Jon : Kimberly : Landon

Landon's Birthday Water Table

2011-08-19T14:15:00.000-07:00

For Landon’s birthday aunt Shauna got him this really cute water table. If you don’t know Landon all that well he LOVES water. Anytime he sees water he thinks he has to touch it or play in it. We were waiting until aunt Shauna could come out to play so we could put it together. Every time we would get together we always say we are going to put it together but something always comes up and we don’t. Finally, this last weekend when I was out of town and Landon got to spend time with aunt Shauna, Grandma, and Grandpa they put it together. And he absolutely loved it just like I thought he would. I guess he played for hours and hours and didn’t want to go inside when it was time for bed. I guess he is for sure a summer baby!

When I went to pick him up he had to bring me outside and show me how it works. He even knew how to use the hose to fill it up with water. Like I said and I will probably say it again he is a smarty pants! When it was time to leave he threw a big tantrum because he didn’t want to leave his water table.

That very next morning I took him to Grandma’s again and within 10 minutes he wanted outside to play with it. I think Grandma is going to need to hide it for a couple of days!!!

“I fix it mommy!”

2011-08-15T13:37:00.000-07:00

Last night I was sitting on the couch (yep, of all things I shouldn’t be doing) and Landon was playing with some of his toys. The one toy he was playing with was a Nascar #9 car that would spin its back wheels and make racing car sounds as you played with it. Well, apparently it wasn’t working like it should! He flipped it over and looked at me and said “Look it broke”. He kept pointing at it and repeating this many many times. Finally, he walked over to me and pulled at my arm for me to get up. Once I finally decided to get my lazy butt off the couch I followed him to the laundry room. He pointed up at the shelf above the washer and dryer and said “Please, please, please”. Since he is a smart little cookie he knew that we kept the screw drivers in a tool box on that shelf. So I kindly handed him a screw driver to work on his toy car. He went over to his upside down car and went to town! He would put the screw driver in each hole under the car that contained a screw. After attempting to unscrew each one he flipped the car over and it started to turn its wheels and make car racing sounds just liked he hoped it would. At that moment he looked at me and said “I fix it mommy!”

It was so cute and it was a moment that I just stopped for a minute and smiled… How could you not love this cute little guy?

It just reminded me of so many memories and stories that I heard from my grandma about my dad doing the exact something. My grandma would tell me many times about my dad taking something apart and putting it back together just to see how it works. I guess the curiosity got the best of him. Growing up as a little girl my dad could fix anything! If it broke he fixed it! That included toys, house hold items, and cars; you name it he could fix it. Every time I see Landon trying to fix his toys I just think of these many stories my grandma told me.

I’m sure it helps that his daddy fixes lots of stuff too and Landon loves to help with those jobs as well! I guess he will grow up to be a good handy man.

Isn't he so Cute???

2011-05-21T10:58:00.000-07:00

Isn't he just to cute??? This is from our trip to Nascar in Las Vegas this year. He is a true fan!

Free Blockbuster Express Movie Rental

2011-01-13T12:34:00.000-08:00

If your in need of a free movie night at home hit up the new Blockbuster Express Kiosk. If you use code ESU11B you can recieve one night free rental. It expires on 1/18! So hurry so you don't miss out.

Personalized Disney Story Book Maker

2010-12-07T22:24:00.000-08:00

I found this personalized Disney story book maker. It is so fun and cute. You can print it when you are done making it too. You also can choose from many different Disney characters to make your book. Click here to make yours! There is also many other fun acitivities to do on this website.

Funny!

2010-12-03T10:24:00.000-08:00

I got this in a e-mail today and thought it was pretty funny. Especially because the Health Care Reform and Airport x-ray has been in the new so much lately.

If you can't read it, just click on it to make it bigger.

The big day is coming...

2010-11-19T22:05:00.000-08:00

I bet your thinking Thanksgiving... Well I was think more along the lines of Black Friday! Don't get me wrong I love Thanksgiving. It's a time for families to get together and share what they are thankful for this year and to make many memories to remember in the future. And then... it game planning time! After making all our tummy's so full we can't wobble we gather around and go through all those Black Friday ads. I think that it's become part of Thanksgiving for my family. What deals can we get and how many stores can we hit up. Once we all decide what we want we make a game plan. I want this you want that I will go here you go there. My sister and I have went together and team tagged it the past couple of years. We have come out pretty good in the end. We have also been lucky in trying to get what we want too. For me it's not only getting good deals it's about having fun and being out with all the other crazy people. Oh, did I say "crazy people"? I meant "people". LOL.

One week from today is the day!!! Do you go shopping on Black Friday? Do you do it for the great deals or for the fun of it?

Click here for the link to all the Black Friday ads.

I have viewed a couple of them. There are some good deals but nothing so far that is a must need. I am looking for some good deals on toys this year for my little guy. In that past years it's all about the adult toys. I guess the rings have changed a little bit. Hopefully, I will find that perfect deal on the perfect toy.

A little of this and a little of that

2010-10-22T22:06:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday was a busy day. The funny thing about it is that I didn't have any plans for Saturday when Friday rolled around. It was one of those days that was last minute lets do this and now do that.

First my sister, Landon and I met up with some friends from work at Snowbird. They were offering free tram rides if you donated food to the food bank. What a better cause to donate to and receive free entertainment. I have been there before and loved it. It is something fun and different to do. There was some amazing views from the top of the mountain. At first I was a little worried about Landon. It seems the night before he didn't feel good. Yep, them good old molars are breaking through. On a side note it was a sleepless night for both my sister and I (we had a sleep over since Jon was working). I didn't know what the altitude would do to his ears and mouth. He was drooling everywhere! For the most part he did pretty good other than he was in some pain. I gave him so good meds before we went! If you want to ride the tram they are doing it again this weekend. See my post below.

After snowbird we decided to met up with my mom, two aunts, and cousin at Gardner Village. They are currently having their Witch Fest right now. It is decorated so cute! They can take everyday clothes put them on a witch and say "Ta da". So cute!

After Gardner Village we headed home to met Jon once he woke up. After sitting on the couch watching absolutely nothing on TV Jon, my sister, and I decided to go to a haunted house. A haunted house... I can't remember that last time that I went to one. Ummmm I'm thinking maybe high school. And no I'm not telling you how long ago that was cause I am old! Anyhow, we decided to go to the Haunted Mansion. First off let me tell you this. I hate scary movies, being scared, and haunted houses. So yes I was a little nervous but I kept telling myself this is all made up and not real. Don't believe it! I do have to admit that it wasn't that bad. I think the worse part was the section with the mental patients. Freaky... The funny part about the adventure is that when we were going through the chain saw part they totally touched my leg with the bar of the chain saw. Yep, I felt it on my calf. I just laughed to myself.

