the weavers

All About Austin

2011-11-09T13:20:00.000-08:00

This post is all about my Bubba!

He is pretty much the sweetest thing

and I just can't stand how much I love him.

Austin has some serious personality these days,

and we are constantly cracking up at him.

He is the perfect mix of sweet & sensitive,

but loves to rough house, play with trains/cars

& currently wants to be a garbage man.

Buying a toy with the money he earned doing chores

My favorite part of having a toddler are the funny sayings they come up with.

When I tell him to do something I can get any of the following:

"Mom, are you serious right now?"

"I'm just a little super tired."

"Are you kidding me?"

"But Mom, you have to be nice to me because you're my best friend."

I've also caught him saying some 'bad words' and here is the current list that he knows not to say:

-butt- we only say bum

-freaking.. he has only said this one a few times, but it's a definite bad word!

-idiot- I might have a little road rage & the word just slips!

-dang it- This was only added because it sounded like an actual bad word when he says it

-fat- We don't call people fat!

-stupid- That one might be me too...

If I ever say a bad word,

he quickly corrects me and threatens time out.

This summer Austin had his first ER visit when he broke his leg!

We were at his cousins house and all the kids were jumping on the trampoline together.

Austin started crying & none of us knew how he got hurt but he refused to walk and kept saying his leg hurt. We went home and we both thought he was probably being a little dramatic and would be fine. That night ended up being a little rough and I started to worry. The next morning his leg had no bruises or swelling but he still wouldn't walk. When we tried to bribe him with donuts and it didn't work, we knew it was time to take him in!

After taking him in and getting x-rays, we found out he had a compression fracture near his knee. They think when he was jumping he landed on his leg straight down, instead of bending it, which compressed the bone down. He was a trooper and loved all the attention!

He had this on all weekend and couldn't walk on it, which meant I was carrying him everywhere!

(In the hospital and then home, trying to play with his toys!)

The next week we went to see the doctor and he picked out a 'cougar blue' cast!

Daddy was proud.

I drew a 'Y' on it. He loved it!

We endured 3 weeks of sponge baths, hobbling everywhere &

no swimming at Nana's

The cast ended up being easier than I thought, until you throw barf into the equation. Throwing up & casts don't mix well. Austin wasn't feeling good, so I put him on my bed & before I knew it, he is projectile vomiting all over himself. I grabbed the closest blanket and wrapped up his leg because all I could think about was smelling dried vomit for the next 3 weeks.
So I'm standing there with Austin, puke everywhere and Kayla screaming hysterically. I know a sponge bath just won't do, so I run Austin to the tub and position him so the leg is propped up. I'm trying to wash him while holding his leg up & before I get a chance to grab Kayla, she climbs/tumbles into the tub filled with puke...
wasn't my finest moment.

The day his cast came off

The cast came off just in time to cheer for our cougars with Daddy!

And he started Joy School in September &

he loves it!

Here is his first day of school

he was so excited!

They have singing time,

little lessons, crafts, playtime and snack time.

It's only 2 times a week from 9:30 to noon but it was harder for me to drop him off than I thought! He is just getting so big.

Here is 'news time' and he is telling about his cast coming off.

And this was day 2 of school,

and he decided to be not so excited.

I just love my sweet Bubba and I can't believe how fast 3, almost 4 years have gone by!

Summer Updates

2011-09-09T09:31:00.000-07:00

Summer has come and gone,

but I'm so thrilled for fall and cool weather!

Here are some of the highlights of our summer, a quick little catch up.

I have a few good stories that I just might save for their own post.

Nick turned 29... that's rough!

He's not a fan of cake, so I try to get creative each year.

This year we did Captain Crunch Rice Krispy treats.

They were interesting!

Happy Father's Day!

Austin was so excited to make this card and we filled it with everything he loves about Daddy- so sweet!

We worked on some dressing skills...

and how to be sweet to baby Kayla.

We were super excited to see Cars 2,

but hated it.

(seriously, not good!)

We did lots of playing inside because it was so dang hot!

(Austin with his cousin Elaina)

Kayla got her first little tooth,

and became a total Momma's girl!

Poor Daddy.

We got some new appliances!

Out with the old,

in with the new!

I love everything! The fridge is my favorite!

I love the space from the french doors and totally love the freezer on bottom.

We did run into some difficulties with the dishwasher..

it didn't fit!

It fit into the dishwasher hole, but the lip on the front of the counter was just a hair too long to squeeze it under.

So Nick had a fix for that,

cut the counter off!

I was a little nervous about the results...

(Isn't that some pretty sweet linoleum back there?)

But it's a great temporary fix!

We are planning a whole kitchen remodel that includes new counter tops,

so this will do for a few more months.

The rest of the summer was spent at Nana's pool,

and Austin learned how to swim from our sweet friend Jacquelyn!

He is doing so great and loves swimming!

Austin is also practicing a little modeling,

(just kidding, but I love this picture he had me take!)

and Kayla just keeps getting bigger with another tooth to show!

Overall the summer was pretty great,

and I feel like one lucky Momma to have such sweet babies and hubby!

Introductions

2011-06-29T16:19:00.000-07:00

Our family has been quite busy this year,

(well, maybe all the busy time really happened last year..)

but between March and May we gained 5 new nieces and nephews!

How is this even possible??

Let me introduce you to all of our new additions!

Baby #1

Clark Loftis Sheffield

(Lisa & Clinton's 2nd baby- Nick's sister)

March 14th at 6:38pm

8lbs 8oz and 22 inches long

Baby #2

Reese Dream Weaver

(Chris & Sally's 4th baby- Nick's brother)

March 30th at 11:11 am

7 lbs and 19 inches long

Baby #3

Elaina Noelle Harris

(Houston & Cristina's 1st baby- my brother)

April 8th at 2:29pm

7lbs and 20 1/2 inches long

Baby #4

Jackson Clark Reese

(Chelsey & Jeff's 1st baby- Nick's sister)

May 17th at 4:05 pm
8lbs 2oz and 20 inches long

Baby #5

Haylie Jo Harris

(Forrest's 1st baby- my brother)

May 26th at 1:57 pm

9lbs 9oz and 26 inches long

Whoa Baby!

The Weaver/Harris's have decided to take a break for awhile,

but only until Nov when the newest little man will join the family.

Chelsea and Nate's little Charlie is coming then and we can't wait!

Double Whammy

2011-05-10T20:37:00.000-07:00

This year my birthday happen to fall on the same day as Mother's Day!

Nick treated me extra special,

and Austin was super confused on what to wish me all day.

I also loved getting asked by people if my birthday was always on Mother's day...

yes, every year my birthday is the 2nd Sunday in May.

Nick was so great and woke me up to breakfast in bed!

My favorite part is the rose delicately draped across the plate...
He is too cute.

Nick is known for his always giving me awesome gifts,
but today he made me wait till dinner to get my present!
I was so excited.

The kids joined us too!

After church we went to my Mom and Dad's for a Mother's Day/Bday dinner that my Dad cooked.
It was so good!

Austin playing Angry Birds... he is obsessed.
I just get weirded out when he knows how to search for a Thomas movie on YouTube all by himself!

My sweet Kayla..

and my not so sweet Kayla.

Austin and Duke are best friends

it's pretty cute to watch them together!

My mom tries her hardest to convince me to like Duke,

but after having to dog sit that over-sized anteater...

I just don't see it happening.

But I do love living so close to both of our families!

Houston and Cristina at dinner-

I think they look pretty great for having a newborn AND surviving law school finals!

My Mom made these cute cupcakes and my Dad made a delish Italian Creme Cake for the dinner.
Thanks for sharing your day with me Mommy and Cristina!

My kids seriously love their Uncle FoFo!

and after dinner I got to get my present from the hubby!

I wish I had a picture of me hugging the box,

I was so excited!!!

He got me a......

Dyson DC25 vacuum!

oh yeah, baby!

Is it weird that I turned 24 & thrilled that I got a vacuum?

