My heart is melting right now!

As I am folding and putting away some of the baby stuff Rylee is pulling out the blankets, boppy, bibs, wipes and diapers. As she is doing this I am trying to get pictures of her playing Mommy without her noticing I'm taking them. She tells me "They have poopy diapers so she has to change them." or when she is burping them with the burp cloths she says, "oops she threw up better wash it." and then puts it in her fake washer! My favorite though is watching her lay them down for nap time, turn off the lights and before she shuts the door she will blow them a kiss. My heart is so huge yet melting watching her play Mommy! She is so gentle and loving. I can't wait till our little one makes her big entrance into this world to meet her amazing big sister!!:)

Worst possible time!!

As I am getting ready to walk in to the hospital for my 37 week check up, I roll my stinking ankle! I literally slipped off an 8inch or so curb right on my ankle. Rylee went flying along with my phone. I was so worried about Rylee and Rylee was so worried about me. Not to mention this was my first time going to an appointment by myself. After realizing Rylee was ok the pain hit! I honestly thought it was broken. This poor lady was trying to help me but my hormonal attitude kicked in when she told me to stand up. I pretty much freaked out at her and said "who tells a pregnant woman that just possibly broke her ankle to stand up." Yes I feel bad but seriously who asks that?! I suck it up walk all the way to my appointment, they check baby to make sure she is good. I refused to go in about my ankle, it hadn't even started swelling yet so I just went home. Then the swelling hit along with even more pain. Ended up getting it checked and a sprain is all it is. Thank God!!!! I won't lie sprains hurt SO bad!!! So this is what I'll be doing for the next couple of days till in heals....hopefully in time for the baby to come. Sprained ankle plus labor not a good mix:/

36 weeks!!

Ahhh last time I said this whole pregnancy was going by really fast, but recently it has been going by so slow!! I still have 4 weeks to go, which really isn't too far away. By 37 weeks this baby is in the clear to come at anytime and as much as I say I am done I keep reminding myself that really if she isn't ready and fully healthy at 37 she better stay in and keep cooking! I would rather go a week later than 40 weeks than her coming and being put in the NICU. The only think I want to try and avoid is being induced so everyone keep your fingers crossed for me:)

I have been so so tired this trimester and I think it's because the insomnia has finally kicked in. I never thought that my body could go on about 3 days with only 8 hours of sleep! I'm not much of a pill taker and never have been, even when a headache comes on it has to be so bad that I can't function for me to even consider taking a pill. I'm more of a water girl and think water will cure anything:) So Aaron suggested to me to try Tylenol PM to help me catch up with sleep, I caved and was so glad I did! For 3 days I probably slept until 10am, woke up to eat and then went right back to sleep till about 1. It was amazing and glad I was able to do that. Finally caught up and after those couple of days taking them it was like it gave my sleep a jump start and now I have been able to sleep like my normal self again without it. Other than that and my normal rib pain and pressure this pregnancy has been pretty easy, even if I have done some complaining:) I have been told the last couple days that I have dropped, but honestly if I hear that all I say is "if you say so." I don't feel like I have nor do I look like it to me in my eyes. My weight will definitly be more this time around, but not by much and honestly you would never think that I have gained as much as I have so thats a bonus! Ok enough about pregnancy:)


We have done a lot of swimming lately and has been so nice to be able to get in a pool with this hot weather! I was really worried about getting the pass of all passes only because I knew it would be crazy busy! It has been busy, but honestly it hasn't been so bad. Aaron and I love our passes and from the looks of it Rylee does too!! You can already tell Rylee has been enjoying the summer so far because of her skin color. That girl tans so good!! I will literally put 2 different kinds of sunscreen on her and keep reapplying it and she still gets a killer tan. I guess that is what happens when you end up with Aarons skin tone.

The last for awhile..

Well I think it's time to call it quits for a while on my big craft projects around the house. I can't seem to get myself into nesting mode this pregnancy and my guess would be because of all my crafting ideas that I seem to keep coming up with. Seeing as I only have 7 weeks left (give or take) I better force myself into nesting mode so I don't feel too crazy unorganized when the baby comes. I still have so many little odds and ends to get! I decided against a baby shower this time around so its up to Aaron and I to get all of what is left to get.
I had my doctors appointment today and it probably was one of the most annoying appointments I have ever had! We literally waited in the room for the doctor (not my original doctor) for an hour and then the appointment lasted about 5 mins. Not to mention this guy doctor was such a goober!! He was so awkward and weird it made me grateful that I have always stuck to girl doctors. I think the longest my appointments have ever been are 30 mins max. On a good note though I am on track with weight gain. I have only gained 2 pounds since my last visit and I am measuring EXACTLY 33 weeks. I guess that means Aaron and I were right on with the day I thought I was ovulating ;) I wont lie I am ready for this little one to get her!!

