1st Trimester down 2 more to go

Well I am now 14 weeks pregnant and getting that much closer to finding out the sex of the baby!!! I can't wait to know if we are having a boy or girl, but my gut instinct says girl. We should hopefully find out in the next week or two since we are going to go to a 4D ultrasound but that is only if the baby is cooperating! :)

So far this pregnancy has been exhausting! I do not remember the last time I was always this tired. I did not have a lot of morning sickness but I was nauseous for a good 10 weeks. The weight gain hasn't been to bad but I had hoped to be more active at the gym and that just isn't working out for me. Beyond all that everything else has been smooth sailing.

Both kids are really excited about the baby but are arguing on if its a boy or girl. Obviously Brock wants a baby brother and Aly wants a baby sister. I have had two ultrasounds so far and thankfully there is only ONE baby in their. So one of them will be a little disappointed but I'm sure they will cope LOL. Here's the latest pictures of the growing belly and baby.

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14 weeks!

Trampoline Fun

The trampoline is by far the best investment James and I have made! It was worth the long lines and freezing cold on Black Friday. It is also one of the best workouts, my legs are rubbery once I get down. I also love how it gets us all out of the house, if we don't want to go anywhere for the day the four of us could literally spend an entire afternoon in the backyard jumping!

Since Christmas the kids have jumped just about everyday, weather permitting. Alyvia at first was terrified but after about a week James took her out back with just the two of them and let her jump with out anyone else and she fell in love with it. Now she is addicted and always wants to go outside to jump.

Brock has never had a fear and is now trying to master the front flip and to see also how high he can jump. He's usually not my daredevil but with this he is fearless.

Christmas Day

Christmas morning was so much fun. For the past few years my mom and chad and James mom come over in the morning to watch the kids open presents. This year they all came and so did my Nana which Aly just loved. Those two are just so attached to each other.
Alyvia was just in awe when she came down the stairs. It was so cute to see her face just light up. Brock on the other hand was super excited and went straight to the presents to scope them out. I think it took less then an hour for them to tear into everything.

I didn't take any pictures of myself but I got a few in of James. One thing he particularly asked for was glasses. Its a certain brand but I can't remember what, but he was so excited to finally be able to wear them. I think he made out really well this year and got just about everything he asked for. A couple new hats, his glasses, new pair of jeans, some gift cards, a safe, and a board thingy for the garage to help him organize his tools. He was a very happy daddy this Christmas year!

Brock made out this year. He got a DS lite, some gift cards to Toys R Us, clothes, games, remote control cars, race track, huge bakugan, and a trampoline. I'm sure there is more but I can't remember it all. He absolutely loves his DS and trampoline the most.

Now Alyvia is such a different character then her brother. Everything she got was girly. She got a table set with a tea party set, a doll house, barbies, more babies, clothes, a barbie bike and more. Every day she makes us all play tea party with her! Daddy is her favorite to play with and her doll house is packed with all her dolls and barbies. She is such a girly girl!

This is our newest addition to our back yard. Brock is in love with the trampoline and Alyvia won't go in it unless no ones is with her.

For Christmas I got lots of pictures frames! I was so excited and I also received gift cards which I am so excited to go clothes shopping when my tummy gets bigger. A jewelry box, ear plugs for my phone, and a new necklace chain were some of the other things I got. I was so excited to get just about everything I wanted!

The rest of the day was kind of busy. After the presents were all opened we had a small breakfast and then headed to Chad's parents house for more gift exchanges and lunch. By the time we got home (4pm) I was exhausted and not feeling that great. We were hosting dinner at our house for James' side of the family and my parents but I ended up stairs all night sick. Everyone else had a great dinner and the kids played all night with all there new toys. This Christmas we were all truly blessed and I feel so lucky to have been able to have spent the day with my family. Next year will be even better.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was spent at James' Nanas house like it is every year. This year particularly was really nice because we arrived early enough to get to see everyone who came. I didn't take a lot of pictures this year but we were so busy keeping up with miss Aly that I didn't have all that much time.

I have the most social child ever. She usually will just jump right in and go talk to anyone who will listen. Well, when we showed up at Great Nana's house she was completely attached to me for a good 20 minutes. It was actually really nice to be able to just sit around and have everyone come talk to me for a few. After that Aly was everywhere.