All in all a pretty good but busy day. It was nice to not have plans but do some fun stuff. I have posted some pictures from the day below. Oh I love my cute little Landon.

FREE Snowbird Tram Ride

2010-10-15T11:30:00.000-07:00

Looking for something to do this weekend? Snowbird is offering FREE Tram rides this weekend in exchange for donating a can of food to the Utah Food Bank! Just drop your can off at the Snowbird Center tomorrow, 10/16 and Sunday, 10/17 between 11am and 5pm and you'll be on your way!

AMAZING Country Apple Dumplings

2010-10-09T22:15:00.000-07:00

A couple of nights ago I clicked on this blog and they had a recipe for Country Apple Dumplings. Yummm the picture looked so good and so easy. So off to Wal-Mart I went to make a special trip to get the ingredients.

All I can say is that is was heaven. I got vanilla ice cream to go with it and with the warm dumpling with the cold ice cream.... HEAVEN. I could have ate the whole pan but luckily I didn't.

Thank goodness I stumbled across this recipe or maybe it's a bad thing. I am trying to find an excuse or occasion to make it again. LOL! For the complete recipe click here. Thank you Utah Deal Diva!

Jon's Elk

2010-10-08T07:21:00.000-07:00

This last week we went hunting for Jon's Elk. It was a pretty fun trip other than it was about 90 degrees everyday. We thought that we were hunting in July instead of October. Usually its snowing by now. Anyways while Jon was off hunting Landon had tons of fun playing in the dirt with his cousins and seeing what the outdoors offer. It absolutely loved it! He wanted to be outside every minute he possible could.

Jon was really excited this year to go on his hunt. After a couple of months preparing for the hunt it was finally here. It was a really hard hunt this year being that the weather was so hot. The elk don't like the hot weather so they were seeking cooler temperatures high up in the mountains. Which was not ideal being that these mountains were steep rocky mountains. You would have to be a rock climber to attempt to climb these mountains. Finally one night it cooled off a bit and the elk started down the mountain to some hay fields. That next morning is when Jon got his first elk.

Is Fall Here Yet?

2010-08-30T20:49:00.000-07:00

With fall still around the corner you would have thought by today's weather that it was already here. Which makes me really excited! For the past oh I would say 2 weeks I have been trying to think of every reason to decorate for fall. I love the feeling of the fall decorations around the house. It makes it feel all warm and cozy. Fall is one of my favorite time of year I would have to say (I think when every season changes I say it is my favorite season. Mostly, I think when it the season do change I am ready for a change). Cool crisp temperatures, gorgeous fall leaves, yummy soups, the holiday's begin, home decorations, and just the feeling of the season. Oh and did I forget to mention hunting. I better add that to the list too just in case Jon reads this. He would consider that the best part of fall.

In trying to hold off in putting up my fall decoration I have come up with a few projects to do before that happens. The first one I wasn't planning on until I hit up the Dollar Store. My mom and I was browsing there one day and saw they had their fall flowers out. We both started to put a bouquet together. Needless to say as we walked throughout the store in the end I ended up with a bouquet in a vase.

Now the task was taking it home and actually putting it together and making it look divine.

Here is what I started with... A variety of flowers, vase, ribbon, and bark from a tree.

And here is the end result...

So for around $12 I was able to create this gorgeous fall bouquet. I got everything except for the bark at the Dollar Store. I was able to snag the bark from a dead tree in my parents back yard. I broke it into piece's and lined the inside of the vase with it. I wish you could see it better in the picture but in person you can really see the bark. Not to shabby for my first time putting something like this together.

Now on to the next project... When I am done with that one I will share it too with you. It is also going to be simple and cheap!

Yummy Shrimp Pasta Dinner

2010-08-28T16:14:00.001-07:00

A few nights ago I made this yummy shrimp pasta dinner. The inspiration and recipe came from a Health magazine that Jon got in the mail. Let me tell you this was divine!!! I think we may have this weekly for a while it was so good. It was so good I had to share the recipe. Also the best part about is that it is HEALTHY!!!

Shrimp Pasta Dinner (Serves 2)

1/2 Zucchini

1/2 Yellow Squash

1/4 C Red Onion

1/2 C Mushrooms

30 Shrimp

3 oz Whole Wheat Spaghetti Pasta

4 tbls Parmesan Cheese

Cook pasta as directed by the box and then set aside. Cut up the zucchini, yellow squash, red onion, and mushrooms into bite size pieces. Saute all of these in the same pan until tender. Add the shrimp and cook until warm.

Split your pasta between two plates, top with shrimp and vegetable mix, and finally top that with the parmesan cheese.

And enjoy!!!

Note: In the future I probably will add some seasoning or marinate to the shrimp and vegetable mix for different flavor.

Is it really Jacob?

2010-08-27T20:50:00.000-07:00

This last week me and a couple of co-workers went to lunch at Braza Grill on State Street. If you haven't ever been to Braza Grill it is a must try! If you like Rodizio Grill you will love Braza Grill with a cheaper check at the end of dinner/lunch.

Anyways, to get the really story of this post. We were enjoying our amazing food that you just drool over when you take each bite, when one of my co-workers said "Hey, doesn't that server (the server being the one that brings all the yummy meat around) look like Jacob from Twilight?" I hadn't really even looked, but when I did I had to take a second look. It really was Jacob!!! Jacob here in Salt Lake City working at Braza Grill. How could that be I thought? For about the next 10 minutes or so we kept staring at him and pointing. He probably thought that we were crazy loonies that decided to stop in for lunch. After him coming to our table 2 or 3 more times to offer us some juicy meat and inpecting him so more someone finally spoke up and said "Do you know you look like Jacob from Twilight?" He smiled with a little chuckle and said "Some girls told me that yesterday and wanted a picture." Once he said that I was like "Yep and your getting a picture with me too."

After we stuffed ourselves so full that we pretty much had to roll out of there I kindly asked him for a picture (not to mention there was a little peer pressure to get one). I forewarned him that if a whole bunch of girls came screaming in it was because I blogged about it.

What do you think? Jacob or not?

Twilight Jacob

Braza Grill Jacob Honestly, in person he really looked more true to Jacob.

Kennecott Copper Mine (Rio Tinto)

2010-08-22T17:08:00.000-07:00

About a month ago we decided to go visit the visitor's center at the Kennecott Copper Mine or now known as Rio Tinto. If some of you don't know this is also where Jon works. He drives the big trucks around every now and then when he's not doing other stuff.

