16 1/2 weeks ultrasound

Today, Rory, Logan and I went to Fetal Fotos to find out what we are having. We just couldn't wait four more weeks, so we porked out a hundred bucks and went there, it was so worth it. Logan will be having a little sister! Yep! We are so excited! I got so reared up, and although Rory won't admit it, he did too :) Logan sat next to me and watched the screen the whole time in fascination. Our dreams are coming true. We got to see her yawn and wave and wiggle around :). Her name will be Blaire Nicole, still debating the spelling on her first name. It was a great birthday present! Tomorrow I will no longer be a teen! Ha so weird to say! Logan also had to go get his shots today

:(. It was heartbreaking. His weight is still low for his height, but I think he is just petite :). Time to cook and clean, bye!

House searching and doctors appts

So yesterday I went into my 15 week check up. It is amazing, but I can feel our baby moving so much. It is so early, but we can even feel it from the out side now. I thought maybe it was just my insides shifting, but my doctor confirmed it. I pointed out exactly where to put the heart doppler and our little bean kicked it. The heart rate has slowed down to 138. Maybe it is another little guy? We find out next week! My doctor is worried about my weight gain. I havent gained any weight yet, infact, you cant even tell I am pregnant. Because I am already so skinny and a little under weight, she is concerned about me not gaining enough. Guess that just means I need to give in to my cravings more! Lol! My heart rate and blood pressure are still high so I am being monitored by that. Hopefully we can avoid bedrest at all costs this pregnancy!

Rory and I have looked at a few houses we really liked. Yesterday we found one that we fell in love with, it had a mother in law basement and was brand new. Right in our price range. Called on it to view the inside and get an application and someone just put an offer in. I guess that means it wasnt the one for us. Our quest continues to find out perfect home!

Logan has been trying to go potty in the big boy toilet now. He is so smart! He takes his diaper off and runs to the toilet. He will sit on it forever but hasnt gone in it yet. He has gone right next to it though lol!

Well off to cuddle my boy! bye!

Thanksgiving and such

Thanksgiving was a great time! Even though Rory had to work that day, he got home just in time to have a beautifully and SUPER yummy cooked dinner by my mom, my self and my sisters. It was perfect. After dinner with my family, we went and visited with my dad and his side. Unfortunately, Logan was to sick to stay for long, so we had to leave early. After words, we went up to say hi to Rorys family. Logan really loves there two dogs. Rorys grandma Hoffman is getting ready to leave us, which is really sad, but it is better for her. She will finally be reunited with the love of her life and no longer be bed ridden in pain. Logan gave he lots of loves. It was so sweet. Than, we headed back to my moms and ate some pie. I love eating at my moms house. Her meals are always so good and filled with lots of love and care. The black Friday this year was crazy and we were not going to subject our selves to waiting in live for hours on end and end up with nothing good. So we went later in the afternoon. We finished all of our shopping for Logan. Lots of toys, trucks, a portable DVD player and lots of movies. He is set this year! We just have to get my parents and Rorys parents presents. Rory got my a Cricut Expressions 2 and he got the Ipad 2.
In two weeks we will find out what we are having. I am pretty sure it is a girl, but I really would be happy either way. This pregnancy has been pretty tough on me. I suffer from Chronic Migraines and have for a really long time, but with Logans pregnancy I only had one the whole nine months, compared to having four a month. Well, this one they havent gone away and because I can't take strong pain killers while pregnant, they last up to four days. I barely like taking Tyelonol while pregnant, so having to take that constantly is hard for me. My blood pressure is high with this one as well which has the doctor a little concerned. Hopefully it will level it self out because it would be impossible for me to be put on bed rest. My morning sickness has let up a little bit, but I still can not eat anything with out puking up until about 3 in the after noon, so I am still losing weight. I do have confidence that everything is going to work out perfectly though and I am so excited for this little one to join our perfect family.

Gingerbread house and sugar cookies

Tonight, Rory has to work unfortunately, so it is just me and Logan! We are going to make pizza for dinner, and than decorating our Gingerbread house and making cookies and decorating them. I love spending time with my little man, it is even better when Rory can do it with us, but I better get used to it because he is going to be working and going to school full time starting tomorrow! Yep! We are very excited about it! He starts welding school tomorrow. I am so proud of him. He is so willing to do what ever it takes to better his families life. It is only a four month program but it will make a huge difference in our lives. Well, off to watch Backyardigans with my little guy!

Baby heart beat :)

I never got to tell how awesome my appt. went a few weeks ago. We finally got to hear our little sweeties heart beat. 159 and strong. It is such an amazing noise, I have two hearts beating inside of me. Rory and I created this. I loved it.

My morning sickness is still here and still strong, but I am striving. No weight gain yet, but it looks like the weight loss has stopped. I am thinking girl, but I still cant say for sure. I am now almost 13 weeks. Really dragging right now.

More great news, Rory and I are seriously looking into buying a house at the end of our lease. We have been shopping around, and are considering Herriman or Bluffdale. It is so exciting yet a little nerve wracking. The end of our lease is in May, which is when little baby is due and Logans 2nd birthday. Moving, birthday planning, and giving birth, what a crazy and exciting month.
Well, off to make my house smell of beautiful things, adios!

Coming home

Austin, his wife and little Lukey are officially coming home for good! It has been a scary, stressful and exciting four years, but Austin succeeded and has come so far. He is so brave. I am so brave the way he turned out. All of my family members have grown into such amazing and productive people. I couldn't be more proud of my family. Karlee and Luke are on their way home right now, driving. Austin will be home December 17th. I am so glad our family is going to be a whole again.

Halloween and precious moments

On Halloween we took Logan trick or treating with my younger siblings. Logan seriously loved it! He also enjoyed the awesome candy (as did I). We also went to dinner with my family that night. It was an all around great day. Logan was the cutest monkey ever!

I have been thinking about all of these precious moments we have that pass us by so fast, and we don't have much time to cherish them.

My wedding day. You came and went so fast, I barely had time to enjoy it all. It was the best day of my life. I got to walk down the aisle with both of my dads by my side down to the love of my life. I will never forget that moment and I will forever cherish it.

Finding out I am pregnant. Just a month after celebrating the best day of my life, I found out I was pregnant. Watching those two pink lines show up was the best feeling ever. Telling Rory and cuddling with him after made everything so perfect.

Being pregnant. Although I had a tough pregnancy, I still enjoyed every kick, hiccup, and roll I felt from my little guy. I loved having Rory have his hand on my belly as we enjoyed Logan kicking up a storm.

Giving birth. The day I went into labor was the most exciting and scary day I had in my life. I was so scared about him coming out healthy, and being a new mom, but I could not wait to hold him and gaze into his eyes. Holding Logan the first time, this was the best moment of my life.

