23 Months & Comp Virus

Anna is 23 months old today! Only one more month until she turns two!

Right now our computer has a virus on it, so I'm not too sure how often I'll be able to be online, so bear with me.

I hope everyone has a great week!

Pumpkin Farm Photos

We had a great time at the farm yesterday. They had a lot of goodies. A little place where you can pet animals, a fun house thingy, a tour, etc.

Update on Baby Sara

I was just reminded that I haven't updated on Baby Sara in a while. Well, Sara is doing well. Crawling, babbling, etc. and acting like she should--healthy!

However, Sara's mom, Jessica, was arrested. They raised the fifty thousand dollars bond so she could go home to her children. She has a court date set for Monday (if I remember right). Please keep them in prayer!!!

Goin' Pumpkin Huntin'

We were going to go to the pumpkin farm today, but it turns out they're only open for business from Thursday til Sunday. We're actually going to the Roloff Farm, it's actually not too far from where Paul works. I don't know if you know what that is? It's the farm owned by the Roloffs from the show Little People Big World. I'm excited about that. They have a huge old west town, pumpkins, other goodies that Anna will love (and me!). So I will be sure to upload those ASAP and put them up after we go. It'll be so much fun. Last year was a blast. Anna was so little! She was wearing 12 month clothes then! Now she wears some 2T. It's really amazing how fast babies grow. Next year will she be wearing 4T? I guess we'll see.

Anyhow, here's a cute little graphic:

glitter-graphics.com

hehehe so cute!!!

Happy Birthday ME

We're back and feeling better thank goodness! Anna was better days ago. As usual, she was sick days shorter than I was hahaha. Go figure. I think it's the boob. ;)

Anyhow, my 24th birthday is creeping up. In fact, it's tomorrow! Whew! I can't believe it. Paul works Sunday, though, so on Monday we're going to go to a pumpkin farm and spend time together as a family (my request). I can't wait. It'll be so much fun and you can bet there'll be tons of pictures up!!!




And one more thing, after looking through blogs, I wanted to remind everyone that October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
This graphic rocks:

Flu =(

Flu, flu, go away. Come again some other day, although preferably never again.

Anna was sick from Saturday until yesterday, Monday. And now I'm sick. So sorry, if my blog has been a tad lonely this week. The good side is, that I just feel awful and haven't thrown up, just come close to it. Which is much better than actually throwing up. Poor Anna, though. It was so sad seeing her heave, then cry afterward. It was so sad. I'm so glad she's feeling better. I knew she was feeling better today because it didn't take long before she got into trouble lol. While she was sick, she wasn't naughty at all. She just slept all day and cried and vomited. But today she's been full of her usual curious and naughty energy. I'm glad she's doing better. :D

You're All I Want, All I Need, Everything!

Happy Sabbath, Everyone!!!

My First Born (So Far Only Born)

My 1st baby....

Thank you to Margie @ Gunning It/Chesapeake Ribbons for Tagging Me!

1. Were you married at the time? Yes

2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant? I have to echo Margie's answer here. Scared and excited. :D

3. How old were you? 21 when I found out, 22 when she was born.

4. How did you find out you were pregnant? I knew almost immediately. I knew I was coming up on my period, but I was cramping (I usually never cramped except the first day) a week before it was due, during the time it was due, and about a week after. I tested at six days after it was due and there it was.

5. Who did you tell first? I think we called Paul's parents first.

6. Did you want to find out the sex? Yes

7. Due date? November 25th, 2006

8. Did you deliver early or late? Technically right on time, but 6 days before her due date on November 19th, 2006.

9. Did you have morning sickness? Oh yes. From the 6th week to the 17th week.

10. What did you crave? Apples!!!!!! Apple juice, apple sauce, apples cut up, apples in any way, really. That and a lot of fresh fruit. Good cravings, I guess. But apples were my vice.

11. Who irritated you the most? Hmmm, I think I'd have to say my dear and wonderful mother in law. (Not her fault, just my overprotective nature.)

12. What was your first child's sex? Girl

13. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? Around 30-32 pounds or so.

14. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? I was induced because my blood pressure kept spiking and Anna was due over Thanksgiving, so I didn't care. I was sick of being pregnant and wanted my OB there. Let's see, then the fun stuff: epidural didn't work, Anna was posterior, episiotomy, vacuum, then a negative reaction to the pain medication after she was born. Fun, fun, fun...

15. Where did you give birth? Providence Hospital (awesome hospitals btw!!!)

16. How many hours were you in labor? 12 wonderful, back-breaking, pitocin-induced hours of labor.

17. Who drove you to the hospital? My husband and MIL.

18. Who watched? My husband, Doctor, and some nurses. <--ditto

19. Was it vaginal or c-section? Vaginal, although it was very nearly a C-Section.

20. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? Unfortunately no. The epidural was about as effective as a dose of Tylenol... less effective, actually. I should've taken some Tylenol now that i think of it.

