Just catching up.

This is the reason why I have been gone for a while. Computer screens make me want to puke!! I've been so very pregnant!. That's right. I will have 3 children under 18 months! We are all very excited about these two little people joining our family. Both of our families have shown great support and excitement. We love you all and appreciate you very much.

Surprise!

My family sent some Mexican treats. We came home with them last night and left them on the floor (I was too lazy and exhausted to put them away). This morning Emma found them!.

It was now or... who knows when...

So, I haven't really felt like doing much lately (let alone blogging!). I get sick just at looking at my computer screen! I can't even get myself to pick up my camera!
It has been almost a week since my last post. We haven't been doing much, like I said, I haven't really felt like doing anything. I just whine, all day long.
I did promise Ryan I would try to focus on the positive and not whine. Although, whiner is my middle name! I think I like whining. Is that weird? It sort of makes me feel better.
So, Valentine's Day. We got taco bell and watched The Notebook. Cried a lot. Ryan and I never do much on Valentine's or any other holiday really. We try to love each other every day (this may also be our excuse for being lazy and not wanting to put more effort on that day, than usual).
I started to write a letter for Ryan and another one for Emma for Valentine's Day, didn't finish them... they might get them by St. Patrick's day... hopefully.
Today is Samir's birthday. We are going over to their place for quesadillas and beans later tonight (yeah, quesadillas, made with homemade tortillas of course, and beans are his favorite meal ever, he can eat that everyday and be happy, very happy.)
I hope to have the desire to take some pictures tonight and post them here sometime this week.
Here are a couple of pictures I took today of Ryan and Emma while trying no to whine this afternoon...

Are we there yet?

Can't wait for this month to end! I need spring. I need warmth. I need to get out more. I am getting so sick of my walls! I decided tonight that I will go shopping tomorrow. I need some "new scent".
We've been sick around here. Emma's feeling better but it seems like she's got a diaper rash now, which I don't understand, she's always clean and I never let poop in her diaper linger. I hope it's nothing. It's just a little red right now. I've never dealt with a diaper rash, what do you do? what creams do you use?

Rain, Wind and Divorce Rates...

So, it was 9:15pm and I was driving home from my photography class (my very first class! Had fun and learned lots!) and I turned the radio on and the Kim Iverson show was on and they were discussing the high rates of divorce. She was saying Christians were the highest and I think she said it was some Evangelical church with the highest rate... anyways... she was asking people to call and tell her their theories...why were Christians at the top of the list? One girl called and said it was pressure, that people marry too young just to do the right thing or what they're expected. And, that non-Christians felt no pressure, because they didn't believe marriage was the right thing to do, that they married because they found the one they loved and they were in the marriage because they chose to. Still with me? They agreed and then Kim asked her what religion she belonged to, and the girl said Mormon, and then Kim says, me too. I was like, this is weird. what's your theory?

Crazy weather! It rained a lot today, it is still raining and it is still windy.

Happy boy!?

Emma was the life of the party at JoAnn's today. Every single woman that saw her smiled. She smiled back at them and did her little shoulder thing (she looks so cute shrugging her shoulders!) So, we're at the register and this old lady and her old daughter (they were both over 60) says "happy boy!" and her daughter says "I thought it was a girl?" I respond with a smile "yes, she's a girl" and the old lady starts instructing me on how to grab her hair and put on a ribbon or something so she looks like a girl, it was hilarious and she was dead serious!
But anyways,we have been enjoying wonderfully warmer weather these last couple of days, so today we went for a walk...

Unpredictable..

Indiana weather is so unpredictable! I'm loving it though... The snow has melted! How fun is that? It's starting to smell like Spring! I meant to take pictures but I'm still feeling sick and I just didn't feel like picking up my camera today (see? I have been sick!)

I took this last Wednesday and I just like it.

Caught!

Every time Emma wakes up from her nap I go in to the room to get her and just open the door very slowly so it creaks and Emma knows I'm there, I think I've said this before, but today I grabbed my camera and captured Emma's face when she's looking at the door waiting to find me there (It's the one on the bottom left). She makes me laugh.

I Just Love her...