Bringing Logan home. Rory and I stared at him all day. We were still in amazement, and even now that he is a 1 1/2 we still watch him in amazement. He is just so perfect.

Moving into our first apartment.
This was extremely exciting. The first month, hectic. But we managed and figured everything out perfectly!

Finding out we are starting that journey all over again. It was just a few weeks ago that we found out we are expecting number 2, but it all passed by so fast. I look forward to those special moments I shared with Logan to share with this baby as well.

Halloween

Halloween is so close! Just around the corner! 4 days away! I started thinking the other day about my past Halloweens. How crazy of a kid I was ( or wanted to be), and how many things I did (and didn't do). I used to love all things spooky. My big thing was telling scary stories in our storage shed with close friends. I LOVED doing that. Now, I have a cute little boy and one on the way to share awesome traditions with. I love having my own little family! Speaking of scary stories, I thought maybe for the Halloween spirit I will tell a few of my scariest :)

Growing up, I had a really close friend that lived with me basically all summer every year for a lot of years! We did everything together and trusted each other 100%. At one point, we were home alone, all of my family had went out to dinner, and there was not another soul ( atleast living!) in the house. We, being the goofy girls we were, went to the storage room to tell scary stories. The usual. This storage room does not have a lock on either side. We got all settled in, sitting on plastic bins and getting deeply into our scary stories. After a few we started to really freak our selves out and darted toward the door. One problem. The door wouldn't open. Here we are sitting in the pitch black and the door is shut. Great. We screamed and pulled and pushed. Finally, my mom got home and opened the door for us. We have NO idea what happened, but it scared the crap out of me. I know it sounds like silly and scared girls being tricked by there mind, but I know what happened!


Now back to Halloween. Logan has a few costumes to choose from but he will most likely only wear his monkey one. We are carving pumpkins tomorrow night and than going to a Halloween party for my nieces birthday on saturday. Monday we will go trick or treating with my younger siblings. I love Halloween. It is such a fun holiday!

TERRIBLE Twos

So We are pretty sure Logan has hit the terrible two stage. Although he is only a year and a half, he hits everything pretty early, and I don't know how else to explain the things he has been doing! His newest thing, besides dumping spices every where and baking powder all over, is being either really sensitive or really mad and running to his room and he even shuts the door! It is so funny and cute, but it is sad too! It is weird how grown up he is getting.

I am now 9 weeks and 1 day. I have had cravings up the ying yang, and Rory has fulfilled every one! I am still dying of morning sickness, and my house is a mess because if I even attempt to start getting up, I puke. So Rory has been working extra hard after coming home from work to clean it and help with Logan.

I am so blessed!

8 1/2 weeks and dragging.

It seems like this pregnancy is going by so slow, but so fast at the same time. I think it is because of the morning sickness. Which, actually is not morning sickness at all. It is all night and day sickness. Bleh. I am now 8 1/2 weeks. 2 1/2 weeks til I am in the safe zone! Rory and I are stoked. According to the Chinese gender predictor, I am having a girl this time, and it was correct with Logan! But I knew with logan that he was a boy all along, but with this one I keep switching to girl than to boy. Either way, we would be happy. We just want our baby to be healthy. I know every one says that, but from the moment you get pregnant, your worry kicks in for the baby, and it does not go away after they come out! I constantly worry about Logan. Is he getting sick? Did he break a bone? Is he getting enough attention? With pregnancy too! I love being a mommy. I love that Logan runs to me and daddy when he gets hurt or scared. I love having him want us to hold and cuddle him at night. I love everything about it. So last night Rory surprised me and brought me home dinner, movies, a very sweet love note and some flowers. I can't get over him. The butterflies he gives me 24/7. Everything about him. I am just so in love with him. We got some of our Christmas shopping done last week. My mom and I went with Logan too! We put a lot on layaway because I know I would end up giving him his gifts early lol. For his big present we got him a portable DVD player to take in the car with us. He LOVES movies. When he wants to watch a movie he brings it to me so I can put it on for him. :) We got him lots of trucks which he loves, toy vacuum, play phones and lots more. I have a lot more to do though. My belly is slowly starting to get bigger. You wouldn't be able to tell I was pregnant, but it is fun to watch it grow! Well, gotta get ready! Bye!

Sensing Change

Logan, he is starting to sense a change is coming. He is either very clingy or very stand offish. I have been doing everything possible to spend as much time with him as possible. He usually doesn't like to run errands, but that is all he wants lately. It is funny to watch him grow into this little boy and not a baby. He can say so many things. Sometimes me and Rory will just watch him in amazement. He has watched his mommy puke over and over all night and all day, and I think he knows something new is coming. I know though, he will be a great big brother.

New day New ways!

Well, my morning sickness seems to have let up a bit. I know I am going to jinx my self but hey, I need to brag a little. Instead of puking four times a day, it is down to one or two, for the last two days! Yay! I do feel extra tired though, which I think is due to chasing around my little man and being pregnant. Being pregnant and being a mom to an almost toddler is a lot different than being pregnant with no kids. But, it is so worth it and so fun too. I love when Logan gives baby kisses and loves. Yesterday we went to John and Tiffs and had hot chocolate, home made soup and watched movies while the kids played. It was a fun time and I love hanging out with them. Today, we took Logan to Petco to look at all the animals. He LOVED it. He loves birds and cats. He is so funny. Than we took him to the Halloween store, he laughed at some things and freaked about others. He is getting so big. Tonight, Reece, my little brother and my niece Presley and step-nephew Cameron are sleeping at our place. Logan LOVES Reece. They are best friends. He also loves Presley and Cameron. It is so fun to interact with other kids. He is talking like crazy and he loves to sing twinkle twinkle little star.

Rory,
It was awesome watching you interact with Logan while teaching him about the reptiles and animals. He is so much like you in so many ways. You guys even pull the same faces. I love when you kiss Logan, me and baby goodbye before you leave any where. I love that you are so supportive and go get any craving I want. I love when you hug me for no reason and tell me how pretty I am. I love you.

Logan,
You loved looking at all the pets today. Especially the cats, birds and lizards. You learn to fast. Listening to you try and have conversations with us is so funny. You love your Uncle Reece and you guys play so well. Thanks for being the best little boy ever.

Baby Hoffman,
I have been thinking a lot about what you are lately. I am thinking girl, but I will love you no matter what. I just want you to be healthy and happy. You already bring all of us so much joy and happiness. Your big brother loves you already.

Yesterday, not so much the best. My morning sickness is getting worst. It lasts from about 10 in the morning to sick at night with non stop puking. Luckily, Rory took care of Logan and I am gave in to my cravings and bought me sticky fingers from wingers :) Than he went and bought me a bunch of smart waters. It wasn't such a great day but Rory made it so much easier on me. Friday, we are hopefully taking Logan on a little date to get ice cream and watch Lion King. I think he is going to love it. We have started our Christmas list for him. I am so excited!

