Skyler and Chelsea

Craig's Birthday!

2010-04-24T17:36:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday!
April 15th (tax day) is my step dad's birthday so we went out to Le Nonne's to celebrate! We had such a wonderful time! It is so nice having him and mom home finally!! (In case you didn't know, they've been in California since before Christmas and we sure did miss them... Skype just wasn't cuttin it anymore!)
Happy Birthday Craig!!!!!!!

Our little family

Em with gwanma and gwanpa... CHEESE

He's a big boy now, he feeds himself haha. Man my kiddo is crazy about puffs!

Boise, Easter and Yard Work

2010-04-24T16:36:00.001-07:00

Game Time
The Llama's had their first tournament for the season a couple of weekends ago up in Boise, Idaho. It was an entertaining drive up with me, Sky and Oly in the front seat of the truck and Shawn, Keno and Em in the backseat! There is never a dull moment with those boys! :)

The tournament was fun but the weather could have been better! It was chilly and overcast pretty much all weekend. But it sure was nice to be outside! We watched games and hung out and really enjoyed a laid back weekend.

Em ready for some ball games!

Daddy warming up

Swimmin
On Saturday after the boys were done playing we went to dinner and then over to Sky's parents hotel and went swimming. It was Em's first time and he really had fun! He's my little fish... but I wasn't too surprised, bathtime is his favorite! We are looking forward to many days at the pool this summer!

Let's go swimmin dad!

Promise he had fun.... my camera died before I could take pictures of him splashin around!

Easter
We went up to Mel and Vicki's for Easter and had a fun time! Em got a cute Llama's sweatshirt, some yummy yogurt melts and a Dinosaur book from grandma

Cute boy

Easter boy with his goodies

Yard Work
Now that spring is FINALLY here we've been excited to get our yard in! So first things first....

Last weekend we started putting in our sprinkler system. Thank goodness for our friend Jeremy (Evans Concrete) and for Craig who came over and trenched!!! That would have taken a month by hand! Then Keno and Mel helped us put all the PVC in and get flex pipe run for the sprinkler heads. We're blessed to have such amazing friends that are always here to help and for Sky's dad that is down every time we need a hand with projects! THANKS GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!

Diggin!

Water break!

Our lil supervisor! He made sure we were doin it right :)

Today Lance (LC Paving) came and poured our decorative curbing for the planter beds. It turned out wonderful and I can't wait to plant some flowers! Jeremy dug out a hole for our future fire pit (cannot wait to sit around it at night and roast marshmellows and feel like we're campin in our own back yard)

We will being doing concrete work the next few weekends then plantin seed! Oh man I can't wait til we have a lawn!!!!!!!!

Long awaited updates!

2010-04-24T15:28:00.000-07:00

Yep, I stink at updating our blog!!! But I promise, it drives me crazy and I AM trying to get better about it! :)

Where to begin.....

Last month was one of the hardest but best months we've had in a long time. Emmery had his first ever plane ride(s) when we took a trip back to Arkansas. Em, Sky and I flew back to be with my family and my grandpa as he passed away. Like I said, one of the hardest things ever. The silver lining? Being with my family. It was truly wonderful to be with all of them! I was so grateful we were able to be there with grandpa. He got to meet his great grandson and that was one of the most special moments for me. Even though he wasn't able to open his eyes or talk to us, we knew he knew Emmery was there. It was a beautiful moment for all of us.

Em was a trouper for the entire trip! We had two plane rides each way and it was only on our las flight home that he declared that he was DONE! :) Can't blame him.

Here are some pictures from our trip....

Emmery and Grandpa at the Airport

We had lots of catchin up to do

Emmery and Great Grandma, he sure loves her!!!!

My cousin Dan trying to show Em how to "real" crawl :) Which he mastered by the end of the trip... Thanks Dan, now its not so easy to keep up with him! hahaha

The two loves of my life! Catching a quick snooze while mom finished getting ready. We had a long drive to McCrory where my grandma grew up and where my grandpa's funeral was held.

So wonderful seeing my dad and my son together. Really made everything in the world seem ok!

My grandma and dad

My grandma, one of the strongest, most loving, amazing women in the world. I love you so much Grandma!