Well, I'm just livin' the dream and stayed up till midnight rockin' out with my vacuum.

The next night I got some birthday love at Pappasitos!

The staff sang Happy Birthday and told the whole restaurant I was turning 21,

do I still look 21??

Me and newest sexy momma Cristina

me & my sweet friend/cousin Chelsea who is prego with the newest family member...
and is Momma to Kayla's bf Sadie.
(trying to do the math on how close her babies will be? That's 13 months people!)

Love you Chels!

I had such a great birthday this year and always am reminded of how lucky I am!

Happy Mother's Day!

Easter

2011-05-07T09:05:00.000-07:00

Easter was great this year!

I loved getting the sweet baskets together for the kids

and starting new traditions with them.

Austin is getting to the age where we can try to explain the holidays to him and watch his excitement.

It's so much fun!

But to be honest,

it was a little scary to tell him that a large bunny was hopping to our house...

while he slept, to hide presents for him?

But he was sold at presents.. nothing else mattered!

Oh, and every year I ask Nick to get me an Easter basket

and I always get one for him.

Last year, I even bought myself my own basket and grass and handed it to him to fill.

Easter morning,

it was empty.

So this year I didn't get him as basket,

thinking I wouldn't get one again.

I was right.

0 for 4 Easters so far.

He makes up for it on more important holidays though!

Kayla got her little Easter dress, a white mini skirt, BYU top, cute bows, a sock monkey Grandma Simmons made and her Easter candy was.. yummy baby food.

Austin got a new place mat, BYU hat, Thomas train, a new tie (that didn't fit!), coloring book, shirt and some Easter treats!

In Nick's family the Mom always hides the Easter baskets

and when you wake up, you have to find them!

I loved it & Austin was so excited!

Easter pictures

do you see Kayla's little rolls on her thighs!? So cute!

Cute picture..

till I noticed Austin's hand!

haha- don't tell Nick I posted this one

Take #2

Happy Momma

Easter Egg hunt at Papa and Oma's house!

Peyton, Kate and Austin with their eggs!

Brookie wasn't feeling so great that day.

Dumping out all the candy

Austin got lots of treats and candy between the 3 Easter baskets he got!

Fortunately,

he has forgotten about all the candy.

Unfortunately,

I have not.

Hope everyone had a great Easter!

Huge Booger

2011-05-03T23:02:00.000-07:00

Have I been a blog slacker??

yes.

These things happen.

Random cute pictures...

Austin & Kayla ready for a bike ride with Nana

I have so many great stories to share..

let's just start with my blog title, shall we?

Life is busy

I know you are all wondering,

what huge booger??

My huge booger??

No, only in Utah do I get huge boogers.

(am I the only one?!)

Today at church, during sacrament...

(now you know it's going to be good)

Austin is leaned into Kayla's car seat quietly entertaining her.

Then out of no where he breaks the silence in the chapel with,

"MOM, Kayla has a HUGE booger!"

Kayla was mortified.

And Nick & I being the reverent, mature parents we are..

started laughing.

So Austin says it again, but louder.

Thanks Austin!

The best part was after church,

when a cute, older couple walk up to Nick and tell him

they loved sitting behind our little ones and their favorite part was Kayla's HUGE booger.

At least they had a sense of humor.

In his defense.. the booger was big.

Always just lookin' out for the ladies!

Austin, Sadie and Kayla

That's all for now,

i'll save the rest for later.

I have Easter, lots of babies to introduce, a fun Utah trip with hubby & an adorable baby shower to post!

Heart Breaker

2011-03-17T11:48:00.000-07:00

Ladies,

hold your baby girls back.

Because I got a
STUD
on my hands.

He is one of a kind.
The whole package.

He might be a little flirty

but a great listener.

He is thoughtful

and persistent.

Laid back,

but enthusiastic.

Sensitive,

and a good smoocher,

with sweet dance moves.

Super fun with a good sense of humor

but humble

He loves affection,

is a great cook,

and enjoys spending time with his family.

The best part is,

he is all mine!

That's right,
I got one cute, future catch on my hands.
And I am going to hold onto him tight.

I think I got it...

2011-03-15T16:26:00.000-07:00

Though it might have taken a good 4 months,

I think I got this whole 'Mom of 2 kids thing'.

*WARNING*

anyone reading this post that is pregnant with baby #2...

you might just want to skip out now.

I didn't think that adding 1 more kid would be so hard,

but.

it.

was.

( Austin and Kayla before church)

I hear either baby #2 or baby #3 will break you..

I am hoping mine was baby #2.

I might have cried & felt totally overwhelmed lots.

I might have wonder what the heck I was thinking to add another.

I might have even complained to my mom, husband, girlfriends, facebook and blog.

But now I think I can handle

all the poop,

all the feedings & Austin's meals,

all the unbuckling of car seats,

no free time,

no sleep,

all the prep to just leave my house,

all the potty breaks,

all the toys, bottles, snacks, wipes, diapers, binkys, burp cloths, formula, bows, shoes & blankets shoved into my purse (am I missing anything?),

2 baths a day,

3 naps a day,

6+ diaper changes a day,

multiple clothing changes a day (Kayla poops out of everything),

all the crying,

the 3 year old tantrums,

the throw up of baby items in my house,

the wiping of fingers, noses, mouths, spit up, drool & my favorite, poop

plus..

laundry,

grocery shopping,

cooking,

cleaning,

organizing,

church responsibilities,

& Nick.

Where am I on that list...?

me.

Here at the bottom.

Is it worth it?

yes, everyday.

It might have taken me 4 months to get here,

but I am

and I love it.

My friend Rachel told me that the best part of having baby #2,

is watching their relationship grow.

And she is so right.

I love that Austin gives her hugs (squeezers, as he calls it)

kisses,

Kayla giggles every time she sees him,

Austin "reads" books to her

and it totally concerned about every cry or whimper she makes.

It is the cutest time,

that will be gone so quickly.

One day I will be at the top of that list again.

But for today,

I got lots of butts to wipe,

and it doesn't get much sweeter than that.

(Austin trying to nap with Kayla)

and for updates sake,

here is Miss Mckayla at

4 months

and 5 months

Love that little girl!

Divine Intervention

2011-02-28T13:37:00.000-08:00

I stumbled on this video while preparing a lesson for my laurels.

This is my husband,

golfing every single Saturday!

This is probably one of my only complaints (and a BIG one!) about sweet hubby.

Other than that, he's perfect!

Coincidence I saw this?

I think not!

So I promptly emailed the video to Nick and titled it:

"The church finally took a stand against golfing on Saturday."

His reply,

"Nice try."

It was worth a try.

As busy season comes to an end for Nick,

I have to say the hardest part was going to church solo these past 3 weeks.

It's such a struggle to get out the door.

And actually enjoying sacrament??

No way!

So this week I decided to join my parents for church and get a few extra hands.

I manage to get myself ready and the kids out the door at a decent time!

Kayla looked extra adorable this week in her ruffled gray dress

with lace tights, pink cardigan and of course, matching bow!

As soon as I walk into sacrament, I pull Kayla out of her car seat..

and I smell the poop.

So I stand right back up and walk to the restroom to change her.

Unfortunately it was too late.

My sweet baby had pooped everywhere

and had destroyed her cute gray dress she had only worn for about .2 seconds.

Definitely not enough time to show it off!

So for the next 3 hours she sported this

silk bloomers.

belly cardigan.

no socks or shoes.

As I walked back into sacrament with her dress in a trash bag & her belly hanging out,

I saw lots of giggles.

Mostly from my fellow Mommas who know exactly what it's like.

I sent Nick a picture during Sunday school and he thought it was hilarious..

I think Kayla did too.

At least she had a cute bow on!

and I might have just ordered her a pair of these Lacy leggings

from Baby Belly Maya.

I'm obsessed with them.

but, shh! it's our secret.

Good thing Nick never checks our blog.