Rory,
You take such good care of me. You make me feel beautiful even when I am puking my brains out. You make sure I get my vitamins and you just care for me so much. I love you and I am so thankful for you.

Logan,
Today, while I had my daily puking session, you didn't cry like usual. Instead, you told me "Dont!" Over and over while shutting the toilet lid and flushing it. You also tried copying me a few times and laughed. You loved the rain though. You kept opening our back door and running out side to play in it. I have to keep ALL doors locked now. You have become professional at opening it.

Baby Hoffman,
I hope you are doing okay in there. Mommy is not able to keep much down, but I am trying my hardest for you. You make me crave the silliest things. Newest one is rootbeer popsicles.

Birthdays

Yesterday was a great day. Rory took the morning off to come with me to my ultrasound. Everything looks great! He had us scared because he said he could see two flickers which usually indicates twins, but when he looked more into it he said he is sure there is only one. The bummer about it was that I am not as far a long as the doctor thought. I am only about 6 weeks 2 days, which means, this little baby is due on Logans original due date, May 28th. We are a little shocked, we thought we had planned around this but whats meant to be will happen I guess! We also found out I had group strep b which they cant do anything about til I am in labor. It shouldnt trnsfer to the baby but if it does there are some potential problems. Rory had to work 2-10 at night so I went and cooked dinner at my moms house and hung out with every one there. It was nice. Logan is finally getting back on his sleep schedule. FINALLY. Lol. Here is a few moments.

Rory,
Today you helped me drink 36 oz.'s of water and hold it in for 3 hours. Yea it hurt like crazy but you did everything you could to help me get through lol! I saw your face light up when we got to see our little bean and I loved watching you hold Logan a little tighter. Than we went to my moms and watched Dexter again. You are so cute how into it you get. I love you.

Logan
You got to see your little sibling today, and although you didn't quite understand, you were very interested in the pictures on the screen. You will have a very close birthday to your sibling but we are okay with that and will promise to make sure you each have a special day for each of you. You had lots of fun playing with Knox and all of your cousins. You are getting so big. Your new word is banana and it is so cute!

Baby Hoffman,
Today we got to see you for the first time. It was so surreal. Your little heart was flickering and healthy. We are already proud of you. Logan loves you lots. You will share a birthday month with him and maybe even a birthday day! We cant wait to meet you little one.

New idea

I have been thinking about how much I cherish every moment I have with my little family, and how fearful I am of forgetting these memories that mean so much to me. I guess that is why I have this blog, but I need to update it more. I am hoping I can write atleast a small paragraph once a day about my amazing husband, my perfect little boy, and our bun in the oven. Starting now :)

Logan
Today we took you and got chicken nuggets from Mcdonalds. Your absolute favorite. It is one of the very few things we can actually get you to eat. Than we went to Grandma Connies to visit and play with your cousins and Aunts and Uncles. You also spilled neon finger paint all over their beige carpets! Uh oh. Luckily we got it all up :) Grandma took us to dinner, which you were not to excited about, you hate going to dinner. Than back to Grandmas and Grandpas to play with some puppies. On the drive home, the sound of rain hitting the car put you to sleep and you are now cuddled up sleeping at home :)

Rory
As usual, I shared a lot of laughs with you. We also talked about how proud of Logan we are. We cleaned and scrubbed paint off the floor on our hands and knees and than took Logan on a drive. You sang your usual silly songs with ridiculous lyrics. You made me happy. Like every day you do. You made me feel beautiful. You just finished your phlebotomy class a few days ago and received your certificate and took your test. I am so proud of you. You are so smart and you have such a thrive to learn. You are getting into Welding school next, well that is your plan. I love how you strive to get to where you want and do what is best for your family.

Baby Hoffman
Today, I puked twice. With Logan I puked like this every day of my pregnancy, and I am trying to prepare my self for that. I also knew at this point that Logan was a boy, just by feeling, but I have NO idea with you. Infact, the only intuition I have about you is that there is more than one of you. We are so excited to grow with you and eventually meet you. Brother Logan knows all about you and loves you a lot. He loves giving my belly kisses and hugs. Tomorrow, we will confirm if there are infact more than one of you, and I am super nervous.

8 weeks :)

So our doctors appointment went great on Tuesday. She estimated by the size of my uterus that I am about 8 weeks! We have an ultrasound scheduled for next Tuesday. We are very excited to see our little one! Logan is now almost 16 months. He is a big boy. He LOVES movies! He will bring me his movie to watch. He also will take us to what he wants. Every day we go on a jog and than to the park. It is nice to have that one on one time with him before our next gets here. He is so smart. He loves bugs, tractors and most of all, airplanes. He is just to smart for his own good. He is saying lots of new words. He also loves to sing and dance. He loves his stroller and he hates his bath time :) We are so lucky to have him and we know he is going to be a great big brother.
Rory is just about finished with his phlebotomy class. He passed his state finals. He has one or two more days than he is done! We are looking into buying a townhome at the end of our lease, which we are really excited about! Well, I have some diapers to change! Bye!

Finally

Finally! It has happened! Eagle has landed! YAY! We are officially expecting number two! We are not sure how far along I am. We were not even going to test, but I was about to start a new medication that is not safe for pregnancy, so I had Rory buy me some tests before I started. We expected it to be negative. Boy, I was in for a shock!!! I took it at about ten at night, peed on the little thing, set it down pulled my pants up and BAM! Two bright pink lines! I yelled " Holy crap!" Over and over and Rory ran in yelling your pregnant! It was so exciting. I havent ovulated in a while so I also haven't had a period so we have no clue how far a long I am, but our appt is set up and we will find out soon! We are so excited! Our families are stoked. It's a little early, so we haven't announced it on FB yet, we are waiting for a few more weeks so we know we are out of the war zone. Morning sickness has started with vengeance. Back aches from Hades. And I already feel huge. But this next journey is going to be so fun. Logan is going to be an awesome big brother. I don't quite think he understands yet, but we ask him where the baby is and he points to my belly and gives my belly "loves". Our family is growing and we couldn't be happier. Rory draws blood for the first time Monday. He is very excited and nervous. He will do great! Well, going to go clean! Bye!

Loving Life

Thinking back, the past five years my life has been perfected. My husband is my best friend. He has stuck through with me and stayed by my side through everything. Every day with him is a new adventure. I am so happy. We have our moments of bickering, but with every time he makes me smile, all of our bad times fade away. He reminds me to take a breath when I need to, and to sit back sometimes. I love him and everything he does for Logan and I. He makes me see what kind of people deserve to be in my life, and I realize, I am more important than I give my self credit for. He makes me feel like the end of the world can come tonight, but I'd leave here happy. He has given me everything I ever wanted and he makes all of my dreams come true. If I didn't have Rory, I wouldn't have life. I want him by my side, forever and after, and I know I will have that. I can not thank him enough for what he has given me and how happy I am with him. He is the best dad for Logan, he does everything to give him the best life possible. He plays with him and makes him laugh til he cries. I couldn't ask for more from Rory.