My boys! Oh my goodness aren't they so handsome?! I'm one very lucky girl! I cannot thank my amazing husband enough. He was my rock and I don't know what I would have done without him.

Don't mind my puffy face, there had been lots of crying prior to this picture, but I had to post one with me and my sweet baby.

Me, dad, Sky and Em

After the funeral, before we headed back to Lakeview, we took a little drive to where the house that my grandma grew up in used to stand. Grandma and dad relived stories and it was fun that Sky got to know so much more about my family.

Grandma and Sky

Me and grandma

The night before we flew home, Em, Sky and I went to the lake by my grandparent's home and watched the sunset. It was so peaceful and the best way to end the trip. While we were sitting there watching the sun set I saw this fishing boat, it brought up so many wonderful memories of my grandpa. He was truly a wonderful man! He made us all feel so loved. He made everything fun! And he will be VERY VERY missed. Love you grandpa!

I'm so behind....

2010-03-30T13:58:00.000-07:00

Please stay tuned in the next few days for big updates. I'm sorry I'm so behind on this but life has thrown curveballs!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-21T12:27:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas this year was wonderful! We celebrated with Mom and Craig and the puppies before they went to California. The puppies all got adorable Christmas outfits that they looked oh so cute in! Billy's played this little "HoHoHo" jingle and drove him crazy haha. Then on Christmas Eve we went to Sky's parents. We celebrated Christmas up there and Em was a hoot! he LOVED ripping the paper off the presents!!! We all got spoiled this year and I'm so very thankful for my amazing family!

MY WONDERFUL FAMILY!!!!

And Riley and Em... he loves his cousin!

Mom got Sky a mug with Em's picture on it to go along with his new coffee maker!

Em very excitedly opening presents :)

In an attempt to get Riley to go to sleep so Santa could come Sky taught her the "Watch the inside of your eyelids" game... she didn't find it very amusing.

Daddy kisses! And the puppies all dressed up!

Our Home!

2010-01-21T09:12:00.000-08:00

I apologize it has taken me so long to get this updated, but we've been very very busy!! Christmas this year was wonderful! We officially closed on our house Christmas Eve! It was the best Christmas present we could have gotten. We moved in the day after Christmas. I was totally prepared to get everything unpacked and put away by the end of the weekend... but my body had other plans! I woke up Sunday morning feeling like I'd been hit by a Mack truck! Very long story short, I tried all week to put stuff away and be productive and I just kept getting sicker. I finally went to the doctor that Thursday and found out I had a viral infection and pneumonia. I took it easy after that! Our house is finally all put away and WE LOVE IT!!!!

This was taken when they were finishing up the siding. I don't have a newer one yet, but I'll get one!

Master Bedroom

Master Bed 2

Master Bath

Living Room - this room isn't quite finished in the decorating category

Dining Room

Kitchen

1/2 Bath off dining room

Upstairs Family Room

Emmery's Room

Em/Guest Bath

My office and the guest bedroom are still basically storage rooms for the moment so no pics of them! :)

Lovin the fall!