Stupid Dog

2011-02-24T07:26:00.000-08:00

My Mom asked me to babysit Duke during their cruise.

Not only did she leave her family to go on an awesome vacation,

but she wanted to make sure we were tortured while she was gone!

Here is Duke from their Christmas card this year

I guess that means he is officially apart of the family?

My Mom did tell me to drop him at the vets if he drove me crazy,

but my small soft spot for doggies made me feel too guilty.

I used to love dogs,

I guess having kids changed my tune.

But Austin sure loved it,

which made it even more worth it to keep him around.

Doesn't our Texas weather look awesome? It was 75 outside all week!

Kayla loves this toy and would just sit and watch Austin and Duke run around- so cute!

Within a few days Austin started calling Duke a "stupid dog",

I don't know where he got it from.

So after..

cleaning 2 poops in my house,

1 poop in his kennel,

(which mean it was all over Duke & all over his cage)

waking up almost every night at 4am to him barking,

getting my kids back in bed at 4am because he was barking,

a new hole in my backyard,

lots of chewed/destroyed toys,

muddy paw all over my back door,

& grass, leaves and dirt tracked through my house

(Austin would open the door & he would charge inside)

my Mom finally came home to pick him up.

I contemplated not telling her how bad he was so she didn't feel soo guilty,

but then I remembered that I want a kid-free vacation to Park City this summer..

so she got every detail!

There is no way these 2 could be worse than Duke!

Hairless Expressions

2011-02-22T15:42:00.000-08:00

There is no hiding it anymore,

my baby has lost all her hair...

and I'm a bit devastated.

How did she go from this

to baldy??

"Who you talkin' about??"

So I guess the brushes and ponytails will have to wait.

And if she follows in Austin's footsteps,

it will be years.

For now we will just focus on how dang cute she is!

This diva has quite the personality,

she is my 'girl on the go' and I love all her little faces.

and my favorite:

She is already using her innocent looks to get her way,

and it works!

'Blistering Boilers!'

2011-02-11T13:24:00.000-08:00

If any of you have a little boy that loves Thomas the Trains,

you have heard this blog title a million times.

It's my favorite line.

My little boy is officially 3!!

It happened so fast.

(bear with me as I take a little trip down memory lane.)

This year for his birthday I caved and gave him a Thomas party.

I have this thing about Thomas...

it just feels really nerdy.

But when I told people I refused to throw a Thomas party,

even thought it's his favorite,

they made me feel really guilt.

So Austin can thank his Aunty Cristina and Chelsea for this one.

I tried to make it as cool as Thomas can get.

I did love the tracks going around the table

slow down there Thomas!

I loved putting out his birthday wreath!

We had lots of family and great friends that joined the celebration

Happy Birthday!

He is one lucky boy.

We love you so much Austin!

3 Things

2011-01-31T16:40:00.000-08:00

1. Terrible 3s

Austin skipped terrible twos (he was an angel) and is now testing out terrible threes.

I can probably count on 1 hand the number of naughty, mischievous things he has done because it is just not like him! On Saturday this is what I found..

All I can say is, Thanks for not flushing.

I'm not quite sure why he did it, but I am sure he won't do it again.

2. Birthday Wreath

I have been wanting to make this for a long time and since Austin's birthday is next week, it was perfect!

You can find the instructions here- I ended up needing 3 bags of balloons.

It was really easy and a fun thing to put up for everyone's birthday each year!

3. Laugh it Up

I have a hard time getting my little Kayla to giggle for me, she's a tough crowd.

I had gotten her undressed for her bath and was playing with her, trying my hardest to get a little giggle.

Then she let out a laugh and I was so excited....

until I realized she was peeing all over me.

I guess she already cracks herself up.

Laugh it up Kayla...

I'll take what I can get.

**UPDATE**

Austin's dumps now land in the toilet, as of 3 days ago!

Maybe he read the blog post and felt really embarrassed.

I don't blame him.

Dump.

2011-01-27T13:07:00.000-08:00

When you have a baby,

poop becomes a big deal.

You feel thrilled every time your baby poops because you know things are working right.

You talk to your girlfriends about their kid's poops.

You even become brave enough to stick your nose up to their butt & smell if they have a poop.

My afternoon was filled..

with poop.

It started at lunch when Austin hides under the table because he has to poop. I quickly remind him that he doesn't have a diaper on.

At the moment, he pees like a champ on the toilet but will only go poop in his diaper.

But now that he is a toddler it isn't just an innocent poop anymore,

it's a man size dump.

And you can smell it from anywhere in my house.

We rush home in time to put a diaper on him.

Meanwhile, Kayla has been screaming hysterically.

I pull her out of her car seat only to find that her back is wet.

That means poop,

more poop.

I get her on the changing table and it is an explosion.

It had graduated from diaper change, to a full body sanitation in her bath tub.

As I am quickly trying to fill up her tub, she is still screaming and Austin is running around the house yelling that he pooped.

Unfortunately, it only gets better.

When I was wiping off Kayla,
she kicked her foot into her poop and then kicked me when that foot..
yes, all 3 of us had poop on us.

I get Kayla cleaned up enough to put her in the tub
and Austin comes running in wanting to help give Kayla a bath.

But the fumes of his dump are so overwhelming that I start dry heaving.

Can't a mom catch a break?

I kick him out of the bathroom,

clean Kayla up & get her in outfit #2 for the day, while dreading the task of changing Austin's dump.

Now Austin is clean, Kayla is clean and they are both taking a nap.

All in a day's work.

If you think being a stay at home mom is easy, think again.

Be prepared for lots of poop.

speak now

2011-01-25T18:32:00.000-08:00

My kiddos and I spent the night making sugar cookies &

Austin was pretty excited.

want some?

As we scooped the dough onto the cookie sheet, I learned my little boy can count to ten!

Thanks Sesame Street!

Baking & about everything else goes perfectly with this:

I have a weird, middle school crush on Miss Taylor...

I'm not sure what to think about it.

Baby Kayla loved watching her big brother

(Austin is trying to push her face to the camera)

I had to hold back my clean-freak side,

and let the poor boy make a mess!

But unfortunately he has already been brainwashed,

you see how clean he kept his tray?

I love spending time with my sweet Austin and he kept telling me all night that he loved me.

The remainder of my evening is spent with my kitchen tabled moved in the living room & me planted there doing projects with my hot glue gun, sewing machine & DVR.

I have lots of blankets to make and 2 showers to plan because

we have 5 new babies joining the family in the next 4 months!

Pregnant belly's everywhere and I'm soo happy it's not mine.

Where's Nick, you ask?

Welcome to busy season!

Newborn Pictures

2011-01-22T13:29:00.000-08:00

My talented friend Mandy took some photos of Mckayla a few weeks after she was born and I haven't shared them yet! Kayla was perfect for us and let me dress her up over and over and over.... :)

Austin is such a nice big brother, Kayla is a lucky little girl.

We love our sweet princess.

Thanks Mandy!!

Crafty Mommy

2011-01-20T21:15:00.000-08:00

Mckayla's room is full of little craft project that I did and it was so fun. I documented a few of them to share with everyone.

I saw this picture & did my best to copy it

I had wood letters cut out, then covered them in batting and fabric. This one took a long time to finish...

I used Austin's blue baskets from his nursery and added a little spray paint...

to make them perfect for Kayla's room.

I found this at Goodwill for $2 and thought it was so cute.

it took a little spray paint on the frame...

some pink paint on the hearts (I just used a leftover color sample from her wall colors)

and it looks so cute on her shelf!

This frame I was really excited about because I found it on clearance at Hobby Lobby for $12, normally $70! I have no idea what was wrong with it- but it works perfect for me!

some more white paint..

and it looks just perfect!

Her mirror was probably my favorite find for the nursery. I had been looking for months for the perfect mirror but could only find ones I liked for $60++!

I stumbled on this one at Lowe's on clearance for $20 & it was exactly what I wanted.. just one little problem in the corner- a crack! It was too good to pass up & I found an easy fix

I super glued a piece of felt over the crack to attached one of the bows I made for her!!

