There's nothing quite like seeing the guy you had to sneak around to date, the guy you fell completely in love with the moment your eyes met, the guy who once had an emo haircut and drove around an old geo with an incredibly loud muffler, the guy who texted you every morning and night and called you every day, and the guy that makes you happier than life, become a father. The last two years I met a side of Rory I didn't know. The side that chased a laughing Logan around the house, the side who woke up in the middle of the night and changed diapers because I was too tired from breastfeeding them all night, the side who kissed owwies better and gave piggy back ride, the side that encouraged me to keep going through two very hard, medicine free labors, the side with so much love to give. He has been such an amazing father to my babies, it is something that means so much to me. I hope our babies know one day how lucky they truly are to have him. He amazes me with his patience and love towards our two sweet kids. He is the best dad out there and I could not ask for anything more of him. I love you Rory,  Happy Fathers Day!


Blaire is almost six weeks! What the! Where did the time go? Call me crazy, but I think she is also cutting teeth! Logan got his first two when he hit 12 weeks, but I am pretty sure she is getting hers now. She is such a sweet girl. She has been dealing with thrush the last four weeks which is pretty painful for both of us, but she has been such a trooper. She has such a beautiful smile and gorgeous blue eyes with the perfect mixture of red and brown hair. I just love our little girl. She is such a blessing.

Logan has been the best little buddy! He loves his sister! So much, that he never lets her sleep :) He loves holding her and kissing her. He is also such  a great helper. Since having Blaire, he has also grown up so much! He talks in sentences and it is just so weird! He is always asking, Where did daddy go Or mommy or grampa. He loves the Iphone as well. He no longer sleeps with us, which is sorta bitter sweet. I miss my cuddles! He recognizes where we are when we are driving. The moment we enter my moms neighborhood, he yells "Home!!!!" It is the sweetest thing. He loves going on bike rides with dad and he loves riding on the lawn mower with grampa!


I have entered my fourth week of working out 5 days a week, let me tell you the results are amazing! I am almost 6 weeks postpartum and no one would ever tell. I am 2 pounds away from 115 and fit into all of my clothes. I wont post the before picture, but I will of a recent one. My abs are coming through. I dont want a full six pack, but some nice toning. I am so excited and I have grown to love working out. It has become a part of my life style. It isnt a option, but something that just belongs in my day, three times a day. Some days are hard and I have to remind my self that it gets me closer to getting the results I want, and as soon as I finish a work out it is an immediate sense of accomplishment.

Rory turns 24 on monday. So crazy! He loves his job being an electricians apprentice. Life is just very amazing.

Logan turned 2!

Logan, You are growing up right before our eyes. You have given us so much happiness and you teach us so much. You are very polite and you always say thank you and please. You hate haircuts and scream the whole time :) you can CPU t very well to ten with the exception of a few numbers. You can tell us the sound of the letters and colors and shapes. Your hair is blonde and don't believe daddy if he tells you the mailman is your dad :) you have dark brown eyes and eyelashes to die for! Very long and thick. You talk up a storm and it is the cutest thing ever. You do the coolest tricks! You love when daddy takes you on bike rides and you got a new bike for your birthday. You are such a great brother an always comfort sister when she cries. You are out buddy and we love you so much. You are the coolest kid around. I remember first looking into your eyes and falling so deeply in love with you. I remember daddy not wanting to put you down and us staring at you for hours. You stole our hearts and became our wold the moment we saw you. It feels like you have always been apart of our family. We couldn't be happier. These have been the most amazing two years ever and I am so excited to watch you grow, just don't grow too fast. We love watching you learn and discover. You are the best buddy anyone can ask for. We love you so much Logan! Happy birthday!

Surviving my first week being a mom of 2

So, I some how managed to make it out of my first week alive, with healthy children as well! Phew!
It was actually a lot easier than I expected, and Logan has taken on being a big brother like a champ. He is so helpful and likes to help mommy give Blaire her binky, change her diaper and he is all over her with hugs and kisses. He has had a few break downs, as expected, but all around, he has done wonderful.

