Latest Happenings!!!

Josh, Colton and I got back yesterday from visiting Josh's grandma in Albequerque, NM!! We had such a great time just visiting, relaxing, eating, eating and eating!!! Josh's grandma is an amazing cook!!! She certainly made sure we were never hungry! Josh's parents came to CO last Friday because their niece was getting married!!! We went up to the mountains on Saturday for a bbq at my bro. in-laws house!! So peaceful up there! Sunday we went to this amazing golf course near the foothills for the wedding! Colton was the life of the party with his little outfit!!! He was mighty dapper showing off his little bowtie! I have a lot of pictures that I need to upload (next post)

Josh has finished school and I could not be more proud of him!! This is his last week at Fed Ex and then on to new adventures!! He starts his new job on Sept. 7th at Openhiemer Funds where he will be dealing with mutual funds, retirement, etc....! He is so excited!! Way to go Josh!!!

Hailey started 3rd grade a couple of weeks ago and is loving it!! She is such a little book worm!!!

Colton is doing good! Battling a little cold but is still remaining happy!! He has begun to sleep through the night only waking once!!! Such a happy moment!!! He will be 7 months next Wednesday and is getting bigger and bigger by the minute!! He loves to eat and try new things!!

I am keeping busy with different things!!! Colton keeps me pretty occupied!!! I will be posting pictures soon!! Promise!!!

Big Time Slacker!!!!

Pick all your jaws up off the floor, yes I have finally decided to do a blog post!!! We have been so busy around here lately and this is one of the farthest things from my mind!!! Where do I begin!! Colton and I took a trip down to Arizona the beginning of the month to visit with my family!! We were able to have him blessed down there so that all of my family could be there!! It was very special!! Grandpa Bair did a great job!! Colton looked so handsome for his big day!! He is getting so big!! He has his 4 month checkup on Friday!! I wonder how much he will weigh!!! 2 months he was 1 ounce shy of 13lbs!!! WOW!!! Colton loves to eat!!!! We have started him on some veggies and he loves to literally slurp them down.... Not spilling one single drop! He is one of the happiest babies I have ever been in contact with!! I am not just saying that because he is mine.... I would be very honest... For instance, he decided it would be appropriate to wake up every hour on the hour last night!! I will tell you it was such a special treat!!! It was really special trying to keep going at work today!!! Oh I was dragging!!

Hailey is doing really well!! She is so excited that she gets to be in 3rd grade!!! I cannot believe it!! She is such a smart little girl and loves to learn anything and everything!! She is such a big help when it comes to Colton!!! She loves to hold him and make him laugh!! He loves his big sister!!

Josh is doing great!! He has a couple more classes to finish and then he will be an official college graduate!!! We are so proud of him!! This has been quite the journey but he has managed to get through it!! YEAH!!! Congrats!!!!

As for myself, I am doing fantastic!!! Just taking in day by day all that life wants to throw at me!! Good, bad, ugly, funny, interesting, etc......!!! I am enjoying our little family, we truly are blessed!!!

60 Years and Going Strong!!!

Congratulations Nana and Grandpa on 60 amazing years!!! What a legacy the two of you have!!! I am so grateful for our family, cousins, aunts, uncles, etc....!!! I have the two of you to thank! Thank you for being such an incredible example for our family!! We love you so very much!!

3 Months Old!!!

My heart smiles!!! We are so blessed to have Colton in our home! I feel incredibly lucky to have such a sweet little guy!!! I cannot believe he is already 3 months!! It really has not gone by that fast for me, however, looking back yes it has!! I cherish every precious moment I get to have with him!!! I love cuddling next to him and taking a nap!! He can melts my heart continually! I cannot wait to go to AZ tomorrow so that I can share him with the rest of the family!!!

Hailey's Special Day!!!

Hailey was baptized on April 24th! She looked so pretty in her white dress!! I cannot believe how grown up she is!!! We love her dearly!!

Milestones!!

Colton was 12 weeks old yesterday!!! I cannot believe how fast this has gone! However, I must say, I enjoy every precious moment with him!!! He certainly has me around his finger!!! Colton slept in his crib last night for the first time!! We have been trying it out lately but this was the first night that he stayed in there until 5:00 this morning!! I brought him into our room to sleep the last hour in his cradle!! I figured I should get some pictures of him snoozing tonight!! He is holding tight to his teddy bear!! He makes my heart smile!! I love him so much!!

