Mommy Advice!!!

I am asking all of you moms new, experienced or well seasoned for any advice you can give me! This is your chance to hold nothing back!!! Anything from sleep advice, nursing, mommy time, etc..... Please I ask of you to leave a comment!! I really want to learn all I can and what better way than through family and friends!! Thank you!

Colton's Bedding!!!

I found a steal of a deal at Babie R Us tonight and could not pass it up!! Here is the first look at Coltons crib set!! I am so excited to receive it!! I just have to be patient and wait for it to arrive!! Sure beat paying full price in the store!! This is a 6 piece set, I will show pictures once it arrives and is all ready to go!!!

I have so many things to blog about, however, I will when I have a spare moment!!

Baby Colton's Room!!

The secret is out..... Little boy Giardino will be known as Colton Alexander!!! We love it!! I am so amazed at the job Josh did on his room!!! He has some talent!!! I cannot wait to fill it up with all the decorations!! That will be awhile but enjoy the pictures of the room!!

Christmas Lights!!

This is just a cute picture of Hailey with her good friend Kaden!!!

I still need to get the picture of the house at night but here is the process of the lights going up!!! Josh and our neighbor did the hard work.... I was a little unhinged while they were up there!!

Update!!

I went to my 31 week check today and everything is going well! Baby and I got a clean bill of health! Our little man may be here before February and if I had my way that would be the case! I am measuring at 33 weeks which is a couple of weeks a head of schedule!! I have another check in 2 weeks and possibly another ultrasound down the road to make sure we are not dealing with a 10 pound baby!! Doctors words not mine!!! In the meantime I am slowly feeling a little more uncomfortable, but tolerable! I am very excited to be going to AZ in a couple of weeks to see family and friends that I have not seen in quite some time!

Stayed tuned, I have more to post, like Josh putting the Christmas lights up and the outcome of him painting the babies room!!! He has outdone himself on this task!!! However, it may be a couple days before I get pictures of the finished product!!!

30 Weeks and Counting!!

The countdown is on!! Officially we have 10 weeks, However, will all measurment I have a sneaky feeling he will be here a little early!!

Stress Has Gone Away!!!

I have kept some of the pregnancy experience on the down low but I am finally ready to share my thoughts!! At 12 weeks I went in for my tri-screen ultrasound to check for any signs of down syndrome or any other concerns that there may be! I did the ulrasound mainly because I wanted to see how he was developing! After my screen I was called into my doctors office because they found some markers on the baby that were linked to downs. They drew some blood from me and as expected it came back saying I had a 1 in 30 chance of having a baby with downs. At my 20 week ultrasound they found another marker on his heart called a EIF that is also linked to downs. I decided to go and see a specialist to find out what I could and he told me that the baby looked ok, however, there was still fluid on his neck (more than normal) However, not enough. He then said I was still a high risk because of my other test results. Another ultrasound at my regular OB was done again and I was told the spot on his heart was still there and the fluid was getting bigger..... Can I just say what a nightmare this was becoming! I was prepared to raise whatever child I was given, down syndrome or no down syndrome and it would not make a difference. Over the past several weeks I have researched all I could about down syndrome and learned what I could! Josh and I decided that we were going to do the amnio, well I decided for us! I had my appointment on Wednesday and they took the necessary fluid to send to the lab..... Today I got the call saying that everything was just fine! For the last 29 weeks I have been a wreck on the inside! We miscarried about 2 years ago and from the get go with this little guy I have not felt great and I have had my fair share of appointments so I was beginning to feel very stressed! For the first time in months I am finally able to smile and be excited and not have to worry about waiting for answers!! We have them and now we can concentrate on getting him here safe and sound!!! Thank you to those who knew for your multiple prayers and words of encouragement!! They meant so much to us!!

Beautiful Boy!!