2009-11-11T20:06:00.000-08:00

~~~HAPPY FALL~~~

We have certainly had a busy couple of months!!!!!! But good news... hopefully things will settle down quickly!!!

First of all, the house will be done by the end of this week!!!! YEAH!!!! We are getting really excited to get in to our place! I've already bought a million things to decorate Emmery's room with! We are still trying to save up to buy our couches and a TV for the downstairs living room, but we'll get it furnished eventually! :)

Last month we took our first roadtrip to California with Em! It was an amazing time and he was such a trooper! We got stuck in a snow storm in Central Utah for 3 hours, dead standstill on the highway, and he slept and played through the entire thing. What a good boy!

Em got to meet all his Cali relatives and it was a blast! We stayed with John and Kathy and got spoiled rotten. My dad and Sally and Jen came down to see us as well and it was so wonderful to catch up.... I think they liked him just a tad :)

I got to see my cousins that I haven't seen in YEARS! It was wonderful to finally meet all their little ones! Crazy how we all just grew up!

Em was a monkey this year and let me tell ya, he was pretty stinkin cute!!!!!!!!! He slept the entire time we were trick or treating, but he did get to enjoy a little bit of the holiday when we met up with Theresa and Curtis. As always, it was wonderful to see them, its only been about 15 years since I saw Curtis last! We went through this really cool thing called Pioneer Village. They decorate all the old homes, that are historical displays throughout the year, haunted themed and the kiddos get to trick or treat at each of them. It was pretty cute!

We hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday and I'll post again soon!

Seriously time flies!

2009-10-13T17:16:00.001-07:00

My little guy is 4 months and it feels like he was just born 4 weeks ago!!! He's getting so big! Latest developments are:
1. My big boy thinks he can sit up on his own... but then his head gets too heavy and he topples over...
2. His most favorite thing is a bath! In fact, we take 2 a day cause he demands ones at night!
3. He is teething. Boo on this development. He is a droolin fool! And he will gnaw on ANYTHING within reach! But fingers are his fav!
4. We are working on rolling over, but most of the time he is just content to lay on his side and not complete the over part of rolling over.
and finally 5. He is now eating oatmeal in his night time bottle and you should see this kid suck it down! He loves him some oatmeal!

Here is the latest of my cutie patootie (Yep, he's gonna kill me for that one one day!

In other news.... the house is flying! We have sheetrock, windows, and we're starting the floor this week! I can't believe it!! Can't wait to cook a turkey in my very own oven next month!!!!!!

Our big boy is 3 months!

2009-09-15T13:33:00.000-07:00

Emmery turned 3 months on Sunday! He has recently discovered his tongue, he loves it! Sticks it out and blow spit bubbles all the time! hahaha He loves watching everything passing by and thinks his bouncer is pretty neat! HE IS ONE HAPPY BOY!

We be diggin!!

2009-09-15T12:25:00.000-07:00

Our exciting news.... We broke ground on our home!!!! We are thrilled and cannot wait to be in! They should be done November 16th! Just in time to decorate for the holidays :)

Camping!

2009-08-24T10:56:00.000-07:00

Well if I wasn't already sure that we have the world's best baby and dog before this weekend, I would have been convinced on our camping trip!! :) Not only did Emmery do incredible on his first camping trip, he was also the biggest trooper on our 4-wheeler ride from hell! Hahaha

We were planning on camping up at Tony's Grove in Logan Canyon. We were going to leave Logan at 6 o'clock on Friday night but by the time Shawn and Gina got the 4-wheelers and got to Logan it was 8. We got up the canyon and go figure, every single campsite was taken. (I'd checked to make sure there were some available around 5 before we headed up) So plan B, Gina's dad has land up Cub River just outside of Preston, Idaho. We drive the hour and a half back up to Cub River and finally set up camp at midnight. Sky built a fire and we spent the next few hours enjoying the fire and relaxing. It was a BEAUTIFUL night and felt so wonderful to just be outdoors.

