common sense

Okay, I NEVER watch daytime TV. So why (Oh, Why??) did I catch the follow up on Oprah today about a show she did Monday on cell phones and car accidents. It was horrible. I am never texting in the car again. I know that sounds like common sense, but you know you've done it, too. Check out a 15 minute recap of the episode that will now be starring in my nightmares and put your phone away when you get in the car.

pink

The poll was close, but it's official. It's a girl!!

you're welcome, posterity

Must. Record. This. Adorableness.

The other day Avery put on some of her new princess dress up clothes, turned to me, and said "Mommy! I getting married!!" I laughed (and died a little inside, too. Dear Avery, please never grow up. Love, Mommy) and when I asked her who she was marrying, she thought about it for a minute and then said, "I marrying the merry-go-round!"

Last night Avery awoke crying in the middle of the night (I slept through it, but apparently it was the screaming-at-the-top-of-your-lungs-because-there-is-an-axe-murderer-in-your-room kind of crying), so K ran in there and gave her hugs and asked her what was wrong. When she caught her breath she said, "I see scary tiger." He got her calmed down and put back to sleep. This morning, oblivious to the hysterics last night, I went to get her out of bed, the first thing she did was to look up at the ceiling in her room and say, "Oh, there's no more scary tiger balloon!!" rather joyously. Must have been some nightmare!

I. Love. This. Kid.

dj lance rock

ahh Yo Gabba Gabba has taught us many a wonderful thing. My favorite? How to make a funny face, which Avery demands I watch her do about 8 times a day. Not that I mind watching it. Even that crazy face is cute on her. Thanks DJ Lance!

fiasco

Really, NBC, really? You are dumping Conan O'Brien to try to salvage your crap ratings and please Leno fans, whoever they are? What are you going to do next, try to bring back ER by doing a pathetic spin-off, ER: Med School like ABC has with Scrubs? Are you going to try to get Tina Fey to produce a musical series a la Glee about Lorne Michael's home life? This is absoultely pathetic and going to back fire. You made the decision six years ago to replace Jay with Conan. Why don't you grow a pair and give Conan a chance?

hit the polls

Check out the poll on the left side of our blog. We are finding out the sex of the soon-to-be newest member of our family on January 20th and we want to know what you think we're having!! Klayton is convinced it's a boy. Me? Not so much. You never know!

I can't help but compare this pregnancy to my first and wonder how this one will turn out. With Avery at this point I had no idea that I was going to skip my entire third trimester, spending almost all of that time living in the Ronald McDonald house in SLC while my baby was in the NICU. *Pic of Avery's first day home. She was about 4 pounds (a huge improvement from 2 pounds at birth), on oxygen and an oximeter, and she was (and is) absolutely perfect.*Although I am really intimidated by the idea of a super uncomfortable third tri and going into labor and all of that stuff (Hey, you would be too! I'm already a mom and everyone expects you to be a pro by kid #2- I have no idea what any of that stuff is like and it's scary!), I really really really really really hope I get the chance to experience it all. The doc has given me about a 30% chance of repeating the whole preeclampsia, early delivery mess, so we'll see, but I'm taking really good care of myself and trying to get lots of extra rest and pretty much just be a big baby about this pregnancy to give this baby the best chance of going to term. After all, Avery is the biggest miracle I have ever witnessed, and how many of those can a girl expect to experience in one lifetime!? Thanks for your well-wishes and prayers and let the voting begin!

christmas eve/morning

I didn't take a lot of pictures of our little family Christmas, but here's the best of what I got. We opened Christmas PJs and decorated cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve, and on Christmas morning we opened presents and had German pancakes and just enjoyed our time together. It was quiet and lovely. I couldn't be more blessed. I love these two so much.
On Christmas afternoon (after K went to work) Av and I went to Rexburg and had dinner with K's family (love them too) and that evening we were visited by Nathan and Ashley (love them as well). Hope everyone had a nice Christmas filled with loved-ones and happiness as well. xo

holiday. celebrate.

Avery, Rocky and I drove down to Las Vegas the day after Christmas to spend some time with my family there. K had to work ridiculous hours all through Christmas and New Years, so we decided to ditch him. Sorry again, love!

Mallory and Josh were in town from England and my two younger brothers were home, and Adam and K came just after New Years for more fun. It was awesome to have the whole family together in one place!! Who knows when it will happen again. We took advantage and Mallory (the photographer extraordinaire) took a family picture. I can't wait to see it!

We had an amazing time. Before K came we went to Disneyland and saw a bunch of family and saw friends and relaxed and went to the park with the dogs (Avery took lots of advantage of the 65 degree weather. Why do we live in this snow-covered, below-freezing mess???) When Adam and K arrived, we had Christmas morning at 11pm on the Sunday after New Years (so crazy and fun) and we saw more friends, went to The Tournament of Kings with Mallory and Josh, K got in a motorcycle accident, our car broke down, we got stranded, and Mallory and Josh had to drive the 10 hour drive home with us and then take my mom's car back to Vegas the next day (they are my heroes!!) haha. Okay, that last stuff wasn't fun at all, but it was still a great trip.

We are really glad to be home, but I miss my family already!