Mas Bueno!

Thanks for your prayers yall! I feel so much better! I was really feeling stressed but everything is coming together and I see a light (bright, happy light!) at the end of the tunnel! We've gotten a lot more done with the house and yesterday my mom was off work and kept Keaton while I went down there and worked ALL day! It was so great to get soooo much done and not have to worry about entertaining Keaton at the same time. He's been acting so much better these last few days and he had a great time with Mo (that's what Keaton calls her)! She took him to Inflatable Zone to jump and then to Chick-Fil-A for a yummy lunch and more play time! I got so much done at the house and then Kyle and his parents have been working everyday when they get home from work so we're almost there! I wish I had taken before and after pictures yall because this was a BIG, BIG chore! I now feel more relaxed and like we'll be settled in before C/Karter gets here! YAY!!

Speaking of C/Karter...I was very excited when I saw that my little pregnancy ticker at the bottom of my blog was at the last picture!! This baby will be here in a few weeks and I can't wait!! We go to the doctor on Tuesday so I can't wait to see what she says! I feel like my tummy gets bigger everyday! I'm pretty uncomfortable, especially in the evenings, but overall I'm getting around great! Although, after yesterdays day of cleaning my back and I took today off! =)

Big Girls Don't Cry

OMGOSH!! I am just an emotional wreck lately!! First off I'm 9 months pregnant which can be very uncomfortable at times, I'm not sleeping very well and of course the hormones...oh the hormones!!! So being very pregnant is enough but on top of all that we're moving. As most of you know, we've been living with my parents while we wait for our house in CO to sell but it still hasn't sold and we're already crowded here and just really don't have any room for the baby! Kyle's grandma has been living in assisted living for a while and they're not ready to sell her house yet so we're going to move into it until our house sells! I really love the house and I'm excited to have some more space for all our stuff but this was a HUGE chore as his grandparents had saved EVERYTHING!!!! So for the last month we've been going through the whole house and attic and separating what to save, what to sell, and what to donate. We then had an estate sale and Kyle left last Tuesday and packed up our CO house and arrived back here Sunday. I had spent the whole week cleaning the house and getting things organized. Now we still have to have a furniture sale and finish emptying out the house, then move our stuff from the garage to inside and organize, organize, organize! I am in major nesting mode so I want everything clean and perfect which brings on A LOT of tears during this chaos of moving things in and out at the same time! My mother in law asked me yesterday as we were moving some things in if I wanted her to vacuum Keaton's room, I just started crying and said through tears, "I don't know!!". Haha, I was slightly overwhelmed and didn't know what to do with anything! I do find myself quite amusing once I feel better though. Then whatever made me cry so hard seems funny, or almost funny! Ha! I'm feeling a lot better now though because I got my tears out (I know there's way more to come!) and I know our families are really helping us out and everything will turn out OK!!! Just breath!!!

On top of all that Keaton is really acting up for me lately. He is normally so easy going and just an all around easy kid! He'll go from perfect, to tantrum, then back to perfect in no time, I just don't get where it's coming from and I could handle it so much better if I weren't so stressed!! Yesterday was the worst when he had his first public breakdown in Toys R Us. It was horrible and by the way he was acting I think people in the parking lot probably thought I was abusing him!! I of course was in tears too by the end of it. Afterwards he turns back into an angel and gives me a hug and says he's sorry and just melts my heart. Ahhh, only your child can make you absolutely crazy one second and then melt your heart the next! =)

Pray for my sanity yall!! I will be so happy when this moving is over!!!!

Home Sweet Home

There's no place like home.

There's no place like home.

There's no place like home.

We're Baaaaaaack!!! YIPEE!! Can you tell I am just thrilled!?!! I have never been more excited for heat and humidity in my life! I'm in love with my home town and state so much right now! Everything happened so fast with the move! We got everything packed and cleaned so quickly that we decided to leave on Friday. We didn't announce anything because we wanted to surprise some of our family. We left that morning and drove through Amarillo and stopped at a hotel for the night. I felt sooo excited to arrive in Texas even though we were still many hours from home!It took Keaton a while to fall asleep because he was jumping all over the place after being in the car for so long but he finally did and slept great...

Saturday we got up and started on the rest of the long drive. We stopped in College Station (our home away from home, whoop!) for yummy Freebirds (the BEST burrito place ever!) and then we finished the trip around 4:00. I grabbed Keaton and we snuck in the backdoor of my parents house. My mom had her back to us and when she turned around she just screamed! They were so thrilled and although Keaton was scared from the scream he was still smiling and laughing! My sister, 2 brother in laws, niece and 2 nephews then came over and my sister didn't know we would be in town either. When they pulled on our street Keaton started waving and she practically jumped out of the car as it was still moving! We spent the evening on the back porch letting the kids play while we had some drinks (sparkling wine for me!) and just visited. It's so great to see our boys playing together. Keaton just adores his cousin Breyton who is 5 and they just hugged and hugged and Keaton had the biggest smile on his face! It was also so nice to visit with my niece (who is now almost 17!) in person and just hear what she's been up to and remember those High School days! =)

Sunday night Kyle's parents got in town from the Ranch and when they pulled in the driveway we were standing there waving. His dad was in on it but his mom had no clue and was just thrilled! Monday night we barbecued and spent the evening on the porch again with both of our parents visiting and laughing at Keaton as he entertained us!