Saturday we woke up, Sky scrambled some eggs for us and then we packed up the 4-wheelers. I strapped Emmery to me in his new carrier that we bought for our little weekend excursion and off we went! We took a gorgeous ride up to Willow Flats and ate lunch. We all dipped our feet in the stream and Conner had a blast throwing rocks in the stream. Bella thought it was so fun to pounce after the rocks and try and retrieve them from the freezing water! She was a doggie in heaven! After lunch we jumped back on the 4-wheelers and headed up the mountain. Sky found a trail heading down and it looked pretty good, so he decided to take it..... 20 minutes later, we are on the trail from hell. There is no way to turn around and what was a nice dirt trail is now rocks, fallen trees and overgrown. The boys did an amazing job of getting us down safely and we finally hit some level ground... problem being, we weren't really sure where the two trails that were forking off in front of us lead to or what condition they'd be in. Long story short, we took one for about 15 miles only to turn around, backtrack, take the other one, have another scary trail ride and FINALLY reach Cub River Road! Boy were we excited to see civilization!! Other than being totally covered in dirt, some sore muscles and a few scratches, we made it out just fine! The kids were unharmed and Em looked liked he'd had fun! hahaha! Bella was a perfect little puppy and stayed right by my side the entire time and hung on for dear life :)

When we got back down to camp Sky started us a fire and we put our campfire dinners on. Sky's fam came up and they roasted hot dogs and we all did s'mores. It was a great time!!

Needless to say, we'll never forget Em's first camping trip!!!

2 Months!

2009-08-16T11:55:00.000-07:00

My oh my how the time does fly!!!!!!!!!!!! Emmery is now 2 months old and I can't believe how quickly we've gotten here! Friday was his 2 month check up and he is officially 22 1/2" long and 10 lbs. He is still on the skinny side but the doctor says he is doing just great and it may take about 6 months for him to full catch up! But he is happy and healthy and we couldn't ask for more!

We are all doing wonderfully! I just got an amazing new job working for a new real estate broker in town. It has been fun! I love the challenge of learning the new systems and working with Kade is awesome. Best part is... I get to work from home! Em sits in his bouncer by my desk and tells me stories or snoozes while I work. It is absolutely the best of both worlds!

Oh happy boy!

2009-08-11T16:24:00.000-07:00

Em has been so much fun lately! He smiles at everything and tells sweet little stories! It is awesome!

Emmery's Newborn Pictures

2009-08-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to get these on here for a while!! Josh took some WONDERFUL newborn pictures of Em for us... here they are!

Change is good!

2009-08-03T14:13:00.001-07:00

Well it has been a busy month for us!!! We moved back to Logan to be closer to friends and family and enjoy a quieter community again. It's been WONDERFUL! We had quite a hard two weeks with Em and the doctor thought he had colic. He would scream for literally 3/4 of the day. It was heartbreaking! We tried everything!! Finally one day I sat in the formula isle at the grocery store and read every formula! We got one that said it was formulated for babies with colic and worked within 48 hours. It was worth a try! 2 bottles later, we had our happy camper back! I had Sky feed him regular formula one bottle that night and Emmery screamed for hours. We finally figured out, he cannot handle dairy! So we are stickin to the non-dairy formula.
He is growing like a weed and I cannot wait til his 2 month check up in a few weeks to see how much he weighs! He is finally totally out of newborn clothes and diapers. And I'm happy to report those baby blue eyes of his have stayed that color! He got his daddy's gorgeous eyes!! :)

Meanwhile, Sky got a job at Harris Research working with his buddy Rhino. He absolutely loves it and it has been a great change for him! I have been lucky enough to stay home with Em and focus on building my Heritage Makers business. It has been so much fun and its nice feeling like I have a career path I'll be happy with for years to come! I've been designing custom books for a few clients and it feels good to have this creative outlet!

http://www.heritagemakers.com/index.cfm?CFID=8945&CFTOKEN=58666396

Last weekend Emmery got to go to his very first rodeo! We went up to the Preston Nights Rodeo with Sky's family and had a great time! He was so good through the rodeo even with all the loud noise!! After the rodeo was over we went over to the carnival. Sky and Shawn rode a few of the rides and me and Em walked around. Em was fascinated with all of the lights on the rides :)

Emmery LOVES sittin in his swing watching the mobile. We put on this cd we got from Vermont with guitar music on it and he is happy camper for hours!

1 Month Old!

2009-07-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe our little man is already a month old!! Where has the time gone!?! Emmery is doing WONDERFUL! He is growing like a weed!

4th of July