Here are some great shots from my appointment today!! Look how handsome his little face is! I cannot believe how much he looks like Josh! His head is measuring about 2 weeks ahead, no cause for concern... And they say he weighs about 3 pounds!! WOW!! Slow down there baby boy! As you can see with most of my other photos he loves his hands! I was not supposed to have a 3d ultrasound today but the nurse switched it up on me!! Happy day!!!

28 Weeks and Counting!!

Here we are at 28 weeks, or 29 by the way he is measuring!! Just thought I would give you all a belly shot!! I really need to have someone start taking these for me!!
I am sure these next several weeks he is going to get much bigger!! I will enjoy being small while it lasts!! However, I do not feel so small!! My belly button still has not popped out which is great!! He is still moving like crazy which is great!! I have another ultrasound on Wednesday so there will be some new pictures to post!!

Another Give Away!!

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Free Give Away!!!

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My Fear Came True!!!

Well it finally happened.... I always wondered what it would be like and now I know!! I know what it is like to be driving and throw up!!! I was not able to pull off the side of the road because of traffic, so I grabbed a grocery bag and the rest is history! The only bad part was there was a small hole, lukcy for me it was not a lot! Also lucky I was on my way to work and I had extra scrubs there!! What a great morning!!!

Welcome To.....

The third trimester!! Can you believe that we are already here!! I am amazed at how fast this pregnancy is progressing!! Crazy! We are both very anxious and excited to meet him!! He is quite the little mover!! I am convinced that he has a nose like his daddy!! His little lips and nose are precious in the first picture!! What a doll!! We have about 13 weeks left until d-day!! I remember peeing on the stick and now we are here!! Before I know it he will be here!! I have another ultrasound on the 18th so hopefully I will have more photos to share!! On Wednesday I have my 28 week check and I have to do the sugar test, hopefully I can keep the drink down!! I will keep you all posted!!

Time, Time, Time!!!!

Back on July 21st I was so excited to be announcing that I had less than 200 days to go until our little munchkin arrives.... Today it is with great excitement that I let you all know we are now less than 100 days away!! Wow, this is going so fast!!

Halloween and Other Happenings!

Hannah Montana graced us with her presence last night for the Halloween festivities!! However, by the end of the night the wig was not such a big hit! Hailey loved her costume! We went out to dinner with Jim and Robin and then came home and I took Hailey trick or treating! Josh has been battling a cold so he got candy duty! We had a great time!!

I had another ultrasound on Wednesday but they are unable to figure out why there has been so much pain on my right side! It may just be where he is choosing to lay! He is quite the active little guy! With such a little personality already! I do have pictures from my drs visit that I will post once I get them scanned! My doctor called to go over results with me on some things we have been monitoring with him and I asked him how big he was, he said he is now a whopping 1 pound 14 ounces!! He is getting big!!

Last Tuesday night it began snowing and snowed until Thursday evening!! We got about 15 inches at our house! Nothing like getting a halloween costume just to have it covered by a big jacket!! Oh well, we do not mind the snow!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!!

Weekend Road Trip!!

Last weekend my neighbor Robin and I ventured to South Dakota to get my car back from the deer incident over labor day weekend! Despite the quick trip we both had a great time! We went to a place called Cosmos which makes you feel all sorts of dizzy....(I do not think being pregnant helped that) It took me until the next morning to recover from it! However, Robin loved it so that was good! The whole tour consisted of several optical illusions. A ball rolling up hill, water rolling up hill, rooms that are crooked that you can hardly stand in, standing on a ledge and leaning out like you are going to fall but gravity is pulling you back.... I did not get it at all! After the tour we ventured on to Mt. Rushmore!! We were there for quite sometime because I wanted Robin to see it all lit up! I am so happy to be back home again with my car! I have to say big thank you's to Josh's parents and his brother for all of their help with this whole thing!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Dr's Appointment!!