Rory finally got a new job! I am so proud of him! He has worked so hard for it too. He got hired on as an electricians apprentice. He will start electricians school August 21st. He likes it so far. It has been a little difficult getting used to being at home alone with two babies but I am managing. I am very excited for him!

Blaire is such an easy baby. The only time she cries is when she needs a diaper change and during bath time. She barely fusses to let me know she is hungry. Poor baby Logan had collic as a baby so he was always crying, but he was also a very sweet  baby. He loved being a wake and was very alert. She also is very alert. She wakes up 1-2 times a night for a diaper change and feeding. Speaking of feeding, I am breast feeding. I thought I would die exclusively breastfeeding on demand and having a toddler who really likes mommy being up and around with him, but Logan is learning how to be patient while baby eats. I just couldn't be happier!

House hunting is still just that, hunting. Trying to find our perfect home. Hopefully soon!

I took a few photos yesterday morning of my sweet babies. It was just to sweet not to capture!

Welcome baby Blaire!

She is here! 2 weeks early, but she made a grand arrival. She is perfect. Beautiful dark red hair with those precious blue eyes. She looks a lot like Logan. We arrived at the hospital at 1:00 pm dilated to a 4 and 80% at 5:00 I had only dilated to 5 cm and 90%. It was so discouraging. I had been walking since I arrived at the hospital. My contractions were 3 minutes apart lasting a minute. I felt very exhausted. By six I jumped to 8 cm and completely effaced. Finally, some good progress! 6:30 I was at a 9, Dr. Oneida came in and broke my bags for me. That set me back to being 8 cms again, I was in a lot of pain! Than five minutes later and the biggest urge to push ever, I was ready to get her out. I pushed til 7:05 and out she came. I had a very hard time pushing, turns out, she came out sunny side up and I had back labor again. I almost caved for the epidural, but with an amazing husband, who kept encouraging me and let me run his arm and play with his hair while moaning and groaning, and an awesome nurse, I did it! I am so proud of my little family and for what I achieved. My family is my greatest accomplishment. After delivering her, she got a big bruise on her head from coming out wrong, but she is perfect as ever. 7 pounds and 3 oz. 19 1/2 inches long. She was a big girl for being two weeks early! Logan was a little weirded out at first, but once us four got our alone time, he warmed right up and loved on her like there was no tomorrow. He wiped her down and rubbed her cheeks. He loves her. Rory and Logan are staying at home for the night. Logan did great being baby set. Hung out with gpa Keith and his awesome aunts and uncles and of coarse gma Connie. No crying or anything. I was so relieved to see my mom after delivery. She is my hero. My whole labor I wanted my mom there. Fortunately I had Rory by my side pushing me through. She is already a pro at breast feeding. I am so lucky that both of my babies have been. I feel so complete now. I am so thankful for my life and I look forward to watching her and Logan grow together.

As strange as this sounds, I am at labor and delivery in labor. 4 cms dilated 80% effaced. Waiting for them to say we are admitting you. Contractions every 4 minutes. We will be meeting baby Blaire soon.

Hello world!

I am now just two days shy of 37 weeks. Two days shy of no more bed rest. And two days shy of having a full term pregnancy. Everything has been going well. I am swelling pretty bad and retaining water, blood pressure was really high at my last appointment. So I guess we will now watch all of that. Other than that though, I am 50% effaced and at a loose 1 cm dilated. So almost 2 cms. Half way through on the effacement part! For being 36 weeks though, that is pretty good. She is sitting very low. I am afraid to sit down because it feels like I will sit on her head!

