tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88722675767866718222024-03-12T20:10:15.230-07:00Lets talk about the Rivera's Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-73570905362405293022013-10-15T14:52:00.000-07:002013-10-15T14:52:45.931-07:00Aurie at 6 monthsAurie is 6 months. She currently has her first cold and although I hate her being sick I love how cuddly she is! At her 6 month appointment she weighed 14 lbs 5.8 oz. and 26 inches long. We knew she was thinning out in the belly but thought she would weigh a little more. We have to get a scan of a cyst she has right under her right eyebrow to make sure that its nothing more. Aurie refuses to take a bottle and so will only breastfeed. Aurie is very close to sitting up by herself and she rolls all over the place.<br />
I have been watching another baby that is only a couple weeks older then Aurie during the week. It's nice to bring a little money in and still be a stay at home mom. <br />
What has really been keeping me busy, though, is buying and selling cloth diapers! I LOVE cloth diapers. I tried to convince my sisters to cloth diaper but they are SO not on board. Haha. I have been able to make a bit of money off of reselling them, not to mention all the cloth diapers I use for Aurie have been bought very cheap and saving us TONS of money. I also use cloth wipes which saves money!! I even enjoy the diaper laundry! There are so many different types of cloth diapers its insane! Anyways, that's all the news from me. I really haven't been up to anything but those things<br />
Oh, except, we started watching the Blacklist on Mondays and that show is AMAZING! Anyone else watch it and love it?!? And the new episodes of parenthood are awesome and so real!<br />
Aurie playing with our daytime buddy!<br />
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Aurie's Halloween costume! I picked it up for $3 at a consignment sale. Isn't she the cutest cheerbear<br />
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This is Aurie today. I made these baby legs out of my old knee high socks.<br />
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This was today too. I wanted to snap some photos of Aurie in the ukulele case and hat we used as props in her newborn photos to compare size! <br />
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She is a MAJOR finger sucker! Always sucking on those two fingers. Grrr.<br />
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This picture is hilarious. She woke up from a nap with her hand imprinted on her face. With fingernail indents and all! I was laughing so hard.<br />
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Aurie and her daddy!<br />
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Aurie and grandpa at the balloon festival<br />
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This is what the front of my house looks like sometimes! Sunning and drying diapers.<br />
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These are all the diapers I use for Aurie! Did I mention I LOVE them and want so many more :)<br />
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That's all for now. Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-23587749002215579242013-08-08T13:28:00.000-07:002013-08-08T13:28:28.394-07:00The beginning of cloth diapers!I decided to venture in the cloth diapering world. I started researching and researching about different styles/types, ways to clean, how to put on, what I needed, etc. I spent hours of looking into it. The more I searched the more intimidating it felt. Not to mention one diaper costs $12 new. Ugh. But, knowing I want another baby soon I figured we better do this cloth diapering business so when we have two kids in diapers it wont make us bankrupt. <br />
I have been stalking craigslist for deals and trying to figure out what brands were best (thank you amazon reviews). Should I use pocket diapers, all-in-ones, or pre-folds. Even trying to figure out the lingo was quite the adventure. I realized I had no idea what any of that meant. So I picked up each type (not on purpose) from craigslist. I scored an awesome deal from one of the purchases. I did the math and have paid $168 on everything I have bought for cloth diapering so far. Adding up the new value of all the items would have come to $707. Yep, I am a thrifty shopper! The majority of the stuff was brand new too. A lady thought she wanted to cloth diaper and after a day realized she didn't and just wanted it out of her house. <br />
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Just for my personal reference here is what I have bought (which is all I need to get the babies from newborn-potty training)<br />
45- size one osocozy prefolds<br />
12- size two premium osocozy prefolds<br />
5- thirsties duo hemp prefolds<br />
10- thirsties fab wipes<br />
59- osocozy flannel wipes<br />
6- snappi's<br />
1- planetwise wet bag size medium<br />
1- Charlies soap 32 fl. oz.<br />
2- kissaluvs diaper lotion 4 oz. spray<br />
1- kissaluvs diaper lotion 4 oz. concentrate<br />
2- 14 gallon diaper pail<br />
1- bumgenius diaper sprayer<br />
3- bumgenius size small all-in-ones<br />
10- babyland pocket diapers one size<br />
bunch of pocket diaper inserts (haven't counted and baby sleeping in her room right now!)<br />
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3- bummis diaper cover size small<br />
3- econobums diaper cover one size<br />
5- prorap diaper cover size medium<br />
2- bummis diaper cover size medium<br />
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I did the math and if I bought disposable huggies diapers from amazon, a box of 222, it would cost $47. An average baby will go through 8 diapers a day so that box would last 27 days. It would only take 94.5 days to spent the same amount on disposable diapers as it did for me to buy everything for cloth diapers and not to mention I don't buy wipes either. <br />