You think I'm done?? The projects never end around here! I am now in full baby shower planning mode and have all kinds of projects around the house to complete. But those won't be shared until after Cristina's beautiful

Shabby Chic

baby shower!

Twins

2011-01-19T10:18:00.000-08:00

Everyone tells me that Austin and Kayla look the same, but I don't see it.. till I did this:

Maybe I was wrong!

But I just can't tell if they look like Harris or Weaver babies...

regardless, they are dang cute.

(Good job me!)

Dethroned

2011-01-17T14:38:00.000-08:00

I have officially been dethroned by the newest princess.

She always gets what she wants..

(Kayla's first bath)

and knows how to get it.

But she is insanely sweet, so we let her win!

I have been really bad about blogging- sorry!! So instead of doing multiple posts, I am going to just do 1 post with LOTS of pictures that capture out events that last 3 months. Here we go!!

Austin & Kayla at Halloween. Austin was a BYU Lacrosse player (lame, I know. But I had Kayla a month ago.. I was a little tired.) He LOVED Halloween, it was so much fun!

Miss Kayla was a little ballerina

I love those little tights!

At about a month old, we taught her how to feed herself.

(just kidding!)

Mckayla at 1 month

Nick took advantage of Black Friday and got us an early Christmas present!

our T.V. before that is now in our bedroom...

and after!

We had Thanksgiving with the Weaver family- it was so fun to have everyone come to town! And while they were all here, we had Kayla's baby blessing.

Right before church

she finally got to wear her dress!!

(she is singing to me in this picture)

I was soo nervous about her having a 'blow out' while wearing her dress! So I dressed her in a white onesie underneath and also put a white burp cloth up her back- Nick totally made fun of me. But guess what!? When we got home, she had pooped EVERYWHERE! It was all over her onesie and the burp cloth!

The blessing was sweet and perfect. I was so happy everyone could come.

Mckayla at 2 months

Our Christmas Card- Merry Christmas!

a fun gift exchange with some great friends!

A glimpse into Kayla's life..

Austin adores her..

and she loves him too

most of the time.

My Bubba and I at Christmas with the Harris family.

Christmas Eve pajamas

(my Mom and I saw these at Target and they were too great to pass up.. my poor Dad wasn't sure what to say)

Santa came! I love watching Austin during Christmas time, he is so excited!

Santa brought Kayla lots of stuff too.

Christmas dinner

Kayla at 3 months

and her birth announcement!

That pretty much sums it up for now. I feel like my life is crazy and time if flying by! Being a Mom of 2 was a bit harder than I expected, but they always remind me that it is worth it!

The Nursery

2010-12-02T12:28:00.000-08:00

I have blogged &

OBSESSED

(here, here, here, here & here)!

about this room enough, but I am happy to say...

it's done!

Luckily, the Saturday before Kayla's surprise arrival Nick, Cristina & worked all day in this room to get it done. By dinner that day we had completed it down to diapers in her basket and dresses on her hangers! Cristina stayed till the end and helped me with every little detail- love that girl.

It is everything I wanted & I have to say, my favorite part is the chandelier.. it just completes the room in the most perfect way.

Enjoy!

The first group of pictures were taken by me.. the professional ones were by my sweet friend Mandy who snapped a few during Mckayla's newborn shoot.

these are all Mandy's beautiful shots....

This room was full of great finds, home projects and thrift store items that I refinished,

but we will save all the before and afters for another post!

Mckayla Lynne

2010-11-30T16:23:00.000-08:00

Stop the press… my blog is actually being updated.

I did have a baby & survived it.

But as far as surviving 2 kids- the jury is still out on that.

Needless to say, I have lots of updating to do but I will just keep posting every few days until I get all caught up.
First, it is all about baby Kayla and her birth story… Cristina writes about it from her perspective here.
(yes she was in the room and witnessed the whole thing...poor girl)

The last update I posted was when I got to the doctor and had dilated to a 4... well that didn't last too long. I think that same day I posted, I ended up going back to see my doc because I was having some contractions but more back pain. When he checked me I was already dilated to a 5, so he figured it was time to check into the hospital and get this show on the road. Because I had hit my 36 week mark that Sunday, they weren't too concerned about having her come 4 weeks early... neither was I!

me and the girls at the hospital waiting it out

ready to be uncles for the 2nd time!

As I had mentioned before, my labor and delivery with Austin was pretty much a miracle baby- no pain. And I had hoped to experience the same with Mckayla... ha, didn't really happen that way.

I checked into the hospital in the afternoon and it wasn't until the evening that I got my epidural after enduring minor contractions for a few hours. I hate getting the epidural, whoever says it doesn't hurt- you're a liar.

The rest of the night went by pretty normal, no pain from contractions but things were progressing pretty slowly. Around 1:15am the nurse came in to check me again and I was getting pretty close by my water hadn't broke yet. That is the last memory I have of my peaceful labor experience..

My water broke almost immediately after she left the room and all the sudden I could feel EVERYTHING. It was like I never had an epidural. The nurse ran back in the room and baby Kayla was crowning away, while I am yelling that it hurts and hitting the handheld epidural button over and over again..until the nurse took it away and said it doesn't work like that.

The pain was almost unbearable and all your body wants to do is push.. in the worst way possible. But you can't, not until the doctor gets there. So for a good 10 mins I just sit there sobbing and asking where the doctor is and at one point yell at the nurse to, "Get Duc in here!!" Dr. Le's name is Duc.. I kind of love it.

He shows up and 2-3 pushes later Mckayla comes out!

Mckayla Lynne

born on September 30th

1:54 a.m. at a petite 5 lbs 15 ounces

she has a serious diva cry

our little cheeseball.

I think all newborn babies look funny for awhile, but when it's yours.. you could just eat them up!

such a sweet picture of Daddy and his little girl.

proud Nana

Papi and Uncle Houston

sweet Aunt Cris'nana'

I love those mischievous eyes...something new to torture, besides me.

morning after and I am in love with her!

Goals for Baby #3... if we ever get to that point.

1. find the doctor that gave me Austin's epidural, because that one actually worked.

2. Have the baby in the afternoon. Austin was born in the middle of the night too, at 1:50 am . Having a baby during the day & not be dead tired sounds magical.

3. stay in the hospital until they kick me out. I always beg to get released and go home.. and I immediately regret it when I step in the house and have no nurse call button on my bed.

Seriously hard to believe that was 2 months ago and lots has happened since then. She is so wonderful and I can't imagine our family without her!

Mckayla's Baby Shower

2010-10-05T08:06:00.000-07:00

I have lots of things that I want to post about after having our little Mckayla, but first I realized that I never even had a chance to post all about the beautiful shower that was thrown for her... it was the most adorable thing ever.

My sister-in-law Cristina headed up the shower (not sure what I did to deserve her!) but not without lots of help from Sarah and some of our sweet friends.

p.s. they are both pregnant :)

We had the shower about a week and half before she came and before that I didn't have time to get pictures to post, so I will share the few I copied from Cristina....

the party favors, 'Cowgirl Cookies'. so yummy

one of the food tables. Jess and Wendy did all the flower arrangements, they were so beautiful!

probably the most adorable diaper cake I have ever seen made by Jacquelyn and her momma- and it was packed full of sweet little gifts!

loved the cake and all the desserts

all the gals in my family plus my Grandma that flew in for the occasion.

Here is Cristina's full post about the shower on her blog with more pictures.

I feel so grateful to have all my family and friends around me that constantly support and love me, what more could a girl need?

I also am so grateful for my sweet BFF Cristina, not only were we best friends in high school but she decided to make it official and marry my oldest brother Houston. To this day he asks us if she married into the family so that we can hang out forever... we will never know for sure :) She has always been there for me these past 7 years & seen me at my most memorable (and not so memorable) moments, but yet she still sticks around. I love her so much and don't know what I would do without her!