I am happy to report that the baby and I received a clean bill of health today!! Babies heartbeat is going good and strong! I was thrilled that Josh was able to go with me to this appointment today and have some questions answered by the doctor.... Ones that I have not been able to explain properly! Everything is looking good! I have a cyst on one of my ovaries so I will be going in for another ultrasound next Wednesday!! I guess that means more baby pics to post soon!!! The cyst is ok, just causing alot of pain, they want to check if it has grown since my 20 week scan! We shall see!!! Baby is moving like CRAZY!!! I love to feel him, however, it makes me jump every now and then because I am not expecting it, or he got me really good!!

Kids Say The Darndest Things!!!!

I was working with a little 5 year old patient yesterday who was being extremely difficult during her cleaning, however, managed to get her all taken care of!! I needed to get x-rays on her so I took her into the other room to complete the task at hand! I bent over so I could talk to her face to face and told her my rules for taking pictures!! I told her I have a baby in my tummy so she cannot kick, scream or push my hands away! It seemed to do the trick! Before I started taking her pictures I grabbed a couple of pills for a headache that has been lingering! She asked me what I was doing and I told her I was taking medicine for my head since it hurt.... She then proceeded to ask me if I thought the baby had gone up to my head!! Oh my goodness I laughed so hard to myself!! So funny!!!!

While taking a drink of water several weeks ago a little boy asked if I was watering the baby so he would grow!!! HAHAHA!! I love working with these kiddos! You never know what they will say next!

24 Weeks!!!

Here we are at 24 weeks or as I like to put it.... 6 months!! This pregnancy has flown by! However, I know I still have several more weeks to go! Got a little sick a couple of mornings ago but have been feeling good the past couple of days!! Could have done without a couple of naughty patients this morning, woke him right up from his slumber!! Either because I had to talk very firmly to them or because one of them rammed their head into my stomach! Oh I was not a happy camper! People, control your children or keep them at home!!! Please do not think my job is bad for me right now, I love what I do and this was only one child out of hundreds I see!!! Eventually I will be working up front but still able to do chairside with the families that request me for cleanings!! I feel so loved!

Delicious Queso Dip!!!

Great for parties!!! (Hint Hint Kelli, football Sunday's)

Brown 1lb of hamburger in skillet

Seperate Sauce Pan (Large)
1 can red enchilada sauce
2 cans refried beans
2 cups salsa
1 can sliced olives
Velveeta cheese to thinken and for taste

Mix hamburger in with rest of ingredients and eat with chips!!! I personally liked the scoops with it!! Very yummy!!

Pumpkin Launching!!!

For a moment yesterday I felt as if I were in some small town and pumpkin launching was the big sport!! Because only people who are crazy decided it would be a good idea to venture out in 26 degree weather to watch such a thing! My neighbor Robin convinced me to go and watch people with homemade cannons launch pumpkins through the air!! After about 30 minutes of sitting on a frozen beacher, we decided that it was probably time to call it a day! Seriously I could not feel my legs, they were so numb!! I have never been so happy to have hot chocolate.... The cup was so warm against my cheeks!! By the time I was almost done drinking the goods, it was already cold.... I must say it was quite commical!! There are no words to describe, you had to have been there!!

YIKES!!!!

Pretty sure I am ready for a warm tropical vacation!!!! Today we broke a record here in Denver for the coldest October 10th in the history..... A whopping 25 degrees!! I am patiently waiting for this little guy to make me 10 degrees warmer.... Any time now little guy!!!

Thoughts!!

Today while doing various things I found myself thinking about how our lives are going to be changing in the next few months! With friends of mine who are finishing their journey of being pregnant and seeing the overwhelming joy a new baby brings.... I cannot help but think of our little boy! For nearly 20 weeks I was expecting to be told that we would be having a little baby girl, I am not sure why but that is how I felt! However, knowing in the back of my mind I was probably wrong! Well as you all know we are having a baby boy!! Let me first start by saying in my mind now, I cannot imagine having it any other way! I am so excited to be having a little boy! I think I am even more excited for Josh!! When my patients come to the dental office I now immediately zero in on the little boys, I love to watch everything about them! What makes them happy, what they are willing to try, what cupboards they are going to open, how long before they realize they can make the chair go up and down, etc....! I just cannot help but be excited!!

