Facts.....

Here are just some interesting facts that I wanted to share :)

Based on several statistical sources these are your odds of dying from accidental occurrences over the course of your lifetime -

The odds of:

    * dying on a roller coaster: 1 in 300,000,000

    * dying from a shark attack: 1 in 300,000,000

    * dying from a dog bite: 1 in 20,000,000

    * dying in an airplane crash: 1 in 9,200,000

    * dying from food poisoning: 1 in 3,000,000

    * dying skydiving roughly: 1 in 100,000

    * dying in a tornado: 1 in 60,000

    * dying in a drowning: 1 in 1,100

Your odds of dying in a car crash, over the span of your entire life at any age 

     are somewhere between 1 and 50 and 1 and 100. 

 Why put your children at a higher risk to become one of these statistics, follow not only the recommendations and guidelines, but the law as well. Keep your children safe and properly buckled in the proper restraints. It kills me to see babies forward facing when under 2 years old and at the minimum weight to be forward facing, When I see a toddler in a booster seat even at the minimum weight and when I see a child without a booster seat when they are under the age of 8. 

 You hear excuse after excuse why parents don't follow or only follow to the minimum....

*My child gets car sick facing backwards

*My child's legs are too long to rear face

*I can't see my child

*My car is just too small to rear face

*My baby is chunky so they can forward face

and those are just a few excuses I have heard! The key word though EXCUSES!!

This is something I am so passionate about and something I will continue to share with everyone whether some hate it, appreciate it or think I am annoying for preaching it. I wont say I am perfect because I had no idea about this stuff when Rylee was a baby. I was told all of this and couldn't believe I had turned my child forward facing at 10 months because I had a chubby baby and she had hit the minimum weight to be forward facing. There is no reason to make those odds higher for your child all because of stupid excuses! Parents, myself included, are so worried about a fall and are quick to jump to their rescue or always telling their kids "That can hurt you, don't do that." Why with something we have such control over that we don't do EVERYTHING we can to prevent those odds from raising when in a car?

Sad to see the weekend go..

This weekend just seemed perfect! Going into the weekend was great and the ending was great. Friday I was given the chance to be able to literally have the whole house to myself. Aaron went to work and Rylee's grandma wanted a play date, so I was left to my bed ALL day! I got out to relax in the tub and to make food, then I was right back in bed with my movies and Zzz till about 8pm when everyone got home. I still need to learn how to fully enjoy my "me" time. If I was given the option to get Rylee back earlier I probably would have taken it. I missed her like crazy! I am so meant to be a Mom and be surrounded with kids cause that is when I'm the happiest and content. I'm used to having a house full and I truly enjoy the wild and crazy drama filled kids around me.
Saturday my Mom wanted a sleepover with Rylee so we went out to her house played around for a bit and then Aaron and I went on a movie date and saw The Lucky One. Movie was ok and the book was 100 times better. I do love me some Zac Efron though:)
Sunday we woke up early and headed back out to my moms. We decided since Rylee had been begging to go fishing we would stay out there and fish. Rylee was hilarious catching these perch! My little Tom boy wanted to hold every fish she caught. Her face and reaction was priceless every time her bobber went under the water. We will for sure be doing more fishing trips this summer! So pretty much overall this weekend was perfect! I'm excited for this week to come and go cause my mom, Rylee and I are heading to St George for Mothers Day Weekend. Now time to end it cuddled up with my family on the couch:)

Just some ramble:)

I officially feel like I am in the 3rd trimester.... Its pretty funny how the 1st trimester you feel tired, sick and just plain lazy to the 2nd trimester feeling amazing and then back to feeling exhausted the 3rd trimester.
I finally got my sleep back and have been sleeping amazing at night for the last few nights and I wake up feeling so rested. By the time I am done getting ready for the day I want to go back to bed! I have had all these plans to deep clean my house yet I can't seem to get the energy to do so. Its actually pretty funny! If I didn't have Aaron around to clean the house it would look like 10 tornado's hit it!! This man has seriously helped me so much during this pregnancy! He came home with lavender bubble bath for me to use at night to help me sleep, gives me foot massages EVERY night and has been more than willing to help with whatever he can around the house. Not to mention I got a week off of cooking dinner because he decided he wanted to cook. He is a good good man!