Easter and Other Happenings!!!!

We have had such a great Easter weekend!!! We had dinner last night with our neighbors across the street and the food was mighty tasty!! Josh smoked a ham in the smoker and it was heavenly!!! Since he was working on that yesterday morning I took Hailey and Colton to The Wildlife Experience!! We had such a fun time and Hailey was able to do all sorts of fun arts and crafts!!! She even got to plant a flower and bring it home!! Colton and Hailey sat on the Easter Bunny's lap... This was the first time Hailey met him!! We certainly will be going back there!!!

Colton was 2 months old yesterday!! He is getting so big and is becoming more and more alert!! He is so much fun and smiles at everything and everyone!! He has his doctors appointment on Friday so we will learn what all his stats are!!!

Work is going well, we have been busy busy busy with spring break but it is dying down slowly!!! We only work 3 days this week so that will be really nice!! I am looking forward to spending lots of time with Colton!!! I have posted some pictures from our adventures!

No Time...!

I must apologize that my blog entries have become very scarce lately! I must confess that it is easier to post a picture on FB and jot a couple of things down than to login and blog! I need to get better and back into the habit! However, my excuse is this adorable little boy who steals not only my heart but my attention!!! I cannot believe that Colton is 7 weeks today!! Next week he has his 8 week checkup at the doctors and we will know all of his stats!!! All I know is that he is getting bigger by the day!!! I love it!!! He has quite the little personality and all those around him he draws them in!!! Colton does very well at night and we are averaging about 4-5 hours of solid sleep!! Myself on the other hand is not so lucky!!! However, I am lucky in the sense that I get to watch him sleep next to the bed in his cradle, I love it! He loves to look at things and take it all in, he especially loves when we turn the fan on.... He could stare at it all day! Today Colton got to finally meet Pappy!! (My step-dad) Bob was in heaven holding him and was able to spend about 4 hours with us before going to the Springs for work!! It was good to have him here!! We certainly enjoyed it!!!

6 Weeks and Going Strong!!!

I cannot believe that Colton is 6 weeks today!!! This past month has gone by so incredibly fast, I know it only gets faster but I do not want to think about that!!! We love him so much and he amazes us daily with things he is learning!! He loves his tongue, splashing in the tub, watching the fan, bouncing in his chair, sleeping in his car seat, smiling at all those around him, sleeping on mommy's lap while she bolgs (Is that bad?) and many other things!!! He is such a sweet sweet baby!!!

I Survived!!!!

I did it....! I went back to work today and made it through without shedding tears!!!! Believe me I was torn up on the inside!!! You never know how much you will miss someone until you have to leave them!! Thankfully Josh and I found the perfect family to watch him!! They live right around the corner from us so it makes for an easy commute!! I only had to work today and I will be back for good on Monday!!! However, I have already done it once so the 2nd, 3rd, 4th.... time will be a lot easier!!! Whew!!!

Like Father, Like Son!!!

I was folding laundry and Colton was chilling in his diaper when I decided to put one of Josh's FedEx shirts on him!! Apparently he thought he looked rather good in since he is flashing that smile I have come to love seeing daily!!!

Just Some Thoughts!!!!

Being off from work for 5 weeks has really given me a chance to look at things in perspective!!! I think I can go back to work with a new attitude and a new sense of appreciation!!! Things that I thought were a big deal, really are not!! Having Colton around has really opened my eyes to things that matter most!!! What matters to me is my family!!! My relationship with Josh, it is amazing to me how different things have changed for us in this short amount of time!! I see him in a new light... I get to see him interact with Colton everyday and my heart just swells with so much love for the both of them!! I love watching them together!! I also love watching Josh with Hailey!!! She is such a sweet little girl and has such a big heart!! She adds so much to our family and I love her dearly! I have so many thoughts and feelings about things that it is hard for me to write it all down!! Some of it is very personal and I do not want to bore all of you with it!! All I can say is I like the new me.... I realize how important people are in our lives and what blessings each person brings to a relationship... Whether it is a spouse, child, family member, friend or someone you just met or may not even know!! I love to people watch, and I learn so much from others when they do not even know I am looking!!! I hope this was not to random for all of you!!! In my head it makes complete sense!