Speaking of wipes, I thought the idea of reusable baby wipes was nasty! I changed my first cloth diaper and it is only natural to put the wipe inside the diaper and toss it all in the pail. After the first load of cloth diaper laundry I realized...oops... I forgot to through away the wipe. That is when I realized cloth wipes for cloth diapers is genius and easier to use! So I was glad I had a bunch of reusable wipes! <br />
So far, Rillz always grabs for the all-in-one (aio) diaper. It's the type that is just like a disposable. Put it on and take it off, that's it! He tried to do a prefold one morning and she just pee'd on the cloth right when he was trying to put it on and then Rillz got discouraged and grabbed the aio and hasn't stopped since! I personally like the prefolds with the cute diaper covers. I can use the same cute cover for the entire day and just switch out the prefolds. I haven't used our pocket diapers enough to have a view on them. The bad thing about aio's is it takes much longer for them to dry then a prefold. <br />
Well, I have blabbed on about the start of cloth diapering long enough. I am sure I will write more about my experience later on as I get more experience with them. Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-8373656479876820792013-07-18T08:22:00.000-07:002013-07-18T08:22:19.792-07:00Rolling overDuring tummy time today, July 18, Aurie lifted her head up more than she ever has. I was so impressed. Then next thing I knew she rolled from her tummy to back! I was sure it was just a fluke. I stuck her back on her tummy to play some more. But, she just kept rolling over! Aurie is growing so fast! I have read so many times that premature babies may be delayed in some of the things they do but, at almost 3 1/2 months, Aurie shows no signs of being delayed anywhere. She is SO vocal, opinionated, and strong willed already as a baby and always has been! Her baby cry is LONG gone! Aurie makes so many grunting, cooing, giggling sounds with huge smiles and huge cries. Nothing she does is suttle! She also drools like crazy right now and making bubbles with her spit. It doesn't help that she loves chewing on her hands. We have a silly feisty one on our hands! Last week Aurie discovered her tongue which is pretty cute! She sticks it in and out all the time. We just love this girl SO much and wouldn't change a thing (ok, maybe her sleeping at night could improve).<br />
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-14119823044260208832013-07-06T22:05:00.000-07:002013-07-06T22:05:02.680-07:00Look like mom or dad?It is pretty easy to distinguish who Aurie looks like. But, she does have some slight features from me. Here are our baby pictures to compare...<br />
My youngest baby picture. I was 10 months old before I got a picture taken of me<br />
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Rillz... not sure how old but definitely younger than I was.</div>
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Aurie at 5 days and 3 months</div>
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When looking at my pictures I realized I had no pictures of Gunnar. I realized it's because he is off enjoying the bigger kid things and the majority of the time I was with a baby or toddler. Gunnar is just growing up so fast and becoming more independent! The toddlers are so stinkin funny! Brecken went down a big inflatable water slide in such a hilarious way that Heidi and I couldn't stop laughing! I wish I had my camera on video it was awesome! <br />
The new batch of babies could not be more opposite in personality. Aurie is so noisy, vocal, needy and LOVES her toys while Trenton is just so chill, loves people watching and for the most part content with anything. Anytime the babies are together someone always asks one of us if they are twins. <br />
When I got home around 8 pm I was SO tired! I didn't watch any fireworks and just went to bed. Aurie's first 4th of July was filled with fun and family! Oh, and I have never dressed up for little holidays like this but I guess after having a baby that changed for me and I found it fun for me and Aurie to be wearing red, white, and blue.<br />
Happy 4th!<br />
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I love the outfits! So cute and festive</div>
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This girl has so many faces</div>
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Just chillin</div>
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This is how these two look after about 2 minutes of laying together. Aurie screaming and Trenton looking at her like she is nuts! </div>
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I only have pictures with Aurie when I have been with one of my sisters!</div>
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Waiting for the parade</div>
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Aurie spent the whole parade with Heidi!</div>
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Camden in her cute outfit enjoying cotton candy!</div>
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Waking up from a nap</div>
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Aurie's first run in with a camel!</div>
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Cami had to warm up a little to the camel and paige LOVED the camel!</div>
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Check out Aurie's ride...</div>
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This is the only picture I got of Gunnar (and pretty sad picture at that). They rode a cute little Thomas train!</div>
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-61978546134917319542013-07-03T13:05:00.001-07:002013-07-03T13:05:23.638-07:00Family visitingWe had Rillz's sister and bro-in-law with Gracey come visit. We sure had fun! Gracey helped me plant tomatoes, do laundry, and take care of Aurie. She LOVED her cousin Aurie! Girlie and I had a great time doing random things together too! Thanks for the fun visit. We love you guys!<br />