So last summer Aaron started a big project in the backyard, he decided he wanted to build a gym. One of the main reasons is he is so tall that when he would do P90x or Insanity the poor kid would hit the ceiling.(no vaulted ceilings here) Pretty much he worked on it a little bit then ended up starting the police academy and had zero time to do anything, but focus on that. He has finally decided to try and get some more of it done and has started on it this week. All we need is the roof and floor done with a few odds and ends then of course put the stuff in it. We have all the workout stuff just need to get it finished to put it all in there. I can't explain to you how excited I am to get it all finished and have a place to workout in when this baby comes!

Where the gym has been at for almost a year. ha ha

Another thing I am really looking forward to is SWIMMING!! We bought a Seven Peaks season pass this year for all of us and I can't wait for it to open. I told Aaron I will be there every weekend up until this baby is born and then after 2 weeks of baby being born I will be up there every weekend until it closes! That's one thing I love about the sun, I can get zero sleep and go outside, soak up some rays and feel so rejuvenated! I guess for me that is a bonus for having a baby in the summer. I am taking full advantage of summer this year!

Rylee is loving my lipstick these days! If she sees me wearing it she has to put it on too and then she has to make sure she kisses everything in the house! Poor Aaron got attacked by her red lips the other day and had kiss marks all over him. The funny part was he forgot he had them all over by the time we were going out and he was so confused by why he was getting all these funny looks:) It was pretty hilarious! Last night I hear Rylee in the bathroom and she comes walking out with red lips. I was terrified to walk into the bathroom, but when I did I found my lipstick neatly put back in place without a mess at all!! Not only that for a 3 year old she had it put on her lips pretty dang well!

It's official....

Well I am finally at that point where I can no longer sleep! I wish it had to do with my body not wanting to sleep, but its not. First pregnancy I broke my rib and it seems to be causing me issues again!! Not because it is broken, but honestly I think it is because I am carrying so high, plus have these ginormous boobs right on them! I seriously wish lipo was available for pregnant women that have boobs that are out of control ;) I feel like I have tried everything. We even moved my side of the bed up against the wall just so I could lean up against it and surround my self with pillows. It worked for the first night, but that was obviously short lived. Pretty much all I can do is sleep on my back. Which I honestly love, but all night that turns into a major back problem. I just want my ribs to be back to normal. If anyone has a temper pedic that they want to let me borrow please don't hesitate to offer it! Haha!!

I know I know I should't complain because I get this amazing gift with only a couple more months of this lame thing, but still I think its my given right to have some complaints during pregnancy! There is a lot about pregnancy I LOVE,but as any woman there is going to be something or at least one thing they wish they didn't have during pregnancy. In my case its my size E boobs, ribs, and morning sickness:) If someone says there is nothing they hate while being pregnant they lie!!:)

On a lighter note Rylee was having issues sleeping last night and Aaron was gone so she came in my bed and      we literally stayed up till 1:15 just cuddled up watching cartoons. I loved every min of it!! Most kids when they get older they hate to cuddle, but not Rylee. If she had it her way she would allow us to still rock her to sleep. I love it when she comes in my room and says, "You wanna cuddle." How could you say no to that? I don't ever want that to change, but my guess when she gets older it wont happen anymore, so I will take advantage of it now:)

Heart melting!!

I have to blog about mine and Rylees conversation today.... Rylee comes out of her room and says, "Mom my sister comes out today?"
Me: No not yet about 2 1/2 more months
Rylee: This sure is taking long!
Me: I know, but she has to grow big and strong in mommy's belly so she will be healthy when she is ready to come out.
Rylee: I'm just so happy I have a little sister Mom!
Me: I'm happy you are going to have a sister.
Rylee: I'm going to cry
Me: Why baby girl?
Rylee: Because I am so happy I will cry!

