12 weeks prego

Well I am now 12 weeks and had my OB appointment yesterday.  Everything went really really well! I was NOT too happy with the number I saw on the scale but I just keep telling myself.. I just got back from vacation 2 weeks ago and we ate out 2 times a day! lol Kinsey, Leo, and I have been going on walks whenever the weather is nice so I HOPE my weight gain slows for a bit :) plus I am chasing a toddler and puppy around the house all the time so that should help too, right?! Anyways, back to the appointment.. we got to see our little "thing" and it was moving around so much!! "it" has two arms, two legs, and we even saw the profile of the face.  The heartbeat was 160 bpm which is GREAT, and the dr even saw the umbilical cord and the yolk sac.  So I would say everything is going amazing so far! I have been cautious with my diet this time around since I was borderline gestational diabetes with Kinsey (pregnant women CANT eat everything they want!! i learned the hard way..)
Since I am going to the Circle of Life with this pregnancy, I get to have a DVD with each ultrasound on it and I LOVE that! Today Kinsey and I sat and watched from our first appointment when we just saw the yolk sac, to the second when i was 8 weeks along, and then the most recent! I pause it and point to the screen and say "this is the baby's arm" and then point to her arm and say "this is Kinsey's arm". lol I loved doing that with her because she would just smile the whole time and was just amazed with the TV screen. I want her to be as involved in this pregnancy as possible even though she is just little and has no idea of whats going on.. but at least we are having fun :) She has been to every appointment so far and she wont miss a single one either!
Some things have changed with me since I was eight weeks, and one MAJOR thing is I am feeling so so so so so much better!!! I can handle smells better and havent gotten "sick" for almost a week!! On the other hand,  I have been so exhausted its not even funny! When Kinsey wakes me up in the morning, I feel like I havent slept and it takes me a good hour to have enough energy to do anything! Then I try to lay down with Kinsey when she naps but her naps are just not long enough for what I need haha I feel like I could sleep for 24 hours straight.  I remember when I was pregnant with Kinsey and worked in South Ogden and lived in North Ogden, I would almost fall asleep driving home! There were several days I would stop at the Smith's on 12th street to take a quick power nap in my car lol I am also starting to notice my pants are getting tight around the waist :( I didnt have to wear maternity clothes til i was almost 30 weeks with Kinsey and even then I still had several regular pants I could fit into, but I might give in sooner this time. Belly bands, and a rubber band around the buttons work GREAT too haha But until then I will just continue to squeeze ;) Well thats about it for now.. My next appointment is scheduled 5 weeks out so I will see him when I am 17 weeks.. I did this so we could possibly find out the sex of our little "thing" :)

12 week development

15 months!!!

I am still in shock Kinsey is 15 months old.. Where has all the time gone???

We were a little late on this check-up because I knew Kinsey would be getting shots and I didnt want her to get them right before our trip, so I scheduled it after!  She is doing really well and has even gained 1 full pound since her 12 month check up! She is still not 20lbs though ahah she is only 19.6 so still really little :) A funny thing that happened was the MA measured her head and said it was 40.4cm.  I was thinking in the back of my mind "last time she was 43 cm!! is her head shrinking??".  Then her dr came in and even made a comment and had her come in and re-measure..well it was actually 45cm around so she had not shrunk! lol He looked at her and said "i was worried we had a case of shrunken head syndrome" lol

at 15 months of age here are a few things Kinsey loves to do and does :)
*she will give you kisses anytime, anywhere! and they are the best!
*if you tell her no and she knows she does something wrong, she will come over to you and kiss you lol
*food is her favorite thing still, she will eat all day long if she could!
*Kinsey can now walk REALLY fast (almost running)
*she knows where her hair, eyes, and nose are
*you MUST ask her what she wants to wear or she gets mad and throws a fit (I'm in for it big time when she is older! yikes!)
*she goes to bed around 8 and wakes up between 730 and 8 and only takes one nap a day
*Kinsey loves to run around the house YELLING "Mom!"
*Leo and Kinsey play together all day non stop and she loves that dog so much!
*she now says: mom, dad, grama, thank you, Leo and MUAH!
*Mickey Mouse Club House is her favorite cartoon (one of the few she gets to watch)
*she dances as soon as she hears music
*when she is done eating she hands me her plate and pushes herself away from the table
*Kinsey seriously has a smile on her face 90% of the day! she is always happy!
*she also has an extreme attitude!! (i wonder where she gets that from hehe)
*she has most of her teeth already, including pre-molars!
*Kinsey is my little helper when it comes to house work, she helps dust, vacuum, and sweep.
*snuggling is one of her favorite things to do and I LOVE when she comes and sits on my lap and just lays her head back :)

Being a stay at home mommy is NOT easy at all and for anyone who says it is has never done it.  But it is the MOST rewarding thing I have ever experienced and will ever do in my life! I love being a mom and knowing that I am raising my daughter and not anyone else :) She is my best friend and I enjoy every minute I spend with her.  She is my lunch and dinner date buddy when I dont feel like cooking and Brandon is at work, she is my shopping partner and always helps me make decisions, and she is just the most perfect girl I could ever want! These past 15 months have been some of the best months in my LIFE! I love you Kinsey Beans!!