There certainly has been a rash of baby boys born in our family! My cousin and his wife welcomed a baby boy about 5 months ago, my brother and his wife welcomed a baby boy about 2 months ago, my cousin and her husband welcomed a baby boy just over a month ago, my cousin and her husband just welcomed a baby not to long ago, and my other cousin will have a baby boy in November!! Whew!!

So here is to 3 1/2 more months of patiently waiting!! I cannot wait to meet him!!

Enchilada Soup

This is such an easy recipie and so yummy, especially for the cooler weather!! If you do try this out, I would love to hear what you think about it!!

3-4 chicken breasts
2 cans chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can El Pato
1 Packet of enchilada seasoning
2 cans homine (White Corn)
2 cans hot chili beans
Velveeta cheese (1/2 a block)
Onion (To taste)
Flour tortillas on top

Mix all of these ingredients into a crock pot and let it cook all day! You can add crushed chips on top when you serve also you can add cheese, sour cream, etc... Or eat plain!! I promise it is really good!! Let me know!! Happy cooking!

Excitement!!!

This little boy has been so active today!! I finally decided to lay on my back and see if I could actually see any movement in my belly...... To my surprise... Yes, I could finally see him moving!! Not only can I feel him, I can see his movements! Happy day! I am sure he will be moving a lot more once the lemonade I drank makes it to him!!! I just thought I would share that!!

Taste of Fall!!

I am so excited that Fall is finally here! Leaves are beginning to change colors and fall off the trees!! Love it! I am excited to start baking all the yummy fall deserts I love so much!! YUMMY!!!

What is All This?!?!?

I know some of you are still roasting in California and Arizona so please by all means do not take this as a brag...... Yesterday was the last day of summer and can you believe that it SNOWED!!! Holy Buckets!!! I was quite shocked but I loved it!! I love that it did not stick to the ground!! Hang in there everyone..... Your cooler days are around the corner!!!

Our Baby Boy!!!

This little guy was so cooperative during the ultrasound yesterday!! I think he is very handsome! I must tell all of you I was so shocked but very very happy when they told me I was having a boy.... My mom was on speaker phone so we both got to be very surprised together!! I told her I was gald she was on the phone because had I told her it was a boy to begin with she would not have believed me..... Josh is more than thrilled!!! Yeah for little boys!!

Baby's First Letter!!!

Dear Family and Friends of my daddy, mommy and big sisters blog!

First I would like to say thank you for keeping up with our family. There have been many changes this year.... Next years changes will consist of my diapers! I feel I must tell you that I have been very comfortable here in my mommy's womb, very dark, warm, sometimes quite, I get to do what I do best.... Grow, grow, grow, sleep and make mommy sick. I am sorry about that last one, however, she handles it so well! I am beginning to move around quite a bit as I need to strech and kick and figure out what these things are hanging off my body.... I am told they are called arms and legs!! My favorite piece of these are my thumbs!! They tell me around this stage of growth I am beginning to suck on them! Yummy!

Mommy has been eating some pretty yummy food lately, however, I am sure quick to let her know what I do not like! Sorry daddy, your breakfast burritos are not bad they just do not sit well right now! I sure am excited to meet my daddy, I hear him mumble things to mommy and it makes her laugh really hard, he must be pretty funny! Maybe I will have his personality! I am also really excited to meet my big sister Hailey!! I hear she has 3 little sisters already and loves helping with them, playing with them and making them laugh!!! I think we are going to get along really well!!

