Ty & I have started to pack up boxes. We were going through the downstairs and I came across my craft & scrap booking stuff. I haven't had a lot of time to do anything crafty so I pulled it and started making cards. I made Zoe's 1st birthday invitations (I can't believe she is almost 1). Time has flown by. Now I am on to making Thank you & B-day cards. It's amazing the money you can save when you make your own. Cards are ridiculously overpriced!

My stinkin' photo uploader isn't working and I haven't been able to put up any new pictures. I have taken a ton. I'll be buying a new one soon so I can share what's been going on.

Boise Trip

We headed out to Boise on Wednesday, Feb 9th and got back Friday the 11th. It was a short trip, but we had a blast. First we stopped at Myca Frogley's and spent the night. Myca and Ty were best buds in high school. We stayed up late laughing so hard & almost peeing our pants! We had a really good time & her house is gorgeous. She has 3 little boys, so Zoe was in heaven. She loves playing with other kids.

Ty had an interview with Idaho State University at their satellite location in Boise on Thursday. He took off a bit nervous, and came back so happy! He killed it. He is extremely positive about how it will turn out this year. :) I am so proud of him and all that he has accomplished in the last few years.

Thursday night we met up with my cousin Tori & her family. She has a 2 1/2 year old girl and her hubby was there too. We went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. What a cool place. They gave you peanuts to snack on and you just threw the shells on the floor. It was very freeing! haha. We had great food & great company. Thanks Tori & Nick for such a good time. We left the next morning. Zoe traveled very well. We plugged in the IPAD & let her watch her favorite show "Strawberry Shortcake." She was pretty much quite the whole ride, until she got hungry. She always is good about letting us know when it's snack time or meal time. ;) That's my girl.

It was such a fun trip. I look forward to going back again sometime soon. Although next time I wont be 8 months pregnant. I had contractions about once a day down there and a bit more often when we were driving. I definitely am ready for that to be over!

One of those days!

Wow! It has definitely been one of those days where all you want to do is go to bed early and forget it ever happened. I have been battling a horrible sinus infection for the past few weeks. I was up for a while early this morning coughing so hard I literally peed. Luckily, I was in the bathroom. I have been exhausted all day long and I feel like this pregnancy is finally kicking my butt. Zoe only took one nap. She's so crabby when she doesn't take two. Ty has been gone the last few days working, so it has been up to me to do everything around the house. He usually has a flexible schedule, but since we are moving soon and this baby is coming soon, he has been working extra hard. I got Zoe in the bath around 7 and she decided that it was the perfect time to poop. Oh my goodness! This is the first time she has done this and it had to be today. I literally almost threw up. She fought me while I tried to lotion her up and get her ready for bed. She just wanted a bottle and sleep. I feel like that's all I want right now too. A bath & sleep, maybe not a bottle. I got a call from my husband who is in Cheney finishing up an install & he informed me that our car wont start. He is getting the car towed to a friends house so they can work on it. I feel a bit better getting all this out. I'm off to jump in the bath and then to bed. I hope you all had a better day than I had. Tomorrow will be better! Tomorrow has to be better!!

Turning 25

Yesterday was my 25th birthday. I woke up at about 1:30 to go to the bathroom (a regular occurence being 7 1/2 months pregnant). Ty was pretty out of it, but he was with it enough to wish me happy birthday, then we both fell back asleep. Zoe & I went to Shari's for a yummy french toast breakfast. She loved the hashbrowns & loves to feed herself. I'm sure the waitress appreciated the mess we made on the floor. I went out to dinner with my family that night and had a good time.

It's doesn't feel much different being 25. Maybe once I hit 30 it will start to feel different. All in all, it was a great birthday!

New Years 2011

Their girls: Brianna, Mia & Kaitlyn

Dani, just love her!

Ty shakin' his money maker!

We spent New Years with our good friends Dani & Leonard Alvarado & their girls. We had a blast! We had a huge sit down turkey dinner and then tons of games. Zoe did great & went to bed about 9.

Reading & Growing

2 months ago, I started having Zoe watch 'Your Baby Can Read' DVD's. She seems to love them. It took me a while to be consistent with it, but once I did it's been great. I sit her down every morning while I make breakfast and most of the time she doesn't move. She has already learned to clap and wave. It is exciting to watch her learn. :) She also loves Strawberry Shortcake! haha. I think she's seem in about 10 times.

This little boy is moving around so much, he is up in my ribs a lot. Mama is definitely starting to get tired. I just hit my 3rd trimester & I'm starting to feel it. It doesn't help that I have a UTI and a sinus infection. Thank goodness for Anti-biotics.

These past few weeks I have noticed that I've been feeling a bit sad that Zoe isn't going to be the baby anymore. I didn't know how being pregnant this fast would affect me. I snuggle with her longer than normal & try and spend as much quality time with her as possible. I have also become much more patient with her. Going from 1 to 2 babies is going to be a big change, I know. Although I love my babies, Ty and I will definitely be more careful this time when it comes to birth control! haha

Where has the time gone?

It feels like this month is already starting to go fast. I am 26 weeks pregnant and next week I'll be in my 3rd and final trimester. This pregnancy has definitely kicked my butt! It is nice that it's going by fast!! I am loving the age Zoe is at. She is exploring & into everything, but it's fun to watch her learn and grow. She has been standing up by herself since she was about 9 months and I can tell she wants to walk, but she's just not quite ready.

Ty has been so busy with work. He has made some great new year's resolutions and has been doing awesome at following through with them. With sales, you have to be motivated to make money because you are pretty much your own boss. He doesn't have anyone telling him he needs to go out and work (well except me) haha! This second baby has definitely lit a fire under his butt and he has been doing an amazing job at making sure we will be prepared for it.

I have really been trying to be positive throughout this pregnancy although it was unplanned and very fast. It's hard to be around others who are not as positive or try to share their crazy stressful stories with me. I just try to tune them out! Good friends are a definite must while enduring life's many challenges.