Lately

Who JUST put down their Christmas cards?  

Its so hard to take them all down because it's been so fun seeing so much family and friends in the opening hallway.  It's probably time to take out the valentine decorations I know I have somewhere...

I love giving this "One Line A Day" for five years Book to moms at their showers, so I decided to buy myself one. It has been so much fun to start it from the beginning of the year like I did for Jackson before he was born.  I write down doctor's appointments, or how she kicks me... fun things like that.  I hope she will always be my best friend even when she turns into a teenager but if she ends up hating me for a few seasons, this book will remind me how she is the first five years, right?  I hear girls are a piece of cake (minus their obvious drama) until they are teenagers.  I already decided she won't be able to wear makeup until she is 16, can't singly date until she is 18 and probably more ideas to come as she grows.

On this past Saturday night, Brady took me out on a date to Cheesecake Factory and we got Pinkberry for 10 cents each for their ten-year-birthday.  It was fun to get out of the house.

This past monday, my cute friend Carolyn and I met up at Disneyland for the day.  I had my wheelchair and so she pushed me!  It was funny seeing the two of us pregnant, with one pushing, one sitting.  We got a few looks.  We couldn't do much but we did a lot.  Tiki Room, Pirates, all the old rides at Disneyland, Ariel, lunch and took pictures with all the characters we walked by.  Our pictures didn't come out the best, especially of me so I cut myself out! ha!  

We had a good time.  

I'm already ready for this baby to come out.  What's the deal with my patience?

On Sunday during church, we played around with an app Jackson loves, called Doodle something, don't remember.  Brady drew this of Smoosh.

Lastly, I have been up to some catch up.  The days I get energy, I have been running errands.  

I decided to make a quilt for this baby girl since after registering at Land of the Nod and Buy Buy Baby, they really don't have the colors I wanted to do her bedding.  I am no amazing seamstress so this will be interesting how it turns out, but my fingers are crossed it looks decent.  Mint and Peach are two fun colors to work with.

Sacramento Confirmation

Brady is the best.

He took the entire day off on Friday so we were able to leave in the morning to be able to pick up Jackson from school.  We were so excited to be there, right on time!  

(he scooted the seat close to the wheel, only for a minute)

When we picked him up, he wanted me to see his teachers so we walked back. to his classrooms.  His current teacher gave me a big hug and we talked for a while. Three girls from his class tapped me on the shoulder and I turn around to see their cute faces looking up to me.  They said, "You are so beautiful Jackson's mommy.  We think you look just like Saige who is an american doll!"  SO sweet of them.  Made my day.  Jackson wanted me to say hi to his teacher from last year and she asked how "Smooshy" was since Jackson told them our nickname for the babe is Smoosh :)  So Cute.  

We went to this arcade/buffet that Jackson really wanted to go to that had the grossest food possible but Jackson was in heaven.  I wish I didn't have such a hard time with overly processed foods but I know it's for the better.  We played for hours and hours.

We came home and his hacking cough progressively got worse.  We were up with Jackson all night with his cough, scratching his back, cleaning up throw-up... etc.  I don't think we had more than 4 hours of sleep, if we are being generous.  It wasn't hard getting up in the morning though because we were so happy to see him play basketball at his game.  It was cute to see him play but he is still this sweet, sensitive, non-aggressive boy like he was when he played basketball when he lived with me.

We came home and took naps, Brady and Jackson played basketball in the backyard and we watched a movie together.  It was nice and relaxing. 

From this view we saw them building tons of houses below for cheap, so we asked Jackson if we were to buy one of those houses, if he would like it.  His immediate response was, "no way! then we won't live by the beach and there is nothing to do here.  you can't move here.  I would be so sad if I didn't see my mimi, and uncle blake and charlee..."

We drove up to Sacramento to meet our friends for "the best hamburger in Sac" so we ate there and then we went to our friend's house for jacuzzi and movie night.  They have kids that are Jackson's age.  We came back and relaxed, went to bed.

In the morning we got packed up, had breakfast, grabbed lunch and headed to church.  Jackson was confirmed during sacrament.  We said our goodbyes, and then drove home.

On the drive home, Brady stopped to take pictures of cows for my mom to paint and then snapped one really quick of me at 30 weeks.  Can't believe we have 10 more weeks but if I play my cards right, I think she will come early like Jackson.  He was a healthy 8 pounds at 37 weeks.  I'm feeling like the cows that were out in the field with my back hurting all the time, heartburn and baby laying real nice on my bladder.  Brady always tells me I'm beautiful and that means the most to me.  I can't see what he sees but he really makes me feel like a million bucks when he tells me how much he loves me pregnant.  Never received that compliment, so I love him even more - as if that was possible!

Jackson's Baptism

Jackson's Baptism has been a long process to schedule because Jackson really wanted it to be in San Clemente so we did everything we could to help him get what he wanted.  Brady was so sweet to take pictures of him for the invite, design the invite and help plan it all. We talked to Jackson a few days before and he told us what was up.  We were so excited for him to come down.

He came into town really late at night with a nasty cold.  He woke up in the middle of the night throwing up all over.  I was with him from 3am until he took his nap around 8am.  Cleaning up chunky throw-up was anything but glamorous being so pregnant, but I felt like I could actually be a mom.  Jackson really wasn't a sick kid growing up but he does have asthma so sometimes when he

coughs so much, he throws up.  Brady gave him a blessing, so that he would be able to survive through his baptism, which he did.  He somehow felt completely okay all the way up until 6pm and then it was back to feeling super sick again.

The baptism was amazing.  The Spirit was really strong.  His grandma spoke, he sang with his cousins and then he was baptized.  My brother Blake spoke and then pictures, talking with people and then we had a little dinner at the park.  Friends of ours came from all over... so much love and blessings from everyone.

On Sunday we painted all night... it was a lot of fun.  

The next day we met friends at Corona Del Mar at the beach, went to the tidepools, and the drove down to San Clemente because Jackson really wanted to see Mimi and Charlee.  He left that night, still so sick, but seemed to be okay enough to sit in the car for 7 hours.