Picture Updates

     So this post is a totally random picture post. Sorry, but they were all pics I wanted to post and had I posted them separately they would have made a bunch of random short posts so I put them all in one. Enjoy!    

  Sophia loves her cousin miss Mia. I just couldn't resist stealing this picture off Hanna's blog! Notice Mia isn't even phased, she is just watching her show ha ha.

Mia and Sophia both needed baths after a family dinner at the park, so we had a bath party at our place. The girls were both loving it!! 

My first boy item finished! A cute self binding receiving blanket. It turned out super cute. I am working on more stuff  that I am really excited about so stay tuned! 

Me at 20 weeks. I sure popped out so much faster this time around. I also don't think I am wearing makeup, sorry. People have been asking what my belly looks like though so here ya go. 

I also recently made some Dr. Suess, Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes for miss Mia's first birthday party. They turned out super cute! 

     Have a great day! 

               ~A

Park City

     Last Wednesday Sophia and I were both going stir crazy after being trapped in the house for a couple of days. Tyler got off work early so we decided to go on a family outing. We had some gift cards to city deals so we used one to buy a gift card to a restaurant in park city. Park City is about an hour from Provo. We drove up there and had dinner. The drive was really fun, Tyler loves it because it has a lot of twist and turns and different things to look at. Sophia even enjoyed it ad kept pointing out things she saw out the window. The food was pretty good, all in all we had a good time.  

     Funny story about this family pic. This old man who could barely walk came over to us in the restaurant and asked if we had a camera. I said yes, quite hesitantly, he asked us if we would like a family photo? We said sure, he took one said "There now you have a nice family picture" and proceeded to walk away. Ha ha it was so random and funny. The picture did turn out quite nice though. Was it that obvious we were't from Park City? ha ha 

     Sophia got a hold of my camera and took like 50 pics, this was the one with the most face on it!

     The restaurant was actually in downtown Park City not over by the outlets. I had never actually been downtown. We walked around the million dollar houses after dinner and then headed home. It was a fun family outing! 

    ~A

Pictures Finally! and Easter

     This last weekend we spent up at my parents house for Easter. It was so nice and relaxing! I of course forgot my camera and am kicking myself because Sophia was so stinking cute! She absolutely loved the easter egg hunt, but I am getting ahead of myself. We started the weekend off Saturday morning going to Shelby's work and taking part in a community egg hunt and breakfast. Little Tyler(my nephew, Shelby's son, we call him that to not get confused with big Tyler my hubby!) scored on the egg hunt. We also took pictures with the easter bunny. Sophia didn't cry she just looked at him like what is going on. It was pretty funny!

     Saturday after the hunt the girls all went to the new city creek center for Briana's birthday while the boys went on a motorcycle ride. It was a lot of fun, insanely crowded but a lot of fun! We didn't make it to all the stores, mostly because I really started to hurt after 3 hours of walking around, it helped that every store we went into was HUGE and any line we waited in was forever long but we will be back I am sure! Saturday night I helped a dear friend out and did her hair and spent some much needed time catching up with her and one of my other favorite people in the world! We always end up staying out till all hours of the night and it is always a good time!

     Sunday we went to church and had some fun outside. The weather was beautiful so we had the egg hunt outside and inside. Sophia was so stinking cute! I wish I would have recorded the entire thing because it was adorable! I showed her once what to do then she took off and loved it. She got so many eggs and candy it will last us a long time. The easter bunny(my mother) even got little baby boy a basket and it was full of adorable boy clothes! I loved it! We are starting from scratch again in the clothes department so it helped a lot! Then my grandparents came down from Logan and we had a fabulous dinner and visited with my brother on the phone. All in all the weekend was fabulous and we all had a blast! Now some picture updates of my adorable daughter.

The gorgeous flowers Tyler got me to help me feel better! 

See where Sophia gets her hair from?! My favorite people with their froed out hair!

One day Sophia found a pin and decided to unzip her pjs and draw all over her belly. It was pretty funny!

One of Sophia's favorite games to play with dad is wear his hat and hide in it till dad finds her. 

Shelby got the girls these easter hats and Sophia's is really tight on her head it kinda makes her look like she has a mullet but she loves to wear it! It's pretty funny!

Another new favorite of Sophia's is to wear my clothes! ha ha Sometimes we have to get creative to get them to stay on her.

My child never does this, but she fell asleep on the couch all by herself. It was so rare I had to snap a pic! 

The one crafty thing I have done lately is spruce up this pair of boy flip flops I bought Sophia with some lace.

OOH AAH! ha ha She kept pointing at them saying pretty! ha ha I love the way they turned out and they were so simple. Anyway sorry this post got crazy long! Enjoy! 

It's A ....

     In case you aren't on my facebook, or I didn't text or call you today we found out baby #2 is a BOY! We are so excited!  Tyler couldn't be more thrilled. I think he secretly thought it was a girl, which he would have been fine with but he is really excited to have a boy. At the appointment he kept curling up in a little ball right under my pelvis bone and didn't want to move. That explains a lot of the pressure I have down there, it must be his favorite place to lay. He also still look a little alienish since I am only 16 1/2 weeks but he was cute and it was fun to see him and it's always comforting hearing his heartbeat. It's like a little reassurance to me every time I hear it.