All Dressed Up!!!

I know I take a lot of pictures of Colton but I can not resist!!! He looked so adorable today in his little church outfit!!! He is such a sweet baby and I know I say it all the time but we truly are blessed to have him in our home!!! Today while I was changing him I was looking at him and talking to him and he just started to smile..... I mean actually smiling like he knew who was talking to him and he liked it!! It was the sweetest thing!!!

Check Me Out!!!

These are special for you Aunt Kelli!!! What do you think, be honest here.... Do I have the newborn wrinkles.....? I love you so much!! I cannot wait to meet you!!!

1 Month Old!!!

Mr. Colton was 1 month old yesterday!! Wow can you believe how fast it all went!!! Josh and I cannot get enough of him!! He is the perfect addition to our family!!! He makes my heart smile daily, even at 3:00 in the morning!! He is starting to flash his little smile to me more often and I wish I had a camera close by to capture his grins!!! I love it!! He is starting to make little cooing noises as well!!! This certainly has been a great month!! I look forward to many many many more!! Mommy and Daddy love you!!!

Look At Me!!!!

Just A Little Update!!!

Seriously I cannot believe that our little boy will be a month old on Wednesday!! I really am not ready to head back to work.... However, it will be nice to finally get into our "normal" routine!!! No more sleeping in until the last possible moment... I have myself to get ready, plus a little person to get ready, feed, play with, change, etc.... Hello early mornings!! It is funny though how we are able to adapt! I swear I have been running lately on little sleep.... I am probably getting more sleep than I think.... Colton has been doing pretty well at night... He has his moments but don't we all!

I weighed myself today and then held Colton and it appears that he is now 9 pounds and some ounces!!! Big boy!!! Everyday when I hold him it feels as though he is getting a little bigger! To me he seems so big but when others hold him and I am looking at him he appears to be still so tiny! We love him so much and cannot get enough of him!!! I love all his little looks! I love when he is sleeping, opens his eyes stares at you for a moment, closes them back up and smiles at you.... As if he got confirmation that you are still the one holding him!!! I love it! He likes to be on his tummy and can pick his head up and turn it from side to side!! He is so strong!!!

I need to get some recent photos up here so you can all see how much he has changed in this short period of time!! I will try to get those up soon!!!

Where Did We Go!!!

It certainly has been awhile since I have blogged, however, I do not have much time for updating at this moment but I will get some new pictures on here on Colton!! He is getting bigger and bigger everyday!!!

Look Who is 2 Weeks Today!!!!

Yes it is true.... Colton was born 2 weeks ago! I cannot believe how fast everything goes!! He is so precious!!! He has his 2 week appointment tomorrow so hopefully I will be able to tell you all of his stats!!! Colton continues to change daily and has a personality to match!!! He loves his daddy and it is so cute to watch them interact with each other! I love when Colton turns his head towards you if he recognizes your voice!! He is always smiling and he does not hold back for anyone!! He loves to sleep but when he is awake he will look at your for hours!! I love it!!!

Big Blue Eyes!!!!

I cannot get over how adorable this little guy is!! I know that I am completely bias but you have to agree that he is darling!! We love him to pieces!! He is such a happy baby! We have seen many many smiles and love to watch is many facial expressions!! He melts my heart daily!!

My Week In Pictures!!!!

Can you believe that I am already a week old!!! Mommy and Daddy love me to pieces!!! They tell me that I am a wonderful baby and that they are so lucky to have me here!!! We are all getting lots of rest at our house and that makes us all very happy!!! I think I am a very lucky little boy!!!

The Wait Is Over.....!