Looking Back

2010-09-29T05:43:00.000-07:00

Being so close to delivering my 2nd baby, I think a lot about how my delivery with Austin went & realized that I never documented the experience... it is one of a kind.

Family photos December 2008

But first, today I went to the doctor and he was shocked to tell me I had gone from being dilated from a 1 1/2 to a 4. I was shocked to hear that she had also dropped even more, didn't think that was possible since it feels like she is crowning at all times. As much as I am done being pregnant, I thought of a few things I will miss about it:

1. Being able to blame anything not so dainty or princess demands on the baby. "It was the baby."

2. Having the ability to pee twice in one trip. This would be even better if it cut down on the number of bathroom runs, but it doesn't. Just a useless pregnancy talent.

3. Never being able to tell if you are having a fat day since all your pants are elastic at the waist.

4. Having random strangers stare at me and laugh at my waddle... they think I don't see.

But I think I am ready to have this baby, I just hope the labor goes well... I really just hope I make it in time to get my drugs. I am no natural kind of girl.

When I was pregnant with Austin I got, well, largo. Not only was he a huge baby but I was a huge pregnant woman. The doctor offered to induce me over a week early and I jumped at the offer. Here I am the night before I went into the hospital...

not my most beautiful moment, but we can't erase history. I went in at 6am to get the IV's started and settled but it wasn't until 8am that they started to induce me. After that, I was having consistent contractions all day and this is what I did

colored these cute little file folders for Austin to do at church (managed to start before he was born and I still never finished them!). No epidural yet because I wasn't in any pain. I managed to dilated to a 4 by dinner time and the nurses offered the epidural & I figured 'why not?'. I got my drugs, visited for awhile longer and then fell asleep around 9pm. It wasn't until 1 am that I woken up by the nurse telling me the baby's head was coming out and not to push... um, okay? Totally confused and delirious we waited for the doctor to come; I pushed 2 times and out came my big baby.

Austin Scott Weaver

February 8, 2008

9lbs 3 ounces

It was so easy and painless, I couldn't have had it any better.

(already wrapped in his BYU blue)

I just hope Mckayla comes into the world just as easy.. probably not, things like that just don't happen twice for one person.

We are excited to add one more little baby to the family!

Nursery Chandelier

2010-09-22T14:05:00.000-07:00

Remember back in this post when I talked about my obsession with getting a chandelier in the baby's room?? Well Nick was using his 'veto' power on that one and said absolutely not...no way....and if I bought it he refused to hang it for me. I guess a chandelier in Mckayla's room was too over the top for him.

Well I just can't help it that Cristina and Chelsea loved the chandelier as much as I did....

and that they decided it would be the perfect shower gift!

So here you go, my adorable chandelier they bought me

when Nick saw the box as we unloaded my shower gifts, I told him not to worry... I already called my Dad to come hang it. :) I guess 'veto' power didn't work out on this one.

Here are a few other favorites from the shower. This blessing dress from my Mom and Dad:

I love it so much (especially the pearl details) and plan to hang it on her wall in a frame I found and painted white, like this picture....

There are so many other things I want to post from the nursery, it's almost done! I made the bed skirt like this one

with lots of help, but it turned out so perfect!!

The bedding it getting started tomorrow and with the left over fabric I am making this:

I already have all the letters cut out by my sweet father-in-law, they are just waiting to be covered and placed on her shelf.

I need to take pictures of some of my other great finds, crafty projects I have done & adorable presents for the nursery... soon.

As for how the baby is doing in my belly... really good. Maybe too good. I have a sneaking feeling she is going to wait this one out. I haven't dilated anymore since my preterm labor and that was over 3 weeks ago.

I will be 36 weeks on Sunday, which makes it perfectly safe to have her anytime after that. I am still not allowed to exercise, but after 36 weeks I think I can get the green light. The doctor plans to induce my October 15th (3 weeks from Friday) if she holds out, which he is doubtful... I wouldn't be surprised. But I have lots to keep my busy till then!

Oh yeah... and my ankles have officially disappeared. My weight gain & water retention has been awesome this pregnancy and I was thrilled... not for long. It seriously happened overnight and POOF they were gone. I drink my body weight in water every day and elevate all night but it never fails, by mid afternoon my feet look like they belong to this guy

oh well.

Chelsea's Baby Shower

2010-09-12T21:23:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of the baby shower Cristina, Sarah and I threw for our good friend Chelsea a few weeks ago. Chelsea & Nate moved to Houston last December and it is so great to have them here! Plus, they are family- Nate and Nick are cousins. So does that make Chelsea and I cousins-in-law??

The shower was at Cheesecake Factory & I think we did a pretty cute job of dressing it up... if I say so myself!

cupcake favor boxes for the guests monogrammed with Sadie's initials

The party planners

Tamra, Jess, Jacquelyn & Chelsea

Heidi, Sally & cute Kate.

Kate was so excited to be invited to Chelsea's shower, she loved every minute of it.

Rachel, my Momma, Teresa, Sarah, Lisa and Sarah's mom

Chelsea got lots of really great gifts, but this one was my favorite. Her mom surprised her and mailed a gift to me to bring to the shower. This picture is just so sweet of her opening it- I think we all got a little choked up.

Baby Sadie should be arriving any day now!!

In Denial

2010-08-31T18:05:00.000-07:00

I am still in denial that this has even happened to me.

My worst fear...

BED REST!

Since friday this is all I have been "allowed" to do

except she looks happy & somehow content with her bed rest.

This whole pregnancy I have loved the fact that my days are filled with exercise, errands, Target, swimming & all the other mommy duties around my house. (It isn't till you are told not to move that you get the strong urge to clean something.)

Here is how is all started.. the story is long, so feel free to skim.

Friday morning I went in for my doc appointment right after my morning workout I have been doing since Day 1. This pregnancy has been a little more difficult because of how low she is and it tends to get pretty painful, all things I told my doc & he reassured me that exercise was the best thing for me.

They ask me if anything had changed in the last 2 weeks, Nope. I am only 32 weeks, which is early to start dilating, but he checks me anyways because of how low she sits. My doc then quickly starts asking me if I have been having contractions... not that I know of! When I had Austin I didn't really feel any contractions either and then got the drugs, so I am kind of oblivious to the whole labor thing.

Apparently I was in pre-term labor, dilated to a 1 1/2 and 80% effaced. He told me to go straight to the hospital to stop it & if things weren't too bad than I would leave by that afternoon. So I hop in my car & drive to the hospital, a little confused by the whole thing & hoping I could still go swimming that afternoon.

After getting hooked up at the hospital, turns out my contractions were about 2 mins apart. That is when I figured they were serious. The weirdest part was I still had no idea, my belly just felt a little crampy but the nurses would have to say, "you're having a contraction right NOW." oh....

Long story shortened.. they admitted me, stabbed me with an IV and then stabbed me again with a fat steroid shot to help the baby's lungs develop faster and told me I was staying at least for the night. My doc came that afternoon and told me how lucky we were that my appt was on Friday because I probably would have gone the whole weekend in labor and had no idea. Once I get dilated past a certain point it is very hard to stop the labor & she would have come & spent 6 weeks in the NICU with IV's, feeding & breathing tubes.

I got released from the hospital Saturday afternoon after 1 more round of steroid shots- seriously hurt. I asked the nurse if it would give the baby back hair.. she didn't really laugh. I am on bed rest till 34 weeks, when the lungs are supposed to be fully developed. That means a week from Sunday & I can't even tell you how hard it has been. I am trying my best for the baby because when I have her, I want to bring her home with me.

The best news from this weekend was seeing her again on the ultrasound and having the tech tell me that she has HAIR! Oh- I was so thrilled. I don't make babies with hair.. but I saw it for myself and it was so cute.

So think of me when you are out and about.. and maybe pick up a good crossword puzzle & Diet Coke to drop by the house.

Visitors Welcome!