SAN DIEGO!!!

We finally got to go on a family vacation!!! It was so much fun to just get away with the 3 of us and leave all the worries of home and work and all the stress behind!

I scheduled our take off time to leave to San Diego at 3pm and that was a HUGE mistake.. Kinsey woke up at 7 am ( i think she knew and was just too excited ) and from that time on seemed like time was at a stand still... I would check the time and it would be 11am and then what seemed like 2 hours was only 15 min! I felt like a little kid haha One the way to the airport, I realized I had forgotten our camera! I was devastated and yes, I even cried.. But thankfully Brandon has an amazing phone with a great camera so we were saved. The plane was empty on our way there so even though I didnt pay to have Kinsey in her own seat, she got one anyways :)  She was so excited and jumping around and I even got her to clap and laugh during take-off so she wouldnt focus on the butterflies in her belly!



she was so tired but still smiling :)



reading all the material

she was a WILD woman!!

Our first night there we just walked around the blocks of our hotel.  We stayed at the Days Inn and I TOTALLY recommend it to anyone going out there! It was in such a great location.  Walgreens right next door, a TON of restaurants all around, grocery store across the street, and they even provided transportation to the Zoo, Sea World, Old Town, the Harbor, and pretty much anywhere you wanted to go for no cost! All we had to do was call the front desk the night before and tell them the time we wanted to go to our destination and what time we wanted to come back and they were there to take us. AND free breakfast every morning (pancakes, hashbrowns, eggs, toast, muffins, you name it)!

The first day we decided to go to Sea World.  The weather was perfect with a few clouds and the sun was shinning!! We saw all the shows they had to offer and saw almost the whole park.. we missed a few things because we ran out of time but it was still so much fun! I even got to pet a dolphin and this cute little boy that was next to me touched it and said "Dad, it feels like a grape!" I couldnt help but laugh cuz they really do feel like a grape! Kinsey had such a blast watching all the animals and just walking around :) My favorite shows were the otter show because it was a comedy and I laughed the whole time! and the dolphin show was awesome as well because they mixed it with birds and so ppl dressed in these neat bird costumes danced around and were flying everywhere haha When we got home we realized we were all BURNT!! I caked the sunscreen on Kinsey but unfortunately i missed a spot right under her eye :( i was so sad and felt like a horrible mom!! Brandon was a lobster everywhere but his neck because i put sunscreen on that area for him haha and i was fried on my legs.  The best part about that was i had a line from where Kinsey was sitting on my lap and everything else around that was red haha For dinner we walked about a mile away from our hotel to Phil's BBQ.  Our shuttle driver told us it was amazing and even on the food network channel, and boy was he right!! the ribs just fell of the bone and everything was so yummy! i wish they had one around here..

Kinsey calling the dolphins

She loves her daddy :)

watching the otters

always happy when food is around haha

The second day we went to the San Diego Zoo. The weather this day was very cold!!! and we were all in shorts and t-shirts with just a light jacket.. Thankfully I have such a manly husband and he gave up his jacket so Kinsey could have it wrapped around her :)  We started the day with the tour bus that took us around the whole zoo! This was awesome because we got to see where we wanted to go and where we didnt really care to see ha because this zoo is HUGE!!! i feel safe saying its 5x the size of our local Hoogle Zoo! They have over 2000 different animals and they even have plants they are growing to help preserve the rain forests.  It is so pretty there and I learned so much about all the animals! One of my favorite parts was when we were looking at the very LARGE turtles from the Galapagos Islands.  These guys weigh up to 600 lbs and live to be over a 100 years old! I got to pet one and his name was Oliver :) poor Oliver is going blind so he had a hard time finding his food.. Another part I LOVED was the giraffes.  They are my favorite animal and there was a baby there that was only 6 weeks old that we got to see!

the tour bus

being a goof with her new cup and sweatshirt :)



Best friends forever!!




As if the zoo wasnt enough fun for one day, we decided to go to Old Town that night.  Im so glad we did because we ate at this authentic Mexican restaurant and Kinsey had so much fun it was hilarious!!! 3 men walked around singing and playing the guitar and she would dance and just laugh when they would get close to us haha.  We were sitting outside and Kinsey found out if she dropped a chip on the ground a little bird would come over and eat it! So all night she would take a bite of her food then drop some on the floor and laugh when the bird would come! I love how smart she is and how much personality she has!!

