Christmas Dress!

Jordan wore her chrismas dress for family pictures the other day. She looked so cute. She is now sitting up and loves her high chair (thanks Auntie Ivie for handing it down) She still loves her toys, all of them. Although her nana gave her a monkey toy early as a christmas present and everytime the monkey talks her lip pouts and she starts to cry. We are going to keep trying it though maybe by christmas she will decide she likes it. We are excited to spend christmas in mackay this year, hopefully the weather makes the drive good. I love this time of year.

5 Months old!

Wow time flies! Its already December and everyday I am reminded of how time moves so quickly, Jordan is growing like a weed. She is up to almost 16lbs and 26inches long. She is in the 75th percentile against other babies her age. She is rolling over and can sit up for short periods of time. She started eating solid foods this last week. Her doctor wanted me to wait until she was 6 months old because of her tummy issues but she has been showing a lot of interest in real food so I went out on my own whim and started her on cereal and vegi's.

I started a new job at the first of the month with a credit union. So far I love it. It is so nice working close to home and being able to be home with Jordan more. It is almost stress free, so that makes life nice in the evenings.

We are getting excited for the holiday season and Jordan enjoy's looking at the tree. I took her to see santa and she liked that too. I think she is taking after her mama when it comes to Christmas! We get to spend christmas in Mackay this year and we are very excited for that.

Jordan is so excited to see her grammy!

Three months!

Wow we have been so busy! I started volleyball, started back to work, and got not one but two new sister in laws in september. Devin got married to Kiley, and Brian (James' brother) married Carolyn. It was so nice to be with family. The other 2 weekends were spent at volleyball tournaments. Jordan is already a gym rat. She loves the gym, the girls, and the noise! My volleyball team is 10-1. I love it. Jordan loves her babysitter and is getting use to our crazy life style. She giggles at everything now and I love spending every extra minute with her. (even the middle of the night minutes!) Three more weeks of volleyball and "maybe" our lives will settle down a little bit.

7 weeks

Jordan is already 7 weeks old. It went by way too fast. I had to go back to work last week. It was so hard. At least I only have to work part time. We had a tuff week, I had to go back to work, she was still screaming in pain everytime she ate, and I felt so bad for our babysitter and for Jordan. But after several tests, a trip to St. Lukes and lots of prayers we were able to figure out that not only is she allergic to milk but also soy. Both were causing her abdominal pain and her face was broke out in a rash. After taking her off both and putting her back on Breast milk only she is finally feeling good again. We did find a formula for babies with milk and Soy allergies, she is taking it now with no problems. (of course it is $30 for a 14oz can...ouch) She is such a good baby when she is feeling good. She has even slept through the night a couple of times! She is smiling and loves to "talk"! James and I are enjoying every minute with her.

I love redfish

We love going to Redfish Lake every year. This year we thought about staying home because camping with a one month old seemed crazy but we made it work. Jordan did great, we did get a motel one of the three nights but she loved camping! It was so fun having all of the family there and just relaxing. James learned to surf behind mikes boat and is trying to figure out how he can surf behind our boat. I am excited to take Jordan next year when she will be big enough to enjoy the beach and the water.

Fatherhood 101!

* What do you do when mom is in the shower and Jordan decides she is hungry?

You give her the next best thing!

Jordan loves her daddy. We took her fishing for her first trip out. Well we stayed on the shore while dad fished. But she loved being outside.

She's HERE!

Sorry it has taken me so long to blog...July 2nd we brought Jordan Renee into the world. It was such an awesome and overwhelming day. James and I went into the Birthing Center at 8:oo. I was given my first dose of antibiotics for group strep B. Then we went to breakfast. I had been having contractions for 2 days but nothing was progressing. We came back and got the 2nd dose of antibiotics and at 12:30 my doctor stoped by and broke my water. My contractions got a lot harder and more consistant. At 3:10 I was dialated to a 7 and started to wonder what I was thinking trying to do this with out any meds. But 4 short minutes later I was at a 10. My doctor had to run over its a good thing her office is only across the parking lot! At 3:34 Jordan Renee was here and both James and I were completly overwhelmed. She is a absolutly perfect and such a joy to have in out lives. It was so great to have both of our families there shortly after she was born. We are so Blessed!

Happy Fathers DAY!

Happy Fathers Day dad. Thanks for being such a great dad, who never missed anything that we were involved in. Thank you for always suporting my in whatever I decided to do! We love you LOTS!

Happy Fathers day to my Father in Law! I really lucked out on in laws. Lonnie is such a great guy and it is so nice to feel like you are instantly just part of his family. He would give you the the shirt off his back and never think twice about it. Thanks for all you do. WE love you!

And Happy Fathers Day James! Only 12 more days to go and you'll be an official DAD! Thank you for all that you do...including listen to me whine the last few weeks! You will be a great dad and I can't wait to see you in action, with our little girl. Love YOU!