On the Hunt

2010-08-17T16:22:00.000-07:00

I am on the hunt for the perfect, ugly vintage mirror for under $30 like this one...

that I can transform into one of these...

to hang in the nursery.

I have been looking at Goodwills, local thrift stores & even creepy Craig's List- no luck!

Keep your eyes out!

Long Days

2010-08-11T15:57:00.000-07:00

Nick has been working late the last 2 weeks, like 10-11pm late.

All I wonder/ask:

Is it busy season??

Nope.

Why do you have to work so much??

Because that is just how it is- always a crisis.

As much as I am grateful for his job and the possibilities it holds for us...

I seriously hate his job and so does Austin.

Long days = Austin doesn't see Daddy till the weekend.

But I keep my mouth shut because I know it is harder for Nick than I realize- he loves his Bubba.

It is just these little moments that he looks forward to..

Yesterday Austin lined up his cars & pointed to one,

"This is Momma's car" (it was red with flames going down the side, I must be pretty cool)

Me- "Where is Daddy's car?"

pause, "It's at work."

Me- "oh....well let's call Daddy to say hi!"

"No, Daddy's busy."

As for baby #2, she is doing great and moving like crazy. We will just lie in bed at night and watch my belly contort in all kinds of weird ways.

I went to the doctor today (every 2 weeks now!) and was concerned about lots of pain I have been feeling. It used to just be after I exercised & that is normal since she is heavier and it is more pressure. But now it is constant and throbbing- it pretty much just feels like she is going to fall right out.

The doc said I am not dilated, so we don't need to worry about that but suggested I wear a belly support band.

Umm.. no thanks.

If you only knew how many layers I am already wearing and it's August.

The heat is unbearable and with humidity....

I am going to just have to suck it up.

thoughts & progress

2010-08-01T13:28:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been feeling a lot like this....

and having naughty thoughts about this....

but trying to enjoy the 2 months I have left with just him....

(really enjoying his smoothie)

I was excited to receive my fabric in the mail!!!

here it is!

My first response from most after telling them I got my fabric was, "soo was it worth it?"

and all I can say is... YES!

I know it was more than what I wanted to spend but I also know nothing else would have compared (in my warped mind) and I just love it.

Plus, I have bought everything for her bedding now and as promised, I kept it on budget... well close enough.

We made progress on the nursery Saturday!! I spent the morning taking down the last of the decor and nails, Nick spent the whole day trying to get rid of this color,

so we can paint it a nice powdery pink but I was a little emotional to see the blue go.

Here is the first coat of primer...

looked pretty bad.

Here is the second coat of primer...

we are thinking this should be enough primer, but plan on doing 2 coats of the pink. Nick wasn't the happiest when we discovered that not only did we need 2 coats of primer, but probably 2 coats of pink paint.

Now I just need to decide what color.

I want something really soft & pink, nothing loud. I am pretty set on either option 'M' or option 'B'. Hopefully we finish painting this week!!

Austin's New Room

2010-07-28T15:01:00.000-07:00

Before:

Cristina, Nick & I spent an afternoon painting....

we are done with the paint, now for hanging.

Thanks for coming to help Dad!

Finished!!

This room was a labor of love and in the works for a looong time. I started collecting decor about 6 months ago at affordable places like Home Goods or Hobby Lobby. I also re-used a number of things from his nursery...

The beds were handed down to us from my parents. We used some of the same bedding and I found the cars sheets at Target.

Aunt Cristina spotted the rug on clearance at Target- $5.00!

I love his curtains! I spotted them at Ikea for a great price and the rod on clearance from Bed, Bath & Beyond.

The towel rack was originally in his nursery, but fits right in!

The wall plaque that I made for him (still looking to replace that truck hanging in the middle)..

and I love the vintage cars on his shelf that I stumbled across at Ross.

The car beanbag is from Target as well. I hope to turn it into more of a reading corner for him with a corkboard hanging on the wall to display all of his artwork.

1 room complete, 1 more to go!

Defeated.

2010-07-26T16:02:00.000-07:00

He won.
I admit defeat & gave up.
No more potty training for a few weeks because after my first few days of amazing success, it went downhill... and fast.

On Friday he started refusing the potty and I just couldn't get him to sit on it. I think I got 1 pee out of him that whole day.

Then Saturday I don't think I could ever get him to sit on it and he would hold his pee for abnormally long, like 5 hours. Then have little accidents like 2 seconds after refusing to sit on the potty.

Sunday, the same thing and he was so nervous and upset the whole time at church because I know he had to pee but just wouldn't.

So instead of it being a battle of the wills that ends up with him hating the potty or worse... I think I will put it away for a few weeks and start fresh again.

On a more exciting note, I found an adorable outfit for the baby to take newborn photos in from Dolce Vita Mia.

The outfit comes with the petticoat and bow together, I just love it... and my sweet friend Chelsea wanted to buy it for the baby as a shower gift!! I think the petticoat would serve as cute addition to her room decor too!

There were like 10 other things from her website that I loved... I showed the outfit to Nick and all he said was, "is this ever going to stop?"

..sorry sweetie, we've only just begun!

Potty Training Day 2

2010-07-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

I am writing this post on our 3rd day of potty training and I am going to pretend that I didn’t just clean up #2 from his cute Buzz Lightyear undies, while venturing away from my house to Target.

Let’s just celebrate the good news of our 2nd day.

The potty training started again as soon as he woke up. We made such great progress for our 2nd day. He had a few minor accidents where he forgot but was able to tell me and then finished on the potty.

Here I am reading a book to him on the potty (for the 100th time), while he enjoys an apple juice slush. I make him lots of smoothies too, which has helped.

My day looked a lot like this….

(notice my fabric ottoman covered in a blanket, I just couldn't risk it!)

I think I have watched ‘Happy Feet’ 6 times in the last 2 days. Apparently it is the movie choice for this week.

But I have yet to tell you the BEST part of my day!! We hadn't had a #2 since potty training started, so I knew it was coming but not so sure how...

Around dinner time I started noticing that he needed to go but was really unsure of it. I think the being naked made him even more nervous/scared.

We went to the potty about 3 times...

and he even paced infront of it a few times, I started feeling a little guilty.

He then tried to climb onto the changing table to search for a diaper. I kept telling him he could do it & finally he gave in and sat on the potty!!

We had a big celebration and as promised he got his Twizzlers and a new toy...

one happy little boy.

Potty Training Day 1

2010-07-21T20:18:00.000-07:00

I have been putting off potty training Austin for a good month now. I totally feel he is ready but the image of chasing him around the house with rags and cleaner gives me nightmares.

I finally got up the courage today after his nap. Here was the plan:

- put him in underwear right away
- explain to him that everytime he goes pee pee he gets a special treat, which was Twizzlers. The package was set on his bathroom counter to remind him.
- if he went poo he got a very special treat that I have yet to show him & a Twizzler. I have an assortment of cheap airplanes & motorcycles he would go crazy for.

So here we go!!

He woke up from his nap & was thrilled to show off his Cars underwear

we set the oven timer for 20 mins....

try #1

no luck.

20 mins later...

Try #2 with his favorite trucker book

again no luck.

20 mins later....

Try #3 with a smoothie I made him that he wanted to finish on the pot.

again no luck.

It wasn't until right before my 20 mins rang again that he ran to me frantic that he had to pee. So we rushed to the bathroom only to find out that he had already gone in his underwear.

I couldn't complain, there was pretty much no mess and he had really tried!

The only thing he didn't understand is why he didn't get a Twizzlers for peeing... it just happen to be in his pants.

So after,

1 Tantrum,

lots of gatorade,

water,

1 orange popsicle,

lots of reading in the bathroom

3 more unsuccessful trips...

we finally got it!!

you can see him enjoying the Twizzler treat!

He was thrilled and I was ecstatic. The things that make you jump for joy....

The final tally of Potty Training Day 1 is:

1 accident followed by 3 successes!! We put him in a diaper for nighttime and will try again tomorrow morning...

