hoping things will change and quickly. Brandon does have a pretty goo job and we are so blessed. I just can't imagine people who are in school or not making very much and have to support family. Well besides all that frustration i am feeling like I'm getting my energy back this week and we got to see an ultrasound of our 2ND baby! The last two times i have been in .. my OB can't hear the heartbeat.. so we have had a few scares but after two ultrasounds all is fine! :) I'm just enjoying my time with Gavin before another little one gets here!

hospital agggain!

2010-02-08T13:34:00.000-08:00

what? no? not again. Poor hubby. Brandon started feeling so tired and weird a few weeks ago. I really thought nothing of it because he hadn't been sleeping very good because of his back problems. So a few day went by and his throat started really hurting.. he ended up getting white blister things is the back and it got worse and worse. So he stayed home from work a few days after that... and woke up in the middle of the night almost passing out and getting cold sweats really bad. So that morning he could barely open his eyes.. i didn't know what was going on.. could someone really get the swine flu twice?? no no. (he had swine flu and phnemonia about 2 months back). So i take him into emergency at the hospital.

Mono: sucks = so sad. And it also comes with allot of symptoms. Brandon's spleen was twice the size it should be .. and he got hepatitis's in his liver which caused him to get jaundice. . Also they took a heart scan and it came back abnormal. So he had to have a Eco aka heart ultra sound. So everything thank goodness was alright with his heart. (he has had high blood pressure for 4 yrs) So after 2 days in the hospital and long long nights of brandon not be able to sleep or swallow without being in so much pain. .. we find out his spleen is attacking his white blood cells which is causing a low hemagloben level.. so he had to stay there. Then the next day his liver was getting even bigger and nothing had gotten better at all.. we were there another day. How can this get any worse. Poor brandon.. all drugged up on morpheen and other things.. i don't know the names lol.. but it was so hard seeing him go through it all. And to add to it .. we had barely seen gavin cuz he couldn't be around brandon too much.

So on day 5 we got to go home.. His liver went down and he was feeling a little better. He just has to get blood work done to keep an eye on everything and no physical work for 4 weeks. OH the stress of having loved ones get sick. I do not like it at all. Love you babe.

My Little Man! So Grown Up Now

2010-01-20T11:50:00.000-08:00

Oh Gavin My adorable little man!! How come our little baby's grow so quike!?? :( He get cuter everyday..and i havn't wrote about things he has been doing lately. Throwing, Hitting,Biting,Destroying things...and screaming lol its a boys life. He keeps me entertained all day! I guess he is going to be my little football player. It's so much fun watching everything he is learning. He can say.. daddy...daddy and daddy .(he loves his dad). He can say turtle, uh oh, puppy, momma, and can finally sign language "please" so he is getting better on the screaming thing. Dad is very happy about that. Gavin can get up onto the couch and all the chairs by himself! kinda scary, but he's been doing it for a while so i think he understands not to dive off anymore. He dances like crazy. .. i've never seen anything cuter than gavin dancing to music! I'll have to put a video on here. He has the stomping foot and bouncing thing down. he love giving kisses.. how could i ever complain.. we could sit on the couch and give kisses all day! aww he is such a mommas boy.. i love it so much. He loves pushing toys.. anything that look even close to something he can push.. he'll play with it for hours. (painting roller..stick..broom. toys.. etc). He is sleeping through the night every night now! yay! Go Gavin! Sense he will be having a little brother or sister soon, that really helps mom out! Yay thats right,, another baby bird on the way! We found out new years eve at my parents house in canada. After trying for 8 months we were so excited!. I'm due sep 14th. So im only 6 1/2 weeks along. .. and very sick. yuck. I can wait for the sick part to be done. So it been an exciting new year for us. Well thats all for now!

CHRISTMAS Time!!

2010-01-05T12:26:00.000-08:00

Gavin's first Santa visit!

2009-12-22T12:40:00.000-08:00

How funny is this. You never know how your child is going to react to a big man in a red suit. lol So here is how our Gavins first visit went. This was the best pic we got. hahah. love it!

Christmas Giveaway!!