I have been there a few times through my life but I think that I have forgotten just how big all the equipment is that is up there. It's like a whole city up there. From down in the valley you would never know what goes on up there until you visit it. It was really nice because I had my very own personal guide to tell me about everything. Jon explained to me how everything works, where they are doing blasting, where they are rebuilding roads, and how the shovels work.

I was excited to take Landon to so he could see where his daddy works. Although he probably didn't understand most of it I can say that we took him there.

Here are a few pictures that we took while we were up there. Note: I took these picture on my mom and dad's camera.

Camera Update

2010-07-18T21:57:00.000-07:00

Two weekends later and still no camera...

Although I have to admit that I haven't looked that hard. When I wrote the last post I was planning on Jon working and I could clean while he was gone. However, it hit me that he was working nights. This means that I couldn't plan on cleaning during the day. I would have cleaned at night but if I don't get to bed early enough I am not a nice person to live with the next day. Just as my family :) It also doesn't help that Landon waking up at the butt crack of dawn.

Anyways, I have been distracted in many ways and have come up with many excuses to not search for it. I do want to find it though so one of these soon to be days I will look for it again.

What?... Free Slurpee's

2010-07-08T09:43:00.000-07:00

Who absolutely loves Slurpee's? Uhhhh... me, me, me.

This is my summer favorite treat thanks to my sister Shauna that also loves them. I had to pass the word on. Shauna and I always make a trip or two to get a good old summer slurpee treat. Last year when I was pregnant I would make a stop after every doctor's appointment to get one. What's your favorite flavor??? I would have to say that I love good old banana. Sometime I will slip some mountain dew in but banana is it.

To get your fix on Sunday, July 11th 7-11 is having free slurpee day. Click here for more information www.slurpee.com/events/

Missing Camera

2010-07-07T13:15:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it??? Here I am!

So it’s been a super long time since I have posted to our blog. So much has happened in the last month or so and I haven’t even blogged about it. Awww, it drives me crazy to think about. I think about it daily but it never happens. Landon had his first birthday, is now on the move, got fun new toys, and has gone on a few mini road trips. With this last weekend being the 4th of July that just leaves one more thing that I need to blog about. And its summer there is always something to blog about.

I would have to say I am going to blame my MISSING CAMERA for not blogging! (I know you can blog without pictures but it’s not as fun) For the life of me I cannot find it. I am telling you right now that me and cameras don’t get along at all. Every camera that I have owned has broke, gotten lost or sucks really bad. When I was pregnant with Landon and when was born I didn’t even have a camera. My mom and sister took all the shots. Luckily for Landon they were there to save the day. With that said I finally broke down and bought a camera around Halloween. I didn’t want to go through the holidays without a camera and miss all of Landon’s firsts. I bought a Canon point and shot and absolutely love it! It is probably one of the best cameras that I have owned. Oh I miss it!!! So the story of the lost camera starts with me. Me hiding it and not remembering where I put it. See one day it was sitting on my night stand next to my bed. I noticed that it was wet from a cup of water that was sitting next to it. You see I have this very adorable kitty named Roxy. She finds it irresistible to leave water alone. She puts her paw in it, drinks out of it, and completely makes a mess all around. So being me not wanting my camera to get ruined I hide it, mainly because I was mad that she got it wet. Hide it so good I don’t know where it is. I have semi looked hard for it and no success. I am thinking that it is about time to tear my house apart and find it. This is going to be my mission for this coming weekend. It will be found.

However, my sister and mom came to the rescue again and took all the pictures at Landon’s birthday and the 4th of July. I just need to catch up with them and get the pictures so I can blog about our fun adventures. So until my camera is found or I get some pictures hold tight. I promise I will blog again.

Need your Starbucks Fix?

2010-05-07T10:46:00.000-07:00

Starbucks is having happy hour 1/2 price Frappuccinos today May 7th and May 16th from 3-5. Doesn't it look yummy and delicious! I will be making a pit stop on the way home from work!

True Story

2010-05-05T21:50:00.001-07:00

Do you ever feel like this?

Landon and Kylie

2010-04-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

Here is a video of Landon and Kylie (my parents puppy). Landon is starting to stand without holding on to anything. Before we know it he will be walking! I know that I say it everytime I talk about Landon but he is getting so big so fast. I can't stand it, he is so stinking cute.

Landon's phone calls to Mommy

2010-04-05T10:25:00.000-07:00

Wow, its been a while since I have posted! If anyone is still out there reading this blog, nothing has changed other than we are still really busy and Landon is growing up so fast. I fear with summer coming it is only going to get worse. Alot has happened in the last few months and I have a few things that I want to post about so hopefully (with fingers crossed) I will get them posted soon.

But for now I wanted to post a little something that Landon keeps doing. Our almost daily routine is that I drop Landon off at his grandma's for the day and make my way to work. However, about half way through the day he seems to miss his mommy and decides to call mommy at work. Let me remind you that he is only 9 months old and his conversations consist of jibber jabbering and high pitch screams!

About a month ago I called my mom to check up on my little guy and see how things were going for the day. After a long talk I decided that I should get back to work and hung the phone up. Within 5 minutes my phone was ringing and it was my mom calling. I thought to myself "Oh she must have forgotten to tell me something" This happens alot. Not thinking twice I just picked it up and said "Hello". All I could hear was jibber jabbering on the other end and buttons being pushed randomly. It was pretty funny and I couldn't help but talk to him. I then called my mom on her cell phone and told her "Did you know that your grandson called mommy at work!". She walked into the other room to discover that he was playing with the phone. She could not believe that he had found the phone and was playing with it.

How did this happen you ask. Let me explain... Landon L.O.V.E.S the phone!!! If he can't have the phone or your talking on it he will throw a bloody murder tantrum until he gets it. So therefore he was playing with the phone and he luckily hit the call and redial button. He knew excatly what he was doing! He missed his mommy.

Now just today my mom walked in the living room and Landon had the phone again. So my mom took it from him and looked and my name was on the caller ID. All he had to do was push call. Yet again he wanted so badly to call his mommy at work.

He always seems to make me smile everyday.

Landon's 6 Month Pictures

2010-01-24T20:14:00.000-08:00

I finally got Landon's picture's done. I think they turned out pretty cute. He was such a good happy baby too!!!

When to blog or even breathe?