21. How much did your child weigh? 7 lb. 11 oz.

22. What did you name him/her? Anna Daisy

23. How old is your first born today? 22 Months Old

(I'll come back and tag 5 mommies as it's already almost midnight! If you'd like to play along, just comment and I'll make sure I link you.) :D

I'm tagging Rebekah from The Clark Family!

Newfound Talent

Anna's thing for the past few weeks is lining things up. For example, she went to the bag of potatoes and started to take them out one by one, then she lined them up, one next to the other along the floor. At the restaurant, she lined up grapes (halved) along the table, one next to the other. Then she has also found that lining up shoes is a fun thing to do, too. LOL.

She did something funny the other day. She had a Barbie in one hand (gift from grandma) and some other toy... I think it was the little Spongebob toy... in the other hand. She made them walk along the stool lol... so cute!... then she made this screaming sound, "Ahhhhh!" and made the toys fall off the stool!!! What a riot! LOL! She does the funniest things!

Where I Grew Up

Lately I've been missing where I grew up. I grew up in Eastern Oregon. I think that it's a hidden gem, really. It's really pretty and underappreciated. I grew up in John Day. One of those one-stoplight towns. Actually, it's the only stoplight in the whole county, so it's a one-stoplight county lol. And although I'd never want to live there again, as the economy there sucks, I really do wish I could visit some time soon. I'd also like to share some pictures, too, that I found online, just to illustrate. :D

(You can click to enlarge.)

Photoshop Fun

I'm a "Noob" to Photoshop, but here are a few little things I've created:

BFing Update

It's been a while since I've blogged on my breastfeeding experience. I recently said that I was hoping to wean Anna by two, but I can see that that will not happen any time soon lol. She is addicted to the booby. She is also a surprisingly picky eater, so she often refuses protein and breads. She loves fruits and veggies, which is a fantastic thing, but I think it leaves her hungry at the end of the day. So she wants "Boo-Boo". She's so excited to go to bed at night because she knows she's going to get "Boo-Boo".... it's really cute, actually. She hops onto the bed and then tries to lay across my lap and I ask her if she wants boo-boo and she says, "No." (Which means Yes), so I ask, "Do you mean Yes?" and she says, "Yesh." And so then that's the time when I quiz her on her vocabulary. I ask her to point out her nose, eyes, ears, belly button, hair, head, etc. Then I ask her to repeat words, "Book" "Cookie" "Daddy" "Grandpa", etc. After a while she gets frustrated, so then I reward her. I have a feeling that we will go beyond two years at this point. Which doesn't bother me. As you can tell from the previous pictures, Anna is quite healthy and I often wonder if my milk has something to do with her size. She was the size of a one year old at six months, and now she's taller than her 2 1/2 year old counterparts (Tiffany, the middle child in the matching outfits picture is 2 1/2, the little girl she is holding hands with is exactly a year older than she is), as tall as some three year olds, or just shorter. So I don't worry about it, I think it's beneficial. Anyway, maybe I'm rambling now. I just wanted to update quickly.

Also, I'd like to encourage breastfeeding and extended-nursing mothers. You're doing a wonderful thing for your child. And yourself. Don't forget about the health benefits for mom, they're just as numerous as those for the child.

New Pics

(above) Anna and Mommy

(above) Anna and Nevaeh (They're friends!) Heee! :D

(Above) Anna, Tiffany, Danielle

(Above) Anna, Dani, Tiffy

(Above) Mommy & Anna (who is IN PIGTAILS!!!)

Sorry I haven't been on, or responding, but I have read your replies. It has been such a busy week! It has really just flown by!

Update on Sara

Please continue to pray for Sara's family. Sara is now doing very well. She is home and healthy, cooing, babbling, moving. Praise God!
However, today Sara's mom, Jessica, was arrested on suspicion of child abuse. Please keep them in prayer. Their family is trying to come up with the fifty thousand dollars for her bail.
It's really sad. Although I don't understand how this tragedy could have happened, that doesn't mean that it wasn't an honest mistake. This is a very good family. It's really just a tragedy. Let's pray the charges can be dropped and Jessica can go home to her four children.

First PIggies & Other Tales

Sorry I've been MIA. It's been a hectic weekend. My niece Alayna turned 7 over the weekend. She was darling. She had a Hawaiian Luau birthday party and she had a blast. Anna was so wound up that I didn't go to church this morning. She didn't go to sleep until 4! Ugh! Hopefully she'll go to sleep at a normal time tonight.

And on another front.... Anna's first pigtails. They're itty bitty but I'm proud as ever lol. Click to Enlarge.