2009-11-21T09:11:00.000-08:00

So the giveaway is here and its a big one! A beautiful blanket, bib, and burp cloth in one!! I love these items so don't miss out! Go to www.thepinkknot.blogspot.com to see. The draw will close Nov 28th! Here are the items.

Amazing Giveaway!

2009-11-20T13:56:00.000-08:00

So you all know how incredibly talents my sister Mindy Francis is! Her stuff is so adorable and modern! She does custom wood lettering for homes and children's rooms. If you don't have something from her you have to go look at it! She is doing a giveaway right no so DONT MISS OUT! Here is a pic of the giveaway. I know right.. so cute!. It ends NOVEMBER 21st! So hurry hurry! GO TO: www.theburntdaisy.blogspot.com

How Fun! I love Halloween!

2009-11-01T15:40:00.000-08:00

Gavin loved this whole night! i think this is my new favortie holiday for him! so cute.

   haha i just love brandons costume so funny hey!

   We were in salem with randy and capri! we won for best decorated trunk! go us!
My little man, he is getting to big.
   Best friends forever! lol i love these two together!
there whole fam! i think our family needs to be bigger! ;)

     ya he knew exactly what to do! must be a kid thing lol.

Just For You Dad!

2009-10-26T12:24:00.000-07:00

Where o Where Have I Been!

2009-10-14T18:34:00.000-07:00

So i did not disappear! ha ha I have been a crazy lady lately. About a month ago my mom was rushed into emergency surgery. I of course couldn't stand being so far away, so i went up there for 10 days, just me and Gavin. I know .. how did i do it. It was my first time away from Brandon like that. It was so hard, but well worth it, cuz I don't think we have ever bee so excited to see each other. So i made it home safe, and my mom is doing a lot better, thank goodness. Gavin had popped through 5 teeth now! wow all of a sudden my little Gavin who had no teeth is a toddler with 5. He is everywhere, and is as fun and outgoing as i hoped! Lol. (deep breath) He is so much fun i love it. So then i get home and 2 days later i got my bottom 2 wisdom teeth out! Sooooo that was a lot more painful then i thought it was going to be. My hubby had to be at work so i was at it by myself. I don't think i have ever been so out of it, i just let Gavin run free for a few days. By the end he seemed so needy and bored, so I'm glad that is over! For the most part it has been a very good couple months, just soo busy, i don't think we are going to be slowing down until after Christmas...oooooh how i cant wait! (love Christmas!)

If you haven't already heard i have been sewing sewing and sewing.. and ya pretty much just sewing. ha ha. The last weekend in November and the first weekend of December I'm going to be in the Christmas bazaar at the Portland expo centre! I'm going to have all my business stuff there. Plus much more.. not everything is on my site because i cant afford to sell the stuff i need for the Bazaar! So come see me there if ya can! :) So that's my month and why i haven't been blogging.. where has my time gone! ill post some cute pics of Gavin soon. what a cute boy! Back to work :)

At the State Fare!

2009-09-09T14:37:00.000-07:00

So the state fare was so much fun! Mostly because of Gavin. He loved the petting zoo so much, i think we were in there for quite a while. It always fun to see what they r going to like and not like. I also thought i was going to see Katy Perry that night! I was so excited, but i didn't realize u had to buy a concert ticket to get in.. of course! how dumb am i lol. Well here are a few pics of us in the petting zoo.

Our new home!

2009-09-08T10:04:00.000-07:00

So we finally painted our house! We have been in it 3 yrs, and finally we did it! I love the colors, it turned out so great! so here are so before and after pics! let me know what ya think!

So this is the color before! yuck!
And this is after! yay! so cute! lol

My Baby Boy TURNS ONE!

2009-08-31T15:12:00.000-07:00

How did this fly by! my little baby! Well as fast as it is going... i love this age! So cute.. he is walking now full on! Ever sense he was 111/2 months old, and he got his first tooth a week after his birthday! One is a big step for him! here are the 2 birthdays he had.. one with my family on aug 6th (his actual bday) and one with his fam a week later!'

Summer Vacation!