2009-07-08T11:34:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I know this is later, but HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! I hope you all had a wonderful safe holiday! Emmery and I went up to Gwanma's house for the 4th! We had such a wonderful time! My mom's best friend Teresa flew in for a few days to meet Emmery and it was great having her here! Craig set us up a tent in the backyard because I've been craving going camping, but we never did get around to sleeping in it! Thanks for setting it up for us anyway granpa! :) On Friday we attempted to watch the fireworks from my mom and Craig's back porch, but Em had different plans! He got hungry right when they started setting them off so we ended up in the bedroom feeding through most of them. Oh well, I'm sure he didn't mind :) Sky was in Seattle for a Major's tournament for softball over the weekend and had an amazing time!! They got to play ball with the big boys! :) On Thursday Emmery and I ran up to Preston to take a few pictures with Riley. Boy did we have fun!!! Here are a few of them!

Our beautiful boy!

2009-06-24T17:17:00.000-07:00

It feels so wonderful to be home! They finally released Emmery Saturday morning and we happily took him home! We have settled right in and love our little family! Bella has been so great with him and has seemed to welcome him easily. Today we went to the doctor and he got circumsized. He hasn't been a happy camper but I can't blame him one bit!! It was hard to watch and broke my heart hearing my little guy crying like that! But it should heal quick! Poor guy, he was a little trooper! Here are some cute new pics...

Happy Boy!

First doctor's appointment! He was such a good boy!

Welcome Emmery Michael Thomson!

2009-06-17T10:40:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to welcome our beautiful son! Emmery Michael Thomson was born June 13, 2009 at 3:05 a.m. weighing 7 lbs 10 oz and measuring 20". He is the most amazing little guy!!! We are still in the hospital because when he was born he had an infection and had to go down to the NICU the next day because he was having a hard time slowing his respiratory rate down and it was making it hard for him to eat. His blood sugars started to drop and they were worried about him getting dehydrated, so they brought him down for a bunch of tests. They did all sorts of tests and his lungs, heart, etc looked PERFECT, so they ran blood tests and such and concluded it was just an infection that he probaby caught from me during delivery. I came in with a fever while I was in labor and they ran antibiotics on me but he still caught it. So they are running him on a 5 day regim of antibiotics and we should be good to go Friday!! I cannot wait to go home and sleep in my own bed! I've been staying up here at the hospital day and night to establish breastfeeding. In the mean time, he is doing REALLY well! He is eating like a champ and finally starting to gain weight back (he dropped to 6 lbs 13 oz) but is now back up to 7 lbs 2 oz! Go my little man! :) He is one very happy, content, alert and tough little guy! He already holds his head up really well and on my gosh does he have some strong arms! We are so happy to have him and life is wonderful! We want to say thank you to all of our friends and family for all of the love and support!!! We appreciate it more than we can tell you!

Still waiting...

2009-06-10T10:53:00.000-07:00

Well we had a nice trip to Labor and Delivery this weekend. I was having contractions for about 5 hours consistently about 4-5 minutes apart lasting a minute, so we decided to go get checked out. They hooked me up to the monitors and watched me for a while. I wasn't dilating any further and only thinned to 85% effaced. So they sent us home after a while. Monday morning we went to our ultrasound. He weighs 6 lbs 14 oz and is absolutely perfect! Tuesday morning my dr stripped my membranes and boy was that NOT fun. I haven't felt the greatest since, but hopefully it gets things moving!!!!!! Until then, here's a cute pic :)

UPDATE!

2009-05-26T12:10:00.000-07:00

We have progress! I had my 37 week appointment this morning and good news! I'm already dilated to a 2+ and 70% effaced. She said that he is measuring 5cm bigger than our last appointment (significant difference) so she hopes he'll come soon! She ordered a growth ultrasound for June 8th if he isn't here by then to see exactly how big he is (he's measuring about 40 now and I'm 37... so he's lookin big) and if he is ginormous like his daddy was then she wants to induce me so that I can actually deliver him! HAHA! AHHHH! It's getting so close! So all those irritating contractions I've been having for weeks are actually good for somethin! :)

The end is near... thank goodness

2009-05-06T08:32:00.000-07:00

5 weeks left til Emmery's due date... we're praying he joins us a little sooner than that, but want him fully "cooked" :)
I have officially hit the "I'm so ready to be done being pregnant" phase. I can't quite explain the level of unattractiveness that my swollen finger, legs, feet and toes have reached. Its not pretty. My mom said something this morning that nailed it on the head... "I think it (pregnancy) was designed long enough for the baby to cook but just short enough before you contemplate murder." Ding ding ding! Everything is getting uncomfortable but I keep reminding myself that he is worth all of it!