2010-01-09T22:07:00.000-08:00

I really like blogging and reading other people's blogs. However, lately I haven't really held up my end of blogging. It's not that I don't want to or that I don't have anything to blog about. It's that I really don't have time to blog and when I do have time I am to exhausted to blog. I mean my last post was about Christmas Eve which was almost 4 weeks ago. Seriously? Every night I lay down in bed and the first thing that pops into my head is "I should go blog". I never do though because I know that I will be on here late that night and have to pay for it the next day.

I know with the holiday's things get crazy and everyone gets super busy but I don't think that is the problem. The problem is that there is not enough hours in the day. I am sure any mom can second this. Being a full time mom, working full time, and still trying to be a house wife is where all the time goes. If I am not tending to my cute little Landon, I am probably at work. If I am not at work then I am probably home attempting to clean or cook dinner. And finally if I am not doing any of that I am probably sitting on the couch thinking about all the things that need to be done and stressing about them.

I will tell you that my house right now as we speak is probably the messiest that it has ever been. For the life of me I cannot get it cleaned. Trying to clean the house in-between everything else is not working. Everytime I turn around there is something that I need to do. It just seems like every room is full of clutter. I hate clutter! But I just keep telling myself that spending time with Landon and Jon is more important than a clean house. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa, that makes me feel better. If I slowly just keep plugging along it will eventually get cleaned. Right?

So anyways I feel like there is no time to breathe in my life right now let alone blog. I feel that I am stuck in a rut of everyday routine of exhaustion and don't get to enjoy the good things. I am trying to find a balance between everything but it is a challenge doing so. I hope one day soon that things will settle down and I will feel as if I have more time to enjoy the things that I wanting to right now.

Anyways before I keep blabbing on I would like to say just like most everything else blogging has been on the back burner. I want to try and make it more of an appoint to blog but there is no promises here. I guess we will just see how things pane in the near future.

Christmas Eve

2009-12-31T09:30:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve was a fun and busy day. I still had to wrap almost every single present that I bought for everyone. When Landon woke up bright and early at 7:00 A.M. we headed downstairs to start wrapping the big pile of presents. It was so cute Landon sat right next to me playing with all the paper and ribbon. He was mommy's little helper!!!

You can see his little puppy helped too.

Landon on Christmas Eve afternoon by the tree. I got some cute/funny picture's.

Later that night we went to my parent's house for a yummy Christmas Eve dinner. This is something that we have done every year since I was a little girl. I love it!!! It's the best when you get to eat delicious food, hang out with family, and finally enjoy the holiday.

Aunt Shauna got this Mater car for Christmas. It is the cutiest thing ever and Landon thought so too. If you shake it, it will then say something and take off across the floor or table. Landon thought that it was cool that it talked and moved.

Pretty much that was our Christmas Eve and I wouldn't have changed a thing. Well, except maybe all the present's being wrapped way before the day before Christmas.

Soon I will post our Christmas picture's considering it is almost New Year's already.

Sleepy Baby

2009-12-23T08:00:00.000-08:00

Look how cute and precious. I love my little guy!!!

Daddy's Present to Landon

2009-12-22T12:42:00.000-08:00

Friday Jon went to Salt Lake to buy some Christmas presents for me (I am not suppose to know that he bought mine too) and his family. When he came home he brought in this adorable puppy for Landon. A stuffed animal puppy I guess I should say. Shoot me if he was to bring home a real puppy. It was the cutiest thing that I have ever seen. Landon played and played with his new puppy. Later that night Jon and Landon we sitting on the couch trying to decide on a name for the new puppy. I heard name's such as Spike and Fred. Hopefully, Landon put his foot down and demanded a cutier name for such a cute puppy.

Here is the cute puppy.

Landon and his puppy.

Comic of the Week

2009-12-11T10:10:00.000-08:00

If your having trouble reading it click on it and it will enlarge.

Comic of the Week

2009-12-04T21:33:00.000-08:00

Comments

2009-12-02T14:55:00.000-08:00

Hey guys- I heard that alot of people weren't able to leave comments. Well, I think that I found out why and I think that I fixed it. So comment away... Let me know if you are still having trouble.

My hair :(

2009-11-30T13:38:00.000-08:00

I AM LOSING ALL MY HAIR!!! CALLING ROGAINE...

Since I had Landon ALL of my hair keeps falling out left and right. Seriously my hair is everywhere. My bathroom, on my clothes, all over the house, in my car, on Landon, you name it my hair has taken residence there. Many people I know have told me after being pregnant that your hair will fall out for a while. So I knew that this was going to happen but I didn't think that it would be this bad. You guys, it is really really bad. When I wash my hair in the shower I can pull gobbs of hair out. It really scares me that I am going to be bald one day.

After dealing with it for a while and getting a little scared that I am going to wake up with no hair one day I decided to do a little research. Here is what I found at http://www.babycenter.com

All new moms experience hair loss, though some lose more than others. (Of course I am the one to lose the most)

Here's why it happens. During pregnancy, changes in your hormone levels cause your hair to stay in a resting phase for longer, so you lose less hair on a daily basis. (You may have noticed that your hair seemed thicker than usual.) (Loved it when my hair grew like a weed, was nice and shinny, and thick! But I guess there is consquence to everything -right-)

After you've given birth and your hormones have settled down — usually at about 12 weeks after delivery — more hair shifts into a shedding phase. You may be alarmed to find hair coming out by the handful. (I knew that hormones had something to do with it. They were also right about the 12 weeks. Right as I went back to work is when it all started happening. At least they got the handfuls part right.)

Normally, you lose about 100 to 125 hairs a day, but after delivery, you may be losing about 500 a day. This can be very disturbing, but try not to worry too much — you won't go bald! (500 a day? What are they thinking? Your telling a post partum mom that they are going to lose 500 strains of hair a day. Then they follow up with "you won't go bald", that makes ya feel better. I have been losing hair for about 3 months now so that adds up to 45,000 strains of hair that I have lost so far. People it doesn't go back over night. I'm SCARED.)

There's little you can do about the shedding, other than to be patient. The shedding tends to be most noticeable when you're shampooing or brushing your hair, so you may find that shampooing less frequently or letting your hair dry naturally instead of brushing and blow-drying helps slow the loss. (Patience -huh-. I guess that I am going to have to work on my patience because I have very little right now.)

On the other hand, it's going to fall out at some point, and you might prefer that it happen in private. Regular washing and brushing may help you avoid leaving a trail of shedding hair behind you all day. Try using a thickening shampoo if you feel your locks are getting too thin.You may notice fine "baby" hair growing along your hairline at the top of your forehead once the shedding phase has ended. Having bangs can do a lot to camouflage this wispy new growth while it's growing out. (Yes, I looked at my forehead line and I have two bald spots one on each side of my head with baby fine hair going back. Luckliy my other hair hides it.)