2009-08-31T15:04:00.000-07:00

3 Amazing Years

2009-07-22T13:10:00.001-07:00

Happy Anniversary Babe! Three incredible years have flown by and it just keeps getting better. This 3rd year of our marriage i would have to say has been the best one yet. Gavin came into our lives and we have an amazing little family now. I think i can speak for me and Brandon when i say Marriage life is amazing. There is nothing better. I have married my best friend and I just cant believe how happy we are now. We have been looking forward to having more kids soon in the future. I think it gets to a point where u just need more babies. lol There is just nothing better. Brandon planned a little getaway for us this weekend and we went to seattle! What an amazing husband. We went to the Space Needle and Wild Waves water park. The whole weekend was exactly what we needed! Well 3 yrs!!! I love it all.. good and bad.. I wouldn't change anything! love u hun! :)

Growing up to fast!

2009-07-03T10:31:00.000-07:00

my babes is learning how to walk! oh how fun it is. He is loving it. He used to not let me even hold his hand to help him but now he figured that's the only way it works. lol here he is pushing his quad .. the first step! yay! riding it...pushing it..turning it... haha what a big boy!

And I love this!!..

2009-06-23T09:20:00.000-07:00

love this!

2009-06-23T09:19:00.000-07:00

The Best Dad Ever!

2009-06-23T09:07:00.001-07:00

Happy Fathers Day to my amazing husband! So this was Brandon's first Fathers Day. . WE stayed home and i made and amazing pasta i got of the Rachelle Ray show!.. It actually was really really good. So it was a small fathers day with just us three but also very fun!. I got Brandon some new aviator sunglasses, he lost his last year at the beach, so i replaced them because they were his favorite. Gavin got him a picture frame that we are going to put there first fathers day picture in! So here are a few photos of us from sunday!

   we couldnt get one of all of us, so here is the only one of me in it! lol
   awww gavin just loves his daddy. I love this picture.
      yummmmmmm!

First time swimming!

2009-06-08T15:07:00.000-07:00

K, this was so awesome watching Gavin swim for the first time! We went with Capri and Wyatt to the pool last weekend and it was so much fun. He got a mouth full of water a couple times but that didn't stop him! I am definitely going to take him more often. There was ALLOT of kids there though. I cant imagine how it is going to be when i have more kids! A LOT MORE FUN! Brandon is definitely coming with me though when that happens! haha.

Park time!

2009-05-28T15:28:00.000-07:00

There is nothing better than time at the park with Gavin. He loves it! I'm so glad its nice out now so we can get out of the house. I've been feeling like a hermit lately! This summer is going to be so fun! These are just a couple cute pics of us from today!

Blonde or Brown?? You tell me!

2009-05-19T14:03:00.000-07:00

Im Having the hardest time deciding! Blond hair or brown hair???! I need help, so what do you think?

Another Adventure.. like always!

2009-05-19T13:28:00.000-07:00

So this weekend we took a drive up to Silver Falls. So nice there! You can actually walk under the water fall, It looks so neat! And i finally went on Brandons street bike with him!! Yay! at last!We have been trying to go for a ride ..just me and him.. forever! Anyways when we got back we went to Brandon's parents and played a game of Crockett... We left Gavin on the grass and he was just playing around, but when I looked over he had grabbed a stick and was shaking it around.. before i could get there he stabbed himself in the eye!!! aw he cried so much. i felt so bad, and his eye has been blue for a couple days! I guess it inevitable .. boys are just alwaysgetting hurt! He plays a game with me and Brandon now.. he knows that the dog food is off limits so as soon as we turn our head he is a gonnner!!! What a little turkey! lol so well i was out of the room i heard him dump it all over the place so i ran in and cleaned it all up.. but i didn't realize he had put one in his mouth!! yuck! I tired to get my finger in there but it was too late. He ate it! lol so gross. .. Well on a very very exciting note! I get a spa day tomorrow! woo hoo! When i get way to stressed out.. the only thing that takes it away is a massage. Oh thank you my sweet husband for my spa day tomorrow! Every wife and mom needs those days. .. it is so true. Life just gets so..... well what can i say.. its life! So im never going to forget to take those days for myself. Well I'm just rambling today.. Not much more has happened but when it does ill write! xoxo

My Mommy life.