I am excited to meet my grandma's and grandpa's!! Pappy also makes mommy laugh when he is on the phone with her , he must be pretty silly!! I am excited to meet Ma, I hear she likes to spoil the grandkids!! Maybe I will get to spend lots of time at their house in sunny San Diego!! I am also really excited to meet Great Grandma and Grandpa.... Mommy calls them Nana and Grandpa!! They call mommy to check up on her to see how she is feeling!! Her voice always sounds so happy when she is on the phone with them! They must be really special to her! Daddy's family is really funny just like him! I am excited to meet them! They all got to go camping and had such a great time! I enjoyed the yummy ribs Aunt Jenny made and the amazing corn on the cob!!

I am really excited to meet all of my Uncles, Aunts, and cousins!! I have lots of cousins! Lots of kids for me to play with!! Even though I am going to be one of the youngest I know I will love playing with all of them!! I am really excited to meet Aunt Kelli, she sounds like she is such a great aunt!!! Mommy loves reading her blog and watching all the funny videos that she posts!! I know she watches them several times, I hear her laughing!! Then she calls daddy and Hailey into the room just so she can watch them again!

I am especially excited to meet my mommy!! I do not know who is more excited me or her!! I think it is a toss up!! I know she has been waiting for me for a long time!! I know I will be everything she ever wanted and more!!

The more I write this letter the more excited I am getting to come and meet all of you!! I think daddy and mommy have the best family and the best friends and I know I am going to be very loved!!! Thank you for taking the time to read my letter!!! I am excited about February!! Mommy will continue to give you all updates!! Lots of hugs!!

Love,
Baby Boy Giardino

Where Are You Growing?!?!

Oh little one where are you growing... My belly is not getting big by any means, not that I am complaining.... Maybe you are growing in mommy's bottom, hips and thighs... Or maybe there are two of you and you are growing in mommy's chest.... Oh little one! I know I am going to wake up one day and realize my belly is in fact much larger, but for now (pardon the pun) I will wonder where you are?!?!?
I like what this whole pregnancy is doing to my hair!!

Tiny Hands and Tiny Feet!!

I could be wrong and I have been holding off for awhile to post anything but for the past few days I am pretty sure I have felt some kicks and possibly punches! Nothing to extreme just different feelings! However, very exciting ones!

Incredible!!!

I grew up in Arizona where the temperature is always hot!! Well technically November-March are pretty decent! Perfect actually! However, today in Denver we are right around 50 something degrees with a light rain.... Hard for me to put my head around the fact that most of my family has temps about 50 degrees warmer than ours!! Hang in there you guys, cooler weather will be here soon!

8 Years Ago!!!

I cannot believe it was eight years ago that our country was attacked by such cowards! I will always remember what I was doing, where I was going and how scared I was the night after it happened! I hope we never forget those who gave their lives and those whose lives were taken from them!

Random Thinking...!

There are a million things running through my mind right now, however, I cannot make sense out of one thought! I do not like when this happens! I cannot believe that on Friday I will be 19 weeks along!! WOW! This baby making machine is working hard and working fast! I feel that time has gone by so fast! Halloween decorations are already being put up in the stores!! You know what comes next..... Christmas decorations!!! WOW!!! Teperatures are beginning to fall and I know the cooler weather and snow is just around the cornor!!! Happy day! So there you have it, a very random post about literally nothing.... But happy nothings!

Stockade Lake....!