Gracey playing with Aurie<br />
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Gracey looking at old pictures of her mom and Uncles<br />
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Aurie and Gracey with grandma and grandpa Rivera<br />
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Gracey with grandma Rivera<br />
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David and Gracey playing with Aurie<br />
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Gracey wanted to hold Aurie all the time! She is such a great big cousin!<br />
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Aurie with Aunty Girlie and Uncle David!<br />
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Not happy to be woken up only to get a swimming suit on :)<br />
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I love this cute little swimming suit. <br />
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She lasted a lot longer than I had expected. <br />
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-57706668479791726322013-07-03T12:34:00.001-07:002013-07-03T12:34:13.168-07:00Eagle Island Heidi had a Thursday off work so we decided to join the cousins and go to Eagle Island for the day. The weather was supposed to be poo but ended up being nice. Thanks for the fun!<br />
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Aurie was having fun in her cousins carseat!<br />
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Chillin in her bumbo<br />
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-71822630427097222182013-07-03T12:17:00.001-07:002013-07-03T12:17:13.772-07:00First vacation as a familyOn June 14 our little family traveled to Orem, Utah for Heidi Peterson's wedding. Aurie did quite well on the car ride and Rillz and I really enjoyed each others company for 4 days straight! It happened to be fathers day weekend. So, on Sunday Aurie celebrated her daddy by going swimming with him for the first time in the hotel, taking him to Utah's natural museum, and going out to a yummy local restaurant for dinner. Thank goodness Rillz is the patient type that had no problem pulling over at random places for a 20 minute nursing session! We really enjoyed seeing Heidi P. and we hope for a happy marriage!<br />
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On our drive we saw this on the bridges. I said to Rillz "look, Mormon graffiti". Yup! I am that funny.<br />
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-10809857577894486492013-07-03T12:02:00.001-07:002013-07-03T12:02:34.086-07:00Baby blessingWhen the talk of Trenton getting blessed we were asked by Kristi and Heidi if we wanted Aurie blessed at the same time. Rillz and I discussed it over and over. Finally less then a week before Trenton's blessing we decided that we would bless Aurie as well. She was blessed on June 2, 2013. We used the same blessing dress that my Grandma Jean made for Heidi to be blessed in. Camden was also blessed in it and possibly me but nobody knows. Maybe I wasn't even blessed?!? Lol. Anyways, it was a great day. My family was there and Rillz's dad was there as well. Jeff gave the blessing and we also had Ren and Jared be a part of it. Lots of mentioning that Aurie will be happy and also make people around her happy. She sure does already! I will admit it, I cried like a baby while she was getting blessed. It was very special to me. <br />
After church we had lunch at the Miller's Kristi made some yummy food for everyone!<br />
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Our first family picture<br />
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Is it wrong that I love this picture of Aurie and Trenton. We pulled the binkies out of their mouths and this is what we got! The blessing outfits together were so cute.</div>
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-77990917903497474472013-07-03T11:17:00.001-07:002013-07-03T11:17:59.061-07:00Newborn picturesI was lucky enough to find someone on craigslist who wanted volunteers take free newborn pictures in the month of April/May. Um, sign me up!! So when Aurie was born the lady and I had planned to take her photos the following Saturday after she was born. Plans changed when Aurie was still in NICU at that time so we postponed for a week. Rillz and I were at the ladies house for several hours. Well worth it!! Aurie had been her smallest and sleepiest baby yet. So she was able to get awesome pictures of Aurie. Thanks Amber Jones. Beautiful pictures of a baby girl! Aurie was about 5 1/2 lbs. when these pictures were taken. She looks a little bigger then she really was. So cute!<br />
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Look at her little side rolls!<br />
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These pants and bonnet set was boyish but were so cute looking I wanted to put her in them. Lol.<br />
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This yellow hat was made by my Grandma Jean. So it was really neat to get a picture of Aurie in it.<br />
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This is Rillz's ukulele and case that we stuck Aurie in. Beth made the awesome reggae hat for us!<br />