Letters Re-Do

2010-07-19T10:49:00.000-07:00

I have been spending lots of time around the house doing little projects on my own, and testing out my crafty side. I have come to the conclusion that:

1. I wish I was a little more talented

2. Crafts don't work when your 2 yr old is awake

3. I look real good with a painter mask on

I am now ready to start posting some of my projects, and we will start with Austin's name plaque I have been working on.

Remember these letters from his nursery?? Well I didn't want to put them to waste, but they just didn't fit into his new room theme..

so I came up with this idea. First I had my father in law cut me a long board out of plywood & I started with spray painting the edges of it black.

Then I used one of our reject paint samples for the walls in Austin's new room and painted over the whole board.

Complete!

Next I found some sandpaper in our garage and got to work on all the edges and parts of the front. I sanded on the paint to let the black show through and give it that distressed look..

I love how all the bumps and imperfections in the wood started to show through. It wasn't as distressed as I was going for, so I took a paper towel and lightly pray painted it then rubbed it on the sides.

Now that the board was done, I just needed to pick out a color for the letters and paint them. I went with navy to add a little more color to the walls and it fit in perfect with all the other colors in the room.

(they are sitting on bowls covered in grocery bags so I could rotate them without leaving finger prints on the letters. I probably could have done it an easier way but like I said, I'm not that crafty)

Once the letters dried, I had Nick use some wood glue to mount them onto the board & then hang it on the wall. Here is the finished product!

I am not in love with the truck picture hanging below the plaque, so when I find something better I plan on switching it out.

His room is done, I just need to finish hemming the curtains and I will post pictures of it next!

and here is the most recent belly picture I have..

Mommy 6 months with Baby Girl and Austin!

Dream Fabric

2010-07-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

I did it.
I caved.
I went overboard.....
but I feel so excited.

After weeks of debate, long Saturdays in many, many Houston fabric stores (with Cristina, she's so great), hours on the internet and lots of free swatches sent to my house....

I found the designer (Annette Tatum, just take one look at her nursery catalog!) that made the fabric from this picture & had a free swatch sent to me just to see if I loved it as much in person..

I should have known that I would love it.

I should have never had it sent to me because as soon as I got it, I knew I wouldn't find anything else that compared... the only thing that held me back was the price. It was a little outrageous.

I have been holding onto this fabric for weeks now trying to talk myself out of it or find it somewhere online for cheaper...nothing.

I only needed 2 yards of the fabric, since it is going to be just the front of the bumper and found the cutest dot to accompany it on the back.

(swatch, dot fabric for back of bumper and paint color)

I did all the math to include 2 yards of dream/overpriced fabric, 2 yards of dot fabric and all materials needed to make this bed skirt..

and brought the subject up to Nick last night. I promised him I could keep all the bedding under $100, which is a good deal if you ask me. It just isn't so great that 1/2 of the bumper takes up most of the budget. But regardless he just rolled his eyes,

which translates to, "Do whatever you want". YES! I get the eye roll lots.

I ordered it today and just can't wait to get it.

Eclipse

2010-07-01T14:52:00.000-07:00

was so great! I loved the action, how it followed the story line and the company I was in made it even better! As Cristina pointed out, the acting and chemisty seems to get better in every movie (as in Bella isn't so weird).

Me, Cristina & Sarah

The husbands didn't share our desire to document the occasion, so they opted out of the picture!

(I am also 6 months along here)

It has always been tradition to go to the midnight showing with Nick & Cristina, but this year we decided against it. We went opening day at night with Cristina & Houston, Forrest & Sarah. It was such a blast and the husbands are so great about being good sports. Nick actually likes the movies and wanted to sit down to watch New Moon the night before!

Our next BIG movie is Harry Potter, which Nick said we must go to the midnight showing in IMAX 3D. HP isn't my thing, but a fair trade off to Twilight :)

Bad Knee & Bad Mom

2010-06-25T14:43:00.000-07:00

Nick has been complaining the last few weeks that he did something to his knee but I have kinda been ignoring it.

If you are a man and your last name ends in 'Weaver', then you have what Sally, Ruthie and I (my Weaver sister-in-laws) lovingly refer to as the dramatic gene.

(Jason, Nick and Chris at our wedding)

I have never seen men act so dramatic about things, especially golf & money- oh man.

The last few days the complaining has been more frequent, so I mention maybe we should call the doctor and he immediately refuses.

Okay..?

Then I get out of him why- he is worried about what the doctor will say about him playing golf every week.

Oh really!?

I told him I was calling today.

And on my 'Mother of the Year' moment:

Today I went to Sam's to eat some lunch (I was real desperate) and Austin was acting like a wild animal.

He wouldn't sit to eat his hot dog and just did laps around our cart or threw napkins at me. So I finally gave up and ignored him, since he wasn't bugging anyone else and my pizza was getting cold.

Then a woman walked up to me and handed me a business card for a Day Care Center here is Sugar Land.

Thanks.

Way to say, "hey you suck at being a mom, so maybe just drop him off here for the day."

The best part is that I am pregnant with another one.

(this picture is seriously funny/creeps me out a little)

His new tricks are: full blown tantrums and rolling his eyes at me. How does a 2 year old know how to roll his eyes?? Austin does, please tell me this is normal.

Ouchy Momma

2010-06-19T12:22:00.000-07:00

It’s all about the ‘ouchy’ these days. There is always one to be pointed out & he will tell anyone that listens.

“ouchy toe.”

“ouchy knee.”

“ouchy head.”

(in the top right corner)

The ‘ouchy head’ is my favorite. He got it at Babies R Us when I picked up my chair & Chelsea was supposed ;) to be keeping an eye on him. Apparently he ran right into the corner of some furniture and had the biggest purple knot on his head immediately after.

The next day when I asked about his ouchy, he tells me that Chelsea hit him. I had a good laugh but I think it made Chelsea a little sad.

In GOOD news..

Nick gets back tomorrow from his golf vacation in Utah after being gone since Monday.... I survived. Barely.

It's a Girl's World.

2010-06-17T13:01:00.000-07:00

Baby Girl nursery is in the works. She will probably remain 'Baby Girl' for awhile longer. I have a name picked out that I love, but just can't seem to spell to everyone's liking. For some reason people have been very opinionated about her name....and I can't stand the thought of people hating it!
Here are the options and the reasons why people hate it:

Mckayla (looks to a McDonalds menu item, or people don't like that I won't capitalize the 'k')

Makayla (looks Hawaiian, or she will always have to spell it)

Mikayla (again, she will always have to spell it or people will call her 'Mikey')

-or-

there are a number of people that tell me they like option #2 better, including my own husband:

Alyssa

so for now she is nameless, but that doesn't mean her nursery isn't planned to perfection!! I have it done in my head- no seriously, done. Down to what is on every wall.

Here is the bedding inspiration I have:

One side of the bumper will be this pink damask print

while the other side will be a large polka dot print.

For the bed skirt I am hoping to copy this soft, tulle look that falls to the ground.

I am on the hunt for all the fabric and have enlisted the help of my sweet friend Carolyn to show me how to sew it all together. She made her daughters bedding & it was adorable.

I recently got my glider and ottoman that I love. It isn't the Pottery Barn dream chair that was $1500, but it is good enough for 1/3 of the price. The chair itself sold me when I sat in it...so comfortable.

Here it is set up in Austin's old room. It will be on the wall with that shelf Nick built next to the crib. The decorations, lamp and white stand have to go....

The wall color will be a powdery pink & this wall with the shelf is my accent wall. It will probably be a white, slightly silver color and have sometime of print on it.

I wanted to do wallpaper like this on the accent wall

but Nick said no wallpaper. I just love how soft and elegant it is. So I will probably copy the wallpaper with a white/silvery paint color and have someone come in and paint some type of faux damask print to copy this picture. The contrast of walls will hopefully look a little like this picture I saw

Here are a few wall decorations I have in mind:

I love this old fashion frame hung on the wall with a dress in it. I could find that at Goodwill and paint it white and then maybe hang her blessing dress in it.

want to find a big, silvery mirror to hang above my changing table (don't like much else in this picture besides the mirror and wall contrast).

the last thing I love that would be the perfect finish to her room is a chandelier like this one....