Within another six months or so, your hair should be back to its normal pre-pregnancy thickness, but you may find that the texture of your hair is never exactly the same. It may be wavier or straighter or more dry or oily than it was before pregnancy. This is probably due to the hormonal upheaval you've just been through. (Six month of losing hair and growing it back is a freaking long time. Well, if I go off the 12 week thing I am about half way through my hair lose ordeal. I don't think that I have much more hair left to lose so hopefully it will stop soon but I don't think it is going to.)

If the hair loss doesn't seem to be slowing and you're still losing lots of hair six or so months after delivery, check in with a dermatologist or your healthcare provider. It may be a sign that you're low on iron, which is not entirely uncommon for new moms. (Hopefully it won't get to this)

Anyways it is driving me crazy and I am really sad to see my thick hair be gone.

The Evil Three's

2009-11-13T23:41:00.000-08:00

They always say everything happens in three's as well as when one thing goes wrong, everything else goes wrong too.

We had our experience of this a couple of weeks ago.

First was my car. It has been acting a little funny lately with lack of power and the engine missing when trying to accelerate. A while back Jon and my dad changed the fuel filter and spark plugs and it fixed the problem oh for about 2 weeks. Finally, we decided to change the fuel filter again thinking that maybe it was plugged again. After changing it the old one was not plugged and was perfectly fine. Jon and my dad dug deeper into the car and started to check the spark plugs again being that it seemed like my car was miss firing or not firing on all four cylinders. The diagnosis was that I needed new spark plug wires. The wires that I needed I had to order online and it would take about a week to get here. In the mean time I was going to continue to drive my car until it decided to choke and almost die on my way to work. Luckily, I wasn't to far from home and took it back and got the truck. Finally, we got the wire after waiting for what seemed forever and put them on. My car now purrs like a little kitten. It just needed a little TLC :)

While all that was going on that same week the evil number two jumped right on the ban wagon. Yep, the computer burned up. Literally burned up. It had been acting funny and started doing funny things here and there. For example the mouse one day just quit working, the keyboard would type different letters than you were really typing, and finally it would randomly go to a black screen. Most the time you could just restart it and everything would go back to normal. Oh no it didn't happen this night. My sister was playing on the computer and the screen went black. So we turned it off like we normally do and it never came back on, well maybe for 20 seconds. It turned on all by itself like it was going to start back up and then it shut itself off. I looked at my sister and my sister looked at me like what the heck just happened. Within minutes it started to smell like electrical was burning. I unplugged it and called it a night. With that said after a day or two I went on a hunt for a computer. I found a killer deal on a dell. I got it ordered, waited patiently, and it finally arrived. Your probably thinking that's why she hasn't had any post lately -huh-. Your right!!

So with these two things happening within the same week I new something else was awaiting it's turn to jump on that same ban wagon. I kept waiting and waiting wondering what it was going to be. Something big, bad, or something stupid that we can laugh about.

The final conclusion was light bulbs at our house. All four recess lights in our kitchen went out as well as our outdoor garage light withing days of each other in that same week. It probably would of been something that I would have overlooked but being the week that we had I was looking for that evil three.

I just have to say being the week for things to go wrong I am very GRATEFUL that it was little minor things that were manageable that went wrong. I could only think of the other bigger things that could have went wrong.

Just another thought... I really think the bonus monster had something to do with it all. Anytime we get a bonus something comes up that we have to use that money on it. It happened this last spring when I got a bonus and it just barely happened when Jon got his bonus. I think the bonus monster keeps tabs on everyone when they are due to pay up. Just a thought...

Are we a true Scorpio?

2009-11-13T23:22:00.000-08:00

Jon and I just had our birthday's. His was on the 2nd of November and mine was on the 10th of November. Sadly enough we didn't do much of anything. The plan was to have a big birthday bash for Jon since he turned 30 but ALL of us decided to get sick the day before the party. For my birthday we both had to work so nothing really happend then either. Last Sunday my family came down and gave us our birthday gifts, which was really nice. Once we all get better the birthday bash will be back on!!!

Since both Jon and I birthday's are in November that means that both of us are Scorpio's. I thought it would be fun to see what a true scorpio's traits are. Do you think that this is me, Jon, or both of us?

Scorpio Fun Facts

Deep, intense Scorpio may seem withdrawn, but natives of this sign hold within themselves rapid-firing brains and rich depths.

Beneath a controlled, cool exterior beats the heart of the deeply intense Scorpio. Passionate, penetrating, and determined, this sign's natives will probe until they reach the truth. The Scorpio may not speak volumes or show emotions readily, yet rest assured there's an enormous amount of activity happening beneath the surface. Excellent leaders, Scorpions are always aware. When it comes to resourcefulness, this sign comes out ahead.

Friends and Family
Sincerity and truth are strong components of the Scorpio's friends. It can take some time before really close bonds are formed, but once they are, the Scorpio will remain dedicated and loyal. Witty and intellectual, they prefer companions who are humorous and easygoing. Full of surprises, this sign will give you the shirt off their backs if that's what you need, yet once they are crossed, there's no turning back. They feel deeply, and once hurt, it can be impossible to turn things around. Commitment to family is strong and consistent with the Scorpio. They are exceptionally helpful in managing affairs, and they are excellent advocates when needed.

Career and Money
"I desire" is the key phrase for the Scorpio. They are fantastic at managing, solving, or creating. Once the Scorpio sets their sights on a goal, there's no deterring this sign. Tasks that require a scientific, penetrating approach are always done best by Scorpions, as they will delve deeply into the materials and resources they have. Their ability to focus, coupled with determination, makes for strong management skills. They're not ones to worry about making friends on the job scene; rather, they prefer to see the task accomplished well.

Pursuing such careers as scientist, doctor, investigator, navigator, detective, researcher, police officer, business manager, and psychologist all suit the mighty Scorpio. Respect is an essential aspect of working for this sign. They need to respect their co-workers while also feeling a sense of being respected by others.

Scorpions are disciplined enough to stick to a budget and unafraid of working as hard and as long as it takes to get themselves in a good financial position. Many are fortunate and inherit money. Whatever the case - and regardless of the balance - they are great managers of their dollars and are not apt to overspend. Money means security and a sense of control, which is important to the Scorpio. Therefore, they are going to hang on to the majority of their cash, making decisions carefully before turning any of it over.

SCORPIO TIDBITS

Ruling Planet
The ruling planet for Scorpio is Pluto. Traditionally, this planet rules that which is hidden from view. It also represents conception, birth, death, slow growth, generation, regeneration, unpopular causes, anonymity, phobias, and the exposition of secrets.