Logan, he is so smart. He amazes Rory and I with every new thing he learns. He is a very early and fast learner. He runs, spins, dances, sings, hums, he can tell us certain sounds of the alphabet, and he is saying so many words. His most recent is crackers and cookies, sometimes drink and bite. He has a big vocabulary. He can make us smile with everything he does. He is officially weaned, since 13 or so months. It was my best accomplishment being able to give him all of the nutrients he needs and more from my body. It was extremely hard at times, but the most giving thing I could do for him. I would do anything for him. He has never had a bottle, and now he is amazing at using cups, with no lid. He is trying so hard to use the spoon and fork with perfection, he is getting really good at it too. He LOVES brainy baby and your baby can read. He also loves Fresh Beat Band. He is a very musical baby. Loves dancing and singing. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect little boy. We love him so much.

We are still trying for baby number two, and have realized I still haven't ovulated, although we thought I had. Unfortunately, I havent since the I conceived Logan. I am trying to not worry about it, but with each passing month and each negative test, I get more and more disappointed. Luckily, I have the most supportive husband who runs to the store first thing in the morning to buy me bundles of pregnancy tests, and holds me when I get another negative. I just have to keep positive and realize it will happen at the best time for us.

Tonight, Rory is letting me and my best girl friend Tiffany go on a little shopping spree. I am stoked, I haven't been shopping since we moved into our apartment. It will be nice and a little bit of therapy :). I am so glad to have Tiffany in my life. She is such a good friend and I can talk to her about ANYTHING and we are so much alike. No joking. We have so much fun together!

Well, gotta get my home clean . Bye!

So we are laying in bed and we notice Logans hands are red and it looks like they are covered in blood, oh crap right?!? So we are trying to pry his fists open to look for the damage ( he is awake at the time ) and get down to the last two fingers and notice he is holding one M&M in each fist, saving them for breakfast I guess. It was so cute.

We are spending the night at my moms tonight, because we are baby setting for her while she goes to the Def Leppard concert! We all pitched in and bought her and Keith tickets for her birthday. I remember her paying for all of us at the puppy store to go one year, it was a ton of fun!
Tonight I was laying down thinking about fun things I have done. I used to go toilet papering every weekend with a close friend when I was younger. Door bell ditching. Walking to Smiths. Sneaking out ( but not really sneaking, my mom always said as long as we didn't get caught :) ) I am just glad I have a lot of good memories to look back on. I remember going to movies all the time with Rory, and riding in his SUPER loud Geo. Laying in bed talking about really random things. I am just so glad I have had a good life, and even better now.

Friday, I take another HPT to find out if we are having baby number 2. How exciting and nerve wracking. This is our third month trying, going into our fourth. I have feelings like I could be pregnant, but not looking to much into it.

I have been doing ab work outs every morning for two weeks now, and can see a great difference. It makes me want to work even harder to get that toned belly I have been wanting! Yay!

I love my husband and baby boy so much. They fill my life with so much love and joy. I am incredibly thankful!

Good friends

So many good things are happening right now. A HUGE photography company is looking for people to hire and instead of accepting resumes, they want to see photos you have taken. I submitted a few favorites, not expecting much ( not looking for a job, but later on when Logan goes to pre-school I would like to get a side photography job) and they responded with 100% perfect feedback. They were very impressed. These are tough critics, and having them say only good things about my photos boosts my confidence in my work. I have spent lots of time and patience learning the necessities with photography and improving my work, to finally have it noticed feels amazing.
Rory and I are in our 3 month trying to conceive. That is not long at all, but having it only take 1 month of trying with Logan, it had me a little worried. We found out I was not ovulating and I hadn't been for a while. Well, yesterday I finally ovulated, which brings my chances of conceiving to a much higher number. We are so excited, it brings us that much closer to growing our family.
I have gained an amazing friend, Tiffany. We are so much alike and complete best friends. Rory is my best friend in the whole world, but it is nice to have a best girlfriend again. She is very understanding, but also tells me the truth when I need it. We tell eachother everything. I can trust her and I know she would never judge me in any way. The best part is that Rory is best friends with her husband and we all get along great!
I am so thankful to be where I am at in life.

I love life!

Tiff and I
My perfect baby and I :)
HAHAHAHA :)
Photo shoot with Brooky and Cadence :)
We have had so many fun adventures lately. My best girly friend and her husband and two kids and Rory Logan and my self went to the aquarium. Logan LOVED it. He ran to every tank to see what is inside. Keira was grumpy and tired, but still as cute as ever and little baby Haylee just hung out as usual. Logan now picks his nose. What a boy! I love him so much. He is getting big! Rory took me shopping for our anniversary, I got a new outit and we also got Logan some new shoes and some cute Hurley shirts. We than spent the night at John and Tiffs and celebrated Johns birthday with Danny. We had a lot of fun. Logan loves their kids and we love them. I love having a good close best girl friend that I can talk to about anything, we get along so well. She is such a good friend and I love her to death. Her husband is Rorys best friend too so it is great that we can all hang out, plus we all get along wonderfully as well as our kids!
I also dropped my phone in the toilet ( unused thankfully) and totally saved it with Rorys help and it is as good as new! Yay!

Logan

From your tiny, little feet
To your smile, oh so sweet
The way you dance on your toes
And crinkle up your button nose

Little boy, you are growing tall
My baby boys not a baby at all
Please don't grow up to fast
Keep your hand in my grasp

All the knowledge you will gain
Keep on reaching for those airplanes
Don't forget who you are
You are my shining star

We can sail to the moon
Flying high on a balloon
Don't you worry about a thing
Our little angel with no wings

When I listen to you speak
I cant help but kiss your cheek
I wish you all of the joy
You'll always be our little boy

No matter what, I hope you know
We will always love you so
Hold you close, I always do
Ever and after, through and through


Shelby Hoffman

2 years and 5 years

Logan is so cute. What a little model!




So Next Saturday is Rory and I's 5 year anniversary. 5 years. I have been so blessed to have him be with my the rest of my life and after. These 5 years have taught me so much about myself, and life in general. They have been the greatest years of my life and they just keep getting better. Rory is my best friend and soul mate. I am so in love with him and everything about him. He has been the best husband a girl could ask for and best dad as well. Logan adores Rory. He lights up as soon as he sees Rory or hears him opening the door. It is an amazing feeling to know I have him by my side forever and after. I love you more than life, and I would do anything for you. You are my rock and everything good. Thank you for being the most loving, caring, supportive and perfect husband ever. I am so in love with you.