One of my highlights of the night was seeing baby Emily. She is seriously the cutest little baby girl ever. Cousin Emily has the biggest blue eyes and at 9 months is already walking. Oh how I could just take her home with me she is truly such a gem!

Another favorite picture of mine is that of Great Nana with two of her great granddaughters. Now Nana is a very small woman so when these two girls got on her lap I was sure they would crush her. Nana was just beaming with pride at them and assured me they were ok. It was so precious to see how much they love there Nana.

Before we left I made sure to get a family photo in since I know I won't get another one in the next few days. Of course Aly doesn't pay attention to the camera and Brock looks at someone over to the left but James and I look great! Now we are off to wrap some last minute gifts and then get to bed. Tomorrow is going to be a very long but wondrous day!

Merry Christmas!!

First Christmas tree

I am so proud to announce that my Mom and Chad have a Christmas Tree for the first time in almost 5 years (I think). Every year they have some excuse to not put one up but this year they had to give in because Aly would ask where their tree was every time we visited. We took the kids with us to help them pick out their perfect tree while it was raining! Luckily we had our truck so it was easy to deliver it to their house. James helped put the stand on the tree and he agreed that next year we will be buying a real one too! They smell so good!

Do to the fact that it was raining my brilliant mom brought down her blow dryer to help dry the tree. Hmmm, some times I wonder about her!

Aly and Nana loved digging through the ornament box getting everything together.

One year I bought tinsel and used about half of it before realizing how much of a mess it made. So since I had a lot left over that we will never use, we kindly brought it over to my moms where Alyvia proceeded to take it all out!

Brock didn't participate in the decorating (he was watching a movie) but Alyvia, Nana, Mom, and James all had fun decorating. Even Chad helped by putting the star on top. I took pictures and made sure all the ornaments had hooks.

Alyvia made sure that everyone was using the tinsel she took out! Look at the tree sparkle!

The end result was so pretty and the smell of a real tree is just so refreshing, especially one that was out in the rain! It was so much fun spending time with the parents helping them get into the Christmas spirit (thanks Aly for making nay-nay feel guilty!).

Brocks last day of school

For the last day of school before winter break Brock's teacher hosted a pancake breakfast and invited all the parents to join. James and I are always involved with his class but this time Alyvia was invited also. She was so excited to be able to see Brock and all his friends. The kids got to enjoy a huge breakfast that had every ones favorite pancakes and sausage.


I am always amazed at how well behaved all these kindergarten kids are. I really admire Brock's teacher she is such a great teacher.

Alyvia wanted to have her breakfast to so she smooched off her brother. Lucky for her he was in a giving mood! LOL He even shared his sausage with her.

The best part about this breakfast was Santa came to visit their class as a surprise to the kids. What a sight that was all the kids started yelling and clapping and everyone was just so excited. It was so neat to see all these kids get so excited.

Alyvia got to sit with Santa also. She was supposed to sit with Brock on him but unfortunately her and I had a misunderstanding and she was crying when it was Brock's turn. Once she calmed down Santa got her attention and she climbed on his lap and cried a little on his shoulder but he calmed her down enough to get a picture and then blew her a big kiss. He was such a sweet Santa!

At the end of everything we got a class picture and all the kids ran outside for some recess time. It was such a great morning! As we were leaving Brock's teacher gave us presents for him to open (which he opened early of course) and a plate of cookies for us. The first semester of school was so wonderful and I really can't wait to see how the second semester turns out.

Town Square Santa

James and I are so proud of ourselves this year for actually taking the kids to see Santa early. Every year we seem to procrastinate and last year stood in line for almost 3 hours on Christmas Eve so they could sit on Santa's lap. This year we went early and waited in line for a whopping 5 minutes!! I was so excited and the kids weren't cranky one little bit.

Before we headed out to visit Santa I had to go shopping to get the kids their Christmas outfits. I'm one of those moms who like my kids to dress up and look extra nice for pictures with Santa. I have to say Aly and Brock looked so wonderful that we actually got compliments!


Alyvia has never had a fear of Santa and Brock only did one year. When Alyvia was close enough to see Santa she started giggling and pointing to him. I literally had to keep a hold on her arm otherwise she would have ran right to him. Brock just stood patiently waiting his turn with a huge grin on his face. Once it was their turn they both walked up and Aly sat with Mrs. Claus and Brock sat on Santa's lap. After the picture they each told them what they wanted and both James and I got choked up. Our kids are growing up so fast!