Colors
The colors of choice for Scorpio are dark red and maroon.

Gemstone
Scorpio's star stone is the opal.

Lucky Numbers
Scorpio's lucky numbers are 2, 7, and 9.

Compatibility
Scorpions are most compatible with Pisces and Cancer natives.

Opposite Sign
The opposite sign of Scorpio is Taurus.

The Perfect Gift
The best gifts for a Scorpio are sentimental choices, clothing (especially something sexy), and non-fiction books.

Likes
Truth, facts, being right, teasing, longtime friends, a grand passion, a worthy adversary

Dislikes
Dishonesty, passive people, revealing secrets

House
Natural sign of the Eighth House. This house focuses on sex, taxes, death and rebirth, a partner's resources, inheritance, and regeneration.

Famous Scorpions
Hillary Clinton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Julia Roberts

Best travel destination
Zambia, Syria, Norway, Halifax, Liverpool, New Orleans, Washington, D.C.

Strengths
Passionate, stubborn, resourceful, brave, a true friend

Weaknesses
Jealous, distrusting, secretive, violent, caustic

Charismatic marks
An intense look in the eyes, muscular

Best environment
Dark, sensuous places, and any situation that offers power or rouses strong feelings

New Obsession Part 2

2009-11-13T23:14:00.000-08:00

I knew that something was missing when I posted the last post.

100 lbs of Idaho potatoes. Yes, lots and lots of potatoes in this household. I bought this bag from a girl at work for $15. I of course got my mom to split the bag with me. We have been eating potatoes ever since.

I think the question is "How many different ways can you eat potatoes?"

New Obsession

2009-10-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

You’re probably thinking a freezer full of food, huh.

It all started earlier this year when my parents and us, being Jon and I decided to buy a whole pig and split it. It actually took a while to get it because it was a little piglet when we bought it and it had to grow up. We bought the pig from a guy that my dad works with so my dad would always come home and give us updates on how the pig is doing. My dad and Jon thought that we really needed to name this little piglet and pay it a few visits during its life. They always suggested that Wilbert would be a good fit, how dare them. All I could think about was the cute little pig on Charlotte’s Web named Wilbert. However, my mom and I have very soft hearts and couldn’t even think twice about naming this little piglet let alone paying it visits. Even though they are dirty and stinky little things it is still sad to think that it’s life is going to come to a short end so we can eat it. :( With that said a couple weeks ago our pig was finally ready for us to pick up. We got about 180 lbs worth of meat. All the white packages in the freezer is the pig. We were able to get lots of bacon, sausage, pork chops, pork roast, steak hams, butt hams, and hucks for yummy lima bean soup. Ummmmmmm doesn’t that sound good.

Next my mom and I decided to purchase 40 lbs of chicken. Macey’s was having a case lot sale and they had 40 lb boxes of chicken for 1.49 a lb. It was a pretty good deal and I couldn’t pass it up. The past couple of years my mom has bought the boxes of chicken but this year I finally decided that it was a good investment. Why is it such a good investment for us? Well, Jon loves to eat chicken. I have never seen anyone that loves chicken like he does. I at least fix some type of chicken every other night. So the brown box’s in the freezer is the chicken. One box for them and one box for us.

My other adventures are trips to Costco and sadly enough Wal-Mart. Every time I go to the store I have this urge the whole time that I have to buy double of everything. Which, yes I have been doing. It doesn’t matter what it is I still grab double. For the longest time I didn’t realize that I was doing this until one day when I was thinking about food storage. I thought to myself that I have a little stock pile of food storage going on right now. Probably not the right kind of food storage for an emergency but it is still food.

I was explaining my new obsession to my mom the other day and she just smiled and laughed. She said “I think that you are being a typical mother and are feeling the urge that you need to make sure that your family is set”. Once she stated this I knew she was right. Every time that I buy in bulk it makes me feel good knowing that we have a stock of it.

I think that it is so funny how I have changed since I have become a mom. This is just one of many things that I have noticed. I will post others later that I have noticed and is frankly just driving me nuts.

My next bulk obsession is making some homemade Salsa!!! And YES I will drag my mom into this too. I guess I feel that they need to stock up too.

P.S. I am still pretty upset about my post getting deleted yesterday.

Frustration

2009-10-29T08:42:00.000-07:00

Huh- I can't tell you how frustrated I am right now. I was just writting a post and I suddenly got an error message and it said that it couldn't save the information. It made me click okay and guess what.... My entire post did not save!!! It was a long post that I was pretty much done with and it is gone. So when I get over it I will rewrite my post and hopefully will be able to post it.

A Day At the PuMpKiN pAtCh

2009-10-18T13:54:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday we went to a pumkin patch in Layton. It was lots of fun and I want to do it again next year. You probably ask why in the heck would you go to a pumpkin patch in Layton when you probably passed up 10 on your way there? Well, my friend Sara went there the week before and said that it was fun and pretty much free. The name of the place was J and J nursery which by any means was a huge nursery. Not only would you get a free hay ride and pumpkin for each person they were doing a food drive for the local food bank in Davis county. It was a bit cold but we bared through it. I bundled Landon up with his jacket and the one blanket that I brought. By the time we were done his little nose and fingers were like ice cubes, poor little guy. If it makes you feel any better when we got back to the car we turned the heater up full blast and he warmed right up.

Growing up I don't ever remember going to a pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins. If we did I must of been a little tyke and that is why I don't remember it. As a kid I remember waiting until a week or so before Halloween and going down to our local Albertson's and digging through the many boxes looking for the perfect pumkin. My sister and I always had to find the biggest pumpkin that we could find. I know many times mom and dad wouldn't let us get the big ones and would talk us into the smaller big ones as they would say.

Nothing can replace those special childhood memories that I hold. Anyways, I am glad that we went and I can't wait until next year.

Getting ready to leave to go to the pumpkin patch.

What a cute family picture :)

Landon on the hay ride back. It was exhausting picking out pumpkins

Friday Night Fun

2009-10-10T20:14:00.000-07:00

So Landon is now almost 4 months old and I have been patiently waiting for him to one-day roll over. Many other babies that I have known have all ready done this by now so like any other mom I think that he should too. However, I know one reason why this has not happened yet. The one reason I can think of like I mentioned in my last post is because he doesn't like to lie on the floor. Honestly, I don't blame him. You can only look at the same ceiling and other surroundings (including his toys) for so long. He only last maybe 10 mins on the floor max. I know this is not enough time for him to learn that there is another way to change up the view. After much thought I have made floor time more present than it has been in the past.