2009-05-14T15:11:00.001-07:00

So lately i have been having so much fun at home. There are times i go crazy from being here everyday, but not lately. I have always wanted to stay at home when i had kids. And I'm so blessed to be able to do that now. Gavin is turning into the sweetest thing ever!. He is laughing so much, playing all the time and we keep each other entertained all day! Baths, Naps, Feeding, Diaper changes, Laundry, Dishes.. dishes dishes..lol . Even though life as a mom and wife can get stressful (as we all know) but I wouldn't give any of that up. I have learned so much about life and about myself ever sense i had him. This obviously was my very first mothers day and i was so excited for it. I was prego last year so i couldn't wait for this year!! It was so amazing. I love being a MOM!!! Brandon made me breakfast and gave me a card and balloon, and a gift certificate for a massage and pedicure! what a sweetheart hey!. Time is going by so quike. .. and in no time are little family will be growing.. lol no im not pregers again. But not too long. ... :) Well Gavin is standing up holding onto the couch and walking back and forth along it. I really am excited for him to walk by himself!.. hopefully it happens soon! This year has been great! and So much more to happen.

Finally something new :)

2009-04-28T16:59:00.000-07:00

So i know it has been forever sense i have blogged! Way too long... And so much new fun stuff has happened! Well Gavin is officially pulling himself up onto things and standing! woo hoo! Im so excited for him. We have had so much bonding time together sense im with him everyday and he is getting such a cute personality! I love it so much. There is nothing better than being a mom! nope. He is trying So hard to walk!...i think he is going to be an early walker. The best part is he is eating more foods now! .. bananas (real ones) lol, bread, cheese, all that yummy stuff. So here is a cute pic of my adorable precious baby boy.

Awesome GIVEAWAY!! go check it out!

2009-04-17T13:51:00.000-07:00

Well i am so excited for my first giveaway! For those who don't know I started a business about 5 moths ago and i have a bunch of new and exciting stuff on there now!! yay! :) Im giving away a blanket and the draw ends next week so go to www.thepinkknot.blogspot.com or click on my the pink knot icon to the right! thanks everyone!! GOOD LUCK! :)

Beach photos!

2009-04-06T13:19:00.000-07:00

funnest weekend ever!

2009-04-06T13:12:00.000-07:00

We had a busy weekend! Saturday we headed out to Salem for cousin Wyatt's Birthday party. Gavin was jealous of all his presents! We had so much fun. We took some pics of them together with there sun glasses on. So adorable. Then sunday we headed off to the beach! WOW what a fun day! Gavin made things so much for exciting for us. He had alot of "first" things happen for him. Here are the photos!

My little man!

2009-04-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

How adorable is this! Jenni Price took some pics of Gavin while she was here! She is taking picture for my business and they are going to be great. She took my prego pics and Gavin's newborn !! jennipricephotography.blogpsot.com is her site!

Mommy and Gavin's photo shoot!

2009-03-29T17:19:00.000-07:00

It was so nice out this sunday! Brandon came out and took some pics of me and Gavin. We need someone to come take pics so we all can be in them! I know I know :) soon! Capri is going to come take some! Then I can get an updated family pic on here. We all look so different now!

How cute can you get!

2009-03-25T09:46:00.000-07:00

Well its been too long sense i have done a new post. So here it is! Ive captured some pretty cute pics of Gavin the last week so i had to share them,. We have Finally had success! YAY! Gavin is crawling!! On all fours! Who thought it was ever going to happen? lol well I did. I was sitting in my bedroom getting ready and i looked in the mirror to check on him and HE WAS CRAWLING! .lol just like that. I guess he just needed to do it on his own time. :) So as u can imagine I have been baby proofing my house all week.. plug ins, moving candles. lol Everything! He is sitting really good on his own now without falling back. We have been working on that so he doesn't hit his head on the hardwood again! Poor thing. Well here is some pictures! Movie night, Bath time, Feeding time! LOVE IT ALL! :)

The Pink Knot!

2009-03-17T12:17:00.000-07:00

Alright everyone more items are added to my buisness! Check it out!! thepinkknot.blogspot.com
..and still more to come!

Gotta Love Him!