I will try and post tonight pictures from our baby shower so you can see how spoiled our little guy is! :)

Maternity Photos

2009-04-23T10:02:00.000-07:00

Last weekend my wonderful friend Simone came and took some awesome maternity photos for me! It was so much fun and so crazy to see the belly like that! :)

More Pictures

2009-04-20T18:53:00.000-07:00

Week 31!

2009-04-17T11:07:00.000-07:00

I realized it has been a while since I've pasted a picture of the bump!! So here we go!

Good job Emmery!!

2009-04-14T13:33:00.000-07:00

So I had my 31 week appointment this morning (gasp, can you believe we'll only have 2 months left as of this Thursday!?)and everything looks WONDERFUL! Our little monkey finally turned head down! Thank goodness :) Hopefully he'll stay that way and quit freaking his mommy out that she is going to have a breach baby!

Last week I had to go get all of the fun testing done. The did the antibodies and gestational diabetes tests. I had to drink some icky drink that tasted like flat, old, orange soda, wait an hour then have 8 things of blood drawn. For those of you that know me well and know I HATE needles... this was not fun! But the nurse was VERY nice and gentle and talked to me the entire time to try and distract me :) I also had to get my Rogham shot cause I'm RH-. That wasn't as bad as I expected! They told me they would call me by Friday if anything came up on the tests that concerned them. I got a call that afternoon and was a little panicked to see my Dr.'s number on my phone! But they were calling to tell me that everything came back perfect on the tests and I was healthy as a horse! YEAH!!

Today Dr. Brown did measurements and Emmery is RIGHT ON SCHEDULE measuring exactly 31 1/2 weeks and about 3 lbs. She still thinks he'll be right about 7 pounds at birth. That I can handle!

This weekend is our baby shower and I cannot wait to see all my friends and family! We are so very blessed by all the people in our lives and it will be so fun to see them and catch up with everyone! I'll post pictures next week!

My silly husband!

2009-03-30T09:13:00.000-07:00

So last night I wake up to a strange sound. I look over and I realize that Skyler is pulling all this stuff off of his nightstand, clock, phone, etc. I ask him what he is doing, no response. He proceeds to pull the lamp off the nightstand and is yanking on the cord. I'm thinking what the heck!? So I ask him again, "Honey, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Again, no response. He looks over and kinda has this glazed over look and then lays down and puts the lamp on his stomach. I'm sitting there like "Hmm" then he sits, up, puts the lamp back on the table, lays down and zonks out.

Well this morning I am sitting at work and just got a phone call from Sky. He is laughing and asks "What the hell did I do last night?! I woke up at the alarm clock is on the floor, my phone is in Bella's bed and the lamp is unplugged." I burst out laughing hysterically! Apparently, he'd had a dream that someone was breaking into our home. He was trying to get the lap for protection... hahaha! I just can't believe he actually unplugged it and everything!

Valentine's Day

2009-03-20T12:30:00.000-07:00

Ok, so this is like a month late! But I'm so behind on catching up... Valentine's Day was WONDERFUL! Sky and I went to one our favorite restaurants, Flemings. We had a fantastic dinner and Sky got me gorgeous roses and the sweetest card! I have a great husband! I got him a couple's massage that we have yet to have time to go do, but we're looking forward to it sometime... :)

25 Week Belly!

2009-03-20T12:00:00.001-07:00

Oh my gosh! I'm 27 weeks today! Time is flying yet it feels like 3 months is an eternity! Emmery is doing WONDERFUL! He is one active little guy! I told Sky the other day that I thought I swallowed the Tazmanian Devil! He was just goin crazy! Of course he is still shy when anyone wants to feel... what a stinker. This pictures is at 25 weeks. Can you believe how big that belly is getting!? I go in the 31st for the fun Diabetes test. Not to worried! But I hear you have to drink some icky stuff! I'll also be getting my shot for RH-. Should be a fun appointment... NOT! :)

25 weeks!

2009-03-10T15:21:00.001-07:00

Weeks 25-28 (month 6): Eggplant

Let your spouse put an ear to your belly -- he might be able to pick up baby's heartbeat (no stethoscope required). Inside the womb, the formation of tiny capillaries is giving baby a healthy pink glow. Baby's also soaking up your antibodies, getting the immune system ready for life outside the womb. Eyes are forming, and baby will soon perfect the blink -- perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes.

Our little man!

2009-02-25T12:57:00.000-08:00

We went in Monday for our follow up ultrasound to see the other side of Emmery's heart and everything looks PERFECT! We got the best little picture of his profile and I can already tell he is going to be one adorable baby! I cannot wait to see him and hold him!