     Since I have found out this baby is a boy I have been thinking about how this little boy will affect our lives and the lives of everyone else. Not only will he be our first son, he will be the first grandson on the Robertson side, he will be Sophia's little brother and sibling, he will be the first grandson in 8 years on my side, he will make our family very symmetrical mom and daughter, dad and son! I am so excited to meet this little guy! Since this is our last baby it is even more exciting that this little guy is blessing our lives so much, and bonus we got a girl and a boy before we had to quit having kids!

     The crafter in me of course has been going over all the things I get to/want to make now! This list keeps getting longer the more I think about it, blankets, burp cloths, bedding to match Sophia's quilt, curtains, a mobile, some fun onesies, car seat cover, and the list will go on I am sure! Not to mention I want to redo Sophia's room and make it a nursery for a boy and girl, and all the cute boy clothes I need to get now ha ha! I am sure Tyler is seeing dollar signs but no worries this momma knows how to be thrifty, but get ready for baby stuff gallor on this blog because I am sure that is all the projects you will see for a while.

          ~A

Week by week.

I have seen several different books and cute crafty things where moms do a week by week of their pregnancy. Now normally this involves pictures and cute pages put together in a book. I am not that dedicated but I saw a cute blog today where she just posted it and then saved them all in order and I thought that is simple enough. So I am going to test it out and see how much I actually keep up on it ha ha.

WEEK 1-4: Prayed and hoped for you but didn't know you existed.

WEEK 5: Took a pregnancy test. It came back negative, I was very disappointed and confused.

WEEK 6: Was convinced you were here, took another pregnancy test came back negative again.

WEEK 7: Pregnancy test finally came back positive. Due date late Aug.

WEEK 8: Getting my hopes up that the nausea would be really mild this time around. I was wrong, nausea started full force this week.

WEEK 9: Nausea gets really bad the doctors put me on Zofran. BLAH.

WEEK 10: Had my first doctors appointment. The doctors tried to find your heart beat and couldn't so he pulled out an old ultra sound machine and said you were measuring small. Everything else looked good.

WEEK 11: Had another ultra sound on a new machine, heard your heart beat and your were measuring small. He said I was two and a half weeks behind. I am really only 8 weeks. BOO. This explains why my pregnancy tests came back negative. I took them too early, but I heard your heart beat and you were healthy. We got our first picture of you and the nurse kept calling you a gummy bear, dad thought that was funny! Due date Sept. 10th.

WEEK 9 and 10:(because I got pushed back): More nausea. Your big sister knows something is up and constantly lays her head on my belly, I think she likes to hear you swim in there.

WEEK 11: We had a scare and thought you were coming early.

WEEK 12: The doctor tells me I have a prolapsed cervix but that you are healthy and doing great, which was a big relief! I am put on a 'gravity is not your friend and take it easy regiment' but  we were pretty much doing that already anyway. Thought the nausea was going away, Mom Was WRONG!

WEEK 13: Had my second official doctors appointment, heard your heart beat again. It was nice and strong this time. You are growing the way you should be and momma is hanging in there. We spend the week at grandma Robertson's and she takes good care of us!

WEEK 14-15: Mom has her first emotional break down. Don't worry these happened a lot with big sister, only having one so far is a accomplishment.(Don't let mom watch 'A baby story' while emotional!). Dad came home a surprised mom with an hour massage gift package! That cheered mom up quick! Mom is still sick, hoping to get better quick so I can get my massage!

Cravings/Things I can actually eat thus far: Root Beer, cinnamon toast, ritz crackers, apples, water(lots), otter pops, grapefruit, and frozen bean and cheese burritos.

WEEK 16: Found out you were a boy! We are so excited to add a little boy to our family! Daddy and mom decided your name will Joel Zike Robertson. Mom also felt you moving around this week and you started kicking too. Your big sister loves to say your name, it sounds more like YOL when she says it.

WEEK 17: Mom is still sick but Loving all the movement she is feeling from you! You kick her a lot when she lays on her back. Mom is worried because she is contracting and has had a lot of pain this week.

WEEK 18: Finally half way through this week mom started to feel better! YAY! We got our first boy items for you this week! So many cute things to make and buy. Had another doctors appointment this week, the doctor said preterm labor doesn't usually coincide with a prolapsed cervix. That was a big relief to mom! He also told me pain was going to happen because you are so low, I will have a lot of pressure and stretching a pains. He told me to take it easy. I try but I am not very good at that. Both of your grandmas get mad at me for that ha ha.

WEEK 19: Dad felt you for the first time this week! He loves rubbing my belly now that he can feel you! You tend to be stubborn and stop kicking when he touches my belly. If he is patient he can usually feel you. You got another cousin this week! Baby Addie was born and you two will only be 4 months apart growing up!