Logan had a GREAT birthday! We rented out a party room at Airborne, his favorite place. All of our friends and family came. He got lots of present and loved his pizza and cake. I can't believe he is almost two! He blew out his candles all by him self. It is just so weird to think, two years ago I was anxiously waiting on him. Now we have this big boy who is so smart and funny. We love him to death. Every morning he wakes and asks where the baby is. He knows she will be here soon! In the next three weeks even! So crazy! We have everything ready. Baby bassinet set up, glider put together, all of her clothes are washed and hung. Car set put together and double stroller as well. Today we will go buy her bath tub and some more diapers. We didn't buy any bottles this time, since I plan on breast feeding til she is one like I did with Logan. It is such a hard task, but the most rewarding ever.

We are now only 2,000 away from paying off Rorys car. We have a little more than $6,000 saved up for our house down payment. Have about $4,000 more to go! We will continue to save though even once we reach our goal so I can have a big down payment on my car. Can't believe that in November we will have two kids and a house. I love where I am at in life. Great husband, perfect kids and things just keep getting better!

Last week I did a girls senior photos. Because we had never met before, she was really shy at first. but by the end of the shoot she was out of her shell and rocking the camera! She is a point dancer at Copper Hills and is also on the dance squad. She loved how her photos turned out. I posted them on my photography page on FB and with in 20 minutes I had 50 new notifications, all commenting on how much they loved them or "likes". I also have a few others looking to get their seniors done as well. Tonight I am doing a 1 year olds photos. I am stoked. I love shooting babies. Next thursday I have an engagement/bridal session.

Nesting has been off the hook at my house this week. Every morning I wake up and clean. Yesterday I scrubbed all of our wood floor by hand. I love nesting. I also love Pine-Sol :)


Well Off to help Logan. Bye!

Oh Logan

You know something is coming, don't you? I can tell. You have kept your distance from my belly this week, the morning kisses and cuddles on my ever growing stomach have faded away. At first, it broke my heart, but now I am coming to realize, this is a whole new world for you. You have clung to me like a personal back pack lately as well. As hard as it is to hold you now, I wouldn't trade it for anything. You also only let me get you to sleep too. Everything is going to change for us as a a family soon, but I can promise you that the love mommy and daddy have for you will just continue to grow and grow. You are our buddy. I know, at times, it will be hard to give 100% of our attention to you like we normally do, but I can promise you that we will be devoted to loving and caring for you just as much as ever. You are growing into such a smart boy. You will be a great big brother. I can't wait for you to see your baby sister for the first time. I am going to miss you kissing my belly though, and laughing so hard when baby moves, but the new memories and moments with your sister here will make up for all of that. I look at you and I get teary eyed instantly. I guess it could be from the fact I am 9 months pregnant, but I think it is mostly stemming from how proud of a mommy I am to have you. You are so independent. You are so smart. You are so Perfect. I don't know where daddy and I would be with out you. You have broughten us so much happiness. It is beyond belief. You can still catch us staring at you in amazement, that you are forever Ours. I promise to always listen to you and hear what you are saying. I promise to work my hardest for you, even when it is the most difficult thing. We promise you the best life possible. In 1 month, you will be 2 years old. 2 whole years. Surely, we fell into some sort of time warp, because it has flown by way to fast to be real. You are beyond what I imagined you being. You just keep impressing me. You can sing twinkle twinkle, and your ABC's are getting perfected. We love you so much and nothing will ever change that. I am so excited to see you be a big brother. Thank you for teaching me what life is. We love you buddy.


Next week is your birthday party. We decided to do it at the beginning of May because baby can be here at any time and I want to make sure we have a big celebration of YOU before she does. We rented out a room at Airborne. It is filled with trampolines and foam pits. You love it. Lots of family and friends will be there. It will be Toy Story themed, your favorite. We are excited to share the big day with you and everyone else. On your actual birthday, we will take you to the Zoo again. You love animals and we love watching your reaction.

I hope you are enjoying your nap baby. You look so perfect and peaceful. Once you wake up, adventure begins. I love you baby boy.