On Friday night after I got done putting his adorable PJ's on (I will tell you about the PJ's in a moment) I decided to lie on the floor next to him and play. He was lying on his back and would slightly curl up in a ball and fall on his side so he could see me and smile. I would talk and try and bribe him to finish rolling over but he wouldn't :( I think the problem is that he doesn't know what to do with the arm that he is trying to roll over. That dang arm is acting like a roadblock for him and I have decided that I need to have a little chat with that arm.

Anyways after many attempts and a half hour of trying I finally helped him roll on to his tummy to show him how it works. This is when the MAGIC happened. I started to get up off the floor and glanced down and it happened. He rolled over from his tummy to his back. Yeah, it finally happened!!! I looked at Jon and said, "Did you see that?” He sadly missed it. So I was on a mission to get him to do it again. I thought "Hey, maybe you might want to go get the camera". So I barreled on up the stairs, grabbed the camera, and barreled back down the stairs to discover that he rolled over again. I couldn't believe I missed it. So for the next hour I tried and tried to get it on camera and would he do it? Nope. That little sticker would not do it. I hope he knows that one day I will get it on camera. Now we just need to work on getting him to roll over from his back to his tummy.

Now about the adorable PJ's. My mom made this way cute Cars blanket and gave it to me at one of my showers. She then later found some really cute PJ's to match it that had Cars all over them. The PJ's are a little big but they worked and I couldn't resist not getting any pictures of him in them. So here they are.

This is after a hour of trying to roll over and mommy taking lots of pictures. Needless to say it was bedtime.

Doing a little dance for Halloween ;)

2009-10-09T22:45:00.000-07:00

Click on the link below to see what happens at the Jorgensen household.

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/EHJJpQAVeTu9HAgc

P.S. I have to give all credit to Hilary for discovering this. ;)

Some New Toys

2009-10-07T20:21:00.000-07:00

So finally I am going to post again. Yeah!!!!!! I can not believe how busy life has become. Going back to work has definitely shaken things up a bit. However, I think that we might finally be getting things down into a routine. Just in time for the holiday's -right-. Then the craziness starts all over again. Although I can't complain to much because I do love this time of the year with every ones birthday's and the fun holiday get together's.

So on with the post. Landon got a new chair and walker this week. He absolutely loves to either sit or stand. If he is doing one of these he is a happy camper. If you even think about laying him down he will soon let you know what he thinks about that. Kicking, screaming, and crying are the results that you will hear. Since my mom watches Landon while I am at work she decided to invest in a walker with lots of fun toys on it. He loves to sit in it and play for a while, at least until you can get a load of laundry in. Now for home I decided to get a Bumbo. Yes, I invested in one of those ugly looking chairs. He fits right in it sitting straight up like a big boy. I have been able to use it while I am doing dishes and making dinner. What a life saver so far!!! After a while he will start getting board and then he will start to wiggle his way out by arching his back and pushing on the sides with his hands. What a little squirt. So we will see how long this will last being he is already trying to get out of it. I guess apparently he thinks that he is to big for it :)

Our first day apart, Part 2

2009-09-14T19:59:00.000-07:00

So while I was at work all last week my mom would send me updates with pictures throughout the day. I loved that my mom did this for me and I loved seeing what he was up to without me. Here are a couple of pictures that she sent.

Playing in his swing.

Taking a nap.

Taking another nap.

E-mailing mommy at work.

...and finally being a cute little guy that he is.

Our first day apart.

2009-09-11T13:27:00.000-07:00

So Wednesday was my first day back to work. In a weird way I was a little excited to go back but then as the time got closer that slowly faded into sadness. The day before I went back to work I just held my baby all day and we took a couple naps together. I just wanted to take it all in before I wasn’t able to do it for a while.

Wednesday morning came pretty fast after our long holiday weekend. I soon found myself dropping my little guy off at my mom’s house. As I was standing in the kitchen looking at my little guy I kept telling my mom everything she needed to know to prolong the moment when I had to leave. I think that my mom noticed that I was doing this and she said to Landon “Say bye bye to mommy”. That is when I realized that I really had to leave him and I gave him a big kiss on the cheek and turned around and headed for the door. I did surprise myself by not completely breaking down and crying the whole way to work but only getting watery eyes for a moment. The whole way to work I kept looking in the back seat for the little guy. I would then realize that he wasn’t there and then I would reassure myself that at least he is in good hands with my mom and he isn’t at a daycare where he potentially could be neglected.

Amazingly my first day wasn’t to bad at work. I think that I kept myself busy and was trying to get back in the hang of thing I didn’t have the voided time to sit and really think about him. However I couldn’t wait until 4:00 came to leave so I could go get him and give him many loves. I can’t say the something happened on Thursday and Friday. Each day it got harder and harder to leave him. By the time I pick him up after work drive home he is ready to eat and go to bed. I feel that I don’t get to play, hug, kiss, or adore my little guy. Then it is off to the same routine the next day.

I am glad that my first week back I only had to work 3 days. I now know I have the whole weekend to fill in all my voids that I am feeling. I think that Monday is actually going to be the heart breaker knowing that I have a whole week to work.

With all that said I am now in tears and I am going to post this so I can wipe those away. Hopefully it will get easier.

Playing is Hard

2009-08-30T20:33:00.001-07:00

I guess this is what happens when you play to hard. If you notice he is half way off the play mat. He did that himself. He likes to push with his feet and slide back. I will walk out of the room for 10 mins and come back and he is a good foot or two off the mat onto the carpet. I will have to get a picture. He always seems to make me smile, I love this little guy.

Archery

2009-08-25T22:02:00.000-07:00

The other day Jon and his friend Greg went down to Desert Peak to practice their archery skills for the up coming hunt. Landon and I decided to tag along and get out of the house for a while. Landon must have thought that this archery thing must of been pretty exhausting because as you can see from the picture’s below he was knocked out cold sleeping in the back sit of the truck.

July 4th

2009-08-23T13:21:00.000-07:00

I know that I am little behind on posting things but I will one day catch up.

Here are a few pictures of Landon on the 4th of July. We just hung out at home all day being that it was so hot and Landon had an upset tummy. We then later that night went to my parents for a BBQ. The whole family came over and it was tons of fun. It is sad that the only time that we get together is for holiday's. I know that everybody gets busy with life and it is hard to get together.

Just for him...

