~a day at home with the family~

(Our bright eyed girl)

Our little princess decided that she needed to be fed and up at 4:44am this morning.  She did go back to sleep an hour and a half later but then only slept for 45 minutes.  Needless to say mommy and daddy were wide awake and then we had a grumpy girl most of the day until she took a 3 1/2 hour nap at 1pm.  I have yet to find my nack in getting things done while she is sleeping.  Because her naps are so random right now, I anticipate her getting up any minute and then end up wasting the time I could have been doing something semi productive.  Oh well...it will all get done in time.

On another note...my mother and her friends are in Vegas this weekend for the American Country Music Awards.  I am so jealous but I am going to save up to go next year.  If anyone wants to start saving and come along then do it!  I would love the company and we would have a blast. 

~wearing an apron is my new uniform~

I have entered the world of baby food making!  I have been doing a lot of research and found a great site with some wonderful recipes.  Wholesome Homemade Baby Food provides some great ideas and even breaks down the different stages.  I tried two recipes today: Apple puree and Sweet Potato puree and they aren't bad.  Obviously, we are not doing anything wild just yet but I am excited to try some mixing and matching when princess H is ready. Next on the list, Green Bean puree and Pear puree...stay tuned 

(Sweet Potatoes)

(Fuji Apples)

~something new~

I have not been very good about keeping up on this blog but I have decided that I still want to keep updating everyone so I am vowing to stick to it!  I have a lot to say and one day is never like another staying at home with a growing baby.  So here we go and I hope that I can make it interesting!  Stay tuned....

Weekend Round-up

Highlights:

• Ultrasound
• Family & Friends BBQ
• Major sickness & headache

We started the weekend with an ultrasound! It was great to see our baby again and watch all the movement. The Dr. commented that we must have interrupted gymnastics class because the baby was a movin' and a shakin'. So much that we were unable to get a great picture of it's 'private' area. If the Dr. would have to guess it is a girl but we will have another ultrasound on the 31st and maybe the baby will be more cooperative! We have to have another ultrasound because the baby's arm and leg bones seem to be measuring a week or two behind and the Dr. wants to make sure that it is continuing to grow. Now D & I don't have a lot of height in our families so it could just be that we have a wee little one on our hands, which is perfectly fine with me since I am the one delivering! After D & I saw the ultrasound we had our mother's come into the room and take a glance. It was a special moment and if you know my mom then you know that some tears were shed.

Saturday we had a Family & Friends BBQ and it was wonderful. D planned the whole thing and it was really nice to get everyone together. We had great food, good conversation and some fun games. The weather cooperated with us which made it even better!

Duffy/Haynes family...look at the size of that stomach!

Haynes Family...minus one

Saturday evening after the BBQ my little stomach friend came for a visit and so I was out of commission. I am not sure if I just over did it during the day but it wasn't pretty. The next morning the stomach was good but I had the worst headache thus far. That has been a new symptom of my pregnancy! I was able to make it to breakfast on Sunday but had to lay down the rest of the day while my mother and D worked on cleaning the inside and outside of the house.

Overall, it was a great weekend and even though I had a lot people in and out of my house I was thankful that I had the company. With D still working out of town it has been very lonely during the week. One last thing, want to give a huge shout out to my wonderful mother who helped me out so much this past weekend. I hope that I am at least half the mother to my child as she has been to me! Love ya Mom!!

Update

I have been such a horrible blogger lately! I am currently 12 weeks prego and am not doing so hot in regards of controlling my 'morning' sickness that lasts all day. The only time that I feel good is when I am sleeping! I told my mom that if I could sleep through the next six months then I would be golden! I really need some relief from this and hopefully it is just around the corner!

We went to the Dr. this week for some blood tests and she tried to find the baby's heartbeat but it is still early. We will go back in two weeks and try again with much more success I am sure! I know it will all be worth it in the end but right now it is hard to concentrate on anything but 'not' hurling my guts out!

Darrin has been such a trooper with all my mood swings and taking care of me. Today he volunteered to drive me to work because there was no way I was going to make it on my own. I am sure that he is ready for some reprieve from this too!

Sorry...new best friend is taking up all my time!

If some of you don't know...I have been battling morning sickness and it hasn't been pretty! I actually was put on a prescription today so I could remove my head from the toilet! I was sick from work for 4 days and am finally feeling a little better. Still very nauseous but at least I can keep things down and regain some energy. Hopefully, it won't last long and I can start rejoicing this pregnancy! Wish me luck!

Our weekend

Friday night was spent getting things together for our yard sale. With all the excitement this week, I didn't get my pricing done and things organized so D & I worked on it for a couple of hours.



Saturday came and went with us selling off most of our stuff, putting a little $$$ in our pockets and D finally getting his garage back!



Sunday we went to church, went to the gym to workout and then began the marathon of cleaning and guess what? The house is dirty...again!

some news to report

{the proof}

• Well, if you haven't heard the news which I believe has traveled via cell phone, text messaging, facebook and now blogger...We are having a baby!
  