So my latest craft project was a headboard. We only decided to do a headboard because we got a cal.king bed and our headboard that we had was for a queen. It was so much work, but it turned out even better than I hoped! I got the idea off of pinterest and I was looking all over KSL for weathered wood, but everytime someone had weathered wood it was awful looking! So Aaron came up with a brilliant idea of taking down a section of our own fence and replacing it with new wood. The new wood was about $23 dollars so of course I was all for that as long as my mother was ok with it also seeing as it is her fence:) The plan was to have only the weathered wood, but after deciding a realizing that slivers could cause us to have a very unpleasant nights rest we went ahead and upholstered the bottom half and just sealed the top so it would help with the slivers. I am so happy with how it turned out! It was a lot of work, but well worth it! Of course if you get a new bed and headboard you have to get a new bedspread:) If you know me you know I love new bedspreads and I buy them often! This time I went out of my comfort zone and got a white bedspread. I was a little worried about it getting really dirty but its nothing bleach cant fix. Not only am I crazy about bedspreads, I am crazy and picky about my sheets!! 300 thread count is not allowed on my bed!!! I hate scratchy sheets and after I discovered 1500 thread count egyptian cotton I will never never never go back! I love these sheets and had to get more to fit my bed. So pretty much my bed is solid white and I LOVE it! I also made some extra decorative pillows to go with it that I put saying on them along with the date Aaron and I got married. It turned out perfect in my eyes and I love getting into it every night:)

The insparation

The finishing product of mine:)

And the pillows:)

8 weeks to go!!

Oh my goodness, 8 weeks seems so soon! Not mention that is all the way to 40 weeks. Who knows if I will go early or not. As excited as I am to meet this little girl and how not excited I am to keep getting bigger or more uncomfortable, I think this little one needs to stay in until she is fully cooked!! I need me a 7 plus pound baby and if she isn't by 37-38 weeks she needs to stay in a cook more. Its funny how your second pregnancy is so different than your first. Not just symptoms and what not, but your feelings towards things. For me with Rylee I was more just excited to know the sex at 20 weeks, but your second you could almost careless what the sex was and you are more worried and concerned that they have all their fingers and toes. With Rylee I was so into getting induced and wanted nothing more to have her come earlier than 40 weeks and then this one letting her come when she is ready without having to be induced is so important to me. That's at least how it has been for me:)
The past month or so I have felt very uncomfortable with my pregnant self! Was feeling fat, bloated, and was just very critical of how I looked. I definitely shed a tear or two, but for some reason the last week or so I have felt wonderful about it! I have the confidence back that I lost even though I am still gaining weight like crazy! I would hate to go to the doctor and step on that scale,but then I came to realize I was for sure under weight when I started this pregnancy journey so that meaning I am going to gain a little more weight than I expected. I started out at about 108lbs and as of last week I am at about 140lbs! Crazy difference but I am also excited that I have gained that only because if you know me I have always had a problem gaining weight and it is something I have struggled with for years. Yes just as over weight people have a problem with losing weight there are skinny girls that have had a problem with gaining. Its just as mean for a skinny person to call an over weight person fat or chubby just as it is for a someone to call a skinny girl too skinny. I have always hated being too skinny and as funny as this is I am scared to lose ALL of this weight. I gained 35 pounds with Rylee and by the time she was about 3 or 4 months old I had lost all the 35 pounds by literally doing nothing and I was right back to where I started,being too skinny. This time I have a different plan, i want to only go down to about 120lbs and no longer have that "Ethiopian" look. I want the tone and the shape that I have never had before. Its going to be hard, but I know I can do it! So that is my goal and I really hope to accomplish it:)
As for my pregnancy symptoms this month I have gone back to feeling very tired and will lay down with Rylee everyday and nap for about 3 hours. My back kills me at times, but not because I have a basketball in front of me but because I have bigger boobs than I can handle and to think they will go up another cup size when my milk comes in! I go through these sleepless nights and then all of a sudden I sleep like a baby. My cravings are changing a little bit from veggies to junk food. I have discovered mounds ice cream bars and they are the most  delicious things ever!! I still love my healthy food though, but junk food is definitely making its way back into my life. I get awful gallbladder attacks with this pregnancy, She kicks me like she is trying to get out and loves to hang out under my ribs. As awful as those can feel at times I LOVE them and wouldn't trade that feeling for the world!

Zzzz!!!

I don't get it! I can't sleep past 9 even if I tried, but Rylee sure can. Its 11:50 and still passed out! I'm not sure if I should feel blessed or not that I have a child that REALLY loves her sleep. The funny thing is she actually went to bed last night at a decent time and still sleeps in till noon. She has been like this since she was 2 weeks old and my guess would be she gets it from her Dad. I have heard some pretty funny stories from his Mom about how he  hated mornings and all he wanted to do was sleep. Even with her naps they aren't these little hour naps they are normally about 3 or more hours. I almost hope it stays like this especially for when the new baby comes to get me in the flow of things. Who knows though I could end up with 2 kids that love their sleep, but I wont count on it:)

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?