BABY Countdown.....

I had a 2nd baby shower this weekend with friends and family from Fruitland. Again we got some great stuff. I finally feel like we are ready to get her here...well in 4 weeks! We had great food and it was fun to have everyone together.

James' 4 day weekend!

James had four days off over memorial day weekend, he played the entire weekend. Friday night him and Tommy took Thomas and his 2 friends to WWE RAW! James isn't a huge fan of wrestling but Tommy didn't want to go alone with the kids so James went too. They all loved it.

They guys also went fishing friday morning and saturday. They caught 815 crappie! In two days! They learned a great lesson however...if you catch 815 fish...you have to CLEAN 815 fish! They were cleaning and cutting fish for almost 4 hours on saturday night. So we are planning a big fish fry later this summer. EVERYONE we know is invited! He also managed to take a half of day to golf over the weekend!

Baby Shower

Sorry it took me almost a week to post this...I've been too busy. Ivie, Lindsey, and McKinzie threw me a baby show last weekend when all of my family was in town. It was so nice to have everyone here. I got a lot of great stuff for our little girl.

I'll post some pictures of the adorable cradle Lindsey made. Ivie made the super cute Diaper cake. Everything turned out so great. Thanks everyone. I can't wait for her to get here!

abc's of me

You've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with the ABC's of YOU. At the end, choose 26 people to be tagged. You have to tag me so really you just need 25 more people. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you - but not in a creepy stalker kind of way.
A - Age: 28
B - Best coffee: cake
C - Chore you hate: cleaning the bathroom
D- Dog's name: Rotti and Sadie
E- Essential start to your day: Morning News (that makes me feel old)
F - Favorite color: Pink
G - Gift you love getting: Anything that is a surprise
H - Height: 5'10
I - Instruments you wish you play: Tuba.
J - Job title: Financial Planner/prego house wife
K - Kid(s): One on the way
L - Last CD listened to: Killers
M- Most memorable Christmas present: there is too many
N - Nicknames: Jarvis, Mama
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: None for me, I stayed the night with Ivie when Baylee was born. (the nurses kept refering to me as her "partner")
P - Pet Peeve: Alarm Clocks, I'll get up when I am not tired anymore
Q - Quote from a movie: Um I am a pretty big deal-anchorman
R - Right or left handed: Right.
S - Siblings: 1 Sister 3 brothers
T - Time you wake up: 6:30 with James
U- Ultimate vacation destination: Some super warm island
V - Vegetable you dislike: Beets
W - Ways you run late: I hate to be late
X - X-rays you've had: Wrist, ultrasound and teeth
Y - Yummy food you make: I make a mean meatloaf!
Z - Zoo favorite animal: the monkeys!

7 months!

Well we are up to 7 months! She is really growing and I am starting to look and feel prego! Its fun though. She is measuring a week early so we may be moving the due date up...So far I have gained -9 lbs. I lost 10 lbs when I was so sick in the first trimester and I thought for sure I had caught back up this month but at my last visit I had only gained 1lb. But the doctor isnt worried anymore because she is measuring big! We got the nursery painted. I am still trying to decide on window treatments and looking for a new celing fan. But I am hoping to have all of that done soon.

DEALS, DEALS, DEALS

I have become slighly obsessed with coupons lately, I love saving money and I didn't realize until recently how much money a person could save with coupons. Today I bought 8 cans of Pringles, 4 tubes of toothpast, palmolive, acid control (for my never ending heart burn, 2 air wick plug-ins, a box of cakesters, and a box of wildflower seeds.....all for a grad total of $5.53! I also got a $1 off my next visit.

Tommy and the Dreamers!

James and Chad are members of the Elks Foundation (mostly old men). They had a Chili feed on saturday night so we all decided to go and support Karen's chili. Well we didn't know that the guys were going to provide the entertainment! So James, Chad, Tommy and Lonnie (James' dad) formed a new group "Tommy and the Dreamers" Here is a couple clips of the the great performance lol! Many of the members have hearing aids, they were happy to turn down!

23+ weeks

Okay here is my first prego post! Hopefully I am better at taking pictures of the actual baby when she gets here, but I dont think to take pics of myself. So here it is..

Lindsey found the hottest new fashion at target. I love target but I would really like to ask someone what they were thinking when they decided to add this suit to their new spring line. yes, it is one piece, yes it is lycra, yes lindsey is going to kill me for posting this video! But even a handful of target employee's were in awe!

Playing at the Hotel Pool

Here is some pictures of the kids at the pool. We had more kids than parents so luckily grandma bella took on two at a time.

Pictures from Weekend

Jaten picked Mcdonalds to eat and they had a great indoor playland. Both of the boys loved it.

QOTD: Jaten-"Riss (thats my nickname) can I ride in your car after the ball game so that we can talk about me?"