2009-03-16T10:12:00.000-07:00

So how are babies at 7 1/2 months so smart! Gavin is just getting smarter every day!, I cant believe it. It is so funny to watch. There were a few things that happened this week where i just had to get out the camera! So he has been scooting around for quite a while now. He is army crawling, so he can get to anything if he really really wants it. I just didn't know how much he actually new! So me and Brandon were siting on the couch, and we are watching Gavin, next thing we know he is crawling across the whole living room to his basket full of toys! He totally new what he was doing. He dumped them all out onto the floor. lol It was so cute. Then this morning I had him on the floor and I was in my bedroom cleaning up as usual.lol.. and earlier i had yogurt for breakfast and left in on the coffee table (i always let him try a little bit cuz i know he loves it!) So i come back into the living room and he had reached up onto the coffee table and grabbed the yogurt which was half full before and gone now! lol so funny! He was smearing it into the carpet and had it all over his mouth. What a little turkey! haha So I'm pretty sure he knew what he wanted and went for it. I couldn't even get upset over the carpet smeared with yogurt.. it was just too darn cute! He is growing so fast and is getting so smart, i love EVERY stage so far. Hopefully he doesn't have a stomoch ache later!

fun photos!

2009-03-09T15:16:00.000-07:00

So It has been forever sense i have put new pics of us all on here!, so i finally did it. I got Gavin the cutest outfit for church, so we decided to take a bunch of pictures all dressed up!, And my best friend Capri colored my hair! She did such a good job, so i had to put pics of that up too! Brandon and Gavin are hilarious in these, daddy always knows how to make him laugh! :)

Amazing people

2009-03-04T11:42:00.000-08:00

So i was watching the show "extreme home makeover." I don't know how many of u watch it, but i love that show. Every time i watch it i cry and cry! I just cant help it. This show influenced me more than any other though. There was a mom and she was a photographer. She had 3 children but her third baby was preemie and they didn't know if her little guy was going to make it. (I think we all have heard stories about families losing there children after birth.) Thank goodness her baby pulled through and made it. There house then was flooded and destroyed everything.. her photo studio, family pictures, everything in there home was toxicated. She then decided to start taking photos for families who had preemie babies, whether they made it or not, and she did it for free! They showed different families thanking her for documenting photos of there little ones who did not make it, and how thankful they were to her for giving them the memories of every little thing about there baby. There hands, feet, nose, how petite they were, there eyes. All the babies were so sweet. I think this really hit home for me, now that i am a mother and i know how devastated i would be to lose Gavin. I just couldn't stop thinking about that women,, how much she had been through and lost and still was able to give to others. This really made me want to be a better person. I have been so blessed in my life with and amazing husband and a beautiful healthy baby boy. There are so many people out there who put others first and just keep on giving. I want to be one of those people. I hope this story makes u want to also.

2009-03-02T10:57:00.000-08:00

my little cowboy!! lol. what a cutie. We went to salem and hung out with our good friends.. Randy and Capri.. and cousin wyatt! So wyatt let gavin ride his little rocking horse. Gavin loved it! lol.. eventually wyatt tried to climb up on there too but coudnt fit very well. It was so cute. He growing so FAST. he started to army crawl on friday! yay! He is getting so close. I just thaught this pic was so cute so i put it on here. It was so fun to watch him on it!

Little baby Gavin

2009-02-27T12:15:00.000-08:00

So my little guy is getting so big!! he is moving everywhere!! This is him in the computer room trying to find me and Brandon! lol it was so cute he could here us but couldn't see us.. we were trying to get him to crawl. he is getting really close. I love it so much when babies wake up from a nap.. i think it is the cutest thing ever! The way there eyes are puffy and there hair is everywhere. It make me fall in love with him all over again when i get him from his crib in the morning. So i thought i would put a few pics of him after his nap! sooo cute! lol i love it. his hair is everywhere. I feel like life just cant get any better when i look at these. How did i get so lucky?? he is starting to play so many games with me. I cant believe how smart he is at 7 months. It just amazes me! oh how i love him.

The Pink Knot!!!