I am going to be 24 weeks on Friday and I can't believe how quickly it's going! I'll be 6 months! WOOOO! I am getting quite the belly and I LOVE IT! Its so fun watching it grow and knowing he's growing in there! He is one active little guy and kicks most of the day! But he is awesome and let's his mom sleep at night! Thank you buddy :) Here are some fun pictures!

Miss Mia and Billy Boy

2009-02-08T20:47:00.000-08:00

As I said earlier, my mom and Craig got two yorkie puppies and MAN ARE THEY FUN! We got them all last weekend while mom and Craig went to Mexico and we had so much fun with them! Bella loves having buddies to play with!

Update on the bump....

2009-02-08T20:41:00.000-08:00

There is definitely a baby in there! And in case you hadn't heard... we are having a boy!!! We found out on January 19th and we are so excited! I was honestly shocked though. I was 100% convinced that we were having a girl and it took me a bit to wrap my head around being a mommy to a boy. But I cannot wait to see my little guy! I have these little daydreams of seeing Sky and our little one playing catch and it just brings a smile to my face. Skyler is going to be an amazing daddy!!!

At our appointment everything looked perfect! You can even count all 10 fingers. I have ultrasound pics, but I have to go scan them and get them on a disk so I can post them, but I'm working on this don't you worry!

After our appointment, Sky and I took a trip to Babies R Us and picked out his very first outfit. It looks likes a little baseball jersey and hall "All Star" on it. So cute! Then we came home and Sky ordered two Boston Red Sox outfits for him. They are adorable!! He'll be one stylish dude at the ballpark this summer!

He has been so active lately and it is so much fun to feel! It has gone from little flutters to full on jabs! This Friday I felt consistent kicking for about 20 minutes and was loving it! I was just bummed that Sky wasn't here to feel him! Hopefully he will tonight!

We picked up our crib last Monday and we are going to be putting that together this weekend. I cannot wait to see it! I'll post pictures of it when we get it all up! Still looking for a mattress though. Man there are so many choices and reading all the reviews is difficult! But I think we may have found one that the vast majority agree is the safest and best for the baby.

Other than that, everything is going great! We go back to get another ultrasound on the 23rd and I cannot wait to see my little guy again.

Catch up!

2008-12-31T09:30:00.000-08:00

I'm so behind on blogging it's ridiculous. To catch up....

Things are going really well! Sky and I went to California for Christmas this year. It was wonderful to see everyone and so nice to be able to spend time with my dad, Sally, Jen, and Craig's fam! We took off Saturday morning at 4:00 a.m. and Sky drove us all the way to St. George, what a little trooper!! We stopped and picked out my mom's puppies (she got two adorable yorkies from a breeder down there) and at breakfast at this adorable little diner! Back in the truck and 6 hours later we were at Kathy and John's! THANK GOODNESS! We spent the 4 days in Bakersfield shopping, eating, relaxing, eating, hanging out with friends and family and did I mention eating?! I think we gained 20 pounds between the two of us! Christmas Eve we went to Pam and Carlos's house for dinner then headed up to Hanford to stay with my dad and Sal. We had so much fun up there! Finally got to teach Sky pitch! YEAH! We stayed up til like 12:30 playing Saturday night! Santa brought Baby's First Stocking with an adorable little bear, a blanket, I love my Mommy and I love my Daddy bibs, and a baby picture frame! We got two beautiful pieces of art for our home from dad and Sal and it was just a great time! Saturday we drove back to Bakersfield. Sky went golfing with the boys all day and then we had family pictures. After that we went to Uriccio's (my FAVORITE Italian restaurant) to celebrate Sky's birthday! Big 24! Then went home and opened presents! Next morning we were up at the crack of dawn to drive home. This is always the part that sucks. But we stopped back in St. George and picked up my mom's babies and had a fun time watching them. Bella is still very unsure of the little ones but hopefully she'll get over that soon!

In baby news, things are going really well! Definitely looking pregnant now and loving it! :) We go in next Wednesday for our 16 week appointment and we'll hopefully be able to see if our tiny one is a girl or boy! Cannot wait!

I'll post pictures soon! Promise!

So true

2008-12-16T09:12:00.000-08:00

I found this little personality test and thought it was really interesting! It's pretty dead on!

You Are An ISFJ

The Nurturer

You have a strong need to belong, and you very loyal.

A good listener, you excel at helping others in practical ways.