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-76828648870776435592013-07-03T10:51:00.001-07:002013-07-03T10:51:05.140-07:00Baby ShowerI was SO excited for my baby shower. Noelle, Heidi, and Kristi were putting it together. I received the invitation and it was Mommy to Bee themed. Way cute! The baby shower was going to be on April 6th. All week I was telling Rillz I was so excited and didn't know what to wear. I also told him, Baby Aurie can come ANY day after April 6th. That date was 5 weeks before my due date so nobody worried. Aurie was clearly on her own schedule because she came April 5th. When I was in triage and getting admitted to the hospital I cried to Rillz saying that my sisters worked so hard on my baby shower and now it has to be postponed. I was pretty devastated to be honest. Of course excited to have my baby but so sad about my shower the next day. So, it was cancelled. We were able to reschedule for the following Friday April 12th. Aurie was still in NICU and I was exhausted from the long week. On my way to Noelle's house for the shower I cried. Almost every song that I listened to made me cry. It was the longest I had been away from my baby since she was born and it was difficult. I arrived at Noelle's house a hot mess! Thankfully I have understanding loving sisters that came to my rescue. Noelle whipped out some make-up for me to use (as if it really helped my blotchy exhausted eyes) but it made me feel better. <br />
The decorations were AMAZING! The food was DELICIOUS! The company was GREAT! We played one game and it was the Price Is Right, which was totally fun! I left my baby shower feeling better then when I got there but anxious to get back to my baby. I seriously loved it though and thankful that family/friends could still make it on such short notice. Oh, and the theme changed to BEE-UTIFUL mommy! Because I was<span id="goog_1755997276"></span><span id="goog_1755997277"></span> no longer a mommy to BEE. <br />
Isn't this wreath made out of diapers super awesome! <br />
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And this diaper cake!! Come on, it's way fancy and I love the Burt's Bees products on it.<br />
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How cute is this balloon masterpiece!<br />
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Yummy food. I want some right NOW! <br />
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Awesome banner with my sweet girls name on it.<br />
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This little bee was a little creepy when I first saw it. Now I keep it on the changing table and adore it's big eyes and cuteness.<br />
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The drink pitcher even looks like a beehive. And Kristi had made all the place cards .<br />
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Party favors. Different flavor honey sticks with a way cute Thanks for buzzing by! card. <br />
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<span id="goog_299822427"></span><span id="goog_299822428">I have amazing sisters and wouldn't trade them for the world. Thank you so much Kristi, Heidi, and Noelle for a very special baby shower!</span>Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-38284374513735299072013-06-22T21:31:00.004-07:002013-06-22T21:31:43.876-07:00Aurie Kainoa RiveraOur little Aurie arrived exactly 5 weeks early on April 5, 2013! She was 5 lbs. 11 oz. and 19 1/2 inches long. Her due date was May 10, 2013. I would have NEVER predicted her coming that early or on that day. On April 4 I was feeling great. Went to water aerobics, planted vegetables in my pots outside, and froze a bunch of strawberries that day. I was having no contractions or aches and pains. On Friday morning, 4-5-2013, I woke up at 6:00 a.m. to some slight wetness in my underwear. Thinking it was just discharge I went to the bathroom and slowly just kept leaking fluid. I then realized my water had broke and woke Rillz up. We calmly got things in the car and luckily I already had my bag packed and a list for Rillz of items to complete bag. Arrived to triage at 7:15. Aurie was sideways in my stomach when we went in. They made sure it was my water breaking. The nurse told me I probably just peed myself. Heck lady, that would be a lot of pee! After verifying that it truly was my water, they did an ultrasound and baby had gone heads down but sunnyside up. My doctor warned me this was going to be a long labor and to prepare as I was only 1 1/2 cm dilated. We were admitted into a labor room at 9:15 a.m. Supposedly started pitocin but found out after baby was born that there was a clog in the line and had received no pitocin. I had been feeling NO contractions but by 9:45 had REALLY strong ones. I then really had to poop. I asked the nurse at least 5 times to go to the bathroom but was told I needed to wait until paperwork was done so she could take me off monitors and the feeling would go away soon. It only got worse. So she checked me and by 10:15 a.m. I was dilated a 10 and ready to deliver! I asked the nurse if I could still have an epidural and she laughed at me and said no but you can have this baby now! By 10:54 a.m. our baby girl was born. Didn't have any time for pain meds or to even process what happened! Right when she came out she was taken by NICU staff and analyzed. They started a CPAP on her right away but was on it for less then 12 hours and was taken off all IV's by the 4th day. She was on a bilirubin blanket for 3 days because her jaundice was on the verge of being to high. We ended up being in NICU for 9 days. Her weight kept her in there. She dropped to 4 lbs. 9 oz. and when we left the hospital was at 5 lbs. 2 oz. Those 9 days were SO long! The hospital was incredibly accommodating and let Rillz and me stay in random surgical rooms every night. It was exhausting and emotionally draining for both of us! Rillz would work, prepare for a catering and come stay in the hospital every single day. My day was usually trying to teach her to nurse, pump, clean pump and repeat every 3 hours from the start of the previous. And that process usually took me 2 hours each time. So finding time to eat and sleep in between was difficult. But Aurie is a beautiful baby that we are so proud and in love with! Also, I was so blessed to have such an amazing supportive husband through the whole thing. <br />
The morning of Aurie's birthday right before heading to the hospital<br />
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Right after giving birth. I only got to hold her for about a minute before they rushed her to NICU</div>