2009-02-25T15:15:00.001-08:00

Finally! yay! so my business is up and ready to go! www.thepinkknot.blogspot.com is the website. Ive bee so excited to get this going! thanks for everyones patients! i know it took longer than i thought. Give me some feedback and let me know what u think alright! I will be adding pacifier attachments and diaper bags very soon! I had to change my buisness name, but i was totally fine with it because i like this one so much better. Its been alot of work but im up for it, and it gives me something more to do at home, sense im here alllll day! :) I am really enjoying it and brandon has been so amazing helping me with everything! I had to metion him cuz he has given me alot of opinions and has kept me motivated!! i love him. Well go take a look! :)

mommy tears!

2009-02-12T15:59:00.000-08:00

so i thought i would blog about something i know is SOO true!! and it was even confirmed by the other moms ive talked to! so ever sense i have had my little baby boy, i cry over everything. Me and my sister were laughing cuz we cry over the same tv comercial! haha so crazy.. every show and every movie i watch with the slitest emotional part in it, i sob! lol then i just laugh at myself cuz i know its so dumb im crying,, so it has to be something that happens to a women after they have a baby. its just has to be!! I think my husband thinks im depressed lol.. (no he doesnt really) Sometimes ill be rocking Gavin to sleep, and i will just start crying happy tears, i just love him so much. I remember watching my mom growing up and she would cry over every present, every card, every movie.. and now as a MOM i know why. :) I think having a baby gives a mom something she loves more than anything and it gives her happy tears ALL THE TIME! thats my theory! I wouldnt change it for anything.

where o where has all the time gone?

2009-02-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

So it seems like just yesterday i was dating brandon, and now im married with a baby, who is already 6 months! I was trying to think how it has gone so quike! what have i been doing while time has been flying by? nothing... lol. well i must have been doing something right. I heard the other day of someone doing a bucket list. so sense time goes so fast and it seems i get nothing done i wanted to, im making a bucket list. .. but instead im going to make it my 5 yrs instead of "before i die" so here are a few ive had in mind the last couple days. ill stick with 10 things so i dont get in over my head!.

1. start cooking dinner atleast 5 times in the week from my jessica seinfeild cookbook (healthy puree style!)
2. potty train gavin with succes (meaning it not going everywhere)
3. Have baby number 2 ! or hopefully even 3 ...;)
4. Get my online buisness going (soon!)
5. Finally start learning dances from my "dancing with the stars dvd haha
6. Start yoga and palletes one time daily
7. Go on a trip just with brandon ,, somewhere out of the U.S.A
8. Sell my paintings i have been doing that are taking up our whole garage.
9. Make a trip up to the far north to see my long lost sister. :) (ive never been to her house and she been here one time)
10. and last but not least. . build a house with my hubby. with a big closet, big kitchen, and big bath tub! :)

my business! coming soon!

2009-01-27T12:36:00.001-08:00

The "Paisley Peanut" (baby room decor and necessities) coming soon. These are a few sneak peek pictures of my business that will be up in 3 weeks! It has been so exciting starting this! I'm so excited to show u all what i have been so crazy busy doing for 6 months! There will be burp rags, soother attachments, diaper bags, and acrylic wall art paintings (as shown above) and more. They will be for sale soon! I hope u all like it!

cutest pics!

2009-01-20T13:42:00.000-08:00

well last week my very good friend capri came over and took some pics of my little guy for me. they turned out so great! good job capri! so here a few! i just love him so much. when ever i get pics done i just wanna kiss him and kiss him lol its so much fun to take pictures when they r changing so much and doing new things.

just gets better!