Since then we've been busy running errands, unpacking and getting settled in and just hanging out with our family! I must say I am the happiest I've been in so long! Unless we were going camping or skiing, my days in CO were just pretty boring and living so far from everything was getting to me. I love having my family and friends close by now, there's just nothing like it! Keaton has all these people that love him so much here and I'm thrilled that they get to see him whenever they want now! I also love the flat grass and I can just let Keaton play all around the yard and not have to worry about bears, mountain lions, him falling into a ditch of rocks, or slipping on ice! We were stuck inside so many days because of snow that I was racking my brain with ideas to keep him busy. Sadly he watched more TV than he should and every morning he wanted to watch A Bugs Life or Bee Movie. Since we've been here he hasn't watched ANYTHING and I love it! We've just been playing outside all the time and it's great!

He was waving to Mommy before he slid down! =)

The weather has just been beautiful!! It's nice and sunny and warm! I swear the "cool" days here are like the hottest days I ever had in CO. I'm just loving the sun and can't wait to take Keaton swimming in an OUTSIDE pool everyday this summer! =) I keep looking at Kyle with a huge smile on my face and say, "I'm just so happy!" It feels great to be home!!

Pregnant and Packing

Well we have been very busy packing, organizing, and cleaning the house! There's really not that much left to do! I actually didn't mind all the hard work because I'm so excited to be moving that it doesn't really feel like work! Plus it feels great to organize and get rid of all the crap you never wear or use! I took Keaton to McDonald's to let out some energy because the poor kid has been entertaining himself inside while we scurry around doing stuff. He's been obsessed with the movie, A Bugs Life, which he calls "Bugs" and every morning he wants to watch it! I feel guilty so was really wanting to get him out of the house.

I LOVE that last one! You can tell he had a BLAST! He was wearing windpants so those really helped him move quickly down the slide and he cracked up each time... made my day! =)

We went to the doctor this week and everything looks great! She wasn't sure if we'd be able to hear the heartbeat or not but she put the stick on my belly, moved it around and there it was, this quick beautiful sound of our baby's heart beating!! The heart rate was 170 and rumor has it that boys HR is quicker than girls! Only time will tell, hehe!

I thought my energy was somewhat coming back but after all the work we've been doing I'm more exhausted than ever! I've also been feeling even more blah than before! Last night after dinner I really thought I was going to puke and had to just go to sleep. I don't know if it's just this pregnancy is so different than my first or if it's the progesterone I'm still taking but I'm so ready for this upset stomach business to be over!! Although it's so worth it! =)

Double Digits!!

So I am now in the double digits of this pregnancy!! =) I'm 10 weeks which means I'm 1/4 of the way done!! Whoo-hoo!! Since we're moving back home I know the weeks are going to just fly by because we'll be so busy!

I had a dream last night that seemed so real!! I had just had the baby and was holding it, just gazing at it in awe and I just assumed it was a boy (apparently I didn't remember the verdict during the birth) when Kyle came in and I told him that we had to think of a name for him and he told me that it wasn't a he, it was a she. I was so excited and just stared at her and started crying. It was so sweet! The baby in my dream actually wasn't that cute if I remember right, hehe, but I loved her and it seemed so real!! I just can't wait! The dream got me thinking that it really is a 50/50 chance (duh!) and just because I had a boy the first time doesn't mean that's what the second will be but we'll see!!!

The baby has had some major changes recently:

• Baby's heart is completely developed!
• Baby clearly looks like a baby now! (I no longer have a blob!)
• All organ systems are present.
• Baby's face is well formed! (awww, I can't wait to see what he/she looks like!)
• Baby is ALMOST as long as a AA battery, so about 1.5 inches. (comparing my baby to a battery isn't nearly as cute or satisfying as comparing it to fruit like we have been doing!)

We worked all weekend on the house and I am so surprised by how much we got done!! We pretty much got everything we don't want to leave here packed up in our travel trailer that we're pulling back. I also organized the house and all the closets and drawers look fantastic if I do say so myself! I'm soooo excited to be moving home I just can't wait!! Hope yall had a good weekend!

Yee-Haw!!!

We are headed back to Texas!!!

We don't know any exact dates but we know we'll be there sometime in March!! Whoo-hooo!! We're so excited and can't wait to spend time with friends and family! Kyle got a job in Houston so we'll soon be heading back so he can go ahead and get busy working. Our house here is going to be put on the market so in the meantime we'll be living with my parents until it's sold. Please, please, please pray that our house here will sell quick, not because we don't want to live with my parents (because we're actually looking forward to that for a while) but because a huge weight will be lifted off our shoulders once it's sold and we don't have to worry about it anymore! We know it's in God's hands so it will sell when it's supposed to sell but we're really hoping it's sooner rather than later!



Colorado was a fun adventure for a year where we made some amazing memories! We met some new friends and really enjoyed traveling as a family and seeing all the sights that we never would have known about or seen if we hadn't lived here. We had some amazing camping trips, hikes, and ski trips so I'd say we really took advantage of our time here!!

Now onto our next journey as a family and who knows what God has in store! =)