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Beth made that cute hat and brought it to the hospital </div>
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Natalie Zarate holding Aurie</div>
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Grandma Robin </div>
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Tommy Zarate holding Aurie</div>
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Rillz feeding Aurie</div>
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So tiny!</div>
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Aurie's first bath</div>
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Her little NICU bed</div>
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Her bilirubin tanning bed</div>
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Me cuddling with baby Aurie!</div>
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The day we left the hospital. Her take home outfit was a bit big. </div>
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The night before leaving she had to take a 90 minute car seat test to make sure her heart rate didn't drop in the car. She past with flying colors!</div>
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Braking out of this place!</div>
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-48412463746109251582013-03-04T11:41:00.000-08:002013-03-04T11:41:02.618-08:00Pregnancy photo shootI was on craigslist one day and a lady was looking for pregnant women in their 3rd trimester to practice maternity shoots for her portfolio. She would do the shoot for free! Hey, that sounds fun and it is something I would not pay for because I don't have extra money laying around right now. So I e-mailed her. She had a list of women that responded and she would choose from. She asked if I would want another person (husband or child) in the pictures too. I said, well, if you wanted a husband to practice with too then sure but, I also have a sister who is pregnant. She got right back to me wanting to schedule something with the both of us! So I called Kristi that day and said "hey guess what Kristi, I signed us up for free maternity pictures. What day are you available!" Haha! <br />
It turned out to be really fun! Kristi was 33 weeks and I was 29 weeks along. <br />
We did a lot of different poses and clothing changes but I guess those must have not turned out well because I didn't see any of them. That's ok because guess what, these were free!<br />
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When Kristi and I were doing these poses, wholly cow, we had the fit of the giggles! We could not stop laughing!</div>
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And here is Kristi's solo shots!</div>
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We are excited to have the babies so close! And it is coming up so soon that our little additions to the family will be here! Thanks Kristi, for going along with me!Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-62719962387209444802013-03-04T11:17:00.001-08:002013-03-04T11:17:17.715-08:00Changing Table change upRillz and I got a changing table for $50 off craigslist. It was the type of style we really wanted. But, didn't totally match our crib. And we set a strict budget of $50 for the changing table so realistically finding one that matched our crib in our budget wasn't going to happen. <br />
The top and knobs were painted a dark blue. Something I could have lived with but since I am not working right now I have a lot of time on my hands and decided to give it a make over. <br />
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The first day of trying to strip the paint I just about gave up. Stripping the varnish/paint and sanding was not going anywhere fast and I wanted to give up fast! Fortunately, there is an amazing invention called a sander. Duh. So we got a sander and, wow, progress happened before my eyes! <br />
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Trying to come up with a matching stain was quite the chore. I did a bunch of sample combinations using different stains for different amounts of times and then mixing them together. The end result of stain color is close enough for me. <br />
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The knobs I LOVE! I am so excited about them and feel so crafty to have made them work. Kristi had given me this cute fabric she had around her house from Hawaii. The pictures on it were cute and small. So I took button covers (a little kit at Jo-Anns that helps you create your own buttons with fabric) and decided I would somehow attach those to the knobs on the dresser. But, the buttons were not big enough to cover the knobs so I headed to Home Depot to look for new knobs. I didn't realize how expensive knobs were so being cheap my eyes automatically went to the price tags and I found the cheapest knob to see if it would work. I couldn't believe it! It was like the knobs were literally created for button covers. I didn't even have to glue or alter the button or knob. The button just snapped right on top of the knob. I was, and still am, thrilled! <br />
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So here is the changed up changing table!<br />
The top isn't perfectly matched but better then the blue! And I wasn't about to strip and stain the whole changing table to "match".<br />
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Finished product<br />
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-66549189283610872512013-02-20T11:51:00.002-08:002013-02-20T11:51:46.325-08:00Valentines 2013For valentines this year I decided to make Rillz and me a nice dinner. I wanted it to be something he wouldn't expect. <br />