2009-08-14T21:24:00.000-07:00

In prep to go on vacation to Island Park, Idaho Landon needed a life vest so we could go boating. My dad went on a mission to find one for him on KSL. He found this one that is so cute. I think that it is a little big but this is the smallest life vest that they make. I guess they assume that a 4 week old baby wouldn't be going boating. Huh! I guess that they are wrong about that. At least he will be able to grow into it. I thought that these pictures are to cute not to post.

2 Week Check Up

2009-08-14T21:11:00.000-07:00

Here is Landon at his two week check up. He weighed 7 lbs and 12 oz. When he left the hospital he weighed 6 lbs 14 oz. So he has gained all his weight back plus some. The doctor said that everything looks great and that he is healthly little boy.

Landon Scott Jorgensen is here.

2009-07-31T12:56:00.000-07:00

Introducing Landon Scott Jorgensen who was born on 6/13/2009 at 4:20 p.m. He weighted 7 lbs 5 oz and measured in at 21 inches.

Best invention yet!!!!

2009-07-23T17:44:00.000-07:00

I should of posted pictures of Landon when he was born first but I had to post this right away. I promise I will get pictures of him up asap.

So if you haven’t heard Landon is really colic. Most all day but come 5 or 6 at night it is at it’s worst. I try everything to get him to settle down and stop crying. Let’s see what have we tried? With starters we have tried the pacifier, rocking, holding him really close, singing (which by me is probably not good anyways), the swing, and the bouncy chair. That is just to name a few. Usually if you hold him in front of you and rock him back and forth he will stop crying. Well tonight that didn’t even work. Yesterday at the doctors office he told me to put him in his car seat and put him on the dry and turn it on and that should be just like riding in a car. That is when my mom said she has even heard of people turning on the vacuum and letting it run.

So tonight when I couldn’t get him to settle down. I started to walk around the house and bounce him. We took a tour of his room, which for a while worked until he realized he wasn’t crying and then it would start all over again. Then we headed for the office for the grand tour. I knew that there wouldn’t be much to look at but hey it was a room to walk into. So in the room we went and that is when the best invention yet stuck out like a sore thumb and was calling my name. The VACUUM!!!! I though hey it is worth a shot at this point. So I plugged it in and turned it on and Landon instantly stopped crying; yes stopped completely like you turned a switch off. So I then proceeded to vacuum the office followed by Landon’s room, the hallway, and into the loft. By the time I got into the loft I set him down in his bouncy chair so I could move stuff out of the way and he fell a sleep just like that. I could not believe it and thought man maybe I really could get some housework done. After I was done vacuuming I started to write this. The sleeping didn’t last to long maybe 10 minutes. So that is when I started to vacuum the stairs. So far he is content and aunt Shauna just showed up to love him and give me a well deserved break. I don’t know how much of a break it will be but I will probably just finish cleaning house and water the trees and plants outside since they are looking a little neglected.

So to all you mom's out there that have a colic baby just simply turn on the vacuum. The bonus is that you can actually get house work done too. Next time I will try the dry and let you know if it works.

Long time no post...

2009-07-21T16:34:00.000-07:00

So it has been a while since I have posted to my blog. Well things have been a little crazy since the last time I posted. Landon was born and he keeps me busy and on my feet all the time. Needless to say I don't go to bed at night I just take short and sweet naps. Let me tell you I can not wait until the night that he sleeps at least 4 or 5 hours. Anyways I just wanted to post a little something to let you all know that I am will be posting lots of pictures of when Landon was born and what we have been up to since then. It might take me a little while but that is the plan. So long until the next post...

Weekly Dr Appointment

2009-06-04T06:39:00.000-07:00

So I had my weekly doctor appointment yesterday. I am still very much pregnant and my doctor said that I probably will be for at least the next week or so. However, I have dilated to a 1 and now 60% effaced. So there is some progress since my last appointment. My back labor and cramping that I was having on Monday and Tuesday was probably just a fluke and the baby letting me know that he is still in there. If you ask me I think it had something to do with the storms that we had those nights. Yesterday it didn't rain and I felt pretty good, not great but better than I did on Monday and Tuesday. My parents are out of town right now so he needs to chill in my tummy at least until Sunday and then we will be good to go. So if there is any changes I will keep you posted.

My belly

2009-05-20T10:31:00.000-07:00

If you haven't seen my belly lately here are couple of pictures of my belly that my friend took at work. I am about 36 weeks in these pictures and let me tell you I am starting to feel it. Everyone says that I don't look that big but I feel the little guy poking out. Only a couple more weeks to go and I am sure that it will go by fast.

Our 2nd Anniversary

2009-05-12T07:20:00.000-07:00

Today is Jon and I 2nd wedding anniversary. I can't believe that it has really been that long. It feels like we got married just yesterday!!! Getting married is so fun because you then start your lives together in your own home and play house everyday just like you did when you were a kid. It is probably every girls dream since they could image getting married. Except they forget to tell you about the paying bills and going to work part when you’re a kid. I have to say that I am so lucky to be married to Jon. He always thinks of me first and is always supportive with anything I want to do. He also loves to send little surprise my way every so often. I love that man to death…

So here we are today on our 2nd anniversary expecting our bundle of joy in a couple of weeks. Jon and I could not be more excited for the little guy to get here and start our cute little family. This is going to start a new chapter in our lives but we are ready for it. It is one thing to get married and it just be the two of you all the time. But then when you have a little one all things will change. We are ready though.

Sadly enough both of us had to work today so we haven’t planned anything yet for our anniversary. I figure that I will make juicy steaks for dinner tonight and then we can plan on doing something this weekend together when we have more time to spend with each other.

The Deer

2009-05-02T17:22:00.000-07:00

So for the few of you that know the story about Jon and the deer, here is a picture for proof that it was an actual story. By now you think that I would have learned to never put anything past Jon and know that he will always seem to surprise me!!!

Baby Jorgensen

2009-04-16T07:00:00.001-07:00

So after many people's request for me to start a blog, here I am. I figure with the new baby coming that it will be an easy way to keep everyone up to speed and post really cute pictures once he gets here.

Yesterday I had an ultrasound and a doctor's appointment. The doctor said that the little guy is about 4 pounds right now and is really long. I guess he is suppose to be in the 50 percentile for his age but he is in the 65 percentile. The doctor said that if he keeps growing at the rate that he is that he will be around 8 pounds when he is born. Needless to say Jon is very happy that he is going to be a big tall boy. However I am afraid!! I think that he forgets that I have to deliver this baby. I just keep telling myself that he will be a healthy boy if he is bigger!!! I was going to post some ultrasound pictures but none of them were that good. The little stinker would not show his face. He kept facing my back so we could never get a profile picture. I guess he wants to be a surprise when he gets here. And YES he still is a BOY