On the 25th it will be our 2 year wedding anniversary. So happy I got to marry my best friend and soul mate. Life would be incomplete with out you.



Logan is now almost 14 months. He is a champ! He is saying so many words! His latest is byebye and he will wave. He LOVES playing out site, it is a struggle to bring him back in side too! He can open up our doors in our apartment so we have to keep them locked at all times. He turns on the bath tub which is very scary for me. He just keeps growing and learning at every minute. We love you little guy!

I did a fun photoshoot last week, pictures to come. Doing a family set this weekend. Yay!

Another negative

Although we have only been Trying to conceive number two for a short while, seeing a negative test result after making your body believe you have a little miracle inside of you, is well, very discouraging. This morning we got our second negative test. We are very hopeful though, because on average, it takes a healthy couple up to a year to conceive.

Logan is growing smarter and taller each day. He can now tell us what sounds A and B make and working on other letters. He can tell us what sound a monster makes. He hums songs all day long, and is getting really good at it. He climbs up and down on everything. He is just so perfect. We have been blessed with one VERY perfect baby. We love him so much and would do anything for him!

Our 4th weekend

We had a ton of fun this weekend. Austin and Karlee came down to visit for the next week. Logan and Luke LOVE each other. It is so fun to see how much they are growing, and even while living far from each other, they are still great friends. We went to a party with our friends John and Tiff, it was a lot of fun. Logan loved the bounce slides they had. He also loved all of the fireworks all weekend. We lit my moms neighbors yard on fire on accident as well. HAHA. It was actually pretty scary. Logans surgery is this friday for his little teeth. It is so nerve wracking for me, but I know my little guy is a trooper and will pull through perfectly. He is so funny. He repeats everything we do or say. His new thing is to point and say no no no! Haha. We find out saturday morning if our first month of trying to conceive baby number 2 was successful or not. We are both nervous and excited. We are not looking forward to any negative tests, but that is just part of our journey. Right now though, I do have some symptoms! Such as very prominent veins, VERY hungry ( that is bad for me lol! ) a little bit more tired, bloating, cramping, and a little bit of nausea so we will see! This week we are finishing up Logans bed room. We are sticking to the vintage airplane theme. He loves airplanes so it works great. Sigh. I love my life. Just thinking about what I have amazes me. Well, off I go!

The big 23!

Rory celebrated his 23rd birthday this weekend. We went out to Tepenyaki and had a nice dinner. He is such a great friend and husband. He is supportive, loving, caring and so strong. He is my rock. I love everything about him. Every little thing. His beautiful eyes, his perfect smile, how he laughs when he is nervous, How he sleep talks, his little cheek thing he does when he is excited, how he makes Logan laugh and how great of a daddy he is. He is just perfect in every way. I could not be more thankful for him. I am so in love with him. Together forever and after, always in love with each other forever and after, and always happy with eachother forever and after. I love you Rory. I am so in love with you!

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One week of trying for baby
lots of second thoughts
7 samples of prenatal vitamins
1 doctor visit to plan everything precisely
VERY excited husband
VERY nervous/excited ME
Told close family
Grandma Connie- WAY excited
Grandpa Keith- Just wants Logan to be the only child
Grandma Holy- Iffy
Grandpa Hoffman- ? Not sure yet
Aunt Julie- EXCITED
Aunt Steph- Excited!
Uncle Dj- Excited!
Nieces and nephews- Extatic!
Little siblings- Curious
Logan- Goo Goo Gaga dada, mama! :)
Here we go!

BIG news!

Logans one year photos I did a few weeks ago
Rory got one of me and our little guy.
A few pics from my most recent newborn session, LOVE them. That beautiful baby is the reason Rory decided it was time for another :)

My perfect boys. My life is nothing with out them, Love them so much and deeply. My angels, and forever blessings.
Today we took Logan in for his 1 year appt. He is now 21 pounds! He is in the 45th % weight and 48% for his heighth. Perfect little boy. Healthy as ever. His first dentist appt. is tomorrow! He has some troubles with his four top front teeth, the enamel is really weak, so we want to get this fixed asap so he can have confidence when he smiles and not feel self conscious. He has grown into the sweetest little boy. We love him so greatly. While we were at the doctors today, we also removed my IUD. We have made the decision to try for our 2nd. We are so excited. I can now get pregnant any time. I am started on pre-natals and eating healthier. My mom is really excited and supportive and I love that I can call her and ask her questions about things. Right now, we are only telling my family and waiting on Rorys side because Rory wants it to be a surprise for his mom. We are really excited and look forward to growing our family. Wish us all luck!

What we did this week :) Baby stuff!

Bought a very nice Tv stand, bought two very nice end tables, bought a HUGE mirror to go in our hall way, cleaned, had friends over for BLT's, Had another friend over for game night, cleaned, cleaned some more, Played with Logan, became nauseated all day, did a newborn photo shoot, noticed that my baby hunger grew even more, told Rory this, got lots of hugs for this, reminisced being pregnant, reminisced from when Logan was a newborn, nausea for the day starts again, loved Logan, talked about how much we love what he is growing into, went to a friends house, held there newborn, became even more baby hungry, watched as Logan LOVED this baby, gave her lots of kisses and loves, gave her her binky, her blankie, talked to Rory about what a good big brother he would be, talked about more baby stuff, nausea starts, as well as roller coaster emotions? Started to see a pattern with all these crazy symptoms. Hmm. Talked to Rory more about babies, decided it just might be time for another :)


Logan, he is the best baby. We love him so much, He teaches us so much, I am so thankful to have been blessed with him. He is so funny. He is always seeking ways to make us laugh. He loves walking, and he loves kicking the balls around our house, he LOVES dancing, and he is the best at it. He says byebye, dad, mom, ball, duck, nonononono, grampa, he talks a lot. he is just so sweet, and he made us realize how much we loved being parents and want to make our family grow. He would love a little friend. We havent been dead set yet, we were going to wait til Rory got hired on, but starting to think we want to try for another sooner. We will see :)

Happy fathers day

To my husband. Logans Dada. Our everything. You make Logan laugh hysterically, it melts my heart with joy. You love Logan better when he gets hurt, while making me love you even more. You play with Logan and teach him so many things, while your teaching me more about you. I love you so much. You have been the best father I could ask for, for our little man. Logan absolutely adores you. You brighten his face every time you walk in the door from work, as he does to you. He is heart broken in the morning when you have to leave, he will sit by the door crying for you til I go pick him up and explain to him that you ALWAYS come back! He just loves you so much. You make our family complete. I love you and I can't wait for our family to grow even more with you. Thank you for your hard work and your positive attitude. I love that you always think of Logan and I first. Especially when you are out an about and you surprise me by coming home with a bottled dr. pepper and a sucker for Logan, you just know :)

Keith,
Thank you for being the dad I needed in those years he was absent. You are my dad. I am forever grateful for you in my life. You teach me so much, and you inspire me to be the best person I can be. I know I can always come to you for advice, or a heart to heart. You are a true man. I am so thankful my mom fell in love with you. It is hard for me to understand how your "family" can just throw away a relationship with you, but I know what they are missing. Thank you for everything you do for me, and my family. Logan absolutely loves you, we can tell because you walk in the room and he chases you til you pick him up. Thank you for being such an awesome grandpa.