2009-01-13T11:38:00.000-08:00

My little munchkin is doing so many new things the past two weeks. He has definatly got his loud screeming personality from his dad lol cuz thats how brandon was when he was a kid.. or so i hear! So last week i put gavin down on the blanket and went into the bedroom.. when i came back he had rolled over!! yay success! lol except he had rolled onto the hard wood and threw up everywhere.. (yes i am used to that so i didnt freak out at all :)) He has found this laugh he does, where he inhales as much as he can (its sounds halarious!) then lets out a laugh . and then he will do it over and over again.. its the cutest thing ive ever seen. ofcourse every mom thinks there baby is the cutest! but how could they not :) the whole time i was pregnant i looked forward to gavin being a mommys boy... i dont think i got so lucky with that. although yes he loves me for sure.. his dad is way funner to look at. i dont know what it is but gavin will not look at me when brandon is home... its all eyes on daddy! lol but brandon loves it. and even though im jelous i think its the cutest thing. Gavin started scooting.. yay! he has kind of a hard time though cuz when he does it his face goes right into the ground. u can tell he is trying so hard though!. poor little guy. but he will get there. its so fun to watch him get smarter. oh ya!.. he is eating big boy food now.. yummy rice cereal lol once a day. his face is priceless cuz the first bite he does not like at all! but its growing on him. he also is loving his feet.. he always has his feet in his hands and is trying to eat them hahah yummmmm. lol capri came over the other day and took pics of him for me and we could not get him to let go of those cute little feet. lol everything he can get ahold of goes right to the mouth. he loves playing with cousin wyatt.. and cant wait untill he can crawl like he does. he is also sitting now! for about 20 sec at first then he will lose balance but its getting better! yesterday he sat for a few minutes.. i couldnt believe it! he really likes it now. well he is sleeping better now.. finally! i thaught i was never going to sleep again. but his schedule is back to normal. me and brandon are so glad. well thats all for now. :) xoxo

Go to sleep... :)

2009-01-09T12:46:00.001-08:00

hey everyone! so i know a few ppl now who have had trouble with there baby sleeping through the night. Encluding myself. So i decided to do some searching! finally. i should have done this before. so at i village i came accross so nift tips! so here are 8 tips for u! they r. #1 keep a routine at night so he knows its time for sleep #2 let him nap in a well lit area in the day, and a dark area at night so he know the difference #3 avoid diaper changes at night so he know.. nights r for sleeping! #4 try not to give your baby a pacifier at night so there is NO waking up when it falls out of his mouth! :) #5 Relax him before bed, swadle him or rock him, even if give him a bath if that is what sooths him. (keep the evenings calm and tv down so he doesnt get excited and awake) #6 if your baby sleeps in... wake him up earlier and put him to bed earlier so he sleeps when u sleep. #7 feed in the dark during the day to keep him from distractions.. this way he will be better fed and have a better chance at sleeping through the night. .... sound good?? i think so.. im going to try everyone of them!! yay i hope it works!! let me know if it does for u! :)

2009-01-07T10:06:00.000-08:00

wow i cannot believe the new year is here!!! my birthday was jan 4th and brandon made it so amazing! i was very impressed! :) we went to dinner at the melting pot.. its a fondue restaraunt and then he suprised me with a bunch of ppl for a party back at that house!. aw. well im big 21 now.. and im so blessed, im so excited for this new yr, there is so much im excited for! especially to watch our little gavin grow!... he is eating baby cereal now and he is not sure if he likes it yet, but we r working on it lol..he is definalty scooting now and trying so hard to move around, he drank out of a straw a few weeks ago and his face was priceless! i loved it,. me and brandon laughed so hard. well thats what has been going on!.. xoxo

Christmas decorations!

2008-12-08T11:29:00.000-08:00

its so much fun at when christmas comes and its time to put up the tree! its my favorite time of year., me and brandon had so much fun picking out our ornaments. here are a few of em!! we got a really cute picture of gavin watching the tv. he loves it! poor little guy has a lung virus and we have had the humitifier on him all week. hopefully he is better befor r trip to canada! :)

Christmas time!!

2008-12-01T11:29:00.000-08:00

christmas!!!!!!!! yay! so exicited. it was so much fun puting up the tree this year, gavin loves the lights so much! ive been rocking him in front of the tree to put him to sleep. we decided to put it up earlier this year! its hard work and we wanted it up longer. these r a couple pics we tried to make it look like gavin was putting an ornament on the tree! haha i love that pic!

The Pupkin Patch!