Talking to grandma Kristy telling her all about the Zoo

her fav restaurant haha

Or third day there we decided to relax a little bit in the morning since we had been getting up early to get out and see everything. So we ate breakfast, lounged around watching TV, and even took a family nap :) That afternoon we went to the Harbor.  There were so many neat shops and really neat marine boats docked and open to the public! Kinsey was still in her resting mood so she slept most the time we walked around the harbor lol.  We also took a ferry to Coronado to shop in more shops :) we played on the beach for a little bit and Kinsey LOVED the sand! she wiped her lips a few times but learned really fast that sand is not yummy! Then we decided to eat at a nice place for our last night in San Diego so we chose a place called Anthony's.  Our shuttle driver told us it was a very popular place so we decided to try it :).  Brandon and I both got the salmon and it was delicious!!! Kinsey was in heaven with her noodles and red sauce and ate all my vegetables off my plate haha. 

We couldnt get a pic of her looking at us cuz she was too busy watching everything else haha

beach bum!

this guy had like 10 birds and he would just grab your arm and put one on your hand! i was freaking out!

this bird liked brandons gel haha

The next day was the last day we had in San Diego and the day we flew out.. We did not want to leave and I will even admit I was extremely ornery that morning haha We had check out of our hotel by 1230 and our plane didnt leave until 430 so we had to sit in the airport FOREVER!!! Thankfully Kinsey crashed in my arms and slept the whole time, and Brandon had his  phone to play on, and I just got to sit there at watch my angel sleep :) This time the plane was packed full and they even had ask for volunteers to change to another flight! Kinsey did pretty well sitting on our lap! She made the flight very eventful though.. she decided to poop half way through the flight!!! I didnt know what to do.. it stunk so bad (sorry to gross anyone out lol) and i didnt dare change her in my lap because i didnt want the poor guy next to me to be scared for life! so i headed to the nasty nasty bathrooms! I put a mat down on top of the toliet and did the best i could.. about that same time i heard the pilot announce there was going to be turbulence! GREAT!!!!! Long story short.. i hope NO ONE ever has to go through that!! I felt so bad for Kinsey.. She got a bath in my hand sanitizer when we got back to our seat :( Well that was just the beginning of our adventures on that plane.. everyone around us got sick because of the bad turbulence and they even used those nice "barf" bags put in front of the seats! THANK GOODNESS Kinsey, Brandon, and I were ok.. Brandon got to be very pasty and Kinsey just layed on my chest and I was smart enough to take a zofran before getting on the flight ;) We finally landed and headed home!!

I am so glad we got to go on this vacation with the 3 (well 4) of us because with another one on the way it will prob be a long time before we get to do this again!

Mothers Day

I know.. I know.. Im a little late.  But better late then never right?! ha

My mothers day this year was fantastic!! I am beginning to LOVE this "holiday" because it has such a great meaning.. Mothers really are to thank for so much, I know my mom is.  I decided this year I didnt want to worry about going to a bunch of get-togethers like I did last year, so I had a lunch at my house so everyone could come to me! My mom, Rob, Colton, Mason, Debbie and her husband Rob, and Devin all came to celebrate with Kinsey, Brandon, and me :) It was so nice to have just the small group of us and just RELAX!! We had yummy chicken salad sandwiches with a black bean salad and chips and a punch I made that I absolutely LOVE! Nothing fancy.. just simple and fun :).

Later that afternoon we had to still see Brandon's mom so we drove out to Honeyville to his aunts house.. On our way we stoped at my aunts to see my dad and he gave me some beautiful flowers, my aunt gave me some good smelling lotion, and my grandma gave me a really pretty watch!  We ate dinner at Brandon's aunts and then headed home so we could spend the rest of the night with just our little family!

I am so thankful for my mom and for EVERYTHING she does for me!! She is my true best friend and is there for me no matter what. I hope I will be as close to Kinsey at this age as I am to my mom.  The longest I have gone without talking to my mom is prob only 2 days and I honestly cant remember when that was.. I can talk to her about anything and know she will not judge me or look down on me, I know I make her proud and that is the BEST feeling in the world! Thank  you mom for all you do for me and my family :)

Finally, I am so so so thankful for Kinsey and all the fun she has brought to my life! I dont know where I would be or what I would be doing without her.  I am so lucky I get to spend 24/7 with my angel and wouldnt trade that for the world! How many moms at the age of 21 get to stay home with their babies?? Being a mom is one of the best things i have ever experienced :)