I finally made it!! Born Wednesday February 3, 2010 at 11:23 am, weighing in at 7lbs 4ozs !! What a journey it was getting here!! My mommy checked into the hospital on February 2nd at 7:30pm and it all began there! At 8:00 they gave my mommy a pill to help with the progression of labor!! It must have worked because at 12:30am her water broke and she did not need a 2nd pill!! Dr. Grover came in and finished off what was left of the water! Mommy certainly started to feel the contractions after that all happened!! Finally they were able to give her some pain meds through her IV line and that made mommy very sleepy, but only for a short period of time! She was able to get a 2nd dose of the happy juice!! The nurses finally told mommy that she could have an epidural and she was thrilled! Mommy did not like when she got the epidural, they told her to hold really still but right in the middle I decided I wanted to have a little contraction!! Sorry mommy!! You were so brave! Shortly after the medicine started to work my nurse Kelly noticed that my heart rate was beginning to do funny things.... This was certainly alarming for her! She handled it so well and was great with mommy reassuring her things were going to be fine! Before we knew it mommy was getting pumped with lots of meds, oxygen was given and the labor process was being stopped! The doctor and nurse thought that the cord was wrapped around my neck and an emergency c-section was the game plan!!! Mommy was such a trooper and daddy was such a big support for her!! Shortly thereafter I arrived perfectly healthy!! However the cord was around my neck and I was head down but face up... Thank heavens they decided to take me early!!! Mommy and daddy cannot get enough of me and love to cuddle, play, smile, laugh and take great care of me!! I know I am going to love being with them!!

Colton Alexander!!!

He is finally here!! I will update my blog with photos and his journey.... However, for now there are pictures on my facebook page!!

Look Who Got Big!!!

Yes my belly has offically grown!! However, this is the last day so it does not matter!! We are very excited! We are heading out in about 20 minutes or so! My clothes look really tight in this picture, however, I wanted to see what my 12 week picture looked like compared to my 39 almost 40 week picture!! Makes me smile!!! I will let you all know!

My To Dos....!!!

Not really my to do list but I am taking off today so that I can get our house in order!! In order enough that my mom will not think we live like a bunch of monkeys.... Ok that is an over statement!! They house is usually pretty clean.... Just needs to be straightened up! Tomorrow I have my last dr's appointment before the big day next week!!! I will keep you all posted!! Last night Colton was moving constantly.... I thought by now they run out of room, seriously he has plenty of room to roll, stretch, kick and whatever else he feels like doing in there!!!

Whoa!!!!

There is something to be said about a scheduled delivery.... I know it takes the fun and surprise out of everything but it is nice to know that in about a week we will be sharing our lives with a tiny baby!!! I still cannot wrap my head around what is going to happen!! I am really excited that my mom fly's in on Friday and will be able to stay for 3 weeks!!! I cannot quite say I am nervous but the thought of a little person being completely dependent on Josh and I for everything is a little crazy!! We are up for it and we are ready!!! I have waited so long for this opportunity and soon it will be a reality!! I am excited.... Can you tell!!!!

The Turkey is Almost Done....!

I never in a million years thought that my belly button would come out.... I have one the deepest buttons and there was only a tiny slit that made an opening!! Here we are at almost 39 weeks and my belly button is starting to come out slightly.... A big part of it is still hiding, but when Colton is in the right spot it looks like it is about there!! I will laugh if the whole thing pops out come next Tuesday!! We shall see if the saying is really true.... The turkey is done!!!!

My Baby Blues!!!

Dr. Stimmel got the entire staff pedicures for Christmas along with other fun little things!! Ihave been saving my certificate which is very unusual for me to do!! Friday my friend/ co-worker asked if I wanted to go with her to get our toes and fingernails painted!! Of course!! Now that I know we do not have much longer before baby Cotlon arrives!! I stole the idea from my dear friend Pam who had her toes painted blue when her oldest was born!! I think it was a great idea and the make me smile every time I look down!! My feet and ankles are beginning to swell at different times during the day so it was great to be able to get pampered!!! This salon did such a great job! If you live in the Highlands Ranch area I would highly reccomend them!!!

Great News!!!

Our family will get to meet baby Colton in about 13 days!!! On February 2nd at 7:30pm I go into the hospital to be induced!!! I cannot express the feelings and emotions going through my head!! All I know is they are all wonderful things!!! I will keep you all posted and you will get to see him soon as well!!!