I made lobster tails, mashed potatoes with blue cheese, and prosciutto wrapped asparagus. I also bought him a Heineken. When he came home from work he was very surprised! He knew I was making dinner but to see it that nice, he was shocked. For dessert I made a cheesecake with Guava glaze. That turned out alright. Not my best. <br />
We got to eat our dinner together and then it was off to bed early as usual. We don't do valentines gifts for each other so this was nice and romantic for the night.<br />
I am thankful for my husband everyday and all the hard work he does for our family. Happy Valentines everyone!<br />
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-17488782944242987212013-02-20T11:21:00.001-08:002013-02-20T11:21:38.720-08:00PregnancyI am now 28 weeks pregnant. In the start of my 3rd trimester. Sure came fast! Today Rillz and I met with a family doctor to see if we wanted him for her doctor (and ours too). We felt like we grew up 10 years this morning just by having to do that and think about it. My pregnancy has been really easy. She looks good, I feel good... can't ask for more! <br />
I no longer crave spaghettios (thank goodness). I have been eating a lot of Edamame just because they are yummy, healthy, and a quick snack. But no cravings anymore as of right now. <br />
Starting in March I am going to do a prenatal water aerobics class 2 times a week. Sounds fun and will get me moving more. <br />
We don't have a for sure name for her yet. Our top contenders are Aurie, Anuhea, or Ellenore. But it could end up being something totally different. If she was a he we already had a name... Kai'noa but that will have to wait. We are excited to meet her!<br />
I am not working right now. The family I was nannying for moved to Ireland for about 5 months. I am hoping they return after the baby is born and I can continue to be with the girls! So these last two weeks I have been trying to keep myself busy. Yesterday I spent 1 1/2 hours poop scooping the yard. Yes, we had that much poop in the back thanks to three dogs and three months of snowy cold weather. We also bought a changing table that I am scraping the paint off to stain the top to hopefully match our crib. I am not a patient person though when it comes to crafts so this is a challenge for me. I made a dinner menu for the rest of the month. I love it! Takes all the thinking out of having to worry about dinner. I am also addicted to watching a show on Netflix called Locked Up Abroad. Except last night I kept having bad images of some of the episodes and it was me who was locked in jail in a foreign country. <br />
Anyways, enough rambling for now. Peace out...<br />
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This was taken at 26 weeks pregnant<br />
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-17066898344938937282013-02-20T10:57:00.000-08:002013-02-20T10:57:16.260-08:00Rillz BirthdayRillz had his birthday February 9th. Now 34 years old. He spent that morning going to the shooting range with Ren, Brent, and Mark. Of course had a blast! (Haha pun intended) and came home wanting a new sort of gun that so and so has. Then Ren and Rillz went to a motorcycle shop just because they wanted to drool over what bike they want. That night we had the family over to celebrate Rillz's birthday and my mom came up with the yummy menu. Thai chicken lettuce wraps and wontons. So good! I definitely had my share of dinner. <br />
Rillz received awesome gifts he was way excited about. And, of course, family was fun to be around. We are always loud, honest, and laughing! Happy 34th Birthday Rillz.<br />
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(Rillz, P.S. your present from me is still baking and will be ready around May for you) :)<br />
Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-18434100425205502152013-01-24T11:04:00.001-08:002013-01-24T11:04:48.290-08:00Birthday weekendMy 27th birthday was on a Sunday this year. I was spoiled and celebrated with Rillz ALL day Saturday and with my family Sunday night. For Christmas Brent and Noelle gave us an "Ultimate Date Package." It included movie tickets, mani/pedis, and lunch gift certificate to Chik-Fil-A. And for Christmas from my boss we received a gift certificate for a nice restaurant downtown called the Fork. So the week before I tried to schedule our mani/pedis for the weekend and unfortunately they were booked <br />
:( But, we still had a FANTASTIC day together all day! We woke up and went to Babies R' Us to register for baby. Then I was starving so went to Chik-Fil-A for lunch and then Target to register as well which was fun but all the baby crap these places think you NEED is retarded. Anyways, we also went to a movie Twilight:Breaking Dawn #2. Awesome movie! We just loved it! Then we went to a nice dinner and were just loving every minute of it. Rillz got a nice steak dinner with a couple glasses of wine. I got a salmon dinner with asparagus fries and wanted everything else on the menu. I was so FULL when we left. We went home after my birthday day and were just so happy! Probably the last nice date day for a while. <br />
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Headed out for dinner...<br />
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Never a normal face from Rillz<br />
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Babies R' Us parking lot<br />
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Sunday dinner was beautifully hosted by Brent and Noelle. They were so kind to volunteer their house and time for my birthday party. The dinner was SO yummy of chicken alfredo pasta with oven roasted broccoli, green salad, and herb bread. My mouth is watering... For dessert we had angel food cake with fresh whipped cream topped with strawberries/blueberries! They had just gotten a new dining table and chairs. The food was served on real dishes not paper/plastic. I got really spoiled by everyone too with my gifts. Thanks Rillz and family for making my 27th birthday amazing! It is crazy to think this is my last birthday without a kid... Freedom is ending!!