Dad,
Years have been tough not having you in my life as much as I would like, but I have you in my life a little, and I am very grateful for that. I look forward to the days where I get random texts from you saying you love and miss me. I forgive you for everything, I know things grew hard on you. I love you forever, not matter what. I can not wait til we can have a relationship as close as it used to be, but we are on the road to recovery now, and until than, I am grateful for the time we do spend with eachother. You are a great person. You teach me so much. You teach me about morals, and how to look past others flaws. You teach me how to love one another and how to forgive. I love you so much, and I am so glad to have you in my sons life as well.

Bored and hanging out with logan

That is a dresser Rory and I re-did for a date night, it will be going into Logans room.
Right now, Rory is at work til 10 tonight, and I am sitting here watching Logan's favorite, Bubble Guppies, weirdest show ever. I just finished decorating the present I made for Vanessa's baby shower, and now I need to clean my house, but instead I am just hanging out. Fun, but I am extremely bored. So I will post some pictures of my recent adventures :)

Maybe invite a friend over? Who knows.

Happy Birthday Logan!

A year ago today, I discovered a whole new kind of love. Rory and I fell even more in love with eachother. Our family became a little bigger, and we became happier than we thought we ever could be. We met our little sunshine. We were amazed at how perfect you were, and are even more amazed by how even more perfect you are today. You make our life's even brighter than it was before, we didn't even know it could get more bright. We love you Logan. You taught us so much. You are so smart. You are so cute. You are SO perfect. We wouldn't trade you for the world.

All moved in!

We are finally moved into our apartment. It is so cute and we love it lots! It is so different living on our own, but we love it. We live in Herriman behind the high school in the brand new apartments called farm gate. It is a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom. Very nice, wood floors and dark wood cupboards. Logan is still weirded out by it all, but he is adjusting. My parents are very happy for us. My mom was a little sad that we were moving, but we visit frequently, as does she. Keith was sad because he wouldnt be able to hold Logan and play with him all the time like he does, it was a little sad seeing that, but like I said, we will come over as much as possible. Logan is learning so many new words. He says whats that, dog dog, puppy, bye bye, dada, mama, grampa, ball and lots of others! Oh and his new favorite word is CACA! Like the toilet is caca, and garbage. Haha!

Next Chapter :)

Rory, Logan and I will be signing a lease to an apartment on monday. I am pumped! It is in Herriman, about 10 minutes from my moms home so we will be close to visit a lot still :) We are very excited. We are debating in between the 2 bedroom or the 3 bedroom. Either one would be nice for us! Logan is getting very close to walking. He is getting so big! I am so excited to move and be completely independent, I feel like packing up everything right now :) But I know I shouldn't, but I can always dream right? Anywho, Rorys poor grandma Hoffman is in the hospital. She fell and broke her pelvic bone in two spots. She didn't look to good when we went to see her. I love his Grandma like my own. I know Rory adores her and Logan as well. We know she is ready to be back in heaven with her husband and soul mate. I know that is how Rory and I will be, we will be growing very old together. He is my everything. I love him more than I could ever explain. Little Logan is so special to us, and we love him so much as well. He brings us so much happiness. We never thought we could be as happy as we are now, we didn't think we could get much happier than we already were and he proved us wrong :). We are going to pay Rory's next check and a little bit extra to our car so we can be at least 6 months ahead on that while we are in the apartment. I am so excited! Well gotta go!

Oh my gosh!

It is getting closer and closer til Logan turns one! I can not believe this past year has flown by so fastly. He is just so smart. Rory and I never thought we could be any happier, until little Logan arrived and our lives have been brightened by all his little sun rays. We love his so much! Rory and I were talking last night about having another little one. We decided once Rory gets hired onto the Post Office, we will try for another. That should be with in a few months. We are definitely excited! Not sure if I wrote this last time, but I got approved for the botox injections for my migraines. I get my first set on the 19th. I am so excited to be migraine free! Logan is due for his second hair cut. His hair gets long so fast! Speaking of rapidly growing hair, Mothers day was last week, my very first! What does this have to do with hair, you ask? Well, my present! Rory got my the three bottle package of ovation hair therapy. Yes, I love it! My hair has felt healthier already! I can't wait for it to grow a little longer, and thicker of coarse! He also got me an outfit from the Buckle. I love it dearly. I love him so much. He is my prince charming. He does so much for us, I appreciate him so much! I am very in love with him. I am getting very excited for Logan and Knox's birthday party. We are doing it on the same day since they are so close any ways. Than, on Logans real birthday, Rory and I will be taking him to the Zoo. I can't wait! He is so close to walking. He just gets terrified when he realizes he is finally doing it! A few days ago, a family friend killed her self. I won't go into details, it was pretty traumatic and sad, but it really opened my eyes to a few things. Life is so crazy, and death is so scary. It comes so fast and leaves nothing in the dust. I hate thinking about it, because I know it can happen to anyone at any time. It just makes me cherish my life, Logans life, Rorys life, and all of my families life so much. It makes me cherish everyone I love. Well, I am off! Good bye!

29 days and Logan is 1!

I am so excited for Logans birthday. His birthday is in 29 days! To think that this time last year I was pregnant and being told to expect him at any minute. Rory and I are doing great. He got a job as a security guard and is working on getting into the Post Office. We have decided that if he gets the job at the Post Office, we will try for another baby and move into an apartment. We are stoked! Poor little Logan is getting 5 teeth at once. His top two fangs, bottom two fangs and a molar. Poor buddy, and as upset and grumpy as he is, he keeps up with lots of hugs and kisses! Right now, Rory is working the night shift til midnight. Logan is taking a nap, I just finished making donuts and now Reily and I are watching Twilight. Yep! I have been in this baking mode lately. Not sure why, but I love it! As well as cleaning mode, craft mode! It is fun and keeps me busy while Rory works all the time. Logan and I also play out side a lot and eat cookies and watch cartoons and his favorite movies. Really, all of my day revolves around that sweet little boy. I love it! I love being a mom and a wife, full time :) Some times it gets difficult, but it is worth every minute. Logan is with me 24/7. He goes every where with us. We love it that way. Even though some times I can not go to the bathroom by my self unless he is asleep or do any crafts til he is asleep I would not change a single thing. We had a great Easter. Logan got spoiled with lots of treats and toys. He loves his sippy cups. We are starting on the weaning process now. Anyways, gotta go hang with my family. Bye!