"Rory"

We have a cat named Rory he is such a sweet cat and has been a good addition to our home! We got him about 4 months ago and I do not think I have ever blogged about him! Rory loves to play with Dash the cat across the street... They are about the same age! We watched Dash while our neighbors were on vacation over the holidays!! Dash got to spend the week at our house!! They had so much fun together!! Last night while going over to Jim and Robins to see if they wanted to come to dinner with us..... I opened the door and guess who was sitting outside waiting to be let in.... Dash! I laughed so hard because it was like a child coming over to play with a kid!!! It was almost as if he was saying.... I can cross the street without my mom and dad's help! It was hilarious!!! They played for quite awhile last night!! It was comical telling Robin that Dash had come over to play if she was wondering where he had run off to!!!

Very Spoiled!!

I could not even begin to think of another word to describe the title of this post!!! Yesterday was our 3rd and final shower before the big day!! I have to say a huge thank you to Amy, Kelli and Pam for 3 amazing showers!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!! I cannot say it enough!!! Thank you all who came to the showers it was great seeing all of you!! I am a little slow at getting some of the cards out but they will be on their way shortly!! All we need now is our little baby to arrive!! 19 days, wow!!! It really has yet to sink in that we will be having a little one in the house!! I saw the car seat and stroller downstairs this morning and it still felt awkward, but in a good way!! It will be very real soon enough!!!

Thank you again to everyone!!! Thank you for all of your love and support!!!

4 Years and Counting!!!

Happy Anniversary Josh!! What a journey it has been the past 4 years!! I definately think we are stronger as a couple with all that has happened! You are a great husband, an amazing friend and you make me laugh all the time!! I am so excited for this years adventures and I cannot believe they will be starting here in the next couple of weeks!!! Thank you for all you do for me, thank you for the beautiful necklace and especially thank you for Miss Hailey and Little Colton!! I love you!!!

Eviction Notice!!!

EVICTION NOTICE Date: January 14, 2010

To: Mr. Colton Alexander Giardino

To the above tenant in possession of below described premises: I am issuing 23 day notice for EVICTION.

You will have 23 days in which you can either gather your belongings and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until the final day. After which, you will be physically removed from the property.

You are being evicted due to breech of contract and destruction of property. Expansions only to the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back of the house were also made! Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base structure. And due to property damage, there are now leaks in both the upper AND lower levels of the home. On top of which, the landlord has received numerous complaints about nightly disturbances.

After 23 days from this day that you don't comply with the notice will result in immediate and forceful removal at my discretion.

Thank you for your cooperation
Love, Mommy

Baby's Progress!!!

Here we are at almost 37 weeks! Baby is healthy and moving like crazy!!! I had a checkup today and was told I am 50% efaced.... Sorry if I spelled that wrong!! Colton's head is very far down and he is in launch position!! The doctor estimated Colton being as big as 9lbs! I know it can go either way but that is a whole lot of love!!! I will continue to keep you all posted!

I Was Doing So Well.......!

However, I fell off the wagon! I need to get back on it! This weeks challenges were to exercise for a total of 30 minutes a day!! Actually some form of cardio!! I have not been so diligant about it!! Kelli I know I need to get back into my groove or my backside will get into me!!!

My Reward!!!

Alas we have made it through the first week of our challenge!!! Yippy!!! Not only does that mean 9 weeks to go, it also means that I have another notch in my pregnancy weeks!!! Whew!! This is going by really fast! I feel as though I was just blogging about us expecting, then telling you it was a boy, then letting you know that all was well with his health and now..... drum roll, we have about 4 weeks left!! Aside from all of my goals that I have thrown out there this week; I think after Colton comes and I feel comfortable back to my old self, I may just treat myself to a cute outfit!!

Basically I have lived out of my scrubs, one pair of jeans (That I absolutely love) a pair of cords and some church dresses!!! I am thrilled that I have been able to wear most of my non maternity tops since maternity tops never fit me properly!! However, in these next 4 weeks I may need to start wearing them!!

Thank you all for keeping up with me this week as I had to journal so much!! I think now I can get back into the grove of updating our family!!!

What I Hope To Accomplish!!

There are so many things that I hope to accomplish this year!! However, I get to tell you 3 of them!!