Nick told me he was "drawing the line" at the chandelier, but we will see about that. I found a really cute one at Ikea for an Ikea price!! I told Cristina, who is my biggest chandelier fan, that I was going to buy the Ikea one and gift it to myself anonymously :)

Now the pressure is on to get this all done is 4 months!

Upchuck

2010-06-12T11:10:00.000-07:00

Remember when I said I wanted to document my pregnancy funnies, well here we go...

This baby has made me throw up- lots.

Around 10 weeks I went about 2 weeks of only keeping down 1 meal a day, it was real yucky. I now have a list of things I don't like to throw up:

1. Popcorn

Since this is an absolute favorite snack of mine it took multiples times for me to give it up. It was the kernals in the nose that really got to me.

2. Fish Tacos

Love mexican food. Love the Flavors... taste like nasty, sour crap coming up.

3. Pizza

Burns real bad.

I also have things I don't mind so much:

Cereal- tastes pretty similar

Toast- obvious

Austin has also gotten used to me throwing up and has a strange fascination with it. I try to shut the door, push him away or tell him to get out..but he always find a way to my side and says, "yucky momma."

One particular morning Austin and I were having an arguement about changing his diaper and it wasn't going so well. I notice the older he gets, the more stubborn he is, just like his momma. But the best part is that I can win & he hates it.

He was in time out for the 2nd time for the diaper arguement,

when I suddenly realized I needed to upchuck. I ran to the bathroom and lost it. As I am throwing up I hear something- it is Austins' chuckle echoing through my house.

(really old picture, but it fits the story)

Apparently he got the last laugh,

I guess I can let him win every so often.

BEDROOM UPDATES!
Austin's room is done! Well minus window treatments, a lamp and a crafty wood plaque I am going to make with his name. So I will wait to show you the whole room, but share one of my favorite things..

you can also check out the new paint color that Aunt Cristina, Nick and I slaved over! I love how the room has a rustic, vintage feel to it.

Baby Girl nursery is already under construction & I will post all my plans, pictures and visions soon.

Swagger Wagon

2010-06-10T11:39:00.000-07:00

I will always make fun of people that own minivans and pray that I never have to join the club, Nick just tells me he won't make any promises. When I saw this rap music video about the new Sienna van, it made me laugh real hard. The lyrics are hilarious and all I could think about it my brother Houston. He loves rap and hates minivans, so if he ever had to get one he would probably call it his Swagger Wagon. Enjoy!

sorry I can't get it much smaller, so here is the link too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql-N3F1FhW4

We Are Welcoming...

2010-06-02T21:22:00.000-07:00

a baby

GIRL!!!

Here is the story...

first I will tell you how we were supposed to find out,

and then how I really found out.

On Tuesday I went in for my 19 weeks check up and mentioned to my doc that I would love to find out what the baby was a little early...and he surprisingly was happy to send me to the ultrasound room.

The ultrasound tech wasn't at the office that day, but her intern was and he assured me she could determine the sex. He also said he would be there to confirm it.

We both explained to her that I didn't want to be told, but have her write it down on a piece of paper so I could drop it off at a bakery and find out at our little family gathering. I didn't want to know without Nick there!

Well the baby was sleeping and not showing us what we needed to see. I could tell the intern was getting a little nervous that she wouldn't be able to deliver the news and very intent to find out for me. The baby started to move a little and I again said, "Okay, I am turning away now so I don't see anything!"

I had wanted to drop it off at Cupcake Cafe, let them make a little cupcake according to the gender, seal it up and open it with the family that night.

A few moments later, she blurted out, "Okay!! I think it's a GIRL!" I looked at her like...what did you just say?! I was so annoyed/ sad Nick wasn't there/ really excited I was having a girl... lots of emotions for a pregnant lady to process.

So I decided to play it off like I didn't know for the day and tell Nick later that I accidentally found out.

at the park pulling out all of our pink and blue cupcakes so everyone could guess the gender and hold it up in our picture.

me with my girl guess (I really thought it was before I knew!) and Nick guessing boy

our family and friends gathered. Everyone on the left guesses girl and everyone on right guesses boy!

Nick opening the box....

it's a GIRL!

first things I think of....

and the first thing Nick thinks of....

if he thought Austin was expensive....oh man.

Overall I was disappointed that I found out and it didn't take Nick too long to read it all over my face. But the party was really fun and I am glad we shared it with the family. More importantly, we are so thrilled to have a little girl. I already love her so much.

Forrest playing with the kids and doggies

Kate! She is just so sweet, I love her!

Brookie makes Nick so excited to have his own little girl, he just adores her.

Austin found a leftover cupcake on the blanket

and he just eats it.

Now the REAL work begins with redecorating a whole nursery.

Poor Nick,

literally.

2010 House Chores

2010-05-28T13:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a list that sits on our fridge....

right where you can see it every time you walk by it, open it or glance at it. It is the list a made in January of things I wanted to get done around the house.

When I presented it to Nick in January the first thing he said, "So these things don't have to be done till December?"

"Yeah, it's for the whole year"
he pauses, "Well then I will look at it later."
Great.

The first thing I wanted to tackle was the lawn... it was real, real bad. Not only did I realize this, but my mom would make 'subtle' hints whenever she would come over like:

"You know... when you drive up to your house, it kinda looks like a foreclosure"

"I bet your neighbors hate how you and Nick take care of your yard."

Thanks Mom!!!
It has been a work in progress for 2 years now- here is the beginning:

This is right before hurricane Ike, the first summer we moved in.

both trees were rotting (as you can see the massive holes the friendly woodpecker put in the sides) so we had to get rid of those.

Nick and his Dad tackled cutting down both trees & grinding down the roots the 2nd summer we lived here (last year). Here is the mess...

don't you love Nick's car?! My mom also makes lots of 'subtle' comments about that too. My husband just chooses a golf membership over a car payment. Priorities.

that was a long day for those men. So for a whole year we had ugly beds and no trees, even prettier!!

Fast forward to this April and we started checking off things on my fridge list.

My mom and I power washed all the sidewalks and driveway

(our neighbor's sidewalk and then ours)

we re-did all the flower beds and planted a new baby tree! Here is the whole after picture....

we planted everything a few months ago, but I wanted to wait until it all grew in

our shrubs in the back are still growing in, I think I want to let them grow at least another foot taller. My Dad went crazy with the chainsaw and cut everything to a nub. I asked him if he was sure it would look okay...

My mom responded in her sweet voice, "Well, I mean it couldn't look much worse than it did."

My mom really is the greatest. She spent her whole day picking out the flowers with me and then the whole evening at the house with my Dad transforming our yard. I am very grateful for their hard work.

the next weekend, Nick went and picked out this tree with his Dad and then planted it. Poor guy- that was hard work digging the hole and getting the tree in. Austin and I sat on the bags of mulch and watched, while eating mandarin oranges.

Three goals checked off the list... lots more to go!

A Sneeze....

2010-05-23T20:09:00.000-07:00

isn't just a sneeze these days, if ya know what I mean. Just like a good laugh, isn't just a laugh anymore.

(this isn't me by the way..)

I'm thinking it is a little too early in this pregnancy to be having this problem but I will just have to deal for the next 5 months.

I remember experiencing all these little things with Austin and thinking, "why didn't anyone ever tell me!?" So now I am going to document this pregnancy with all the good funnies you have to go through. (Most of the real yucky ones when you actual have the baby and I think I know why people don't share those!!!)

I also drink lots of water.

And then have to run to the potty every 30 mins- already!

My nighttime potty average is at least once a night. Nothing compared to 3 times a night at 9 months.

2 more weeks till I find out when my baby is going to be!