Been a while!

My amazing hubs!
Logan a week before his hair cut, LONG hair! Loves his buzz shirt!
He looks so little!
Hippie and all natural baby!
My handsome big boy!
It has been a while since I have written here and decided it was time for an update. Logan got his first hair cut last month. It was so bitter sweet. He looks so much older now. He is just about walking, in fact he knows how to walk he is just to afraid to do it now. He will do it eventually though, he is super smart and very advanced. He is now 10 1/2 months old. We are planning his birthday party since it is at the end of next month. It is weird that he is almost one. Rory and I are doing wonderful. He is the most amazing husband, I can not say it enough! I had a migraine the other day so bad I could not move, I had not eaten anything all day, that night he went and got me dinner and helped me eat. I could not ask for a better man in mine and Logans life. He truly is perfect.
Logans favorite words, dada, mama, papa, he is learning dog dog and he almost has byebye down perfectly. He loves chicken nuggets, and he is finally eating solids better. We had a choking scare last month, it was very scary and tramatic, but he is fine and dandy and doing great. He loves feeding the dogs his food and loves feeding mama his food as well. LOVES cheerios and ice cream. He is on a perfect schedule. He also loves oatmeal. He is getting his two fang teeth on top in. That would be number 9 and 10. He has the longest eye lashes. I love him so much! He LOVES Sesame Street and Toy Story, Hates socks and shoes, but he loves his Toy Story socks :).

I don't know why I have been so blessed. I have the perfect husband, perfect baby, and perfect family. With everything going on in the world, I feel compelled to really appreciate how much I have. A healthy family, a safe home, clean water and food, I feel guilty for ever saying my life was hard because in all actuality, I have a dream life to those in Haiti and other places. Be grateful for what you have.

Sometimes, I wish my heart wasn't so big. I end up worrying about the homeless man I saw walking around or the guy with cancer I noticed or even the person begging for money. It makes my heart ache and tummy turn. I truly wish I could help those in need, I would in a heart beat.

I have no idea why those turned out small but what ever. Anyways, my insurance approved the botox injections in my neck for my migraines. I am so lucky, it is really hard to be approved for them because they are so expensive and you have to have migraines pretty bad. I get my first set on May 19th. I have a better out look now. I can not wait to wake up with out a headache and no more migraines, at least not as many. Tomorrow I am hoping to go get a pedicure and maybe a new shirt? Rory is too sweet. He always tells me how much I do, and tells me I need a little pampering. Of coarse I don't shop all the time and pamper all the time, so he forces me too when I absolutely need it. He is just to amazing and caring. Anyways, off to bed! night!

Logan is 9 months!

Holy Moly! 9 months? Where did it go? Logan is so smart. He can now say Gampa, Papa, Mama, Dada, working on Dont and byebye. He is starting to stand on his own, he will stand for 30 seconds than sit down. He is very early and fast at learning. He is so independent. He loves his mama and dada and Grandpa K. He is so funny and so full of life. How did we go on with life with out this little guy? We love him so much! He loves his cousin Knox and his aunts and uncles Reece, Reily and Afton. He LOVES music and puppets. He is so perfect.
Rory and I are doing wonderful. Since it is hard to go to dinner and movies, we do family nights in. We get to go from Olive Garden or where ever we crave and watch movies in bed with Logan. It is actually a lot of fun and relaxing. I am now down to 105 lbs. Yipee! 100 is my goal. Won't go lower than that though. Rory is now an official Notary. Way cool! We are saving up a nice down payment for a house for next year. Life is just amazing. I just can't believe how far we have come and how much we have grown up. It is weird where life takes you. Even through the ups and downs, I am just so happy with where we are at. Today, we are bringing flowers to my good friend Kenzie who just had a major surgery done and had to stay a few nights in the hospital. It will be good to see her, because it has been a while. I love doing nice things for the ones I love and even strangers, even though I don't always get it in return, I just love the feeling it gives me. I was talking to Rory about doing volunteer work for sick children or the homeless. I would love to do photos for children in the hospital or work at a shelter for the homeless. Anyways, gotta get my hair fixed. Bye!

All about Rory

My everything.

Rory and I forever ago.
I was reading through my blog the other day and realized, there isn't much about Rory in here. There is a lot about how amazing he is and how much I love him, but not so much about who Rory is. I think EVERYONE should get to know Rory, because yes, he is amazing. So heres a few things about my best friend.

He is the funniest person ever. I swear, everything that comes out of his mouth is meant to make you laugh. He has a crude sense of humor, but holy crap he is funny. He brings laughter to the saddest room. The things that he comes up with boggle my brain, ( and hurt my stomach from laughing so hard )

He sings, a lot. I love it. He knows every song on the radio, no kidding. He has a pretty sexy voice too, I will admit. He can sing every lyric correct, and even when he can't he likes to "add his own lyrics" as he calls it. They are so funny. Sometimes, while I enjoy some country music that he usually doesn't like ( I say usually because I know a few that he loves! ) he will add his own lyrics making fun of the song, and yea it drives me crazy during my favorite songs, especially when I can't just listen and sing the right lyrics, but I know I would miss it if he stopped.

His favorite color is blue. He loves navy blue, and a light blue, almost like the sky. In fact, he chose our wedding colors, baby blue and white. He even had his car color navy blue.

He loves sweats. He can rock them well too. He is pretty stylish, when he wants to be ;). Truly, he can dress up so handsome. He has his own creative side to his style, but sweats are the way to go for him, and sweat shorts.

He looks AMAZING in the color green. It makes his eyes soooooo appealing ( his eyes are soooo amazing, the perfect hazel color) and his beautiful red hair stand out a lot. It makes his skin color a little more tan.

He goes through many phases. His most recent one was programming apps. He went through a paintballing one as well. He loves learning new things, and I know if he could that is what he would do all day. He is so good at everything he does. And even after his phase is over, he likes to go back to it and enjoy it still.

He is the best dad ever. Him and Logan are so close. It is so fun to watch them together. Logan lights up when he sees dad. Rory just knows the way with that boy! You can just see how much he adores his dad. Rory and Logan have a lot of fun together. Logan is a little dare devil and Rory is his teacher! Rory will throw him into the air and do spins and flips and I am screaming in the back ground while Rory and Logan are laughing and smiling.