1- Keep my sanity!! After this month I know that things are going to be a lot different around here!! Good different and I hope that I can keep myself balanced!!

2- Keep a cleaner home!! I do a pretty good job but there are times when it all slips away from me!! I know that I get a pass somewhat being pregnant but that excuse is only good for a little while!!

3- Be a better person all around!! I need to not be so hard on myself and roll with the punches!! I am excited for our new adventures!! I am excited that you all get to be there to experience them with us!!

Thanks for reading!!!

My 3 Fitness Goals!!!

Here we are another day and I get to tell you all what my fitness goals are for 2010!! As I was talking to my mom I mentioned that the one fitness goal I have is getting a baby out of me!! She laughed!! However, if I had to pick 3 fitness goals they would be.....

1- Take stairs when available!!

2- Get back into a cardio routine!! However, this will have to wait awhile as I do not want to push myself to hard in the next couple of weeks!!!

3- Text more... My fingers need some good workouts!! Just goofing!!! For now I will say turn my house cleaning into a fitness routine.... You know sweep with sass!! When my mind is thinking clearly I am sure I will come up with a good number three!!! Maybe it is to just get more sleep!!!

Counting Down!!

Here we are at almost 36 weeks!! I know this is not a great shot, I have said that for the past 24 weeks... I was going to have Hailey snap the picture for me but she was already in bed!! This will have to do for now, but I will get a better one posted!! Yeah for 4 more weeks!! So very excited!!

Oh The Things That Make Me Happy!!!!

If you are not participating in the challange posted on the http://kellis-thisandthat.blogspot.com/ I would encourage you to at least think of all the things that make you happy!!! (Truly Happy) We were asked to list 5.... I know my list could go on longer as most of ours could, but here are the 5 things that make me truly happy!!!

Being with Josh!!! He makes me laugh constantly... At times I am not sure of his humor but I love it and I love him for it!! I think he is a wonderful man and an amazing father!! I know he is so excited for his little guy to arrive!!

Having Hailey in our home!! She is such a sweet little girl and has such a great personality!! I am grateful for the relationship that she and I have and know that it only will get better in time!!

Children!! There is something about children in general that make me happy!! When I see a baby in the room I light up!! I love the way they are so innocent and so forgiving!! I am grateful for my job where I get to rise to the challenge of working with them daily!!

My family!! I love my family dearly (Josh's included)!! Even though they are so far away and I miss them very much I know they are just a phone call away and I can talk to them whenever I want.... Even if it is several times a day!! I am so grateful for my mom who is willing to come and spend 3 weeks with our family to help out and take care of little Colton once he arrives!! Thank you thank you in advance!!

Friends!! I am grateful to have an amazing support system of friends around me!! It is nice to know there are so many wonderful people around to help especially knowing family is not here!! I know that we are well taken care of and that people are mindful of us!! I never realized how important a friendship really was until these past couple of years!!!

There you have it!!! I encourage all of you to think about things that make you happy!! You can report but you do not have to!!!

My Food Diary!!

Here was the challenge for today.... We were supposed to keep track of everything that was eaten!! Oh boy!!! I know I that I was supposed to remember my portions but really all I could think about was getting the food into my belly!!! Colton lets me know when he is hungry, and it is often!!

Breakfast-

Graham Crackers and milk (yummy) woke him right up!

Mid morning snack-

Toasted English muffin with butter

A whole bag of baby carrots with ranch dressing!!! Seriously this kid is going to have great vision!!

Lunch-

Ham and turkey sandwich with cheese

Nilla Waffers

2 Cheese sticks

Small cup of vanilla and chocolate mixed ice cream

Afternoon Snack-

About 5 super mini candy bars

Yogurt

Around Dinner Time-

Bagel

Orange Pineapple Juice

Strawberry Cheesequake blizzard (See if I remembered all that I ate during the day or wrote it down I would have remembered I already had little candy bars and an ice cream cup!!! Shame on me!!!

I had lots of water to drink!! No sodas!! Yeah for me!!! I still have another ham and turkey sandwich in the fridge left over from lunch... I always pack 2 because I usually have one on the drive home!! That will probably be eaten before going to bed as well!! I promise I am not a little piggy!! You all just caught me on a day where I had somewhat of an appetite! Good thing I did not have to journal when I ate the whole bag of little powdered doughnuts!!!!