• I know that most people wait a little while to tell everyone for 'just in case' reasons but we aren't those people. For those of you who know me, I am not very good at keeping a secret! Especially one of this magnitude!
  
• If my calculations are right...this baby should be making it's arrival shortly before Christmas which is 4 months after our 1st anniversary! D & I just don't seem to be able to do things slow in our lives! We must somehow, deep down love change and chaos because that is how we started and it seems to be our 'thing'. All in all, we are extremely happy and will be anxiously awaiting our new family member!

{the dog's reaction to the news...I think that they have mixed feelings}

our plans for tonight

Comedian and Ventriloquist

Jeff Dunham

It should be a night full of laughs!

a glimpse into my life this past month

• endless amount of work that includes, but is not limited too: grant writing, planning for a fundraiser, babysitting 'grown-ups' and trying to keep the money rollin' in

• visit from my mother-in-law which is always a good time

• conducting my first scentsy party

• raising a puppy who seems to think that the corner of my couch is a chew toy

• taking a three day weekend to visit my parents (always relaxing and enjoyable)

• preparing for my annual yard sale which is always way too much work for a little amount of $ but it sure gets the crap out of my house/garage

• Still learning to be married to the most wonderful man on the earth!

Some of the reasons that I have been such a bad blogger this past month. I will try harder to make it a priority to keep everyone updated!

Happy Birthday Miss Olivia Grace!

On her 1st Birthday!

Dancing her way to her 2nd Birthday!

Oh Miss Olivia...you are turning 2 today!

You have grown up so fast!

We hope you have a GREAT day!

Love and miss you,

Auntie Sunny and Uncle Darrin (brody and molly too!)

Headed to California...Newport Beach

I am leaving tomorrow for a work conference. I am excited about going some place a little warmer and hopefully I will be able to steal some beach time while I am there.

Happy Birthday Kambria!!

Hope your day is all that you hoped it would be!

House of Sickness

It has been a rough couple of days. It all started about two months ago when I got a cold...then the cold went away but I still suffered from a stuffy nose at night and a cough...then I got a cold again last Thursday. I spent most of the weekend on the couch and by Sunday evening I had enough! I went to Urgent care and found out that I had a sinus infection and the start of two ear infections. I have been on a double dose of antibiotics (2000 mg) a day. I have been home from work for two days! What the pits! I have heard that this stuff is going around so it was only a matter of time before I got it! D wasn't feeling so hot on Sunday night either. His heart was racing and he was light headed but he had a good nights sleep and felt much better on Monday morning. Thank goodness! The only healthy individuals in our house over the weekend were the dogs!

House improvements

I have been wanting to redecorate our upstairs bathroom since I moved in! I finally got the chance last weekend. Some of you may recognize the decor from my previous home...I still love it so wanted to use it! I started by tearing down the hideous wallpaper (see below) and then painted the walls and wains coating. D helped with taking down the cabinets and then putting them back up. He also replaced the sink faucet with many #@!* words because it wasn't easy. All in all, it was a great project and the only thing that I have left is a few touch ups and painting the ceiling!

hideous wallpaper

before

during

after

Tax return purchase

D & I have a friend who doubles as our tax accountant. We have already filed, received our $ and spent it! We both feel that we have worked hard all year and we should spend some of the taxes that the government is so nice to return to us on some splurge and so here it is.

tv before

tv and stand building

finished product

Happy Valentine's Day to our family and friends!

Hope everyone has a day full of L*O*V*E!

Quote for Valentine's Day

"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love."

Where do I start?

I am writing to you from the comfort of my house instead of from an airport traveling across the United States on my Honeymoon. We were headed to Nashville for a week but unfortunately we had to cancel because of my responsibilities at work. (Being an adult sucks!)

Nashville, TN

I am trying to maintain a work-life balance but as most of you know, it can be very hard. I am lucky to have a very understanding husband who always maintains a positive attitude. He said that we can take a much longer Honeymoon later this year!

bad, bad blogger

Well, it has been a very busy couple of weeks and so the thing that has suffered is my blogging! Sorry to all my devoted readers that really just want me to keep them updated on our lives. So here is a fast recap of what we have been up to:

• Molly is finally sleeping through the night
• I have started calling her several different names which isn't helping with the actual 'coming to your name' training. She is often called sister
• We are in the process of starting our own business...great opportunity for 'D' to get out of the concrete industry and be his own boss
• We converted one of our spare bedrooms into a his and hers office and we LOVE it!
• We spent the last weekend getting house projects done
• We only watched the Superbowl in the background while doing a hundred other things
• We are hopefully headed on a trip this coming Saturday for a whole week (more details to come in a later post)
• Work is consuming me right now and by the end of last week my brain was completely full and poor 'D' had to put up with my crabbiness.

This week isn't looking too much better. Well, that is about it for updates...I promise I will blog more with pics later this week!

Here is a couple of pictures of our office from different angles. I bet you cannot tell which desk is mine and which one is D's! :o)