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Isn't the dining area pretty!<br />
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Brecken always in the middle of everything<br />
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Iris' pretty dress after church<br />
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Loving their uncle<br />
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Cami was grumpy pants that night so I am surprised I caught a smile<br />
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Me, Gunnar, Brecken, and Cami thinking we are pretty awesome<br />
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Little miss Iris playing <br />
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Blowing out my fake candle. Yummy<br />
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Brent having a tissue paper party with the kids.<br />
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Of course going through the pictures I find a picture of Rillz with his eyes crossed...<br />
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-51276711411746712692012-12-29T17:48:00.000-08:002012-12-29T17:48:07.022-08:00Camden's first sleepoverEarlier last week Heidi and I discussed having Cami come over to our house for her first sleepover. Heidi kept asking her "Cami, do you want to have a sleepover at Auntie and Uncles". The answer was always yes. She probably didn't know what she was siging up for. But we all decided Friday would be good. So, Ren packed up her clothes, noise machine, and elmo/dolly for her and shipped her our way after a family dinner at Wok King. She was so excited when we got in the house. Rillz was sick in bed so what better way to wake him up for dinner then sending cute little Cami in to tell him we were home with leftovers. She was busy playing with our toys, jumping on our spare bed and setting up her pack-n-play bed in babies room for bedtime. We then got into jammies and watched Elmo while eating ginger snap cookies. At 8:30 it was time to read books and sing a bedtime song. I laid her down the first time only for 5 min. later to hear "Aunty Minny...Aunty Minny". I thought she fell out of the play pen but nope she must have just been stomping her feet. So we slept on the couch for about an hour and then I woke up and rocked her to sleep again and put her in the pack-n-play to sleep. She slept from 10 pm to 8:30 am. Ah... so nice. Except I turned the heat on in the house hotter then normal so at 4 am Rillz and I were both wide awake and hot. At 8:30 am Cami came in our bed to play with dolly and Elmo. We fed them (and ourselves) Chex cereal for a while. Cami wanted letter pancakes for breakfast. What Cami wants at our house, she gets. While Rillz was at the doctor seeing what was wrong with him, Cami and I were making chocolate chip letter pancakes and Spam. Yum! We then went to Walmart to pick up an inhaler for Rillz and he let Cami pick out a toy. She got three horses that have hair accessories. What fun that was! She then did an arrend with me to pick up my boss and daughters to take home. She loved playing with their toys and the girls were so good with her! Cami and I picked up lunch. Rillz wanted a chocolate milkshake, burgers and fries so off to chik-fil-a we went. Heidi and Ren came to pick her up shortly after lunch. We had so much fun with Cami during her first sleepover! She kept us laughing and we kept her busy!<br />
Getting ready for pancake making...<br />
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She really wanted to know where the key was to lock/unlock the workbench drawers. I kept that secret to myself :)<br />
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Uncle Rillz got back from the doctor just in time to eat his letter R with us.<br />
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Cami making faces with Uncle Rillz<br />
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Quickly off to work after breakfast<br />
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That little nut put herself in the play pen and then got upset because she couldn't get out<br />
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Lunch time!<br />
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Making me and uncle laugh all during lunch. <br />
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<span id="goog_483351839"></span><span id="goog_483351840">Thanks Camden for sleeping over! We had lots of fun.</span>Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-13782005435431177562012-12-29T16:48:00.001-08:002012-12-29T16:48:05.426-08:00Merry Christmas to allChristmas eve and Christmas were fun! On Christmas Eve the Hollingsworth family did the usual tradition of movie and breakfast dinner. I was spending the night at my parents so dropped off my dogs at Kristi's to have a playdate with Diesel. Kristi and Gunnar had been throwing up all night and weren't doing so well so had to forgo the movie. We all went and saw The Rise of the Guardians. That movie was pretty cute. Actually I thought it was kinda weird, but the kids all loved it (except Cami who kept herself busy running up and down the aisle). Santa had tattoos and the easter bunny was australian. Different views of each then I had pictured from childhood I guess. We all then went to my parents to make breakfast. A big thanks to Heidi, dad, and Brent who made all of it. For some reason I was distracted and didn't help at all. Oops. Breakfast dinner was super yummy as usual. After we ate we opened gifts. We love what was generously given to us and enjoyed watching everyone else open what they were given. Rillz unfortunetely worked all day and missed out except on the end of opening gifts. <br />
Christmas day started off with a leisurely morning until I got a call from Jeff saying one of my dogs poo'd in her crate. For real!?! So I went over there. Jeff kindly cleaned out the crate and we packed the dogs in the truck. I went home, washed their crates, washed all three dogs, and washed myself before rushing off to my Aunt Nancy's christmas party that she has every year. It was a lot of fun but boy was I exhausted! <br />
This was our last Christmas with no kids! Crazy to think.<br />
A nice picture of Heidi and Ren<br />
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Kristi feeling sick but still making the best out of family Christmas<br />
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Heidi doing the Noelle trademark candy cane sign ;)<br />
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Miss Iris playing on the kid chair<br />
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Cami looking worried about something<br />
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Rillz opening up his new wallet from my parents<br />
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Baby Rivera got a little peoples nativity set for next christmas that I am so excited about! Our baby says thanks Brent and Noelle! She also got diapers and an outfit from them for christmas. <br />
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<span id="goog_1177561415"></span><span id="goog_1177561416">Merry Christmas everyone and happy last days of 2012!</span>Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-30997894268693770012012-12-29T15:57:00.000-08:002012-12-29T15:57:20.165-08:00Babies closet is doneRillz and I finished babies closet. We are happy how it turned out. We were really excited to set up the crib and get everything out for baby that we already have.