In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music.

You find it easy to be devoted to one person... a partner who you do special things for.

In love, you express your emotions through actions.

Taking care of someone is how you love them. And you do it well!

At work, you do well in a structured environment. You complete tasks well and on time.

You would make a good interior designer, chef, or child psychologist.

How you see yourself: Competent, dependable, and detail oriented

When other people don't get you, they see you as: Boring, dominant, and stuck in a rut

What's Your Personality Type?

Baby Thomson's First Picture!

2008-12-11T12:11:00.000-08:00

We had our first ultrasound yesterday and it was absolutely incredible! Our doctor was fantastic and I feel wonderful about her! She walked us through all the paperwork and told us about all the optional testing we can do. Then she did our ultrasound! The baby was perfect! Measured spot on and had a fast, strong heartbeat! We got a great picture and then Dr. Brown pushed around on my tummy and the baby started jumping around! It was so amazing to see our little one moving around! The baby even waved and we could see 5 little fingers. AMAZING! Our next appointment is January 7th and we will get to finally call our little peanut "he" or "she!"

First Appointment!

2008-12-10T08:35:00.000-08:00

So today Sky and I go in for our first appointment with our OB! We will finally get to see and hear our little peanut! I couldn't be more excited! I'm bouncing out of my seat and having a hard time staying focused at work! We go in at 1:15 and I'll be sure to let you all know how everything goes!
Love you all!
Chels

Exciting News!

2008-12-02T09:24:00.000-08:00

So for those of you that haven't heard, Skyler and I are excited to announce we'll be parents next summer! We found out in October and were ecstatic! I'm about 11 weeks right now. We go in for our first ultrasound December 10th and cannot wait to hear our little one's heartbeat!

The pregnancy so far has been exciting and exhausting. I've had terrible "morning" sickness that has wiped me out. But I'm hoping for a little relief when I get into the second trimester!

I'll try and keep this updated and I'll post pictures of our ultrasound when I get them!

Nicholas Sparks is amazing!

2008-10-17T09:45:00.000-07:00

I was so excited for Nicholas Sparks' new book to be released (I've been waiting months) and its finally here! I started it the other night and am about half way through and as usual, its amazing! He is such a talented writer and I'm always impressed at how engrossed I get in his novels! I highly recommend his work to anyone!

Halloween!

2008-10-16T15:06:00.000-07:00

The cutest witch in the world our the most adorable Squirt!

Riley and Conner!

2008-10-16T15:05:00.001-07:00

We have the most amazing niece and nephew!

Fall Time

2008-10-10T12:18:00.001-07:00

Fall has always been my favorite season and I'm sad to see how short it has been this year! Seems like we jumped straight from Summer to Winter. I'm not looking forward to the snow and freezing temperatures, but it will be fun to go snowmobiling, put more covers on our bed, cook yummy soups and catch up on some great new books! Its about this time of year that I wish we had a fireplace! :)

Our Wedding

2008-10-10T07:26:00.001-07:00

A few pictures from our wedding

2008-10-09T09:40:00.000-07:00

Our life right now...

2008-10-08T14:05:00.000-07:00

So this is what is goin on in our lives right now! Sky is doing real estate and property management for Utah R&I. It keeps him really busy and there's never a dull moment! :) Softball season is starting to wrap up. The last tournament of the season is the end of this month. It will be interesting to have that much free time back. This year has been a lot of fun for him! They went to World's with their Men's team. It was in Florida and they did pretty well! They got to meet some of the players in the Majors and one even took his sweaty jersey off, signed it and gave it to Sky! He was pretty stoked! They took in a Red Sox game while they were there and had a great time!!

I am currently working for ManagerPlus. It is a software development company here in Sandy. I work with some great people and its been fun getting to know them! I started my own business with Arbonne International in July and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! It has been by far the best career decision! I cannot wait until I'm doing it full time and working from home! Last month was so wonderful, I made first step District and that was huge for me! I cannot wait to see where I am in a few months.
Other than that, life as usual! We work, we play, we have a great time!

Welcome to blogging!

2008-10-08T13:20:00.000-07:00

Ok, this is my first time blogging, so bare with me! :) I'm sure it will take me a while to figure out, but I figured I better start getting the hang of it now!! SO, Here we go!