I was thinking that I had nothing to say or show for today. (I must apologize to those who take the time to read my lines because I never really have anything witty, intelligent or super important to say but, I'm trying to keep a little journal of our family, mostly Emma really. And so, I said I would write a little something everyday, so, just trying to write this our journal.)
I've been feeling a little sick and so we didn't really do much today. I rested in between Emma's naps, and when she was awake we played together. And so, today, I just want to express how much I love my baby. She makes me smile and something inside me lights up and makes me happy. I never imagined loving a little person this much, as cliched as this sounds, it's true. I just love her so much. And I hope she knows it. I think she does, why else would she smile when she sees me? I'm not a cow anymore!

Cool Overalls and Mexican Grub

Daddy came home with these cute overalls for Emma yesterday so we had to get some pictures!




So, it's Friday night, 9pm, and I'm so tired!! I think I'm going to bed in just a few... We went to Puerto Vallarta and had some taquitos for dinner! Oh they tasted great! Lots of guacamole! yum! Ryan had a burrito california and Emma ate a side of beans by herself! She loves beans! Everybody needs more Mexican food in their lives!.

Emma's room needs a makeover, any ideas?

I was thinking today that it's time to get Emma's room ready. Yeah, I never actually finished her room. Lame, I know. I just could never decide on the overall look I wanted and her crib is still in our room. But, it's time for her to have her space (that, and I'm tired of her room being the while-I-find-a-home-for-this-crap room or I-hate-putting-laundry-away room) I still don't know what I want to do, but I'm thinking about it now...so, that's something!? Right?

Nothing much..

Emma's still sick. Not a bad day though. She won't eat much, just bread, formula and some paper.

It's finished!

This is one of my finished quilt tops from last week. It's perfectly imperfect, but I think I like it. We'll see when it gets quilted.
My poor little Emma has been a little under the weather, it makes me so sad to see her tired and aching. I can't wait to have my little sunshine happy and healthy again.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

Here are two thousand words!





Our little trip got Emma super tired! She slept for five and half hours today! First nap: three hours, second nap: two and a half, without crying, and there was only a one and a half hour play time in between! That's when I took these adorable pictures! (I think they're cute anyways)

Home, sweet home!

Isn't it nice to have a place called HOME?? I'm so glad we have our home to come back to. This is little Oran, he is such a lovable and fun little man. It's actually time to go to bed.

*Edited*
Normality. Who thought I would miss normality? It's so good to see Emma in her home again. She is back to being herself (minus a little cold and lots of buggers). Last night when I took her out of the car seat to move her to her crib she was a little startled of course and wanted to cry, but she started rubbing her eyes as if she couldn't believe she was home (more like I'm super tired and I just can't take this anymore!) and when I put her down on her crib she cried and rubbed a little more until she knew she was home and in her crib, then she found a comfortable position and went to sleep. She cried a couple of times in her sleep, it could have been joy or nightmares of hotel beds! Oh poor little thing!
She's much happier this morning, back to her territory, playing with her toys and my dishes.
I made some cinnamon rolls for breakfast and now I'm ready to tackle today! Talking about tackling, who won the Super Bowl XLIII?... After a little research, the Steelers won 27 to 23. I really didn't have a favorite, I don't even watch football.
Here are a couple of pictures from yesterday.









Emma is taking her first nap of the day, no complaints. She must have learned her lesson! Normality is good. Naps are good. It's a good life.

Cincinnati

We decided to go on a little trip to Cincinnati and visit Dan and Gillian. Gillian and I went shopping, our favorite thing to do, of course. We had a great time at IKEA, found some really cool things. Like my new laundry room shelves! I'm excited, I think they will look great and they're just what I need to put away some baking dishes and stuff.
So, it's 12:20 am and since Emma has not been able to fall asleep, we gave up and decided to order pizza and I figured I could do a little blogging. I'm so tired and hungry!! Trips are fun but so tiring! Emma's so tired! She will not go to sleep! (Pizza's here!... oh, yummy! not like Papa Murphy's yummy, more like starving yummy but good nonetheless)
This is Emma a few minutes ago...