Josh, Hailey and I were able to spend part of Labor day weekend up in South Dakota with Josh's family! We all had a great time despite things that went wrong! We arrived later on Friday night and we were greated with great company and yummy sloppy joes! I was snacking on Saltines, fruit and pretzels most of the way up, so you can imagine my excitement to have something more solid! Saturday morning we all sat around and visited while the kids, Josh and Uncle Vance played with a wooden airplane, they thought it was great! Some people decided to go swimming at the lake right by the cabins but to get to the beach you needed to drive! Everyone that was going packed up and was off! I decided to stay back at the campground to relax and enjoy doing nothing! Except eating delicious salsa that Josh's mom made!! Thanks Gina!! Later on that day the crew started coming back from the lake! I finally saw Josh and Hailey rolling up and when they parked I noticed that my hood was very different! I over heard them say that a deer ran out in front of the vehicle and struck the car! UGH! The headlight was popped out, the hood was bent up and the radiator was leaking fluid! All I can say is thank heavens for car insurance! We have great insurance and they were able to come and pick up the vehicle and have it towed to Rapid City! Meanwhile Josh's parents Tahoe was giving them trouble as well. Their water pump went out and it was over heating! Needless to say, their Tahoe was also towed into town! It was quite the trick getting everyone and their stuff back to Josh's parents but we managed!! Josh's brother Will was nice enough to let us borrow his extra vehicle and bring it back to Denver..... Huge lifesaver and a big thank you!!!

We are all back home safe and sound.... Just tired from a quick but fun vacation! Hailey had a great time playing with her cousins!! Josh and I had a great time visisting with family and catching up! It was nice to get out of Denver for a couple of days! Overall the trip was fun, despite what happened!! Thanks John and Gina for the cabins!! We had fun!

What A Trip!!

I am going to write more about our trip to South Dakota, but I need a little bit of time to give you all the run down on all of our events!! However, here are a couple of sneak peeks at our adventures!!!
Of course I posted the worst pictures to capture your attention!!! It is official.... Bambi is dead! However, we are all doing great! Stay tuned!

My Squeaky Shoes!!!

Definately on my list of items to get for baby!! Boy or Girl!! These shoes are hilarious!!! Check them out at www.weesqueak.com. A patient of ours had them on today and I laughed so hard listening to her run around the office!! So funny! Kelli I could see Londyn wearing these and never wanting them off!

Did You Think This.....!

All you moms out there and soon to be moms, I am sure every woman experiences this..... I have become a bit of a nervous wreck.... Everytime I am between drs appointments I feel as though I am going to get some bad news when I go in! I am trying so hard not to think like this but I cannot help but continue to think it in the back of my mind something is wrong!!! I am just waiting patiently (or trying to) for this little one to kick me hard in the tummy one day! However, I have an appointment on September 18th and everything will be great!

Whoever Said....!

Morning sickness wears off by the first trimester was very, very wrong!!! This post is not for the weak of stomachs! I do not tell this story for sympathy, just merely for the fact of documenting experience!! Tonight while getting ready for bed I became very nauseas!!! I was standing over the tub to see if it would pass and to my luck NO IT DID NOT!!! I did not even have time to get to the toilet until the 2nd go round and even that was a hit and miss!!! I called my mom and told her if she lived here I would have her help me clean up my mess!! I was so embarassed and I am sure the look on my face while it was happening was priceless!!! Embarassed to the point where I do not even want Josh to come upstairs because there is now an odor lingering in our master bathroom and bedroom that I am trying to air out!! UGH!! However, everything is cleaned up now..... 1/2 roll of paper towel later!! Sorry if this is too much information!!

You get the good, the bad and the gross with this blog site!! However, I do feel better!

Fun At Work!!!

Who do you call when Mc. Gruff the crime dog calls and says he cannot make it to back to school night..... Your friendly Tooth Fairy!!! Yes, that is correct, I was second best to Mc. Gruff!! I had a school call me last week to see if I could dress up as the tooth fairy for the kiddos!! I think it is funny that they would think of me but very honored at the same time! This is a pre-school that I have been to a couple of times so I was good enough to be invited back!! We had all sorts of great give aways and the kids loved it!! I hope you enjoy the pictures!! Especially the one with me little belly!!! Please do not send word out that the Tooth Fairy is pregnant!!! We do not want to explain that one to our children!!

Big 2nd Grader!!

Hailey started 2nd grade awhile ago and I wanted to post a picture of the big school girl!!! She is doing great and is really exceling in math and reading!! We are so proud of her! Keep it up Hailey!!!