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The closet before... small door that didn't even close<br />
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Couldn't reach in the sides of the closet.<br />
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New closet opening and shelves. We are going to hang a curtain to cover the opening. I love it! I can access everything and can store so much more.<br />
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This is the rug we bought our sweet girl for her room<br />
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We love her crib! We bought it off craigslist and have the toddler rail and full size bed rails if we want to use them.<br />
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A baby bassinet we got from my boss. He is from Ireland and his dad made this from a tree wood that only grows in Ireland. When they moved to the U.S. with the girls they brought this bassinet with them. It is big and pretty! I am excited to use it for our daughter.<br />
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We still have all the decorating to do in her room. Still not exactly sure on a design or color scheme. But, we are off to a good start!</div>
Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-88794514426474734422012-12-29T15:33:00.001-08:002012-12-29T15:33:14.132-08:00We are having a...On December 19 we found out the gender of our baby.
We didn't want to tell anybody until Christmas Eve. So everyone was annoyingly waiting for Christmas Eve. Instead Kristi made these awesome scratch off cards that announced the gender and we sent them in the mail to the rest of the family and Rillz's family. It was fun to get the phone calls of "we scratched of boy/girl first..."<br />
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We are having a girl! I have to admit I was hoping for boy. In fact, I was a bit surprised to discover it is a girl. I am becoming more excited about a daughter. Rillz knows he is in trouble and that he will be a sucker to anything she wants. We went shopping for an outfit for her when we found out. I don't think it sunk in yet because we found no girls clothes to be cute. But, that weekend we went out again and found an outfit to bring her home in and some onesies. <br />
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We love our little girl already and can't wait to meet her in May!Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-43928398160537583142012-12-17T13:22:00.000-08:002012-12-17T13:22:19.313-08:00Oh Baby...With Christmas around the corner we have been super busy. Rillz and I are both working our jobs plus a side job Rillz started. But in the middle of all that we started another house project for the babies room. We made the doorway bigger and setting up shelves to keep babies crap more organized! I am excited. <br />
Speaking of baby... we find out the gender in 2 days! Better then christmas. My pregnancy has gone really well. Morning sickness was pretty non-existent. I am over being exhausted all the time. In fact some days feels like I have super energy! I have been obsessed with Spaghettio-s. Did you just vomit in your mouth! Yeah, weird thing to crave. I always want them for lunch though. And, I love eating sour candies too. I have been so blessed to have amazing sisters that are letting me borrow their maternity clothes (except Kristi because she kinda needs them herself!) <br />
Anyways, here are some closet pictures so far...<br />
Small doorway made it hard to get to the sides of the closet<br />
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The back wall had a weird bump too. The bathroom plumbing bulged the closet wall out so we fixed that.<br />
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The wall has chicken wire in it which makes busting down the wall more time consuming.<br />
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The doorway framed in and Rillz spackling the edges. Now ready to paint!<br />
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I like the little corner pieces we picked out.<br />
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Well, thats all. Gotta go to the library! Merry Christmas everyone.Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872267576786671822.post-36946372037311012732012-11-20T11:00:00.003-08:002012-11-20T11:00:57.225-08:00The start to my holiday week...This week of Thanksgiving I have off. So I figured what a great week to get so much done! Well, over the weekend one my teeth was feeling a bit painful here and there. So I figured I would call in on Monday morning and schedule to get a cavity filled Tuesday. I called and the nice lady said "He won't be in the rest of the week past today. So we can schedule somethine next Monday." What... next Monday! So they were so great that the Dentist stayed extra hours just for me. He was supposed to be out of the office by noon to catch a plane around 4. Well, I got in at 1:40. They started doing my teeth and were going to fill 3 cavities all in the same area. But when he started, oops, one was way to big and now needed a root canal. So, with my teeth already started on the cavity process they stop, show me a bill of what it will now cost me, and asked what I wanted to proceed with. I saw the paper and literally started crying in the dentists chair at the amount. The hygenist was SO sweet and kind while I was having my moment. I blamed it on my pregnancy hormones. ;) I went through with it all and it was PAINFUL! They numbed me, started, felt pain, numbed some more, started again, felt pain, had to numb AGAIN and finally the pain was tolerable. He said that was 3 times more numbingness than people normally need. That always happens to me though, I inhereted it from my Grandma Jean I guess. Not cool. <br />
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And, yesterday morning while at the doctors office for a check up I had just gotten out of the bathroom with a cup of pee in my hand and ran into our good friends in the hallway... Yeah, embarrassing. Nothing like being excited to see your friends with a cup a pee in hand... Hehe!<br />
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This week WILL be better! I am making a pumpkin cheesecake today and an apple pie tomorrow. Yummy!Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227739832999677944noreply@blogger.com2