He is an incredible husband. He listens to me and my feelings. He holds me when I am feeling down. He just knows when something is wrong. He writes the sweetest things to me. He spoils me rotten. He loves me so much. He is so supportive. He loves me for me,

Rory does NOT gain weight. Yea it makes me mad! He eats anything and everything and hasn't gained a pound since 9th grade. Umm, lucky!!! He has this amazing body and he doesn't have to do anything for it. Yea, I am jealous.

He hates anything spicy. Even pepper is to spicy for him. It makes me laugh, and my whole family laugh too lol. Every once in a while he will eat something with a little zing, which surprises me so much, but you won't see it often.

Every night before falling asleep, we say the same thing Together forever and ever and after always in love with each other forever and ever and after and always in happy with each other forever and ever and after. I promise. It has been that way for almost 5 years now, and it will be that way for forever and after.

He is simply the most amazing man alive. He does so much for Logan and I and I love him so much. He is my best friend and soul mate and I look forward to spending the rest of my life and after with him by my side. I could not ask for a better dad for Logan and I am so blessed to have him. I am so in love with him and I know we will be together forever and ever and after always in love with each other forever and ever and after and always in happy with each other forever and ever and after. I promise. I know I will forever have him and Logan.

Mmm, Love :)

Sitting in bed tonight, while my two boys are fast and comfortable asleep, realizing how so deeply in love I am. Today, I cried to Rory, and guess what he did? Hugged me, let me cry. It was amazing! I cried because I yet again have a migraine. If it isn't a migraine, its a head ache. I cried because I can't remember the last day I went with out getting at least a head ache. Discouraging, but I move on with life. I guess that is my one flaw in life. Rory and Logan definitely keep me sane, and happy. I am getting used to the head aches, slowly but surely. I am just so grateful for everything else that I do have. I love Rory, so deeply, so truly. He is my rock. He is everything, to me. He loves me so much. We are just so perfect together. Perfect partners, perfect team. We have so much in common, and so much not in common. Seriously. I know a lot of people these days are not happy, but I can say I am happy. I am so in love with my husband, my best friend, and my sons father. We are not owed love. That’s why when we get it, we know how lucky we are and hold on to it for dear life. I will never let what we have go, it is far to special. I am so in love. My heart is his, forever. Look where we are because of it. We have Logan. We have eternity together, with Logan. I am so happy.

Logan

This is Logan copying our face. So cute!
Logan and dad!
Logans new teddy bear!
Just one of me since I never post any of me.
Dang, I am so amazed about how fast this little man learns! His new thing is opening all the drawers and cupboards. He loves doing it! He has not been feeling good lately. He has a small case of RSV. Poor buddy, and his molars are coming in so he is just not feeling great. He still has that big bright smile that can light up the darkest room though. Tomorrow should be a good day. Logan and I are going to an old friends baby shower. I haven't seen her and her sister Jessica in a long time, and I am stoked to finally be able to, as well as a few old friends from middle school as well. Unfortunately I won't get to stay the whole time, but it will be good to see everyone again. Last week I had the stomach flu, oh boy! It was bad, I ended up going to the hospital really dehydrated, but I feel so much better today. For Valentines, we took Logan to build a bear and got him a stuffed puppy with a cool Iron man shirt. We got our parents some candy from See's. Rory got me an awesome 32gb SD card, which is exactly what I needed! I got Rory some yummy cologne from Hollister. Rory and I have a huge opportunity opening for us, including my mom. We are really excited for what it is bringing to us. Rory, Logan and I might be moving to Vernal for a year or so, but it will be such a new and exciting time for us. I am so glad to be able to be a stay at home mom with Logan. I can not imagine having to leave him, and I commend other mothers that do. It takes a lot of courage and strength to leave your baby, even it is for a few hours, it has to suck leaving the, but it is awesome that they do. Logan also has thrush. Poor bud is having a tough week. On tuesday is Reecy boys birthday. Rory is taking him paintballing. Tonight, while organizing our closet, a huge spider crawled onto my leg. Oh my gosh, I jumped and screamed over and over, while Rory and Logan stared at me like I was nuts. Did I mention that we bought a Mac book? It is pretty nice and we love it. We paid a years worth of car insurance and put some more into our savings for a down payment on a house. But, I gotta go to bed. Night!

Great week!

My perfect baby boy, He is going to be 8 months next month! Woohoo! Big boy! SO cute and SO smart!

A couple from the maternity session I did this weekend.

Love this one!

and a few from the newborn session I did this week as well! She was like a porclean doll!

It has been a wonderful and busy week! I have had three shoots this week which all turned out beautifully! Logan is learning so much and being the best baby ever. Austin is coming down on Wed. and Leeanns birthday is tomorrow. Rory and I's tax return is coming next week, we have paid a years worth of insurance, we have been a couple months ahead on our car payment which we refinanced a few weeks ago and got our car payment cut in half, we pay two payments ahead now. With our tax return we are going to buy a Mac laptop. I got my new lens that I absolutely adore! It has just been an all around great month. I know this is my year to shine. I am so glad I have my family. I am so glad to be where I am today. I have already got two shoots lined up in February and in May. I have a session on saturday and a maternity session right after. It just feels good to know that all my work is paying off. I took so much time to learn what I needed and it is finally being able to show. Logan is getting his 8th tooth and trying SO hard to walk. He can now clap, scrunch his face when we tell him too, high five, crawl, pull him self to stand, stand with out noticing for a few seconds, sing, dada, mama when he cries :) he can feed him self and is using a sippy cup GREAT he loves pop tarts and crackers, still hates the car seat :) he can crawl and get into the sitting position, he can get to the sitting position than crawl, he is just so perfect and so smart. Rory is planning to get to school this semester to be a pharmacy tech til he can get into for programming. Life is just perfect and I could not be happier!

Wooooo,, Life is perfect!

Our little man is a genius, I may be biased though :) He is attempting to walk now. After pulling himself up on the couch, he will let go and not realize it but he will stand by him self! He also turns away from the couch or what ever he is standing against and takes a step. He falls every time but it is the sweetest thing ever. He is trying SO hard and I know he will be an early walker like his mama! I now wear a size 24 jeans (00-01 in junior sizes) I am getting closer and closer to my goal weight. Life is going great for Rory, Logan and I. I could not be happier with where we are at in life. Logan keeps growing more and more each day. It amazes me really. I am proud of who I am today. Of who I have to share my life with. It is amazing how much our lives opened up, for eachother and Logan. I am buying a new lens this week. The Canon 50mm f1.4. I have a newborn session in the next week or two, depending on when she arrives, and a maternity/family shoot this month as well. I am pumped! This will be my year. I will succeed in my photography business. I am extatic. Logans birthday is just 20 weeks away! Okay four months, but still we are super excited about it. We are deciding in between a zoo visit with just the family than a birthday party the next day with our extended family, or just doing a big party. I am thinking the first of the two though. Well, gotta get Logan in bed.