Cravings/Things I can actually eat thus far: Root beer, Cinnamon Toast, Authentic Mexican food (no taco bell or junk like that and no more frozen burritos), Ice water!, Curly Fries, Milk and Oreos.
               NOTE: just because I crave these doesn't mean I eat them everyday!

I am 20 weeks today! Lets see what happens the next few weeks! Half way there!

~A

Pregnancy Update

     I should have updated this a week or so ago but I just am a little behind on things. I had another doctors appointment about a week after I found out I had a prolapsed cervix. At this appointment the doctor informed me that Typically in this situation they give the woman a Hysterectomy. Apparently when your cervix is this low it  can pull your other organs down, and with time and gravity that can be a bad situation. I am young though and they would really rather not give me the Hysterectomy if we can avoid it. I would be on hormone pills till I am in my 50's. There is talk of doing a half hysterectomy where they would just take out my uterus and leave the ovaries in there. If we did that I would have to go back later in my life and get the rest taken out. There are some other options that don't sound super pleasant, lets just say they involve putting things in and taking things out every day to hold everything up. They told me I could do that for years if I wanted. I really don't want to. Anyway it all just depends on how I heal after the baby is born, and how things go during delivery. Again it's just a waiting game, So we just wait and get in as many prayers as we can before everything goes down.


     On a brighter note I haven't put up any updates about my beautiful daughter in a while. She is getting smarter everyday! It's so fun! My new favorite thing is her animal noises. She can do a cow, cat (my favorite),  horse, dog, pig, and duck. She is starting to count along with me when I count things. She says two, two, four, six(IX), nine(INE), ten(EN). It's adorable! She is also starting to test mom and dad and see how much she can get away with. The bad thing is is she is so funny sometimes Tyler and I can't help but laugh. Then she thinks it's a game. We have really been trying to be better at that! She loves music and loves to dance! She has been getting more creative with her dance moves and it is pretty hilarious. I think she is about ready to start potty training but I just haven't felt well and haven't wanted to try so this summer I think we will really focus on that. I really am blessed to have this girl in my life! Watching her gets me more and more excited for my next one to come! We can't wait to be the parents of two kids! 


PS. I have been taking some pics but I am lucky to get an update posted, just hang in there with me and I will post pics soon. 


~A

Thrown for a loop.

    This baby is a tricky one. Every time I think I have this pregnancy figured out it throws me for a loop. Around my 12 week mark I was feeling really good. I was thinking my vomiting was on the upside. So I decided to stop taking the meds. Maybe it was a combination of me hating to be on meds while I am prego, or the fact that I really hate some of the side effects the meds, or maybe I just really wanted to believe I was better, any of these reasons could be why I stopped taking the meds but it was a bad idea. The day after I stopped taking the meds  the vomiting started hardcore. So after three bad days I went back on the meds. My body is still adjusting but hopefully it will be back to normal soon.

    Also this same weekend I decided to stop taking my meds, I started to spot a little. So I reached down to make sure everything was okay and something was coming out. I immediately called the doctor and he said since I wasn't cramping or bleeding I wasn't having a miscarriage. He said it sounded like my bladder was hanging low. I guess in pregnancy when all your organs are rearranging it can cause your bladder to slip down low. Well I went into the doctor today to check on things and it turns out it is not my bladder it is my cervix hanging out! I have what's called a prolapsed cervix. It is something that is common with women who have had a lot of babies and are really stretched out. Where I have only had one prior baby and had no complications during birth they were really surprised. SO what this means is currently they can't do anything for it. The baby is in no danger. It is healthy and strong which I am very grateful for! As I get further along it may become more of a complication. It could come out during birth, if that were to happen they would put it back up in me and hopefully while I heal it would stay up. If it doesn't I would have to have surgery to hook it up in there.

     I worry, Tyler worries but there isn't much we can do right now. It's all kind of in the unknown currently, I try not to worry over things I have no control over but I feel like I should have control over this. It's my body right? ha ha I am just praying and having a lot of faith right now. With trials you faith grows stronger! Even with my house the disaster it is, the craziness this pregnancy has been, and the sickness I have felt the last six weeks I have never felt closer to my Heavenly Father than I do now. He has had his arms around me this entire time. I can tell he has had a hand in Sophia too. She has been so calm and understanding for a 20 month old. She watches her momma on the couch and in the bathroom and just comes and kisses my head and will go play with her toys. I just can't believe how amazing she has been the last 2 months! I truly am blessed.

    I need to give another shout out to my amazing family and friends. All the prayers and service have been amazing and more than I could ask for! I need to give a special shout out to my husband who is so unbelievably busy with school and getting ready for the O.A.T. and so much more and has been my rock through this whole thing. He dotes on me and gets me whatever I need, he is so good with Sophia when he gets home and he is constantly trying to cook and clean for me. He is a great man! We missed all of our holidays this year because I was so sick, we missed my birthday, our anniversary, and valentines day. I was even gone over Valentines Day so the day after I am home on the couch ill and  my amazing husband sent me some of my favorite flowers! Daisies! They were gorgeous and they sat on my TV stand till they were way past dead! He is just so sweet to think of me all the time!

          ~A