Just a week late...

Just wanted to throw some Halloween pictures up before my thoughts become clouded with baby brain...

Our new neighborhood is A-W-E-S-O-M-E for trick-or-treating!   Everyone was sitting out in the drive ways with their fire pits and a group of friends enjoying the night.  There were kids Leah's age all over the place! I do not remember ever seeing so many kids out on Halloween, all around the same age.     My sister-n-law brought over her family and we got to enjoy the night together!    The night made me even happier with our move to Eureka!   (I promise to put pictures up once we get more settled... hopefully by next weekend.   We still have boxes everywhere, curtains to be hung, and decor to be put out...)

Leah LOVED trick or treating.   She went up to everyone, said "Trick Treat" and would grab for a handful of candy.   I often had to pull her away and remind her that we only get 1 piece.  She asks for her candy daily... and we luckily are almost done with it... besides the 3 musketeers and M & Ms I put in the freezer... yum!  

My sister also came over and brought Leah a Halloween goodie bag which included bubbles.   Leah tried for almost an hour to blow the bubbles but never blew a single one! She was so darn cute trying though! I dont think she even noticed that nothing was happening.  She just knew you were supposed to dip the stick and blow!

Leah insisted on putting her coat on when it was time to head out.   She actually made me take her costume off and put her coat on... I had to bring the costume with us and as we came up to the first house she let me put it back on her. I was nervous for a second...

Fun Facts

I have been part of 4 weddings.

Wedding 1:

Our wedding

Wedding 2:

Maid of Honor in my sister-n-laws wedding

 Fun fact about wedding 2:

2 weeks before the wedding I hosted the bachelorette party.   We had ALOT of fun.  So much fun that I happen to think that Monday morning when I threw up, I was suffering from a 2 day hang over.  Little did I know that Friday I would take a pregnancy test and it would be POSITIVE!   At the wedding I was about 6 weeks pregnant. 

Wedding 3:

33 weeks pregnant in my brother's wedding.  I did not par-take in the bachelorette party because they went Floating.   Getting in a dirty river and drinking tons are 2 things that do not go along with being in your third trimester. 

Wedding 4:

Maid of Honor in my best friends wedding a few weeks ago. 

Fun Fact:

I did not drink too much at the bachelorette party because I feared being completely hung over the next day.   Priorities definitely change when you have a kid to take care of the next day.  However, I did have a few beers and a few shots and did enjoy myself... The following Wednesday I was feeling a bit off.   I headed to the dollar store and bought a pregnancy test and what do you know!? 

Fun Fact: I texted this picture to Brian when I found out with the words "Call me as soon as you get this!"  Well 10 minutes later he never called... I called him... he thought I had sent him a picture of a wii controller and obviously saw no need to call me about it immediately. 

How strange is it that both times I have been a Maid of Honor I find out I am pregnant the week following the bachelorette party? Ha!  

I am currently 9 weeks.   Due June 8th, but will have a c-section sometime during the week before.

So far this pregnancy seems a bit rougher than before.   I think it might just be the fact that I have a toddler to take care of and cannot go to be at 7 o'clock at night or take naps freely thru-out the day.    I definitely am looking forward to getting thru this first trimester. 

I have been having a whole range of emotions when it comes to having a second baby.  I definitely look forward to blogging them all out... 

Stay tuned. 

  

Home Sweet Home

We are moved in.

We are exhausted.

The house is a WRECK.

Hopefully we can get it all under control and settled in in the next few days.

I can study.

Get thru my exam.

And give this blog a little TLC.

Surviving

I have been a horrible blogger lately.

I am just trying to get thru these next 2 weeks.

We move Friday... as in 3 more nights in this house!!!

I am beginning to get a little sad.

We will have to say good bye to the house where Brian proposed, we built a foundation to our marriage and life, we brought our baby girl home and became parents...

There are definitely a lot of memories here.

My exam is 2 weeks from today.

I have not been into the office in a week and  a half, and will not be returning until Nov 9th.

I am just trying to juggle life right now.

And the icing on the cake is a very important doctor appointment next week which I have been waiting over a month for....

I just need to survive 14 more days....

I'm So Proud of My Girl!!

After bath tonight Leah was interested in sitting on her potty....

I let her sit naked... using up all my toilet paper while I put away clean clothes and cleaned the kitchen.  They only thing I was expecting was for Leah to use up the rest of the toilet paper...

About 20 minutes after Leah decided to come to the family room because she was out of toilet paper and wanted to attempt to put on her own diaper....
Ok whatever.... Im super tired and cranky today so whatever entertainers her...

After attempting to put her diaper for 5 minutes she tells me "I potty."

I told her she can go back and sit on the potty if she wants and off she ran.

After a few minutes I go to check on her and shes standing in the bathroom looking at her potty slightly confused.

She peed IN THE POTTY!!!!!

I cheered and squealed... and then felt bad that she didn't have any toilet paper left.

I grabbed a new roll for her and gave her some.... but then she wanted to clean up her pee with the toilet paper... blah!!!  We will have to work on that one...

I am not going to start pushing the potty training right now...

I secretly am hoping we can really get it going when she starts at her new daycare.   When I went to visit they talked and talked about how awesome their 2 year old teacher was at getting them all potty trained and I am definitely hoping Leah jumps right in with wanting to work on it as well!

Until we get there I am just going to sit back and continue to be amazed at how she is growing right before my eyes!

Its starting...

Had my first panic attack of the exam season today....

I freaked out when I realized that my exam is a little over 4 weeks away and I am no where near ready...

I have reviewing to do.

SOA problems to do.

Practice exams to do.

And I need to move before then!

There is so much to pack.

And so much to clean.

And so much on my mind.

I'm overwhelmed.

And freaking out.

I still have a month and 2 days to go.

I hope I can keep this all in control...

Once the panic attack hit I went into super speed.

I cleaned the kitchen.

I washed some dishes.

I vacuumed.

I did some laundry.

I started studying.

I may have even told myself that if I study for 2 hrs I will give myself a break to scrub/mop the floors.

I feel like "I MUST KEEP GOING! I MUST DO IT ALLLLL."

As much as panic attacks ... make me crazy and feel like I am about to explode, I must say they make me pretty darn productive!

Maybe I need to have a few more in the next month.

According to Leah

Counting to 10 = 1...2...3...6...9...10!! And then you clap!
Love her!