Colton's Room!!

This has certainly been a work in progress but I must say I am very happy with the way it has come together!! We still need to get some things up on the wall so it does not look so bare!! We both put a lot of hard work into this room and the results have paid off!!! I am so grateful for a friend who allowed me to barter babysitting for a crib, glider, changing table, 2 full boxes of clothes and a jumper-roo!!! All of that for 2 over nights with 4 year old twin boys!!! Not bad at all!! I redid the glider, well just the cushions!! Trust me it is nothing fancy and if you ever come to visit please do not look at the backside!!!! However, it holds up and looks good! I will have more pictures as the decorations are set in place!!!

Nutritional Goals!!!!

I hope you are not all getting tired of reading all my personal insights!! I figure if I write them all down for you to read I am held to a higher standard to uphold them!! I am contemplating what I want to do better for myself nutritionally and what will be the easiest as we have a little one coming soon!!!

1- My biggest goal for this year is to bring my lunch to work more often. I really need to cut back on how many times I eat out! I am not saying I do it all the time, however, bringing my lunch would be best for me!!

2- Drink more water!! I love to drink water but there will be days that go by and I swear I have not had as much as I should!!

3- Fruits and veggies are my friends!! I love to eat fruit but I need to do it more often!! While in Arizona I loved picking the fresh oranges from my grandpas orange tree!! Oh they were delicious!!! YUMMY!!!!

There you go!!! I am on my way!!! Brought my lunch today, I am drinking water and I have already had carrots and a banana!!

Goals For 2010

Along with the challenge posted on This and That blog site we were asked us to write down 3 goals for 2010! Personal goals, I believe 3 nutritional goals are for tomorrow! So here they are.....

1- Become organized! Not only in my personal life but with things all around me! Josh would appreciate if I could conquer this one!!!

2- Come February get back to working out!! I have motivation!!!

3- Be a better wife and friend!! This is not something I lack but it is always good to improve upon!! I think that working on this goal in particular I may lose myself in the service of others!!

I challenge you to come up with 3 personal goals!!! Let me know how it goes!!!

My Journal!!!

Yesterday I was working pretty hard on Colton's room and really the only thing left is to get the crib up and bedding in place!! Also we need to get some window panels for curtains! As I was sitting in the glider I was looking around at everything, the paint job, the changing table full of things to be used and I started to get teary eyed!! Is this really happening? Will he really be here in a month!! I have waited so many years for this opportunity to prove to myself as a mom what I can do!! If someone would have told me it would be 11 years after graduation this would be happening I would have laughed!! In seminary I was given the award most likely to be married first year out of high school! Thankfully it did not work out that way for me! I had a lot of learning and growing to do as a person! Josh and I will celebrate 4 years of marriage in a couple of weeks and to me that is a huge accomplishment! I do not say that negatively but we have been through our fair share of rocky waters!! Through it all we have come out stronger and we have come out better people!! I wish a baby would have been in the picture a couple of years ago but looking back we never would have made it!! I think Colton is coming at the perfect time and what a perfect way to start a new year!! I know he is going to bring so much into our home!! I promise this is not just wishful thinking that my baby boy will be perfect!! I know he will not be but he will be perfect for our little family!! And he will fit perfectly in our little world!! He has a dad and a mom who are thrilled and an older sister who I know is more than excited!! I cannot wait until he is here so I can finally hold him and get to know him outside the womb!!! Thank you all for coming on this journey with us!! Thank you for all your comments, well wishes and great advice!! 5 weeks and counting!!!

10 In 2010!!

The 10 week challenge posted on the This and That blog located to the right of my posts!! My sister has created a blog where anyone pretty much can contribute to the ideas and thoughts! She has posted a challenge to anyone who wants to follow for 10 weeks! Each week is something different to making a better you! This week starts off with journaling! I figure I already blog but I am not always consistent, this is a perfect opportunity for me to share my thoughts with family and friends! I challenge you to check out the blog for yourself and decide if you want to participate!! You have nothing to lose, only things to gain as it is called a better you!!! Try it!