2008-11-12T11:41:00.000-08:00

2008-11-12T11:38:00.000-08:00

our cute little pumpkin! aww we love! how cute is this pic. we we went to the ruldoph farm a week before our trip. got the cutest pictures! the show "little ppl big world" thats there pumpkin patch! it was really busy there so many ppl. we went with randy and capri bird. the little guys looked so cute in there costumes. we tried to get gavin to smile but he just wanst sure what was going on lol we got a couple though.

halloween night

2008-11-12T11:33:00.000-08:00

this was halloween in hawaii! it was crazyness out there! and hot out. we walked up the trip and i couldnt believe how insane ppl r lol. we didnt stay too long. gavin was so tired cuz of the time difference so we just let him sleep in the stroller . poor little guy., well next yr we can take him trick or treating and he will love it. we got him a cow costume and took pics at the pupkin patch so he did get to ware it a week before., long night though. haha brandons constume is so funny! love it! all the oriental ppl wanted pics of him haha.

our hawaii trip

2008-11-12T11:01:00.000-08:00

alright so i know its been a while sense ive blogged but im going to get better now that i know how to do everything on here. well 2 weeks ago we were in hawaii!.. yes again. lol it was nice but definatly different with a baby thats for sure! .. it was for brandons bro grad trip so the fam went. gavin actually did so good. he is such an awesome baby we r so lucky. he is starting to smile and giggle now! im so attached to him its crazy, if im away from him over an hour i go crazy but im sure thats normal for all first moms. he is that little man of my life! :) well brandon and me r loving having him more and more each day. we tried to dip his feet in the ocean in hawaii but he was not happy at all. lol i guess it was too cold for him! over all it was a good trip! but im glad to be home!

2008-10-08T14:58:00.000-07:00

i love this one too!! he is starting tograb things!

2008-10-08T14:56:00.000-07:00

gavin is growing up so quick what a cutie, he is starting to smile and make a little giggling sound! i love it. he is such a good baBY! already 9 weeks ok! it goes so fast!

2008-08-26T11:36:00.000-07:00

2008-08-24T20:56:00.000-07:00

FINALLY! OUR BABY BOY CAME! on august 6th 2008 at 12:45pm he was 7pounds 5ouces and 191/2 inches long! his name is Gavin Brandon Bird. we are so excited! he is the cutest thing and i cant imagine not having him now! me and brandon are loving watching his little personality grow. he is really strong and loves holding his head up. he looks exaclty like his daddy thats for sure. he is a very happy baby! we r so lucky. he found his thumb at 3 days old. the cutest thing ever! the delivery went great! after about a 15 hour labor and 2 hours of pushing,, he was finally here! :) brandon was a great couch through it all and we have had tonze of support from family and friends. we r so blessed to have a perfect baby boy in our lives now. i am so attached to him! .. i never want to leave his side. we have so much fun watching every little thing he does. he is always smiling too! adorable. well thats all for now. :) xoxo

2008-08-24T20:55:00.000-07:00

2008-08-24T20:52:00.000-07:00

2008-07-24T09:39:00.000-07:00

this is me 2 days ago! a little over 9 months preggo!! i cant believe it! i had my doctors app yesterday and im dialted to a 1! haha so atleats i know something is happening. he could come any day! im feeling very big and uncomfortable!, kinda like hes never comming out. .. EVER! haha well i hope its soon, i cant wait to meet him.

2008-07-24T09:30:00.000-07:00

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HUN! It has been 2 amazing yrs for me and brandon. We were married july 22nd 2006, i can not believe how fast time goes. There has been so much amazing stuff that has happened in our lives. We are in the middle of buying r beautiful home here in Oregon. Brandon has built the most amazing waterfall in our backyard ive ever seen! he is so talented, im the luckiest wife in the world. we have been doing alot of landscaping this summer, although it is kind hard for me sense my tummy is huge! haha, We are expecting our beautiful baby boy very soon here! only 3 and a half more weeks. .. SO SOON! brandon and me are very very anxious! We have had lots of time to prepare for this little guy and we want him now!! :) brandon is working at his families plumbing company, he is a drain tech. (such a hard worker) ! i went to college and i was working at a salon and spa, but im taking time off now to be a mommy, thats what i have alwayse wanted! we r so blessed and lucky for me to be able to have that opportunity. We both cant wait until next summer to do more fun things, this one has been a little boring for us becuz clearly i cant do much. lol. well like i said we have had 2 amazing yrs. i cant wait for all the yrs to come !