Seriously love hearing how happy Rylee is about a sister. Half of our conversations during the day are about how excited she is. After our conversation I got on baby center and showed her the picture of a baby in my belly at 29 weeks and she literally believes that is a picture of her sister in my belly. Took my phone into her room and was talking to this picture showing her sister her new bed. My heart was melting the whole time! It was one of those happy tear jerking moments. I am crazy about my sweet Rylee and she makes the excitement of adding another family member even better!

Feeling good!!

All of this warm weather we have been having has been so fabulous! I'm a little happy that the rain is coming in just so it can keep me out of the sun for a few days. One of my main self conscious issues I had was being so dang white! I don't have that pretty white skin and with my dark hair I look like I just walked off the set of twilight! OK maybe I am over exaggerating, but I still feel that way. So pretty much Aaron, Rylee and I have spent all our time outside soaking up the sun. Being next to Aaron though I still look so white only cause him and Rylee have the most beautiful olive skin tone and can literally be outside for 30 mins and look like they have been on a tropical vacation. Not to mention when Rylee goes outside she ALWAYS is wearing SPF 50 and still gets that amazing tan. Rylee looked at me the other day and says, "Mom you have a Princess Tiana tan." It was the sweetest thing ever!( I'm for sure not that tan) Its funny how a 3 year old words can boost your self esteem.
My sweet cravings has finally kicked in for me! The last trimester of my pregnancy with Rylee all I wanted/ate was candy. This time its not so much candy, but I want that sweet flavor of things. Syrup is probably my main one! In the mornings if Aaron sees me make my waffles he will always ask if I want waffles with my syrup and butter. Its really pretty funny only cause its true! I drench my waffles in syrup and if I am having one of my sweet tooth's that where I go. Yesterday Aaron took us to Jamba Juice and normally I would just get a normal fruit Jamba, but I saw the peanut butter moo'd I was all over that! All I can say was I was in heaven and was  finally able to finish a Jamba all by myself. Probably something only a pregnant girl would understand.
I am getting so jealous of the girls that have their sweet little angels already in their arms or that are so close to their due date. I am trying to be patient, but the closer I get the harder it gets! I just try to tell myself that just cause I am getting close to my due date that doesn't mean I will have her in 10 or 11 weeks. If its anything thing like Rylee I will be stuck being dilated to a 4 for a month and still having to be induced after going a week over my due date. Plus I still have stuff I need to get, clothes I need to wash and a few more things done to her little bed area. So patience please come to me:)

Fun Zoo trip

Her eyes make me melt!

My little rat dog loved the pool and sun also!

Oh Jeez!!!!

Aaron and I were talking last night at dinner and we brought up the baby. We discussed that 2 1/2 months and 77 days still seem pretty far away, but 11 to 10 weeks away seems so close!! I started to freak out! We have pretty much everything we need except a name. I always said I wanted to wait to see her till I give her a name, but now its kind of stressing me out. I don't know why this time around is so hard! With Rylee is was so easy, I had her name picked out way before she was born. Although I can't even remember how I picked the name Rylee. Once the name was picked the spelling came right to me. A little while back we asked Rylee if she liked Rian and ever since then she has called her baby sister Rian. I have always loved the name "Ryan" for a a girl spelled a feminine way. My problem is there are so many different girl spellings for this name, I have no idea how to spell it. Aaron really likes the spelling RIAN and my mother likes the spelling RYANN. Of course me I am so stuck!! I love them both! Rian just seems so unique and girly and I love Ryann because we keep the "RY" to match Rylee's name. I worry with Rian that people are going to get dyslexic on us an call her Rain and with Ryann I am afraid people are going to call her Ry-Ann. OK my reason for this blog is..................

HELP ME!!!!!

I need and want some help on spelling. So please please share your favorite way on spelling her name, It will help me lots and lots and I would greatly appreciate it.

Should it be....

*Rian?

*Ryann?